Bourjois Rendez-Vous A Paris Manicure Collection Spring/Summer 2013 - with swatches!

Bourjois So Laque Glossy Nail Enamel - $9.99 - in 4 new shades: 04 Amande Defile, 05 Taupe Modele, 06 Adora-Bleu and 08 Peach and Love

Easy Nail Art Kit - Fashion Accessories for the Nails - $9.99 - includes 122 Stencils, Stickers and Striping Tape - developed in partnership with Parisian nail art blogger, Pschiiit and meant to make creating original and graphic manicures quickly and easily thanks to step-by-step instructions with other tutorials available on the website at www.bourjois.com.

Adora-Bleu topped with some of the nail art - birds and blue polish, my fave things!

Taupe Modele - if you prefer something a little less flashy!

Top it all off and help your colour/designs last longer with 1 Seconde Transparent Glossy - $9.99

Create your own designs with the Dotting Tool - $9.99

And to take it all off is the new 1 Seconde Magic Nail Polish Remover - 75ml - $9.99!

Available exclusively at select Shoppers Drug mart and Pharmaprix stores across Canada.

- Lisamarie -

Elizabeth Arden New York In Bloom Spring/Summer 2013 Colour Collection

Inspired by the vibrancy of blossoming flowers in the city, Elizabeth Arden New York In Bloom Limited Edition Color Collection blends a kaleidoscope of bold urban colour and soft neutrals - even the packaging is inspired by fresh cut flowers - a mix of delicate blooms and and strong pops of beautiful colour.

Pure Finish Radiant Bronzing Powder - $40 - Limited Edition - in Soft and Warm - imparts a luminous, bronzed glow with a hint of pink and gold. Mineral based and infused with antioxidants with a lightweight, silky smooth texture and embossed with floral motif and presented in a floral-print compact.

Beautiful Color Radiance Blush - $35 - in Sweet Peach and Blushing Pink - an oil-free, high-pigment powder with a buildable formula that offers an even and natural finish. With optical diffusers to reflect light and diminish the appearance of fine lines and imperfections while creating a radiant look.

Eye Shadow Trio - $38 - Limited Edition - in Viridian Bloom and Violet Bloom - trios with matte, metallic and shimmer finishes that can be used wet or dry and embossed with an intricate floral texture.

Bold Eye Pencil - $22 - Limited Edition - in Iridescent Teal, Platinum Glow and Terra - delivers high-pigment colour in just one stroke.

Beautiful Color Lash Enhancing Mascara - $30 - in Black and Black/Brown - a multi-dimensional mascara that immediately volumizes, lengthens and curls lashes while enhancing long-term lash health. With a clump-free, flake-free formula that is powered by a potent complex of peptides that protects lashes and promotes lash growth. Over time lash health is improved and lashes appear visibly longer.

Beautiful Color Luminous Lip Gloss - $22 - in Passion Fruit, Dulce and Precious Petal - with a smooth silky texture, rich colour, lustrous shine and a subtle vanilla scent.

Nail Lacquer Duo - $22 - Limited Edition - in Purple Orchid and Teal Blossom - a double sided polish with colour on one end and a clear gel-like topcoat on the other.

Available March at Elizabeth Arden counters across Canada.

- Lisamarie -

OPI Euro Centrale Spring/Summer 2013 Collection - with swatches!

History meets modern design in fashion's new hotspots - Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Romania where classic styles were reinvented with modern silhouettes and patterns during New York Fashion Week and now there are polishes to celebrate these cutting edge regions and accessorize spring's hottest looks!

Included in the Euro Centrale by OPI collection:

My Vampire Is Buff - creamy, pale nude
Suzi's Hungary AGAIN! - warm pink
Hands Off My Kielbasa! - bronzy tan
OY - Another Polish Joke! - shimmery gold
My Paprika Is Hotter Than Yours! - fiery red
You're Such A BudaPest - periwinkle-purple
Vant To Bite My Neck? - deep eggplant
I Saw...U Saw...We Saw...Warsaw - deep midnight blue

Can't Find My Czechbook - aqua

A Woman's Prague-ative - shimmery copper

OPI...Eurso Euro - deep blue cream

Polka.com - blue and violet glitter

Available at professional salons and spas for $10.95 each.

- Lisamarie -

shu uemura Blossom Dream + Unmask 2013 Spring/Summer Collection

shu uemura wants your beauty to bloom like a flower for spring 2013 with a collection that evokes the magic of dreams with a colourful array of pastel floral shades and diverse textures inspired by glorious budding flowers that bloom when dreams come true.

Unmask Eyeshadow Palette - $85 - Limited Edition - in Pink, Blue and Green - with a matte texture in charming pastel shades that maintain their colour in any light.

Eyes Drawing Pencil - $26 - Limited Edition - in Pearly Gold and Pearly White

False Eyelashes - Rainbow Feather S - $28 and Rainbow Feather L - $36

Rouge Unlimited Lipstick - $35 - Limited Edition - in Bright Orange - tangerine orange and Dark Beige - warm beige with a hint of pink
Rouge Unlimited Supreme Matte Lipstick - $36 - Limited Edition - in Bright Pink and Light Beige

Gloss Unlimited - $32 - in AT10G - iridescent shine, AT20G - soft gold, PK10G - glossy light pink, CR20S - high shine peach, PK40G - shimmering sweet pink

Glow On Blush - $21.50 - in P Light Yellow 020 - warm yellow highlight, P Soft Pink 324 - sweet pink, P Soft Coral 332 - a blend of rose and pink, M Soft Orange 542 - sunny orange and P Vivid Orange - blooming orange

Unmask Skincare Collection: Ultimate8 Sublime Beauty Cleansing Oil - $98; Cleansing Beauty Oil Premium A/O Advanced Formula - $89; Whitefficient Clean Brightening Gentle Cleansing Oil - $89; High Performance Balancing Cleansing Oil Advanced Formula - $79; Fresh Pore Clarifying Gentle Cleansing Oil - $79

Available now exclusively at Holt Renfrew.

- Lisamarie -

Burberry Beauty Spring/Summer Collection 2013

Burberry Beauty introduces a powerfully feminine look with glowing shots of colour, inspired by the mood and energy of the Burberry Prorsum Spring/Summer 2012 runway collection and offers a sheer, glowing complexion with naturally defined and almost bare eyes to leave the lips as the focus of attention.

Sheer Eye Shadow - $33 - in a new permanent shade: No. 26 Gold Pearl

Light Glow - $54 - in 2 new permanent shades: No. 09 Coral Pink and No. 10 Hydrangea Pink

Lip Glow - $35 - in 4 new permanent shades: No. 19 Mallow Pink, No. 20 Pink Sweet Pea (Limited Edition), No. 21 Fondant Pink and No. 22 Coral

Available exclusively at Holt Renfrew Vancouver and Toronto

- Lisamarie -

Backstage and on the runway for Lucian Matis Spring/Summer 2013

Going backstage at Fashion Week is always a trip - lines and lines of models getting their hair and makeup done and people running everywhere - what seems like utter chaos somehow turns into perfectly coiffed and made up models strutting beautiful clothes down the runway!

Grace Lee, Lead Makeup Artist for Maybelline was on hand again this year designing and directing the looks. I especially love the one she came up with for the Lucian Matis show - striking and simple - totally something that can be worn in the real world too!

Grace started with a base of Maybelline Dream Fresh BB 8-in1 Beauty Balm to perfect the skin. The brows were filled in and then set with clear Great Lash Mascara. For the eyes she used a mixture of a taupe Eye Studio Color Tattoo and clear Baby Lips to give it that glossy effect and the lashes finished with a coat of Volum'Express Mega Plush. And my favourite part, the lips, are a mixture of On Fire Red and Electric Orange Color Sensational Vivids Lipcolor (coming your way this January.)

Jorge Joao, lead stylist for Redken came up with this gorgeous flowy look with a little help from: REDKEN Iron Shape, REDKEN Fashion Works 12 and REDKEN Shine Flash 02

And of course there were clothes - there was a series of very sheer garments - that don't seem very practical to me and ones made out of croc embossed leather or pleather that didn't seem to fit the models very well so I can't imagine they would look good on normal people - so I'm going to ignore them and concentrate my pictures on stuff I would love to buy and wear, these gorgeous prints!

- Lisamarie -