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Annabelle Roll-On Eyeshadow + Liner in Blue Eyes ~ Photos, Swatches, and Review

March 7, 2013 By Christa 1 Comment

Annabelle Roll-On Eyeshadow + Liner in Blue Eyes

Annabelle just released this really neat product; the Roll-On Eyeshadow + Liner. On one end you have a liquid liner with brush applicator and on the other a loose shadow with rollerball applicator. There are four colour combinations. One each for blue, brown, green, and hazel eyes. I say just go for which ever colours you like!

Annabelle Roll-On Eyeshadow + Liner in Blue Eyes – Liquid Liner Side

Annabelle Roll-On Eyeshadow + Liner in Blue Eyes – Loose Shadow Side

The colours are super pretty. The loose eyeshadow is a sparkling silver with multidimensional shimmer. The liquid liner is a metallic muted blue. Not quite navy.

Unfortunately the liner portion of this product did not work out for me. I have only tried the Blue Eyes version so I can’t speak to the formula on the other 3 shades. The applicator is great and allows for a very precise application. I ran into trouble though with getting a solid line. It seemed like the brush just wanted to cut through the liner so even going back over the line multiple times to build it up it would leave brush strokes. When the liner dried it tightened and contracted actually puckering up my eyelids. Not attractive. Now I have quite loose skin on my eyelid so if you have young, firm eyelids this liner may work perfectly. The liner started flaking after several hours.

The loose eyeshadow is really quite lovely. I find it best to use a brush or finger to even it out after laying it down on your lids with the roller-ball applicator. It lasted well through the day and really brightened up my eyes.

The Annabelle Roll-on Eyeshadow + Liner duos ($10.95 CAD) are available now at Annabelle retailers across Canada.

Product provided for my consideration. All reviews are my own honest and unbiased opinions.

Filed Under: Annabelle, Eyeliners, Eyeshadows, Liquid Eyeliner, Spring 2013

Makeup Wars Holiday Look ~ My Festive Face of the Day

December 21, 2012 By Christa 31 Comments

This week, for the Makeup Wars, we are featuring a holiday look. I love the holidays because it’s a time where you can go over the top with your makeup and it is totally acceptable. Not that I really care what anyone else thinks but it’s fun to know that the holidays mean blingy, amazing makeup and that going a little over the top is a little more “acceptable”.

So the following look didn’t actually make it to a holiday party. It did make it too an early family Christmas dinner though. I was super happy with how this turned out. I have been REALLY loving all the LIT Cosmetic glitters I ordered during their Cyber Monday sale. I need to get reviews up for you on these. Actually, there are so many amazing, go to products in this post that I still need to review for you. I’m sorry for holding out on you. Why is it sometimes that our most favourite, everyday items get forgotten for new, and of the moment, pieces? Such is our fickle nature I suppose.

Products Used

Complexion
Urban Decay Naked Skin Foundation in Shade 1
Givenchy Mister Light Shade 2
Yves Saint Laurent Touch Eclat
Laura Mercier Secret Brightening Powder
Fresh Face Lustre in Fair Isle

Cheeks
Chanel Notorious Sculpting Veil
Benefit Dallas
Chanel Rose Ecrin Joues Contraste Blush
Snow Face Highlighting Powder from the Giorgio Armani Moonlight White Palette

Eyes
Make Up For Ever Eye Prime
Edward Bess Nude eyeshadow from crease to brow as base.
Giorgio Armani Moonlight White Palette light and dark greys in the crease.
Yves Saint Laurent Boreal Palette Arctic Night used wet. Light blue on inner 2/3 of lid and dark blue on outer third into crease and repeated under the eye. Icy blue white on inner corner.
LIT Cosmetics S2 Solid Glitter in Miami Vice
Make Up For Ever Aqua Eyes in 0L Black to tightline upper waterline.
Urban Decay 24/7 Liner in Sabbath winged out on upper lash line and smudged on outer part of lower lash line.
Annabelle Smoothliner in Meteorite on lower waterline.
Giorgio Armani Eyes to Kill Excess Mascara in Black
Anastasia Brow Wiz in Ash Blonde

Lips
Yves Saint Laurent Rouge Pur Couture in 01 Le Rouge

Make sure to check out the holiday looks of the other Makeup Wars members. Just click on the thumbnails below or use the Previous and Next buttons at the top of this post. If you have missed out on the previous Makeup Wars be sure to check them out, including some of my favourites like our Holiday Wishlists, Favourite Mascaras, Favourite Fall Look, Favourite Red Lip, Favourite Makeup Brush, Favourite Fall Nail Polish, and Most Expensive Makeup Look.

Oh and I would love to know if you like me posting these ginormous pictures so you can see the details of my looks or if you prefer when I do the smaller collages? Please let me know in the comments! Thanks!

Filed Under: Annabelle, benefit, Chanel, Giorgio Armani, LIT Cosmetics, Looks, Make Up For Ever, Makeup Wars, Urban Decay, Yves Saint Laurent

Annabelle TwistUp Retractable Lipstick Crayon in Divine ~ Photos, Swatches, Review

August 13, 2012 By Christa 4 Comments

One of the items I was most interested in trying after attending the Beauty Unveiling event was the Annabelle TwistUp Lipstick Crayon. No sharpening and waste! The colour selection is lovely and they swatched with a gorgeous glossy finish. As soon as I saw them in Shoppers Drug Mart I picked one up. It was very hard to select just one shade but I didn’t want to go overboard ordering several until I knew I liked the formula. Well looks like I’ll be picking up more because I do indeed like it. A lot.

TwistUp Retractable Lipstick Crayon:

Annabelle reinvents the way we wear lipstick with a high-precision, ultrapractical lipstick crayon. Available in 12 stunning colours, TwistUp provides a hydrating formula that is enriched with rapeseed oil and Shea butter—ingredients widely-known for their restorative properties.

Divine is well pigmented and give a fairly opaque coverage with a nice glossy sheen. These are not very long wearing but they are very comfortable to wear and feel very moisturizing. It is so nice being able to skip lip liner and just line your lips with the tip of the crayon and then lay more flat to apply to the rest of your lips.

I swatched all of the shades when I purchased Divine. Most of the shades are well pigmented. Mai Tai is sheer which is a bonus because while I was attracted to the bright intense coral red I didn’t think I could pull it off. The sheer effect of this shade when swatched ended up putting it to the top of my list.