Avon Ultra Color Bold Lipstick - with swatches!

Avon Ultra Color Bold Lipstick - $10 - in 8 shades: Rose Punch, Hi-Def Plum, Bold Bordeaux, Magenta Flash, Fearless Fuchsia, Coral Burst, Ruby Shock and Power Plum - which offer 50% more pigment packed into every stick for intense, saturated, bold colour that stays-true and vivid for hours of long-last wear.

Rose Punch 

Fearless Fuchsia - for everyone who has ever asked me to recommend a true bubblegum pink, this is it!

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

- Lisamarie -

Eye Love Wednesday - kajal liners from Maybelline, Physicians Formula and L'Oréal!

If you like to line the inner rim of your eye but you've never tried a kajal before, then you are missing out my friend! Kajals are truly the easiest, gentlest and most stay-put way of colouring the waterline and getting that inner-eye intensity we crave! Here are a few must-trys:

Maybelline Master Kajal - $11.99 - in 4 shades: Onyx Rush, Charcoal Skies, Midnight Brown and Navy Night - with a cone tip applicator, cream stick waterproof formula infused with luxurious oriental oils and intense kohl pigments to provide a bold smoldering line and all day wear.

Physicians Formula Shimmer Strips Custom Eye Enhancing Kohl Kajal Eyeliner Trio New Nudes - $14.79 - in: Natural Nude - mocha, natural & black and Warm Nude - bronze, copper & black - custom trios to create the perfect glam nude look. With a 100% waterproof, hypoallergenic and paraben-free formula containing highly concentrated pigments for instant drama that makes eyes pop!

L'Oréal Color Riche Le Kajal - $10.99 - in 3 shades: Black, Brown and Purple - with ultra-concentrated pigments for intense colour, together with a conical shape and rich texture, result in a variety of possible looks. From a precise line at the root of lashes to a mysterious smokey effect around the lash line, your eyes will look deeper, darker and mesmerizing.


All are available now at drug and mass retailers across Canada.

- Lisamarie -

The Body Shop Wild Argan Oil Collection - for skin that glows!

The Body Shop introduces a new line of bath and body products enriched with handpicked Community Fair Trade wild argan oil from Morocco that aims to add radiance to your skin!

I don't find it has a strong scent, it's light with a sweet hint to it almost like honey, so if you aren't a "fragrancey" person then you probably won't find this overwhelming.

Body Butter - 200ml - $20 - with a buttery texture that leaves skin feeling soft and smooth for 24 hours.

The Radiant Oil - 125ml - $20 - a rich, dry oil with a satin touch that can be used on the body and hair

Bubbling Bath - 250ml - $12 - fills your tub with rich, plentiful fragrant bubbles to leave skin feeling softer and smoother.

Rough Scrub - 200ml - $20 - lifts away dead skin cells and helps stimulate the skin's surface to leave skin smooth and soft.

Body Lotion - 250ml - $12 - offers lightweight, easily absorbed moisture with a non-greasy finish.

Shower Gel - 250ml - $9 - for lather-rich cleansing that is soap free so won't dry out your skin.

Massage Soap - 150g - $6 - cleanse and massage all in one go.

Miracle Solid Oil - 50g - $14 - 70% solid oil with a rich texture for body and hair.

Solid Oil Lips - 20ml - $6

This is another line your can feel good about buying and using - The Community Fair Trade partner is the Targanine Cooperative from Morocco, a local cooperative created by women, for women to help find buyers for their argan oil and invests in social projects such as school rooms for children and adult learning, creches, doctor's visits and micro loan facilities.

Available now at The Body Shop stores across Canada and online at www.thebodyshop.ca.

- Lisamarie -

This week I'm obsessed with... Aveeno Positively Ageless Skin Strengthening Hand Cream!

You know the booth at the Ex where you pay $5 to have them guess your age or weight and if they can't guess correctly, you win a prize? I just recently found out one of the tricks they use to guess women's age - they look at the neck and hands - even women who are religious about the skincare routine on their face usually stop at the neck and never even think about their hands - so that's where your age will first start to show!

Since I don't want some carny guessing that I'm actually 24 and not 18 I have been slathering on:

Aveeno Positively Ageless Skin Strengthening Hand Cream - 76ml - $9.47 - has been clinically shown to moisturize for 24 hours with a formulation containing Active Naturals featuring southernwood extract, a natural antioxidant, which helps bind water to skin and works to help fortify the skin's moisture barrier, leaving it feeling stronger and more resilient. With regular use, the skin's moisture barrier can be improved, leaving skin healthier and younger looking.

Available now at food, drug and mass retailers across Canada.

My other hand trick, after I apply anti-aging serum to my face, I wipe the excess on the backs of my hands so that they can enjoy the same benefits - and of course I make sure I am using sunscreen on them too!

- Lisamarie -

Avon Foot Works Toasted Macadamia Nut Collection

Just because it's almost time to shove your tootsies back into heavy winter boots for the foreseeable future is no reason not to take care of them while they're there - this way you'll have a fighting chance that they'll come out resembling something somewhat human next spring - my top pick for super-soft feet:

Avon Foot Works Toasted Macadamia Nut Collection - pamper your feet with moisture-rich macadamia nut oil and the delicious, sweet scent of macadamia, almond blossom and vanilla.

Available in the collection:

Relaxing Foot Soak - 100ml - $7.99 - relieves tired,a dry feet while softening and hydrating rough, dry skin.

Exfoliating Scrub - 100ml - $7.99 - with crushed macadamia shells that gently buff away dry skin, leaving feet feeling refreshed and smooth.

Moisturizing Cream - 100ml - $7.99 - offers 24 hour moisturization with a super-hydrating cream that smoothes and softens rough, dry skin.

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

- Lisamarie -

Oils your hair will love from Weleda, Pantene, OGX and Schwarzkopf Professional!

Weleda Rosemary Hair Oil - 50ml - $17.99 - a deep-conditioning treatment that restores moisture, softens split ends and adds radiant shine as it penetrates. With organic rosemary leaf extract to help strengthen dry, damaged hair, while organic burdock root extract revitalizes and nourishes hair and scalp. Use daily or as needed for softer, smoother, more manageable hair from root to tip. For an immediate difference in hair’s appearance, use as an overnight replenishment treatment. Massage a small amount into scalp and brush through to ends. Wash out in the morning and style as usual.

Available at Whole Foods, Planet Organic and selected natural independent health foods stores as well as online at weleda.ca and well.ca.

Pantene Pro-V Expert Collection Advanced+ Keratin Repair KeraGloss Oil Mist - 100ml - $10.99 - designed to fight 5 facets of damage including: split ends, frizz, dullness, dryness and rough feel. Wraps your hair, which is made mostly of keratin, with a protective layer to help restore its surface to a healthy looking, smooth condition while it repairs hair to add brilliant shine for 48 hours of continuous shine.

Available at drug and mass retailers across Canada.

OGX Renewing Argan Oil Of Morocco Weightless Healing Dry Oil - 118ml - $ $9.99 - an ultra-light oil that infuses hair with a sheer veil of shine, giving a multifaceted glow. The heat of your blow dryer infuses it into the hair shaft and when used on dry hair it adds shine and controls frizz.

Available now at Shoppers Drug Mart, Walmart and Target stores across Canada.

Schwarzkopf Professional BC Bonacure Hairtherapy Oil Miracle Light Finishing Treatment - 100ml - $35 - with a lightweight, non-greasy formula that contains botanical marula oil to nourish the hair. Won't weigh down even fine hair while adding style, smooth control and extra shine.

Available at fine salons across Canada.

- Lisamarie -

GOSH Stardust Nail Lacquer - with swatches!

GOSH Stardust Nail Lacquer - $7 - in 3 shades: Stardust, Million Stars and Night Sky - with a pearly, shiny sparkly finish.

Stardust

Million Stars

Night Sky

Available exclusively at Shoppers Drug Mart.

- Lisamarie -

Mascara Monday - Yves Rocher Volume Elixir Mascara

Yves Rocher Volume Elixir Mascara - $22 - available in black, blue and brown - combines a volumizing texture with Hibiscus peptides that reinforce and repair lashes.

Available at Yves Rocher stores and online at www.yvesrocher.ca.

With a formula that visibly thickens lashes without weighing them down and guarantees impeccable wear all day long. Its conical brush with double fibers allows for a very precise application of the mascara. The slightly more rigid fiber grabs the lashes from base to tip to better define them.

For lashes that are coated and perfectly separated in one sweep with immediate clump free volume and a precise application on the inner and outer corners of the eye as well as lower lashes.

The colour is nice and rich and I like the size of the brush but as you can see when my eyes are closed, the formula does clump a bit on the ends

- Lisamarie -