Product Love | MAC Cosmetics - Deep & Vampy Lips

Vampy lipsticks used to be a look that I stayed away from. I typically seen Models rocking it on the runway. In the last few years, these darker hues are everywhere! Everyone is loving and happily wearing these dark, yet bold vampy lips!

In my mind, MAC Cosmetics has done a great job on creating a plethora of shades for your inner vamp! There are a million shades to choose from, but I picked my Top 3 below:

1. Smoked Purple Lipstick - Deep Eggplant Purple | Finish: Matte
2. Media Lipstick - Intense Reddish Purple | Finish: Satin
3. Amorous Lipstick - Lovestruck Cranberry | Finish: Satin

In later posts, I will be sharing these lipsticks with a full makeup look, but for now, take a look at these beautifully rich shades!

The Satin shades are super smooth to wear. The Matte finish is a true matte, therefore if you want a more moisturized feeling, apply a bit of Vaseline before you put the Matte finish on. Again, I love to find shades that will work on my skin tone (deep warm brown) and my medium toned lips, and these look awesome!

Be sure to check this sexy trio of shades when you visit your MAC store soon! 

Beauty Look | #FOTD/#MOTD Yellow & Plum Lips

I am obsessed with dark lips, funny because there was a time when all I EVER wore were Nude lipsticks or brown tone lips.  I found that Yellow and Plum look really gorgeous together in fashion and work beautifully for makeup as well!

Even though I used bright yellow and a darker plum hue on the eyes, the look is very wearable and would look perfect for the season or if you want to switch up from the everyday or dramatic smokey eye.

Here is what I used to put this look together:

Eyes

Coastal Scents 88 Matte Palette - Yellows on lid and Warm Plums on the Crease (See Pic)

Vasanti Cosmetics Liquid Liner in Cleopatra

Giorgio Armani Eyes to Kill Mascara

Giorgio Armani Eye Pencil in #12 Smudged into Lower Lashline

MAC Eye Pencil in Smoulder in the Waterline

Giorgio Armani Eye & Brow Maestro in Wedgwood for the Brows

Face

Luminous Silk Foundation in #6.5

Fluid Sheer in #4

Vasanti Cosmetics Blush in Himalayas

Giorgio Armani Bronzer #100

Lips

Giorgio Armani #11 Lip Liner

Giorgio Armani Lipstick in #611 Plum (Fall Collection 2013)

I love colour and it was fun putting this look together, a nice pop of colour paired with a bold lips! More looks to come each week! 

Product Love | Lip Goodies from MAC Cosmetics :)

You never forget your first love! The same is true for makeup junkies and their first experience with makeup. My makeup shopping started from regular visits to Shoppers Drug Mart where I would get the beauty basics but eventually I grew to discover MAC cosmetics. 

As a Makeup Artist, I have discovered a variety of beauty brands whether it be through the industry, colleagues, clients or from my own experience. Therefore my makeup kit will always have a mixture of products that I have grown to love. MAC has been a line that I have loved for their amazing lipsticks! From vibrant shades, unique collections and the multitude of finishes, every girl has at least 1 MAC lipstick in her beauty bag! Today I would like to share my NEW Lip goodies from MAC Cosmetics!

I went to Square One Shopping Centre on Thanksgiving Monday and I stopped by the Bay and took a quick peek at the MAC counter. I am totally a kid in the candy store when I shop for makeup. I ended up picking three goodies from MAC. (Trust me when I tell you that was a difficult task to reduce it to three!).

• Fast Play Lipstick
• Heroine Lipstick
• Spice Lip Pencil

MAC Heroine I am obsessed with, it is such a beautiful vibrant matte purple-plum shade! MAC Fast Play is a gorgeous neutral brown lipstick and looks great with MAC Spice Liner.  This liner is great with nudes as well. All three are perfect for the season, whether you want to go super bold or muted brown. Check them out the next time you are at a MAC counter!

Beauty Look | #FOTD/#MOTD - Green Eye Makeup with Pink Lips :)

Green shadow looks are making it everywhere on the #NYFW (New York Fashion Week) runways. I wanted to try out this fun shade by using products I already had on hand. You can always buy new makeup for new trends but if you are a bonafide makeup junkie (aka Makeup addict) like me, than you will always have the products that you need in your makeup bag or drawer :)

This is a perfect FALL makeup look. Here is my look de-constructed below:

EYES
Primer: Giorgio Armani Fluid Sheer #10
Lower Lash line/Waterline: Annabelle Black & Blue Eye Pencil
Base: Vasanti Kajal Extreme Eye Pencil in Black on 2/3 of the Eye and Crease
Transition: Giorgio Armani Bronzer #400 into the crease
Lids: Giorgio Armani Eyes To Kill (Fall Collection 2013) #32 Gold Hercule (Mixed with Fluid Sheer #10)
Crease: Coastal Scents Ultra Shimmer 88 Palette  - Rich Emerald
Mascara: Giorgio Armani Eyes to Kill Mascara

BROWS
Giorgio Armani Eye & Brow Maestro in #02
Giorgio Armani Brow Pencil in #03
YSL Touche Eclat to Highlight Underneath and on top

FACE
Foundation: Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk Liquid Foundation #7
Highlight: Giorgio Armani Fluid Sheer #10
Cheeks: Giorgio Armani Bronzer #400

LIPS
Beautique Liner in Wine
Giorgio Armani Rouge D'Armani Sheers Lipstick (Summer 2014 Collection) #603 Plum

I love this look and will be wearing it a lot for the Fall months! Try this look out and share your comments below! If you wanted to neutralize this look, use a brown shade for the crease to blend. :)

LOTD | #NationalLipstickDay

Happy National Lipstick Day!

In honour of #NationalLipstickDay, I pulled together a collection of images of my favourite lipsticks! From brights, bolds to neutrals, you can pretty much wear any colour that you are in the mood for.  It is interesting and almost shocking to think that at one point in history, wearing Lipstick was not approved of, considered scandalous and banned. Thankfully, this ideology towards lipstick has changed! Lipstick is probably one of the most popular makeup items purchased, the first of many makeup items when trying makeup for the first time and the quickest way to change or update your look! 

Cover Girl Lip Perfection in Enchantress

  

Giorgio Armani Rouge D'Armani in #400

Cover Girl Lip Perfection in Enchantress

Giorgio Armani Rouge D'Armani #409

MAC Mattene Lipstick in Nights Blooming

Giorgio Armani Rouge D'Armani in Plum #610

Cover Girl Lipstick in Enchantress with MAC Lipglass in Perky

Vasanti Cosmetics Lipstick in Sweden

Today, wear your favourite lipstick and share your love!

New Collection: Summer 2014 - BRIGHT RIBBON by Giorgio Armani

It's always exciting to see a new collection in Makeup.  Since I am a lipstick lover, an addict of sorts, I was thrilled when these sheer lipsticks came in! The Giorgio Armani Bright Ribbon collection includes Sheer & Translucent Lip and Nail shades, which are perfect for Summer!

I picked up 2 of my favourite shades in Sheer Lipsticks from the collection. I love these tones, I find them very wearable for me, as both colours are cool toned shades. My picks were Rouge D'Armani Sheers Plum in #603 and Sheers Pink in #508.

Sheers Plum #603 with Flash

Sheers Plum #603 without Flash

Although this is a true plum based shade (sometimes the photos can be tricky to showcase that) the sheer formula means that it's not super pigmented and therefore will make a softer statement versus it being super bold. 

Sheers Pink in #508 with Flash

Sheers Pink in #508 without Flash

I LOVE love this colour. I will hands down pick a pretty pink lipstick everyday if I could. I love that this shade is a cooler toned pink which looks amazing on medium toned lips.

Check out the full collection at Holt Renfrew Sherway Gardens at the Giorgio Armani Counter. Pick your favourite shade and have fun wearing it for the Summer. Face of The Day posts including these colours will be posted soon, stay tuned!

Product Love | Easy Bold Lips featuring NYC City Proof Twistable Intense Lip Colour

I love products that make my routine fast and quick! An added bonus is when the product is multi-purpose. If you lead a busy lifestyle, want an easy lip product that is moisturizing to wear, then you have to check out these lip pencils! 

I picked up these awesome jumbo lip pencils by NYC from Target!  They are called: City Proof Twistable Intense Lip Colour. I picked two of my favourite colours for this season!

Pros:

• Easy to apply
• Super moisturizing
• Fast Application and feels like a balm
• Medium Pigment yet build-able
• Twistable, so you don't need to sharpen
• Mild Fruit-like scent

Cons:

• It applies more like a lipstick, therefore if you need a precision lined lip, use a lip liner.

The colours I picked were a pretty pink and a gorgeous plum called: Ballroom Blush #041 & Gramercy Park #031. Check out the swatches below:

Ballroom Blush is a beautiful bright shade that is a mix of dark cherry and hot pink. A gorgeous choice for a bright lip for the summer!

Gramercy Park: is the perfect deep wine plum. An excellent choice for a dramatic lip for a night out!

The best part was that these are very affordable, less than $3 bucks!!  So if you need an easy, affordable and moisturizing lip product, be sure to check these out.  I picked up these and other goodies from Target!

A mini makeup haul from Target, more blog posts to come!