My Summer Must Haves

Summer means more colour and a healthy radiant glow.

Lip Gloss by Yves Saint Laurent
Lipstick by Yves Saint Laurent

Top to Bottom going left to right:

1. YSL  VOLUPTÉ SHEER CANDY #2 DEWY PAPAYA


2. CARGO BEACH BLUSH (CORAL BEACH)


3. NARS MONOI BODY GLOW II


4. YSL MASCARA VOLUME EFFET FAUX CILS #4 FASCINATING VIOLET


5. EIGHT BODY MOISTURE GINGER LIME BODY MOISTURE

6. YSL GLOSS PUR  #8 PURE WATERMELON


7. CARGO WATER RESISTANT BRONZER (MEDIUM)


8. CAROL'S DAUGHTER GELEE DE SOLEIL BROWNING OIL


9.  NARS LIP GLOSS EASY LOVER


10. DIORSHOW MAXIMIZER LASH PLUMPING SERUM


The following products were provided courtesy of eBeauty.ca:

Cargo Water Resistant Bronzer (Medium), $28 on eBeauty.ca
Cargo Beach Blush (Coral Beach), $32 on eBeauty.ca
Eight Body Moisture Ginger Lime Body Moisture, $26 on eBeauty.ca


If you are looking for the perfect summer glow then you will love Cargo's Water Resistant Bronzer (medium) and Cargo Beach Blush (Coral Beach). A little goes a long way.

The Eight Body Moisture Ginger Lime Body Moisture smells great and the scent is not overpowering. The body lotion is perfect for anyone with dry skin. It will be perfect for Canadian winters. This body lotion is an effective after-sun moisturizer, a massage lotion, or as a shaving lotion or after-shave conditioner.

In Love with NARS

I did not plan on buying any makeup today, but I found myself at the  NARS counter at The Bay located at Yonge and Queen in Toronto.

It can be difficult to find cosmetics lines that carry products for black skin. I always have problems either finding a foundation, powder or concealer to match my skin tone. I am quite happy with the products that I purchased today. I had to be convinced about trying the lip gloss. It is sheer so it is not too dramatic.

Pressed Powder  - Mountain   $38.00 (Cdn.)

Concealer - Toffee  $25.00 (Cdn.)

Lip Gloss - Easy Lover   $28.00  (Cdn.)

tokidoki at Sephora

I just found out a couple of days ago that tokidoki is at Sephora. The Tokidoki designs are created by Italian artist Simone Legno. The Japanese inspired designs are available at Sephora in a new makeup and accessories line. I was familiar with the tokidoki images as I have two tokidoki LeSportsac bags.

I went to the Sephora in the Eaton Centre in Toronto. The makeup bags and kabuki brush were already sold out. I asked the cashier when the products were available. She said that they had them for about 2 to 3 weeks. I did not receive any notice that the products were available. I think that the characters are cute, even at my age. I was also told that the designer would be in the store sometime in May.

I was able to purchase a few items:

Nail Files - 3 Nail Files and 1 Nail Case 

 Sugar Free Mints

 Prisma Lip Gloss Ciao Ciao (not the colour shown below) 

Images from Sephora

Too Many Products

I tried to capture as much as I could of my dressing table. I have more bath & body products than one person should have.

I have eye cream that I do not use. I have already posted about the many lip glosses that I have. Today I used a mascara I don't remember purchasing. I do not make New Years resolutions, but this year I will put myself on a twelve step program to recovery. I will update that in a upcoming post.

P.S. If you have brown eyes, do not use brown mascara. I did not notice what my eyelashes looked like until the end of the day when I was in proper lighting.

Pucker Up

I don't know why I always seem to buy the same colour lip gloss.

MAC Lip Gelée Moistly

NARS Lip Gloss All Night Long (plum berry)

Benefit Her Glossiness Where’s My Stylist?

YSL Golden Gloss #12 Golden Cinnamon (muted golden bronze)

Sephora Brilliant Shine Lip Gloss Sugar & Spice (sheer champagne shimmer)

Dior Addict Ultra Gloss Reflect #817 (microfiber brown)

Stila Lip Glaze Brown Sugar (shimmering golden nude)

I purchased these on a whim.

Dior Addict Lip Maximizer

Dior Addict Lip Glow

MAC Hello Kitty Lip Gloss Fast Friends

Balmshell Lip Gloss Ah…The Classic (sheer vibrant pink with glitter)

YSL Rouge Volupté Legendary Mocha (deep reddish brown)

DuWop Iced Teas Translucent Lip Treatment (translucent red)

Two of my favourite lip glosses.

Ardène Lip Gloss Vanilla

YSL Gloss Repulpant Shiny Lip Plumper #12

Bamboo Expandable Pencil/Pen Holder

I purchased this Bamboo Expandable Pencil/Pen Holder with 5 compartments from Winners on Saturday.


Lipper International Inc,
#807 Expandable Pencil Holder
Dimensions: 7-1/2w x 4-1/4d x 4h expands to 12"w

I thought that it would be a great way to organize my makeup. I have a large makeup case for eye shadows, blush, bronzer and powder. I had another container for lipgloss and anything else I threw in there. Now I know what I have and it is easy to see.

How Did I Do That?

This afternoon I went to the ATM to take out $20. At the end of the transaction I looked at my receipt and did a double-take. I thought there must have been a mistake. Between Sunday when I did my banking and Tuesday afternoon, a lot of money was missing from my bank account. I had two payments to come out of my account, but there still should have had more money. 

The first thought that came to my mind was that someone took money out of my account. I immediately put my ATM card back into the machine to get a printout of my transactions. I quickly perused the list and discovered that I had spent money that I forgot about, like the new Apple AirPort Extreme Router, groceries, and the Stila lip gloss (brown sugar) from Sephora. Good thing I decided not to buy that bag a Browns Shoes prior to going to the bank machine.

Maybe I should have waited until payday to buy the router. It was an unexpected expense which I rushed out to buy.

Liplicious

My second obsession to bags is lip gloss. For some reason I am always on the prowl for a new shade, but I always end up getting the same colour in a different brand. In the morning I put Kiehl's lip balm on my lips because they are dry. The following are the lip gloss that I carry in my bag:

-Stila Lip Glaze in Brown Sugar
-Dior Addict Ultra Gloss Reflect #817
-Benefit The Gloss Kiss Me
-Benefit Her Glossiness Where's My Stylist?
-YSL Touche Brilliance Sparkling Touch for Lips #10

That does not include the Rosebud Salve that is always at the bottom of my bag. I can't leave home without it. As well I also carry an extra lip balm if my outfit has a pocket.