I’ve loved the Too Faced Chocolate Bar palette ever since I got it back in April. While there are 16 great shades to choose from, I will be honest – I almost always use the same shades for the same makeup look. I can’t help myself though – when you discover an everyday makeup look you love, it’s hard to deviate!
Hello again and happy mascara Monday! It’s been a while, I know, but here I am again with a mascara I’m really excited to write about.
I know L’Oreal mascaras have some hype to them, but to be honest I’ve never been all that impressed. Given that I’m pretty picky when it comes to mascara, I thought they were just fine. Not bad, but not amazing. I was so excited to try the Voluminous Miss Manga, for example, but it just didn’t blow me away. But I’m so happy to have found one that I absolutely love! It’s always nice to add a great drugstore mascara to your collection, isn’t it? I truly believe mascara is one of the products that drugstore is just as good as high-end, sometimes even better.
Ah, MAC palettes. Is there anything out there that can make amateur makeup lovers feel more legit than a build-your-own palette? I feel like an artist, carefully selecting my shades, arranging them in the perfect order, and then holding my palette in my left hand and my brush in my right, just like a painter. And my canvas is my face.
I got my 15-pan MAC palette maybe 2 years ago and have since been slowly building it up. It’s not a priority of mine to finish it quickly – I mean let’s be honest, it’s not as if I’m not acquiring other shadows and palettes in the meantime!
If I remember correctly, I started with Vanilla, Omega, Satin Taupe and Smut in a four-pan palette, and moved onto the 15 a few months later. These are four great, multi-purpose shades that look great on most people. Satin Taupe is my all-time favourite and definitely what I’d recommend to anyone who wants to purchase just one MAC eyeshadow – it’s great for a subtle daytime look or a soft smokey evening eye. love love love. On days when I don’t feel particularly creative and am not sure what eye look to do, this is always what I reach for.
The other shades in my palette are:
Vanilla – a pale cream tone with just a bit of shimmer – great as a subtle eyebrow highlight
Naked Lunch – beautiful pale pink with shimmer – a great all-over lid shade
All That Glitters – sparklier, deeper version of Naked Lunch with peach tones
Omega – a very neutral matte light brow – I use this on my brows as it’s a rare brown that isn’t too warm
Woodwinked – really warm-toned gold with great pigmentation
Mulch – deep bronze that pairs beautifully with Woodwinked
Shale – a matte purple-grey shade. Unfortunately while the colour is gorgeous, the formula is kind of chalky so it’s not the most user-friendly. As you can tell from my swatch, it’s almost invisible!
Smut – a dark shade with purple undertones that’s great for a smokey eye without being too black or over-powering,
Cranberry – beatiful warm, shimmery red
Sable – a sparkly bronzy shade with pink undertones – so beautiful worn all over the lid
Trax – a sparkly mid-toned purple, and frankly the biggest regret of this palette. I never wear colours like this – what was I thinking?
Also, let’s just take a moment and consider how economical MAC palettes. A regular MAC shadow is $19 CAD and a refill is $12, so it’s definitely worth it to start building a palette if you think you’ll be acquiring more shadows over time (I think the palette itself is $12). Also, it’s so much easier to just carry around one slim, flat palette than a whole bunch of eyeshadows – so travel friendly!
I’m not 100% sure yet which three more shades I want to finish off my palette – or, let’s be honest, four shades, because Trax is definitely being kicked out! I’ve browsed MAC so many times, in addition to taking notes from other bloggers/Youtubers, and I think the ones I want are:
(I know that’s 5…. shut up!)
…. but who knows! I get tempted by so many shades when I got into MAC stores! Which MAC shadows are your favourites that you think I need? I love hearing other people’s suggestions so please, let me know in the comments below!
Long time no blog! hello there! I’ve been spending April trying some new beauty thangs and desperately wishing for spring to arrive. And at last it has! I even got a bit of sun on my shoulders during my run today. Hooray!
My April beauty faves are a good combination of new finds and some rediscoveries from the depths of my beauty drawers.
My name is Danielle and I have a problem. My problem is this: every time I look at lipstick/lip stain/lip gloss/lip products OF ANY KIND I always, always always end up buying the bright pink option. What’s wrong with that, you ask? Bright pink lips are fun!, you’re saying. Well, I don’t disagree with you! But… But. When it’s 8am and your have a great eye look going on and you just want a little something-something for your lips to polish off your look, sometimes bright pink is not the answer. Sometimes it is the answer! But lately, more often than not for me, it’s not the answer. I needed to get something more neutral, noticeable-but-not-noticeable, and just “simple” for my lips when I want the focus to be on the eyes. I needed the perfect My Lips But Better shade.
The hype around the launch of Benefit’s new mascara, Roller Lash, was crazy. I could not go on any form of social media without being inundated with news about this mascara. And to be honest I kind of rolled my eyes. Benefit had two other mascaras prior to launching this: Bad Gal and They’re Real! I found Bad Gal to be very average and not at all impressive or worth the price tag. They’re Real is an incredible mascara but it’s basically IMPOSSIBLE to remove without ripping out 30% of your eyelashes, so I rarely use it.
With this track record, I wasn’t all that jazzed about Roller Curl. But, as a mascara obsessive I finally broke down and figured I should investigate for myself and report my findings to you. And I’m so glad I did! Guys, this mascara is great.
Hello there! I’m a bit late with these favourites but better late than never. I’ll be honest, nothing had me feeling crazy excited this past month. But, a makeup lover always has makeup to love, and here’s what I’ve been reaching for the most in March. 
I feel like a broken record by raving about shimmery taupe shades lately, but what can I say, I am obsessed! I’ve been wearing this makeup look almost every day for the past few weeks, and I just love it. It’s super simple and quick to do in the mornings, and because I use a cream product, lasts all day. This has definitely been my go-to winter look!
Happy spring! …. almost. It’s coming!
I’m so honoured and pleased to have been nominated by some awesome fellow bloggers for a few blog awards in the last little while. I’m going to combine them all here to keep it all neat and tidy. These awards all require nominating other bloggers but since I’ve seen these awards really making the rounds in the blogosphere lately, I’m going to skip out on nominating others.
First up I was nominated for the Versatile Blogger Awards by the lovely Amy from The Makeup Case17. Amy, I’m sorry it took so long to re-post this! This award requires that I post 7 facts about myself – so see below!
Next, TheWorldofCos nominated me for the Beautiful Blogger Award. This award requires that you add a little write-up about the bloggers you nominate and I was so touched by what she said about me! Her blog is awesome for very frequent nail polish and face mask reviews, so check her out!
And last, Chanelle nominated me for the Liebster Award. As part of this award, Chanelle listed seven questions for all the nominees to answer. I’ve decided that my answers will count as the facts about myself for the Versatile Blogger Award – I’m cheating a bit!
Chanelle’s Questions For Me:
1. What’s your favourite candle scent? I love the warm scents that come out at Christmas. Right now my fave is Cranberry Woods from Bath and Body Works
2. Do you collect anything? Does makeup count? 😉
3. Who would you want to play you in a movie? The first name that popped into my mind was Reese Witherspoon so let’s go with her
4. If you won the lottery what would be the first thing you would buy? A house
5. What’s one thing you couldn’t live without? Chocolate. I am addicted to sugar, unfortunately
6. Favourite food? Pizza all the way
7. Who’s your biggest inspiration and why? I’m inspired by successful women who followed their passion to get where they are
8. Tea or coffee? I love both, but tea
9. Favourite item of makeup? mascara, obviously!
10. Is blogging anything like you imagined? Great question. I really love the community aspect of it, which I wasn’t expecting. But truthfully I find it tough to find time and inspiration to post frequently – I’m so impressed by bloggers who post daily or multiple times a week! I’m trying to build up frequency but at the same time, I don’t want to write about things I don’t care about, so this is what works for me right now!
Thanks SO much to all these lovely ladies for the nominations – be sure to check out their blogs, too!
It’s been a while since I’ve posted a mascara monday! I haven’t been all too impressed with the mascaras I’ve tried out recently, but I’m definitely extremely picky. I am a huge fan of Rimmel mascara (remember the scandaleyes retro glam?) so I had high hopes for their newest offering, the Wonder’Lash Mascara with Argan Oil. Unfortunately, this one wasn’t a win for me.
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