Pics of the Week

Trying out some new makeup products!

Received this surprise in the mail from my sister - Zumba sports top! :)

Tonight's dinner - Baked coconut shrimp (with Asparagus and some apricot jam on the side)

Balloons for my sister's bday

Painting above the sofa

Walking through downtown

Sunday = cheat day :P (I also had a haagen daz dark chocolate bar :S )

Goodie Bag from Pharma Plus

Last week, Pharmaplus was having a 50% off special offer on cosmetics in the entire store...and when you spend more than $10 on face products, you are entered to win a gift basket at the end of the day!  So it was a good thing I needed some face powder anyway :)   As for the draw...well, it shouldn't come as a suprise that our ticket was not drawn for the gift basket (sigh)... but I was given a little goodie bag full of samples and a free Revlon blush! :)

Marcelle Revival Cream

L'oreal Paris foundation sample - 'Blurs pores and smoothes lines' - 'Air whipped formula blends seamlessly'

Hypoallergenic Herbacin Chamomile cream sample

NeoStrata Anti-Wrinkle Lip Enhancer (sample attached to back) - probably won't use this one

NeoStrata Exfoliating lotion sample

Revlon Crazy Shine Nail Buffer sample - '400% shinier than bare nails'

New sample fragrance from Nina Ricci Paris - L'AIR 

My favourite! Revlon 'A Floral Affair' Sheer Powder blush

Colour: 475 - Honey Bunch

The Body Shop Greatest Makeup Event

Yesterday, my sister and I went to a Body Shop & Virgin Mobile event at the Yonge-Dundas square... and of course, it was raining!! But it wasn't just a light drizzle - it was like a torrential downpour! Obviously that didn't stop us from going... we were getting those free makeovers no matter what! lol

Anyhoozles, when we arrived the Black eyed Peas were blaring from the DJ's stand and we lined up in the VIP que (since we had the body shop membership card).  They were handing out samples from their new arrivals, so we each got a packet of their Vitamin E moisturizer, a Shea Butter & Sesame Oil Body Balm, and their new fragrance 'Dreams Unlimited'.   Once we signed in, we were shown to a makeup artist who sat us down and did our makeup for us.  My sister's makeup looked amahzing... mine one the other hand, was not that great.  The makeup artist who did mine was really nice and friendly, but she did my eye make up waay to dark (which didn't suit me at all), she didn't blend my foundation properly, and she didn't even put mascara which completely ruined the look!  And to top it all off, my sister got a $10 dollars off coupon and a drink and I left empty handed- hmph!

I'm still glad we went though, because after the event we went straight to the Body Shop in Eaton Centre and used the coupon to buy the Extra Virgin Minerals foundation which is brilliant (made from olive oil from Italy!), and a few other products like blush, highlighter and lipgloss.  We had a good time, so thank you to the Body Shop!

Products I bought at the Body Shop store

Extra Virgin Minerals Creme Compact Foundation (I'm #102 Natural Ivory) 

Baked Blush: 02 Coral

Brush on Radiance

Spa Wisdom Africa: Shea Butter & Sesame Oil Body Balm
Vitamin E moisture cream
The Body Shop New Fragrance: Dreams Unlimited

Our makeup consultation book where she wrote  all the products that were used: Compact 102, Shimmer Cubes Eyeshadow #23, Brush on Radiance, Hi-shine lipgloss #4

Later on that evening, we went to see "Crazy Stupid Love" at the AMC.  While I love Steve Carell and all his movies and shows, I wasn't that impressed with the movie... it was a regular 'feel good' film, with a few laughs here and there - so it was pleasant but not that funny. (6.8/10)

From movie review site

History of Makeup Part 3

More vintage makeup from Lisa Eldridge

A 'Biba' make up look:

The History of Makeup (& Women) - Part 1 & 2

I found this so interesting! Lisa Eldridge talks about vintage makeup and how it has evolved over the years (from 1920's and onwards)... this is the first video:




Second video ( I think I could listen to Madeleine Marsh all day!):

Lisa Eldridge - Professional Make up Artist

I'm going to be travelling in a couple of days, so I won't have much time to post anything new... but before I go, for all the girls (or guys) who wear makeup, I wanted to talk about Lisa Eldridge.  Lisa is a professional make up artist with 21 years experience. She has become one of the most highly regarded make up artists among supermodels, celebrities, and magazine editors. She is in high demand within beauty and fashion circuits internationally.  I had subscribed to her youtube channel a few months ago, and her videos include tutorials ranging from natural to creative/dramatic looks; as well as tips/tricks/advice.  All her explanations are extremely clear, and I found every single one of her videos very helpful!   She is not a youtube partner, and so she has relied on word of mouth to get almost 37 thousand subscribers!



She has many pages where you can follow her:
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/lisaeldridgedotcom
Twitter - http://twitter.com/lisa_eldridge
Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/user/lisaeldridgedotcom
Mailing list on her blog - http://www.lisaeldridge.com/elist/

At the moment, she is doing a give away for everyone who is following her:

The Ultimate Gift Guide @ Sephora

Sephora has published their holiday catalogue for the Christmas Season!  It has many great ideas for gifts, so take a look : http://www.sephoracatalogue.ca/index_en.html

Also, I highly recommend signing up to be a "Beauty Insider" on Sephora's website - it's free! You'll receive e-mails keeping you up to date on special offers or new products, and you can customize your profile so they can inform you of personalized products that would suit you, and they have beauty advice on their website!  Whenever you purchase something from the shop, you get points added to your account, and when you reach a certain number you get a free gift! 

As a bonus for being a Beauty Insider, you can also pick up a free gift 2 weeks before/after your birthday! Last year I got a set of lip glosses by Sephora... the colours are very nice! 

This year, they're giving away this set:

I also went to the Sephora store recently, and purchased a few items: Urban Decay's Primer Potion, a Sephora foundation brush, and a Fresh Sugar Rush Set christmas gift for my sister:

Have fun!