and the pretty things in-between
-and the pretty things in-between-
I'm an everyday consumer, trying to navigate my way through a product rich landscape.
This post has been long overdue, and not just because I haven't put up a post in months. I took these photos way back in January with the intent to publish the post in February. That never happened? Why you may ask, well you see the thing is I didn't know what to write so I didn't write anything.
Read MoreThe other day I as I was going home, I sat on the subway surrounded by a sea of black and grey when I saw this bright robins egg blue handbag. It was such a contrast because everywhere you looked it seemed that all the colour had been leached out, so the sudden appearance of colour caught me by surprise. I loved it though, I felt that it instantly lifted my mood.
Read MoreEveryday there’s a new makeup product being launch, released or revamped. So often times they just seem to run together with few things to distinguish them from the next. There have been a few products that have caught my attention though, quite a few of the new or upcoming releases from Nars have really sparked my interest
Read MoreSo after the Houglass post where I curated a palette using their Ambient Lighting Powders, I don’t really have high hopes or expectations for Tarte. I’m hoping that with their wider product range, and colour options, that the selection process will be better. The Tarte face products that I’ve used so far, I’ve really enjoyed.
Read MoreFor the past three years, Hourglass as released a holiday palette that combines some of their best selling ambient face powders, blushes, bronzers and highlighters. And for the past three years I’ve passed on each palette because the shade selection wasn’t suitable for my deeper skin tone. I would love to purchase one, but for the price it doesn’t make sense. I’m not paying that much money for minimal product that doesn’t even show up on my skin or looks ashy and doesn’t compliment it in any way. No ma’am, not doing it.
Read MoreIt’s not something that I’ve talked about here on my blog explicitly, though I’ve mentioned in a round about way in various posts. As a woman of colour it’s so frustrating to hear that a new product as launched, get excited about it and then realize that it most likely won’t work with your skin tone. Many of the mainstream brands seem to want to cater to only a select group of people even though you have millions of consumers that don’t fit in the narrow range that they consistently gear products toward.
Read MoreI’ve had the Too Faced Chocolate Bar palette for little over a year and it featured in my Disappointing products of 2017. The other day I was going to the dentist and wanted to put on some makeup but not look like I had makeup on and I thought, well that palette is full of browns one of them should be good for all over my lid or something.
Read MoreThis post was originally going to focus on me decluttering my makeup collection. But I found that I couldn’t commit to getting rid of anything. So before I make the final cut and move these products out of my collection I figured I would make a concentrated effort to use them more. With the explosion of growth my collection has experienced in the last year, there are many items that have fallen to the wayside.
Read MoreI picked up a few things when Colour Pop was having one of their many sales. In hindsight I would have picked up more things but I wasn’t sure what the duties would be like
Read MoreI have to be honest with myself, even though I’m planning to cut back on my makeup spending this year, there are a few products that I have on my radar that were they to go on sale I would snap them up without hesitation. This might read a little like a wish list post, except I will probably end up owning all of these items by the end of the year.
Read MoreThis year I’ve been pretty relaxed with my skin care routine. I just don’t have the energy to be too complex with what I’m applying to my face. The majority of the products that made it to my favourites list are aimed at providing maximum moisture and minimal effort on my part. I didn’t plan it that way but that how it turned out.
Read MoreIf you’ve seen my favourites blog posts over the pas year then the majority if not all of these products will be quite familiar. The newest addition to the family the Tarte Clay Play Face Shaping Palette quickly became a favourite and it’s a palette that I use daily in my makeup routine. I’ve written a review post about it, cataloging my love for it.
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