Hard Candy Kal-Eye-Descope baked eyeshadow duo in High Maintenance

HARD CANDY EYE SHADOW DUO IN "HIGH MAINTENACE"

Hard Candy eyeshadow in High Maintenance
4.5 g/ 0.15 oz.

I'm not a huge fan of the color selection from Hard Candy's eye shadows, this was in fact one of two that I seemed to be drawn towards. Most of them are very colorful in an over-the-top sort of way. Not my thing.

One side is a champagne. The other is a plumy taupe.

The two colors are very..dupable. You can find these colors in almost every makeup brand. BUT what I find very unique about this duo are the finishes. They are both high shimmer/ and metallic and soooo pigmented, more than I've ever seen in any drugstore brand.

Formula :  Super velvety. A bit of fallout. You should probably use an eye primer. I don't and it doesn't crease but it might help with the glittery fallout.
Price :  So affordable. I got mine from Walmart for less than $6. There is so much product which is just an added bonus considering this is a very high quality drugstore product.
Finish : Shimmery metallic. OH SO PIGMENTED

 Have you tried Hard Candy eye shadows? Thoughts? Favorites?

-StayFabulous

NARS Charade eyeshadow Duo

NARS Eyeshadow Duo in Charade
4 g/ 0.14 oz.

Charade has got to be my all time favorite duo from NARS. The quality is great. The colors suit me. And since I'm an Audrey fan, I had to get my hands on this little item right here. Actually, that's probably the only reason I wanted it so bad. When I finally got it I found out the how amazing it really was  :)

Muted Mauve/ Smokey Plum

smokey plum/ muted mauve

Alright lets get down to the nitty gritty

Formula : It is so soft and buttery. I've worn this without any eye primer and it lasts literally all day. creasing? none.
Finish: Both colors are matte, though It's hard to tell from the swatches. I had to have my hand so close to the lamp, that sheen on the right is just a bit of glare.
Price : A bit more than I'd like to spend on makeup. I got from Sephora for $38 CDN. it's been well loved though. Well worth the price.

Has anyone tried Charade? Thoughts?

-StayFabulous

Benefit Tan About Town

I love benefits beauty minis...like LOVE LOVE them! It's so cool that you can try out their full size products before actually having to pay the full sized price ..which makes my wallet..a happy wallet.
I got this set for $15 CDN at sephora.

Sooo while I was waiting in line to pay at my Sephora, a new boxed minis set caught my eye that I had never seen before. And not only that. THEY HAD A MINI BOXED HOOLA BRONZER!
I tried so hard not to embarrass myself from being overly excited in public, but I just couldn't contain myself. I have wanted to try out Benefits Hoola bronzer for ages, but just never got around to it.

I'm overjoyed to try this to say the least :)

any who...

The Benefit Tan About Town mini box set has 3 products including their oh so famous BadGal Lash mascara, Hoola Bronzer, ans Some Kind-A Gorgeous cream foundation.

BadGal Lash
4.0 g/ 0.14 oz.

Some Kind-A Gorgeous in Medium
1.8 g/ 0.06 oz.

Hoola
3.0 g/ 0.1 oz.

 The only one that I've tried before was BadGal Lash, and it was one of the best mascaras I've ever used. Definitely not disappointed to have that again ;)

Has anyone else tried any of these products? Thoughts?

-StayFabulous

NOTD OPI Crown Me Already

OPI

 Crown Me Already

OPI's Crown Me Already, is a sparkly silver polish from the Ms. Universe collection. It has shimmer, small glitter, and a bit of large glitter...all silver. Is it just me or do glitter polishes seem to dry a whole lot faster than regular polish? first coat was dry in less than a minute. Second was dry in less than a minute. wowza.  One coat is a gorgeous topper ( I love it over Essie Lady Like!) An two is magnificent on it's own.

-StayFabulous

Philosophy Glow And Behold

I was lucky enough to get my hands on a few philosophy goodies this holiday season, and one of my favorites has become the GLOW AND BEHOLD celestial shampoo, shower gel, and bubble bath.

This is either a love it or hate it product. There is no one in between.

The reason? The scent.   To me it smells like orange zest with undertones of grapefruit. And when I say orange, I do not by any means want you to think that it smells like The Body shops satsuma fragrance, or that it has an artificial sugary sweet scent. No.  This smells like orange peelings. Juicy but bitter. Which I love, but not everyone does. I find it very invigorating and a nice "wake up" smell in my shower

The formula? Nice, but no super hero body wash. It's basic and does it's job.

It's a 480ml/ 16fl. oz bottle so it's not tiny at all. A very fair sized bottle that is going to last me quite a few months. I got it on sale at The Bay for $15 CDN which is still a bit pricey for body wash, but I splurged on the scent.

Bottom line, it gets the job done and it's only worth buying if you really enjoy the scent. DO NOT and I repeat DO NOT buy this product without smelling first. Really make sure you like it first.

-StayFabulous

Herbal Essences Hydralicous self targeting shampoo

Hallelujah! I think I may have found my new favorite shampoo!

Herbal Essence Hydralicious shampoo "self targeting"

After my last shampoo I was on the hunt for something that wouldn't dry out my hair or make my roots feel greasy on the second day. This is it! I've tried lots of brands, high end and drugstore, This stuff is amazing! I haven't used herbal essence since I was maybe 11 or 12, back when they had their old packaging. (which I loved btw. Much more mature looking)

It's a 300ml bottle. Not even $3 CDN!! so inexpensive!!!!

My hair is so soft after using this shampoo. I don't get that yucky straw feeling anymore. Yay!
And my second day hair? it's soft and manageable.

BUT THE BEST PART? yes it gets better..
THE SMELL. Holy Crap! The bottle says red vanilla and whipped aloe.
 I couldn't put my finger on what the scent actually reminded me of until I came to work with my hair a bit damp and people were asking who smelt of red licorice. Yup that's me.

It smells like red licorice and a hint of vanilla. Amazing.

It's been about 2 weeks since I first tried it, but I don't think I'm going to be trying anything new for a bit. This is heavenly.

-StayFabulous

China Glaze "Rainbow" review and swatch

China Glaze "Rainbow"

I don't own very many China Glaze nail polishes but the more that I buy, the more that I want! They dry so fast, are generally opaque, have a great brush applicater, and have a very vast selection of colors to choose from. (Not as many as OPI, but then agian who does?)

I was browsing the polish section when I saw this color that just stood out from the rest, and I couldnt grab it quick enough. Now I don't know if love at first sight exists for every area of life, but for this polish it was the real deal.

Not the best picture, but the only one where I could get any pink to show up on camera

It was so friggen hard to get a picture that had the pink pearl effect show up! In almost every lighting it just showed up as a pearly white, when just below my camera you could see this beautiful pearly pink that showed up as the light hit it at different angles.

Now the first picture of the bottle I would say is the true effect of the polish. It's a stunning snow colored white pearl with almost a duo-chromed effect of a pink/violet.  It's basically white until the light hits it at it's different angle and you see a pink glow.

It's not a color that people are going to notice from 15 feet away and be like "wow! whats that!" but rather something that is more subtle, but noticeable close up.

This is an 9/10 in my books!

With one coast it could add a fun topper to different base polishes but worn alone needs at least 2 coats to become opaque. So I'm not sure if the need for 2 coats is a con, or is that if with 1 coat you can use it as a fun top coat is a plus? That's up in the air for debate.

Never the less this is a unique color that I think is worth at least a look at.

-StayFabulous



On a little side note...its the middle of January and the snow has Finally come to Vancouver! *little late old man winter*