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7/29/2016

Dior Addict Ultra-Gloss

DIOR makes me weak in my knees.

I can't explain my obsession with the brand, but it's there. Is it because it's French? Elegant? Timeless? Classic? I could go on and on.

Since little age, everything French, has special place in my heart. Dior is where French and beauty meets, so I guess that would explain mine affection.

Dior Addict Ultra-Gloss is not just a lip gloss, but with Dior it doesn't really surprise. It is also a lip plumper.
This formula that is bursting with hyaluronic acid, gives lips a fuller look and long lasting moisture.

This miracle product offers three great qualities, benefits all at once. It's:

- Ultra glossy
- Ultra plumping
- Ultra hydrating

I love this formula, as, besides all the great qualities mentioned above, it doesn't have sticky finish. This lip gloss is very lightweight, which is amazing, as, I believe, we all want maximum performance and looks, without a feeling that you have tons of product on you.

18 addictive colours, created by Peter Phillips, Creative and Image Director of Dior Makeup, and adjusted shade by shade to stand out as true fashion statements, with three different shine effects to choose from:*

Sparkling: Colour with a high concentration of glitter
Iridescent: Colour that radiates with fine, contrasting pearlescent pigments
Sheer: Clear, pure colour

The one I have is Dior Addict Ultra-Gloss Mirrored 629

Beautiful mirror shine with lots of glitter. Looks amazing on it's own or on top of a lipstick. Lipgloss feels super lightweight and as promised also delivers great long lasting hydration. It makes me feel happy when I wear it - Dior just has that effect on me.

Natural light

Direct sunlight

Packaging with Dior never disappoints - it always looks so elegant and exclusive. It almost looks like it's made from a glass and has DIOR engraved on it. It has a crystal handled applicator, that is created to "maximize the glossy result and deposit the perfect dose on lips for greater precision of application, as easy and intuitive as ever."*

When, you happen to lick it by accident (wink), it, not only looks sweet, it also tastes sweet.

Below you can see some swatches

Happy National Lipstick Day!

- Stay Beautiful -

* from Dior website

Dior Addict Ultra-Gloss

DIOR makes me weak in my knees.

I can't explain my obsession with the brand, but it's there. Is it because it's French? Elegant? Timeless? Classic? I could go on and on.

Since little age, everything French, has special place in my heart. Dior is where French and beauty meets, so I guess that would explain mine affection.

This miracle product offers three great qualities, benefits all at once. It's:

- Ultra glossy
- Ultra plumping
- Ultra hydrating

Sparkling: Colour with a high concentration of glitter
Iridescent: Colour that radiates with fine, contrasting pearlescent pigments
Sheer: Clear, pure colour

The one I have is Dior Addict Ultra-Gloss Mirrored 629

Natural light

Direct sunlight

When, you happen to lick it by accident (wink), it, not only looks sweet, it also tastes sweet.

Below you can see some swatches

Happy National Lipstick Day!

- Stay Beautiful -

* from Dior website

7/22/2016

Tease with Teeez

Teeez Cosmetics - a brand that will bring a lot of joy and surprises. I just have the feeling.

Teeez Cosmetics is a European brand, created in the Netherlands in 2004. Their makeup is fun and bold, bright and different. It definitely stands out!

This is what they say about themselves:

"We are exclusive. Eccentric. And obsessed with fashion. Our passion is to continuously surprise and seduce you each season, where we invent a new kind of beauty."*

After reading this, it all makes sense now. A cosmetic brand that is obsessed and inspired by fashion. Does it get any better?

Teeez fascination with fashion is noticeable not only in the products themselves but also packaging. It's so pretty and unique.

Packaging is one of the many things that draws me to this brands. What's very different and super cute is that a few of the products even have a nice little message inside the packaging, which also makes it perfect as a gift.

Colorful and amazing packaging

The Teeez Cosmetics product I'm currently loving a lot is Sealed With A Kiss Lip Duo in Orchid Spirit. It looks like a bullet and will blow your mind away.

Best kind of bullet

This amazing lipstick is from their Sugar Rush collection and comes in 16 different shades. As I mentioned above, mine is in Orchid Spirit.

As the name would suggest, you get 2 in 1. One end gives you intense matte with amazing pigment and coverage, and the other end delivers a super glossy look.

Intense Matte

Super Glossy

I like to apply the matte first and then glossy on top, as it gives my lips nice dimension and fuller lip look.

Lipstick is long lasting (it really is), moisturizing and isn't sticky. That's like perfection. It has a sweet and almost fruity but light scent.

Matte and Glossy

Teeez Cosmetics launch a new collection each season, where every collection has a story to tell. I keep falling in love with the brand more and more, and can't wait to see what they will bring us next.

Dear Teeez, we will meet again very soon, that I know. I have a list of a few products, that I have my eye on. Keep surprising!

P.S. At the moment Teeez Cosmetics are exclusively available at THE BAY or via TEEEZ COSMETICS website.

- Stay Beautiful -

Gloss on top of matte = perfection

* From www.teeezcosmetics.com

6/15/2016

Military Red By BURBERRY

Burberry - British luxury fashion house, that not only focuses on fashion, accessories and fragrances but also cosmetics! I'm sure you were already aware of that.

I'm a big fan of fashion brand's cosmetic collections - not only color will be in trend but also the execution and visual performance of the product will match your current fashion trend.

I have always liked Burberry - it is very luxury and chic but at the same time very understandable.

Now let's talk lipstick.

"Discover an effortlessly buildable lip colour, for multiple lip looks with just one shade.

A rich blend of satin-finish pigments and shiny polymers gives luminous colour brilliance, while the weightless formula delivers a customisable make-up result: a single kiss of colour gives understated luminosity, two or three kisses give intense depth and vibrancy.

Infused with Burberry's signature blend of rosehip, tea and lavender, the whisper-light texture glides on with supreme comfort and gives continuous hydration." *

-Military Red 109-

I was very lucky to win this beauty via Dave Lackie's giveaway - so very grateful. Always.
Red is classic and always will be. It also has been really trending for a good while now but I have not been brave enough to try it, nor to wear it.

By getting my hands on this beauty, I really didn't have much of a choice.

My Burberry Kisses N.109 in Military Red came in mini pocket size casing with traditional and signature pattern on both - casing and lipstick itself. Very cute. Added that luxury feel right away.

I fell in love with the lipstick and color right away. It's so smooth and easy to apply, last a good while and looks fabulous. Addition to that, it comes with added value - instant confidence!

* from Burberry website

- Stay Beautiful -

12/20/2015

CoverGirl TruBlend

As I'm still looking for that one and only ( little too dramatic, won't you say?!) foundation in my life, I was happy to hear that I got selected for BzzAgent's Covergirl #embraceyourface campaign.

I received the product in no time and was excited to give it a try, to see if CoverGirl TruBlend is my true one.

"truBLEND Liquid Makeup is available in 14 shades and features a new shade matching system. To find your perfect blend, first determine your shade family. Second, choose your number. Coordinate complementary truBLEND products based on your number for a seamlessly flawless nude look that blends in and virtually disappears.*

Shade I picked was Golden Beige - M3.

It's hard to pick one in real life, but task got harder when I needed to make the decision online. After comparing and studying offered shades, I finally chose one.

Let the games begin, I thought after receiving the product (no, not really, I just think it sounds cool).

At first try, I thought that shade was too dark/yellowish for me and I wasn't expecting foundation to be that thick either. I actually didn't like it at first.

I gave it another try, when I couldn't find my other foundation I was using at the time. And I have to admit that my opinion have changed.

Shade actually is blending nicely with my skin tone and I have to say, it is still thicker that other foundations I have used, but after application, you can't even tell that.

Skin gets a good coverage and looks natural. It's not long lasting though. If you have a long day ahead of you, you will need to reapply it.

This wasn't the love at first sight but product seems to be working.

If you're also still in search for foundation and it doesn't have to be long lasting, give it a try. Price is affordable and brand has a lot of good products on it's list.

CoverGirl webpage will help you to find the foundation shade most suitable for your skin tone.

Let me know what are your thoughts of the product if you have tried it.

- Stay Beautiful -

* www.covergirl.ca
I got the product free of charge in exchange for my honest opinion and experience

11/21/2015

#ClarinsBeauty magic via DAVE LACKIE

Earlier this week I was one of the 20 lucky ones, that had the privilege and honor to be invited to Dave Lackie's #ClarinsBeauty VIP dinner at Arcadian Studio in Toronto.

I was head over heels happy and excited, when I received an invitation to the diner and I didn't know what to expect. Let me just say, everything was even better then I could have imagined.

Beautiful flower arrangements, an amazing vibe, positive people, charming smiles and such warmth. Just to say the least.

Meeting people that you've felt you have known for the longest time was just magical (oh Twitter Power). And they say, that we are losing human connection with the presence of social media.. Oh well, not in this case, I'll tell ya.

The Clarins name has been around and known since 1954. It's quite impressive for a brand to be alive, to be knows and to be admired for this long. I remember my mom using Clarins skin care decades ago and now I am using their products too. If that's not a quality statement then I don't know what is.

You can read more about the brand and it's evolution on Dave Lackie's blog post - very informative and interesting article.

All of us, wonderful women - Dave Lackie fans and Twitter followers, had an opportunity not only to be treated like known beauty editors, but also had the privilage to meet, chat, cheer, dine and share a laugh and a hug with fabulous and charming Eric Antoniotti - Clarins International Artistic and Training Director. Yes, that's right. Weren't we lucky? Yes, we were.

This man was so passionate about what he does, it was almost addictive.

Eric gave us more knowledge about Clarins products, beauty tricks and tips and shared some great stories and jokes.

This fantastic interaction was accompanied by a gourmet diner, that looked so good, everyone felt the strong need to snap a picture prior to attacking it with utensils. (It tasted picture perfect as well.)

Doesn't this all sound like it couldn't get any better?! Well it did, we all received an early Christmas present - a fantastic gift bag filled with amazing Clarins skincare and beauty products:

Blue Orchid Face Treatment Oil
01 Instant Light Radiance Boosting Complexion Base
3-Dot Liner
744 Soft Plum Joli Rouge Moisturizing Long-Wearing Lipstick
Kit Sourcils "Pro" Perfect Eyes & Brows Palette

I can't wait to try them all out and share my thoughts and experience.

I would like to send a sincere thank you to Dave, for inviting us and making this all happen. You are an amazing human being. Thank you to Clarins for fantastic products and your people that made this evening wonderful. Thank you to CityLine for capturing our happy faces. Thank you to O&B Caters for food. It was so very good, that all of us forgot about our figure concerns and diets haha.

Check more photos from the event by clicking here.

If you also want to read and get more information about the event look for #ClarinsBeauty

- Stay Beautiful -

6/08/2015

- Born Pretty Goodies -

Little white ago I was approached by Born Pretty Store representative and got invited to check their website and choose products I would like to try and review.

Pretty exciting right!? YES! That's what I'm saying.

My choices were:

I was very excited to receive my package and try these very affordable and new for me makeup products.

First products I tried were eye shadow and a liner.

Products have a very cute packaging and look. Let's see how and if they work well.

Eye-shadow palette is very cute. So are the shades. Besides the great palette, I love the texture and appearance of the eye-shadow - matte but at the same time very pigmented.

Very easy to apply and feels so light, almost silky. Last a good while without fading.

I love how on the back of the packaging you can find color combinations to created different looks. Tried and enjoyed both of them.

This look was created using: 1st from top line, 2nd from bottom line, 3rd from top line and 4th from bottom line

Second, warmer in colors and more noticeable look:

1st from bottom line, 2nd from top line, 3rd from bottom line and 4th from top line.

Did I mentioned how cool looking the packaging is? It has a little hidden mirror, that will help you create your look on a go.

Liner states to be waterproof and it sure is. Brush has a hard tip, that makes application process very easy. Shape of the tip allows you to draw different lines - thinner or thicker, which ever you prefer.

Quick to dry and stays perfect all day long. That really surprised me, as cheaper brands usually fail in 'long lasting" aspect. Only thing that I found bothered me a little was some sheen to the color when it dried up. But other than that - amazing and very affordable product.

So far so good!

I always wanted to try false eyelashes so I thought that this would be a great opportunity for me to give it a try.

In a packaging lashes look very bold and full with volume, let's see how easy it is going to be for me to blend them with my own.

I watched few youtube videos prior applying my first false eyelashes, it was much easier than I thought. Glue dried up pretty quickly and lashes looked awesome. I managed to hypnotize myself haha. My eye lids felt little heavier and it took me a little while to get use to extra volume and weight. Lashes lasted all day and I had no problem taking them off. For price like that I would repurchase the product or even look for a different style as website has lots of different styles and looks to offer.

Overall I'm very satisfied and impressed with quality and appearance of these product. It's not that often when you can get products for low coast but great performance at the same time.
I recommend to browse BornPrettyStore website and maybe you will find something that caught your attention and interest. Please don't hesitate to share your experience in comment box below.

And here is little something for you guys. Go ahead and take advantage of this great offer from Born Pretty Store. It's a 10% discount code for your order. We might be doing some giveaways too. Stay active and I will keep you posted ;)

-Stay Beautiful-