Cabaret Anyone?

The second Pantone colour I’m writing about is called Cabaret, A lovely rose- violet colour that looks sensational on lips and cheeks. My picks for Cabaret are they CrushCosmetics mineral blusher in French kiss. Though this blush looks bright it goes on with just a hint of colour so it’s completely buildable and with the low sparkle and medium lustre it gives cheeks a natural flush look. My other choice for lips is the Tarte Lip tint in Lively, This peppermint-infused tint glides on smooth for a rich matte finish that will stay all day and the bold colour great for spring.

Rachel McAdams’s in Cabaret lips.

Mineral Blusher in French Kiss retails for $19 and can be found at the CrushCosmetic website on Etsy at http://www.etsy.com/listing/87982913/mineral-french-kiss-coquette-free-ship

The Tarte lips Tint retails for $ 31 and can be found at any Sephora store or their website http://www.sephora.com/browse/product.jhtml?id=P266116&shouldPaginate=true&categoryId=5648#

Cockatoo Blue

Every season Pantone releases its colour forecast that informs the Cosmetics and Fashion industries among the general public of what trends are in the season.  In honour of the beginning of spring in the fashion world, I wanted to write a series of entries on each chosen colour.  Today I have chosen Cockatoo; this stunning light blue is my favorite choice this spring for make-up.  Smarty Pants (the lighter one) mineral eyeshadow has low sparkle and medium lustre. The soft turquoise blue with a pale green undertones and small amount of silver sparkle is excellent for smokey eyes  for a pop of colour. The Other colour shown is Femme Fatale if your looking for a stronger look this one definitely packs a punch.

Ginnifer Goodwin rocking Cockatoo

Both Smarty pants and Femme Fatale are located at the CrushCosmetic Etsy website at http://www.etsy.com/shop/CRUSHCOSMETICS?page=1

A little Colour

Today I was inspired to do something a little more out there with the Crush eye shadows. Due to Vancouver having the worst weather this week, I wanted to do create an eye using the new CrushCosmetics picks for spring and in doing that I created a rainbow. To create this look I use the basic blending brush and liner brush. Start at the inner corner with doll parts a basic white. I also applied Doll parts just under the brow. Then I applied our pink (CAKE). It’s important to remember with using mica makeup you need to clean your brush each time or your colours will blend and in this case you what each colour to stand out. After using Cake I used Yellow in Fetish, Green in Jade, and Purple in XOXO. To apply the blue to the top lid (Crush) as liner you need to take a thin liner brush and dip it in water then in the Crush shadow. Do the same with you gold (Super Nova) on the bottom lid. I hope you had a much fun as I did doing this look.

The Spring Fix

Well it’s official, spring transition is in stores and the same goes from the beauty world. Today I’m introducting CrushCosmetics top picks for the spring season and let me just tell you their gorgeous. Going from left to right we have XOXO a soft lavender with a under tone of blue, Bombshell a punchy gold-orange, Ice Maiden a frosty baby blue and cake a delicate pink. All these tones can be worn as eye shadows or liners when dipped in water. And  all the colour a buildable meaning that they go on sheer, giving you the option of how bold you want that colour to look.  So instead of your regular face this season why don’t go with a bright and fresh look this spring.

The Perfect Bath

One of my favorite ways to relax from a long day of work is to use one of the Crush Tube Teas. I prefer using Tube Teas over bubble bath or salts because Salts don’t  always dissolve and bubble bath is filled with chemicals. All you need is toss one of these extra-large unbleached teabags in a steaming tub and relax as the intoxicating sense renewals and soften your body. Each tub Tea is made to be reused at least twice all you have to do Is lay flat to dry.

What’s inside?

The Tub Teas is filled with french rose petals, calendula, eyebright, lavender, meadow foam, comfrey, raspberry leaves, Orange peel, Lemon peel, Strawberry leaves, Marshmallow root, Neem leaf, Chamomile and chickweed.

Retails for $8 at http://www.etsy.com/listing/84917980/tub-tea-bath-organic-bath-soak-free

Little Miss Heavy Metal

So today I’m going to show you how to do a metallic eye using CrushCosmetics. Personally I love a metallic eye at New Year’s because it really makes your eyes pop. The tools you need for this project is your favorite eyeshadow brush, black eyeliner and volumizing mascara.

Colors: bite me, funeral party & snowflake

Tools: the tools you need for this project is your favorite eyeshadow brush, black liner and mascara.

1.       Prep your lid: To even out skin tone and prevent creasing, spread a very small amount of foundation on the lid. Let set for a few seconds then set with translucent powder.

2.       Eyeshadow: Using a flat brush work color from lash line crease. In this case our base color is Bite Me from the CrushCosmetics line on www.etsy.com.

3.       Crease shadow: Using the same brush take a small amount of funeral party and work into crease. This color is concentrated so little goes a long way.

4.       Liner: Trace around your eyes with the black liner, to keep from looking to severe make your line fine.

5.       Highlighter: To help brighten up the inner corner of your eyes use a Pearl white shadow like snowflake and apply to the inner corners and just under your brow.

6.       Mascara: Then apply volumizing mascara.

Getting The Look

Okay, okay I'm slightly embarrassed to tell you that I love Kim Kardashian and it's not just that I like her reality T.V series but I think she has mad style. Though personally I like a much lighter makeup application, I love how she plays up her eyes and she always has a highlighter on her cheeks. I have choose this look today because it glamorous and fresh at the same time. The products shown below are all natural and can be found on the Sephora website, These picks will help you get the look. 

Josie Maran illuminizer: This bronze shade is perfect for highlighting and adding an instant beautiful luminosity to the face. 

Retails: $28

Free From: 

- Parabens - Sulfates - Synthetic Fragrances - Phthalates - GMOs - Triclosan  Tips: I like to mix this with my foundation for a more illuminating glow. Also its amazing on bare skin.

Best part: This product isn't to sparkly so it look natural on your skin. 

Amazing Cosmetics: Suede Collection Eye kit: Suede Collection Eye Shadow compacts are formulated to create a variety of eye looks. From sophisticated to sassy.

Retails: $36

Free From: 

- Parabens

- Sulfates

- Synthetic Fragrances

- Phthalates

- GMOs

- Triclosan 

Tips: highly pigmented to apply lightly and then build.

Tarte:MultiplEYE Lash Enhancer: A natural lash enhancer that increases the appearance of lash length by 152%.

Retails $62

Free From 

- Parabens - Sulfates - Synthetic Fragrances - Phthalates - GMOs - Triclosan Also Free From:  This product is formulated without Fragrance, Oil, Gluten, Dye, Talc, PPGs, MEA, DEA, TEA, formaldehyde donors, animal testing. This product is dermatologist tested as well as clinically tested.