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What’s On My Face – Volume 47

July 25, 2016MakeupBECCA, Bourjois, Clinique, Hourglass, House of Lashes, Joe Fresh, Kat Von D, Lit Cosmetics, MAC, Make Up For Ever, Makeup Geek, Marc Jacobs, Maybelline, Mehron, NYX, Physicians Formula, Revlon, Stila, Sugarpill, Tarte, Too Faced, Urban Decay, Violet Voss, Wet n WildChelle

I’ve only just realized that this is going to be a very heavy “makeup posting” week! I’ve got a What’s On My Face post for you today, a makeup tutorial up on YouTube tomorrow and then a “Totally Cute Challenge Week” on Friday. So if you’re looking for inspiration, hopefully you’ll find something you like on here this week. 🙂

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Even though I had picked it up aaaages ago at IMATS New York, I hadn’t yet had the opportunity to play with my Mehron Fire palette. The look came out pretty nicely, but they were HUGELY benefited by a white, sticky base.

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Eyes
I first applied NYX’s Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencil in Milk as a base, then:

MAC Cork
Mehron Inferno
Mehron Hot Pink
Mehron Purple Heat
MAC Blanc Type

I created the wing with MAC‘s Blacktrack fluidline and applied Too Faced Better Than Sex waterproof mascara to my lashes.

Face

Foundation: Revlon Colorstay liquid in 200 Nude
Blush: Hourglass Diffused Heat
Highlighter: MAC Soft & Gentle
Lips: Tarte Lip Quench in Rose

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More playing around with my IMATS goodies!

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Eyes
(all from the Violet Voss Holy Grail palette)

Transition
Toffee
How U Doin
Wine N Dine
Teddy Bear
Crystal
Thanks A Latte

I created the wing with Kat Von D‘s Tattoo Liner in Trooper and tightlined both water lines with Marc Jacobs’ Highliner Gel Crayon in Blacquer. I coacted my lashes with Maybelline Lash Sensational Luscious Full Fan Effect mascara and applied a pair of House of Lashes Au Naturale falsies.

Face

Foundation: BECCA Aqua Luminous Perfecting Foundation in Fair
Blush: Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blush in Luminous Flush
Bronzer: Joe Fresh Sand Bronzer
Highlighter: MAC Whisper of Gilt
Lips: Wet n Wild Cherry Picking

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I did this one as a guest post for Zoe over on Writing Whimsy in June! She asked for “purple” and I just went hogwild with it.

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Eyes

Makeup Geek Peach Smoothie through the top of the crease.
Makeup Geek Blacklight all over the lid.
Makeup Geek Masquerade on the outer half of the lid.
Makeup Geek Drama Queen on the outer corner to deepen it up.
Makeup Geek Vanilla Bean and White lies mixed together on the brow bone.
Makeup Geek Phantom on the inner corner.

I lined the outer half of my lash line with Makeup Geek Masquerade and then applied Lit Cosmetics’ Disco Diva glitter to the inner half and painted it into a thin point (I used Lit’s glitter adhesive to get it to stick). I created the wing with Kat Von D’s Tattoo Liner in Trooper and tightlined my waterlines with Marc Jacobs’ Highliner Gel Crayon in Blacquer. I applied Too Faced Better Than Sex Waterproof mascara to my lashes and popped on a pair of Bombshell lashes by Houses of Lashes.

Face

Foundation: Make Up For Ever Ultra HD liquid in Y225
Bronzer: Physicians Formula Butter Bronzer in Bronze
Blush: Urban Decay Bittersweet
Highlighter: BECCA Pearl
Lips: Too Faced Unicorn Tears

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I did this look for a YouTube tutorial back in March. At the time I thought I was going to be able to cross post every makeup tutorial I did on there to on here… and it looks like that won’t be possible, but here’s that looks regardless!

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Eyes

BECCA Ombre Rouge shade #3
BECCA Ombre Rouge shade #4
BECCA Ombre Rouge shade #2
BECCA Ombre Rouge shade #1
BECCA Ombre Rouge shade #5

I created the wing with Make Up For Ever‘s Ink Liner and applied Too Faced Better Than Sex mascara to my lashes. I’m also wearing a pair of Bombshell lashes by House of Lashes.

Face

Primer: Make Up For Ever Step 1 Radiant Pink Primer
Foundation: BECCA Aqua Luminous Perfecting foundation in Fair
Bronzer: Bourjois Delice de Poudre
Blush: BECCA Flowerchild
Highlighter: BECCA Champagne Pop
Lips: I lined my lips with MAC‘s Boldly Bare lip pencil first, then filled them in with MAC Brave with MAC Shy Girl on top

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Annnnd more products I got from IMATS New York. Eesh, I had no idea how IMATS heavy this post was going to be!

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Eyes
I first applied NYX‘s Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencil in Milk as a base, then:

Sugarpill Flamepoint
Sugarpill Mochi
Sugarpill Velocity
Sugarpill 2AM
MAC Blanc Type

I created the wing with MAC‘s Blacktrack fluidline and applied Too Faced Better Than Sex Waterproof mascara to my lashes.

Face

Primer: Joe Fresh Illuminating Primer in Pure Glow
Foundation: Clinique Chubby in the Nude in Intense Ivory
Blush: Stila Convertible Color in Peach Blossom
Bronzer: MAC Refined Golden
Highlighter: Too Faced Candelight Warm Glow
Lips: Clinique Pop Glaze in Licorice Pop

Physicians Formula Butter Bronzer (Review & Swatches)

May 13, 2016Makeup, Reviews, SwatchesPhysicians FormulaChelle

Physicians Formula Butter Bronzer

Bronzer has become one of my most loved products in the makeup world over the last few years. One of the very first bronzers I ever tried that actually worked on me was a Physicians Formula bronzer in the heart shaped pressed powder thingamajig. I loved that thing so much that I actually used up the entire compact rather swiftly. But as with any beauty obsessor, I started to amass more and more bronzers by different brands because I wanted to try them ALL! So Physicians Formula kind of fell by the wayside as I tried any and every brand out there.

And yet here I am, right back to them. Physicians Formula suddenly released their Butter Bronzer about a month or two back and everyone went nuts. It has a beautiful gradient packaging. It has an embossed print on the powder. It smells like old timey sun tan lotion (or bleach, as I so nicely described in my recent favourites video…). I mean, we all knew we were going to be suckers for this compact, weren’t we?

The Butter Bronzer comes in two shades – Light Bronze and Bronze. The one pictured in this post is the darker of the two (Bronze), although the paler (Light Bronze) shade is maybe a HAIR paler.

As with most Physicians Formula compacts, the mirror is actually in the base of the product, alongside a… brush… type… thing. Well… usually it’s a brush. This time it’s some weird mushy sponge applicator that will do NO ONE any favours for application.

Unless you wanted tiger stripes.
This can definitely give you tiger stripes.

Anyway, the brush/sponge/thing is irrelevant to me as I threw it out immediately.

Comes with this weird... sponge... thing... — Comes with this weird… sponge… thing…

Like honestly. How are you going to blend bronzer with THAT *THING*?

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The heavy swatch above shows you that there’s a tiny bit of a sheen to the product, but overall it’s a slightly warm bronzer that blends well.

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On my skintone, it’s fairly subtle. I love how it blends out without much work AND it doesn’t look like I overdid it at all. In both the shot above and below, I’m wearing the bronzer on the back of my cheekbones, around my temples, and along my jaw line.

It even seems to match incredibly cool-toned looks, which is a huge blessing.

Final Thoughts

Aside from that ridiculous sponge thing in the bottom of the compact, the Physicians Formula Butter Bronzer is absolutely wonderful through and through. Worth noting though: the scent of the bronzer is pretty potent and you can actually smell it through the compact. So give it a sniff in stores to see if it’s something that will bother you. I personally love the scent, but it will linger on your brushes (not through a good cleansing though!).

The colour is pale and soft, not overtly warm, but warm enough to make it look like you’re sunkissed. This does skew towards us paler folks, so I think if you’re medium-deep, this won’t work for you. (I also anticipate this not working for me when I’ve got some summer colour on my face.) I’ve been reaching for this bronzer practically every single day and I’ve almost already worn away the pattern. It’s been a long time since I’ve fallen for a bronzer so hard!

The Physicians Formula Butter Bronzer is available at various Canadian drugstores, but it can also be purchased online for Americans at Ulta.com for $14.99 USD.

Wearing The Pattern Down

January 20, 2016MakeupCharlotte Tilbury, essence, MAC, Make Up For Ever, Physicians Formula, TarteChelle

Wearing The Pattern Down

This post is nothing more than an appreciation for embossed products – ones I’ve loved enough to wear down the gorgeous pattern that’s been imprinted on it. Enjoy!

Let’s start this post off with one of the more infuriating products I’ve had the pleasure of working with; the Physicians Formula Bronze Booster was in my Use Up 2014 project… and as you can see I clearly did not finish it up (or even hit pan!). The only thing I managed to do was dust away the sun emblem that used to appear in the very middle. I became so enraged with my lack of progress on this bronzer that I really don’t think I touched it at all in 2015. Damn thing hurt my feelings! 😉

With the infuriating product out of the way, let’s talk about something I love immensely. My MAC Sea Me, Hear Me blush is one I’ve reached for continuously since I bought it in 2014 (I even mentioned it in my 2015 Favourites video). I seem to have been focusing on wiping out the curve of the wave as well as the repeated MAC logo on the upper half.

Another stunner from MAC – the highgly coveted Whisper of Gilt. I purchased this when it was repromoted and it’s been my go-to highlighter when I want a gold shade. Unlike the blush above that has the same pattern, this one seems to flake off in odd chunks. It never looks that way on the skin, but it’s certainly left behind a mottled pattern!

Although the bronzing side from this Make Up For Ever Pro Sculpting Duo (#1) hasn’t been touched much, I can’t say the same for the highlighter! The iridescent pinky-beige highligter is unbelievably epic. Since it can lean quite pink, I tend to reserve it for days where it’ll work with my makeup, but that definitely doesn’t mean it gets neglected in my collection! I’ve swiped clean the center of the upraised bumps and I’m sure I’ll have the whole thing cleared off by the end of the year. (Full review on the Pro Sculpting Duo right here.)

Charlotte Tilbury Filmstar Bronze & Glow

I’m sensing a pattern here… everything I adore with an embossed pattern seems to be either a bronzer or a highlighter! Although the highlight shade of the Charlotte Tilbury Filmstar Bronze & Glow has seen some action, it’s really the sculpting/bronzing side that’s taken a beating. I love that Sculpt shade for almost any makeup look together – it’s just so versatile!

essence‘s Autumn Peach was a surprise winner for me. When I first used it, I knew next to nothing about essence as a brand, nor what to expect out of such low-cost products. But this blush completely blew me out of the water – I couldn’t believe just how flattering it looked on my face! As a result, I’ve worn this sucker over and over again and the center ring has already been destroyed as well as some of the other circles to the sides. Love, love, LOVE!

My Tarte Off The Cuff blush and bronzer palette saw a lot of love from me over the years, but it’s the bronzer that’s carried the bulk of my love. Park Ave. Princess is such a smooth and buildable bronzer that it’s easy to see why so many people are in love with it! I’ve seemingly destroyed the middle of the Amazon River imprint. Oops!

So how about you? Can you bring yourself to dab your brush into beautifully embossed products? I know I’ve got a few friends out there that find it difficult to dip in for fear of ruining the pattern!

The essence blush and Make Up For Ever duo were provided for my consideration (clearly many, many moons ago).

What I Bought This Month: June 2015 Haul

June 30, 2015HaulsCharlotte Tilbury, Julep, Kiss, MAC, Mary Kay, Maybelline, Physicians Formula, Revecen, RevlonChelle

Haul time! Behold, all of June’s goodies!

One of my lovely blogging friends (Julie over at Swatch and Review) managed to snag me a few items from the MAC warehouse sale this past month. I love, love, LOVE MAC‘s transparent/see-through glitters and she found me the one I was after the most: Reflects Red. It comes out a bit more pink than I was expecting, but it’s GORGEOUS! And it’s in the old MAC packaging so there’s even more in there to play with. Yay!

She also found Reflects Blue! I realize the colours can be kind of hard to tell, but once you get these glitters on the skin, they reflect the colour that they are, which makes for a really lovely shimmery edge to your look. They also look very, very vibrant when you put them over a black base – the colour pops a lot more then.

MAC - Objects of Affection Pigments — MAC – Objects of Affection Pigments

She also picked up a few pigments from the previous year’s MAC Christmas collection, but didn’t want them all, so I happily took the remaining ones.

I ended up with the shades Reigning Riches (glitter), Whisper Pink and Rose. Gorgeous, gorgeous pigments. I promptly pressed the two shades that weren’t the glitter. For a how to on pressing pigments, check out my recent post!

Mary Kay - Juicy Guava Duo (free - swap) — Mary Kay – Juicy Guava Duo (free – swap)

All of the remaining items came from a CBB swap we had mid-month. I was able to ditch even more products that I wasn’t using in favour of trying out some new things. First up was the Mary Kay cheek duo in Juicy Guava. I had seen this one on a few blogs and the brightness of the blush really drew me in. I’m not excited by the lack of outer packaging, but maybe I’ve got a spare palette I can pop this into.

MAC Pressed Pigment in Warming Heart (free – swap)

One of the first items at the swap I spotted was this MAC pressed pigment in Warming Heart. I have no experience with MAC’s pressed pigments so I wanted to give this one a shot.

I dove for this one when I realized no one was touching it. I have no experience with the new Revlon HD glosses, but this looked like a dupe for Adorned, a previously limited edition shade by Revlon in a formula that has now been discontinued. This gloss is incredible to look at and I swear it’s the exact same shade as the old one. This is HD Pink Ruby – a bright fuchsia filled with glitter particles. Seriously stunning!

Maybelline Color Elixir in Breathtaking Apricot (free – swap)

Fundamentally, I’m not a gloss person. They just really annoy me. My hair gets caught in them, they wear off too fast, etc. etc. And yet… they always look so damn stunning in their packaging. I had held off for… well I guess a year or more now, on ever buying aMaybelline Color Elixir because I just wouldn’t get enough use out of it. But if it’s FREE, who am I to say no? Breathtaking Apricot is a lovely orange coral and I’m interested to see what all the fuss was concerning the Color Elixirs.

Revlon Moisture Stain in Shanghai Sizzle (free – swap)

Another type of lip product I hadn’t sunk any money into yet. This is Revlon‘s Moisture Stain in Shanghai Sizzle. I love that it’s super bright, so I get to try out a new formula with a shade I really enjoy. These were also huge last year but I never took the plunge.

Julep Polishes (free - swap_ — Julep Polishes (free – swap)

Hmmm nail polish. I’m not a huge nail polish wearer. Even though I’ve stopped playing Ultimate Frisbee, I’ve still been left with absolutely mauled fingernails that break and chip constantly. But these Julep polishes were lovely and no one seemed to want them. The top one is a glitter called America and the bottom reminds me of a shade of polish I got at Sephora (back in the early 90s, in Limoges, France when the franc was still the common currency) – it’s a lovely pearlescent shade with blue/green reflect.

There were a lot of false lashes on the table at the swap, so I grabbed a few pairs from brands I’d never used before. I don’t use lashes often, but it’s nice to have them when I do want to wear them. That Kiss pair on the right though… that looks so natural I could probably get away with that on a daily basis.

Again… not a nail person, but these looks fun. I’ll have to let my ratty nails grow out a bit before I can try these.

Physicians Formula – Nude Wear trio (free – swap)

This trio of powders from Physicians Formula was left in a massive box (with bag that I promptly gave away). I can see why no one took it too – the box these three powders comes in is ENORMOUS. It’s larger than any compact I own – like it’s literally box height. Ridiculous. This isn’t travel friendly, or even user friendly. I’m going to have to depot them if I have any hope in hell of wearing them. I do love Physicians Formula products though so I’m happy to get to try these Nude Wear powders.

MAC - Mini Pigments — MAC – Mini Pigments

And lastly, I got handed some lovely MAC pigments that I will no doubt be pressing shortly. And glitter, yes! MORE GLITTER!

Charlotte Tilbury – The Vintage Vamp ($64 CAD)

Charlotte Tilbury – Filmstar Bronze & Glow ($80 CAD)

Of course, I ALSO picked up two very lovely Charlotte Tilbury items, but you can read more about that in a dedicated post I had earlier this month: Charlotte Tilbury Launches in Canada.

Phew, that’s it! Loads of products, and it would’ve been a low spending month… but thenCharlotte Tilbury happened and that stuff, while gorgeous, is still insanely expensive! And yet… I want more.

What’s On My Face – Volume 36

April 29, 2015Makeup, TutorialsAstor, Benefit, ColourPop, Hard Candy, Hourglass, Illamasqua, It Cosmetics, MAC, Make Up For Ever, Milani, Physicians Formula, Sonia Kashuk, Tarte, Too Faced, Wet n WildChelle

Another roundup of looks from the last few weeks. Enjoy!

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The last one I have from our trip to Florida. I will never get enough of Peanut Butter as a transition shade, so beautiful!

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Eyes
(all Too Faced Semi-Sweet Chocolate Bar palette)

Caramel all over the lid.
I screwed up the numbers! This area is still the same shade as #1 above.
Truffled in the outer corner.
Peanut Butter through the crease.
Coconut Creme on the brow bone.

On my lashes is Make Up For Ever Smoky Stretch mascara.

Rest of the Face

Bronzer: Hard Candy Hula Hula
Blush: Astor Feeling Feline (lip product used as a blush)

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Holy crap. Wet n Wild‘s California Roll palette (limited edition from the Silverlake collection) turned out to be a stunner. I even managed to use every single shade from the palette in this look which is fairly awesome.

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Eyes
(all from the Wet n Wild California Roll palette, although the shades have no names)

Peach colour all over the lid.
Red shade on the outer corner of the lid.
Pale beige shade on the lid.
Shimmery beige on the inner corner.

On the lower lash line I applied the paler green shade on the inner half of the lid, and then the darker green on the outer half. To create the wing I used MAC‘s Blacktrackfluidline and applied Make Up For Ever Smoky Stretch mascara to my lashes.

Rest of the Face

Bronzer: Hard Candy Hula Hula
Blush: Milani Coral Cove
Highlighter: Hard Candy Tiki
Lips: Benefit Coralista gloss

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Oh wow. I was expecting Colour Pop‘s Bae to look something like MAC‘s Club, but it’s not at all the same. This is so much more intense with a high blue sheen. It’s really, really incredible.

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Eyes

Colour Pop Bae all over the lid.
MAC Sketch on the outer corner and through the crease. Sketch is also smudged along the lower lash line.
Too Faced White Chocolate on the brow bone.

Make Up For Ever Smoky Stretch mascara is on my lashes.

Rest of the Face

Bronzer: Make Up For Ever Pro Sculpting Duo #1
Blush: Physicians Formula Happy Booster in Natural
Highlighter: Make Up For Ever Pro Sculpting Duo #1

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If it’s not already obvious, I often bust out neutral eyes just so I can wear bright lipstick. I feel like I know nothing about matching bright eyeshadows with bright lipstick, so I always default to a look like this when I want to neon on my lips.

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Eyes
(all from the Sonia Kashuk Eye on Neutral 02 palette)

Orangey-brown through the crease
Light peach all over the lid.
Dark brown and black on the outer corner.
Palest shade on the brow bone.

To create the wing I used Make Up For Ever‘s Ink Liner and then applied Make Up For Ever Smoky Stretch to my lashes.

Rest of the Face

Bronzer: Hard Candy Hula Hula
Blush: Illamasqua Tweak
Highlighter: Too Faced Candlelight
Powder: Hourglass Ethereal Light
Lips: Too Faced Melted Candy

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Playing around with some of my Colour Pop shades. The lid shade (Too Soon) is very similar to the Pink Sugar shade from the Too Faced Semi-Sweet Chocolate Bar palette, but actually applies to the lid the way the shade looks (as opposed to the glitter bomb that Pink Sugar is). So if you liked the look of Pink Sugar but hated how it applied, check out Colour Pop‘s Too Soon.

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Eyes
(all Colour Pop)

Drift through the crease.
Too Soon all over the lid.
Adios in the outer corner.
One & Done on the brow bone.

Make Up For Ever Smoky Stretch mascara is on my lashes.

Rest of the Face

Foundation: It Cosmetics CC Cream in Fair
Bronzer: Hard Candy Hula Hula
Blush: Tarte Natural Beauty
Highlighter: Highlighting shade from the Make Up For Ever Pro Sculpting Duo #1
Lips: Too Faced Melted Strawberry