Monday 27 August 2012

Top Shop "Coy" Lipstick Review ♥

Hey everyone! 
I'm finally back for another review haha and it will be on Top Shop's infamous lipstick in "Coy".
Coy is a very bright coral color. I absolutely love it so much! ..I've actually been looking for the perfect light coral shade, but I never had any luck, so I decided to try Coy.  I'm not gonna lie..the Top Shop here in Canada is extremely pricey..but I had to get it either way haha...so bad I know..

SO..on to the actual review..
I LOVE the color...HATE the lipstick...
i absolutely HATE how it sits on my lips..it dries them up and I feel like the color shifts. It's not super full coverage...

BUT..because I LOOOVED the color so much, I had to find a way to make that lipstick work.. and THAT'S when I decided to use my Chanel Rouge Coco Shine in "Flying Cloud"...and MAN was it perfect!

I'm an official happy Top Shop shopper haha..

Here are some pictures of the lipstick on its own..
here it is swatched

anyway...I'm really really happy with this color! 
I hope that this review was somewhat helpful =)

Sunday 19 August 2012

FOTD | ♥ OOTD

Yesterday I wore my Estee Lauder Double Wear foundation..and because it is my ABSOLUTE favorite foundation hands down, I decided to show y'all how great my makeup still looked like after 8 hours of wearing it...with NO touch ups! ..Oh I love this foundation so much! =)

FOTD:

(sorry about the flash being a little too bright in this pic)
(Without flash)
face:
~Aveeno Moisturizer~
~Estee Lauder Double Wear in shade Pebble~
~Revlon Colorstay in shade 150 Buff (mixed with Estee Lauder)~
~Mac Select Cover Up concealer~
~Mac Springsheen blush~
~Sephora Los Cabos bronzer~
eyes:
~Maybelline Line Stylist shade 600~
~L'oreal Liquid Lineur in Carbon Black~
~Cover Girl Super Thick Lash Mascara~
lips:
~Revlon Colorburst in Soft Nude~

♥ 
OOTD:
~Plaid Shirt: Garage~
~Tank top: Forever 21~
~Shorts: Garage~
~Belt: Ardene~
~Purse: Parfois (a boutique in Portugal)~
~Bottom bracelet: Bijou Brigitte (also a boutique in Portugal)~
~Top bracelet: Parfois~
~Sandals: Globo Shoes~
I absolutely love love love Bijou Brigitte and Parfois soo much! They have the best accessories. I only wish that these stores came to Canada.
anyway

here are the links to Parfois and Bijou Brigitte


Thursday 16 August 2012

FOTD | ♥

Hello lovelies =)  
here is what I wore on my face today
face:
~Aveeno Clear Complexion Daily Moisturizer~
~Revlon Photoready Foundation in 002 Vanilla~
~MAC Select Cover-Up Concealer in NW20~
~MAC Prep+Prime Transparent Finishing Powder (to set Concealer)~
~Maybelline Fit Me Pressed Powder in 125~
~NYC Blushable Creme Stick~
~MAC Springsheen Blush~
~Sephora Los Cabos Bronzer (Hoola dupe)~
~MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in Soft and Gentle~
eyes:
~Maybelline Line Stylist Eyeliner~
~Maybelline Waterproof Liquid Liner~
~Covergirl Super Thick Lash Mascara~
~Urban Decay Naked Palette (sin)~
lips:
~Chanel Rouge Coco Shine in Flying Cloud~
(without flash)
(all that I've used baha)
that is all   x


Monday 13 August 2012

Rimmel London: Kate Moss Lipsticks (no.08 & 09)

So I went to the drugstore today and couldn't help myself when I found the Kate Moss lipstick collection on sale!
I noticed that most of the shades were red; some were light red, bright red, deep red..and barely some nudes..and this really dark brownish color.

I picked my colors in #s 08 and 09.

08 is a brownish nude color and 09 is the most gorgeous red lipstick I've ever seen! Honestly..I love it soo damn much!

I find that the lipsticks glide on the lips pretty easy and smooth, as they're a bit creamy, but once they've been on for a few minutes, they start to look semi matte, which I LOOVE!..I personally prefer my red lipsticks to be matte, because I find that when red lipsticks are too creamy, they tend to smudge all over my face and ugh..who likes that right? ..The nude brownish color (08) was easily not one of my favorites..I mean..it looks nice and all..but because my skin is so fair, the color just looks a bit dark on me..and I expected it to be a lighter color =(

Also..these lipsticks stay on the lips pretty long..they definitely DO NOT stay on for 8 hours like they claim to..I mean..unless you go without eating for 8 hours then I guess they would stay on haha..
here are some pictures :P

(I absolutely love this red so much) 
( no. 08)

(wearing 08)
(08)
(wearing 09)

Anyway..I hope that this was somewhat helpful!
xoxo
Vera


Sunday 12 August 2012

The Spice Girls at the London 2012 Closing Ceremony

and all of a sudden, the world was perfect! <3

It really honestly felt so perfect. The amazing memories it brought me from when my life was amazing..
Thank you Spice Girls!..for an amazing performance and for still being so crazy <3
















xoxo
Vera 

Friday 10 August 2012

Love love love this Buffy The Vampire Slayer fan art!

Oh man..Buffy is still and I think that forever will be my absolute favorite show.
I found this on geektyrant and thought it was cool!


xoxo
Vera

Tuesday 7 August 2012

The Jezabels <3

..because I love this band so much, they deserve to be on my blog <3 

Hope you enjoy this as much as I do!
xoxo
Vera

Thursday 2 August 2012

E.L.F (Eyes Lips Face) Cosmetics Haul/Review

Brace yourselves...this will be a long one! xD

I finally received my E.L.F cosmetics in the mail (since Canada isn't cool enough to have E.L.F cosmetics) I had to order it online on eyeslipsface.com.
I honestly love it how Eyes Lips Face always has promotions and sales ALL the time! It makes things so much easier for Canadian shoppers...because that way we don't have to feel bad for paying a lot for shipping haha. Actually..shipping wasn't bad at all..I must've paid around $8 something...not bad.

But yeah..I made my purchase when the site was having one of their 50% off sale on their Studio line products, which was great since everything I wanted to buy was from the Studio line.

I mostly got blushes, brushes and 2 of their matte lip colours. I love it. I love the brushes the most!
I honestly have never come across such SOFT brushes for that price!..They are absolutely amazing..and did I mention soft? haha I got the face kabuki brush and the face powder brush. In my opinion, they're just as soft as the EcoTools brushes! except 10x cheaper haha, and I'm not gonna lie, I kinda regret buying my MAC brushes knowing now that E.L.F has the same brushes for THREE BUCKS!..

So far, I've only tried one blush. in "Twinkle Pink"..the color is alright..what I dislike about it is the shimmer that goes all over your face once you put the blush on. I also got "Fuschia Fusion"...I haven't tried it but I also see lots of shimmer..and I love the color =( ..the GOOD thing about "Twinkle Pink" is that the shimmer went away throughout the day hehe...and as for the staying power of the blush, I'd say its alright...I still have it on and I've had it on for about 9 hours :P

The matte lip colours are great! I got "Natural" and "Nearly Nude". The lipsticks are pretty matte..but they glide on the lips easily, which I love! ..and the colours are beautiful! "Nearly Nude" surprised me..I thought that the colour would come off a little orange, but it actually didn't! I think it's a pretty nude lip color :)

I think that's all I have to say...If I remember to add anything else, I will...AND if anyone has any questions..feel free to ask =)

and now...PICTURE TIME!

(In the picture above, I'm wearing "Natural" on the lips and "Twinkle Pink" on the cheeks)

...
This is so amazingly soft! I love it.
ohh so soft


Darth Vader is watching you! xD 
E.L.F's packaging is really cute! Reminds me of the NARS packaging
(Left to Right: Twinkle Pink, Gotta Glow, Mellow Mauve, Fuchsia Fusion)
Gotta Glow is actually a lot like NARS Albatross

swatched
(Left to Right: Fuchsia Fusion, Gotta Glow, Mellow Mauve and Twinkle Pink)



Anyway..I hope this was somewhat helpful! 
If there are any questions..feel free to ask :P
xoxo
Vera




Wednesday 1 August 2012

A Present From Paris <3 With Love?

So this pretty sweet present was given to me by one of my girls.
She went to Paris and she got the most gorgeous lipstick at the original Chanel store...AND the cutest little Eiffel Tower =)

Thank you so much!! I absolutely love it


xoxo
Vera