Laura Mercier Deal!

Image from Laura Mercier Website

Hey everyone! Sorry for the lack of updates, I'm swamped with projects and midterms here at uni! However, I wanted to tell you about Laura Mercier's What is Flawless? and their deal right now.

By easily and quickly contributing what your idea of flawless is on the Laura Mercier website you get Laura Mercier to donate $1 USD to the Gulf Relief Foundation, which works to restore the Gulf damaged by vast amounts of oil spillage back to it's flawless state.

On top of this from now until October 31st the code FALL10 gets you ten dollars off a purchase of $25 USD or more. You also get to choose from a selection 3 deluxe samples. You get free ground shipping in the United States with an order of $50 or more. 

Laura Mercier is a high end brand, but totally worth it as their blushes are pigmented and smooth and their oil-free tinted moisturizer is lovely! I've also heard wonderful things about their primers, lip products and eyeshadows. So if you are interested in anything from the brand, now would be the time to indulge!

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. This is just a quick reminder that checking your breasts and early diagnosis is key. Know what is normal for your breasts and go to your yearly physical, so we can all enjoy make-up longer and healthier! There are lots of wonderful breast cancer awareness collections that will be released this month, and most have a portion if not all proceeds going towards charities that are trying to find ways of earlier diagnosis, prevention and a way to beat breast cancer, so be sure to keep your eyes peeled in stores for some great (and often pink!) products. Here's some:

OPI Pink of Hearts (Photo source- Manicure Mommas Review)

OPI will make a donation of $25,000 to Susan G. Komen for the Cure, as well as a $5000 donation to Rethink Breast Cancer in Canada.

Every Clarisonic Mia, Limited Edition Plus or Classic in the pink colour a portion of the purchase goes towards the Look Good... Feel Better program. Look Good…Feel Better is a program that puts the power to be beautiful back into the hands of women battling cancer. Through group programs offered nationwide, trained cosmetologists teach women how to cope with treatment-related skin changes and hair loss so they can look and feel like themselves again.










Clinique is doing their part too. For the 6.7oz, $35 USD Dramtically Different Moisturizing Gel with Key chain, Clinique will donate $10.00 from your purchase in support of The Breast Cancer Research Foundation's quest to find a cure.
The $16 USD lip key chain is a  limited-edition lip trio: Different Lipstick, Long Last Glosswear SPF 15 & Superbalm Moisturizing Gloss. All on a key ring with a pink ribbon heart and Clinique “C” charm. $4.00 from your purchase helps support the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

There are a ton of other kits and products out there donating this month, so be sure you don't miss out! 

Tartan Tale Update

Update! I was going to wait a couple more days to see if any more information was going to come in but I figured everyone would probably appreciate the information sooner rather than later. As you can see above, we've finally got a model picture for the collection and isn't she stunning?! I love her porcelain skin and flushed cheeks! I've got her make-up look breakdown for you so if you're interested you can wear it too.

• Black Mascara (Most likely Zoomlash)
• Neutral matte eyeshadow, one that matches your skin, or one a half shade darker- it shouldn't be noticable. I personally like Revlon Vintage Lace, Wet n' Wild Brule and Stila has a bunch of great matte skintone shades
• Golden Bronzer (applied first)
• Her Blooming Cheek Mac Blush (applied on top of the bronzer) (See last Tartan Tale post for other Mac blushes that are close to this shade you could easily switch and use instead)
• Lips are the most complicated of her look. She's wearing Beet lip liner, Full Fuschia Amplified Cream lipstick, and Soft Dazzle Dazzleglass Cream lip gloss (most likely on the centre of the lip only for highlight)

I love this shot, just because you can finally get an idea of what the colours actually are like! For example how dark of a taupe Style Clan nail polish is, and the wonder of the purple lippies! I tried to make this bigger but it's hard to manage without losing the quality of the image, sorry!

The Brush kits have been added, so if you want a brush set in a cute tartan bag for winter here are some interesting options (NOTE: All are animal hair brushes! Personally I only buy synthetic brushes, but these are part of the collection.)

All Kits are $49.50 USD (to see the shape of the brushes check out the Mac website, the numbers specify brush types and shapes)

Sweep Me Off My Feet:129SE
190SE
227SE
212SE
275SE

A Lady & Her Tricks:168SE
187SE
209SE
219SE
252SE

She's Got It All:194SE
204SE
224SE
266SE
275SE

Kids helping Kids Tags and Cards

A nice thing about Mac is they are pretty good at giving back, and this holiday season they're doing it again. They have a Viva Glam Tartan bag with Viva Glam V lipstick and lipgloss for $36 USD. The Viva Glam series goes to an AIDS foundation. They've also got Kids Helping Kids charity items, adorable tartan themed gift tags and cards. 6 cards and 12 tags are $8.00 USD. There is also Sir Teddy, an adorable tartan print teddy bear in two sizes (one of which has a key chain attachment). Large Sir Teddy is $15 USD and key chain Sir Teddy is $13 USD.

Sir Teddy Big and Small-> Source

The more I find out about this collection the more interested I get! Hopefully there will start being swatches next week, but I unfortunately can't promise anything, but stay tuned!

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Just Because It's Pretty

I've decided to start a new series of post called "Just Because It's Pretty". These are products (from as usual non-animal testing brands) that are especially lovely to gaze upon. Whether it's the pattern of the powder or the packaging! These are not reviews but instead just products that are tempting due to looks alone. Tell me some of your favourite beauty items that you just like to have out to decorate!

Today: Chantecaille La Baleine Set

When I first saw these, my jaw dropped. These are so stunning, and beautifully detailed they almost make me cry (I love whales, they seem to move me emotionally). These are in the two colours shown, Bleue for eyes, and Blanche for face.

 Chantecaille describes the Blanche as: a beautifully soft, highlighting powder that perfectly adheres to the skin. Microscopic pearls produce a fine, brilliant finish that is delivered in three delicate shades--warm gold, pink nude and sheer ivory. Blended together, they create a nude, luminous, and slightly shimmery face. This fine, creamy formula glides on effortlessly and is packed with healing, age-defying botanicals.


and Bleue as: a soft, feminine trio of up-to-the-minute, marine-inspired eyeshades. Two highlight blues--a sheer pale blue and deep blue-grey accent--combine with a beautiful, iridescent champagne base. Together the collection is shimmery, chic and subtly sexy.


The whale pictured is a Blue whale with her calf, and sales from the set of two, or each individually benefit the International Union for Conservation of Nature. This charity works to protect the oceans of the world. The set costs $156 USD with each compact holding 0.35 oz of product. The colours of the powder are solid all the way through. If I was rich enough to afford this, I don't know if I'd have the heart to actually use it! (And I'd totally get the Bleue one! *drool*) This product is a complete and total heart thief, because I've fallen in love. What do you think?