Eye Love Wednesday - affordable brow perfection with Hard Candy, Quo and Rimmel!

Hard Candy Brow Ink 24 HR Brow Stain - $7.98 - in 2 shades: Light/Medium and Medium/Dark - with   a waterproof ink gel formula that sweeps on, instantly darkening and defining brows. Contains henna fruit actives that nourish hair while the longwear ink technology transforms brows to stay in place for 24 hours.

Available exclusively at Walmart stores across Canada.

Quo Precision Brow Pencil - $12 - in 2 shades: Taupe and Brunette - an ultra-slim retractable pencil for precise detailing that makes it easy to draw in individual hairs and a spoolie brush on the other end to keep brows perfectly groomed.

Available exclusively at Shoppers Drug Mart stores across Canada.

Rimmel Brow This Way Brow Sculpting Kit - $8.99 - in 3 shades: Blonde, Mid Brown and Dark Brown - get perfectly defined brows with this shaping and filling kit that includes a powder and wax duo with a long lasting formula that feels lightweight and comfortable all day along with pro brushes that make precise application easy.

Available at drug and mass retailers across Canada.

- Lisamarie -

This week I'm obsessed with... Sephora Hand Masks!

Sephora Hand Mask - $8 - in 3 types that offer different skin-enhancing benefits:

Aloe Vera Hand Mask - provides intense moisture for beautiful hands.
Argan Hand Mask - provides hands with a more even skintone for an antiaging effect.
Avocado Hand Mask - provides intense nutrition that nourishes and soothes hands.

Each pack includes a single pair of non-drip, coated gloves that are pleasant to wear and are quick and easy to use. Unlike other hand related products, the gloves are plenty big enough for those with big hands - if you have small hands like me they flap around a little bit so I fixed this by wearing a pair of winter gloves over them - not only does that help keep them on, the extra layer warms up the cream helping it absorb better - after 15 minutes I am greeted with super soft and moisturized hands and cuticles!

Available at Sephora and sephora.ca.

- Lisamarie -

Mary Kay Perfecting Concealer

Mary Kay Perfecting Concealer -  $17.50 - in 6 shades: Light Ivory, Deep Ivory, Light Beige, Deep Beige, Light Bronze and Deep Bronze - with a creamy, lightweight, long-lasting, crease-proof formula that conceals redness, blemishes, age spots and minor skin imperfections as well as neutralize dark circles beneath the eyes. As well, it contains light-diffusing technology that helps blur the appearance of fine lines and optically correct imperfections.

It has a nice range of shades with one that is even light enough for me and I especially love that that formula is buildable and blendable - so I don't need a different concealer for different issues - and it dries quickly making it easy to conceal and go! My best concealer tip - concealer should go over your foundation - if you put concealer on first you will just wipe it off again when foundation is applied1

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

- Lisamarie -

Quo by Orly Breathable Treatment + Color - with swatches!

Like to let your nails have a break from colour but hate the way your nails look unpolished? Now you can have the best of both worlds with:

Quo by Orly Breathable Treatment + Color - $10.99 - in 18 shades: Barely There, Beauty Essential, Feeling Free, Fresh Start, Give Me A Break, Happy & Healthy, Just Breathe, Light As A Feather, Love My Nails, Nail Superfood, Nourishing Nude, Pamper Me, Pick Me Up, Power-Packed, Rehab, Stronger Than Ever, The Antidote, TLC - with similar technology to contact lenses, it allows oxygen and hydration to pass through, along with a blend of argan oil, vitamin B5 and vitamin C to help promote nail growth, increase nail thickness and help heal damaged nails. And because of the all-in-one product formulation with adhension promoters and shine additives - no base or top coat is needed!

Fresh Start

Just Breathe

TLC

Nourishing Nude

Pamper Me

The Antidote

Two coats gave full overage for all of the shades except for Nourishing Nude which was pretty sheer so needed three. Tiny nailed girls like me will notice that the brush is really wide which makes quick work of polishing although does make it more difficult to get in those tiny missed areas!

Available now exclusively at Shoppers Drug Mart stores across Canada.

- 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 -

Quo Back to School 2016 Collection

Quo Taking Notes Beauty Palette - $32 - a sleek black zip case with pink trim that looks like a three- ring binder but contains 12 eye shadows, 2 eyeliners, 4 blush/bronzers and 4 lip colous along with slots for cards and a cell phone.

Quo Daily Beauty Palette - $42 - includes everything you need to create endless beauty looks with 28 eye shadows, 7 eyeliners and 3 blush shades inside a large, easy-access palette.

Quo Hall Monitor Clutch - $22 - a stylish matte black and patent pink zip case that opens up to four card slots and a coin pocket while the exterior has a phone holder and removable wrist strap.

Quo Get A Grip Magnetic Brush Set - $38 - includes 5 brushes: Powder, Blush, Flat Eyeshadow, Liner Brow and Crease Blender with a magnetic stand - which was specially designed  to organize brushes with the magnetic silicone tips that keep them in place. The suspension system is not only great for display, it also allows the brushes to dry properly after being cleaned.

Available now for a limited time exclusively at Shoppers Drug Mart stores across Canada.

- Lisamarie -

Chanel Le Rouge Collection N°1 - Fall 2016 Makeup Collection

For Fall 2016, Chanel Le Rouge · Collection N°1 explores the abstract and expressive resonances of the colour red while reconfiguring its role in beauty. For her first collection, Global Creative Makeup and Colour Designer, Lucia Pica seeks to transform the traditional role of red, at once celebrating and subverting its classic status as the preeminent colour for lipstick, blush and nail varnish. While still partaking in the search for the iconic and classic in each area of the collection, Pica also confounds expectations and takes the red into unexpected realms, particularly that of eye makeup, evoking emotion and passion here too.

Les 4 Ombres - $68 - in 268 Candeur et Experience - a medley of browns - warm, light and deep - have an idea of innocence subverted in a contrast with a deep brick red.

Illusion D’Ombre Velvet - $41 - in 132 Rouge Contraste - luxurious and sensual matte cream in deep
chocolate brown.
Illusion D’Ombre - $41 - in 128 Rouge Brule - high shine copper orange.

Style Yeux Waterproof - $35 - in 928 Eros - brown burgundy red; and 929 Agape - rich brown with a slight red undertone.

Dimensions Mascara - $41 - in 40 Subversif - aubergine black.

Joues Contraste - $53 - in 320 Rouge Profound - deep brick red.

Rouge Allure - $43 - in 168 Rouge Ingenue - warm and dusty pink beige; and 169 Rouge Tentation - intense red.
Rouge Allure Velvet - $43 - in 56 Rouge Charnel - powerful fire red, 57 Rouge Feu - luminous orange, 58 Roue Vie - deep rosebud; and 59 Rouge Audace - rich chocolate burgundy.

Le Crayon Levres - $33 - in 97 Desir - orange-red; and 98 Seduction - rosebud brick.

Le Vernis Longue Tenue - $32 - in 528 Rouge Puissant - a traditional, powerful and profound red.
Le Vernis Gloss - $32 - in 530 Rouge Radical - a high shine, jelly and transparent vibrant orange-red, that playfully envelopes nails with a liquid fire.

Available now at Chanel counters across Canada including at Hudson's Bay, Murale and Holt Renfrew.

- Lisamarie -

Fullfyl your desire for denser-feeling textured hair with Pureology!

Pureology Fullfyl plumps up colour treated hair to its full potential for luxurious fullness and density with movement, softness and shine.

The 3-step system works in harmony to add luxurious fullness and density and includes:

Shampoo - 250ml - $33; Condition - 250ml - $36; and Densifying Spray - 125ml - $33

Containing texturizing Keravis and densifying PhytoBlend that work inside the hair fiber and on hair's surface to reinforce, thicken and densify while the AntiFade Complex helps keep colour wonderfully vibrant and shiny.

My favourite part is the scent - a signature aromatherapy blend of tropical fruits, jasmine, gardenia and vanilla so hair smells as good as it looks!

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

- Lisamarie -