Great Apps

This is a screen shot of some of my favourite apps this month. Not the most original ones ever but they're great none the less. 

I love the Sephora app 'cause it's great to take screen shots of products you want to check out in the store, GifBoom is an app where you can make your own Gifs, it's amazing and very entertaining, and Instagram is great for creating really unique looking pictures. YouTube and Checklists are sort of boring but they're really simple and practical apps. Temple Run is not practical at all but it's just a whole lot of fun.

Lots Of Testers

These are some amazing mini testers I got at Sephora. I'm not going to tell you what each product is because  there's a pretty good chance you can look at the pictures and read the labels. The only thing that isn't visible is the thing below the Fresh lip balm which is a Sephora lip liner. 

Stay tuned for reviews from these products.

Blue Eyeliner & Lots Of Shimmer

I got my makeup done at the Sephora around York Ville by Adi Lando. It was really cool and I gained some tips about applying makeup. My eyeshadow is a combination of three Urban Decay eye shadows, the eyeliner is also by Urban Decay, and the mascara is by Sephora's own brand. The blue eyeliner is definitely out of my comfort zone but it looks super cool and I love the eyeshadow, it's naturalish but is still noticeable. 

As Water Proof As A Lip Gloss Gets

I've already posted about this but I just had to share an amazing discovery about this Philosophy lip gloss. It's waterproof, while water proof enough. I applied this, went swimming, felt like there was something sticky on my lip, and realized that the lip gloss was still there. Although I have Christmas themed flavours I'll totally be using these all summer long.

Fresh Lip Treatments

I'm signed up as a beauty insider with Sephora and I was really excited when I got an e-mail saying I could go to the store and pick up my birthday gift. I was actually a bit sceptical thinking I would have to purchase something to get the gift, but I didn't. 

I got these two mini size Fresh lip treatments. The one called sugar is a clear lip balm and the other one is a tinted lip balm. They both work really well and they both have SPF however I find they smell more like lemons than roses. But when life gives you lemons . . . I was trying to think of something to add but I really can't thing of anything that sounds good.

Sun Beams For The Summer

This golden bronze complexion highlighter by Benefit definitely had me sold at the packaging. 

I apply three dots up my cheekbones and then blend it in. On my fingers it looks supper glittery and gold but on my face you can barely notice it. However when the light catches it it somewhat shimmers. So although the colour looks like a bad spray tan and it feels like you're applying nail polish to your face, it's a good product.

Summer Product Hunting

I've spent an awful lot of time on Sephora.com looking at products. It's easier for me to pick out what I'm going to buy and then go to the actual store because it's easier to shop their if you know what you want. These are some products that are on my shopping list on the website. I also think some of these are great products that would be useful for the summer months.

1. Sephora Palette- In The Nude  

2. Clinique Acne Solution Liquid Makeup

3. Clinique Acne Solutions Oil-Controlling Cleansing Mask

4. Philosophy Coconut Frosting Lip Shine 

5. Benefit Cosmetics Cha Cha Tint

6. Benefit Remove It Makeup Remover (I only like this because of the cute bottle)

What's In My Travel Makeup Bag

A video of what's in my travel makeup bag!

Just Me?

I was really excited to try out this Perfecting Cover Concealer by Sephora but after using it for a week I'm pretty sure I won't buy it again. I got mine in the shade light and it matched my skin tone well, my face didn't react to it, and it has good redness coverage. However when I apply it to my skin it looks as if though my face is dry because it looks like I have small pieces of dead skin. Maybe I do but I've never seen them until I put on the concealer. I've read reviews and that doesn't happen to anyone else though maybe it's just me?

Fresh Faced

I got a tester of the Fresh Soy Face Cleanser from Sephora and was very excited to try it out. I applied to my damp skin and was very nervous putting it anywhere near my eyes even though it says it's alright to. I rubbed it all over my face for about 30 seconds and then washed it off. Afterwards by cheeks felt so soft! The cleanser smells like roses but doesn't last after you wash it off. I don't know about the effects over time but it definitely had great first time results.

Gift Ideas

This is a random gift idea post. Obviously these gifts are not for everyone but for someone that is into things like beauty and fashion these are some fun easy gift ideas.

1. Infinity scarves from American Eagle. They're great because you don't have to guess sizes

2. Lip gloss sets and a multi coloured tube of gloss from Sephora.

3. Fashion themed daily calenders from Coles (bookstores). Perfect because it's something you can use daily.

4. Decorative bottles from Ikea. They're nice because it's something that someone might not purchase for themselves.

Favourite Fashion Apps

I know I did something like this already but I thought I'd do an updated version of my favourite fashion/beauty apps. The Nicole by O.P.I app is really good 'cause you can view all their colours so when you're buying nail polish you can know what you're looking for. Go Try It On is really fun because you can post pictures of your outfit and have people vote on if they like it. I find the Sephora app extremely helpful because you can  view all their products. I take a screen shot of the products I like so when I'm in the store I can ask for exactly what I'm looking for. The final app is Pose which is a lot like twitter but instead of being about your life it's about clothes and such. I love all of these apps 'cause they're all free but have great quality.

Winter Is Coming

Today I officially gave in to the fact the winter is coming because I finally found a winter coat and I purchased these Christmas themed lip glosses. They're by Philosophy and came in an extremely cute box with 4 different flavours. So for the next few weeks the weekly gloss will be one of these glosses. I haven't even tried one yet but I hope they're as nice a the packaging. 

I Wish Testers Could Last Forever

I was in Sephora yesterday and I just love that if you ask for a tester they'll give it to you. This makes it much easier to buy beauty products because who likes trying used lip gloss on. I got a tester of Make Up Forever's Lab Shine lip gloss in the colour of Amethyst. I love everything about this gloss except it doesn't have a scent which I like having. They were also handing out testers of  B.Kamins Bio-Maple Lip Balm. This entire brand was apparently inspired by a cold fishing trip to Canada. As for the lip balm it's really natural because it makes your lips look smooth but doesn't add any shine which is nice on some occasion. The only thing that sucks is that I like them both alot which means the testers won't last long. 

First Impressions

In this blog called All That Shines I am going to post a new lip gloss each week so when January 16th 2012 comes around there will be 52 different lip glosses on this blog and a few other 

random things that shine along the way.

First impressions are tough and so are choices but this gloss wand makes both of those things 6x easier.

I got it as a gift and when I saw it the first thing I thought was how is it going to fit in my pocket? Then I thought the colours were going to run out fast, but they haven't and who ever actually ever uses a whole tube of lip gloss? This 6 coloured sparkly wand was from Sephora.

My blog link- www.lovethatlipgloss.blogspot.com