MAKEUP LOOK | Mary Kay Into the Garden Patricia Bonaldi Color Compact Review with Swatches

Spring collections are always so soft and feminine and make me feel like a true girly girl. Though I'm not the best at keeping up with who's who in the fashion world, fashion designer Patricia Bonaldi is one of the fashion world's "it girls" (according to my awesome Googling skills). Known for enticing intricate florals in her work, what could be a better collaboration for Spring with Mary Kay? The limited edition Into the Garden Color Compact* ($45.00 CDN) is the perfect embodiment of Spring with its shades of violet, taupe, pink and brown along with sheer lip shades inspired by new Spring blooms.

NAILS | BCD NAIL ART CHALLENGE WEEK 3 - Funky French #BCDNAILS

I seem to be all about the striping tape these last few months, but I have them in SO MANY colours that I am happy to be putting them to good use! This week's BCD Nail Art Challenge is "Funky French" which I translated to BRIGHT COLOURS! The new OPI New Orleans Collection is all about brights so it wasn't hard at all to find shades that were indeed "funky".

NAILS | Spring Colourblocking with Dior #ManiMonday

I seem to have rediscovered my love of striping tape and colourblocking over the last couple of manicures so when nail lacquers from Dior's Spring collection showed up in my mailbox, I knew that I just had to create manicure out of both shades! I rarely wear just one shade on its own, but I found Bleuette* ($31.00 CDN) and Lilac* so pretty that I didn't want to complicate things too much.

MAKEUP LOOK | Dior Glowing Gardens 5 Couleurs Eyeshadow Palette in #451 Rose Garden Review & Swatches

I absolutely adore Spring collections because we finally move on from the dramatic shades of Fall and Winter to bright, happy shades of flowers and new beginnings. The only issue I often run into is that pastels tend to dominate Spring collections and while I can still have my fun with nail polish, eyeshadows are often a loss for me and I am left to admire them in the palette.

The Dior Glowing Gardens collection is what you would imagine Spring to look like with every shade of flower represented. When I received the Rose Garden 5 Couleurs Eyeshadow Palette* ($70.00 CDN) I adored its floral print and colours, but was not sure how they would translate to my skintone. That still did not stop me from admiring the prettiness that is this palette!