Erase summer sins on your skin with tone correctors from Aveeno, Neutrogena, Smashbox and protection from Avene!

Summer is over and you may or may not be seeing the "gifts" that it gave to your skin. Just one time of forgetting to apply sunscreen or staying in the sun past it's effectiveness window and not reapplying is enough to cause discolouration that you can either see already or is lurking under the skin just waiting to appear! Nip the problem in the bud by doing some tone correcting now to see beautiful clear skin for the fall! A few great choices include:

Aveeno Positively Radiant Targeted Tone Corrector - 32ml - $24.99 - with an oil-free and hypoallergenic formula that combines the power of Active Naturals Total Soy Complex and Vitamin A to help even out skin tone, moisturize, improve texture and fade the look of dark spots to leave skin healthier looking, brighter and more radiant.

This is a great choice if you have oily to combination skin and don't want to use an extra product - this will also serve as a moisturizer!

Available at drug and mass retailers across Canada.

Neutrogena Rapid Tone Repair Dark Spot Corrector Serum - 29ml - $29.99 - with an exclusive formula that is gentle enough to use everyday and contains Neutrogena's highest concentrations of Accelerated Retinol SA with Glucose Complex and Hyaluronic Acid, as well as Vitamin C which is clinically proven to: diminish the look of stubborn dark spots and discolouration in just one week; instantly brighten skin tone and improve clarity and radiance; and instantly smooth skin.

This is a great choice if you have a moisturizer that you already love and don't want to give up - you can layer this right under your regular moisturizer! Can also be used as a stand-alone product for oily skinned girls, for combo skin you will probably need an additional moisturizer in any dry areas.

Available at drug and mass retailers across Canada.

Smashbox Photo Finish More Than Primer Dark Spot Correcting - 30ml - $50 - with a revolutionary formula that not only visibly reduces the appearance of lines and pores while creating the perfect canvas, it helps diminish the appearance of dark spots and uneven skintone. This formula instantly brightens and primes to smooth the appearance of fine lines and pores, while also fading dark spots over time.

Available at Shoppers Drug Mart, Murale and Sephora.

And don't forget that even during the less sunny fall and winter days, the sun will still cause the dark spots to reappear undoing all your hard work so be sure to still wear your protection!

Avene High Protection Emulsion SPF 40 - 50ml - $23 - offers photo-stable, broad spectrum protection and is rich in Avene Thermal Spring Water, known for its soothing and softening properties.

I especially like the emulsion formula for layering over other products, it's lightweight, non-greasy and invisible on the skin so you don't feel like you're adding an extra layer - it just feels like nothing!

Available at drugstores across Canada.

- Lisamarie -

This week I'm obsessed with... Tangle Teezer Compact Styler!

I like to keep a brush in my purse but it's hard to find one that's small enough to be portable that also has some sort of covering for the brush part. Up until now I've had a Sephora pop-up brush which is very compact but not so great to use - while using, the pop-up feature tends to un-pop leaving you to brush your hair with a flat piece of plastic - not so useful - so I was super excited to discover:

Tangle Teezer Compact Styler - $25 -  in 4 colours: Pink Sizzle, Feline Groovy, Gold Rush and Rockstar Black - an innovative palm-sized tool that painlessly and easily removes tangles and knots as it styles and dries hair. It has uniquely designed memory flex teeth that flick as they glide through hair, minimizing breakage, splitting, and damage.

Ideal for use on wet or dry hair, it can be used for all hair types, especially fragile or color-treated hair, extensions, weaves, and the fine, tangle-prone hair of children. The click-on, click-off cover protects the tool’s teeth from dirt and damage and from those fluffy balls of lint that somehow collect in the bottom of my purse.

Available at Sephora and sephora.ca.

- Lisamarie -

Quo Cosmetics Fall 2014 Collection

Quo Cosmetics introduces a glamorous fall collection with beautiful blue packaging and everything you'll need for lips, eyes and face - including the tools you'll need to achieve the perfect fall beauty.

Brush Set - $60 - features 8 essential brushes with multi-blue handles including: Powder, Blush, Foundation, All Over Shadow, Shadow Smudger, Crease Blender, Liner/Brow and Concealer brushes inside a cosmetic bag for storage and protection.

Keep your summer glow with a bronzing powder formulated with the perfect balance of red and brown tones for a natural effect. Each palette also includes a complementing highlighter and blush.

Face Palette in Sumptuous - $20

Face Palette in Whimsical - $20

Eye Palette in Fairy Tale - $18

Eye Palette in Nightgale - $18

Eye Palette in Urban Legend - $18

Lipstick - $12 - in 4 hues that vary from nearly nude to deep dark blackberry: Brave, Karma, Nearly Nude and Watch Out.

Manicure Kit - $15

Available now exclusively at Shoppers Drug Mart.

- Lisamarie -

Deep repair for your hair with Vidal Sassoon, Pantene and L'Oréal!

Vidal Sassoon Pro Series Repair One Minute Mask - 225ml - $7.99 - helps restore smoothness and protect hair from styling damage, leaving it healthy looking and easy to comb. The mask acts quickly and efficiently, delivering treatment to sections of the hair that need the most repair – quickly and efficiently.

Available now at drug and mass retailers across Canada.

Pantene Pro-V Damage Detox Weekly Rehab Creme - 58ml - $6.99 - a deep restoration complex with an intense moisturizing formula enriched with Mosa Mint Oil and antioxidants to help seal damaged cuticles to instantly renew hair and add brilliant shine with lasting smoothness.

Available now at drug and mass retailers across Canada.

L'Oréal Total Repair Extreme Ultra-Concentrated Urgent Repair Care - 20ml - $2.95 - an ultra-concentrated treatment that will instantly transform your dry and damaged hair into smooth, shiny and manageable locks. Can be used weekly or as needed.

Available now at drug and mass retailers across Canada.

- Lisamarie -

OPI Nordic Collection Fall/Winter 2014 - with swatches

Inspired by the great northern lights in Finland, deep blue fjords in Norway, and colorful houses in Copenhagen, Nordic Collection by OPI brings the diverse colors of its namesake region to nails and toes.

The 12 shades include:

Going My Way or Norway? - delicious caramel
Ice-Bergers & Fries - chocolate wood
OPI with a Nice Finn-ish - light, mellowed bronze
Skating on Thin Ice-Land - black cherry
My Dogsled is a Hybrid - creamy sea green
Do You Have this Color in Stock-holm? - icy blue-violet

My Voice is a Little Norse - prismatic super-shimmer

Thank Glogg It’s Friday! - wine

Can’t aFjörd Not To - creamy coral

How Great is Your Dane? - cinnamon coffee

Suzi Has a Swede Tooth - strawberry candy pink

Viking in a Vinter Vonderland - powerful, deep purple

Available now for $11.50 each at Professional Salons and Spas.

- Lisamarie -

Mascara Monday - Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara

Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara - $30 - An intensely black, volumizing mascara that separates, coats, and curls each lash to voluptuous perfection.

The formula contains a film-forming polymer for smudge-proof, all day wear and unique peptides for the 

deepest, intense black possible.

With an hourglass-shaped brush, inspired by the curves of a woman’s body, which was designed with extra stiff bristles to maximize the performance of this carbon black, collagen-fueled formula. One coat and lashes are full and defined. Two coats and lashes are even more luscious, curled, and dramatic. Three coats help achieve the most intense, black, multidimensional lashes possible.

The bent lashes on the left hand side here are not the fault of the mascara, I think I must have slept on my face and messed them up! As you can see the formula is really black and not at all clumpy - so winner!

Available at Sephora and sephora.ca.

- Lisamarie -

Baby your skin with Live Clean, Burt's Bees and Aveeno!

A combination of sensitive skin and just liking the way they smell (or have no scent) are my reasons for passing over "grown-up" products for those meant for babies - here are a few that I'm loving right now:

Live Clean (Baby) Calming Bedtime Bubble Bath and Wash - 300ml - $6.99 or Calming Bedtime Baby Lotion - 227ml - $6.99 - the dye, paraben and petroleum free formulas contain 98% plant derived ingredients and certified organic botanicals blend of lavender, jasmine, vanilla and chamomile extracts and essential oils including natural coconut, safflower and oat oil to soothe and comfort babies’ senses to promote sleep with calming essences released during bathtime and application of the lotion. Hypoallergenic and Pediatrician tested.

Available now at Walmart and Loblaws store across Canada.

Burt's Bees Baby Bee Nourishing Baby Oil - 115ml - $9.99 - softens and smoothes skin with a medley of vitamin-rich oils including apricot, grape seed, wheat germ and sunflower oils to create a rich, natural treat for precious skin.

Available at drugstores and well.ca.

Aveeno Baby Sunscreen Lotion SPF 55 - 110ml - $15.99 - with non-greasy, fragrance-free, waterproof formula for face and body that is as mild as water, soothes the skin and prevents moisture loss while maintaining broad-spectrum UVA/UVB protection. Helps moisturize and relieve dry skin with colloidal oatmeal which helps restore and maintain skin's moisture barrier.

Available at drug and mass retailers across Canada.

- Lisamarie -

Needful Things - Sephora Things Are Looking Up Eyelash Curler

If you're like me and forego curling your lashes while traveling because an eyelash curler takes up too much room in your makeup bag - are you ever going to love:

Sephora Things Are Looking Up Eyelash Curler - $19 -  it's pink, it's compact and it loves to travel - this take-anywhere eyelash curler creates deep sweeping lashes and long-lasting curl without taking up too much space in your handbag or travel kit. The open cage design won’t pinch outer lashes. Simply flip down the back of the easel and press. A spare pad is tucked inside the base of the curler for convenience.

Available at Sephora and sephora.ca.

- Lisamarie -