For the month of July, Birchbox has teamed up with Best Health Magazine to provide a curated selection of only the best in beauty. This “Go for the Gold” Birchbox is all about making sure that you have your “healthiest summer yet”. This is a pretty bold claim so let’s see whether it lived up to my now sky-high beauty box expectations!
Shortly before I was struck down with strep throat, I was having a blast with some of the new eyeshadow palettes (Fall Look #1) from the Vasanti Cosmetics Myeong-Dong Collection and playing around with its many bright colours. The fun continues with the Casa Mila Silky Eyeshadow Duo ($22 CDN) which is a darker, more dramatic palette more in tune with the classic vampy palette of Fall.
This is one beauty box that is actually in the right season! I have actually skipped the summer one for now and may or may not post it later if anyone wants to see what I received. For now, I was actually quite pleased with what I received in my Fall 2014 Loose Button Luxe Box and didn’t want to wait too long to share with you all!
A few weeks ago, I posted with great excitement of the Vasanti Cosmetics Myeong-Dong Collection and today I will be sharing with you all a fairly straightforward eye makeup look for Fall using the Lake Palace Silky Eyeshadow Duo ($22 CDN). Composed of a slightly metallic gorgeous mushroom brown and a matte dark green, what I love about all of these duos for Fall is that at first glance the two colours seem to clash with each other, but after playing with them I realized that seemingly clashing colours CAN work!
I don’t normally share press releases unless I am really excited about a particular collection, but when I had a peek at the latest release by Canadian company Vasanti Cosmetics, I could not keep it to myself! Inspired by a trip to Seoul, South Korea, co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer, Pinki Gosal created the Myeong-Dong (“bright town) Collection after seeing all of the colour in the main shopping district of Seoul.
Lightning Liner Liquid Eyeliner ($18 CDN) comes in four matte shades to suit every complexion and eye colour. Wake Me Up – nude peach and works as a clarifier on the eyelids, Calm – periwinkle lavender, Storm – smoky grey and Thunderbolt – vibrant cobalt blue all work to instantly wake up tired-looking eyes.
I hope everyone had a wonderful New Year’s celebration! I am very full from yet another big family dinner and I feel like I’m all “celebrated out”! I sort of just want to get 2013 started and get those resolutions going! Empties seemed like an appropriate post to end the year with as I’m saying goodbye to both 2012 and product!
Body
I am procrastinating making an insurance claim for my car until Monday morning by sharing with you a routine that I have been doing since May of this year. Every other Sunday, I take the time to go through my samples and pick out a few that I want to try out for the next two weeks. It’s actually such a fun process because it feels so much like shopping! Seeing all of those lovely beauty samples together gets me so giddy! This little ritual is also how I produce a lot of my empties. It’s almost like Project 10 Pan, but for samples and with a higher product turnover which makes it MUCH more interesting. So, what’s on the Sample Sunday menu today?
1. MaskerAide Hydrating Sheet Mask (1 mask)
2. Befine Single Serve Warming Clay Mask (14g)
3. Nesura Pore Deep Charcoal Strip for Nose Care (1 strip)
4. Etude House Black Charcoal Chin Pack (1 strip)
5. Biore Nose Strip (1 strip)
6. Nume Hydro Punch Shampoo (20mL)
7. Nume Hydro Punch Conditioner (20mL)
8. Aveda Invati Exfoliating Shampoo (10mL)
9. Aveda Invati Thickening Conditioner (10mL)
10. Vitamine & Sea Perfect Skin Solution
12. Lancome High Resolution Triple Action Anti-Wrinkly Cream (15g)
13. Dior Capture Totale Multi-Perfection Concentrated Serum (1.5mL)
14. B. Kamins Maple Body Lotion (12mL)
15. B.Kamins Lip Balm (4mL)
16. Lift & Firm Rejeuvenating Day Cream (5mL)
17. Lift &Firm Deep Remodeling Night Cream (5mL)
18. Vasanti BrightenUp! Enzyme Face Rejeuvenator (12g)
19. CK Shock Eau de Toilette Spray (1.2mL)
Wish me luck!
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