Essie Leading Lady (winter collection 2012)

Hi lovelies,

It been some time since I haven't updated any post. The holiday season do take your time but it also reminds of things you really care about Family! If you are reading I hope you had an amazing Christmas Day and Shopping day here in Canada on Boxing Day. I did go 'boxing' as I call it, after couple of years of not going. I went to the mall and bought some stuff at Bath & Body Works which I love, as well as se other stores ... Hahaha I love this time of year!

Onto my nail polish of the day which is Essie Leading Lady. This polish came out as their recently launch of their winter collection. This and where's my chauffeur I got from the whole collection, while the other color were very nice I just thought this were the most unique ones.

Leading lady it has a red base with lots of finely milled glitter. Application is not the best because it applies sheer and very patchy and you cannot go over it because it takes away the previous polish stroke and this is only on the first coat. By the second coat it covers a bit more so you need 3 coats. Once your manicure applied it looks like the base was actually black and red glitter. Overall I like the color I dislike the application it becomes a pain (in the you know where lol)

Until next time enjoy the holidays!!!

*Series I Would Love To Hate : Revlon Bitten Kissable Balm Stain

Today I have a new post (duh!) I wanted to blog yesterday because it was 12/12/12 the last time we'll ever see this numbering EVER! But I was quite busy and when I remembered it was too late, because once you have a kid you barely have time to yourself. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention i have an almost 3 year old toddler and he just began potty training so that takes me lots of time since he wants to pee every minute, but I'm happy because he is a big kid now!

I have a love/hate relationship with this lip balm stain by Revlon, in which had a big hype all I over the YouTube and blogging community. The first one to come up with this idea was Clinique but they are quite expensive, so I guess Revlon and now Covergirl want to do they're own drugstore version. I bought the color 015 Cherish which is a light pink color (which I have been gravitating towards lately) it has a minty smell to it but not strong, it's actually feels quite pleasant like you just brushed your teeth haha! Application wise it's smooth and twist able (thank god you don't have to sharpen it) and it last a good amount on your lips but I find that they dry my lips and cracks them not to the point of bleeding or that they are very dry is just that it just looks wrinkled and just weird if I try to reapply it. However if I apply Chapstick under it, it feels normal just like a stain would. I also don't think that $8.99 is the appropriate amount I just think they are overpriced, if they go on sale I might just buy some more but in the mean time I won't be repurchasing I rather stick to my baby lips by Maybelline because they are cheaper and I have a few and I like them better than Revlon Kissable Stain.

Manicure Monday: Nubar Purple Beach

Today I have a nail polish of the week which is Nubar Purple beach. This is a duo chrome nail polish it changes color every time you move your hands. This is a silver that changed to purple and you can also see pink and green.
This was quite sheer at first but once you apply your second coat it gets pretty evened out. I seriously love this polish.

Nubar is not sold in Canada unless you buy it from nailpolishcanada.com. I've never bought anything from this website but I'm very curious to do so since they do ship it for free if you spend over $25. I bought this polish from an eBay seller for $8 with shipping. If you are looking for a duo or multi chrome nail polish, go for this shade I know you won't regret it haha.

New* Series I Would Love To Hate: Revlon Lip Butters

Today I had an inspiration and I came up with a new idea for my blog, more like a series; maybe is not the most unique idea but is something I would like to do.
This series is about products that have a great hype and makes you want to try it out but then you are a bit disappointed but then you like it but you don't but still you keep buying it (am I making any sense?) to be precise you have a love/hate relationship with it.
Revlon lip butters come in a variety of colors, of all the colors I bought two.

The first one is Peach Parfait. Everyone's favorite but mine. I dislike it very much. I don't like the texture it's very glittery which can be felt on the lips and not moisturizing at all. My lips are a bit on the rosy side so I can't see any peach tint.

Left = Peach Parfait. Right = Cupcake

The second one is Cupcake. This shade is much more to my liking. This one is quite moisturizing and has a pale pink tint to it which I've been gravitating towards lately. Now, this comes to a question would I recommend it, would I buy anymore? I guess some shades are better than others . Overall they are okay, I seriously don't understand the hype though but is worth trying. I also like the packaging I find it quite neat and looks like a higher end product.
You can find them at your local drugstore for $8.99 CND.

Left = Peach Parfait. Right = Cupcake

until my next post ... take care ;)

Annabelle eye Kohl Eyeliners Swatches and Review!

Hi lovelies,

Today is all Annabelle Kohl eyeliners. As my last post was all about smooth liners. If you want to see that post click here . I forgot to mention that they are very much the same as the 24/7 eyeliners by Urban Decay at the fraction of the cost. They are very creamy but they do last a long time and once set the only way to remove is with a makeup remover.cream.

The kohl eyeliners are oppposite because they are on the dryer side but I guess that's with any kohl pencil. They are very good staying in place on the waterline. The color selection is quite wide about 10 shades plus haha, to tell you the truth I haven't counted them. The price of them are around $3.99 at Walmart but at Shoppers Drugmart are pricier as well at Rexall. However, at Shoppers Drugmart they do go on sale as low as $2.99 each either kohl or the Smoothliner, which I have taken advantage of and bought them haha (why not right?) Also, while swatching I found that Annabelle throughout the months they have reformulated and changed their packaging. Their newest packaging is a lot better as well the quality of the pencil they swatched a lot smoother then their old ones, the oldest ones were a lot drier.

Here I've taken pics of what the wall looks like at Walmart with prices, sorry about the quality of the picture I took it with my IPod Touch.

Here are the swatches for all the pencil Eyeliners I have: Enjoy!

                                                                             
                                                                          Old Packaging!

                                                                        Old Packaging!

This is the only Metallic shade I have. I should pick some more right?!!

What do you guys think about the shades, would you buy any???