Spring into seasonal beauty with Bite Beauty, Catrice Cosmetics and Quo Beauty!

Bite Beauty Upswing Extreme Longwear Liquid Eyeliner in Solid Black - $33 - a clean, ultra-pigmented liquid eyeliner that glides on smoothly for precise, stress-free application and extreme long wear that doesn't fade. The formula contains passionflower extract - nourishes and doesn’t allow the liner to flake or dry out; and fruit-derived pectin - to provide an even application and smooth glide. 

 

I like the nice clean look that comes from a liquid liner but generally find it messy and hard to apply - after trying this one I realize that my previous issues came from a lack of glide - the easier they glide on, the more precise your line will be - with very little effort!

Available at Sephora stores across Canada and online at sephora.ca and bitebeauty.com.

Catrice Cosmetics Blush Box in Nude Peach - $7.99 - a silky matte powder blush with light-diffusing pigments for a healthy, natural looking flush on the cheeks that is waterproof and sweatproof for even the most active lifestyle!

This is the perfect spring shade that is so natural looking, it won't look too stark on winter-paled skin - and is buildable, so as you lose your pallor it allows you to add a little more colour!

Available at Shoppers Drug Mart stores across Canada and online at beauty.shoppersdrugmart.ca.

Quo Beauty Avocado Lip Balm in Coral Crush - $10 - a lightly tinted lip balm formulated with avocado oil to help provide both moisture and a touch of colour to the lips.

The coral shade is universally flattering and the sweet scent is going to have you wanting to eat your own lips off!

Available exclusively at Shoppers Drug Mart stores across Canada and online at beauty.shoppersdrugmart.ca.

- Lisamarie -

This week I'm obsessed with... Bite Beauty Yaysayer Plumping Lip Gloss!

Bite Beauty Yaysayer Plumping Lip Gloss - $33 - in 8 shades: Rose Mernigue - shimmering warm rose; Guava Puff - shimmering nude pink; Lavender Cookie - sheer lilac; Plum Tart - deep berry; Raspberry Swirl - shimmering hot pink; Cinnamon Twist - shimmering deep brown; Sugar Drizzle - clear with gold shimmer; and my fave:

Cider Donut - shimmering golden cocoa - such a pretty fall colour!

A clean, visibly plumping lip gloss with antioxidant-rich cinnamon oil - to give the gloss its spicy yet sweet flavor while helping to deliver a fuller and healthier-looking pout; along with sodium hyaluronate - to keep lips feeling hydrated and nourished.

I especially like the applicator - unlike most lip glosses that have a doe foot applicator, these lip glosses come with a plastic tip that helps the formula glides on effortlessly and just wipes off when you are finished so you can start with a clean applicator next time. I also like that it plumps without burning, just a nice little tingle and bam! - fuller lips!

Available now at Sephora stores across Canada and online at sephora.ca and bitebeauty.com.

- Lisamarie -

Bite Beauty Crystal Creme Shimmer Lip Crayon - with swatches!

Bite Beauty Crystal Creme Shimmer Lip Crayon - $28 - in 10 universally flattering shades: Rose Glace - shimmering peachy pink with rose pearl, Candied Guava - shimmering apricot with gold pearl, Mauve Marzipan - shimmering mauve with magenta pearl, Sugar Flower - shimmering warm rose with gold pearl, Fuchsia Frosting - shimmering hot pink with electric fuchsia pearl, Cherry On Top - shimmering warm red with red pearl, Violet Icing - shimmering lavender with silver and violet pearl, Grape Glaze - shimmering violet with iridescent pearl, Cocoa Crush - shimmering bronze with bronze pearl, Molton Chocolate - shimmering cocoa plum with maroon pearl - that glide on smoothly and leave behind brilliant, long-wearing colour

The clean vegan and gluten-free formula contains a mineral shimmer that is wrapped in superfood ingredients including orange peel wax and grape skin extract - which helps the colour glide on with an indulgently-moisturizing feeling. And I am a fan of the crayon format which makes it easy to colour in the lines, no liner needed and there is a built-in sharpener tucked into the base making it easy to keep it pointy!

I'm partial to Rose Glace - it's a little more shimmery then it shows here, I don't think I used a strong enough light to photograph it - it's a subtle, super-fine, very wearable, grown-up shimmer!

Available at Sephora and sephora.ca.

- Lisamarie -

Needful Things - Bite Beauty Amuse Bouche Lipstick Vault Collection

Bite Beauty Amuse Bouche Lipstick Vault Collection - $225 - a 38-shade lip collection with deluxe, mini 1.55g lipsticks including Amuse Bouche Lipsticks in: Sugarcane, Meringue, Chai, Honeycomb, Pepper, Rhubrb, Sake, Molasses, Nori, Liquorice, Sorbet, Gingersnap, Pickled Ginger, Sweet Cream, Persimmon, Cayenne, Gazpacho, Sour Cherry, Tannin, Maple, Radish, Beetroot, Jam, Eggplant, Black Truffle, Souffle, Fig, Verbena, Gin Fizz, Cotton Candy, Kimchi, Sangria, Dragonfruit, Spritzer, Whiskey, Kale, Thistle, Squid Ink - all housed together in a beautifully branded box.

All the lipsticks are created and crafted by hand with a small batch, low-heat process to preserve a balanced blend of lip-quenching nutrients, vitamins and omega oils to keep lips looking healthy. Formulated with organic oils that microencapsulate triple milled pigments to saturate lips with colour and weightless coverage.

Not only do I love these little lipsticks because I can have so many more for the same price as a bunch of regular sized ones, the smaller bullet makes it easier to draw on a perfect lip with no need for a liner!

FAQ's: Would it make a great gift for your bestie? Sure! Would it be okay to break it up and do 1 for her and 2 for me with it? Well, duh!

Available online only at sephora.ca.

- Lisamarie -

This week I'm obsessed with... Bite Beauty Multistick!

Bite Beauty Multistick - $28 - in 18 shades with a satin finish that compliment all skin tones: Blondie, Papaya, Cocoa, Cerise, Anise, Biscotti, Macaroon, Mochi, Gelato, Brioche, Almond, Nectar, Lotus, Creme Caramel, Praline, Cashew, Mascarpone, Honeywheat - with a breathable, blendable and buildable silicone-free formula that applies like a cream and wears like a powder for weightless colour application and soft focus finish that can be applied with your finger or a brush on the eyes, lips and cheeks.

These are amazing if you like a hassle-free monochrome look - I wouldn't necessarily do it with all of the shades, the redder ones are a little too adventurous for my taste - but it looks very pretty and natural with a nude like Cashew!

Available now at Sephora and sephora.ca.

- Lisamarie -

Bite Beauty Amuse Bouche Lipstick - with swatches!

Bite Beauty Amuse Bouche Lipstick - $30 - in 34 dimensional shades: Sugarcane - pale pink, Souffle - marshmallow pink, Meringue - peachy nude, Honeycomb - beige nude, Molasses - rich toffee, Chai - mauve brown, Verbena - rose terracotta, Rhubarb - rich plum rose, Sake - dusty mauve, Sorbet - juicy watermelon, Fig - nude rose, Gingersnap - fresh peach, Sweet Cream - sweet peach, Cotton Candy - blue-toned violet, Gin Fizz - orchid pink, Spritzer - plum rose, Kimchi - shocking pink, Sangria - rich fuchsia, Eggplant - smoky plum, Pickled Ginger - electric coral, Dragonfruit - magenta violet, Gazpacho - true blue-red, Cayenne - bright red, Persimmon - intense red-orange, Sour Cherry - maraschino red, Jam - rich merlot, Radish - deep magenta, Beetroot - bold berry, Pepper - dusty rose, Maple - brick red, Liquorice - oxblood, Tannin - poppy red, Black Truffle - black violet, Nori - deep brown-red - that have been handcrafted to deliver extreme moisture, soft texture, and creamy wear.

Created and crafted by hand in my batches with a low-heat process that preserves a balanced blend of lip-quenching nutrients, vitamins and omega oils that are essential for achieving healthy-looking lips. Made with 12 edible oils and triple milled pigments, this lipstick provides saturated lip color with weightless coverage and a citrus flavour made from fresh pressed fruit. 

Spritzer - plum rose

Chai - mauve brown

Available now at Sephora and sephora.ca.

The pigmentation is impressive and also gives the lipstick better wear, even after eating and drinking I still had some colour left - and I really love the fruity scent - delicious!

- Lisamarie -

Stick it to your lips with Hourglass, mark. and Bite Beauty - with swatches!

Hourglass Femme Nude Lip Stylo + Satin Finish - $35 - in 6 shades: Nude No 1 - pale pink nude, Nude No 2 - honey beige nude with warm tint, Nude No 3 - medium rose nude with hint of pink, Nude No 4 - pink beige nude with hint of deep rose, Nude No 5 - golden peach nude with luminosity, Nude No 6 - deep mauve nude - with a creamy full coverage formula and satin finish.

Available at Sephora and sephora.ca.

Nude No 5 - I agree that the coverage is full but I don't find the formula that creamy, it's actually quite light so not very moisturizing - I do love the luminous finish of this shade though!

mark. Color Me In Lip Crayon - $12 -in 3 shades: Punch Line, Honey Dip and Wine Bar that offer a lip gloss and liner in one convenient pencil that provides sheer-to-medium coverage and a glossy finish with colour that lasts for hours and keeps lips looking soft and feeling moisturized.

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

Punch Line

Bite Beauty High Pigment Matte Pencil - $28 - in 20 shades: Tart - soft cherry red, Toast - warm red, Quince - rose berry, Meritage - brick red, Bouquet - peachy pink, Bramble - black current, Grapevine - fuchsia, Honey Berry - toasted almond, Pomegranate - rich red, Velvet - vibrant rose pink, Chablis - soft coral rose, Rhubarb - plum rose, Amarone - raisin berry, Madeira - nude pink, Zinfandel - electric coral, Tannin - deep poppy red, Poppy - bright poppy red, Violet - lavender violet, Corvina - bright coral pink, Syrah - nude peach - A long-lasting, matte lip colour made with a double-dose of premium micronized pigments for a modern matte look. Also contains super antioxidant resveratrol, which fights free radicals with potent long-term antiaging benefits - each lip pencil contains the amount of resveratrol found in five glasses of red wine!

Available at Sephora and sephora.ca.

Quince

- Lisamarie -

Find the perfect lipstick for a date and pick it up with your $250 Sephora gift card from eHarmony.ca! Contest!

It's that time of year again - when our thoughts turn to love and of course the season's newest lipstick colours! What you may not realize is that the lipstick colour you are wearing on your date is actually saying something about your personality!

Orange indicates someone who is high energy and fun loving - show him your spicy side with Givenchy Le Rouge Summer Collection in Croisiere Coral - $45

Nude and light pink shades reflect a trustworthy and likeable nature - he won't be able to help but like you in Bite Beauty Cuvee Creme Deluxe Lipstick in Blush - $38

Pink lovers are bright, optimistic, creative and romatic - and you can't get any more creative then Stila After Glow Lip Color in Electric Pink - $23 - it even glows under UV light!

Or show how self-assured, energetic and passionate you are with what else, but red, such as Sephora Rouge Cream Lipstick in The Red - $14

Of course picking the right lipstick is the easy part when compared to actually getting the date...
Many years ago in the infancy of the internet when my e-mail still announced itself and the only way to get online was via dial-up, I did the online dating thing. I was a pioneer my friends, not only did I date, I actually married the guy I met online - this was back before pictures were easily uploadable so we're talking total blind dating!

Thankfully for you, things have improved in the intervening years, the internet is quicker, internet dating is an established and accepted thing and there are so much more choices in online dating sites! 

One of those choices is eHarmony.ca who have a trademarked matchmaking system which looks at 29 different psychological and personality traits which have been proven to predict a relationship’s chance of success.

So if you're interested in finding your perfect partner in Toronto or anywhere else in Canada for that matter, click here

eHarmony.ca was kind enough to offer me the opportunity to try it out for myself but since the husband really frowns on me dating other people so I've snagged it for a reader instead - 

Yours for the winning is a 3 month membership to eHarmony.ca as well as a $250 Sephora gift certificate for that new wardrobe of dating lipsticks you'll be needing! If you want the gift certificate but are elsewhere attached you are welcome to pass the membership along to a single friend (and please do pass it along, eHarmony isn't one of those sites)! 

This contest is open exclusively to our Canadian followers and it's very easy to enter: 

1 entry for following and sharing a dating story - best/worst/funniest/triumph/disaster - we'll take anything!  Please also leave your e-mail so we can find you if you win! 

And for extra entries do one or all of the following and leave us a comment letting us know: 

1. Follow @BeautyCrazedCan on Twitter and tweet the contest. 

2. Follow @eHarmonyCanada on Twitter and tweet the contest.
3. Like eHarmony Canada on Facebook - www.facebook.com/eHarmony

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 "eHarmony 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 June 21st to enter. Good Luck!

- Lisamarie -

Celebrate Valentine's Day with contest love! Contest!

It's Valentine's Day so what better day to let you know that Beauty Crazed ♥'s you and we want to prove it - by giving you stuff of course!

So many of you were enamored of the bedazzled Swarovski Crystallized Vaseline Mini Lip Therapy from our New Year's contest (that Kay from Singapore is now enjoying) that I managed to snag one more - as well you will receive:

a full sized 30ml Caudalie Vinexpert Firming Serum:
Bite Beauty Matte Creme Lipstick in Pastille Lilac from the Spring Pastille collection:
Bite Beauty Luminous Creme Lipstick in the exclusive shade mixed just for Beauty Crazed;
as well as samples of: TRESemme Fresh Start Dry Shampoo, Clarins HydraQuench Tinted Moisturizer, Vichy Liftactiv Serum 10, Giorgio Armani Acqua di Gioia and for the boy, samples of: Clarins Men Moisture Balm, Vichy Mag-C Fortifying Cream-Gel Moisturizer, Vichy Normactiv Cg Purifying Hydrating Fluid, Vichy Sensi-Baume Ca Comfort Balm for Sensitive Skin and Chanel Allure Homme.

Want to be our Valentine? Then read on...

This contest is open to everyone everywhere and it's very easy to enter, just leave a comment letting us know that you follow through Google Friend Connect or Facebook Networked Blogs (if you aren't a follower you can do that now - sign up buttons are in the right sidebar).

1 entry for following and leaving a comment letting us know in honour of Valentine's Day - tell us about something or someone you love - you can be boring and say your husband or kids but we'd like it a lot better if you could be more creative and entertaining then that! Please also leave your e-mail so we can find you if you win!

And for extra entries you can do one or both of the following:
1 entry for following @Beautycrazedcan on Twitter and tweeting the contest

3 entries if you post this contest as a post or on the sidebar of your blog

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 "February Contest" in the subject line.  Remember to leave a post or you name won't actually end up in the draw! Winner to be decided by random drawing and you have until March 15th to enter. Good Luck!

- Lisamarie -

Bite Beauty Matte Pastille Lipstick Collection - with swatches!

Bite Beauty Matte Creme Pastille Lipstick - $28 - in four shades: Pastille Lavender - sheer lavender, Pastille Rosebud - scarlet red, Pastille Violet - bright violet and Pastille Lilac - vibrant fuchsia - the limited edition collection was inspired by French pastille candies flavoured with fresh flowers and herbs.

Full of all kinds of good for your lips ingredients including: organic fruit butters for the creamy texture that condition and nourish the lips with every use; Resveratrol which is full of anti-oxidants to fight free radicals and help reduce the appearance of lines; and pure essential oils of rose, lavender and geranium for their nourishing benefits.

 Pastille Rosebud

Pastille Lilac

The word "matte" related to lipstick always makes me nervous because I expect to be like the dry mattes from the 90s - I needn't have worried for a second with these ones, they are so incredibly moist it's crazy! They neither look nor feel dry and the colour lasts such a long time - I did a light touch up after lunch but that was more out of habit then necessity! And as you can see the pigmentation is great - if you've been looking for a vibrant lipstick these are well worth checking out!

Available now at Sephora and sephora.ca.

- Lisamarie-

Take a BITE (Beauty) out of Sephora Yorkdale and score yourself a custom colour lipstick!

Toronto ladies are not going to want to miss out on this - today (Friday) and tomorrow (Saturday) - when you visit the Yorkdale Sephora and purchase any Bite Beauty product you will receive the opportunity to have your very own custom colour lipstick made for you right in front of your eyes! Does it get any cooler than that?!

Actually it does a bit - Bite Beauty lipsticks in general are pretty cool - made with food grade ingredients that are full of vitamins, actives and emollients that do more than just colour lips but are good enough to eat! Not to mention being full of the super antioxidant resveratrol, which fights free radicals with potent long-term antiaging benefits. Each lipstick contains the amount of resveratrol found in five glasses of red wine!

For your purchased product, I'm going to recommend the Whipped Cherry Lip Scrub - $21 - a 100% natural cherry-flavoured mousse infused with exfoliating beads to smooth and condition lips - it's smells delicious, makes your lips so smooth and preps your lips perfectly for your new custom colour!

The ladies mixed up my custom shade which is #14 - a combination of Palmino & Zinfandel...

Which as you can see is super hot! Not only does it look great, it also feels super comfortable and moist!

Your custom colour can only be found at Yorkdale but if you aren't in Toronto or can't make it you can find all of the Bite Beauty products at Sephora and sephora.ca.

- Lisamarie -