March Favourites

This month I've been really into mixing up my makeup routine so I thought I'd share some of the things that have stuck.  A few of these products have been sitting in my makeup collection without ever really being given a chance.  Unsurprisingly, I've done posts about many of the items in this month's favourites so I will link those if you want more information about a specific product.  Enjoy!

Lips

If you've been reading my blog you'll probably know that the past week has been rather lip-focused for me.  Every one of my favourites for lips this month has made it into one of my recent three lip product posts so I'll link them accordingly

Sephora Glossy Gloss (11) Pink Macaroon

Rimmel Lasting Finish Lipstick (070) Airy Fairy

New Shades of Revlon Lip Butters (Sorbet, Pink Lemonade, Wild Watermelon)

L'Oreal Aqua Lip Lacquer (Coral Tattoo)

Revlon Lip Butter (Tutti Fruiti)

Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain (Rendezvous)

Just generally, I've been loving pink and coral lipsticks with a fiery passion.

Eyes

To be honest, I've been pretty lazy with my eye look this month.  I've been loving just a quick swipe of MAC Paint Pot (Vintage Selection) with some liquid liner and a mascara.  I've also been using Covergirl Clump Crusher Mascara every day and still loving it.

Finally, I've been experimenting with using blue eyeliner.  I've used Rimmel ScandalEYES Water-proof Kohl Kajal (008) Light Blue on my lower waterline or Sephora Flashy Liner Waterproof (08) Flashy Blue on the top or bottom lash line (not both at the same time though!).  If you're using it on your top lash line, I suggest you layer it over a white liner so you get more of the true colour.  If you guys are interested in seeing some of these blue liner looks, let me know in the comments!

Face

I have been using the blush/bronzer duo of Benefit's Hoola Bronzer (which I hauled here) and MAC MSF Stereo Rose.  Honestly, I jumped on the stereo rose bandwagon, tried it once and decided it was too pigmented.  Later, when I got really into coral lips, I decided to try it again as it's a colour that compliments coral and pink lips beautifully.  It takes a little bit of blending and a very light hand but I'm so glad I gave this one another chance. The coral tone and gold veining are going to be even more beautiful in the sumer.

Benefit Hoola

MAC MSF Stereo Rose

Body

Now I know I've spoken about this many a time but I am a very pale person.  And normally, I'm fine with that.  But when spring rolls around, I find myself wishing I had even a hint of a healthy glow.  Being allergic to the sun is not exactly helpful on that front (not to mention the other health risks caused by tanning) so sometimes I need a little outside help.  If you are just diving into the world of self tanners, I would definitely recommend Jergens Natural Glow Daily Moisturizer Firming. It builds gradually so if you make a mistake, it's not going to be glaringly obvious.  Plus it actually does an amazing job of moisturizing and firming the skin so your skin looks better all around.  I used it before I went on a holiday for about a week (every other night or so) and it lasted a good 4-5 days of swimming and sunning before it faded.  The only real disadvantage is the smell is quite strong, though I've seen they now have an odourless formula. 

Make sure you wash your hands very well after use!

Other

When it comes to candles (and everything else), I love fresh, fruity and floral scents.  I absolutely hated shopping for candles in the fall and winter because it was such a struggle to find scents that were seasonally appropriate and didn't smell terrible to me.  First world problem, I know.

Anyway, now that spring has rolled around, I'm back in full candle-excitement mode and my new favourite is Bath & Body Works Market Peach.  I'm terrible at describing scents but this is just perfect. Yum.

I hope you guys have enjoyed reading about what I've been loving this month, I know there are a lot of these posts floating around but I personally can't get enough of them! I'm still playing with the format (Eg do I want to do monthly, every couple weeks, etc) so I'll probably be playing around with different types of posts for the next little while.

What are your favourite products this month?

Kendall

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I Was Bad Part Three

Happy End-of-Weekend my friends! Well that's a bit of an oxymoron as Sunday nights have got to be one of the most depressing parts of the week. So to make your evening (or more likely your Monday as I'm a procrastinator and this probably won't be up until late) a bit more enjoyable, why don't you have a look at the latest damage I've done to my bank account.

All of the things here have been purchased from Shopper's Drug Mart (again for the non-Canadians, as the name implies, it's a popular drugstore of the north).  I'm planning on doing reviews of a few of the newer products that I picked up, so if there's anything specific you would like to see, don't forget to let me know in the comments!

So I did a fair amount of damage as you can probably see.  Just jumping right into it, from left to right: Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Eraser in Fair (I've yet to try this but I've heard a lot of promising things about it and I'm still on the hunt for a great concealer), Clarins Instant Light Natural Lip Perfector in (05) Candy Shimmer, Clinique Almost Lipstick in (06) Black Honey, Rimmel Lasting Finish by Kate in 102, Rimmel ScandalEYES Waterproof Kohl Kajal in (008) Light Blue, Covergirl Lip Perfection Jumbo Gloss Balm in (215) Watermelon Twist, Revlon Photoready BB Cream in (010) Light, Benefit Hoola

Oh boy.

From top to bottom: Rimmel Lasting Finish by Kate in 102, Clinique Almost Lipstick in (06) Black Honey, Clarins Instant Light Natural Lip Perfector in (05) Candy Shimmer

You can probably tell I'm feelin' the pink-lip look for spring.  The Rimmel lipstick just struck me as such a beautiful spring pink; for some reason I want to call it a tulip pink but that can't be right.

As for the Clinique one, I think I actually bought the wrong colour.  I swatched it in Sephora and it  seemed a bit more berry-toned there whereas now that I've bought it, it looks a bit more wine-toned.  Apparently this is one of their best-sellers though and I've yet to actually try it on the lip so I'll keep you posted.

Now I know I've just recently posted about my recent Clarins lip gloss purchase (you can read that one HERE) but I just couldn't help myself.  Candy Shimmer is a sweet, shiny pink that's new for spring that I can tell is going to get a lot of use.

I also picked up a couple of skincare items

I know this might be a tiny bit boring but I partially just wanted to share that I managed to find two full-sized bottles of Bioderma! I've been hunting for this like mad as it still isn't consistently available in Canada but here it is.  I also picked up Vaseline Spray & Go Moisturizer in Aloe-Fresh which was basically just an experiment.  I liked the idea of a spray-on moisturizer that dries quickly, as I really can't stand that sticky-skin feeling while you're trying to get dressed.  I've only tried it once but so far I think it does a great job.  It's quite watery but I think it has to be in order to be spray-able.

Mercifully for my wallet, that's it! Please stay tuned for reviews because most of these products are first-purchases for me so I'm sure I'll have lots to say.

If you've tried any of these products, be sure to let me know how you feel about them in the comments.

I hope you all have a great week!

Kendall

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