Essence recently expanded the collection available in Canada including some much sought after colours and products that Europe has had for a while. Some of these are Loblaws exclusives while others are in Shoppers Drug Mart or online so you may have to hunt around to find them all. The majority of Essence products are […]
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Quo Clean Sweep Eyeshadow Palette
Yesterday, I reviewed part of the fall collection from Quo Cosmetics, available exclusively at Shoppers Drug Mart, but the Clean Sweep eyeshadow palette deserves its own post. The collection included three new eyeshadow palettes, Clean Sweep which I tried has a mix of neutrals, greys and blues. The other two are Plum Perfect and Neutral […]
Quo Fall Cosmetics & Brush Set Collection
I am a fall person, I love the crisp cooler air, the changing colours and the darker clothes and makeup so the fact that we are seeing fall releases of makeup makes me happy. I am over neon polish and brighter lips and ready to start heading into vampy colours and my black wardrobe. One […]
Avon Mark. Touch and Glow Cream Shimmer Bars
My pale skin sticks out in summer. In winter, no one really notices, everyone else is paler so you don’t seem quite so pale. But in summer, Irish skin is so noticeable. So I try to add as much colour as possible while still looking natural but it can be hard adding multiple products which […]
The Body Shop Summer Essentials For Your Face
We all have things we can’t live without and while some are staples for us, others change by the season. Bronzer for example is a summer must have for me so I don’t look like a ghost while all year round, I look for anything to help my skin which likes to take combination to […]
Make Your Lipstick Pop This Summer With A Truly Radiant Smile
It doesn’t matter how cute that lipstick shade is, against dry lips or yellow teeth, it is just not going to pop the same as with a truly radiant smile. With the matte lipstick trend, dry lips are just a thing we have to deal with so regular lip maintenance needs to be done daily. Add it […]
June Empties
It is no surprise that I don’t have a lot of empties this month. We got rid of a lot of close to empty products when sorting ahead of the move so my June empties are mostly things I have used up after opening new ones this month with a few that I did not […]
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June Favourites
I skipped empties last month since we dumped a lot of close to empty stuff ahead of the move and while I have some to share, thought I would talk about some of my favourites this month first. A few of these are press samples (marked *), but ones I truly loved and will buy […]
Avon True Color Lip Balms
One of the recent additions to the Avon Magalogues are these hydrating lip balms with a buildable blush of colour. Avon’s True Color Lip Balm comes in five shades and I recently tried out two, Peach Pout and Pink Pucker. Other shades in the new True Colour Lip Balm range include Coral Crush, Cherry Kiss and Plum […]