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Best of 2012

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makeup2012 has come and gone and my makeup collection has grown considerably larger in a year’s time.  Last year I did a best of 2011 so I thought I would recap my faves from this year as well.

Keep in mind that there will probably be some repeats from last year because if I like something, I’ll just keep repurchasing it.  Let me know your faves in the comments below!

Makeup

Best foundation: Laura Mercier Silk Creme Foundation

Favourite primer: Kiehl’s Super Fluid

Favourite setting powder: Make Up For Ever HD Micro Finish Powder

Favourite foundation brush: ELF Studio Flat Top Powder brush

Favourite bronzer: It Cosmetics Bye Bye Pores Airbrush Bronzer

Favourite blush: NARS Madly

Favourite concealer: Make Up For Ever 5-color Camouflage Palette

Favourite eye shadow: MAC Naked Lunch

Favourite cream eye shadow: MAC Paint Pot in Nubile

Favourite palette: Urban Decay Naked palette one

Favourite eye primer: Urban Decay Primer Potion

Favourite pencil eye liner: Make Up For Ever Aqua Eyes in 0L black

Favourite liquid eye liner: MAC Liquid Eye Liner

Favourite gel eye liner: Sephora waterproof gel liner in Must Have (black)

Favourite mascara: YSL Faux Cils Shocking in black

Favourite eyelash curler: Shu Uemura x Karl Lagerfeld eyelash curler

Favourite highlight: It Cosmetics Hello Light Illuminating Powder (Honourable mention: Benefit High Beam)

Favourite false eyelashes: Velour lashes in Lash in the City

Favourite lipstick: MAC Innocence, Beware!

Favourite lipgloss: NARS Turkish Delight

Favourite lipbalm: Smith’s Rosebud Salve (honourable mention: EOS Lip Sphere)

Nails

Favourite nail polish: China Glaze Aquadelic (honourable mentions: Butter London Slapper, Essie Penny Talk, China Glaze Flip Flop Fantasy)

Favourite base coat: OPI Nail Envy

Favourite top coat: Poshe top coat

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Face and Body

Favourite body lotion: Kiehl’s Creme de Corps

Favourite perfume: Viva la Juicy

Favourite facial cleanser: Kiehl’s Ultra Facial Cleanser with the Clarisonic Mia

Favourite toner: Clinique Clarifying Lotion

Favourite face moisturizer: Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion

Favourite face serum: Kiehl’s Midnight Recovery Concentrate

Hair

perfume

Favourite shampoo: Pureology Antifade Complex (the purple bottle)

Favourite conditioner: Pureology Antifade Complex (the purple bottle)

Favourite hair serum: Nourishing Oil Care Hair Serum

Favourite hair spray: Farouk Royal Treatment Ultimate Control

Favourite mousse: Dove Style + Care Amplified Mousse

Happy New Year!

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Bright and bold: my picks for summer 2012 nail polish

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Summer is coming up and the nail polish is changing from dark neutrals to bold, fun shades.  Bright colours are on trend this season and I personally am obsessed with blue-toned hues.  Here are some of my picks for this season.

Deborah Lippmann Girls Just Want To Have Fun

With Pantone introducing Tangerine Tango as the colour of the year, oranges and corals are totally the shades to rock this summer.  This colour looks fab in the bottle and the juxtaposition between this Deborah Lippmann all star and a tan make a beautiful combo.

OPI Fly

This beaut came out earlier this year as part of the Nicki Minaj collection but the shade easily translates into summer.  I am seriously obsessed with this colour, it’s the perfect blue; it’s bright and bold, but not a  bright colour as in a neon pink or a bright green.  If you can still find this shade, pick it up.  SpaRitual also makes a similar colour called Indigo, which is part of their summer 2012 Pigment collection.

From L-R: OPI Fly, China Glaze Aquadelic, Urban Outfitters Hot Tub, Essie Mint Candy Apple, Deborah Lippmann Girls Just Want to Have Fun

China Glaze Aqudelic

This hue may seriously be my favourite colour this year.  In the bottle it doesn’t look that special, but paint it on and wow, I could wear this days on end.  The shade is almost the exact colour as a Tiffany’s box but bright and louder.  It’s definitely a head turner.

This one came out with China Glaze’s Electro Pop collection earlier this year so if you can’t find it, a close dupe would be CG’s For Audrey.

Urban Outfitters Hot Tub

Although I think that every season should have a hot pink in its collection, Urban Outfitters Hot Tub is perfect for summer 2012.  The colour radiates in the bottle and even more when it’s painted on.  The shade is perfect for the beach, pool, or, you guessed it, hot tub.

Essie Mint Candy Apple

Mint green was hot last year and the colour easily transcends into the current season.  This is the first minty green I own (I also have Essie’s Absolutely Shore, but that’s more of a seafoam green), and according to an Essie rep, it’s one of their most popular shades for the summer.  The look is so fresh and clean that you could really wear it anywhere.  If you in the mood for this kind of shade, pick this one up.

From coral to hot pink to a whole whack of blue-toned shades, I think this summer is going to be full of bright, fun shades, a lot of which can easily be transferred into other seasons.

For nails of the day posts featuring all of these shades (except Deborah Lippmann’s Girls Just Want to Have Fun) check out the related links down below.

What are your picks for summer nail polish shades?

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NOTD: Essie Mint Candy Apple

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Mint green was a super hot trend last summer, with basically every nail polish company promoting a shade.  I didn’t get a chance to pick one up but it’s been on my list for a while.  I attended a beauty trade show a couple of weeks ago and Essie had a booth there so naturally I was attracted to it like a fly on light.  I was actually eyeing this shade before I went to the booth and when I talked with a rep she said that Mint Candy Apple is the most popular colour right now.  That pretty much sealed the deal, so I picked up a bottle.

Mint Candy Apple is more vibrant than Essie’s Absolutely Shore, but not as blue-toned as China Glaze’s Aquadelic.  It’s also not as turquoise as Essie’s Turquoise and Caicos.

The polish applies quite streaky but I got it pretty opaque after two coats.  It also has lasted me a few days before some minimal chipping.  As always, I used Seche Vite base coat with OPI Top Coat.

If you are in the market for a mint green, I would definitely recommend this one.  I personally haven’t seen it in stores so I’m not sure if consumers can still pick it up.  My bottle of this polish was different from the other Essie bottles I own, maybe because this one is for salon use?  I did buy it directly from the distributor.  If you can’t find it in stores, maybe try a salon that uses Essie, you might find it there.

Have you tried Essie’s Mint Candy Apple?  What were your thoughts?

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