Favourite Blush

Posted on May 17, 2019 by Henna

Just a little love for one of my favourite blushes: Bobbi Brown Illuminating Bronzing Powder in Maui.  It’s a warm bright pink blush with gold shimmer.  Not sure why they call it a bronzing powder since it’s not bronze at all, but it looks nice on warmer skin tones.

Pick it up at the Bobbi Brown counter for $54.

This huge compact has lasted me forever.  I find that blush is very difficult to use up.  I’ve had this one for a few years and you can see that there’s barely a dent in it. It’s very pigmented so a little bit goes a long way.

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Wordless Wednesdays: Box of Foundations

Posted on May 15, 2019 by Henna

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Spring Beauty – Products I’m Trying Right Now!

Posted on May 10, 2019 by Henna

Not my favorites yet, but here are some new things I’m trying out right now including a @deciem Ordinary oil, a new #sunscreen, Bumble and Bumble Hair Glitter and some new cleansers!

Watch the video!

http://www.instagram.com/tv/BxOF_OnhZWR/

 

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Keep It or Use it?

Posted on May 8, 2019 by Henna

I had to post this: I have a few sprays – a few days worth – left of this fabulous scent.  It’s discontinued so I was torn whether to use it or keep the last little bit.  I mean, once this is done, I’m just going to move on to something new anyway, but will I miss it?

At the end of the day, it’s a consumable so I should just consume it since that’s what I’m meant to do.

You can read my original review of it here.

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Marc Anthony Grow Long 2-in-1 Dry Shampoo and Conditioner

Posted on May 7, 2019 by Henna

Have you ever spent the whole day in the kitchen, and then come out still smelling like food?  Or maybe you worked at Tim Hortons and left smelling like donuts.  Or KFC and then you smelled like fried chicken.  Of course, you’re going to wash your clothes to get the smell out, but when you’ve had a blowout and want to keep it, you’re going to need something that gets out the smell.

That’s where the Marc Anthony Grow Long Dry Shampoo and Conditioner comes in. 

It’s meant for your roots and your ends, so it’s great for refreshing all your hair.  The formula is clear and without residue and it smells kind of like berries.  I spray it more heavily on my roots, which are oily anyway, and then lightly throughout my hair to refresh.  I make sure it’s all in by massaging into my scalp a bit and then I’m good to go.  This is definitely a more moisturizing, less chalky version of most dry shampoos and keep in mind that it’s a conditioner too so it is meant to take care of your ends too.

You can find it in drugstores now.

 

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OPI Always Bare For You Has Summer’s Best Nail Polish Colours

Posted on May 6, 2019 by Henna

If you like sheer nail polish, then this is the collection for you.  OPI’s Always Bare For You has the nicest sheer polishes that I’ve ever come across.  Not only does 2 coats of each shade give just a wash of colour, but the formula is out of this world.  It is creamy and streak-free, just a dream to apply. 

The picture above also has the Infinite Shine base coat and top coat – those are the ones that I use with every polish I wear and they are amazing.  I can definitely get at least 5 days out of a manicure with them, and then just get minor chips, so I’m quite happy with them.

Here are swatches.  Please – I know I have hangnails – I’m a real person, so… ignore them.

The lightest pink is Bare My Soul.  This went on lighter than I thought it would.  It is a sheer pastel pink.

Then there is Ring Bare-er.  This is a sheer blue.  It was my least favourite shade.  I feel like it made me look sick…

Engage-meant to be is one of my favourites: it’s a sheer purple. 

Also, pictures I take in the car just turn out the best!

Here is Baby Take a Vow.  I thought it would be my favourite because it’s the perfect medium pink that just blurs out any imperfections on your nail, but it’s definitely between this one and Bare My Soul.

Finally, Throw Me a Kiss, which is one of 2 shimmer shades.  This is a sheer with duochorome pink/purple shimmer.  It was very pretty and it almost made me love shimmer in a nail polish.  Almost.

Chiffon’d of You is the other shimmer colour – it is a pale white.

 

There you have it!

These are available in salons now: nail polish for $10.50 ($13.30 CAN) each, and Infinite Shine colors will retail for $13.00 ($16.40 CAN) each and $6.50 ($8.20 CAN) each at Professional Salons.

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New Empty: Klorane Mango Butter Mask

Posted on May 3, 2019 by Henna

This used to be filled with a luscious orange hair mask that smelled exactly like fresh and ripe mangoes.  And now it’s done. It was super hydrating and smelled so good, that I wanted to use it all the time.  I kept it in my hair conditioner rotation – yes, I have a rotation – and it was awesome.

You can check out my review of the Klorane Mango Collection here.

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My Favourite Spring Products

Posted on May 1, 2019 by Henna

Check it out: some of my spring favourites!

http://www.instagram.com/tv/Bw3SsZAhE6W/

Stuff I liked:

CeraVe SA Collection

Avene Sunscreen

Stila Eyeliner

Nars Night Series Eyeliner

CoverFX Pressed Mineral Foundation

The Ordinary serums.

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Favourite Peel: Beautycounter Overnight Resurfacing Peel

Posted on April 26, 2019 by Henna

I made a video on IGTV a while ago talking about some of the peels that I had tried, and the Beautycounter Overnight Resurfacing Peel was one of them.  My beef with the peel was that Beautycounter wouldn’t list the percentage of active ingredients in the peel. There are lots of peels out there that do this: Neostrata peels, Biologique Recherche, etc. all say how much active ingredients are in the peel.  This is helpful because if you’re just adding acids into your skincare routine, you want to go low and go slow. Low percentage of active ingredients to begin with otherwise suffer a crazy burning sensation when you use the peel because your skin won’t be used to it.  Neostrata actually does it best, because they offer toners in 8%, 10%, and then peels with a much higher percentage with the idea being that you wash off the peel after the recommended time left on your skin.

Anyway, that’s a rather long intro about the Beautycounter peel that I actually want to talk about because it’s my favourite.  The instructions on the peel are to leave it on your skin overnight – this is different from most other peels – and use it just 2-3 times a week.  The formula is unspecified amounts of lactic and glycolic acid. Both are great for exfoliating the skin, but lactic acid is more moisturizing so it feels a little more gentle and so that’s what I’m loving about this peel.  The texture is non-sticky and feels like a lotion, so when I put this on at night, it feels comfortable and useable.

I love that this peel is in a pump bottle too.  It makes it easy to get just enough – I need just one pump.

Avaiable online for $79.

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Avene XeraCalm A.D.

Posted on April 25, 2019 by Henna

Are you a lotion user?  A daily moisturizer?  I know I am.  Between myself and my kids, I go through a lot of lotion, and so I like getting it in as big of a bottle as possible, which why it’s awesome news that Avene is making their XeraCalm Lipid-Replenishing Cream and their XeraCalm Lipid-Replenishing Balm in larger 400ml pump bottles.  The smaller 200ml bottles have a pump too, so that the product inside stays sterile.

The XeraCalm line is made for sensitive skins.  Fragrance-free and made of glycerine and mineral oil, this line not only invites moisture into skin but it also seals it in.  The formulas are also preservative, paraben, and alcohol free.  It absorbs quickly and then leaves skin super soft, touchable, and moisturized for the whole day.  I’m loving using it and I love that it’s gentle enough to use on my kids.  It’s a basic basic moisturizer, but it’s so well formulated.  The pump bottle means that no air or bacteria can get in so it’ll stay clean.  The unique design of the pump (it has a cap) means that you can pack it to go with you – I put it in our swimming bag so that there’s tons of lotion for after swimming.

You can find the line in drugstores.  The 400mL bottle is $36.

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