August 19, 2015

This week I'm obsessed with... Sephora Long Lashing Contoured Eyelash Comb

Everyone probably already knows how obsessed I am with my eyelash comb - I wouldn't even contemplate putting on mascara without one close at hand. I've been using the same type for years and it never even occurred to me that my regular comb could be improved upon until I found:

Sephora Long Lashing Contoured Eyelash Comb - $18 - an ergonomically shaped curved comb that fits perfectly around the contours of the eye and features metal teeth perfect for gliding evenly through lashes to brush product through the eyelashes or to dry brush before or after curling the lashes. The sleek and easy-to-hold handle provides ultimate comfort, while the design allows you to simply brush upwards, rather than twisting your hand to brush through lashes and is collapsible making for easy storage and travel.

Available at Sephora and sephora.ca.

- Lisamarie -

August 18, 2015

Mary Kay City Modern Fall 2015 Collection

Elegance meets effortless with the new limited-edition Mary Kay City Modern Collection which helps you to create a polished look with versatile colour options that set the tone for your sophisticated fall style.

Eye Color Palette - $26 - in Metro Modern and City Sophisticate - both  offer shades that are smudge-proof, stay true and last all day while being luminous and so sophisticated.

Velvet Lip Crème - $18 - in 3 moisture-rich shades:Naturally Chic, Oh So Currant and Berry Stylish - that glides on velvety-soft and smooth with  colour that stays true and feels luxurious with a satin finish.

Nail Lacquer - $10 - in 3 luminous shades for fall: Gallery Grey, Polished Pearl and Berry Stylish

Available now until November 15th through your Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultant - if you don't have one you can find one at - www.marykay.ca or 1-866-455-5454.

- Lisamarie -

Avon Metallic Fringe Top Coat - with swatches!

Avon Metallic Fringe Top Coat - $8 - in 5 shades: Fringe Effect, Frayed Edges, Tasseled Trim, Jacquard Metal, Fringed and Frayed - that can be worn alone or over polish to add shimmer and dimension.
Fringe Effect
Frayed Edges
Tasseled Trim
Jacquard Metal
Fringed and Frayed

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

August 17, 2015

Guerlain Bloom Of Rose Fall 2015 Makeup Collection

Guerlain is bringing a breath of lightness and well-being to fall this year with its Bloom of Rose collection - including invigorating and enveloping must-haves that caress the skin, while offering it vibrant, natural shades to maintain a beautiful post-holiday glow.
KissKiss Roselip Hydrating & Plumping Tinted Lip Balm - $41 - in 6 shades for a natural bitten-lip effect: Morning Rose - with a slight tint powered by your own pH level; Chic Pink - powder pink beige; Peach Party - vibrant sunny orange; Crazy Bouquet - delicious red; Pink Me Up - fresh pink; Wonder Violette - chic violet - enriched with essential rose oil to hydrate, repair and nourish; hyaluronic acid to immediately plump; and an active oil-based polymer to deeply smooth and fill in wrinkles.
Rose Aux Joues Tender Blush - $57 - in 6 shades: 1 Morning Rose - very fresh pink, 2 Chic Pink - soft brick with fine golden pearl sparkles, 3 Peach Party - tender coral, 4 Crazy Bouquet - sunny bright red, 5 Wonder Violette - powdery plum, 6 Pink Me Up - punchy pink - with natural glow high-tech pigments that reflect and multiply natural red light and pink booster pigments that let the natural red light blend with the skin enhancing the complexion's natural rosiness to reveal a healthy radiance.
Ecrin 6 Couleurs - $99 - in new basic shade Beaugrenella with grey and blue shades in a mix of highly pigmented  matte and shiny finishes with a new creamy texture that can be used as a liner or base.
Ecrin 4 Couleurs - $69 - in new basic shade 19 Les Cendres
KissKiss Lip Shaping Cream - $41 - in new basic shades 345 Orange Fizz and 270 Lady Pink
Lip Liner - $36 - in new basic shade 46 Orange Hibiscus
Gloss D'Enfer - $34 - in new basic shades 442 Nahema Smack and 472 Candy Hop

Available now at Guerlain counters across Canada.

- Lisamarie -

Go back to school with Walmart, P&G and a contest!

Hard to believe that it's almost time to go back to school - didn't summer just start?! If you have to go back, go back in style with all the beauty essentials you need to make it a perfectly beautiful school year.

My best back to school tip - make your look at trendy as you like day-to-day but on photo day, stay classic, looking back at your yearbook 10 years from now can be nostalgic or horrifying - my bleached blonde spikes and heavy hand with the black eyeliner looked great at the time, not so great now...

So to make sure you look perfect for photo day, and every other school day - we want to make sure you have everything you need to be the most beautiful you with a contest to kit you out. With this prize pack you can look forward to shiny, soft hair with Pantene Pro-V Daily Moisture Renewal Shampoo & Conditioner, flawless skin with Olay Total Effect Pore Minimizing CC Cream, smooth legs with a Gillette Venus Swirl Razor, flirty lashes with Cover Girl Lashblast Volume Mascara and a perfect pout with Colorlicious Eternal Ruby Lipstick along with a $25 Walmart Gift Card so you can pick up even more of your back-to-school beauty essentials!

For a chance to win a pack of your own just re-tweet or re-gram this post with your best back-to-school beauty tip and include the hashtags #BeReady2Roar and #beautyunited - you have until August 26th to enter and if you leave a comment letting me know to look out for your tweet so I don't miss you!
  
And as a special offer, P&G and HIP Reward are offering 2 downloadable songs with a $10 purchase of Covergirl, Pantene, Olay or Venus products!  This special offer is valid in all Walmart locations (excluding Quebec, sorry!) between August 13 – September 10, 2015.  Check out http://Ready2Roar.hiprewards.ca for full details.

Good luck and see you back in class!

- Lisamarie -

August 15, 2015

Highlight your blush with Mary Kay, Hourglass and Hard Candy!

Mary Kay Mineral Cheek Duo - $20 - in three beautifully buildable palettes that offer a matte blush along with a pearlized highlighting shade: Spiced Poppy - toasty orange with a deep, shimmery highlighter; Ripe Watermelon - summery pink with a pale pearl highlighter; Juicy Guava - warm coral with a soft, golden pearl highlighter - rich, vibrant shades great for any skin tone that can be worn sheer for a natural glow or build to bold with colour that stays true and lasts all day.

Available now through your Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultant - if you don't have one you can find one at - www.marykay.ca or 1-866-455-5454.
Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blush - $41 - in 7 shades: Dim Infusion - subdued coral, Ethereal Glow - cool pink, Luminous Flush - champagne rose, Radiant Magenta - golden fuschia, Diffused Heat - vibrant poppy, Mood Exposure - soft plum, Incandescent Electra - cool peach - that fuse Ambient Lighting Powder with a vivid cheek color, creating a hybrid product that is unique, contemporary, and revolutionary. This solves the issue of traditional blush which tends to be flat and instead gives you something with depth and dimension that lights up your face.


Available at Sephora and sephora.ca.
Hard Candy Glow All The Way Ombre Blush - $6.98 - in Punch - a glowing pink that gives cheeks colour and glow. The ultra-light, micronized pigments are infused with radiance enhancing pearls and blend effortlessly into the skin to enhance skin tone and add a natural looking finish.


Available exclusively at Walmart stores across Canada.

- Lisamarie -

August 14, 2015

Nioxin gets to the root of hair loss with their hair system kits!

Whether you are seeing the early warning signs of hair loss: oily scalp, losing more than 100 hairs a day, excessive body hair or hormonal acne - or are already experiencing the problem - there is something that can help hair become thick and full again:

Nioxin Hair System Kit - $59.95 - uses advanced technologies to deliver thicker, fuller, denser-looking hair with 6 sets which include a Cleanser - cleanses to provide thicker-looking hair while it helps remove follicle-clogging sebum, fatty acids and environmental residues from the scalp skin and hair; Scalp Revitaliser - a lightweight conditioner that helps provide hair resilience and control moisture balance; and Scalp Treatment - contains antioxidants and botanicals that help to provide a refreshed scalp environment.

With a different kit suitable for each hair type:

System 1 is specially designed for normal to thin-looking, fine, natural hair. It amplifies hair texture while protecting against breakage, refreshing the scalp and delivering a healthy shine.

The technologies include:
BioAMP - Cystine amino acids and lightweight conditioning and treatment ingredients increase the fullness of each hair strand, reducing hair loss by strengthening against damage and breakage
Transactive Delivery System - Antioxidants, botanicals, vitamins, and purifying agents help clean away follicle-clogging sebum and environmental residues from the scalp skin, giving a clean and refreshed feeling
Activ-Renewal - White tea extract, peppermint oil and cleansing agents help provide a refreshed scalp environment and healthy shine to natural hair.

System 2 is specially designed for noticeably thinning, fine, natural hair. It delivers denser-looking hair and a healthy shine while protecting the scalp and strengthening against damage.

The technologies include:
BioAMP - Cystine amino acids and lightweight conditioning and treatment ingredients increase the fullness of each hair strand, reducing hair loss by strengthening against damage and breakage
Activ-Renewal - White tea extract, peppermint oil and cleansing agents help provide a refreshed scalp environment and healthy shine to natural hair.
Scalp Access Delivery System - Vitamins, botanicals, SPF 15 sunscreen, and purifying agents help clean away follicle-clogging sebum and environmental residues from the scalp skin, while providing sun protection for the scalp.

System 3 is specially designed for normal to thin-looking, fine, chemically treated hair. It amplifies hair texture while refreshing the scalp and providing moisture balance to coloured hair.

The technologies include:
BioAMP - Cystine amino acids and lightweight conditioning and treatment ingredients increase the fullness of each hair strand, reducing hair loss by strengthening against damage and breakage
Glyco-Shield - White tea extract, humectants, peppermint oil and protective conditioning agents help provide protection and moisture balance to colortreated hair, and leave the scalp feeling rejuvenated and refreshed.
Transactive Delivery System - Antioxidants, botanicals, vitamins, and purifying agents help clean away follicle-clogging sebum and environmental residues from the scalp skin, giving a clean and refreshed feeling.

System 4 is specially designed for noticeably thinning, fine, chemically-treated hair. It delivers denser-looking hair while protecting the scalp and providing moisture balance to coloured hair.

The technologies include:
BioAMP - Cystine amino acids and lightweight conditioning and treatment ingredients increase the fullness of each hair strand, reducing hair loss by strengthening against damage and breakage
Glyco-Shield - White tea extract, humectants, peppermint oil and protective conditioning agents help provide protection and moisture balance to colortreated hair, and leave the scalp feeling rejuvenated and refreshed.
Scalp Access Delivery System - Vitamins, botanicals, SPF 15 sunscreen, and purifying agents help clean away follicle-clogging sebum and environmental residues from the scalp skin, while providing sun protection for the scalp.

System 5 is specially designed for normal to thin-looking, medium to coarse, natural or chemically-treated hair. It delivers smoothing control to hair while refreshing the scalp and restoring moisture balance.

The technologies include:
Glyco Shield - White tea extract, humectants, peppermint oil and protective conditioning agents help provide protection and moisture balance to colortreated hair, and leave the scalp feeling rejuvenated and refreshed.
Transactive Delivery System - Antioxidants, botanicals, vitamins, and purifying agents help clean away follicle-clogging sebum and environmental residues from the scalp skin, giving a clean and refreshed feeling.
Smoothplex - Silk amino acids, kukui nut oil and protective conditioning agents help provide moisture balance and smoothing control, reducing loss by strenghtening against damage and breakage.

System 6 is specially designed for noticeably thinning, medium to coarse, natural or chemically-treated hair. It delivers smoothing control to hair while protecting the scalp and restoring moisture balance.

The technologies include:
Glyco Shield - White tea extract, humectants, peppermint oil and protective conditioning agents help provide protection and moisture balance to colortreated hair, and leave the scalp feeling rejuvenated and refreshed.
Transactive Delivery System - Antioxidants, botanicals, vitamins, and purifying agents help clean away follicle-clogging sebum and environmental residues from the scalp skin, giving a clean and refreshed feeling.
Smoothplex - Silk amino acids, kukui nut oil and protective conditioning agents help provide moisture balance and smoothing control, reducing loss by strenghtening against damage and breakage.

Available at salons across Canada - check out www.nioxin.com to find one near you.

- Lisamarie -

Fragrant Friday - Vera Wang Hippie Princess

Vera Wang Hippie Princess- 30ml EDT - $49 -an exotic floral-fruity fragrance inspired by bohemian style, colorful prints, flowers in the hair and a free spirit and was designed for the happy, brave and carefree woman.

With playful top notes of red mango and floral white freesia; juicy heart notes of apricot nectar and smooth lotus flower; and a base of soft blonde woods, sheer pink musk and indulgent vanilla that warms the fragrance as it dries down on the skin.

The fragrance starts off very fresh and fruity and dries down quite quickly to something softer and warmer - pretty pretty and of course the bottle is adorable!

Available now at Shoppers Drug Mart.

- Lisamarie -