Dior Spring/Summer 2013- Totally everyday makeup right? |
Wednesday, 30 January 2013
All About Eye Primer: the Eye Makeup Saviour
How to: Look Bright Eyed and Bushy Tailed
Bright Eyed! |
Tuesday, 29 January 2013
How to: Dewy Makeup (Even in the Dead of Winter)
Louis Vuitton Spring 2012 |
So it’s January still. I hate January. Just saying. It is dark, cold, you are back to “healthy eating” and to top it off it wreaks havoc on your skin. So here are my tips for looking glowy and dewy in January, like Christmas actually refreshed you (not!).
Monday, 28 January 2013
How to: Apply Highlighter
Anja Rubik as Hermes by Karl Lagerfeld for Pirelli- beautiful highlighting! |
So mildly tricky, highlighter when done right can be
fantastic. I prefer to highlight over contouring because it is a lot less
tricky. Contouring should only be performed by professionals ie. Makeup artists-
in my humble opinion. Or be forever asked (mostly by men) why you have brown
stripes on your face. Highlighting allows you to subtly bring out your bone
structure without looking strange.
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Friday, 25 January 2013
How to: Choose a Moisturizer- An Ingredients Breakdown
Am I doubting most lab girls look this good? |
Well
this is going to be a pretty heavy post but I feel like it is something that
has to be done before I go on. After the BB cream post, a few questions popped
up about what to look for when you are looking for a “good” moisturizer. I am
not going to address any anti-aging really because that would take me the next
month of Sundays, with all the different types and new and better types coming
out all the time. This is just the rule of thumb for basic moisturizing and
skincare; things to look for in your anti-aging products.
Thursday, 24 January 2013
Looks I am Loving: Dick Page for Michael Kors Fall 2012
Rosy prettiness! |
So I am going to talk about this even though it’s a bit old.
Gasp! It’s from last season! I do really like it and now that I have a blog I
can talk about it. They showed it at a recent Shiseido school and I remembered
how much I loved it. If you haven’t guessed yet Dick Page is my makeup artistry
hero. And it feels appropriate now that the weather has gone frigid and our
cheeks have taken on a naturally rosy glow. Nothing perks me up like a good dose of blush.
Wednesday, 23 January 2013
How to: Apply Nail Polish (+ SS 2013)
From Rag & Bone SS 2013 (same show as I have pictures from on my BB cream post) I stole this picture from a great Aussie site that has pictures of most of the nails coming down the SS 2013 runway |
So I was looking at a bunch of pictures coming off the runways
and I came to three conclusions: a) designers are really nutty b) nail art is
still going strong and c) that it is high up keep nail season. Not only is
there crazy nail art, but also a lot of pastels and whites which are always
high maintenance even if they are seemingly not. The problem with whites (and
pastels) is that the formulas are generally thick, they require several coats,
and show flaws easily. Funky nails also draw attention to the flaky, lizard
hands that Canadians have a tendency to get in the winter time, and we are too
impatient to wait until July to wear the spring trends. So dig out your hand
cream, cuticle balm and buffing sticks. Here is some inspiration from the SS
2013 shows:
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Tuesday, 22 January 2013
What is (Actually) a BB Cream?
Rag & Bone Spring/Summer 2013 (All Revlon!) |
So I am sick of answering this question. If only there was a
way to answer this question and tell the world all at once. There is… or at
least for the four people currently reading my blog. Well at least four less
people will ask me.
Monday, 21 January 2013
Looks I am Loving: Jessa from HBO’s Girls
Jessa bold lip + barely and eye = Awesome |
Yes I am not the first person to be raving about this show. It’s a bit much in the sex department for my taste but one thing that has gotten my attention is the makeup. If it is supposed to be a real depiction of women, they are doing a fairly good job, most people don’t wear gobs of makeup. But their characters wear barely any! It is sort of refreshing in a way to see women looking good with just hints of it.
Sunday, 20 January 2013
Why I wear Sunscreen everyday
Fabulous sun protecting hat but don`t forget your décolletage! |
Saturday, 19 January 2013
How to: Apply Lipstick like a Hollywood Maven
Lauren Bacall rocking a red lip |
I love
lipstick; probably more than is reasonable or rational. It comes in so many
different ways and colours and nothing makes me feel like I have myself more
together. I think a lot of women are missing out on the fabulousness that is
lipstick because they are afraid of it. They blow it out of proportion, into
something that is beyond them. This seems to come around a lot at Christmas when
everyone out of the blue seems to want to wear lipstick because they think they
should but they are lost lambs in a world filled with lip gloss. Lipstick, even
applying it in great detail like I have explained here is way easier than any
smoky eye I have ever heard of. In the world of makeup, anything goes so
don’t be afraid to be wrong, it always washes off. I guess you could go and
watch some chirpy, peppy, skinny internet girl do her lipstick but I will offer
up my methods of application in hopes that women everywhere will go confidently
forth with lipstick:
Hello!
I am about the bazillionth person
to set up a beauty blog, I know. Just what the internet always needed.
I a humble slave beauty girl,
working at your local drug store, on the front lines of the beauty madness.
Call me a supreme beauty skeptic. I go to the beauty “schools” every season for
each company to see the new launches, the latest and greatest, which usually…
not so much. It is comical really, each trainer trying to convince a whole room
of women who have tried everything, and then some that this new product they
hold in their hands is the fabulous thing that everyone has always needed. If
it truly is, I will know pretty quickly from someone if it doesn’t. Or they
will send me home with swag, in attempt to sway my vote and it actually is (shock!
That is maybe one out of ten).
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