Essie 2011 "Cocktail Bling" Winter Collection

Fall Season is almost done and Winter is around the corner...My last post about the Essie "Carry On" Fall Collection had more softer neutral shades...and Essie now has released their new "Cocktail Bling" Winter Collection which has more dark, richer shades suitable for Winter.

This Collection has 6 Shades: 

Bangle Jangle: Lavender Amethyst

Bobbing for Baubles: Deepest Darkest Sapphire

Cocktail Bling: Precious Pale Grey Jewel

Brooch The Subject: Creamy Cashmere Cameo

School of Hard Rocks: Midnight Malachite

Size Matters: Blazing Hot Ruby Red

This is a great idea for those who are looking for Stocking Stuffers for their girls for Christmas! :-)

Essie 2011 "Carry On" Fall Collection

Essie released their new "Carry On" fall collection, a collection of 6 nail polish colors inspired by handbags of the 1940's and 1950's. 

The fall color palette is all about classic sophistication and ladylike glamour.

Includes the colors:

 

• Carry On - Mulberry-Merlot 
• Glamour Purse - Almond blush 
• Case Study - Rich camel beige
• Power Clutch - Dark green
• Very Structured - Burnt sienna 
• Lady Like - Soft pink

Nails Inc. London Magnetic Polish

                I just saw the video on how to use this nail polish and the results look awesome!

                                             You can buy this at Sephora for $16.00!

                              Check out the Video below on how to apply and use the magnet to 

                                                  make this cool effect on your nails!

Coloured Contact Lenses

I wear coloured contacts, as they look great and fun to have! You can change your eye colour with lots of different colours to choose from, and they can also be quite practical.

There are few types of colored contact lenses, each offering a slightly different benefit:

• Visibility tint - These colored contact lenses are lightly tinted so you can find your lens if you drop it. Visibility tints don't affect the color of your eyes.
• Enhancement tint - These colored contact lenses have a translucent tint that's meant to enhance your natural eye color. Enhancement tints are slightly darker than a visibility tint.
• Color tint (Cosmetic) - Darker, opaque tints that change the color of your eyes. Color tints come in a wide array of specialty colors which includes amethyst, gray, violet, and green.
• Light-filtering tint - These colored contact lenses are designed for athletes and sports fans. They enhance certain colors and mute other colors. For instance, contact lenses for tennis players would enhance optic yellow, the color of tennis balls.
• Special effects - Used for movies, holloween, or just for fun! They have different patterns to choose from, insane colours to make you look out of this world!

Keep your Make-Up Kit Bacteria-Free!

Whether you are a professional makeup artist or a makeup lover, you should ensure that each product you put directly on your face, lips and eyes are clean, safe and bacteria-free. Make-up, like food do not last forever.

Even if you are the only person using your makeup kit, bacteria from the environment, the natural oils from your skin, fingers (especially when you use them for application), coughing or sneezing during makeup application can help contribute on contaminating all of your products.

Some of these bacteria can lead to eye irritations, infections, skin irritations and breakouts.

Here are some steps on making sure that your makeup kit is bacteria-free:

• Wash your hands for at least 30 seconds with warm soapy water before touching your makeup or your face.
• Use a clean applicator instead of dipping your fingers into a bottle or powder. Use a clean brush, sponge, q-tip and cotton swab to apply makeup.
• Replace mascara every 2-3 months. Mascara comes in contact with the eye and eye fluid, making it a breeding ground for bacteria. Do not wash the wand and then return it to the bottle, and don't push extra air into the tube by pumping the brush up and down inside the container.
• Wash makeup brushes at least twice month to remove dead skin cells and old makeup. Wash with a brush cleaner or mild soap, such as baby shampoo, rinse thoroughly with clear water and air dry laying it down on a paper towel. 
• Wash your eyelash curler after every use.
• Replace lipsticks and balms at least every 6 months. 
• Never share makeup!
• If you are a makeup artist, always replace your products frequently and on each person, always use a clean/brand new brush, sponge, q-tip, etc.
  
• Sharpen eye and lip pencils regularly to remove the outer layer, which may be contaminated with bacteria.
• Move open makeup and makeup brushes away from the toilet if you keep your cosmetics in the bathroom. Each time the toilet is flushed, a fine mist is emitted, which can spread bacteria to your makeup.
• Make sure you toss out any old make-up and brushes.

Maybelline Great Lash With Curved Brush

I have been a fan of Maybelline products since I was a teenager...it does not break your piggy bank and the quality is quite good! When it comes to mascara's, I'm a huge fan of their Great Lash Mascara with the curved brush in Blackest Black. It's super affordable and it works great as your everday mascara. Having short and thin lashes, the curved brush helps catch every single lash and coat them nicely. I don't believe that they carry the waterproof brand for the curved brush but it's not necessary anyways as it stays on all day! It tends to clump a tiny bit (like most mascara's) but is fixable using a lash brush. This is the only brand that makes my lashes look natural, even with 2-3 coats on. This mascara is always in my makeup kit. :-)

OPI: The Muppets Collection

Childhood memories are coming back---for your nails! OPI is releasing their Muppet's Collection around November 2011 just in time for The Muppets movie coming out in theatres mid-November. This collection will include shades from classic and deep reds, glittery polishes, metallic shades labeled with cute names! They will cost probrably around $8.50-$9.99 each!

                                               Fresh Frog of Bel-Air : Bright Emerald Shade
                                               Excuse Moi : Bold Magenta
                                               Gettin’ Miss Piggy With It : Glittery Red Shade
                                               Gone Gonzo : Shiny Sky Blue

                                                Rainbow Connection : Glittery Rainbow Shade
                                                Divine Swine : Magenta Glitter
                                                Designer, de Better : Light Metallic Bronze
                                                Warm & Fozzie : Metallic Copper Shade

                                                Meep-Meep-Meep : Bold Red Hue
                                                Animal-istic : Wild Red
                                                Pepe’s Purple Passion : Deep Purple Shade
                                                Wocka Wocka : Deep Burgundy

China Glaze Metro Collection - Fall 2011

China Glaze’s Metro collection for fall 2011 pulls together ensembles and will undoubtedly make heads turn! 

Colors in this collection include:

• Skyscraper A sparkling, glitter blue reminiscent of the sky over the city.
• CG in the City Glittering dusty purple, bronze and silver multi-tonal glitter, perfect for a pop of edge from West side to East side.
• Urban-Night Exactly what you need for a night on the town – rich purple crème.
• Traffic Jam Stop traffic with a breathtaking, raspberry pink crème.
• City Siren The perfect deep, red crème to match any outfit.
• Loft-y Ambitions Burgundy shimmer and cocktail hour – nothing better.
• Brownstone Burnt terracotta crème mirrors the quaint townhouses of the city.
• Midtown Magic Burgundy base with flecks of gold shimmer captures the latest fashion trend.
• Street Chic This gorgeous beige crème is the perfect go to shade letting your clothes do the talking.
• Concrete Catwalk Steel grey crème is amazing for a chic mani.
• Westside Warrior For the trendsetting woman this camo green crème is to die for.
• Trendsetter Mustard yellow shimmer translates beautifully from hot dogs to nails.

SpaRitual Wilde Collection 2011

 

I found out about SpaRitual when I was going to school at Blanche Macdonald few years ago and love this brand! Their brand is commited to creating eco-friendly products and packaging.     

Ingredients they use is vegan and organic. They are pretty much similar price range to OPI and China Glaze...around $10.00 but you can of course get it much cheaper at the Beauty Supply Store near you!

I adore their Wilde Collection for this fall, such bold, unique colours, suitable for this season!

 

Howl

       Rhythm of Life                                                                                                 Running with Wolves

                                                                             Instinct
        Sacred Ground                                                                                                          Spirit Child

Exfoliate your Skin

It's now fall and soon winter will be around the corner...

Exfoliating throughout winter will remove dry, flaky skin and keep it from looking dull.

Reason why exfoliation works so well for your skin is because your skin cells goes through a natural process of dying and shedding. Unfortunately, when skin becomes dull it is due mainly because of build up of dead skin cells that refuse to shed off by itself. Therefore, you will want to use an exfoliating product in order to speed up the shedding process and clear away these dead cells that are making your skin patchy and dry. It also removes stubborn pore clogging substances that your daily cleansing may miss and stimulates the growth of healthy looking skin!

 

Exfoliation is often done with just the facial area, but the rest of your skin is just as important! The only area you should not exfoliate is around the eye area as this is extremely sensitive. Otherwise, go ahead and treat your body to some extra TLC! 

** Never overexfoliate with excessively abrasive exfoliating cleansers, or you run the risk of bursting the delicate blood vessels under the skin. If the vessels burst, your skin may appear permanently flushed. This condition, known as telangiectasia, must then be treated using laser surgery. **

Lancome- Juicy Tubes (Hallucination)

I have been such a huge fan of Lancome`s Hallucination Juicy Tube for years. It`s super moisturizing, with a sutle shimmer to it. It looks great whether you wear the gloss by itself or with lipstick to give your lips a nice sexy look! Lancome has 20 different Juicy Tubes shades to choose from!

OPI 2011 Touring America

OPI has a new fall 2011 collection called Touring America.

I have a description of each shade:

• “Are We There Yet?”- a delicious pumpkin to commemorate the oldest Oktoberfest in the nation
• “Color to Diner For” – hot pink for a hot city
• “Road House Blues” – a navy blue reminiscent of the Teton Range
• “Suzi Takes the Wheel”- this silvery gray is like your wheels as you decide to go East or West from the Gateway to the West
• “I Eat Maine-ly Lobster” - a sassy pink that encourages you to take the rails from PA to as far northeast as Maine
• “Uh Oh Roll Down the Window” – a touch but chic olive green for the City that Never Sleeps
• “Get in the Expresso Lane”  – a jazzy brown to honor the renowned Ground Zero Blues Club
• “I Brake for Manicures” – an almost black purple that’s as cool as where rock-n-roll got a start

Acrylic Nails

 I took my acrylic nails off, and I miss it so much! =( 
But it's time to give the nails a break and after getting the nails done for years and years...it's starting to feel like a chore getting it filled! 


There is an awesome nail salon that I have been going to for over 6 years located in Port Coquitlam. The place is called Ultra Nails 2-2541 Shaughnessy St. They do awesome nail art, all hand painted/airbrushed arts as well carry a huge variety of coloured powder, whatever you feel like having on the tips of your nails!