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WIN: More Holiday Gift Sets!

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WIN: Holiday Gift Sets!

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WIN: Maybelline Puma Highlighter!

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Maybelline Dream Urban Cover Foundation Swatches and Comparisons

Maybelline Dream Urban Cover Foundation 310 and 330

The newest foundation from Maybelline is the Maybelline Dream Urban Cover Foundation, I'm always so excited to try new drugstore foundations and historically I've really liked most of Maybelline's launches. See the full review and wear test of this foundation on my YouTube channel. 

Maybelline Dream Urban Cover Foundation Swatches 

The Maybelline Dream Urban Cover Foundation retails for about $12USD/$15CAD. You get a full fluid ounce in the simple squeeze packaging which I like! The unfortunate thing about this foundation is it only comes in 16 shades. If it didn't claim to have flawless full coverage it may not be as much of an issue but the fuller the coverage the more shades are needed, in my opinion. I have to mix together shades 310 Sun Beige and 330 Toffee, and as you'll see above there's quite a jump in the colours. I normally wear about 315/320 in Maybelline foundations. 

Maybelline Dream Urban Cover Foundation Shade Match 

I always find it so hard to match myself when picking out foundations, especially drugstore as there can be no testers. Hopefully the swatch comparisons above are helpful if you are around my shade! 

click to see review/wear test: 
NARS Longwear Radiant Foundation Syracuse
NYX Can't Stop Won't Stop Foundation Caramel
Maybelline Dream Urban Cover Foundation 330 Toffee
Maybelline Dream Urban Cover Foundation 310 Sun Beige
Maybelline SuperStay Foundation 315
MAC Studio Fix Foundation NC42
Estee Lauder Double Wear 4W1

*These foundations were sent for my review, all opinions are my own. Links are affiliate.  

Fenty Glossy Posse Mini Gloss Bomb Set Swatches - Fenty Holiday 2019

Fenty Glossy Posse Mini Gloss Bomb Set 

The Fenty Beauty Gloss Bomb Universal Lip Luminizer in Fenty Glow is one of my favorite products that Fenty makes, I think a lot of people can agree with me too! It's a super comfortable formula, looks great and is just so easy to wear. They've since come out with two more permanent shades which I didn't catch my eye as much but the Fenty Glossy Posse Mini Gloss Bomb Set did! Fenty Holiday 2019 is really full of great products, minis of some permanents along with a few new what I believe to be limited edition. See the Fenty Gloss Posse lip swatches on my Instagram!  

Fenty Holiday 2019 - Mini Gloss Bomb Set

Overall, I think Fenty Beauty Holiday 2019 looks really well done. Holiday products can look tacky, have lesser quality or can just be SO bulky - I appreciate that everything still has the sleek Fenty look and feel. The Fenty Glossy Posse Mini Gloss Bomb Set retails on Sephora for $42USD/$56CAD. It comes in a cute tin conntainner that you could totally reuse, I always have the intention to but don't always. One way to use it is as an in-drawer organizer for makeup. 

Fenty Gloss Bomb Set

The Fenty Holiday Gloss Set contains 5 minis of their Universal Lip Luminizer formula. They are minis but still a great size, the holiday glosses contain 5.5mL while the full size is 9mL so you're really getting quite a bit of product! The packaging is also the same as the original, same doe for applicator too - I'm glad they kept it the same because the packaging is gorgeous. 

Fenty Glossy Posse Mini Gloss Bomb Set Swatches Top to Bottom: Cheeky, Hot Chocolit, Confetti, Fu$$y and Pretty Please 

I was unsure about the formula for these as they just looked super sparkly which is generally not my preference for gloss, I hate the gritty feeling and anything that looks too glittery is just a little juvenile for me. I  however was pleasantly surprised, I can see myself actually wearing 4 of 5 shades. Actually, side note, if you don't want all the shades split them up and gift to friends or family. Back to the formula, they weren't gritty or too glittery and they had just enough pigmentation, creates a nice hue of colour on the lips and make great lipstick toppers. Fu$$y is the only shade that already exists in the line and I'm glad I tried it as I didn't think I'd like it when it first launched.  

Fenty Holiday 2019 Glosses Top to Bottom: Cheeky, Hot Chocolit, Confetti, Fu$$y and Pretty Please 

Pretty Please - shimmering fuchsia
Fu$$Y - shimmering pink 
Confetti - shimmering iridescent opal
Hot Chocolit - shimmering rich brown
Cheeky - shimmering bright red-orange

I  recommend this set if you like the original glosses and these shades were calling your name. Great formula, nice shades and no holiday gimmicks!  

*These products were sent for my review, links are affiliate. All opinions are my own. 

Maybelline SuperStay Ink Crayon Giveaway!

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Pat McGrath Foundation Swatches + Shade Match

Pat McGrath Skin Fetish: Sublime Perfection Foundation

Pat McGrath has launched some major products over the past few years and this foundation really got me excited! The Pat McGrath Skin Fetish Sublime Perfection Foundation comes in 36 shades and claims to be sheer to medium coverage, natural finish and skin enhancing. Stay tuned for my review and wear test on my YouTube Channel. If you'd like to see shade Medium 17 in action I wore it in a recent Get Ready with Me but Medium 18 is a better shade for me.

Pat McGrath Foundation Medium 18

The price tag is really up there, $68USD/$90CAD - yikes. There are so many great foundations out there at a lesser price tag so I was really curious to see how it performed. I know it truly can't be "worth" $90 with all the alternatives out there but I'm a makeup junkie so I had to try! Hopefully you'll find these swatches helpful in trying to match yourself. Medium 18 says it has olive undertones but I still find it to be quite neutral and not green. 

Pat McGrath Foundation Swatches 

*click to see review of each foundation
Fenty Pro Filt'r Foundation 310
Estee Lauder Double Wear Foundation 4W1 (wearing 4W2 in review) 
NARS Longwearing Foundation Syracuse 
Pat McGrath Sublime Foundation Medium 18  
Maybelline SuperStay Foundation 312 (wearing 330 in review) 
MAC Studio Fix NC42 

The Balm What's the Tea Palette Swatches

The Balm What's the Tea Palette Swatches 

The Balm Cosmetics is a brand that holds a special place in my heart, one of my first palettes ever was The Balm Nude Tude! Everything they do is super cute but not too childish or a gimmick like some brands can tend to do. Most recently they launched The Balm What's the Tea Eyeshadow Palettes in Hot Tea and Iced Tea to satisfy your warm or cool toned needs! Both palettes contain a light toned and black eyeshadow base as well, I'll get to that at the end of the post. They can be found on The Balm website for $36USD or on Amazon (which ships to Canada for less than their site). Currently on Amazon the Iced Tea Palette is half price! 

The Balm What's the Tea Iced Tea Eyeshadow Palette

The Balm Iced Tea Palette really intrigued me, I'm normally more into a warm toned palette but I feel like this is super balanced and ironically not too "icey". The shades "The Buzz" and "He Said, She Said" are my faves! If you want to see this palette in action I posted a tutorial on my Instagram. 

The Balm Ice Tea Palette Swatches 

The Balm What's the Tea Ice Tea Palette Swatches

The Balm What's the Tea Hot Tea Eyeshadow Palette

The Balm Hot Tea Palette contains the warmer of the shades but in my opinion for something called "hot tea" and as a warm shade lover I could use some more heat! That being said, there are a ton of palettes on the market with warm browns and oranges so perhaps these palettes are trying to not be too warm or too cool on either end which I can appreciate. 

The Balm Hot Tea Palette Swatches

The Balm What's the Tea Hot Tea Palette Swatches

Overall, I really do like both of these palettes. They both have interesting shades that I don't already have which isn't easy with my large makeup collection. The eyeshadow bases are a miss for me, I hate when there are creams in my powder palettes with no protection - it's a potential for a real big mess. The texture is a little stiff and I'd rather use an eyeshadow base I already know and love or my concealer over them. Give me more shadows over bases. 

*These palettes were sent for my review, all opinions are my own. Links are affiliate. 

Fenty Afternoon Snack/Mo' Hunny Swatch Comparisons

Fenty Afternoon Snack/Mo' Hunny Highlighter 

I cannot tell you how much I love the Fenty Mean Money/Hu$tla Baby Killawatt Highlighter. I've hit pan which is HUGE for me, I travel with it and it's also falling apart and I've taped it up with painters tap - the love is real. I hadn't tried any of the other shades so I was excited when Fenty sent me their latest shade, Afternoon Snack/Mo' Hunny!

Fenty Afternoon Snack/Mo' Hunny Swatch

Fenty Afternoon Snack/Mo' Hunny is described as a "soft bronzed champagne sheen / supercharged bronzed champagne shimmer" and retails for $36USD/$48CAD. It contains 7g of total product, 3.5g of each which isn't a ton but I love the duality of having two different shades. 

Fenty Afternoon Snack/Mo' Hunny vs Mean Money/Hustla Baby

The original shade I mentioned Mean Money/Hustla Baby is perfection in that it has a more satin shade and a more bright shade that look amazing both combined and separately. I will say however in this latest shade I'm lacking that a bit, the satin shade isn't as natural and the bright shade is slightly more shimmery not to say it's bad by any means but I like Mean Money more! 

Fenty Highlighter Swatch Comparisons

No matter the shade I think there's something for everyone in this line and I now wish every highlight came with a more satin and a more bright side, just makes it so much more versatile! 

*Some products were sent for my review, all opinions are my own - links are affiliate. 

WIN: Bite Beauty #BiteofTO Lipstick!

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WIN: Colourpop Lipstick

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WIN: Vichy Liftactiv Hyalu Mask

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Fenty Bronzer Swatches and Shade Comparisons/Shade Match

Fenty Bronzer Shades

Fenty Bronzers have arrived! If you'd like to see the full collection swatched head to this blog post. Today I'm watching some of the shades with other bronzers in my collection and hopefully that will help you shade match! Bronzers especially can be hard to figure out until you actually get them on your face but perhaps this could lead you in the right direction when finding a shade.  You can also see them in action in a recent Get Ready with Me on my YouTube channel. After swatching and testing I think Bajan Gyal and Caramel Cutie would be my preference if you wear 310 in the Pro Filt'r Foundation, I'm also an NC42 at MAC. The Fenty Bronzers are matte as well so that will alter the way they look in swatches next to something like the ABH which looks like it's so much lighter. If you're looking to purchase they retail for $30USD/$38CAD and come in 8 total shades.

Fenty Bronzer Swatch Comparisons

Benefit Hoola Caramel 

Fenty Beauty Bronzer Island Ting 

Fenty Beauty Bronzer Bajan Gyal

Fenty Beauty Bronzer Caramel Cutie 

Wet n Wild Bronzer What Shady Beaches 

Anastasia Bronzer Rich Amber 
Make Up For Ever Pro Bronze 30M

*These products were sent for my review, all opinions are my own and links are affiliate. 

Fenty Beauty Bronzer Swatches

Fenty Beauty Sun Stalk'r Instant Warmth Bronzer

YAY! So excited to see that Fenty Beauty is continuing to expand their line and this time it's with bronzers. The Fenty Beauty Sun Stalk'r Instant Warmth Bronzer is one of the latest additions to the line and bronzers are kinda my favorite thing lately! 

Fenty Beauty Bronzers

The bronzers come in 8 shades and retail for $30USD/$38 CAD for 6.23g of product which is a little on the lower side, the average bronzer has about 8 to 10g. They're available in North America at Sephora and on the Fenty site itself. 

Fenty Bronzer

The packaging is GORGEOUS! I love the octagon shape is super unique but not bulky or hard to store which I appreciate. It's the same size as the highlighters they have which I love by the way. The bronzing finish is super sleek too, I prefer it over the white - it gets covered in fingerprints and is hard to photograph but it's just so nice! And the "FB" embossed in the bronzer - perfection! 

Fenty Sun Stalk'r Bronzer 

The shade range looks good, there's 8 shades which I always appreciate, bronzers have some of the worst ranges out there. I didn't wear bronzer for years because I assumed there wasn't a shade for me. That's changed over the years and it's become one of my favorite products. There's a few shades in this line I think could work for me, Island Ting, Caramel Cutie and Bajan Gyal - for reference I wear 310 in the Fenty Foundation. I do however thing it looks like we could use a few more shades and undertones for deeper skin as that is just such a struggle, even more than finding a foundation I think. That being said, bronzer is really hard to judge until you get it on your face so I'm still waiting to see more feedback from others! 

Fenty Bronzer Swatches

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March Faves Giveaway!

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L'Oreal Fresh Wear Foundation Swatches and Comparisons

L'Oreal Fresh Wear Foundation 

One of the newest foundations at the drugstore is the L'Oreal Fresh Wear Foundation! It claims to be long wearing, transferproof and look fresh all day. See it put to the test in with a wear test on my YouTube channel to get my full thoughts on how it works. 

L'Oreal Fresh Wear Foundation Shades

 I wear shade 485 Golden Sun, 490 is pretty close if you tend to be a little less golden and more neutral. There's 30 shades in the range so you should be able to find something that works for you. I've swatched the 3 shades I have next to some of my more popular foundations to help you in determining what shade you may be. 

L'Oreal Fresh Wear Foundation Swatches and Comparisons 

click foundation below to see review!
Revlon Colorstay Foundation Toast
Maybelline Fit Me Matte Foundation 315 
L'Oreal Fresh Wear Foundation 485
L'Oreal Fresh Wear Foundation 490
L'Oreal Fresh Wear Foundation 500
Estee Lauder Double Wear Foundation 4W1 (I reviewed 4W2)
MAC Studio Fix Foundation NC42 
*This foundation was sent for my review, all opinions are my own. Links are affiliate. 

Maybelline Made for All Lipstick Giveaway!

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Murale Fab and Free Spring 2019 Gift with Purchase

Murale Fab and Free Spring 2019 Gift with Purchase

 If you don’t look out your window and just look at the gorgeous bag, it’s totally feeling like Spring with the Murale by Shoppers Drug Mart Fab and Free Gift with Purchase! I’m so excited that Murale has sponsored this post and I can tell you all about it.  Yes, this bag is included with your gift with purchase - I’m totally taking it with me on my vacation to escape this snow, along with some of the travel friendly products included. There’s something for everyone, whether you want to keep it all to yourself or split among friends/family, it contains skincare, makeup, body and perfume!  

Murale Gift with Purchase Spring 2019

From February 21st until March 6th Murale customers who spend over $150 will receive this Spring ready bag loaded with over $338 of deluxe size samples!  Key word being deluxe, free goodies are always nice but this is such a good way to figure out if you truly like something by testing it a few times. Even better, if you already know you like it you can tuck it in with your travel products to keep your routine the same on the road! Another bonus for the PC Optimum Point collectors is your bag includes 45,000 bonus points when you spend $125 on almost anything at Murale from March 7th  to 28th/2019. But back to the gift with purchase at hand, let me show you just some of my top picks from the bag!

Bobbi Brown Luxe Liquid Lip High Shine

This is probably the first item my eyes gravitated to, I love a red lip and Bobbi Brown is a new brand to Murale. By the way, it’s the shade I’m wearing in the above photo. So nice right?! It’s the Bobbi Brown Luxe Liquid Lip High Shine a luxe and comfortable liquid lip with tons of pigmentation and great wear time.

Shiseido Facial Cotton

If you’ve yet to try or be convinced to pick up the Shiseido Facial Cotton, this is the perfect time to figure out what all the hype is about. They are totally worth the hype, especially when comes to makeup and nail polish removal. The soft but strong 100% cotton holds up so well and I end up using less pads overall.

Clarins Pore Control Serum

I have the full size of this in my skincare collection and I love it! The Clarins Pore Control Serum helps to smooth the skin texture and add radiance. Great for normal, combo and oily skin types and I really love this in the daytime - makes a great base under makeup.

St. Tropez Self Tan Purity Bronzing Water Mousse

This product couldn’t have come at a better time, I actually just picked up

the facial version of this. I’ve always been intimidated by self tanning but the St. Tropez Self Tan Purity Bronzing Water Mousse is a super lightweight, vegan friendly formula. Best of all, the full size, best-selling tan applicator mitt is included in the bag so you have everything you need to get started!

Dragon’s Blood Sculpting Gel

Rodial makes beautiful skincare so I was really excited to see the Dragon’s Blood Sculpting Gel. It’s formulated to stimulate the production of collagen and improve elasticity. I love that it has a gel texture so it doesn’t feel heavy or greasy on my skin.

Smashbox Photo Finish Mattifying Primer Stick

I know it seems like I’ve tried a lot of products, because I have but that leaves me in a place to tell you how many gems are in this bag. The Smashbox Photo Finish Mattifying Primer Stick is one of them! It’s one of the first primers I really feel like made a difference in my makeup wear, it helps to mattify and smooth the skin leaving my makeup looking better for longer.

StriVectin Multi-Action Blue Rescue Clay Renewal Mask

This is such a nice mask, fun to use too! The StriVectin Multi-Action Blue Rescue Clay Renewal Mask reduces the signs of aging and fatigue along with enlarged pores, rough texture and dullness. It goes on a creamy white but as you rub it in it turns blue! I really felt a difference after just one use. I like that it has clay but didn’t leave my skin feeling tight or dry.

Teaology Blue Tea Miracle Face and Neck Mask

Teaology is a brand that’s newer to me, as is a sheet mask that is for your neck too. It makes complete sense and is totally genius! I know I can totally ignore my neck when it comes to skincare so this mask is perfect. It’s formulated with Blue Oolong tea to hydrate and brighten.

Clean Fresh Linens 

This is such a classic scent that I think most would enjoy - it’s also a generous rollerball size that will last you a long time! Clean Fresh Linens is a super soft, and as they say fresh scent that is supposed to evoke feelings of a sunny weekend morning. Delightful!

From February 21st until March 6th Murale customers who spend over $150 will receive this Spring ready bag loaded with over $338 of deluxe size samples!  These are just a few of the items available in the Murale Spring Fab and Free Gift with Purchase, there’s much more to discover, I’ll leave that up to you!

*This post is sponsored by Murale by Shoppers Drug Mart, all thoughts are my own.