lip pencils

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 really like how shiny and moist feeling they are and how easy the pencil format makes them to apply - I can see myself picking up a couple more of these!

L'Oréal Youth Code is a new skincare line specifically developed for the 30+ year old crowd whose skin displays the signs of today's hectic lifestyle: stress, fatigue and aging.  Developed to boost skin recovery, the patented GenActiv Technology works to reactivate the skin's repair genes to help recoup its youthful qualities of smoothness, vitality and radiance.  It also improves the ability to defend itself from aggressions and to retain much needed moisture.  The GenActiv Technology is paired with Adenosine, which has now been identified as essential to cellular functioning and fundamental part of DNA that can slow down the effects of aging.
Available in the line:  Rejuvenating Day & Night Cream, Rejuvenating Day Lotion SPF 30, Rejuvenating Eye Cream and Rejuvenating Serum Intense for $29.99 each.  Also coming in a 3-step system set which will have the lotion, cream and eye cream for $42.99.
Clarins Kiss For Life - with the purchase of each Lip Perfector - $20 - Clarins & Shoppers Drug Mart will give $10 to Motherisk - a program of the Hospital for Sick Children - which treats the mother and protects the unborn.
Clarins Vital Light Day - lightweight version - 50ml - $95 - Same great cream as before but in a lighter version that helps to fade melanin spots and bring a youthful brightness to the skin as well as reduce signs of aging.
Clarins Vital Light Day SPF 15 - lightweight version - 50ml - $95
Clarins Vital Light Night - lightweight version - 50ml - $98 - revitalizes the skin during the night and restores deep luminosity, firms the skin and smooths wrinkle so you can wake up to fresher, youthful-looking skin.

People who spend too much time at Shoppers Drug Mart (me) may have noticed that your Quo brushes just got a lot more colourful!  If you love them, don't wait to pick them up - they are limited edition and will just be around for a couple of months!  The price is the same as the regular silver handled brushes and they come in pink, turquoise and purple!
Also new from Quo are Electric Eye Pencils - Spark - crystal white, Fire - warm yellow, Charge - jewel green, Volt - soft pink, Shock - deep purple and Arc - smokey blue & Luminous Gloss Sticks - Star - burnt peach, Glow - coral, Shine - translucent pink, Blaze - cherry red, Flare - burgundy and Flash - plum red - $12
Quo Smokey Eye Shadow Palette - $25 - 7 powder shadows and 1 cream liner - 2 different sets one in purples and earth tones with a bronze cream liner and the other in shades of blues and greys with a silver cream liner.
Marcelle Essentials Foaming Cleansing Gel - 170ml - $14.50 - oil, alcohol, soap and paraben free it's made from ingredients of 100% natural origins and is meant for all skin types.
Marcelle Multi-Colour Face Powder and Powder Blush - $16.95 - one gives you a glowing complexion the other shimmering cheeks.
Marcelle Revival Regeneration Firming + Brightening Cream Serum - 50ml - $34.95 - for mature skin -  face, neck and decollete provides an instant firming and lifting effect and long lasting action against wrinkles.  Reduces the appearance of brown spots, evens out skin tone and gives radiance.  Improves skin elasticity and suppleness while reinforcing and regenerating it.

If you loved the NARS Velvet Matte Lip Pencils but are looking for something shinier for spring, you will be delighted to know that NARS is listening and now available are Velvet Gloss Lip Pencils - $30 - in 6 colours: Baroque - bold raspberry, Happy Days - fresh pink coral with gold shimmer, New Lover - strawberry pink laced with gold, Frivolous - iridescent seashell pink, Hopi - honey beige, Club Mix - sheer grape.  I think the whole lip pencil idea is brilliant and my little tip is to stick them in the fridge for a bit before sharpening - makes it so much easier and mess free!

There is even a short film to go with the launch featuring Canadian Heather Marks:


The product looks amazing on her, although really with the way the girl looks, dirt would look amazing on her!

You can pick up your very own Velvet Gloss Lip Pencil at Sephora, Holt Renfrew or Murale - have you tried lip pencils before and if so, what's your verdict on them?