Eye Love Wednesday - shadow quads from Marcelle, Laura Mercier and The Body Shop!

Marcelle Eye Shadow Trio+ - $15.95 - in 6 new shades: Emerald Isle, Smoky Chestnut, Chocolat Vanille, Starry Night, Glacial and Plum Envy - which they are calling a "faux trio" which means it's a quad - why they don't just call it a quad, I don't know, who will ever understand the minds of cosmetic executives... whatever it is, it offers velvety colour with one ultra-glittery accent shade that are hypo-allergenic, perfume, paraben and oil free.

Available at drugstores across Canada and online at www.marcelle.com.

Laura Mercier Baked Eye Colour Quad - $50 - in 2 limited edition shade combinations hand-selected by Laura herself: Summer In St. Tropez - deep cobalt blue/matte teal blue/pearly pale blue/pearly dark bronze and Rendezvous in Monte Carlo - pearly silver pink/mauve brown/deep eggplant purple/matte cool pink - ultralightweight, creamy powders that can be used wet or dry for a smooth, soft, velvety texture that stays true and won’t fade for up to eight hours.

Available at Sephora and sephora.ca.

The Body Shop Eye Shadow Palette - $20 - in 2 holiday shade combinations inspired by frost winter walks in the park:  Dolly Pastels and Frosted Pastels - which includes 4 shimmering shades, a double ended brush and a step by step guide to how to use them.

Available at The Body Shop and www.thebodyshop.ca.

This week I'm obsessed with... Bare English Lip Balm!

It's lip balm season again - so if you're looking to moisturize your pout with something all-Canadian, natural, vegan and organic that smells great then you're going to want to track down my latest fave:

Bare English Lip Balm - $3.99 - in 6 new flavours: Lemon Meringue, Chai Tea Latte, Juicy Peach, Mango Acai and Sweet Peppermint along with tinted balm Cherry Kiss - all infused with organic green tea, white tea, rooibos tea or peppermint tea.

They all smell pretty good but I must confess that I especially love the Lemon Meringue - which smells just like pie and Juicy Peach - which makes me want to kiss myself!

Available now at Shoppers Drug Mart, Rexall, London Drugs as well as a number of tea shops and natural health stores across Canada.

It's also the perfect time to take advantage of Bare English's holiday giveaway - until December 10th when you purchase one of the balms at Shoppers Drug Mart take a photo of the receipt and e-mail it along with your address to giveaway@BareEnglish.com and they will send you a free Tinted Cherry Kiss balm!

- Lisamarie -

Hair with hold and texture from Kérastase, L'Oréal and got2b!

Everyone knows that hairspray is what you use to keep your style in place but fine haired girls should also take note that it can do double duty by adding texture as well - so not only should you be spraying it on your finished look but also on your hair before you start styling to give hair that much needed texture so it will actually do something!

Kérastase K Laque Noire Hairspray Extra Strong Hold - 249g - $38 - provides a 24 hour, long lasting extra strong hold with an integral anti-humidity shield. Bonus points for it having no sticky residue and that it is easy to remove with a brush.

Available now at salons across Canada and online at www.kerastase.ca.

L'Oréal Elnett Satin Hairspray Sleekissime Strong Hold - 400ml - $15.99 - offers sublimely sleek control with legendary hold. Perfect to smooth and control loose styles and ponytails while protecting from humidity, frizz and flyaways.

Available at drug and mass retailers across Canada.

Schwarzkopf got2b Rise 'N Shine Luminous Lift Hairspray Hi-Pouf Hold - 340g - $9.99 - offers glamourous body and super-shine without weighing down the hair with touchable hold with lots of bounce and no flaking in a mega sized can so you can feel free to go crazy and use as much as you want!

Available at drug and mass retailers across Canada including Shoppers Drug Mart, Walmart, Loblaws, PharmaPlus and Jean Coutu.

- Lisamarie -

Wear orange to support International Day For The Elimination Of Violence Against Women!

This is totally tinted lip balm weather and today I'm wearing my Mary Kay @ Play Triple Layer Tinted Lip Balm in Orange You Lovely to show my support of International Day For The Elimination Of Violence Against Women - have you got something orange on your lips? If not this would be a great time to apply it!

Considering the headlines that have graced the papers lately this seems like an excellent time to remind people that violence against woman is still a very real problem - even the United Nations Secretary-General has a campaign UNiTE to End Violence Against Women which is encouraging everyone to "Orange YOUR Neighbourhood" between November 25th and December 10th, 2014.

I'm wearing Mary Kay today because I appreciate everything they already do for the cause of bringing an end to domestic violence through advocacy, education and prevention programs through the Mary Kay Ash Charitable Foundation which donates $10,000 to a women's shelter or outreach program in each of the provinces and territories across Canada every year. In addition to this, they also run a global cause-related marketing program - Beauty That Counts - where millions of dollars are donated from the sale of limited-edition products to organizations that change the lives of women and children.

- Lisamarie -

Test Driving - OPI Infinite Shine Gel Effect Lacquer System!

OPI Infinite Shine Gel Effects Lacquer System - $14.95 each - a 3 step system made up of a Primer - step 1 - to prevent staining and increase lacquer durability; Colour Lacquer - step 2 - two thin coats; and Shine Gloss - step 3 - which features a state-of-the-art gel polymer formula that cures in natural light. When used together, the trio offers a high-shine, gel-like finish colour that lasts up to 10 days!

Here's my 3 steps with Staying Neutral on Day 1...

and here it is on Day 10 - you can see that my nails have grown but there is no chipping and the polish is still pretty shiny - I did not add another coat or anything!

In 30 fashion-forward shades including: Pretty Pink Perseveres, From Here To Eternity, She Went On and On and On, Girl Without Limits, Running With the In-finite Crowd, Endurance Race To The Finish, No Stopping Me Now, Unrepentantly Red, Unequivocally Crimson, Relentless Ruby, In Pursuit Of Purple, Grapely Admired, Can't Be Beet, Raisin' The Bar, We're In The Black, You Can Count On It, It Never Ends, Staying Neutral, Steel Waters Run Deep, Strong Coal-ition, Never Give Up!, Set In Stone, Brains & Bronze, Tanacious Spirit, Maintaining My Sand-ity, To The Finish Lime!, Withstands The Test Of Thyme, To Infinity & Blue-yond, Indignantly Indigo, Get Ryd-of-thym Blues.

Available now at professional salons and spas across Canada.

- Lisamarie -

Mascara Monday - Flower Zoom-In Ultimate Mascara

Zoom-In Ultimate Mascara - $7.98 - in 3 shades - a volumizing, curling and lengthening mascara with an adjustable brush that lets you twist to adjust and customize your lash look to make them as natural or dramatic as you want.

An elongated brush offers lengthening for the lashes - and as you can see did a nice job!

Or turn the top counter-clockwise until the brush contracts to thicken - which made my lashes clumpier but added more curl.

I would be more inclined to use 2 different mascaras to lengthen or thicken depending on my lash mood but if you are short on space and like to limit the number of products you have, this is a great choice!

Part of Drew Barrymore's new Flower Cosmetics collection - available exclusively at Walmart.

- Lisamarie -

Send a Philosophy Merry Gram for the holidays and score a free sample - win our Philosophy contest and score a big prize! Contest!

Being Festive just became a lot easier with the Philosophy Merrygram Facebook app -  which helps you create a personalized holiday card, to share with their family and friends.

Just go to - http://bit.ly/1qxshuv and upload which you will then be able to customize into a card with a festive background, holidays accessories, frames and more.Then just click to share your Philosophy holiday card and personal message via email (up to 10 recipients) or facebook (one user at a time). After sharing the card, you'll receive a voucher for a free gift of the award-winning purity made simple skin cleanser, which is redeemable in store. And because it's better to give then receive (so they say), recipients of the Merrygram will receive an email or direct Facebook message with the Merrygram card and gift.

Available until December 11th to Canadian residents only.

*a free gift of a philosophy hands of hope hand cream 30 ml will be granted to the first 1,000 participants.

And because Merrygrams put us in the holiday spirit how about a fabulous prize pack of Philosophy products to win right now that includes:

Philosophy Cozy Christmas Set (Vanilla Jasmine Shampoo, Shower Gel & Bubble Bath and Body Lotion)

Philosophy Peppermint Stick High Gloss, High Flavour Lip Shine

Philosophy Have a Cherry Christmas High Gloss, High Flavour Lip Shine

Philosophy Amazing Grace Layering Set

This contest is open to all our Canadian followers and it's very easy to enter, just leave a comment letting us know that you follow through Google Friend Connect, Bloglovin' or Facebook Networked Blogs (if you aren't a follower you can do that now - sign up buttons are in the right sidebar) Leave your e-mail in the post as well so we can find you if you win.

1 entry for following and letting us know who you'll be sending a Merrygram to?

And for extra entries:

Follow @Beautycrazedcan on Twitter and tweet the contest

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Like Philosophy on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/pages/philosophy/53006362456

If you prefer not to leave your info on a public post, please leave a post saying you want to enter and then e-mail your info to info@beautycrazed.ca, please put "Philosophy contest" in the subject line. Remember to leave the post or you name won't actually end up in the draw! Winner to be decided by random drawing and you have until December 5th to enter. Good Luck!

- Lisamarie -

Great Gifting - eos by Rachel Roy!

It's that wonderful time of the year when all our favourite brands start to offer up their holiday gift sets! So be sure to check back every Monday at 10am from now until Christmas to see which one I am lusting after this week - right now it's:

eos by Rachel Roy Holiday 2014 Trio - $10.99 - includes 3 limited edition colours and flavours personally chose by Rachel and inspired by sunsets and sun-filled travel destinations to her favourite beaches in the world: Indian Summer - orange blossom, St. Bart's Sunrise - pink grapefruit and Aloha Hawaii - strawberry kiwi.

If three is too much choice for you or your giftee to deal with, there is also a Barbados Heat - wildberry - eos single available in the Rachel Roy collection for $3.99 - all of the balms include Rachel's signature wings design on the sphere with the same 100% natural and organic formula enriched with nourishing shea butter and soothing jojoba oil that you've come to expect.

Available now at Shoppers Drug Mart, Target, Loblaws, Jean Coutu, Rexall and Walmart.

- Lisamarie -