Benefit

Girl Meets Pearl - $34 - a luminous liquid illuminator for your face that you can wear with makeup or on its own.  Contains raspberry and chamomile for soothing, sweet almond seed for firming and smoothing, sesame seed oil for moisturizing.

I have been using a bit of this over my foundation on my cheek and brow bones and I'm a fan - best part, it smells like raspberries!  I tried using it allover and it would start off looking good but would end up looking greasy in my oily areas so I now avoid using it there.










Magic Ink - $24 - a jet-black, non-irritation, smudge proof liquid eyeliner with a really thin brush that I expect liquid eyeliner expects will appreciate - that expert would not be me because if there is a bigger spaz out there then me when it comes to liquid eyeliner, I would like to meet her! 

Of course Benefit has a solution to my problem of not being able to draw a straight line - the jimmy jimmy DOT technique - you are supposed to say the phrase out loud as you move along your upper lash line and every time you say DOT, you make a dot of black line in between your lashes.  Space out the dots for natural looking volume or dot closely together and connect for a slim sleek liquid line.  I was a little skeptical at my ability to do this but it actually worked for me - when I have dots to connect, I can actually draw a line!






Prrrowl - $32 - a double ended tube with a sparkling peacock-blue iridescent mascara topcoat on one end and a shimmering pink lip gloss on the other

The lip gloss is okay, nothing exciting on it's own I like it much better layered over a deeper lipstick - the mascara on the other end is amazing!  If you've ever thought about doing coloured mascara but thought it might be too much wear this on it's own, you get a little bit of colour and sparkle.  If you want something more dramatic, wear it over your usual black mascara - so pretty!

This is the kind of thing that I wish had been around in my clubbing days - so cute and so portable!

You can get your Benefit fix at selected Shoppers Drug Marts, Murale, Holt Renfrew, Sephora and online at www.benefitcosmetics.com

Benefit Finding Mr. Bright - $40 - I just love that Benefit keeps coming out with these kits - not only do they give you a chance to try out smaller sizes of the products before committing yourself to something full-size, they are also great sizes for throwing in your purse or for traveling!

The kit contains four complexion brighteners in a deluxe mini size:

Erase Paste - brightening camouflage that erases the look of flaws - great for dark circles!
Girl Meets Pearl - golden-pink liquid pearl for an allover lit-from-within glow that you can wear on top of your makeup or alone.
Posie Tint - poppy-pink tinted lip & cheek stain that can be layered for more intense colour or not for a more natural look.
High Beam - luminescent complexion enhancer and a liquid spotlight for your cheekbones, brow bones and bridge of your nose.

All packed in an adorable case with a mirror! Available at Sephora, Shoppers Drug Mart Beauty Boutiques, Murale and select Holt Renfrew locations now.

For yourself or a gift, mini fragrance sets are a chance to try out lots of different fragrances without having to commit to one right away - it's like dating for your nose!

Lavanila Healthy Deluxe Mini Roller Ball Set - $40 - 5ml roller balls of: Vanilla Lavender, Pure Vanilla, Vanilla Coconut and Vanilla Grapefruit - this is a great set if you know someone who travels - 5ml goes through airport security easily!  They will also appreciate that they are free of any harsh and possibly toxic chemicals!  Available from The Shopping Channel - www.theshoppingchannel.com and Sephora.
Benefit Crescent Row Set - $42 - 10ml fragrances of: Eva - citrus floral, Rita - fruity green, Carmella - floral vanilla and LeeLee - woody floral. Available at Sephora, Shoppers Drug Mart Beauty Boutiques, Murale and select Holt Renfrew stores across Canada.
Mariah Carey Lollipop Bling Set - $84 - 30ml fragrances of: Mine Again, Ribbon and Honey.
Ralph Lauren - The Big Pony Collection - $49 - 15ml fragrances of all four ponies.  The boy needs to smell good too!  Mine will wear whatever I put in front of him but if yours is a little more picky - give him some choice and confuse the hell out of him - they all smell good, he'll never be able to choose!

Can you believe that Christmas is exactly one month away - crazy!  We may not have finished all of our shopping for our other families but our blog family is super important so your present is picked and packed, all you need to do now is win it!  It was quite a task deciding what to get you so we just picked all of our favourite products from the last year - we hope they are or will become your favourites too!  With over $500 worth of makeup - it's going to be a happy holiday for one lucky person!  Here's what we got you:

In February we fell in love with a new lipstick from Chanel so you get a Chanel Rouge Coco in 05 Mademoiselle!

In September the YSL Rock & Baroque collection captured our hearts so you get the Touche Eclat & Manicure Couture - duo vernis couleur - No 4 Duo-Y-Cone!

Just last month shu uemura presented an Abracadabra Fantasy  - you get the lip duo tint & gloss in love apricot!

March gave us Lancome Juicy Tubes 100% Nautral Origin so you get two in Sheerfully Sweet & Blushing Beauty!

September gave us Benefit - Girl Meets Pearl and we want you to meet her too!

In October Pür Minerals brought up two wonderful sets - Earthly Treasures and Heavenly Delights and you get them both!

June was when Lise Watier Feline Waterproof Mascara HD & Feline Eyeliner HD  take them, they're yours!

In November we were introduced to Bourjois Sweet Kiss Lipstick so you get one in 44 Praline Distingue & an Effet 3D Lipgloss in 15 Rose Arctic!

August brought us the OPI Swiss Collection Nail Lacquer so you get Color So Hot It Berns & From A To Z-urich!

In November we gave you an alternative to lipstick with Vasanti Tinted Lipbalm and we want you to try Columbia!

September introduced us to the Mary Kay Metro Chic Collection -  we want you to have aVinyl Lip Shine in Attitude & Be Radiant Baked Powder in Dusk!

September gave us and we want you to have the mark. on the dot Eye Color Compact & lip to be square Lip Tint in sheer rose!

August brought us Avon Anew Youth Awakening Eyeshadow & Primer Kit so you get two in shimmering dusk & spring green!

In June we met LuMESH Lipgloss so you get Magaly!

We don't even need to ask if it's worth winning so here's how it works:

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Stila Holiday Lip glaze Set - Limited Edition - $33 - contains the bestselling classics: Kitten, Grapefruit, Apricot and Guava, as well as four new shades: Blush - creamy rose, Majesty - deep berry, Merry Merry - sparkling red and Seashell - shimmering lilac - I have a soft spot for Stila lip glazes, the Grapefruit lip glaze is the first piece of high end makeup that my now husband ever gave me as a gift - I know, awwwwwwww... What I like about this years set is that they've included some brighter colours and still kept the best sheerer ones (kitten and grapefruit)!  Available at Sephora and select Shoppers Drug Mart stores.
Benefit All You Need Is Gloss - $30 - includes 3 double ended glosses in: I'm with the band - golden pink shimmer, Almost famous - copper penny, Life on the A list - bubble gum pink, Who are you wearing? - passion fruit pink, Back to the Fuchsia - sparkling fuchsia, 24K - sexy gold - I'm a big fan of double ended glosses for the whole saving space in the purse aspect!  Available at Sephora, Shoppers Drug Mart Beauty Boutiques, Murale and select Holt Renfrew stores across Canada.
- 0.14 oz Smashbox Lip Enhancing Gloss in Tease
- 0.1 oz Too Faced Glamour Gloss in Sex Pot
- 0.23 oz Sephora Collection Super Shimmer in Pink Ballerina
- 0.23 oz Sephora Collection Super Shimmer in Rusted Rose
- 0.09 oz Tarte Vitamin-Infused Lipgloss in 40 Winks
- 0.10 oz Cover FX Mint Glaze Lip Gloss
- 0.11 oz Lorac Multiplex 3D Lip Gloss in Cliché
- 0.14 oz Smashbox Lip Enhancing Gloss in Radiant
- 0.1 oz/0.11 oz Tarte Rise & Shine Lip Gloss and Stain in Cherry
- 0.15 oz Buxom Lips in Roxanne