L’Oreal Paris Canada: Luminato 2012

Last Sunday, I was invited to attend the L'Oreal Paris Canada tent in Toronto at Luminato 2012 for a personal beauty session with L'Oreal official hair stylist Eric Del Monaco and official makeup artist Eddie Malter. I was beyond excited! These super talented guys do the hair and makeup at Fashion Week and Eddie hails ...

NYX Jumbo Pencils Swatches & Photos

Depending on who you ask, NYX jumbo pencils are either an eyeliner or a creamy eye shadow. Used mostly as a base to bring out the pigmentation or intensity of powder shadows/pigments these “come in a rainbow of vivid hues”. According to the NYX website, there are now 32 assorted shades ranging from milky white ...

Does Benefit POREfessional Really Conceal Pores?

As we get older, the pores on or face become larger. Yes, ladies.... sun damage, environmental factors and that annoying thing we all call aging each contribute to the enlargement of our pores. So, if they're not getting any smaller, what can we do about it? The Porefessional by Benefit minimizes the appearance of pores. Applied under ...

Cream Shadow Base Dupes & Swatches (Estee Lauder, NARS, Make Up For Ever & Maybelline

It's no secret that I LOVE to use a cream base under my powder eye shadows. For me, there are many advantages why? They intensify the pigmentation of your eye shadow, keep eye makeup looking fresh, improve it's wear and work to neutralize the lid so that unwanted veining or any discolouration is not visible.Of the many ...

Time to Prime: L’Oreal Studio Secrets Magic Perfecting Base

I want to start off by prefacing that I've never really been a huge fan of using face primers. I do love using my MAC paint pots & other eye primers on a daily basis to extend the longevity and maximize the pigmentation of my eye shadows. However, any face primers I've tried (i.e. Sheer Envy by Hard Candy) just failed to ...