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Having spent years in the shadow of the gooey lipgloss, lipsticks have roared back to the forefront and matte lipsticks have been at the centre of the trend! This year, bright, bold matte lips were all over the runway and in every magazine and the trend continues into the autumn/winter. Years ago, dark, vampy, matte lips were routine but they got a bad reputation because they were often very drying, accentuated any cracks in your lips and generally not comfortable. Fast forward to now and the formulas have been revamped. Conditioners have been added to these densely pigmented lip products to make them a lot more wearable.
NYX just recently launched a new line of matte lipsticks in 22 colours. I ordered 2 of them to start wih from beautyjoint.com and I paid $4.99 each.
NYX Matte Lipsticks in Maison and Merlot
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So, lately I’ve been all about my eyebrows. Typically I get them threaded and I think the eyebrows really frame the face. You could be wearing not a stitch of makeup and still look presentable. And it really makes a difference if you are wearing makeup and your brows are done. I’m not talking highly manicured, just a little grooming is more than enough. I’ve been on the lookout for brow products that complete the look.
Anyway, I recently made a little haul of NYX products on beautyjoint.com. I had never tried this site before, but I saw that a few bloggers had good experiences with them. Plus the fact, they were cheaper than buying off of the NYX website. And shipping was $1, so…..
I wanted to try the NYX Eyebrow Shaper for a while now. Sometimes I just want to hold my brows in place, no filling in, no colour.
NYX Eyebrow Shaper
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Hey!!!
It’s hot in NYC and I love it!!! When the weather gets hot and humid, you need to keep your makeup simple and long lasting.
Here are a few of my favourite items that I think are important and can withstand the summer heat!
Sunscreen
Image courtesy of La Roche-Posey
You really should wear sunscreen everyday of the year, but during the summer months when the sun’s rays are at their strongest, you need something to protect your skin from premature aging and sun damage. Also, don’t forget to reapply often if you are going to be outdoors for long periods or perspiring. I switch between a regular moisturizer with SPF and a tinted moisturizer with SPF. Doesn’t matter what you use, just protect your skin!!!
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Here are a few swatches of what I hauled from M.A.C.’s Semi Precious collection. I am a true sucka for their mineralized eye shadows. For whatever reason, the texture and quality is never consistent from collection to collection. Sometimes they are flaky, chunky, not heavily pigmented and often they look pretty in the pan than on the lid. So I had to make sure to choose wisely.
Across the collection of eye shadows, they have varying levels of pigmentation and many of colours are not unique. They were all very smooth in texture and have varying amounts of marbling so that two eye shadow pans could give slightly different colours.
I loved the jewelled themed collection and was of course drawn to the darker colours.
I first got Dark Indulgence, which is a dark, sooty emerald green melanged with black.
Dark Indulgence
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