eyeliners

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)

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

I'm a fan of all things cute so I could like this collection a lot!  Not quite sure how wearable it will be, I'll have to see it in person to determine that!
Mineralize Blush - $27.50
Miss Behave - light beige with pearly mint green heart
Giggly - light pink with pearly plum heart
Sakura - lavender with pearly magenta heart


Nail Lacquer - $17
Little Girl Ty;e - creamy pale lavender
Ice Cream Cake - creamy blue pink
Mischievous Mint - creamy pale blue mint

Lash  - #7 Lash - $17

Lipstick - $17.50
Playing Koi - creamy white peach pink (satin)
Quite Cute - creamy bright whitened lavender (cremesheen)
Saint Germain - clean pastel pink (amplified)
Candy Yum-yum - matte neon ink (matte)
Play Time - creamy intense violet (cremesheen)

Plushglass - $22
Bubble Tea - creamy pink nude
Fashion Fanatic - creamy pale pink
Girl <3 Boy - bright light blue pink
I <3 U - creamy mid-tone purple

Lip Pencil - $15.50
Naked Liner - light neutral
In Synch - bright yellow pink
Boldly Bare - dirty red brown

Penultimate Eye Liner - $21
Rapidblack - true black

Loud Lash Mascara - $17
Noisy Black - black

Zoom Lash Mascara - $17
Zoom Black - rich black

Cutie Eye Shadow X4 - $43
Goody Goody Gum Drop - light white pink (satin)
Boycrazy - pale lavender with silver pearl (lustre)
Moshi Moshi! - pale white green gold (frost)
Azuki Bean - mid-tone dirty violet (frost)

Available at your MAC counter today - Do your lunchtime plans involve checking this out? I'm thinking the polishes and the eyeshadow quad could be calling my name...I also like the look of the blushes, just not sure about the colour combos!

I have been waiting for this collection to show up and it finally appeared at my Shoppers this past weekend!  So pretty and colourful, it was worth the wait!
Face Powder - $12.49 - love this!  Especially love that there are plastic dividers between the colour so that they won't all crumble together as you use it up.  The pink is pretty bright though, I don't think I would use this all over my face being fair, but I did try it on my cheeks and it gave me a subtle rosy glow that was very flattering!
Custom Quad Compact - $6.99 - to fill up with your - Mono Eyeshadow - $5.49 - Dollywood - pink, Airhead - violet, Reverie - bright blue, Dayglow - yellow/lime
Smudge Liner - $10.49 - Chichi Girl - pink - I don't think pink eyeliner is the colour for me - I have visions of looking like an albino bunny, but ladies with more colour in their skin will be able to get away with this!
Glitterama - $9.99 - Pom Pom - purple, Majorette - turquoise
Le Gloss - $9.49 - Babydoll - pink, Missy Miss - peach - I am a fan of this gloss, shiny without being sticky -I especially love the peach colour!

What products have you already scored or are planning on getting from the line?

A million apologizes for getting this posted so late - for some reason I thought I had already posted it and then when I was looking back for a pic of the eyeshadow, I realized it was still in the draft box - Bad Me!  It would be a shame to miss out on it too - this is a super cute collection that Elizabeth Arden has put out for spring - sit back and enjoy - unless you've bought everything already in which case, tell me all about it!
Color Intrigue Eyeshadow Quad - $30 - Limited Edition - Blue Breeze - coordinated hues of blue.
Color Intrigue Eyeshadow Quad - $30 - Limited Edition - Golden Lilac - with shades ranging from the softest lavender to midnight grey.
Smoky Eyes Powder Pencil - $16 - in Black Violet or Blue Sky - long wearing cream pencil with a soft, powder finish

Pure Finish Mineral Cheekcolor - $28 - in Sun-kissed Rose or Sun-kissed Coral - a microlight mineral cheek colour to give your cheeks a healthy, natural looking glow.  Comes with its own mini angles kabuki brush for perfect application.  Better yet, it's oil, talc and fragrance free!
High Shine Lip Gloss  - $15 - Tropicoral - for a brilliant shine!

Also available is:
Pure Finish Mineral Bronzing Powder - $38 - in Medium - includes a mini folding kabuki brush that fits into compact.
Ceramide Lash Extending Tretment Mascara - $20 - in black or brown
Face Powder Brush with Folding Mini Face Brush - $28

Available at The Bay, Sears, Shoppers Drug Mart, Pharma Plus, London Drugs and Jean Coutu

Have you checked out the collection and what do you think?

With Jeanius MAC has come up with one super creepy beauty picture and one lust worthy collection - Kudos to you MAC!  Check out the limited edition goodness:


Eye Shadow - $23.50 - these are what I am most lusting after!
White jeanius - white with silver pearl
Diva in Distress - mid-tone grey with silver pearl
Motorhead - mid-tone dirty blue with copper pearl
Stovepipe Black - black with copper pearl
Lipstick - $17.50
Acid Washed - grayish beige with gold pearl
Riveting Rose - deep burgundy with blue pearl
Pretty Please - pale pink pearl
Lipglass - $17.50
Painted On - grayish beige with gold pearl
Indigo Pink - deep burgundy with blue pearl
Docile - chrome pink peach with gold
Powder Blush - $23.50
Overdyed - bright magenta (satin)
Pink Cult - mid-tone dirty neutral pink (matte)
Nail Lacquer - $17 - I also have my eye on these!
Biker Blue - black base with purple and blue pearl
Frayed to Order - white matte with soft pink duochrome pearl
Penultimate Eye Liner - $21
Rapidblack - true black
Penultimate Brow Marker - $21

On counters and online www.maccosmetics.com March 3rd.

I was happy to see displays of lots of new GOSH items (I also noticed some stuff being discontinued at really great prices so keep an eye out for that):



Intense Lip Colour - $15 - Fuchsia, Blossom, Salsa, Nude and Red - provides a dynamic, long lasting colour like a lipstick while adding moisture and shine like a gloss.  Paraben and preservative free.


















Defining Brow Gel - $15 - a transparent gel that helps control your brow shape.  Can be worn alone or layered over brow pencils or powders.

Brow Kit - $20 - contains three brown powder shades that are easy to blend and match, a wax cream to fix and shape that can be worn alone or on top of brow pencils or powders, an applicator and brush and a built in mirror.


Intense Lashes Lengthening Mascara - $15 - a special waterproof formula designed to resist tears, sweat and rain and is clump proof so it won't smudge.  It also contains natural waxes that strengthen and condition lashes.  With a special nylon brush that separates lashes and makes them appear fuller.




2 Step Mascara - $17 - One side is a transparent nourishing serum containing cotton peptide and panthenol that rejuvenates and moisturizes while volumizing each individual lash.  Can be used during the day as a base coat underneath the mascara or before you go to bed at night as a serum; the other side is a coloured mascara that binds to the serum, resulting in intense colour and extreme length.


Velvet Touch Eye Liner - $14 - Pure Natural and Pink Darling - they have deep colour pigmentation and are 100% waterproof.  Contain vitamin E and jojoba oil to create a creamy texture that nourishes the skin while keeping liner looking fresh all day.


Velvet Touch Lipstick - $17 - Cappuccino and Shocking Coral - intense, long lasting colour and shine.


Natural Touch Foundation - 30ml - $24 - in 6 colours: Golden, Honey, Ivory, Pearl, Sand and Vanilla - a lightweight foundation that is almost invisible on the skin yet still provides complete coverage.  Skin will look radiant with organic sweet almond oil that moisturizes and nourishes your skin, Vitamin A and E that reduce the formation of free radicals and mineral pigments that unify skin tone, creating a natural and flawless look.