NAILS | Going Summer Bright with Rainbow Honey – Tayabak and Foxglove Foxtrot

Apologies for my quieter social presence, but this is just the beginning as I have started a new job with much longer hours than my old one so I am still trying to figure out a blog schedule. We might see a few less makeup looks over the next few months as well as posts every other day, but this certainly isn’t a “I’m stepping away from blogging” speech! In fact, I think about writing all the time and if anything absence has made the heart grow fonder.

From Rainbow Honey’s Midnight Garden Collection are two polishes that NEEDED to be combined. I believe this collection was released in Spring 2014, but even though I bought the whole collection this is the first time I’m wearing them…not the first time I’ve said that I KNOW. I am delving into this collection beginning with a bright creme green called Tayabak layered with Foxglove Foxtrot which I see as a happy blend of purple and pink circle glitter (my fave!) and multicoloured pink and purple shimmer. It is a pretty awesome glitter topper and is hands-down one of my favourites! You do need to fish for the large circle glitter though, but other than that, this was fine to work with.

BODY | L’Occitane La Collection de Grasse Iris Bleu & Iris Blanc Body Milk and Hand Cream Review

Two years ago, I fell in love with L’Occitane’s La Collection de Grasse especially the scent Jasmin and Bergamot. This past spring, La Collection de Grasse welcomed a new floral fruit scent composed of blue iris from Grasse, France and white iris from the Mediterranean together forming Iris Bleu & Iris Blanc. I feel like this could even be the name of some sort of psychological thriller as even the combination of the two flowers is somewhat unexpected and yet inviting.

I saw the word “iris” and just assumed floral, but there are in fact top notes of blackcurrent and citrus with a heart of iris, ylang ylang and peach followed by a strong base of iris, cedar and white musk. The newest collection consists of: an Eau de Toilette (75mL/$75.00 CDN), Body Milk (250mL/$32.00 CDN), Shower Gel (250mL/$26.00 CDN), Hand Cream (30mL/$12.00 CDN) and a Perfumed Soap (75g/$8.00 CDN). Both iris extracts are cultivated and harvested with a sustainable farming approach which is a practice I have always loved about L’Occitane.

MAKEUP REVIEW | Tie Dye Collection Dior Addict Fluid Sticks in #449 Ciel Rose, #379 Tropiques, #779 Plaisir with Swatches

Ah, Dior Addict Fluid Sticks. This pigmented, long-wearing lip colour has been on my radar since last year as each shade is lovelier than the last. This summer, Dior is adding three new permanent additions to the Fluid Stick line: #449 Ciel Rose* ($35.00 CDN), #379 Tropiques* and #779 Plaisir*. Dior Fluid Sticks boast flawless application in one fell swoop with a water-based formula that leaves lips feeling light, but drenched in long-lasting colour.

NAILS | Celebrating Canada Day/Week with The Face Shop Nail Polishes in RD301 and GLI027

Since I believe birthdays should last all week, mine will go right up until Saturday 11:59pm PST and so will Canada’s! For the last few days I have been sporting a bright red manicure in honour of our nation’s birth and without further ado, here is my first encounter with 4-free Trendy Nails polishes from The Face Shop! Seen here is two shiny as gel coats of the tomato red RD301* with a subtle gradient with GLI027*. I finished off with Dior’s Gel Top Coat to emphasize just how shiny the polishes are! The brushes were also flat and broad making application oh so easy. The glitter was a little hard to get at, especially the chunkier pieces, but that’s sort of a given when it comes to multi-shaped glitter.  

SKINCARE | Results from the La Prairie “2 Week Program to Lineless Beauty” ft. the Anti-Aging Rapid Response Booster

At the end May, I embarked on a 2 week journey with the creme de la creme of skincare – La Prairie with a focus on their latest innovation, the Anti-Aging Rapid Response Booster ($335.00 CDN/50mL). At such a luxurious price point, I am expecting luxurious results, but let’s have a look at the rest of the products I was using too because I definitely had my favourites! 

MAKEUP LOOK | Partylicious Purple Birthday with Wet n Wild Petal Pusher Coloricon Eyeshadow Palette

It may be Canada Day on July 1st, but it is also my 32nd birthday. After the age of 25, this day seems to come up faster and faster and it wasn’t until last week that I realized how soon the day was closing in! Being Asian, I will probably look the same until I’m about 50 years old, but I feel like the clock is ticking on wearing “fun makeup” so in an effort to have a little fun on this, the day of my birth, my face is teaming up with Wet n Wild to create something worthy of a birthday celebration. There IS glitter involved.