Yearly Archives: 2016

Swatch Sunday: Stila Eyes Are The Window – Mind

Stila Eyes Are The Window - Mind

 

Stila Eyes Are The Window - Mind
Stila Eyes Are The Window – Mind

Was it a year ago? Maybe slightly longer? Stila revamped their eyeshadow palettes and came out with a slew of these 12 pan ones.

Stila Eyes Are The Window - Mind
Stila Eyes Are The Window – Mind

This is the Stila Eyes Are The Window Mind palette and I was drawn in by that bright orange shade! This is an all matte palette.

Stila Eyes Are The Window – Mind Swatches

Stila - Brilliance
Stila – Brilliance
Stila - Instinct
Stila – Instinct
Stila - Reason
Stila – Reason
Stila - Imagination
Stila – Imagination
Stila - Observation
Stila – Observation
Stila - Thinker
Stila – Thinker
Stila - Genius
Stila – Genius
Stila - Wit
Stila – Wit
Stila - Creativity
Stila – Creativity
Stila - Understanding
Stila – Understanding
Stila - Perception
Stila – Perception
Stila - Intellect
Stila – Intellect

The Stila Eyes Are The Window – Mind palette can be purchased on sephora.ca for $59 CAD or on sephora.com for $49 USD.

The product featured in this post was sent to me for consideration.

A(nother) Red for the Holidays (featuring Bite Beauty’s Mistletoe)

Bite Beauty Amuse Bouche in Mistletoe

I don’t know about you, but I feel the need to be wearing a red lipstick on either Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. It just feels like a seasonal requirement, you know?

Bite Beauty Amuse Bouche in Mistletoe
Bite Beauty Amuse Bouche in Mistletoe

Over the years, I’ve changed up what red I wear on that particular festive day. Sometimes it’s MAC’s Russian Red, sometimes Too Faced’s Melted Berry (which is arguably more berry-toned than RED-RED, but hey, whatever!) or the cheap-but-beautiful Wet n Wild Stoplight Red.

Bite Beauty Amuse Bouche in Mistletoe
Bite Beauty Amuse Bouche in Mistletoe

This year I’m going a bit deeper in tone with Bite Beauty‘s Amuse Bouche holiday release, the aptly named Mistletoe! Isn’t is a beauty? It’s a beautiful deep, dark red with a faint hint of brown.

As with the rest of the Amuse Bouche range, Mistletoe is exceptionally comfortable to wear and has a light citrus scent and taste. It also has a satin finish, but I would personally classify it as more of a cream since there’s a bit more sheen to the lips than I would expect for a satin.

For me, nothing beats a festive red lip and Mistletoe is a definite stunner!

So how about you? Are you a red lip fiend for the holidays like me? Or do you wear another staple colour throughout the holidays? Let me know! And since today is Christmas Eve, and regardless of whether or not you actually celebrate this holiday, I’d like to wish you a wonderful time spent with family and friends. 🙂

Bite Beauty‘s limited edition Mistletoe shade can be purchased on sephora.ca for $30 CAD or on sephora.com for $26 USD.

The product featured in this post was sent to me for consideration.

GIFTMAS! – Giveaway #3

Alright guys, this is it! The very last giveaway for the month of December on my blog!

Here’s the full listing of items for Giveaway #3:

  • Sephora Collection Sparkle & Shine The Weekender Makeup Bag
  • MAC Cosmetics 190 Brush
  • Too Faced Let It Glow Highlight & Blush Kit
  • QUO Ready-Set-Travel Brush Set
  • EOS Shimmer Lip Balm Sphere in Pearl
  • EOS Vanilla Bean
  • KISS Blooming Lashes
  • KISS Strip Lash Adhesive
  • Charlotte Tilbury Wonderglow (mini)
  • Stila HUGE Extreme Lash Mascara
  • Stila Stay All Day Lip Liner
  • Estee Lauder Revitalizing Supreme+ Global Anti-Aging Cell Power Creme (sample size)
  • Hard Candy Lip Balm Sphere
  • essence Forbidden Volume False Lash Mascara Top Coat
  • essence 2 in 1 lipstick and liner in Lush Berry
  • GOSH Lumi Drops in Vanilla
  • NYX Wicked Lashes in Overdone
  • GOSH Velvet Touch Lip Liner in Nougat
  • GOSH Eyebrow Pencil in Mahogany
  • GOSH Forever Eye Shadow in Twisted Brown

Giveaway Rules

  • This giveaway is open internationally!
  • This giveaway starts on December 21, 2016 and runs for one week.
  • Please be aware that all entries will be double checked to ensure fairness.
  • One winner will win the Prize Pack pictured and described above
  • The winner will have 48 hours to respond to my e-mail. If they fail to respond within that time frame, I will pick another prize winner. (And so on.)
  • “Giveaway accounts” will not be considered for this prize. (If you want to know what I mean by that, please click here.)

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VIDEO: Silver & Red Holiday Makeup Tutorial

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