NOTD: OPI I'd like to thank...

What a crazy week, wow. I wish I had more time to blog! It's my relaxation time. Anyways, this color caught my eye when I was shopping for 'dusties'. I'm sure it's long been discontinued.
I'd like to thank is a very mellow duochrome, but it really does shift some pretty colors.

The base is a warm bronze with a rosy pink duochrome. It's not overly dramatic. Laced through are some silver sparkles that shift to green -yes green- in different light. pretty cool.

You can sort of see the silver/green sparkle in the bottle:

It's sort of boring, sort of neat. I don't like it on my skin tone so I gave it away.

I have many posts in draft right now, trying to work on them a little at a time. Hopefully soon I will be posting much more frequently!

Chanel Inimitable mascara review

Every single Chanel cosmetics product I've used I've really liked. I find the quality is superb, and most products are worth the splurge.
However, I was slightly disappointed in this mascara.

Inimitable is described by Chanel simply:

' VOLUME - LENGTH - CURL - SEPARATION'

The inimitable brush is loaded with rows of sharp long plastic teeth separated by rows of tiny brush bristles. It was really hard to get a good shot of the brush and it's complexity.

Inimitable brush:I did not like this brush. It was hard to get a thorough, even application using either parts of the wand. It was also quite rough and I had to be careful not to scratch my inner eyelids.

2 coats of inimitable on my lashes:3 coats :

Does it deliver?

Did it add volume? yes
Did it add length? yes
Did it curl my lashes? it slightly lifted them, but no it didn't 'curl'
Did it seperate my lashes? slightly

I was expecting something a little more from a $30 mascara. I got similar results using Rimmel eye magnifier mascara for a fraction of the price! You can see that review here. When I can get similar results using a drugstore mascara, it makes me feel as I've wasted money on a brand name.

Wearing rimmel eye magnifier:

Using Chanel inimitable I got decent length and some volume but it seemed to clump up in certain areas due to the odd brush.
The worst thing about is that it flaked a lot on me! I also found it dried up rather quickly, about a month or so after I first used it.
I would not recommend this to anyone. Save your money for something worthwhile!

Repurchase? No way.

Price: $30 US

Rating: 2.5/5

We have a winner!

Hey everyone! today I got my son to help me choose the winner of my first giveaway. I used the old fashioned way of putting names into a hat!

And the winner he picked....Katrina!

Congratulations Katrina! You are the winner of the $25 giftcard for CSN stores. I will be emailing you shortly.

I want to thank everyone who participated, and don't worry I am posting another giveaway tomorrow!!! EDIT: I'm post poning this giveaway for a couple of weeks, I want to add some more stuff to it when I get my income tax return ;)
So you will all have another chance to win something totally awesome :)

Bourjois Effet 3-D lipgloss 85 Lilas Romantique photos and swatches

Bourjois 3-D lipglosses are quickly becoming my favorite lip products. It's a shame they are so pricey here in Canada ($20) if they were a little bit cheaper I'd probably have all of them. I think Lilas romantique is a limited edition color because I haven't seen it in any stores recently.

The color is absolutely amazing, a lavender with a golden duo chrome sheen. It looks great layered over nude lipstick, but I usually wear it by itself.

Wearing lilas romantique:

I can't say I've ever seen a lipstick or a gloss this color before, it's truly unique!

The trend of lavender and lilac lip colors seems to be all over the place lately, have you tried these colors?

Hard Candy Meteor-Eyes Baked Eyeshadow Intergalactic photos, swatches and EOTD

One of my recent purchases was another of Hard Candy's glitter baked eyeshadow. I eyed this one for a while before buying it. I wasn't sure if it would be too warm but it's actually not at all.

The base color is a blackened taupey brown with a neutral to cool undertone. There is bright copper shimmer laced through it that adds a really interesting contrast to the color, making it more complex and unique.

EOTD wearing intergalactic:

Breakdown:
- MAC bare canvas paint
- HC intergalactic baked eyeshadow
- Marcelle taupe eyeliner
- NARS all about eve duo

This is a nice color to use for a smoky eye when you don't want to use gray or black. The shimmer shows up a lot more when used wet, it's totally stunning. I am so in love with this line, well the blushes, eyeshadows and lipsticks at least.
Have you tried anything from Hard Candy recently?

NOTD: Sinful colors Bali mist

The other day I was wandering around Pharma Plus (Canadian Drug store) and I came across a display with some Sinful colors nail polish!? I have never seen these in Canada before. I went back yesterday to pick up another color and the display was nowhere to be found. Odd.

Bali Mist is a real looker in the bottle, truly jaw dropping. It's a medium purple with opalescent flashes of teal and pink. Unfortunately the duo chrome effect is much more pronounced in the bottle.

This color is extremely sheer. I used three coats.

In some lights it looks more opaque purple, in direct light it turns very faint lilacy gold and you can see my natural nail right through. An interesting color.
I want to wish everyone a great family day weekend (Canada) and presidents day (United States). Have fun!