I had used a half size version of this when it was on special at Sephora before, and while it wasn’t my HG loose powder, I decided to buy this so I can salvage my Origins All and Nothing loose powder which was too dark.
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Monday, February 20th, 2012 | Author: Joseibi
Category: Cover FX, Makeup Product Reviews
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Thursday, February 16th, 2012 | Author: Joseibi
My lips are very dry so these days I opt for lip tint. It’s easy to apply without a mirror and it doesn’t get caught with my hair in the wind (which leaves streaks on my face)!
Category: Makeup Product Reviews, tokidoki
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Monday, February 13th, 2012 | Author: Joseibi
After learning of all the horror of fur farms and animals killed for our makeup brushes, I had sworn off all the squirrel hair and goat brushes I had. One of my favorite makeup brands, Too Faced, is famous for their cruelty free makeup brushes, so I made a purchase to replace one of my always-shedding goat hair kabuki brushes.
Category: Makeup Product Reviews, Too Faced Brand
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Monday, February 06th, 2012 | Author: Joseibi
This is one of the best reviewed translucent pressed powder there is on the market. I have tried to purchase this in person at Sephora, but was told that they no longer carried the brand, but you can still purchase TheBalm from Sephora.com, ebeauty.ca or directly from TheBalm.com.
Category: Makeup Product Reviews, TheBalm
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Thursday, February 02nd, 2012 | Author: Joseibi
I got a deluxe sample size of this popular mineral setting powder from Sephora. My skin has become so dry that my Marcelle pressed powder actually hurt a bit these days, so I had to find a talc-free powder to go over my Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer.
Category: Bare Escentuals, Makeup Product Reviews
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Tuesday, January 31st, 2012 | Author: Joseibi
Hoping to completely camouflage my dark circles (Bobbi Brown Corrector doesn’t do it completely), I use the Creamy Concealer on top of the Corrector (in Bisque). When I was talking to the makeup artist at Bobbi Brown, I was torn between two shades – Cool Sand and Sand – Cool Sand being a little lighter (just a little) than Sand. She assured me that Sand is better for coverage because it is more pigmented, so I went with Sand.
Category: Bobbi Brown, Makeup Product Reviews
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Friday, January 27th, 2012 | Author: Joseibi
I bought this for US$10/CAD$11 from Sephora’s clearance sale, a real steal because the retail price is expensive! I am using a couple of great primers (Laura Mercier and Smashbox) but at this price, I cannot pass up. And this didn’t disappoint!
Category: Fusion Beauty, Makeup Product Reviews
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Wednesday, January 25th, 2012 | Author: Joseibi
I am an avid tea drinker (when you have a young child, you need caffeine!), and I have noticed that my once-white teeth aren’t so white anymore. After reading so many great reviews about the Go Smile products, I decided to try it, especially when a very expensive system was marked down to only CAD$77 at theshoppingchannel.com.
Category: Go Smile, Teeth Whitening Review
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Monday, January 23rd, 2012 | Author: Joseibi
I got a sample of this in my last order from Sephora.com, and loved it so much that I went and bought the to-go size. While I loved Laura Mercier’s primer, I found that this one from Smashbox really does provide a perfectly smooth canvas for makeup application, without feeling too slicky, silicone-y (think DHC’s Velvet Skin Coat) or flake off. It is also absolutely colorless and contains peptides.
Category: Makeup Product Reviews, Smashbox
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Monday, January 23rd, 2012 | Author: Joseibi
Wishing all my Chinese and Vietnamese readers (and all who celebrate the lunar new year) a prosperous and healthy year!
Category: Site News and Special Announcements
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Friday, January 20th, 2012 | Author: Joseibi
Never in a millions did I think I would fall head over heels in love with a Philosophy product!
Category: philosophy, Skin, Hair & Body Care Product Reviews
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Wednesday, January 18th, 2012 | Author: Joseibi
I never bought into the whole mineral makeup fad, partly because I don’t normally wear foundation anyway. All I need is a translucent finishing powder to give my skin a nice glow and polished look. I bought this from Shoppers Drug Mart for CAD$26.00 before my trip to Disney, hoping it to be my go-to one-step makeup. It was nicely priced, and talc free, and promised to be ‘the look of love in a compact’. What can go wrong?
Category: Makeup Product Reviews, Pür Minerals
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Monday, January 16th, 2012 | Author: Joseibi
I was never a lipstick person to begin with, and most of the lipsticks I had all dried my lips after an hour or two, even if they claim not to. I also don’t want to ingest lead or other chemicals in my body, the lips being the perfect place to do it, so I wanted my lip products to be as natural as they can be. Most importantly, now that I am a mom, I don’t have the luxury of taking out my fancy schmancy lipsticks to reapply after a meal or in the middle of an outing – I need something to be so user friendly that I won’t need a mirror, and I need that something to be easily carried. A tinted lip balm – which I had been using – is the perfect solution.
Thursday, January 12th, 2012 | Author: Joseibi
I cannot remember in the past 15+ years, since I started to take care of my skin and learned to do my own makeup, that I didn’t love Bobbi Brown. I love how real she is, and how real she makes all the celebrities look, not with some crazy, unwearable colours, but neutral, wearable shades for every skin tone and age. But I have never tried Bobbi Brown skincare – I always feel that companies that specialize in makeup, or skincare, just can’t seem to do both equally well. Many companies fall into this category, and I never really thought I would try Bobbi Brown skincare until now.
Tuesday, January 10th, 2012 | Author: Joseibi
I bought this from Sephora when I fell in love with it at first sight. I have been lemming for some nice cruelty-free eyeshadows for a while, and after checking where they are made, I discovered that a lot of them are now made in China. Smashbox has some made in China too, so I checked but this was made in the USA, so it was a go!
Category: Makeup Product Reviews, Smashbox
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Monday, January 09th, 2012 | Author: Joseibi
While I loved the Marcelle Pressed Powder in Translucent Medium, it was a little darker than my skin tone and being winter (Canadian winter, no less), I wanted something a little less drying, which means something talc free. I bought Origins All and Nothing loose powder after reading so many good reviews about it everywhere (4.2 out of 5 rating on makeupalley.com). I love Origins so I had high expectations for this.
Category: Makeup Product Reviews, Origins
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Saturday, January 07th, 2012 | Author: Joseibi
Since I had stopped using animal tested cosmetics, I had been using more Clinique makeup products. Since it is fragrance free and hypoallergenic, I find that I don’t react as much anymore, especially when it comes to eye products!
Category: Clinique, Makeup Product Reviews
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Thursday, January 05th, 2012 | Author: Joseibi
A lot of drug store hair care products are tested on animals, and after being disappointed with some of the natural brands’ styling products, I turned to The Body Shop, my go-to cruelty free brand that has affordable but good products.
Category: Skin, Hair & Body Care Product Reviews, The Body Shop
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Monday, January 02nd, 2012 | Author: Joseibi
Since I have pledged to be cruelty free on PETA, I have rediscovered some of the brands I didn’t always use before. The Body Shop, for example. I like their campaigns (just wish they didn’t sell to L’Oreal, one of the worst animal testing offenders) and what they stand for, but I rarely really used their products until very recently.
Category: Skin, Hair & Body Care Product Reviews, The Body Shop
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Sunday, January 01st, 2012 | Author: Joseibi
Happy New Year to all my dear readers!
Category: Site News and Special Announcements
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Thursday, December 29th, 2011 | Author: Joseibi
I love Caudalie. It’s one of the nicest smelling brands and doesn’t test on animals, and they grow their own grapes to be used in their products. Everything about them is what the cosmetics industry should be.
Category: Caudalie, Skin, Hair & Body Care Product Reviews
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Wednesday, December 28th, 2011 | Author: Joseibi
I got this for my birthday and have been using it for over two months. This is my first time using Peter Thomas Roth; I had wanted and needed a retinol serum and unfortunately Leaf & Rusher discontinued theirs, I ended up trying a whole new brand.
Category: Peter Thomas Roth, Skin, Hair & Body Care Product Reviews
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Tuesday, December 27th, 2011 | Author: Joseibi
My husband bought this at the LAX airport when he went to California on business last year. It was a special edition, no longer available on L’Occitane.ca or L’Occitane.com. What a shame because this is pretty nice stuff!
Category: Fragrance & Perfume Review, L'Occitane
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Sunday, December 25th, 2011 | Author: Joseibi
Merry Christmas to all my readers!
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Friday, December 23rd, 2011 | Author: Joseibi
I got a handful of these samples with purchase from essentialdayspa.com, one of my favorite places to shop. I got more than in the picture, actually, 10 packets in total, and 5 will last more than a month. I have been using this for over a month now, so even though I have samples, they are enough to do a full review.
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