FAVOURITES OF 2013: EYES

Annabelle smudge liner CA$9

Annabelle smoothie CA $9

Loreal Butterfly mascara

Rimmel Scandaleyes eyeshadow stick

Essence long lasting eye pencil

Milani eyeshadow primer $6

Maybelline The Falsies mascara CA $5

YSL baby doll mascara CA $36

Anastasia brow gel CA $29

Sephora waterproof eyebrow pencil  CA $16

Elf eyebrow lifter $3

Sonia Kashuk waterproof eyebrow pencil CA $9

Annabelle smudge liner - lots of colour to choose from!  The pencil has just the right amount of softness and makes it easy to use on the lash line.  The smudger is also excellent because it does not take off the colour (unlike some others that I have tried) - and makes its easy to achieve a smoky eye (CA $9)

Annabelle smoothie - love the colour selection and it applies evenly.  It stays put for about 4+ hours but with a primer, it lasts the entire day.  a possible alternative for the MUFE eyeshadow pencil(?) CON is they are not retractable (i hate sharpening) (CA $9)

Rimmel Scandaleyes eyeshadow stick - a little bit cheaper than the Annabelle ones.  Awesome colour selection, very rich and vibrant!  Texture is creamy and it blends like a dream.  It's not retractable :(  (Rimmel, please make these retracble!!)

Essence long lasting eye pencil - love that this stays on my waterline and does not budge.  It is also inexpensive (yes!) and its retractable.  say buhbye to sharpening (in Canada you can get these from Shoppers Drugmart)

Milani eyeshadow primer - inexpensive and does the trick! no need to spend $15-30 for primer ^_^ ($6)

Loreal Butterfly mascara - LOVVEE! i've got a blog post all about it (CA $8)

Maybelline The Falsies mascara - a long time favourite of mine.  The effect is not as dramatic as the Loreal butterfly mascara... but i love it nonetheless.  I use the waterproof version :o) (CA $5)

YSL baby doll mascara - lengthens lashes, and does not clump up.  But it does smudge a tiny bit.  So far, this is my pick for a high end mascara. Love the gold tube (aren't we all suckers for cute packaging?) (CA $36)

Anastasia brow gel - i love that this lightens my brows enough that its the perfect colour :) It also does not make the brow hairs crispy or stiff (CA $29)

Sonia Kashuk waterproof eyebrow pencil - this stays on my brows the whole day, and i love that is is also waterproof.  Love that its retractable and you can easily get it from the drugstore - you can't beat the price on this one! (CA $9)

Sephora waterproof eyebrow pencil - a more expensive version of the Sonia Kashuk one.  This gets extra points because it has a skinnier pencil so you can really be precise with drawing on your perfect brows.  I use shades Midnight Brown and Rich Chesnut (CA $16)

Elf eyebrow lifter - I only use the highlighter side of this pencil - but OMG!! what more can you ask for from this pencil?  super inexpensive and the product is actually really good.  easy to apply on the arch of your brows and blends in easily.  Although this is not retractable, it does come with its own jumbo sharpener. ($3)

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Aivee

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Current Favourites

Deborah Lippman - Glitter and be gay (Limited Edition)

i love this nail polish as its super sparkly, and you can actually

place the glitters where you want them.  its not like the other brands

where the glitters are so sparse when applied to the nails.

Loreal Lash out Butterfly mascara (868 Blackest Black)

This is the only non waterproof mascara that did not smudge on me!

i super love it. it makes my lashes volumized and it also lengthens them.

i also love that its easy to remove. Yay for Loreal!!

(ps im buying back ups of this for sure)

Clean Eau de Parfume - Skin

This was love at first sniff!  ive never felt this way about a perfume in a looong time.

it will be really hard for me to explain, so i need you

to take a sniff at this (sephora has them)..the scent is just absolutely perfect.

Sephora Waterproof eyebrow pencil (04 Midnight Brown)

I used to buy the Mac lingering pencil until i met this pencil.

Its way cheaper than Mac and i think you get more product from the sephora one(0.003 oz).

I especially love that its waterproof - and really stays on your brows for the entire day. This shade also matches my brow colour really well.

its also a retractable pencil which is a bonus (who wants to sharpen these days hey?)

Nuxe Reve de Miel lip balm

I bought this out of curiosity from our British youtube beauty gurus.. as they have been giving it such a good review, i wanted to try it out myself.

it was perfect timing the day i bought this, as my lips were very dry (the colder/winter times are upon us my fellow canadian beauties! :( ) and my Christian Dior Creme de rose wasnt cutting it.

I took a sniff first and it didnt disappoint me..(although it was kinda suprising) as it had a honey lemon scent.  I thought it would be more of a honey smell (as the name suggests)

anyway, i like that it isn't thick or sticky on the lips, and it was very moisturizing.  It also has a matte finish which is nice.  Some people hate the packaging, but i actually do love it because it made it feel very luxurious.

please let me know what your current beauty favourites are...and which one would you recommend that i should try? 

xx

Aivee

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