Lipstick Powder N Paint

I am always talking about cosmetics and other beauty items but I never talk about the bags you need for keeping them in! Sweet T Original sell the cutest makeup bags at very reasonable prices.

Launched by Tanja Koch in 2005, Sweet T Original products are individually made, hand finished, and made out of vintage fabrics, designer fabrics, or in collaboration with other indie designers and artists from around the world.

Many of these bags are limited editions so if you like one, you might want to grab it before it is gone! The newest bag in Tanya’s collection is the Betty and can be pre-ordered. It has pin-up girls against a trendy camouflage fabric.

Sweet T Original would like to offer FREE SHIPPING to Lipstick, Powder ‘n Paint readers. Please enter LIPSTICK into the coupon code field at checkout.

Scent Design is the first fully functional online custom fragrance blending store that provides the customer with the unique experience of creating their own personal fragrance oil.

One of the latest offerings from Jo Malone, the Blue Agava & Cacao Cologne is a floral masterpiece. This unsual combination of scents provides your senses with a collection of disparate notes.

The ‘agave’ is a cactus found in the Mexican dessert that has distinctive spiky tendrils that grow in the shape of a rosette. The blue agava flowers only once in its lifetime and provides a delicately sweet scent.

Top Notes: bigardia, grapefruit, cardamom, lime oil, red berry
Middle Notes: agava flower, orchid, geranium, salt, white lily
Bottom Notes: vetyver, cinnamon, chypre cocoa, musk, vanilla beans

One of the interesting things about Jo Malone is that she encourages us to experiment with scent and combine her fragrances to develop our own signature scents.

Combine these scents with Blue Agava & Cacao for unique experiences:

Grapefruit
Pomegranate Noir
Nectarine Blossom & Honey

3.4fl oz $90.00 USD $118.00 CAD
1 fl oz $50.00 USD $70.00 CAD

For more information on Jo Malone and combining scents go to www.jomalone.com

Today is the end of a week long look into my top 5 lip glosses, lip plumpers, mascaras, blushes and foundations. Perhaps some of these items are your favourites too. Maybe I have introduced you to an item that you are not currently familiar with. I’d love to hear what items are your favourites so please post a comment and let me know.

Here are my top 5 foundations:

5. Benefit Some Kind-A Gorgeous
A sheer, oil-free, cream-to-powder complexion perfector. Lightweight and translucent, this product smoothes out imperfections and evens skin tone with a silky, smooth finish that’s super natural and super gorgeous.
Price: 26.00 USD

4. MAC Studio Fix
It’s a powder and foundation all in one that combines good coverage with ease of application. Designed to be used dry, the powder and pigments create a matte, velvety texture.
Favourite Colour: NC30
Price: $25.00 USD

3. NARS Powder Foundation SPF 12
This powder foundation provides flexible coverage and protection against harmful UVA and UVB rays. Enclosed in a luxury compact, Powder Foundation combines the ease of a powder with the performance of a foundation for a polished complexion.
Favourite Colour: Deauville
Price: $45.00 USD

2. DuWop Revolotion Face
Revolotion Face uses innovative ingredients to give you a soft, satin matte finish that leaves your complexion radiant, but never shiny or greasy. With subtle light-reflecting pigment and SPF 15, Revolotion Face is all you need to look fresh and natural for that “no makeup” look.
Favourite Colour: Caitlin
Price: $28.00 USD

1. Bare Escentuals i.d. bareMinerals Foundation – SPF 15 Sunscreen
Made from pure, crushed minerals, i.d. bareMinerals SPF 15 Foundation gives your skin a natural luminosity, and feels as if you are not wearing any makeup at all.
Favourite Colour: Light
Price: $25.00 USD

Have a great Friday night and we’ll see you tomorrow!

Everyone looks great with a rosy glow on their cheeks, don’t you think? I personally feel naked without my blush.

Today I’d like to share my top 5 favourite blushes with you…

5. Laura Mercier Cheek Colour
These natural blushes provide a soft, sheer finish in long wearing colours that stay true and blend easily on the skin.
Favourite Colours: Blushing Apple, Nectar and Opera
Price: $22.00

4. i.d. bareMinerals Blush
These creamy, pure bareMinerals blushes give you a beautiful, healthy tone that looks natural, because it is. Create a soft, radiant glow that’s ideal for all skin types, including sensitive and problem-prone skin.
Favourite Colours: Thistle and Lovely
Price: $18.00

3. Benefit Rush Hour
This instant makeover for lips and cheeks instantly warms the complexion for a neutral rosy glow with a simple swipe and blend motion.
Price: $20

2. NARS Blush
Translucent, natural shades, each with a subtle pink for natural blush undertone, created to highlight the complexion.
Favourite Colours: Orgasm, Silvana, Oasis
Price: $25.00

1. Tarte Cheek Stain
A water based, push-up gel stick that is perfect for a fresh flush of colour.
Favourite Colours: Flush, Blushing Bride and Tipsy
Price: $28.00

Tomorrow is the last day of this feature and I will be looking at foundations.