February Haul pt. 2

I love how they got the artists' signature on the boxes on this year's Viva Glam promotion. They also named the shades after the artists versus previous years where the shades were identified with Roman Numerals.

I wanted this for the sake of the hype... and because I love Lady Gaga... unfortunately, this shade doesn't really work on me... maybe I'll try different things with it and try to make it work... I want to try the Cyndi Lauper one as well...

True Babe Lipglass
From the Riveting Colletion -- this is the lipgloss version of Show Orchid which I LOVE LOVE LOVE

No Flash of True Babe

Viva Glam Gaga with flash

Viva Glam Gaga

True Babe

Show Orchid

This brush is freakin' awesome -- this is what the 187 should've been! I was never a fan of using my 187 for foundation application because I felt that it was too flimsy... I have always used the 109 for liquid application and reserved the stippling brushes for powder application (setting/blush/bronzer). But this new LE brush (promoted with the new mineralized foundation collection) is dense and soft. It is the duo fibre version of the 109! My only gripe is that the brush head is a tad small -- perhaps after using it a bit, the hairs will "splay" out a bit, make the brush had a little wider.

130 Short Duo Fibre Brush

Show Orchid compared with True Babe lipglass

Show Orchid w/True Babe on top

How I Organize My Collection (pic heavy)

I've been asked about showing my updated collection/how I organize everything. I won't go through piece-by-piece since it is constantly growing anyway (I'll leave that for my collection series), but I will show you how and where I stash everything. I am very quickly running out of space -- I have a very small room, so not only am I running out of storage space, but just space in my room, in general!

** The dividers are all from Dollarama

I know -- it's so cluttered. Half my brushes were just deep cleansed, so they were sitting on my desk drying and not pictured. I had JUST cleaned this area up -- it's normally even messier and more cluttered =(

I got the holder for my MAC palettes from Wendy -- they were originally holders for packages of pilot pens =P They fit in there PERFECTLY! There are eyeshadow and blush palettes in there and I am officially out of space for more =(

Everything in the little blue box is my "everyday" stuff that I reach for frequently.

No more space for lippies -- I've bursted one box before... and this one is about to blow....

The set of drawers I keep almost everything in (office depot -- which doesn't even exist anymore!~ wtf?)... and of course... my sleeping Phoebe ^_^

What sits on top of it all: skin care and necessities

Drawer 1: Face products
Powders/foundations/concealer/primer
(and for some reason... OCC lip tars)

Drawer 2: MSFs

Drawer 3: Blush

Drawer 4: Highlighters/Bronzers
NYX loose pigments/drugstore shadows
gift with purchase Clinique stuff

Drawer 5: Bases
Paint pots/gel liners/NYX jumbo pencils/mascaras

Drawer 6: Palettes/Quads

Drawer 7: MAC/NARS/MUFE potted shadows
MAC Pigments and glitters

Drawer 8: MAC Wipes/ELF/NYX

Drawer 9: Lashes
(a lot are stashed in boxes UNDER my vanity table)

Drawer 10: Extras/Misc.

Disclaimer: everything in this post was purchased by myself.

I Caved

131 Brush

PS: The MAC SA let it slip that this might be a perm item.

Giveaway [closed]

I'm giving away the MAC 209 (eyeliner brush) this week.

For your entry, please leave a comment under this post telling me what your favourite/hg eyeliner is and why.

Don't forget that you have to be a follower of this blog and include your email address in your post.

Giveaway ends Monday, June 15 at 11:59pm and winner will be contacted the next day.

Good luck!!

Perfect Style

MAC put together a GREAT full-sized brush set that I don't believe they've done before. These are NOT short-handled SE brushes.

The brushes include the infamous 187, the 168 large contour brush, the 222 which is a great blending brush and the small angled 263.

For those of you just starting out your collection on MAC brushes, this is a GREAT buy at $150CAD which includes a cute little carrying case.

If you were to purchase each brush individually, your total would come to: $143.5 +tax (not including the bag)!!!

Snatch one up before they're gone!!

Free Shipping Code: PERFECT

QUO vs. MAC

Several weeks ago, I discovered that Quo had come out with a new kabuki brush. Quo is a cosmetics company that is exclusive to Shoppers Drug Mart (SDM). If you ask me, I've always had this suspicion that it was a company that often tried to imitate MAC. But my only evidence was that because it has a 3-letter name, like it's "competition" lol.

Well... see for yourself -- Quo's new kabuki brush is an exact replica of MAC's 180 brush. The moment I saw it, I wanted to give it a try, but it's retailed at $22... so I didn't want to risk it. This week SDM is having a 40% sale off of all Quo brushes, so I took the opportunity to finally give this knock-off a try (I wanted to get the circular foundation brush too, but they didn't have it at my location). I have to admit, even thought the handle isn't as sleek as MAC's (perhaps I'm being biased), nor are the bristles cut as neatly as MAC's... it certainly is just as soft, so I wouldn't be surprised if it performs just as well. Upon closer inspection though, there was one major difference that I found: it's not as dense as the 180. It's not really a big deal, because it IS really dense -- just the 180 is even MORE dense. Since I've only just had it for a few hours, I can't tell you guys how much it sheds... we'll see...

For $13.50, it was worth the investment, because it is a good quality brush.

Plus, I can go rough with this one and I won't feel bad if I were to lose or damage this one =P