Quick Beauty Haul (Sephora, Haute Look)

Hey everyone! Today I have a haul to share with you all. This is pretty much all the makeup stuff I got since my last Florida haul (in january), so I guess we could call it a collective haul. It sounds silly though since there is so little :p Anyhow, I ordered a few things from The Balm on Haute Look and I finallly got my hands on the Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Kit (so excited! :o)

Here's everything I got, The Balm : Mary Lou Manizer, Time Balm Concealer, Bahama Mama Bronzer and How 'Bout Them Apples Cheek and Lip Palette

The Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Kit - I'm pretty bad at contouring, but I love experimenting with this. I love the yellow-ish powder to set my concealer.

This Bahama Mama Bronzer by the Balm is so dark, I have to be uber careful with my fair complexion, but it a nice tone (not too orange) which I enjoy

The How 'Bout them Apples palette by the Balm is beautiful. I don't know if it's a new product, but I had never heard of it before. I like cream cheek products, especially for spring and summer so I decided to give it a try :)

I've heard so many people rave about this Mary Lou Manizer HIghlighter by The Balm. It's a gorgeous yellow/gold highlight which is super shimmery. I got a great deal on it so I cannot wait to play around with it :)

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That's all I got! Let me know if you'd like to see any reviews/swatches on these products. I would be happy to do that for you!

Current Beauty Wishlist (2015)

Hey everyone! Today I'm sharing my current beauty wishlist with you all! It's been quite a few months since I last did one of these and at the moment there are a few goodies I've been wanting to get my hands on. I'm not sure how much of these products I will actually get (most of it is high end and I don't have an infinite budget unfortunately), but I kind of like to see it all assembled in one swoon worthy collage.

Current Beauty Wishlist (2015) by luhivy featuring an urban decay eyeshadow

As you can see, I'm really into foundations and eyeshadows lately. I'm looking to get my first high end foundation and I'm not sure which one would work best for me. Have any of you guys tried these products? What did you think? Which foundation should I get? Let me know in the comments!

Projet 10$/Week 2014 Update n3 and Haul

So the resolution is still going strong! I must say I'm very proud of my restraint! Here are my latest purchases! 

- Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder Palette (67$)
- Urban Decay Naked Basics Palette (33$)

Total : 100$ (10 weeks)

Since I had accumulated 500 points at Sephora, I also got the 500 points perk. It's a Laura Mercier kit that includes an exfoliator, a gloss (it smells heavenly!), a highlight powder (super potent!), and a deluxe sample size of their famous foundation primer and tinted moisturizer.

We're now up to week 22 of my new year resolution and we're doing well! I'm really excited about all of my purchases so far and super happy that I've been keeping up with this resolution. It's hard for me to stick to anything (except this blog, I guess I've been doing a pretty good job of sticking to that for the past few years when I think about it), so I'm especially impressed with my self control. Anyway, I'll update you all again in a few weeks with my future purchases. Let me know if you'd like to see reviews of any of these!

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Nars Laguna and Orgasm Duo

I've been mentioning lately that I was thinking of buying the Laguna/Orgasm duo for a while now. I finally cracked and got it two weeks ago. Today I decided to share my thoughts and opinions on it!

Packaging : The packaging of NARS products is matte and sleek. It looks great when you first buy it, but it gets wrecked in a matter of days. It's kind of disappointing really. It's a luxury product, it would be nice for it to have a luxurious feel every time you take it out. Too bad.  4/10

Price : 50$

Swatches

Color and Finish

Orgasm : The blush is a nice coral with lots of shimmer. Beautiful with most skin tones. 10/10

Laguna : The bronzer is a matte medium shade with a slight orange tone to it. It's quite flattering even on my very light skin. For some reason I thought this would be darker tough. 9/10

Texture and Application

Orgasm : The blush has a soft texture without breaking apart when you swatch it. It's quite pigmented and easy to blend out.  It transfers easily onto the brush. 9/10

Laguna : The bronzer surprised me a little in terms of texture and application. It's quite a dry and densely packed powder. It seems like very little comes off when you swatch it or put a brush in it. It is also very faint once you apply it. You need to build it up in order to get it to be visible (and I'm very pale). It's not all bad tough, since it allows for a lot of control during application. You can either go very light or make it more prominent. It's also much less likely that you will overdo it (unlike with some very pigmented bronzers). I find that it is slightly difficult to blend out. 6/10

Overall

It's a very nice product, but it has a few flaws in my opinion (the packaging being the biggest one). I love Orgasm, but Laguna seems to be slightly overrated. Maybe I'm not using it properly? I definitely like it, but for the price, I thought it would be incredible. I need to try it out more to see if I can make it work for me a little better.

Orgasm : 9.5/10
Laguna : 7.5/10

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That's all for today's review! Hope this was helpful. Have a good day!

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Sailor Saturn Inspired Makeup Look

Here's the last of the Sailor Moon series! It's Sailor Saturn ♥ I love her colors the best of all the Sailors! I just think she looks so mysterious and I love the purple :) I hope you enjoyed this series as much as I did making it!

Products used :

Base

• UDPP
• NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk
• NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Purple

Eyeshadow & Brows

• BH 120 Palette (1st Edition)
• Darling Girl Cosmetics Loose Shadow in Groovology, Basket Case, Alright Ma, Chimera 
• Sephora Single Shadow in Aspen Snow
• Maybelline Define a brow in Dark Blonde

Liner & Lashes

• Ardell 107 Lashes
• Cover Girl Clump Crusher Mascara
• Milani Liquif'eye Eyeliner Pencil - Black
• E.l.f. Liquid Liner in Black

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Sailor Chibi Moon Inspired Makeup Look

Here's another Sailor Moon inspired makeup for you all! This one is Sailor Chibi Moon ♥

Products used :

Base

• UDPP
• NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk
• NYX Lip Pencil Rose
• Nyx Lip Pencil Hot Red

Eyeshadow & Brows

• BH 120 Palette (1st Edition)
• Sephora Single Shadow in Aspen Summit
• Darling Girl Cosmetics Loose Shadow in My Little Pony and Hope
• Stila in the Lights Palette
• Milani Brow Fix in Light

Liner & Lashes

• Ardell 120 Demi Lashes
• Cover Girl Clump Crusher Mascara
• Milani Liquif'eye Eyeliner Pencil - Black
• E.l.f. Liquid Liner in Black

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The Perfect Palette Tag

Hey everyone! Today I'm back with another tag that's been going around Youtube for a while : the perfect palette tag! This is 10 questions about your favorite aspects of palettes that you own. Since my favorite makeup is by far eye shadow and since I'm totally obsessed with palettes I was super excited to do this one for you all! I tag all of you to do it if you're interested!

Tag Questions:

1. Best Packaging : Quo Glamour Box Palette

I love everything about this packaging. First off the palette is very small and portable. Next I think the cushion pattern on it is adorable. I love that it is made of super durable plastic because I feel like it is super safe for the shadows. I also love the size of the mirror which is super large considering how small this palette. It's just so practical if you're on the go!

2. Best Color Payoff : The Balm Nude Tude Palette

This one was a toss-up between this, the Naked Palettes and the Stila In the Lights Palette. I ended going with this one though because every single color in the palette is so incredibly pigmented and buttery, no matter the texture. In both the Naked Palettes and the Stila Palette, some of the matte shades are a touch drier (although just as nicely pigmented) which makes application a little more difficult. 

3. Most Versatile : Tarte of Giving Holiday Palette

Not only does this palette have all the matte shades that I need (black, neutral beige, medium brown blending shade), a ton of beautiful shimmery lid shades,  but it also has a few colored options such a a beautiful deep blue shade, a nice matte purple shade, a deep green, some beautiful bronze shades, etc. It's also got a silver and a gold in there. Basically it has everything you need to do a bunch of neutral or dramatic looks.

4. Best For Travel : Sephora Desert Sunset Eyeshadow Palette

Not only is this palette tiny (fits into the palm of my hand), but it's made of a really hard and thick cardboard which feels very secure. It's affordable, the mirror is large enough that you can use it while traveling and the palette includes all you need for a multitude of looks. (including a matte highlight shade, a shimmery bronzer and a shimmery blush). When I travel, I love to go very light, so this is really perfect for me while still giving me a bunch of options. The pigmentation is great too!

5. Biggest Regret : Elf Beauty Book Lip Edition Palette

I've talked about this in the past, but I never ever use this. While I do love some Elf products dearly, this was a total bust for me. All the colors sort of look the same or similar, they're waxy and I just don't reach for this. Wouldn't recommend it. Thankfully it was really cheap.

6. Best Color Names: Nude Tude Palette

I haven't taken another picture of it since it already won one of the categories. I love the Nude Tude Palette names and the whole concept behind the palette. I think the balm did a really good job at giving these shadows a fun name without going trashy (like Nars Orgasm for example).

7. Least Used : 88 Warm Palette

I could have gone with the Elf lip palette for this one also, but that would imply that I actually use it, which I don't. The 88 Warm Palette, on the other hand, I do use, only very rarely. As you can see, it has seen a lot of love in the past and I'm not saying it's not good, only that I have kind of put it aside when I got better neutral palettes. I'm a complete neutral shadow lover so I do invest in that more than anything else, which means now that I have the Naked Palettes, I can really see a difference in the quality of the shadows compared to the 88 Warm. 

8. Most Used : BH 120 Color Palette

This may be surprising, but my most used palette is this bright rainbow colored one. The reason behind this is because I do make a lot of very colorful looks on this blog. While I prefer neutrals on a day to day basis, I really don't wear makeup everyday, therefore I don't use my palettes nearly as often as this one. Sorry if it looks terrible, it's been through a lot (namely my cat who threw it on the floor once).

9. Most Loved : All the Naked Palettes

Overall, my most loved palettes are definitely the three Naked Palettes by Urban Decay. I love everything about them, the color selection, the pigmentation, the ease of application, the packaging, everything. I take them everywhere with me and there are just endless combinations I can do with them. 

10. Desert Island: Stila In the Lights

Not that I would bring any makeup to a deserted island, but let's see this more as if I had to choose only one palette to have for an extended period of time. I think the Stila in the Lights Palette is small, light and portable, the pigmentation is fantastic and it contains all the colors I need for everyday neutral looks. Because of that, I could go on a while using nothing but this and I would be just fine.

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That's all for this tag! I hope you enjoyed this as much as I did doing it! Since I'm a palette junkie, it was a lot of fun for me to think of each palette to award every category! Anyway hope you all have a great day! See you all the day after tomorrow for a Naked 3 Palette full review!

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12 Days of Christmas : Winter 2013 Beauty Haul (Sephora, Drugstore, NYX, Lashes)

In keeping with the haul theme, I have a winter beauty haul to share with you guys. We went to NYC recently and I don't get to shop in the us very frequently so I kind of spoiled myself a little bit. I got an Holiday kit at Sephora, some stuff from the drugstore and quite a few NYX items and lashes from a beauty store.

First I got a bunch of NYX stuff. We do get some NYX around here, but we usually only get a few items and they are pretty pricey. I went to a beauty store in NYC and they had a huge selection so I decided to pick up some of the stuff I have been lusting over for a while. I got 2 powder blushes, a pink lip liner, a brow kit, two of the round lipsticks, two of the Mega Shine Glosses and one of the famous Butter Glosses. Now that I look back I wish I had gotten more colors of the Butter glosses. I also got some Red Cherry Lashes (never seen them around here) which were only 3$ each! I got some Ardell brown lashes for a look I've been planning on for a while and two glitters from a brand I don't really know.

 From Sephora, I got the Tarte of Giving Holiday kit. I am soooo excited about this kit! I've been using the oil and eye treatment a lot lately and they're perfect for dry skin! The palette is gorgeous and so is the blush. I haven't had a lot of time to play with it yet with the end of my trimester and everything, but I cannot wait! It's such a good value. ♥

Lastly I picked up some stuff from the drugstore. I decided not to go too crazy with it since I had already spent so much. I went for items that I can't find over here only. I got a limited edition Wet n Wild Palette (never find those anywhere so I was really excited when I spotted it), the Jordana Best Lash Extreme mascara which everyone raves about (only 3$!), two Wet n Wild singles, a Blue mascara by Maybelline, one of the new Babylips and the Nivea Lip Butter in Raspberry Kiss which I had seen a Youtuber from Quebec mentioning in her favorites recently (not available in Quebec either). Last but not least, I got the L'Oréal infallible shadow in Amber Rush. I've been looking everywhere for this shade, but no drugstore seem to have this particular one. Unless it's called something different over here, I don't think we have it, or it's always sold out. Anyway, I'm really excited to have finally been able to get my hands on it!

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Beauty Haul : Target, Drugstore, Sephora and Winners

Hey everyone! Today I'm diverting from my usual blog post every other day schedule, because I was too excited to wait and share this later! It's a makeup haul and I'm especially excited with all the things that I got. :) I went to Target for the first time (they just started opening them in Quebec :D) and I also went to the drugstore, Sephora and Winners (for nail polishes mainly).

Winners : 2 nail polishes by China Glaze (Tantalize Me and Frostbite) and 1 by OPI (in Dulce de Leche). It's my first OPI ever and I have to say, it's amazing! Love the subtle nude color ♥

I also got two Nicole by OPI nail polishes at Dollorama. I got Back to Reality...TV and Green Up Your Act, which is a really nice army green and I'm really loving it right now!

Sephora : I didn't get much at Sephora, but I got the most beautiful forest green liner *I'm sensing a theme here :P*. It's buttery and amazing, I didn't know Sephora made such great pencil liners, and they have a huge range of colors too. They're only 11$ each, it's crazy! I also got a small size of the Urban Decay primer potion as a backup because I'm running low on mine.

Target : I got three of the new limited edition, black packaging Babylips (as if I needed more of those lol), the L'Oréal Magic Lumi foundation and primer, Maybelline Age Rewind concealer, Cover Girl Shimmering Sands Eyeshadow trio, Ardell Wispies, and a bunch of NYX stuff.

For the rest, I got it at the drugstore and Walmart. I have a Quo makeup palette which my boyfriend got me ♥ an Annabelle eyeshadow trio (first time I try the brand) and the highlight Powder by Wet n Wild in Reserve your Cabana.

That's all I got, it's a lot of stuff, but it was bought over a few weeks! I cannot wait to start playing with all these new goodies :D Let me know if you would like to see reviews on any of the products!

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My Little Pony Series : Rarity Inspired Makeup

Welcome back to the third part of my MLP Series : Rarity, the beauty princess. ♥ Rarity is precious and her mane is always perfectly curled. She even has diamond markings to match her personality. Love her :)

Rarity is gorgeous ♥

Aren't those lashes pretty? I thought they'd be perfect for the precious Rarity!

Products used :

Base

• UDPP
• NYX Jumbo Pencil - Milk

Eyeshadow

• BH 120 Palette (1st Edition) : the lid colors and the lower lashline colors
• NYX 10 color Eye Shadow Palette in Velvet Rope for the crease
• Wet n Wild Petal Pusher Eye Shadow Palette for the brow bone highlight
• Sephora Single Eye Shadow in Aspen Summit for the inner corner

Liner & Lashes

• Ardell 107 lashes
• Cover Girl Clump Crusher Mascara
• Wet'n Wild Gel Liner - Black
• Milani Liquif'eye Eyeliner Pencil - Black

I hoped you enjoyed this Rarity look! Next up will most likely be Rainbow Dash, which I'm really pumped about! :D I have a few ideas to incorporate heir rainbow colors ♥ *wheee*

Check out other My Little Pony Looks : Rainbow Dash, Twilight Sparkle, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Sweetie Belle, Spike Applejack, Scootaloo, princess Celestia and Nightmare Moon

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Mini Sephora Haul : Benefit Tan About Town

I've been planning in my mind the cosmetics and toiletries for my next backpacking trip lately. (which will most likely take place at the end of june through the end of august) I was trying to figure out how to minize everything even more. Even though I already only bring travel sized products, I was thinking of ways to combine so, to bring formulas that take less space etc. I've actually had quite a few really useful ideas in the process. I'll most likely make a post soon about some tips on reducing the weight and size of your toiletry bag without bringing less products. For backpacking, it's especially important since you carry everything on your back. However, I still want to be able to have all my hair, face and shower things.

Anyway, I'm rambling here. Where I'm going with this is actually that while I was thinking about what products to bring and how to make them as small as possible, I started wondering about the makeup I would bring. I've pretty much decided on only a couple products and it's pretty minimal already, but I really want it to be as compact as possible. I mainly wanted to reduce the size of the mascara and bronzer I'm planning on packing because if I'm being realistic, there is no way I would go through a whole powder and mascara in two months anyway. I really want to bring just the exact amount I need. I went on Sephora.com (they have a new site by the way, love it!) and saw this really cheap Benefit set (always wanted to try Benefit products!) called Tan About Town. It was only 15$ and includes a deluxe sample size of their famous mascara Bad Gal, a deluxe sample size of their also well-known bronzer Hoola and a deluxe sample size of their compact cream to powder foundation Some kind of Gorgeous (not my color at the moment, but I might consider packing it for when I have a tan during the trip).

It's a cheap way to try out new products and see if I like them. It also feels like a treat since I never purchase high end makeup. I'll have a great mascara and powder bronzer with me for the days I want to be a little more made up during my trip.

The lady at the register also gave me a couple free perfume samples which I thought was very sweet. I'm not very fond of either scent though. One is very spicy and the other very floral. I tend to prefer sweet and slightly spicy exotic scents more, so this isn't really the kind of perfume I usually go for. I'll probably give them to my mom so she can try them out in case she likes them!