I have so many Everyday Minerals pigments that I decided to play with them just for fun - I was home and did not get to wear it out - but still enjoyed my time creating this look.

1. I cleaned and moisturized my face - with Clean & Clear Morning Burst Skin Brightening Facial Cleanser and Aveeno Positively Radiant Daily Moisturizer.

2. Used a silicone based Lise Watier Base Miracle primer for the face, and Spectrum Cosmetics primer for the eye lids.

Yes, this post is late, and yes, New Year's Eve is long gone, but I've been too busy and too lazy to put it together until now! :) It took me over 1.5 hours to accomplish this smoky eye look, and of course, my hair being so wavy took me over an hour to straighten. The majority of eye shadow is actually samples I've received from La Coquette Cosmetics. The quality is quite good, but the dark shadow needed quite a bit of shadow poxy / primer. Overall, I was quite happy with the result. The smoky eye look lasted for many hours, and took some 15-20 minutes to remove the makeup using the delicate eye remover Lancome Bi-Facil.

For full list of products see the rest of the post.

Today I've done a simple look using Maybelline Color Explosion in Caffeine Rush,
a natural/classic mini palette that retails for $10 or less depending on the store.

Take a look!

PRODUCT LIST:

• Moisturized skin with organic Rosehip Seed Oil / makes skin really smooth and helps with scars!
• Lise Watier Miracle Base / it's okay, but too pricy ($30)
• Everyday Minerals in Natural and Sparkle Beige / awesome coverage!
• Maybelline Color Explosion in Caffeine Rush / I used all 5 shades in the palette
• The Body Shop blush in Petal / It's very subtle!
• NARS lipgloss in Wonder / one of my favorite lip glosses
• Clinique mascara sampler

A few days ago I have received the October Edition Luxe Box by Loose Button, a monthly surprise beauty box subscription service similar to Birchbox and Glymm. I was excited to open it up as it's my very first Luxe Box. And I must say that... I was very impressed! Luxe Box is well designed and branded to be elegant, sophisticated, and trendy. I am a sucker for beautiful packaging (I design for a living)! In fact, the box with its sliding cover can be re-used as a jewelry box or who knows! A+

Well, you may already know about Glymm and many other monthly beauty boxes. If not, let me tell you more about it. By subscribing to a monthly service, costing you $10/month, you will receive a carefully curated box of 4-5 beauty samples from Canadian and International luxury brands. You may also collect points by reviewing the products on Glymm.com, and redeem the points for more products and such!

Glymm truly delivers! The service is superb - my boxes come on time, the products are great, sometimes even full size, making the $10 monthly fee well worth it! A very good deal!

Here is a look I've done a few days ago using BonneBell Cafe Classics (retails for less than $5). The end result is natural and fresh! No eyeliner nor mascara...but a hint of sheer moisturizing lipstick. Now that it's cold and windy, I am wearing a lot more moisturizer (with SPF 15) to protect my skin from drying out. And after applying moisturizer, I wait about 5-10 minutes before I apply a primer. For this post, I decided to try Lise Watier Base Miracle which is quite good! I will soon review the products I've used in this look.

I am wearing:

• Clinique Even Better Moisturizer
• Lise Watier Base Miracle
• Physicians Formula Gentle Cover Concealer Stick in Light
• Diorskin Nude in 010
• BonneBell Cafe Classics
• timeBalm Concealer in Light
• Body Shop blush in Petal
• Clinique Long Last Lipstick in Pink Spice

Today I have played with Lise Watier Due Eyeshadows in Ocean Bleu that I've picked up months ago on sale at London Drugs. I believe I payed $16. One of the looks uses just the lightest blue, while the second includes both. This look is inspired by Jil Sander Fall/Winter 2011. For full list of products see the end of the post.

Oh boy. I know I shouldn't have, but I did! I bought more stuff that I don't really need. It feels good to buy things that look good on me or works well. It gives me a mini-high, like as if I just had a bowl of ice-cream! Reviews of the products to come soon!