This week I'm obsessed with... Embryolisse Eau de Beaute Rosamelis!

Embryolisse Eau de Beauté Rosamélis - 200ml - $22 - the paraben-free formula contains four natural origin flower waters: rose, orange blossom, cornflower and hamamelis to purify and tone the skin after cleansing leaving it feeling so soft and comfortable skin with a tighter texture and fresh glow.

Use it as a toner and apply in the morning and evening with a cotton pad after cleansing or these days it is amazing as a refreshing mist (especially if you store it in the fridge) and it also makes a great  makeup fixing mist!

Available at Shoppers Drug Mart stores across Canada and online at embryolisse.ca.

- Lisamarie -

A Smooth Radiant Complexion can be yours with Embryolisse!

Lack of sunlight making you look and feel tired? Try to get more sleep and add this to your morning routine:

Embryolisse Smooth Radiant Complexion - 40ml - $49 - a soothing and refreshing gel that reduces the appearance of fatigue for a more rested look and glowing appearance.

The formula contains moisturizing hyaluronic acid and natural polysaccharides, - plump up and smooth out the skin's appearance and provide an instant (but temporary) tightening and lifting effect, reducing the appearance of fine lines and smoothing out the features for a visibly younger look;  pearly and soft-focus pigments - provide an even and luminous glow; alfalfa and lupin plant extracts - help stimulate surface skin, firm up, promote elasticity and reduce the appearance of puffiness and dark circles; and vitamin E - helps prevent oxidative stress and reduces the signs of premature aging.

Makes a great primer under foundation but also helps bare skin look more even and polished!

Available at Shoppers Drug Mart stores across Canada and online at beauty.shoppersdrugmart.ca.

- Lisamarie -

Embryolisse BB Cream Complexion Illuminating Veil

Embryolisse Complexion Illuminating Veil - 30ml - $36 - a BB cream that is both skincare and makeup.

With a universal tone that conceals imperfections; mattifying powders and light reflecting pigments that blur pores and fine lines; hyaluronic acid to moisturize, plump up and smooth skin; and vitamin E - for antioxidant care - for a radiant complexion and soft and velvety skin.   

Available at Shoppers Drug Mart stores across Canada and online at beauty.shoppersdrugmart.ca and embryolisse.ca.

- Lisamarie -

The Beauty Project by Shoppers Drug Mart and a visit with Erika Jayne!

Tomorrow (Saturday, August 10th) Shoppers Drug Mart will be launching The Beauty Project - an event that encourages Canadians to experiment with new makeup looks by exploring the vast beauty product selection available at Shoppers Drug Mart! What you have to look forward to for the event is: new beauty collections, attending events in-store and discovering all-time favourite beauty picks, including exclusive products. Curated makeup collections that were inspired by seven Canadian influencers will also be launching weekly throughout the duration of the event. Check out your local Shoppers Drug Mart store to see what they have going on!

And to kick things off, come experience The Beauty Project Pop-Up at 950 Queen Street West from Saturday August 10th through to Sunday, August 18th. It's an interactive installation that gives visitors the opportunity to immerse themselves in the world of beauty and test out and discover new products and looks and curate their own collections with the help of Shoppers Beauty Pro Team members, along with Shoppers Drug Mart Beauty Experts. There will be lots of interactive areas to explore including swatching stations, a fragrance experience, nail station and Masterclasses focusing on popular beauty topics including Get Glowing, Statement Eyes, Modern Classic and Matter Perfection - hosted by Pro Team members.

The Beauty Project Pop-Up is open: Sat, Aug 10 - 11am - 6pm; Sun, Aug 11 - 11am - 5:30pm; Wed, Aug 14 & Thurs, Aug 15 - 3:30pm - 7:30pm; Fri, Aug 16 - 11:30am - 6:30pm; Sat, Aug 17 - 11am - 6pm; Sun, Aug 18 - 11am - 5:30pm.

Photo by: George Pimentel

Erika Jayne of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills fame was in Toronto Thursday with her Glam Squad to help kick off the event. As an avid watcher of any and all of the RH franchises, it was hard, but I somehow managed to control myself and not ask her my truly burning questions (Is Lisa VDP as big a scheming bitch as she appears to be on the show or did you ever find out why Dorit has a British accent seeing as she's from Connecticut and all...?) but rather limited myself to beauty related queries.

So in the spirit of The Beauty Project, I made it my mission to find out WWEW (What beauty products Would Erika Wear). Not surprisingly there are several high end ones she uses but there are also a few she loves that even you and I can afford so be sure and check them out the next time you are at Shoppers - they include:

Embryolisse Lait-Creme Concentre Multifunction Cream - 75ml - $39 - works as a moisturizer, makeup primer, beauty mask, cleansing milk, aftershave care, after-sun - Erika swears by it as a use anywhere you have dryness cream!

L'Oreal Elnett Satin Volume Extra Strong Hairspray - 400ml - $16.49 - the micro diffuser sprays ultra-fine and disappears at the stroke of a brush, offering strong, clean hold with a dazzling star-worthy shine and a soft satin touch - Erika loves that it adds volume and hold but no stickiness so you can still get a brush through it!

Revlon ColorStay Makeup - 30ml - $20.99 - in 16 shades in comes in normal/dry and combination skin formulas - it features a mess-free pump and SPF 20 protection and offers flawless, longwearing, buildable, full coverage that wears up to 24 hours - Erika doesn't use it on her face though but rather swears by it for the body - she doesn't like to spray tan and prefers this for perfecting legs - even at the beach it stays without budging!

And if Erika wants to e-mail and let me know the answers to my unasked questions that would be great - until then I will imagine that the answers are "Hells yeah!" and "Pretentiousness"...

- Lisamarie -

Eye Love Wednesday - Embryolisse Secret De Maquilleurs Lashes & Brows Booster

Embryolisse Secret De Maquilleurs Lashes & Brows Booster - 6.5ml - $45 - a daily care ritual to make the lashes stronger, longer, thicker and help to densify the eyebrows.

The colourless formula contains castor oil and arginine to strengthen and help to grow eyelashes and eyebrows - for stronger, longer, thicker lashes, and denser, fuller brows.

Apply daily in the morning and/or evening on clean, dry lashes and brows before applying makeup - it makes a great lash primer!

Available at select Shoppers Drug Mart stores across Canada and online at beauty.shoppersdrugmart.ca.

- Lisamarie -

Eye Love Wednesday - Embryolisse Smoothing Eye Contour Care

Damn those signs of advancing age: unsightly wrinkles, loss of firmness and elasticity - and it's the eyes they hit first! Luckily help is here with:

Embryolisse Smoothing Eye Contour Care - 15ml - $42 - a non-greasy eye treatment that has been specially formulated for the fragile area around the eyes and is rich in active ingredients to help improve skin tone, firm skin, reduce the appearance of small wrinkles and crow’s feet, dark circles and puffiness.

Ingredients include: soothing and regenerating cornflower and oak meristem extracts; moisturizing hyaluronic acid, nourishing sesame oil and antioxidant vitamins A & E - which combined fight the wrinkles, dark circles and bags leaving eyes looking rested and rejuvenated. Best of all it absorbs quick so you don't have to wait to apply makeup!

Available at select Shoppers Drug Mart stores across Canada and online at beauty.shoppersdrugmart.ca.

- Lisamarie -