Buxom Big & Healthy Lip Stick vs ELF Matte Lip Colour

Hi beauties! I'm finally back in the blogsphere and will try to update consistently!

For the past few months I've been really enjoying lip products that are easy to use and long lasting. Since my lips aren't particularly big, I find that lip sticks that are in pencil forms to be extremely convenient! I could line my lips and fill in with no problem.

Here are 2 comparable products!

Buxom Big & Healthy Lip Stick in Nuntucket (discontinued colour) & Barcelona

Swatches

Buxom lip products are slightly minty and they make your lips feel tingly upon application. I personally enjoy that feeling but it might be a problem with some people.

This product is long lasting and has a good selection of colours. Unfortunately they are slightly expensive at $19 a pop. If you are on a budget, I suggest you to look at....

ELF Matte Lip Colour in Rich Red, Tea Rose, Coral & Nearly Nude

At $3 a piece, you can't go wrong! The pigmentation is amazing and they last as long as the buxom lip sticks! 

Swatches

I  love the Coral (3rd from the top) colour as it gives my yellow undertone the perfect nude lips. The lip sticks are non drying and have no flavour or scent or tingly effect upon application.

A comparison of the nude colours.

FLTR: ELF Nearly Nude; Buxom Nuntucket; ELF Coral

The colours are really similar but Nuntucket can look a bit dry on the lips. However all the colours for Buxom seem to vary slightly in their formulation, where the Barcelona (deep red) colour is actually much more moisturising.

If you worry that the tip is not pointy enough after some use, fear not! Both the brands include a sharpener at the end cap of the pencil.

They are the same size

If you are in a market for lip pencils or sticks, try them out :D I'm sure you'll be pleasantly surprise on how easy they are compared to the standard lipsticks!

Lancome Subtil Palette Review (Peche Savvy)

Ever since I tried the Lancome's Teint Idole 24h Foundation, I've been extremely satisfied with their products!

I was able to pick up one of the Blush Subtil Palette from the spring makeup collection. There are 3 colour sets in total and I feel that this particular one has the most unique blush colour.

Lancome Blush Subtil Palette in 158 Peche Savvy

For a price tag of 45CAD, I think that this is so much more worth it than the UD Basics Face Palette!! 

The bronzer/ contour colour is matte and the blush gives a beautiful sheen rather than glitter everywhere. 

Before blush/ contour/ highlight

After

Closeup

The blush is amazing! It gives the face a perfect youthful look and suitable for all skin tones! 

I used the bronzer to contour the sides of my face and nose. Highlight at the top of the cheeks and nose bridge. 

I LOVE THIS!!!! I highly recommend this to all of you who are in the market for some blush bronzer palette type thing. I can see myself using this and abandoning my other products.... for awhile at least!

Thank you for reading! See you again soon :)

The Balm "Balm Jovi Rockstar Palette" Review

Hi all! I'm back today with a short review of the Balm Jovi Rockstar Palette from The Balm cosmetics. 

After all the hype on the internet and YouTube, I decided to give it a go when I popped by Rexall Pharmaplus a few weeks ago.

Here is a look that I came up with using the palette. The more vibrant eyeshadows and lip colour are from another brand. I'll include the list at the end of this post.

Swatches

The eyeshadows are very buttery at the touch of the fingers. However I find it slightly powdery when picking up with an eyeshadow brush. If you tap off the excess before application it will be all good :) 

Pigmentation is great on both the darker and lighter colours.

Top: Lip and Cheek Tint
Bottom: Highlighter and Blush

The highlighter and blush are extremely pretty on. Despite the names on the palette, those are the exact same colours as their popular Mary-Lou Manizer and Fratboy Blush. What a deal! 

The lip and cheek tint are average, nothing to rave about. Although it is nice that those 2 products are sealed separately, that way the powder products will not get on them so easily.

Overall I do like this palette and I do feel that it can compete with higher end eyeshadows that you can find in Sephora. 

You can find The Balm cosmetics in selected Rexall Pharmaplus in Canada. 

As promised, the other products that I used to complete the look above.

Wet n Wild Palette in I'm Feeling Retro

Buxom Lipgloss in April; Tarte Blush (sorry I don't remember the name!); Maybelline Pink Pop

Thank you for checking out my blog and have a wonderful week ahead!

Drugstore Haul

It's that time of the year again! All the drugstore brands are coming out with new products for the coming season and it's time to go out and try some new stuff :)

Unfortunately here in Canada the products come out much later than in the US, so I don't have as much to share with you today.

Nonetheless, still exciting! Let's begin!

Maybelline Color Tattoo by Eyestudio in Gold Rush and Tough as Taupe

I  know that these products were out for awhile now and everyone is crazy about them! They are a really good alternative to the MAC Paint Pots (which I have but I find that they crease on my oily lids). Tough as Taupe is a matt finish cream eyeshadow, great for everyday makeup look. You can use them as a base or just as it is. I'm thinking to go back for more colours........ 

Cover Girl Lip Perfection Jumbo Gloss Balm in 250

Revlon ColorStay Ultimate Suede in 040 Flashing Lights

Maybelline Color Whisper Lipsticks in 100 and 30 

Swatch FLTR: Cover Girl, Maybelline (2), Revlon

The colours aren't exactly opaque on your lips if you have pigmented lips like I do. They feel nice and light so if you are one of those people who doesn't like the feeling of lip products, these are pretty good. Though I wouldn't repurchase any of them just because they are not THAT fantastic.

Wet n Wild Color Icon Eyeshadows in 382B and 332

Like all of the Colour Icon series, these are just as pigmented and easy to use. They are so affordable and great quality. If you love colours and on a budget, do try the wet n wild eyeshadows because you'll be surprised how well they compare to some high end brands.

That's it for my drugstore haul. 

Please come back for more reviews and tutorials coming up sometime this week! Thank you :)

YSL Pure Chromatics 4 Wet & Dry Eyeshadows Quad Review

Hi all! I hope you had a great holiday :)

Today I'm going to review the first and ever YSL Quad that I decided to try.. which somehow was a bad choice made!!! If you are thinking about splurging, maybe try something else from the line. I heard that their lipsticks and mascaras are pretty good.

YSL Pure Chromatics Wet & Dry Eyeshadows Quad in No.4

Like all YSL products, this has a very luxurious packaging and feels really nice. Though it doesn't come with a dust bag like Dior.

Rubber & Sponge wand

So according to the instruction at the back of the box, use the rubber wand when applying the eyeshadows wet, sponge when dry.

With Flash

Without Flash

The result was VERY disappointing, considering that this thing cost more than 80 dollars! The payoff is weak and the swatch above is after many times of layering.

I wanted to like this as it is my first YSL product, but I'm so disappointed that I might not go back for any of their eyeshadows anymore..

Let me know if you have a different quad and the payoff is better, I'd like to know how you worked with it.

Lancome Teint Idole Ultra 24H Foundation Review

Lately I have been getting a lot of questions and compliments about my skin! I have to thank Lancome's foundation for the illusion of even skin colour, my good diet and sleeping habits for no breakouts.

Lancome Teint Idole Ultra 24H Foundation in Buff W

I've heard a lot about this foundation in the past being some famous YouTube guru's HG but I've never had a chance to try it out until now. I ALWAYS thought that the drug store ones are good enough, but after this, I have completely changed my mind!

Before 

This is me before any makeup! It's a miserable and humid day (rainy for the rest of the week! Sandy go away!!) that we had to run some chores so it's a good indication on how well it will withstand rain.

After foundation

With complete makeup

As the weather turns cooler, I have not been setting my foundation with powder. Sometimes I do set it when it comes to tinted moisturizer or BB creams, but with this foundation, it is not required!

Close up

So we were running chores and it was very wet outside, hence I didn't get to take any pictures.

After 9 hours of wear

Close up of after 9 hours of wear

After a whole day of wear my makeup was still perfectly intact. I love how my skin looks in pictures <3. I HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend this foundation if you are in a lookout for something new!

p/s: WINNER for the giveaway has been revealed on Twitter! Please check your DM so that I can mail it out as soon as possible.

Givenchy Healthy Glow Powder Review

Hi there! Weather is getting cold isn't it? I hope everyone stays warm and try not to catch a cold!

Since I've been busy working and trying to stay indoors as much as possible, I've gotten back to my old skin colour. At least as close as it can be..

During the Givenchy & Fendi launch that I was invited to few weeks ago, I was given a goody bag and in it there was this wonderful Givenchy healthy glow powder. I put off using it for awhile but I finally gave it a try last week and I have not been able to complete my daily makeup without it since then.

Givenchy Healthy Glow Powder in 3 Ambre

There are 3 colours in this line, so if you have darker skin than I do, it might work as a gorgeous highlighter instead of a bronzer.

Comes in his beautiful case

Whenever I'm at work I have gotten compliment on how nice my skin looks. I'm sure it's a combination of the new foundation that I've been using and the glow that this product provides me with.

BEFORE

BEFORE CLOSE UP

As you can see that I am certainly lack in colour on my face, hence making it look rather flat and pale.

AFTER GIVENCHY HEALTHY GLOW POWDER

CLOSE UP

I use the ELF complexion brush to dust the powder across my cheeks, with the remaining I go across my forehead and sides of my nose.

Tarte Amazonian Clay Blush in Magic

To complete the look, I use a peachy pink blush and lightly go over the apples of my cheeks with the same brush. Sometimes I leave it as it is depending on the look I am going for.

Complete look with Blush

If you are thinking to get a glow during the colder months, you should definitely give the Givenchy Healthy Powder a go! I've been loving it and will definitely continue using it until I'm out!! :D:D

You can purchase this in store at Sephora or Sephora.com.

P/s: Join my giveaway by tweeting me! Open to everyone!

YSL Teint Resist Long Wear Foundation Review

YSL Teint Resist Long Wear Foundation

I don't usually go for a high end foundation if it's not required. I understand that some people think that more $$ means better quality, but in my opinion, I give everything a fair chance and it's safe to say that  drugstore brands have outperform the expensive brands over the years.

YSL recently came out with another foundation, the Touche Eclat but I haven't gotten a chance to try it out yet. If you would wish me to compare the 2 foundations please leave a comment down below! :D

Bare face

As usual, I'm showing you the bare face! hahaha. Lately I have not been  much outside so I believe I have lost some of the tan that I gained during the summer. Toronto is also getting very cold now (ugh! hate it!) so I am staying indoors as much as I can.

After

I applied the fondation with my trusty Sigma F80 Flat top brush. I reallllly need to get a new one! That brush is my fav and always give me a perfect finish!

Close up

I went along to put on the rest of my makeup. I did not set this foundation with any powders or setting sprays.

3 hours later

Excuse me with the bad hair. My fringe is growing at this weird length that it keeps falling on my face so I have to pin it back. I went out around Bloor st and my makeup stayed intact for that 3 hours.

7 hours later (with flash)

We met up with our friends and went to Hapa Izakaya for dinner. My makeup still looks very fresh even though it has been 7 hours. No signs of blush sliding down my cheeks or eyeshadow going under the eyes. 

Check out my lashes!!!! I'm only using the new Givenchy mascara!

Pros:

• Light weight
• Medium coverage
• Long lasting (May differ slightly if humidity and temperature is HIGH outside)
• Great colour selection

Cons:

• I honestly can't think of any! 

Thank you for reading and see you soon!