The Ordinary Coverage Foundation - Review, Swatches, Before & After

If you haven't heard of the brand The Ordinary, let me introduce you.

The Ordinary is a brand from DECIEM, "The Abnormal Beauty Company".  They are focused on advanced functional beauty.  All brands that fall under the DECIEM umbrella are made by a team that specialize in materials chemistry and biochemistry.

Estée Lauder 'Double Wear Nude Water Fresh Makeup' Foundation - Review, Swatches, and Before & After

First MAKE UP FOR EVER came out with their Water Blend Foundation (review HERE).  Now Estée Lauder has their own version!

Meet the new baby from the Estée Lauder Double Wear family.

Revlon Colorstay Foundation - Review, Swatches, Before & After + #ColorStayAllDay Event, Hosted by Gigi Gorgeous

This summer Revlon threw a bash highlighting some of their favourite products.

The event featured all kinds of products; eyeshadow, nail polish, lipsticks, and the product that I'm always on the hunt for.....foundations!

Tarte Clay Stick Foundation in 'Fair Neutral' - Review, Comparison Swatches, Before & After

Recently Tarte released their version of a stick foundation.

It comes in 12 shades, and has a big selection for the lighter shades, which was music to my ears, seeing how it's not uncommon for a brand's lightest shade to still be a bad shade match for me.

Dermablend Leg and Body Makeup in 'Fair Ivory' - Review, swatches, Before & After

Besides a good colour match, the number 1 thing I look for in a foundation is coverage.  So when I heard about how Dermablend's priority is achieving good coverage, the heavens sang.

While I have yet to try the face foundation, I did try the Leg and Body Makeup.

Ride or Die Beauty Tag

Wet n Wild PhotoFocus Foundation and Concealer - Review, Swatches, Before & After

Let me welcome you to Wet n Wild Wednesday!  For the next few Wednesdays I'll be reviewing some of the latest launches from the brand that brought us the 'Petal Pusher' palette, and my personal fave, the 'Walking On Eggshells' trio.

After attending the 2017 launch, and seeing all the great reviews about the PhotoFocus Foundation, I was super pumped to get my hands on it and try it out.

Quo 2017 Beauty Products - Review, Swatches, and Look

Ring in 2017 with some new makeup that will be part of Quo Cosmetics' core collection.

This collection includes beauty staples:  matte foundation, bronzers, setting sprays, liquid lipsticks, and more.

Wet 'n Wild 2017 Launch + Coupon Code!

This past Wednesday night Wet 'n Wild hosted their 2017 product launch, held at The Loft at Baro, in downtown Toronto.

We check out the new 2017 collection, and were encouraged to channel our inner renegade.

Estée Lauder Perfectionist Youth-Infusing Serum Makeup in '1C1 Cool Bone' - Review, Swatches, Before & After

Little known fact:  Estée Lauder was one of my first foundation loves, with their 'Double Wear Stay-in-Place' foundation.  Until then, I truly had no idea that foundation could actually make your face look like one consistent colour.

My makeup knowledge may have grown since then, but my love for Estée Lauder remains.  Today I'm testing out the Perfectionist Youth-Infusing Serum Makeup.

GOSH Cosmetics - Review and Look

GOSH Cosmetics is adding a bunch of products to their core collection.

I put together an (almost) full-face look with them.  Was it a hit or a miss?

MAKE UP FOR EVER Water Blend Face & Body Foundation 'Y215', 'R240' - Review, Swatches, Before & After

MAKE UP FOR EVER has been killing the makeup game lately.  The Aqua XL liners (review HERE), and the Artist Rouge lipsticks (Reviews HERE and HERE) were big hits in my book.

But does the new Water Blend foundation live up to its predecessors?

Estée Lauder Double Wear Nude Cushion Stick Radiant Makeup - Review, Before & After

Last month I got to take a look at some upcoming Estée Lauder products.  Today, I have a review of the Double Wear Nude Cushion Stick Radiant Makeup.

The Double Wear Stay-In-Place foundation was my very first full coverage foundation, and opened my eyes to the magic of foundation.  How does the cushion foundation measure up?

Estée Lauder Fall 2016 Preview

Fall is just around the corner and Estée Lauder has some new products for the new season.

Take a sneak peek!

Essence Soft Touch Mousse '01 Matt Sand' and '07 Matt Nude' - Review, Swatches, Before & After

I'm back with another foundation review!  I've grown to love doing foundation reviews because I really like seeing the coverage from the before & after pictures.

I'm reviewing the Essence Soft Touch Mousse foundation.

Cover FX Click Stick, Cover Click, Correct Click, Enhance Click - Review, Swatches, Before & After

A little while I ago I talked about the Cover FX Click Stick, in my 'Canadian's Guide to Cover FX' post.  I promised a review of the Cover FX Click Stick, and I am nothing if not a woman of my word!

If you want to get all the details about the Click Stick, everything you need to know is right HERE.

Essence Pure Nude Make-Up Foundation - Review, Swatches, Before & After

As you may know, Essence has released a whole bunch of new products for this upcoming spring/summer season (Check out the launch HERE).  I usually turn to Essence for smaller products, like lip liners and nail polishes, but they are stepping it up, and adding foundation into the mix.

Bonus: this marks the first time I've ever posted a completely makeup-free selfie.  All in the name of cosmetics and journalism!

Cover FX Click Stick Information #JoinTheClick

There has been a lot of good news coming from Cover FX.  Not only did they just announce that all their products will be available at Canadian Sephoras (Canadians can finally test out the Cover FX Custom Cover Drops in-store), but they also have some new products coming our way.

Cover FX introduces the Click Stick.

Face of the Day: Smoky Jade

Hi all!  Can I just re-iterate how much I missed playing with eyeshadow?  This whole skin allergy thing has really made me fall back in love with creating eye looks, and my 'face of the day' posts as a whole.

This 'face of the day' features a palette that I've been neglecting since I bought it.

Joe Fresh Arrives at Shoppers Drug Mart

Joe Fresh Beauty is now available at Shoppers Drug Mart and Pharmaprix stores across Canada.

Joe Fresh Beauty has arrived at Shoppers Drug Mart, debuting more than 150 new cosmetics products, all under $18, and innovative new formulas that make beauty easy and affordable. The brand’s signature 5 Minute Face makes the daily makeup routine fast and effective, with products that provide beautiful results.