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 =)

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

Click for Parfois

Click for Bijou Brigitte  

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

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

Benefit Hoola Dupe! (Very Accurate in Color)

Hello everyone!
I promise not to make this review as long as my previous one haha.
..I just feel that I should let people know about this dupe, especially knowing how the Hoola bronzer is so very well known....and pricey! yikes..

But I'll get straight to the point!

Sephora has a bronzer called Los Cabos..and it is the EXACT same color as the Benefit Hoola bronzer. Now...I do not own Hoola, but when I walked into Sephora, I wanted to buy Hoola... it was just too pricey at the time so I decided to leave it for another day..BUT someone who worked at Sephora told me about Los Cabos..and how it was the exact same as Hoola...I gave it a try and swatched both side by side...and VOILA...my mind was made. I bought Los Cabos..and lived happily ever after =)

Prices:
Los Cabos - $18
Benefit Hoola - $36

Here are some pictures of how Los Cabos looks like.

swatched

what Los Cabos looks like on the skin

=)

Hope this was helpful! :)

xoxo

Vera

Benefit Coralista and MAC Springsheen Blush Review!

Hello everyone :) I guess this is my official first post! YAY!

..and like the title states, this is a review on my Benefit Coralista blush and my MAC Springsheen. 

Now.....I ABSOLUTELY LOOVE both blushes so much! I'd say that they are my top 2 favorite blushes. The reason why I love them so much is because they both have such a gorgeous sheen..and it just gives your cheeks a pretty and healthy glow.

The Mac Springsheen blush is pinker and a bit more darker than Coralista. Springsheen also has a gold sheen..whereas Coralista has a more of a silvery sheen..yet gold?..its DEFINITELY not as gold as Springsheen. 

I'd say that Mac Springsheen stays on my cheeks a bit longer than Coralista. I noticed that after a few hours of wearing Coralista, it started to fade a little, whereas when I wear Springsheen, it stays on till the end of the day. 

ALSO, I noticed that when I wear Springsheen, I don't need to wear a highlight. Its just soo goldy-ish and glowy I love ittt!! ksgohdigdjfhgdfgoigh eeeeek! 

Coralista is the perfect peachy/coral blush though. In my opinion, Coralista is perfect for both summer time and winter. 

Funny story actually..I purchased Coralista at my local Sephora store with a gift card that I received for my birthday..BUT before sticking to Coralista, I purchased Nars' Orgasm blush and returned it immediately after realizing that it was insanely identical to Mac Springsheen..AND Springsheen won.. because the pigmentation was way better than the Nars blush AND the gold showed better on my skin giving me that perfect highlight..whereas Nars' Orgasm barely gave me that same glow. Also, Springsheen is only about $23 dollars..NARS blushes go for $36 bucks here in Canada...so I 110% recommend MAC over NARS =)..but hey don't hate! This is just my own personal opinion.

ANYWAY! I went on for too long....here are some pictures of Benefit's Coralista and MAC's Springsheen!

both blushes swatched.

i love love love the Coralista packaging so much! ^.^

Here is a picture of me wearing Benefit Coralista.

(I'm sorry that the lighting is a bit orange :( )

and here is both Coralista and Springsheen swatched

as you can see, Springsheen is a bit more on the pink and gold side and a LOT like the NARS Orgasm blush. I'd say its a dupe for Orgasm..and yes..dupe. Dupe because the price of the MAC blushes are a lot cheaper than the NARS blushes.

(look at how pretty Springsheen is)

I hope that this was somewhat helpful for those of you who are planning on purchasing both blushes. I honestly recommend both! They are absolutely gorgeous :)

xoxo

Vera