bareMinerals Invisible Glow Powder Highlighter

bareMinerals Invisible Glow Powder Highlighter - $35 - a silky, ultra-fine, baked highlighter in 4 shades to suit every skintone:
 
Fair-to-light skin tones: a beige and opal blend to create a glistening icy white;

Medium skin tones: a blend of pink and gold to create a glistening soft pink;

Tan skin tones: a champagne and copper blend for a glistening, warm copper hue;

Dark-to-deep skin tones: bronze and coral blend for a glistening warm bronze shade.  
Whichever one you choose, expect it to impart a sheer, natural-looking, multi-dimensional glow that looks naturally radiant and never overdone. With a pigment-packed formula that feels creamy upon application but is actually an ultra-lightweight powder with ultra-fine reflective pearls that catch the light for a glowing look that mimics how sunlight reflects on skin.
What's really neat is that even if you compare the exact same shade with someone else who has it, they will both be different as they are hand made by Italian artisans, so no two are ever exactly alike!

Available now at Sephora and sephora.ca.

- Lisamarie -

bareMinerals BarePro Performance Wear Powder Foundation

bareMinerals BarePro Performance Wear Powder Foundation - $36 - in 30 true-to-you  shades: 01 Fair, 01 Dawn, 03 Champagne, 04 Aspen, 05 Sateen, 06 Cashmere, 07 Warm Light, 08 Golden Ivory, 09 Light Natural, 10 Cool Beige, 11 Natural, 12 Warm Natural, 13 Golden Nude, 14 Silk, 15 Sandalwood, 16 Sandstone, 17 Camel, 18 Pecan, 19 Toffee, 20 Honeycomb, 21 Sable, 22 Teak, 23 Cardamom, 24 Nutmeg, 25 Hazelnut, 26 Chai, 27 Cappuccino, 28 Clove, 29 Truffle, 30 Cocoa -  a breathable, 12-hour foundation that delivers high-impact, skin-matching mineral pigments in an ultra-smooth, silky texture that glides on effortlessly for buildable coverage, made with skin-loving ingredients - including 90% vitamins and minerals to support a healthy complexion that is clinically shown to improve skin clarity, reduce the look of pore size and control shine.

And for even better, smooth, controlled coverage use with the Core Coverage Brush - $38 - built with tightly packed synthetic fibers at it's core, it's retractable and provides fast, detailed coverage for an airbrushed finish.

Available now at Sephora and sephora.ca.

- Lisamarie -

Eye Love Wednesday - bareMinerals Ready Eyeshadow 8.0 in The Bare Neutrals

bareMinerals Ready Eyeshadow 8.0 in The Bare Neutrals - $50 - with eight must-have neutrals including soft base tones, rich mattes and luminous shimmers: Serendipitos, Satin Cloud, Air, A-ha, Cognac, Namaste, Fate and Wanderlust - they look like a powder but feel like a cream for a smooth and perfectly pigmented application that lasts for up to 12 hours.

The formula combines a proprietary SeaNutritive Mineral Complex composed of positively-charged, antioxidant-rich sea minerals with cold-pressed borage oil, caffeine and cucumber - to deliver antiaging benefits, including a visible reduction in eye puffiness for a softer, smoother, revitalized look.

This is the perfect palette for going from day to night - just add some contouring and liner with Wanderlust - the deepest shade - to turn daytime netural into nighttime sexy!

Available at Sephora and sephora.ca.

- Lisamarie -

Gen Nude bareMinerals - with swatches!

bareMinerals wants you to get you nude.... well your lips at least and is offering up lots of ways to help that happen with 4 state-of-the-art formulas and 60 bespoke shades for endless ways to go nude:

Gen Nude Matte Liquid Lipcolour - $23 - in 20 shades: Smooch, Slay, Swag, Icon, Juju, Swank, Kissyface, Infamous, Frenemy, Friendship, Hemp, Extra, Cookie, Weekend, Cult, Wink, Om, XYZ, Boss, Scandal - with full coverage - a moisturizing, lightweight texture, long-wearing formula and cream-to-matte finish.

Smooch - the colour is way too light for my skintone but the formula feels great on - so light it doesn't feel like wearing anything!

Gen Nude Radiant Lipstick - $25 - in 20 shades: Tutu, Crave, XOX, Notorious, Mantra, Queen, Baby, Crush, Kitty, Heaven, Love, Karma, Bubbles, Nudist, Panko, Controversy, Sexpot, Honeybun, Strip, Posh - with medium coverage - a moisturizing, creamy texture and a demi-shine finish.

Baby - again, it's not a great colour on me, it would look better on someone darker, but I do love the slight sheen on the finish which is much more flattering if you don't have perfect lips (like me)!

Gen Nude Buttercream Lipgloss - $23 - in 15 shades: Sugar, Heartbreaker, Flirt, Groovy, Forbidden, Fancy, Snarky, Must Have, Popular, Fly, Cosmic, Far Out, Totally, Tantalize, Minx - with sheer-to-medium coverage - a moisturizing, ultra-buttery texture, non-tingling, plumping formula and a balmy shine finish

Forbidden - I do love a gloss and this one is great, shiny without feeling the least bit sticky or tacky!

 

There are a couple of other items in the collection to perfect your lip colours:

Gen Nude Under Over Lip Liner - $20 - in 5 shades: Borderline, Freestyle, On Point, Vibe, Attitude - with rich pigment, a creamy, blendable formula and a velvety-soft finish - perfect for precise defining and post lining.

Double-Ended Perfect Fill Lip Brush - $25 - a dual-ended brush that makes tricky lip color application easy. Designed with synthetic fibers that won’t absorb saturated pigments, it swipes on full-coverage color. One end has a slim brush for controlled definition and precision lining. At the other end, a fuller brush delivers more color to swiftly fill in your lips. Its hand-shaped, scooped design hugs and caresses the curves of lips for perfect application. While a retractable cover and protective cap keep the brush ends in tip-top shape.

Available now at Sephora and sephora.ca.

- Lisamarie -

Anti-aging help from a serum with bareMinerals, Intelligent Nutrients and N°7!

bareMinerals Skinlongevity Vital Power Infusion - 50ml - $60 - a lightweight serum essence designed to revive and help maintain skin’s most vibrant, healthy look and to reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. The formula is powered by the patented benefits of long life herb extract - to help protect skin against visible signs of aging and damage; California poppy - to help protect skin against environmental stressors; and lempuyang ginger - to help enhance skin's luminosity. Skin is left feeling empowered, replenished, renewed, and fortified with enhanced resilience and a glowing, healthy look.

Available at Sephora and sephora.ca.

Intelligent Nutrients Certified Organic Renewing Oil Serum - 50ml - $89 - a light oil that glides over skin and immediately sinks in to prevent and correct signs of aging as it removes redness, relights the brightness, plumps to unline and firm and makes elasticity bounce back, instantly improving skin appearance and luminosity. Contains super certified organic antioxidant intellimune seed oil complex - to help cells live longer, healthier lives while restoring skin’s collagen and elastin production and is free of silicone, parabens, petrochemicals and synthetic fragrances.

Available at Murale stores across Canada and online at www.intelligentnutrients.ca.

N°7 Protect & Perfect Intense Advanced Serum - 30ml - $35 -a fragrance free, anti-aging serum powered by Matrixyl 3000 Plus - a combination of the most powerful form of matrixyl plus a next generation peptide that work together to help restore more youthful skin. Along with an antioxidant complex, it helps protect skin from future signs of aging keeping it looking younger for longer. In just 2 weeks expect to see younger looking skin and after 4 weeks, deep lines and wrinkles are visibly reduced.

Available exclusively at Shoppers Drug Mart.

- Lisamarie -

Petite palettes for the eyes from Avon, mark., Mary Kay, bareMinerals and Sephora!

Avon Wrapped in Velvet Eyeshadow Palette - $12.99 - in a rich and warm collection - Crushed Velvet and smooth and cool colour collection - Velvet Smoke - each with 5 light to dark shades that include 4 plush shimmery shadows and 1 rich matte liner that can all be used wet or dry.

mark. Fab Five Eye Shadow Compact - $14 - with five earthy shades that are universally flattering and can be mixed and matched for unlimited looks. Formulated to blend easily over the skin.

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

Mary Kay at Play Just For Eyes Eyeshadow Palette - $12 - this limited edition set offers beautiful and lightweight shades to play up any eyes!

Available 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.

bareMinerals Ready Eyeshadow 8.0 The Power Neutrals - $50 - in 8 powerful nudes: Boss Lady, Moneymaker, Schmooze, Boardroom, Exec, Payday, Magnate and Get Ahead - that combine a proprietary SeaNutritive Minera Complex composed of positively-charged, antioxidant-rich sea minerals with cold-pressed borage oil, caffeine, and cucumber—ingredients known to deliver anti-aging benefits including reduced appearance of puffiness for a softer, smoother, revitalized eye area. It looks like a powder but feels like a cream and delivers a beautifully smooth application of vivid color with 12-hour long-wear.

Available at Sephora and sephora.ca.

Sephora Event Entry Palette - $13 - features eight everyday shadows for a natural or sophisticated gaze. It can be used to create nude or smoky looks to suit every occasion with a variety of neutrals, shimmery browns, bright grays, and a smoky black. The entire palette is designed to be slipped into a pocket or purse for easy application anywhere.

Available at Sephora and sephora.ca.

- Lisamarie -

Mascara Monday - Bare Minerals Lash Domination Volumizing Mascara

Bare Minerals Lash Domination Volumizing Mascara - $23 - a volumizing, lengthening, thickening, separating and long-wearing mascara that does it all. With an exclusive ProTwist180 Wand that is spiraled 180 degrees to curve around lashes and coat from all angles with intense black color. This formula is powered by nourishing minerals and quinoa protein complex and adds up to 345% more volume to lashes after two coats.

Available at Sephora and sephora.ca.

The brush looks weird so I thought it would be difficult to master and make a mess out of my lashes...

but it's actually easy to use and doesn't make it hard to get the bottom lashes either.

The volumizing aspect of it is a little clumpy for my taste, but I'm not a volumizer - I like defined fluttery lashes!

 - Lisamarie -