YSL Beauty

YSL is a gorgeous luxury beauty line. Both the packaging and the product is fantastic! This is my favourite high end brand. 

My favourite product from the line is their volupte sheer candy (the three silver lipsticks) they are my most used lip products. Mositurizing, sheer tint, smell delicious...it's like grown up lipsmackers. Now that sephora is open here in Newfoundland I will be picking up more. 

The rouge volupte and rouge volupte shin lipsticks are crazy pigmented. I need to apply by blotting or with a lip brush. The lipgloss and tint oil have the same scent as the sheer candy.

I have only tried one polish. I picked it up because I loved the colour. I wear it a lot. It's a great grey neutral.  

Eyeshadow. I took the plunge after seeing some awesome posts on Instagram and ordered a palette from sephora. I went with pure chromatics wet dry shadow no 9. Two shades (taupe and champagne) are metallic, pigmented and blend able. They look great together. The other two shades ( gold and grey are matte with glitter flecks. Looking forward to switching some more. 

Mascara. I'm trying a sample of baby doll and I just picked up shocking yesterday at the sephora Avalon opening. Great mascara! Very pleased with my purchase

Also yesterday I picked up the new touché eclait blur perfecting primer. After reading reviews on sephora I had to try it for my self. Looking forward to pairing it with my current foundation, which is le teint encre de peau from YSL.  I'm super picky about foundation. I never wore it for years because I could not find one that was sheer enough for me. I don't like full coverage at all. I used Armani luminous silk for years but it I was using the wrong shade ( I got a close as I could I'm the line. I loved the formula and it didn't make me break out but it was too yellow on me). Last October, while in Halifax on holidays I went to sephora and had them try a bunch of different foundation on me and I really liked this YSL one so I decided to buy it. I hope they keep making it because it's fantastic. 

Touché eclait is an iconic YSL product. I have no 2. I use to highlight my face and line around my lips to make them look bigger. It's definitely worth the money. Trying the blur perfector balm now. It's great for mattifing the t zone without looking chalky. It removed my makeup when I applied during the day. I could have blotted too hard with the sponge it came with. I'm going to have to look up some videos on YouTube about how to use it properly. 

What YSL products do you recommend ? Let me know in the comments 

-B 

Lip plumpers

Loving the look of fuller lips lately. I'm still too afraid to try fillers so I'm trying out more natural options. 

The first lip plumper that I tried was Dior's lip maximizer in 001. Smells minty, light tingle and a bit sticky. I don't like layering lipstick over it or applying it on top of any of my lipsticks. If I use this I typically use on its own. My lips didn't look any different even after five consecutive days as the company suggests. 

I recently picked up YSL's vernis a levres plump up. This product has the usual YSL scent which I love, has a slight tingle and it's less sticky. I can apply my lipstick over this product. My lips appear to be slightly fuller. I do like this however I wouldn't use in the winter when my lips tend to be dry. 

Lastly with my recent sephora order I received a sample of perfect pout from Kaplan MD. I tried this yesterday and fell in love . My lips have never felt more hydrated. First you apply a lip mask for three to five minutes followed by a lip balm. My lips felt soft and full without a sticky tingly feeling. 

Eye Brightening Favourites

dark circles under my eyes are a major pain. I am always looking up reviews on products or seeing what the latest trends are on YouTube. Lately I am using the following products. I still haven't found an amazing under eye coverup. 

I use benefit erase paste in the darkest part of my under eye. I apply with Marc Jacobs corrector brush (it's angled and I can dab the right about of product where I need it and blend withe the other side), I use my regular Mac concealer on the rest if my under eye, blending together. I then set with bare minerals well rested powder. I use YSL touché eclait to brighten above the crease and aromg my brow bone. Next I use either a nude or white pencil to line my lower lid ( nude for daytime or bright white liner if I'm going for a more dramatic look). I'm still searching for a magic under eye concealer that really covers dark circles completely. I'm convinced that I still look tired with all this camouflage lol