All the best of chocolate without the calories from Too Faced, Clinique, Bobbi Brown and Demeter!

Too Faced Melted Chocolate Liquified Metallic Lipstick - $25 - in 6 cocoa-powder infused shades: Chocolate Milkshake, Chocolate Honey, Chocolate Cherries, Metallic Chocolate Diamonds, Metallic Frozen Hot Chocolate, Metallic Candy Bar - that comfortably coats lips with bursts of high-impact, saturated colour and rich shine, while an innovative, angled velvet tip allows for precise application.  Infused with antioxidant-rich cocoa powder and a mood-boosting chocolate scent, these lipsticks leave lips saturated with color while offering comfortable, flexible and cushiony wear.

Available at Sephora and sephora.ca.

Clinique All About Shadow Quad in Pink Chocolate - $35 - in four complimentary colors that allows you to create a variety of looks, from natural to dramatic with crease and fade resistant shades that are ophthalmologist tested for contact lens wearers and those with sensitive eyes. The set includes a mirrored compact with illustrated instructions plus two sponge-tip applicators.

Available at Clinique counters across Canada.

Bobbi Brown Dark Chocolate Eye Set - $70 - includes Truffle Long-Wear Cream Shadow Stick - glides on tug free and won't crease, flake or fade; Black Chocolate Long-Wear Eye Pencil - creases a rich, precise, long-lasting line and Black Chocolate Extreme Party Mascara - for high-volume lashes that remain flexible through eight hours of comfortable, conditioning, flake-free wear - to help you create subtle-to-sultry eye looks in deep brown shades.

Available exclusively at sephora.ca.

Demeter Chocolate Covered Cherries - 30ml EDT - $20 - with all the sweet-deliciousness of the real thing that will have you smelling good enough to nibble on!

Available at www.demeterfragrance.com.

- Lisamarie -

Fragrant Friday - Demeter Foolproof Blending

Demeter Foolproof Blending Base Note Trio - 30ml x 3 - $45 - with 7 single fragrance categories: Smoke/Incense, Water, Heavy Floral, Wood, Clean, Light Floral and Vanilla - with each set containing three fragrances, making it easy to create a unique, personal scent that can be as complex as you want it to be, or wonderful worn alone.

You can create your custom scent by blending fragrances directly on the skin, or by spraying fragrance on the blending strips provided in each kit - personally I find the scent can be very different on paper then it smells on my actual skin so I skip the whole paper thing and go straight for skin real estate - when I run out of room on myself, anyone else in the house with a pulse becomes fair game...

I am particularly fond of the Vanilla trio which contains three different perspectives on Vanilla: floral, sweet and spicy - which are delicious on their own and become very interesting when blended - I especially love Angel Food and Gingerbread - combined together you can't not want to take a bite out of me!

Demeter Foolproof Blending Duo Custom Fragrance Kit - 30ml x 2 - $35 - in 9 fun scent duos: Christmas Tree/Sweet Orange, Mulled Cider/Egg Nog, Apple Pie/Vanilla Cake Batter, Pumpkin Pie/Sandalwood, Blackberry Pie/Green Tea, Chai Tea/To Yo Ran, Jasmine/Lavender, Clean Skin/Sunshine, Patchouli/Baby Powder - that will love each other any way you blend them together, or of course remain beautiful for wearing alone and include simple tools to make blending easier::

A refillable spray bottle - for your new creation
4 droppers - to prevent spills
A funnel  - for mess-free pouring
A customizable label - to add a clever and creative name
 
I tried the Clean Skin and Sunshine - and I felt like a freaking scientist with all those droppers and stuff - if the kit also came with a white lab coat and I'd be in total heaven!

Available now at demeterfragrance.com.

- Lisamarie -

Fragrant Friday - Demeter Mr. Bubble

Demeter Mr. Bubble - 30ml Cologne Spray - $20, 120ml Cologne Spray - $39.50 - with sharp, fruity top notes of coconut, banana and peach; a floral heart of jasmine and rose; and base notes of balsamic vanilla and powdery raspberry.

The scent brings me right back to being 7 or 8 years old when the biggest treat was getting to have bubbles in that stupid bath I had to have instead of playing. Most baths were bubble free but if I had been especially good that day, I got bubbles - you can imagine this event happened rather seldomly - and I just loved seeing that big pink Mr. Bubble container coming out of hiding and turning my bath into a bubble wonderland!

The Mr. Bubble scent is available online at www.demeterfragrance.com - you can also find a curated selection of Demeter scents available at select Loblaws banner store locations including The Real Canadian superstore, but I'm not sure they carry Mr. Bubble - they do have my favourite - Cotton Candy though!

- Lisamarie -

Make scents of the season with The Body Shop, Philosophy, Demeter and mark.!

The Body Shop  - as far as I'm concerned the holiday season starts when TBS comes out with their seasonal scents - this year it's Ginger Sparkle, Vanilla Bliss and my personal favourite - Cranberry Joy - all available in a variety of products and gift sets including: Body Wash - 250ml - $8, Body Polish - 75ml - $20, Shimmer Lotion - 250ml - $12, Body Butter - 200ml - $20, Hand Wash - 240ml - $8, Hand Lotion - 240ml - $12, Lip Balm Dome - $6, Hand Cream - 30ml - $6, Body, Room & Linen Spritz - 100ml - $12, Heart Soap - $4, Home Fragrance Oil - $5, Reed Diffuser - $15.

Available in-store and online at www.thebodyshop.ca.

Philosophy Spiced Gingerbread Cookie Shampoo, Shower Gel & Bubble Bath - 480ml - $21 - A multitasking formula for hair and body to pamper you with a refreshing, ginger cookie scent reminiscent of the holiday season. It provides a rich, foaming lather and leaves skin and hair feeling silky-soft.

Available at Hudson's Bay, Shoppers Drug Mart, Sephora and sephora.ca.

Demeter Snow - 30ml - $15 - captures the essence of snow in a scent - chilling, cool, clean and fresh, with a touch of dust and earth - sounds weird but it really does smell like snow! Snow isn't your thing but you still want a seasonal scent? Check out Christmas Bouquet, Sugar Cookie, Gingerbread, Mulled Cider, Christmas Tree, Egg Nog and Mistletoe!

Available exclusively at select Loblaws banner store locations including the Real Canadian Superstore and online at www.DemeterFragrance.com.

mark. Snowdrop Flower Bath & Body Collection - the essence of winter wonderland with shimmering florals, chilled fruits and warm, spicy amber - available in the collection:

Get Misty Body Mist - 145ml - $14 - a refreshing mist that conditions skin and leaves it lightly scented.

Three's A Charm 3-in-1 Body Cleanser - 180ml - $10 - a foaming cleanser that can be used as a body wash, bubble bath and shampoo.

Whipped Up Body Butter - 200ml - rich in vitamins and skin conditioners.

Just Buffing Body Exfoliator - 180ml - $12 - cleanses and gently polishes with walnut and bamboo powder to reveal softer, smoother skin.

Hand It Over Super Moisture Hand Cream - 45ml - $4 - packed with vitamins and skin conditioners to leave hands soft, smooth, luxuriously scented and moisturized all day.

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

- Lisamarie -

Fragrances that smell good enough to eat from Demeter, Comptoir Sud Pacifique and Aquolina!

Comptoir Sud Pacifique Vanille Coco - 10ml - $24 - with notes of heliotrope, coco milk and Island vanilla which is meant to invoke memories of faraway places but frankly smells to me like baking brownies, which as far as memories go, is a good one!

Available at Sephora and sephora.ca.

Demeter Vanilla Cookie Dough - 30ml - $15 - dense, delicious and full-bodied but without the cloying sweetness that vanilla fragrances can develop. I am a big vanilla fan and just love this one - it smells delicious without being overpowering and I just can't stop smelling my wrist when I wear it!

Available at select Loblaws banner store locations including The Real Canadian Superstore and online at demeterfragrance.com.

Aquolina Pink Sugar Rollerball - 10ml - $23 - a playful blend of vanilla and caramel which was the first sweet scent I ever bought and remains one of my faves! To me it brings to mind the scent of cotton candy and the roller is the perfect thing to bring on the subway with you - end up next to a stinky person, just roll a little on your neck and enjoy candy instead of stench!

Available at Sephora and sephora.ca.

- Lisamarie -

Fragrant Friday - Demeter Chocolate Covered Cherries and other Valentine's Day inspired scents!

If you find fragrances confusing and just want your scents to smell exactly like their name then this is the brand for you! With over 250+ uncannily accurate scents to choose from you can mix and match your fragrance to any mood or occasion.

If you're looking for something sweet and sexy smelling this Valentine's Day check out:

Demeter Chocolate Covered Cherries - 30ml - $15 - smells chocolatey sweet and good enough to eat!

Or check out some other Valentine's Day worthy scents from the Demeter Fragrance Library including: Bulgarian Rose, Redhead In Bed, Devils Food, Between The Sheets and Champagne Brut.

You can also spice up the atmosphere with their Diffuser Oils - 120ml - $25 or spice up a lot more with their  Massage and Body Oil - 60ml - $12 - whatever you choose - your Valentine's Day (or any other day) is sure to smell great!

Available at select Loblaws banner store locations including The Real Canadian Superstore.

- Lisamarie -

Make scents of the season with The Body Shop, Demeter, Philosophy and Avon!

The Body Shop  - as far as I'm concerned the holiday season starts when TBS comes out with their seasonal scents - this year it's Ginger Sparkle and Vanilla Bliss and my favourite, Cranberry Joy - all available in a variety of products and gift sets including: Body Wash - 250ml - $8, Body Polish - 200ml - $19, Shimmer Lotion - 250ml - $12, Body Butter - 200ml - $19, Bath Crystals - 300g - $20, Hand Wash - 240ml - $8, Hand Lotion - 240ml - $6, Lip Balm Dome - $6, Hand Cream - 30ml - $6.

Available in-store and online at www.thebodyshop.ca.

Demeter Christmas Bouquet - 30ml - $15 - featuring green and carnation notes, I fully expected not to be a fan of the scent but was I ever wrong! Slightly spicy it totally reminds me of a Christmas centerpiece full of flowers and evergreens! Bouquets aren't your thing but you still want a seasonal scent? Check out Snow, Gingerbread, Mulled Cider, Christmas Tree, Egg Nog and Mistletoe!

Available exclusively at select Loblaws banner store locations including the Real Canadian Superstore and online at www.DemeterFragrance.com.

Philosophy's Old Fashioned Eggnog Shampoo, Shower Gel & Bubble Bath - 480ml - $21- sweet and spicy it smells just like the real thing! Rather then drinking, use the recipe on the bottle to whip up a batch of the real thing! Other holiday scents available include: Have A Cherry Christmas, Candy Cane, The Gingerbread Man, Christmas Cookie, Peppermint Bark, Hot Buttered Rum and Snow Angel.

Available at Sephora and select Shoppers Drug Mart and The Bay stores.

Avon Red Chocolate Cake Bubble Delight Bubble Bath - 700ml - $9.99 - enjoy all the sweet delight of red chocolate cake including fresh berries and whipped butter cream frosting without all the calories! Make a night of it and luxuriate to the light of a Red Chocolate Cake Candle - $10 - 17.5 hours of burn-time in a frosted glass jar.

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

- Lisamarie -

Tastemakers Lounge 2012 - epitomizes what life is all about - half naked women and cupcakes!

Here's the last in my series of TIFF lounge posts - did I save the best for last? You be the judge!

What kind of lounge would it be with out scantily clad women in sexy lingerie - not any place I'd want to be let me tell you! Thankfully, La Senza was present showing off their new Beyond Sexy Bras and undies with half naked models to demonstrate how it should look on you!

I was ready to put mine on and help out but I didn't want the models to feel bad and inadequate when they saw me in mine...

I've previously expressed my excitement that the Demeter Fragrance Library is back and I got a chance to see the whole line together with so many scents it was hard to pick one but I had to go with Cotton Candy - many years ago when I first discovered the joy that is Demeter you could only get Cotton Candy at their specialty boutique in New York and I desperately wanted it but never managed to get it - a childhood dream has now been fulfilled!

Yorkdale Mall was there with news of their expansion and the new stores coming starting this November including Ann Taylor (!), Kate Spade New York, LOFT, Ted Baker, Diesel and Anthropologie; the face of the fall and winter expansion campaign, Coco Rocha and reminders of all the great stores and services already there including of course Tiffany & Co. - although how I could forget them is beyond me!

Indeed Labs had their whole line on display: Eysilix, Nanoblur, Snoxin, Hydraluron, Okrapeptide and my particular fave: Peptalash - and I was sure to show them the results first hand!

Bobble has made filtering and transporting your water one-step easy!

And what's a party without cake - and these delicious little cupcakes from Le Dolci are so small, I'm almost sure I burned off more calories chewing them then were actually in them! epitomizes

- Lisamarie -

Fragrant Friday - Demeter is back baby!

Not that it ever went away entirely but over the past few years I've found it difficult to find - Sephora carried a few varieties and I occasionally see a bottle or two in random stores here and there but it's not like it was 10 years ago when it seemed like there were endless scents everywhere!

I'm super happy with Demeter's return and they've already had lots of fun launches this year including: Butterscotch, Moonbeam, Daisy, Clean Skin, Black Ginger and the newest one:

Demeter Dragon Fruit - 30ml - $20 - with leafy green notes intertwined with juicy Dragon Fruit, citrus zest and soft floral and wood hints.

And keep an eye out in November for Black Bamboo - bamboo shoots paired with aromatic greens with added touches of ginger that can be worn by both you and the boy!

Launching September 16th at select Loblaws banner store locations including The Real Canadian Superstore and online at www.DemeterFragrance.com

- Lisamarie -

eBeauty.ca - beauty enabling at your service!

Things in life that make me happy: black jelly beans, watching clowns trip and fall (for real, not as part of their act), waking up thinking it's a workday and then realizing it's Saturday and new ways to acquire beauty products! As all of my Canadian friends know, sometimes it's not so easy to get our hands on the things we want. Sephora has made it a bit easier but they do annoying things like discontinue lines and restrict certain products from being sent to Canada so it's not perfect by any means!  Enter eBeauty.ca - they have an amazing selection of cosmetics, skincare, bath & body, hair, fragrance, tools, men's products and gifts - from both new and beloved brands, offer free shipping on orders over $75 (below that regular shipping is $7.95), easy returns and no annoying customs charges!  I need to dive deep and put together a list of all the things I MUST have but here are a few that struck me right off as needing to find a home with me!


3 Custom Color Specialists Lip and Cheek Stain in Lollipop - $28 - I have long admired this line on American blogs!

Butter London Jelly Sheer Colour in Stroppy - $17 - because I just love the word stroppy!

 Paul & Joe Beaute Face Powder in Transparent - $46.20 - haven't been able to find this line in ages!

Pop Beauty Petal Jam - $15.40 - I've been eying this since last summer but hadn't been able to get my hands on it - problem solved!

Demeter Pick-Me-Up Spray in Vanilla Ice Cream - 30ml - $20.90 - yuuuuuuuuuuuuum!

And here's an exclusive offer they have going on right now - $180 worth of products for $45!  Includes:

Faux Patent Cosmetic Organizer Clutch
June Jacobs Ultra Light Citrus Moisturizer (17fl.oz) - valued at $69
Juice Beauty Green Apple Peel for Sensitive Skin (2oz) - valued at $42
stila Eyeshadow Refill Pan in Kitten (0.09oz) - valued at $24
Cargo Multi Mix Bronzer (1.01fl.oz) - valued at $30
Juice Beauty Reflecting Lip Gloss (0.28oz) - valued at $18

Immerse yourself at www.ebeauty.ca

What do you think of the site - any brands in there that you have been itching to get your hands on?

- Lisamarie -