What is your current favourite spring nail polish?
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Showing posts with label spring makeup. Show all posts
Showing posts with label spring makeup. Show all posts
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Light Pink Polish for Spring: Zoya Marilyn
Marilyn is one of my current favourite light pink polishes for spring. Zoya describes this colour as a blue based cotton candy pink with a light metallic shimmer. Although it does not have a cream finish, Marilyn can look completely opaque with three coats. Because Marilyn is a light shade of pink, it matches with any outfit and even looks appropriate in a professional or office setting. This is currently my go-to colour on days when I can’t decide what to wear. It always looks nice and lasts for a long time without chipping.
What is your current favourite spring nail polish?
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What is your current favourite spring nail polish?
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Monday, March 14, 2011
Spring Makeup: Light Pink Lipgloss
Yesterday I wrote about one of my favourite spring makeup trends—purple pastel eyeshadow. What better to compliment pretty purple lids than a light pink gloss on the lips?
The following pink glosses are my top picks for the season and it just so happens that they are all from Bare Escentuals.
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*100% Natural Lipgloss in 7 Layer Cake*
7 Layer Cake is a pink mist colour with very fine baby pink shimmers. It is very sheer and gives the lips a soft glaze. It’s perfect for daytime and works great over lipstick.
*Buxom Lipgloss in Katie*
Like 7 Layer Cake, Katie is a very pale pink. However, it has a light lavender iridescence that makes it very unique and gives the lips a glowy ethereal look.
*Buxom Lipgloss in Bunny*
Bunny is a sheer pink with fine silver shimmers. It adds a light pink lustre to the lips that looks natural and pretty. It makes the skin look fresh and glowy when paired with a rosy pink blush.
*100% Natural Lipgloss in Wild Honey*
Wild Honey adds an understated metallic shine to the lips with its gold-pearl tones and pretty pink base. It can give the entire complexion a bronzy glow.
*Buxom Lipgloss in Trixie*
Trixie is another colour that gives the lips that golden pink lustre. It has slight lavender tones and looks less metallic on the lips than Wild Honey does. It is one of my favourite Buxom glosses.
*100% Natural Lipgloss in Heartcake*
A gorgeous rosy pink colour, Heartcake brightens the complexion and gives the lips a pretty sheen that is perfect for day or even a night out.
*100% Natural Lipgloss in Strawberry Creme*
Strawberry Creme is a pretty pink with slight purple undertones. It makes the lips glow with subtle pink and gold shimmers.
*100% Natural Lipgloss in Strawberry Shortcake*
Strawberry Shortcake is like a shimmer-less version of Strawberry Creme. It has those slight purple undertones but is completely free of shimmer.
*Buxom Lipgloss in Rosie*
Rosie is a ballerina pink colour that is also free of shimmer. This gloss came in the Buxom Babes flower girls kit, a set that includes four spring-appropriate glosses in shades of pink, peach, and purple.
Which light pink glosses are your favourites for spring?
The following pink glosses are my top picks for the season and it just so happens that they are all from Bare Escentuals.
*click photos to enlarge*
*100% Natural Lipgloss in 7 Layer Cake*
7 Layer Cake is a pink mist colour with very fine baby pink shimmers. It is very sheer and gives the lips a soft glaze. It’s perfect for daytime and works great over lipstick.
*Buxom Lipgloss in Katie*
Like 7 Layer Cake, Katie is a very pale pink. However, it has a light lavender iridescence that makes it very unique and gives the lips a glowy ethereal look.
*Buxom Lipgloss in Bunny*
Bunny is a sheer pink with fine silver shimmers. It adds a light pink lustre to the lips that looks natural and pretty. It makes the skin look fresh and glowy when paired with a rosy pink blush.
*100% Natural Lipgloss in Wild Honey*
Wild Honey adds an understated metallic shine to the lips with its gold-pearl tones and pretty pink base. It can give the entire complexion a bronzy glow.
*Buxom Lipgloss in Trixie*
Trixie is another colour that gives the lips that golden pink lustre. It has slight lavender tones and looks less metallic on the lips than Wild Honey does. It is one of my favourite Buxom glosses.
*100% Natural Lipgloss in Heartcake*
A gorgeous rosy pink colour, Heartcake brightens the complexion and gives the lips a pretty sheen that is perfect for day or even a night out.
*100% Natural Lipgloss in Strawberry Creme*
Strawberry Creme is a pretty pink with slight purple undertones. It makes the lips glow with subtle pink and gold shimmers.
*100% Natural Lipgloss in Strawberry Shortcake*
Strawberry Shortcake is like a shimmer-less version of Strawberry Creme. It has those slight purple undertones but is completely free of shimmer.
*Buxom Lipgloss in Rosie*
Rosie is a ballerina pink colour that is also free of shimmer. This gloss came in the Buxom Babes flower girls kit, a set that includes four spring-appropriate glosses in shades of pink, peach, and purple.
Which light pink glosses are your favourites for spring?
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Spring Makeup: Pastel Purple Eyeshadow
When I think of spring, pastel purple eyeshadow always comes to mind. It’s fun and colourful without being bright or too overpowering. You can wear it to school, to the office, and even for a night out. The following pastel purple shadows are my favourite for spring:
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*Bare Escentuals Princess*
If you desire a completely matte look, Princess is an ideal colour for you. This light lavender shadow is opaque and gives the lids an ethereal effect that is perfect for spring.
* MAC Digit*
Digit, a satin formula shadow from MAC, is the newest addition to my collection of purple shadows. It’s a soft violet colour with a subtle pearl sheen. This purple applies very lightly which makes it perfect for daytime. To make it look as vibrant as possible I suggest using an opaque white or coloured base underneath such as one of the jumbo shadow pencils from NYX.
*Bare Escentuals Hugs*
For those who like only a slight shimmer, Hugs is perfect—it is matte for the most part but has some sparse tiny gold shimmers. I find that this colour is more on the warm side and would be perfect for those who do not feel comfortable wearing cool-toned purples.
*Bare Escentuals Sincerely, Heather*
Add shimmer to the eye with Sincerely, Heather. This lilac twilight colour is icy and glowy and is the perfect shadow for a shimmery spring look. Apply it wet for a glimmery night-time eye or pat it on the lids dry for a pretty shine during the day.
Which pastel purple shadows are your favourites for spring?
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*Bare Escentuals Princess*
If you desire a completely matte look, Princess is an ideal colour for you. This light lavender shadow is opaque and gives the lids an ethereal effect that is perfect for spring.
* MAC Digit*
Digit, a satin formula shadow from MAC, is the newest addition to my collection of purple shadows. It’s a soft violet colour with a subtle pearl sheen. This purple applies very lightly which makes it perfect for daytime. To make it look as vibrant as possible I suggest using an opaque white or coloured base underneath such as one of the jumbo shadow pencils from NYX.
*Bare Escentuals Hugs*
For those who like only a slight shimmer, Hugs is perfect—it is matte for the most part but has some sparse tiny gold shimmers. I find that this colour is more on the warm side and would be perfect for those who do not feel comfortable wearing cool-toned purples.
*Bare Escentuals Sincerely, Heather*
Add shimmer to the eye with Sincerely, Heather. This lilac twilight colour is icy and glowy and is the perfect shadow for a shimmery spring look. Apply it wet for a glimmery night-time eye or pat it on the lids dry for a pretty shine during the day.
Which pastel purple shadows are your favourites for spring?
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