So it’s been a week since I have blogged last and I feel so out of the loop! My apologies, I was in Montreal for the last six days on vacation so I haven’t had time for blogging. This was my fourth time to the city so I mostly just hung around St. Catherine’s (which is the place to be if you love mainstream shopping). Montreal had an awful snow storm Friday which totally soaked my Uggs through and unfortunately those were my only pair of boots I had so I went to Payless and bought the cheapest winter boots in stock in my size. Honestly, I already have Sorel-type boots so that will probably be the only time I ever wear those (I so should have brought my Hunter boots). Oh well, c’est la vie!
I have a bunch of different blog posts planned including a Montreal haul, reviews, and much more. Whenever I go on vacations I usually stock up at the stores we don’t have here so I have a ton of stuff to post.
Anyways, here are some random pictures from my trip, they were taken with my iPhone so the quality isn’t as good as my Nikon, but they are good enough. If you follow me on Instagram (shayna_apopofcolour) you may have seen a lot of these already.
If I wore backpacks this totally would have been mine.
Yeh- The best frozen yogurt place ever.
Bran Van 3000 performing on Nuit Blanche (late 90's throwback!)
Hope you enjoyed the photos and keep a look out for posts on what I got and reviews on some new products!
Have you been to Montreal? What is your favourite part of the city?
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So a friend of mine (Katherine over at Kulture by Katherine – check it out her blog if you like movies) asked me to do the makeup at a shoot on Sunday for a school magazine project. The magazine is called Duckface and it’s a women’s lifestyle magazine about social media and technology. Fun right? The theme of the shoot was technology through the ages, so they had a vintage phone, a walkman, an iPad, and a typewriter.
Anyways, here a few fun photos from the shoot. Enjoy!
Me!
Sorry for the quality of the photos, they were taken on my iPhone.
For more information about Duckface magazine visit their site. Also, keep a look out for the final photos!
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My apologies for my lack of blogging, it’s been almost a week now. I tried a mini sample of Make Up For Ever’s HD foundation and the next day my skin so got incredibly dry that I wasn’t up for blogging about anything makeup related. Well luckily after a ton a moisturizer and some Rosebud Salve (that stuff is seriously a life saver) my skin is almost back to normal, but I still have a few dry spots.
Anyways, because I wanted to keep my makeup to a minimal so my face could breathe this was actually the look I was wearing all week and I have to say, I’m kind of addicted to it now. It’s so simple and you really don’t need a lot of products. I used a few different mineral foundations because they are lighter on the skin than liquid foundation (which is what I usually wear), a few cream shadows, eyeliner, mascara, and that’s pretty much it. Super simple, light, and quick.
So here’s how I did it.
Starting off with a clean palette I applied Benefit’s The Porefessional to my skin. This a primer that minimizes the appearance of pores, which isn’t really a problem I have but it leaves a nice finish on my skin. When my face was super dry I skipped a primer and just applied the foundation but since my skin is slowly getting back to normal I can apply this once again.
Next I grabbed my Bare Minerals Original SPF 15 Foundation and buffed it onto my skin. I really like this foundation as it leaves a nice finish on my face. I like how this foundation is light (which allows my skin to breathe) and the fact that it has minerals is a huge perk too, especially if you are having an allergic reaction on your face (like me).
Instead of a blush or bronzer I used this PUR Minerals foundation in the colour tan which I got in my January Luxebox. This colour is too dark for my face to use for foundation so instead I use it as an all over glow. It’s lighter than bronzer so with my super pale skin it adds a nice warmth to my complexion. PUR Minerals is another mineral foundation line similar I would say to Bare Minerals.
Using the same brush I applied my foundation with, I applied this product on my cheeks, temples, and the bridge on my nose.
Moving onto the eye area, I used MAC’s Paint Pot in Bare Study, a cream/white colour, on my brow bone to open up the eye area.
Next I grabbed my Maybelline 24-Hour Color Tattoo in Tough as Taupe (obsessed with this) and applied it all over my lid and then in the crease. I applied a little more of the product in the crease to darken it up.
I choose cream products for my eyes instead of powder ones because I felt that they would be better for dry skin. Plus, both of these products dry nicely too so they look like a powder anyways.
Grabbing the MAC Paint Pot again, line your inner corners to make your eyes pop, then using the Maybelline 24-Hour Color Tattoo in Tough as Taupe, line your lower lash line.
Grabbing a gel eyeliner, like Sephora’s Waterproof Creme Eyeliner in Must Have, line your upper lash line.
Almost done! Curl your lashes and coat them in your favourite mascara. I used Rimmel London’s Lash Accelerating Mascara in black.
To finish up the look, grab a lipgloss or lipstick and paint away! I chose NARS Turkish Delight lipgloss because I wanted something nude with a bit of shine. Because the eyes are a bit darker I like to pair them with a nude lip.
So here is what the finished eyes look like. It’s a simple look with a darker eye and it’s so easy to do. I’m actually kind of glad I discovered it (even though it all happened because I got an allergic reaction), but it’s definitely been my go-to look for this week.
Just a heads up, I’m going to La Belle Province this week so there will be a lack of posts.
Hope you all enjoyed the look and let me know if you tried it!
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