IMATS Toronto 2015 - Going as a make up enthusiast

Hello there!

I wanted to share with you my IMATS Toronto 2015 experience.

My friend and I decided we wanted to go again this year since we had a fun time last year.  I want to apologize in advance if my descriptions are difficult to follow since it did feel kind of hectic sometimes.

NOTW: Essie Master Plan nail look

Hello everyone!

It's mid-week, but I wanted to share my look for this week.  I'm pretty happy with it.  I shared my favourite simple nail art for last year. Which is just painting half my nail with glitter.  I really like this look because it just seems so fancy to me.  Usually I use a pink base but this time I used a grey base.

My base colour: Essie's Master Plan. 

Glitter: Essie Set in Stones and Summit of Style.

I really love how it turned out.  The glitter isn't uniformed, there are some nails with more than others and some of my nails have more of a glitter trail because my brush accidentally touched the nail.  After a top coat though, I really like the effect. Some nails have a line of glitter and some don't.  I like that.

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful week!

Blushes! Looking forward to Fall!

Hello!

It's almost autumn!!  

Autumn is my favourite season. I think I always looked forward to fall because the leaves change to different colours, and (when I was younger) it was the start of school.  I graduated from school a long time ago, but the feeling of it is still there.  Also, it's time to get my cozy sweaters out again and time to enjoy hot beverages.  The only thing about autumn is, it's followed by winter.  I do like winter, but sometimes it is tough.  

I have some blush swatches to share because I am so excited about autumn colours. These are all my "fall/autumn" shades. I categorize my make up in terms of seasons. I don't know if that's weird or not, but when I put them away for the season, I do make sure that I disinfect it and keep it while.

I took these pictures sometime in August because I was so excited for Fall.  However, I should say that I ended up returning the Urban Decay Rapture and Clinique Cola Pop.  Both are beautiful colours, but I didn't like how it looked on my cheeks. 

These are darker in shades, and it reminded me how cheeks would be when coming from the cold. It's going to be very hard for me to describe the colours. 

1.NYX Spice - very nice pink. I bought this on sale. I haven't worn this on my face but the price was alright.  It seems pretty nice.  I should test this out and update this post at a later date.  Since I can't really comment on it.  This is the only drug store brand I have in this post too, I just realized. 

2. Tarte Dazzled - Described as a soft rose. This has some pink sparkle/glitter in it.  I think it's pretty. 

3. Clinique  Fig Pop - I really like this. I bought this earlier this year during the VIB sale in April. Just because somehow I was very into the fig shade. I'm so happy with this colour and the application. 

4. Clinique Coloa Pop - As I mentioned, I returned this. The pigmentation is wonderful and it is very pretty.  However, it wasn't the look I was going for.  So I did end up returning it.

5. Illamasqua Sleek - This is a cream blush that ends up like a powder. The effect is pretty cool.  I've had this for years, and I should probably throw it away since it is a cream product, but I still have it.  I do like the colour. It is described as a dusty coral. It's not available on the Illamasqua website but there are other colours similar to this. I had ordered this online. 

6. Urban Decay Rapture - I returned this as well.  I think it just looked very dull on my face. So I didn't really like it.  It is a pretty colour though. 

7. Tarte Blushing Bride - Though this is a darker shade, I thought this is very pretty.  There is some shimmer/glitter to it but I like it. 

I hope you have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by!

NOTW: Essie Truth or Flare

Hi!

Last week, I decided I wanted to wear blue and use my stamp that I bought in early August because it was on sale. I painted my nails with Essie Truth or Flare and then used Garden Variety for stamping.  Garden Variety wasn't really that great in terms of a thick stamp coat (I know it's not meant for stamping but Essie's turn out really nicely for stamping), but I actually liked how this turned out.  It's pretty subtle that I have stamping there.

I don't wear Truth or Flare often, but I really like the finish to this. It's kind of jelly like.  

Hope you all had a wonderful week!