30 Days of BCA - Day 26 - Nails Inc. Pinkie Pink Nail Polish

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month when all our favourite brands will be coming out with special edition products that in some way, will benefit charities associated with the disease.

A great thing all on its own - add in that many of the products will be pink and you've got something well worth talking about!

Be sure to come back everyday at 11:30am when we will be featuring a new BCA product!

Nails Inc. Pinkie Pink Nail Polish in Poppy Delevingne - $11.50 -  A full-coverage, long-lasting glitter pink nail polish.

$1 from every bottle sold will be donated to the Breast Cancer Campaign.

Available at Sephora and sephora.ca.

And be sure to check out the other days:

Day 1 - Bobbi Brown French Pink Set
Day 2 - Sephora Purposely Pink Lip Duo
Day 3 - Avon Love Ribbon Breast Cancer Awareness Necklace
Day 4 - Aveda Hand Relief
Day 5 - Mixed Chicks Leave-In Condtioner
Day 6 - Origins Drink Up Hydrating Lip Balm in Pink Guava
Day 7 - Sephora Makeup Made Simple BCA Palette
Day 8 - Aerie Bridget Push-Up Bra
Day 9 - Estée Lauder Evelyn Lauder and Elizabeth Hurley Dream Lip Collection
Day 10 - Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion
Day 11 - Murad Hydrate for Hope
Day 12 - La Mer The Hand Treatment
Day 13 - AG Hair Cosmetics Fast Food Leave On Conditioner
Day 14 - OPI Pink of Hearts 2013
Day 15 - Wonderbra Special Edition Chantilly Lace Bra
Day 16 -  Estée Lauder Evelyn Lauder Dream Solid Perfume Compact
Day 17 - Sephora Together In Pink Hair Ties 
Day 18 - Darphin Silky Moisturizing Lotion Essential Body Beauty
Day 19 - Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair Synchronized Recovery Complex II with Pink Ribbon Bracelet
Day 20 - Tweezerman Breast Cancer Awareness Slant Tweezer
Day 21 - Coach Signature Breast Cancer Awareness Eau de Toilette Limited Edition 
Day 22 - Clinique Pink With A Purpose
Day 23 - Estée Lauder Evelyn Lauder Dream Pin
Day 24 - Boscia Taubaki Beauty Oil 
Day 25 - Sephora Together In Pink Brush Set
 

Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair Synchronized Recovery Complex II with Pink Ribbon Bracelet - See more at: http://www.beautycrazed.ca/#sthash.FdycXO2g.dpuf

Darphin Silky Moisturizing Lotion Essential Body Beauty - See more at: http://www.beautycrazed.ca/#sthash.67rnBOoG.dpuf

- Lisamarie -

Have a holographic holiday with Make Up For Ever, GOSH and Nails Inc.!

Make Up For Ever Holodiam Powder - $28 - in #2 - berry or #3 - pearlescent shimmer - both have a unique finish of 3 colours in one shade, creating multiple highlights and colour flashes and can be applied wet or dry.

I personally find them easier to apply wet as when dry they have a tendency to fall all over my face - but I do like the dry effect better for #3 so my solution to powder fallout is to hold a kleenex under the eye I'm applying the powder to so it falls on the kleenex rather than my face!

Available at Sephora stores across Canada and online at sephora.ca.

GOSH Holographic Hero Nail Lacquer - $7 - was the item I wanted most from the GOSH Winter 2012 makeup collection - if you haven't gotten your hands on it already, you might already be too late!

The swatch doesn't even begin to do justice to just how much colour flash you get! Just remember, it's only meant to have 24 hour wear so don't be surprised when it starts chipping fast!

Can't find GOSH in the stores for love or money - then you could always try:

Nails Inc. Special Effects Electric Lane Holographic Glitter Top Coat - $12 with holographic particles that completely transform the look of polishes and is recommended for use over the top of white or dark nail polish shades. Electric Lane can create two different looks: use one coat for a subtle holographic finish and two coats for a fabulous party look.

Available at Sephora and sephora.ca.

- Lisamarie -

Metallic marvels from Nails Inc., Sleek MakeUP, Pür Minerals and mark. - swatches!

Nails Inc. Magnetic Polish in Trafalgar Square - $18 - contains a magic magnet that easily adds a funky design to your nails!

I am the least "nail artistic" person you will ever meet in your life. I marvel at people who can create little designs on their nails! So when products like shatters and this little beauty come out, I'm thrilled because it means even someone as un-artisticly inclined, such as myself, can have cool looking nails!

It's incredibly simple to use - you apply one thin coat to all the nails then go back and apply a thicker coat and while still wet, hold it up to the magnet in the cap for 15 seconds. The thicker the coat, the more dramatic the result - as you can see left to right - I made the coat a little thinner each time to see how it would look. It also comes in a purple and a teal and you can be assured they will be coming home with me!

This is actually the first beauty product that I've brought into the house that interested my husband - he went on for ages about metals and ions and I don't know what, I stopped listening - I did hear the part where he cautioned me not to chew on my nails with this on - nail biters take note!

Available at Sephora and sephora.com.

Sleek MakeUP Molton Metal - $10.50 - Steel & Ash is the latest edition to the line - it promises to be a cream shadow with high pigmentation to give you a silver metallic look without creasing - a claim of which I must admit I was skeptical so of course I had to try it!

I won't argue with how metallic they look on or how pigmented they are they are all of this - but what about creasing? I used a primer under the right eye, nothing under the left.

Five hours later and you can see that a primer is definitely a necessity with these. There is some fading of colour on the primer side but actually not bad for my usual experience with cream eyeshadows - this one is a great find and a fraction of the price of what I have paid for luxe brands hoping they would impress me!

Available online at www.sleekmakeup.com (and yes, they do ship to Canada!)

Pür Minerals Liquid Metal Eye Shadow Sticks Set - $28 - set of four molten metallic hues: true cobalt, steel envy, midnight chrome and iced bronze - with iridescent shimmer - smudge-proof and water-resistant formula that also works as an exceptional eyeliner.

 Midnight Chrome has nice shine and sparkle.

 Steel Envy has a lovely teal-ish look to it.

Iced Bronze seems almost plummy.

True Cobalt I blended out a bit more just to see if I could get more of a wash effect - you can but it takes a way a lot of the metallic look of it.

I think I would be more likely to wear these as liners rather than full-on eyeshadows - this look is a little dramatic for daytime wear (or at least the kind of day job I have)! I didn't bother with a whole bunch more creasing pictures but they will crease just like every other cream shadow but much less with a primer underneath.

Available at Shoppers Drug Mart and The Shopping Channel - www.theshoppingchannel.com

mark. Earn Your Metal Liquid Shimmer Eyeliner - 1.7ml - $12 - a precision liquid liner that lasts up to 12 hours and comes in two shades: Liquid Gold and Silverado.

I tried liquid gold and as a self-proclaimed liquid eyeliner spaz, this one is not a bad choice because the colour does not demand a precise line. As you can see, I managed to get it all over my lashes too - I was going to fix that but decided it was actually kind of cool and very festive! I added a bit of black eyeliner to the bottom because there was no definition without it and I had a kind of albino bunny look once the gold took the drama of the black mascara away. This one will be attending some holiday parties with me!

Available until December from your Avon rep - 1-800-265-AVON or online at www.avon.ca.

How are you liking metallic makeup and what items do I absolutely need to add to my makeup bag?

- Lisamarie -