Clubbing 2.0.

If you know me, then you'd know that I hate my face feeling cakey when going out. So tonight, while getting ready for going clubbing, I decided to simplify my make up. I decided to go with smoky eyes and liner.

Tonight, on my lips, I used: Maybelline Rx Dr. Rescue Baby Lips in Coral Crave to moisturize my lips prior to putting on my Clinique Chubby Stick in 07 Broadest Berry. For my eyes, I used: Nars Smudge Proof Eye Shadow Base, my Urban Decay Naked Palette in shades Toasted and Smog for the smoky eye effect, Maybelline Master Precise Liner, Maybelline Waterproof Rocket Volum' Express. And, for my cheeks, I used the Nars X Guy Bourdin Holiday Collection blush in Daydream and the Nars X Guy Bourdin Holiday Collection cheek palette in Laguna.

It's very simple and not a totally intense which is something I like and it's also noticeable.

Hope everyone has a good night! :)

- h.

Clubbing

I enjoy clubbing and tonight was one of those nights where my friends and I decided to go.

For tonight, I decided to actually put my make up to use and tried something new. My skin is mostly clear with those one or two pimples that I always seem to have so I usually go clubbing with just mascara and eyeliner on. Today, I decided to actually use the stuff I spent money on and went with foundation, and lipstick to add with my mascara and eyeliner look.

I first used primer on my face, I haven't tried any of the new ones I purchased, so I went with my Tarte Clean Slate Poreless 12-hr Perfecting Primer, it's supposed to minimize pores, is oil-free and waterproof, I got this as a mini trial along with their two other primers. It's sort of a thick consistency but goes on weightless and smooth, I don't really see any difference on my skin, probably because my pores aren't that noticeable anyway.

After priming, I went with the only foundation that matches my skin tone that I have yet to go out in; Urban Decay's Naked Skin Weightless Ultra Definition Liquid Foundation in the shade 6.0. I'm really liking this foundation because it gives my face a natural feel and doesn't look too cakey and is light-medium coverage. To apply the foundation, I used the recommended Urban Decay Optical Blurring Brush, it hasn't shed or anything yet so I'm really liking that.

For my eyes, I started off with the Nars Pro-Prime Smudge Proof Eyeshadow Base, it's a different feel from the Urban Decay Primer Potion, I have yet to go out in it, so I'll see how it holds up because I really like the Urban Decay one! After this step, I used my Maybelline Master Precise Liquid Eyeliner in Black for a thin line above my eyelashes. This is my favourite liner because it's fast drying and has a really thin tip, this way I can go from thin to thick lines in no time! To top off the eyes, after curling them, I used my Maybelline Falsies Big Eyes Mascara for top and bottom lashes, I really like that it doesn't add too much product on my bottom lash since there are two separate brushes, one for top and one for bottom.

To complete my look, I decided to finally go out with lipstick on, I chose a more subtle and less bright shade, using Nars X Guy Bourdin Holiday Collection Lipstick in Full Frontal, I completed my look for the night.

Tonight, I'm wearing something simple since the club theme is 'Throwback Thursdays,' I've decided to wear a white bustier tank top with light blue tie dyed skinny jeans with black ankle boots. Hopefully, I don't slip on any ice because god forbid, that'd be a disaster!


Stay classy!

- h.

Youtube Channel!

If you know me, you'll know that I'm really awkward in front of the camera, which is why I'm usually behind it documenting everything around me. But, when the chance came, I guess I took it by taking on a challenge of documenting myself putting on as much make up as I could on my face. So in 4 hours, give or take that my internet connection doesn't disconnect me, the whole world will see my face on Youtube.

Now of course, me being an awkward person, I'd definitely have someone else do this first video with me, so I got my friend Ashley from Flux&Xoulis do this challenge with me.

It was actually pretty fun to film, minus the part where my camera kept stopping the filming at 11.8 minutes or that the battery actually died. Other then that, it was really fun and I'm really looking forward to making more videos where I document my reviews on products as I've been doing on this blog, because I'm not one for making make up tutorials.

Stay tuned!

Here it is, enjoy!

http://youtu.be/3sHRDb8lZMI

Review: Maybelline Baby Lips Dr. Rescue

For quite some time now, everyone has been raving about the Maybelline Baby Lips, and I was never really amused or tempted to try it until the latest line (Dr. Rescue) came out. Now, the difference between the original one and Dr. Rescue is that Dr. Rescue is medicated and heals cracked/chapped lips. If you know me, you'll know that I hate putting things on my lips, yet I own a lot of lipsticks and what not. To be honest, I think it's just my laziness.

Anyways, I finally decided to give this product a try as it was on sale for $3.99 at Shoppers Drug Mart. So I got two, 'Too Cool' and 'Coral Crave.' As of right now, I have 'Too Cool' on and it gives your lips a sort of minty/icy feeling which is subtle and okay. It goes on quite smoothly unlike some other chap sticks which for some reason, do not feel like going over your lips smoothly, I have no idea why.

After a few weeks of using this, I realize that these moisturize my lips really well and I'm really happy that I decided to finally try them!

The label suggests you to only apply this to your lips a maximum of 3-4 times a day. I usually only apply it twice a day and it's already more then enough for me! My lips are definitely much softer and is ready for the winter. I'm really happy with these.

Photo courtesy of, BellBelleBella.

Boxing Week Shopping Haul!

With all the madness that was Christmas and Boxing Day, as well as the ice storm. I was finally able to find time during my busy schedule to do some retail therapy! So today, I finally went downtown which was my first time heading down since coming home, almost two weeks ago! I may or may not have done some Christmas shopping since I didn't have any time to before, but anyways, here's what I got!

Starting off with the first store I hit up, Future Shop because I needed to buy ink for my printer and a tripod. So I purchased the Dynex 60" Tripod that's on sale for $20 right now! I'll be filming my first ever YouTube video tomorrow so stay tuned for more details! 

Roots Cable Knit Infinity Scarf, $48.

That's not a very exciting store to hit up first but I got it over with and then followed by going to Roots to finally get the Cable Knit Infinity scarf that I've been dying to get! It was $48, but I got a $20 gift card during a gift exchange and ended up getting 20% off because I was a student! I ended up paying $27, which is fine with me! It's super soft and chunky, I'm so excited to wear it out!

Nars Pro-Prime Smudge Proof Eye Shadow Base, $29.

Tarte Clean Slate Deluxe Primer Trio, $15.

Sephora was the next store on the way! I picked up the Tarte Clean Slate Deluxe Primer Trio for $15, it was one of those Boxing Week Specials. I figured that it was the best way to test out face primers and see which one was good because I've tried the Revlon Photo Ready one and am not very fond of it, nor the Bare Minerals Prime Time. My Urban Decay Primer Potion was running out and I heard good things about the Nars Pro-Prime Smudge Proof Eye Shadow Base so I decided to give it a try because I like the doe-like brush more then having a tube and needing to squeeze the substance onto my finger. 

The Tarte Clean Slate Deluxe Primer Trio comes with the Poreless one which is a 12 hour perfecting primer, that is pore refining, waterproof and line filling. The Flawless one is a 12 hour brightening primer, is silicone-free, waterproof and brightening. The last one is the 360 degree Creaseless, which is a 12 hour smoothing eye primer, it also substitutes as a shadow primer and under eye base all-in-one, is waterproof and has a shadow lock formula. One thing I like about this primer trio is that all three samples are for different things and I'm able to test them all out! Bonus is that they're all waterproof!

L'Oreal Voluminous Butterfly Mascara in Blackest Black, $8.99.

I headed to Shoppers Drug Mart after my little spree at Sephora and sat that their L'Oreal Voluminous Butterfly Mascara was FINALLY on sale for a decent price as it's their latest mascara and sells for $14.99 on a regular basis. It was on sale for $8.99 so I decided to test it out. I totally forgot that L'Oreal mascaras have that 'rose' scent, so I'm not sure how I'll be able to deal with that, but we'll see. I have high expectations for this, although I'm sure it'll be alright, I'm still looking forward to using it!

Talula Hertford Jacket in Black, $49.99.

I hit up Queen Street West after Shoppers because Eaton Centre was getting a bit crowded and uncomfortable for me and way too warm. So shopping outside in warm weather was a great feeling for me. I went to the Aritzia location there because I figured there'd be less people, in which I was sort of right...it was also a smaller location so a bit more squishy but nothing I couldn't manage. I had seen this jacket online but didn't know how I'd feel about it. I've been looking for a jacket where the zipper was diagonal for a while and so when I saw this, I had to try it on! It originally sells for $120 and was $70 off! It was such a steal! Especially for Aritzia too, so I was super glad they had my size. The torso is a bit short, more so on my waist, but that's nothing I can't deal with and the sleeves are about an inch past my wrist which is fine with me!

All in all, I think it was a good shopping day, not for my credit card but the retail therapy was nice after such a hectic work schedule these past few weeks and the ice storm madness which caused my house to have no power for a few days. It's also good to have internet back!

Happy Holidays everyone! Stay safe, and stay tuned for my first YouTube video being filmed tomorrow with Ashley from Flux & Xoulis!