Winter 2010

The shu uemura 2010 Christmas Collection is a collaboration with Japanese artist Aya Takano and she has done a great job of giving the collection the funky, urban feel that I love about shu!  Luckily she picked cute animals for the girls to kiss in the artwork, otherwise I might find it all a bit disturbing...
Reindeer Kiss xxxx Eye and Cheek Palette - $85 - inspired by the colours of a frosty winter land covered in crystalline snow that sparkles in the light.
Bowwow! Magic Queen Eye and Cheek Palette - $85 - a warm-toned palette for a peaceful holiday season.
Blush Tint - Miracle Cherry - $30 - a lightweight gel blush to instantly add a natural glow to your cheeks.
Lip Duo Tint & Gloss - Love Apricot - coral beige tint and apricot gloss with gold and silver glitter or Harmony Pink - girly pink tint and vibrant fuchsia gloss - $45 - enjoy the matte finish of the tint alone, or add gloss to amp up a shine!

Paint Crayon - Sparkly Purple  - dark purple with sparkly gold glitters - $30 - waterproof, long-lasting and creamy mechanical pencil allows you to draw a defined line that can be blended easily right after application.

High Performance Balancing Cleansing Oil Advanced Formula - $37 - shu uemura's signature cleansing oil.  A gentle formula for moisturized, balanced, petal-soft skin.  Cleanses gently and maintains the skin's moisture balance with Advanced HPO system, Asian botanical oils such as Camellia Oil and Ginger Root Oil.  Leaves skin feeling comfortably balanced and petal soft with a fresh and sensuous aroma.

Peace & Harmony Mini Brush Set - $85 - they're cute and pink, what more can I say?!
Magical Windfalls - $36 - easy-to-wear partial lashes in black with some pieces pre-decorated with glittery and shiny magical hear and star symbols for cute accent.
Premium False Eyelashes - $75 - a dreamy pair of cutomizable eyelashes!  With a variety of abracadabra symbol stickers enclosed, create your very own pair of lases for the festive season.

The holiday collection season really starts for me when MAC puts theirs out and I am loving everything this year!  I will definitely be running to my MAC counter tomorrow at lunch to check it all out in person - until then, admire the pretty pictures!

Lipstick - $16.50
Cut a Caper - mid-tone peachy pink (lustre)
The Faerie Glen - pale neutral pink (lustre)
Deepest Wish - deep creamy reddish brown (amplified)
Full Fuchsia - bright blue fuchsia (amplified)
Courting Lilac - sheer lilac mauve with soft gold pearl (glaze)

Dazzleglass Creme - $21.50
Radiant Jewels - dark sparkly magenta
Soft Dazzle - mid-tone peach pink with gold pearl
Passing Fancy - bright orange coral with soft pearl
Lightly Prancing - light peach with gold pearl
Gone Romancin' - mid-tone lavender with multi-dimensional pearl











Eye Shadow - $23.50
Golden Crown - light gold with bronze tartan striping
A Wish Come True - dirty mauve with bubblegum pink tartan striping
Follow Your Fantasy - mid-tone peach with chocolate tartan striping
Enviably Fun - grass green with dark green tartan striping
Semi-Precious - aubergine with chocolate tartan striping
Glamora Castle - dark grey with teal tartan striping

Pigment - $23.50
Later - black with transforming purple pearl (frost)
Moonlight Night - blackened teal with teal pearl (frost)
A Family Crest - blackened bronze with bronze pearl (frost)

Pearlglide Intense Eye Liner - $17.50
Petrol Blue - deep navy with pearl
Black Line - black with gold pearl
Undercurrent - teal with pearl
Black Swan - black with pearl
Lord It Up - bronze with pearl

Zoom Fast Black Lash - $16.50 - deepest black

Powder Blush - $22
Her Blooming Cheek - very bright iridescent blue pink (satin)
My Highland Honey - bright coral with soft gold pearl (satin)

Nail Lacquer - $15.50
Sly as a Fox - creamy mid-tone russet/burnt red (cream)
Style Clan - dark taupe with red pearl (frost)

Two of our favourite Givenchy fragrances have been reinterpreted to capture the magic and beauty of winter.  Inspired by the warm woodsy scents of cedar and sandalwood, the D'Hiver collection is meant to create a perfect winter's mood: cozy, mellow and enchanting.  Even the bottles themselves have been winterized with a frosty nuance that gives a snowy effect.

Very Irrésistible Givenchy Winter Sandalwood - 50ml EDP - $84 - an infusion of coolness, with mellow glowing warmth from fiery woodnotes:  top notes - magnolia leaves, black currant bud and star anise, heart notes - rose infused with crystalline nuances, base notes - Virginia cedar, Atlas cedar wood and sandalwood

Ange ou Démon Le Secret Winter Cedar Wood - 50ml EDP - $84 - sensuous and luminous, with captivating warm smoky-wood aromas:  top notes - cranberry and green tea, heart notes - sambac jasmine, base notes - Gaiac wood, Atlas cedar wood and sandalwood.  - I am loving this one, it smells warm and a little fruity - a perfect winter fragrance!

Available November 1st at select Bay stores for a limited time.

Glamourous Eye Shadow - $14 - available in Black, Navy Blue, Petrol and Violet

Velvet Touch Eye Liner - $14 - available in Denim Blue, Denim Grey and Classic Grey

Extreme Length Coloured Mascara - $15 - available in Grey, Blue and Purple

Effect Powder - $14 - Psychedelic - add some drama to your look with this shimmering powder that can be used anywhere!

Velvet Touch Eye Primer - $20 - don't let all that hard work crease and smudge - apply this before your shadow to make it last all night!

Intense Lip Colour - $15 - available in Red and Pink Beige- love the mirror on the case, so smart!

Glamour Body Glitter - $22 - if this is the same as the one that came out last year then I highly recommend  - the glitter is very fine and it gives you the perfect amount of shimmer.  The gel base is light and not sticky or greasy.

Nail Lacquer - $7 - Miss Grey and Midnight Blue

Nail Art - $4 - add instant glam with these rhinestone nail stickers!

I really like the collections that Annabelle has been coming out with lately - great colours at even better prices makes it easy to stay on trend without breaking the bank!
Dome Face Powder - $12.99 - Nox - a nice brightener without glitter, just a bit of shimmer
Multi Dome Shadow - $14.99 - Midnight - bright blue, black, sliver, light blue, Insomnia - gold, green, lavender, purple, Disturbia - burgundy, teal, rust, brown - the pictures do NOT do the colours justice - especially Midnight, which I absolutely love! These would also make great stocking stuffers for your makeup obsessed teen!

Glitterama Liquid Eyeliner - $9.99 - Dark Angel - black glitter, Night Light - white glitter - wear it alone if you want a subtle look or layer it over your eyeliner for more drama!
Rouge Velours - $7.99 - Hypnotic - a great nude colour if you like to do a dramatic eye with a pale mouth.

Marcelle continues to impress me with their seasonal collections - the packaging is so cool and  they really seem to have their finger on the pulse of current trends and can deliver it at such a great price point that everyone can participate!  I love blues and purples so I'm all about this one!
Graphic Face Pressed Powder - $14.95 - Prismatic Neutrals - four harmonized hues to give your winter blah skin some glow.  As a pale faced person, I was pleased to see this one give me a bit of colour to go with the glow - and I especially like that it really is glow and not sparkle!
Graphic Eye Shadow Quad - $11.95 - Dimensional Blue and Dimensional Mauve - four harmonized versatile hues to create lots of different looks!  I love the look of these compacts and as someone who has never used up an eyeshadow in her life, the design is fine for me - but keep in mind if you are the sort of person who does use one up, because there are no barriers between the colours, as you use up the compact the colours will eventually crumble together!  But because of the price and the good quality of Marcelle shadows, I am still calling this one a good buy!
Rouge Xpression Lipstick - $11.95 - from the new lipstick line comes two new colours available only in this collection - Delightful - dark rose with blue undertones - I love cool based colours and this one looks great on me, swatch to come soon; or Curious - creamy earth-tone - if you like nudes, you will probably like this one - I don't really do nude so I can't give any sort of useful feedback for it.

If you've been looking for a holiday collection that really does make you think about holiday parties, look no further, everything you need to glam yourself up for one is right here!
Jingle Belle Eyeshadow Palette - Limited Edition - $38 - beautiful rich jewel tones with a really pretty shimmer - this palette reminds me a lot of the Dior Jewel Eyeshadow Palette (I lost my mind trying to get both of them) - except the Dior one turned out to be disappointing because the shimmer was only on the top layer, the rest of the shadow turned out to be matte!  No such worry with this palette, the shimmer goes all the way through - I did really vicious things to the tester just to verify that!  The palette itself is covered with shiny crystally things and you know sparkly things make me happy!

Mine D'Or Shimmering Dust - Limited Edition - $35 - these golden nuggets can be applied anywhere from head to toe!  Mix them with your gloss or dust all over with a fluffy blush for a holiday glow!
Crystal Tattoo made with Swarovski Elements - Limited Edition -$12 - use the whole design together or cut apart to create your own design!  You can even use a little eyelash glue and glue to your lashes!
Divine Lash & Line Duo - $20 - two new additions to the regular line in Or and Vert D'Or.  Can be used as both a liquid liner and then the clever little ridges on the side of the applicator also let you use it as a mascara!
Duo Shadow & Glitter - $25 - in 3 colours: Smokey Silver, Golden Taupe, Opalescent - a new addition to the regular collection, it's a cream eyeshadow on top which screws off to reveal a sparkly loose powder to be used alone or together!
Nail Lacquer - Limited Edition - $12 - Violet Doré or Rouge Braise - polishes from Lise Watier are a treat for me - they aren't part of the regular line so when they appear, it's usually a colour worth looking at.  I also really like that their polishes come in small bottles, since I can never actually use one up before they go bad!
Lip Kiss Crayon Gloss - $18 - 3 new colours: Rose Intense, Melon Twist, Rouge Flamenco - I fell in love with these in the summer so I'm really happy to see new ones - all colours I covet.  And it's just such a convenient way to put on gloss!  Here's my tip for sharpening though, put it in the fridge first to harden it, it will make it so much easier to get a good clean sharpening.

Rouge Plumpissimo - $20 - a new red colour - Rouge Braise - is added to the lip plumping line just in time for the holidays!