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My current make-up routine has been Laura Mercier obsessed! I’ve been using so many of her products in my daily routine and one of them being the Colour Infusion Blush. I love the range of colours to choose from and they all look so good on my skin tone.

The Colour Infusion Blushes come in two finishes. Shimmer and matte. I’ve always been a matte blush wearer but recently tried the shimmer in this line and loved it! Most shimmer blushes I came across have too much shimmer and start to look like a colourful highlighter of some sort. No Bueno.

You can find this blush at Sephora for $38.00 CAD. The blush is buildable without looking cake-y and has 10 hours of wear. I love how natural the finish is no matter how much you build on.
TIP: Build on this blush to get the intensity you’re looking for.

These blushes are infused with micro-fine powders and look natural on all skin tones. You can actually tone down the vivid colours with some Laura Mercier Translucent powder to get the softest tone. Because it’s a buildable blush you’re able to do this vs other vivid blush colour brands.

Laura Mercier Colour Infusion Blush is Buildable

My favourite colours that I’ve been using regularly are Grapefruit, Rose, Kir Royale and Chai. I love that the colour stays true on either liquid foundation or bare skin. Some brands I’ve used in the past change depending on what the surface is like.



Chai is the most perfect colour for everyday office/work make-up look. I wear Kir Royale in the evenings and Grapefruit is so playful! See below images from Instagram where I wore some of these colours.

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Laura Mercier Blush – Rose
Laura Mercier Blush – Chai

I’m also a huge fan of their primer, mascara and bunch of other products that I share on Instagram stories and posts. Click through the selfie pictures above to read more about my favourites.

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No More Dry Lips with Fresh Beauty – Lip Treatment

Fresh Beauty has one of the very best lip balms for dry lips! I’ve been using their lip balms for years and the lip scrub. Recently they did a collaboration with an artist to come out with these limited edition lip balms that have zodiacs on them. I’ve shared these with people by matching their zodiac signs and they’ve been obsessed. I’m so happy to convert people to Fresh Beauty because I know it’s an amazing product! Any other balm I’ve used doesn’t compare to the results I get with these ones. The advanced lip therapy is legit therapy for the lips.

These limited edition lip balms are at Sephora:fresh beauty zodiac

Advanced lip therapy in limited edition zodiac signs are $32.00 at Sephora.

These lip balms have no:
– Parabens
– Sulfates
– Phthalates

Also, come to winter your lips will need an extra boost of moisture. Pair your lip balm with the below products from
Fresh Beauty:

The Lip Wonder Drops is a gentle leave-on exfoliant that smooths dry lips with natural AHAs:

lip wonder drops

What makes it so great?
Sugar and Fruit Extract Blend: Helps to retexturize the lips while leaving them soft and radiant.
Hibiscus Flower Extract: Helps to gently refine the look of the lips’ surface through non-mechanical exfoliation.
$32.00

Another one of my faves that I keep in my jacket pocket at all times throughout the winter is the coconut hydrating lip balm:

coconut hydrating lip balm freshYou can also find this at Sephora for $22.00.

Research results*:
In-vivo test after 1 month:
Proven to lock in moisture and provide 24-hour hydration
100% of testers reported it immediately softened and soothed the lips
97% said it immediately protected, nourished, and comforted the lips
97% felt it smoothed the lip surface
96% felt it improved the appearance of dry lips
93% noticed their lips were immediately healthier-looking and suppler
87% said it prevented dryness and their lips felt strengthened

Have you tried any of the Fresh lip products mentioned?

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When was the last time you went to a mall? Did you happen to go inside Sephora? How about Tory Burch?

I uploaded my first shopping haul last night and I’m going to be completely honest with my readers. I was super nervous! Now that it’s over and out there on the world wide web, I wish I had done this when I was a busy bee being a professional make-up artist, entrepreneur and going to all those awesome beauty and fashion events. But you know what, it really is never too late!

It’s about time I crawled out of my safe zone and did something that involves all of my talents. Technology, beauty, fashion, social media and marketing, to mention a few. Feels weird even saying that, but a good pat on your back once in awhile feels good.

Here’s the video:

Stay humble and thank you so much for watching! xo

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Have you ever looked back at your pictures and thought “whoa! What’s up with that uni-brow?!” or noticed your overly plucked eyebrows?

Our eyebrows go through their own changes either based on lack of attention or too much attention. Always keep in mind that the shape and look of your eyebrows play a big role in framing your eyes and enhancing your appearance.

It was evident that if you had thick eyebrows, you may have to tweeze/wax them. If they were thin, you would need to fill them in. Today the rule of thumb is that they can be thick and still look hot. Just like one of my favourite models Cara Delevingne. She is known for her power brows.

Power Eyebrows brows

Sorry ladies, the over plucked look is not “in fashion”. Good news! There’s hope! If you have made that mistake and can’t get them back to their fuller days, you can fill them in and fake it. There are so many options for fillers, hair growing formulas and pencils galore. I used an eye shadow occasionally to fill my own and on my clients. Hands down, the best products I have ever used were from Benefit and I haven’t used anything since I was introduced to it in my make-up artist days.

That being said, the beautiful ladies at Benefit booked me an appointment at the Yorkdale Benefit Brow Bar inside Sephora. I have to be honest, I was expecting an entire store of only Benefit products, maybe because I’ve seen the one in California and it was beautiful. Pink, everything. I can’t wait for those stand alone stores to come here! They would do amazing. Not to mention that the one inside this Sephora was so busy. Fully booked for the weekend and during my appointment 4 people asked at different times if they could go next.

To my surprise the brow expert was someone I knew from my very first cosmetics role! How wild is that?! I have known Kelly Correia for over a decade and she is still the beautiful person inside and out that I first met years ago. I always thought she had the most perfect eyebrows. There isn’t anyone else that I would trust my brows with but her.

benefit brow bar

Here is the breakdown of how Kelly did my brows at the Benefit Brow Bar:

1. She first started with a brow tint. Which made my brows look naturally fuller and a bit darker.
2. Then she did some brow mapping using my nose as a guide to get the perfect shape for my face. She drew guidelines on my brows using the product called brow zings.
benefit brow bar steps
3. She then showed me my brows to see if I approved of the shape.
4. Waxed the middle of my brows first and continued to wax and tweeze one brow at a time.
5. Once I had seen the shape and loved it, she showed me some products to fill in my brows and taught me the technique.

The brow pencil that was used on me was the insta brow-dark colour. And then the med/deep gimme brow on top to look fuller. Below are the products I use to fill my brows. When I’m in a rush, I use Gimme Brow. Love it!

benefit brows

I love these products so much that I just had to share them with you, so I did a giveaway on my Facebook and Instagram pages. I am ecstatic to announce the lucky winner who will be receiving a Benefit gift bag of BrowsWOWed goodies! Congratulations to @m_mila_sd!
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