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FOTD + OOTD: Tell me what you want so we can do just what you like

I recently started working as a sales person at a clothing boutique at my local mall (I won't discolse the name here, I don't want any problem, but if you really want yo know, you can tweet me) and I love it so far, it's very different from my previous jobs but I'm always up for new aventures and challenges!

The employees have a dress code to follow and I'm actually enjoying having to get dressed up for work - and we are also required to wear lipstick or lipgloss, which is cool because I don't have lots of occasions to wear lipsticks and I have so many! So here are my FOTD and OOTD for my second day at work.

Face

Benefit The POREfessional*

Sheer Cover Mineral Foundation FPS 15 - Bisque*

OLAY Regenerist Eye Touch of Concealer Eye Regenerating Cream*

Physicians Formula Happy Booster Glow & Mood Boosting Powder - Bronzer

mark. Good Glowing Custom Pick Powder Blush - After Glo

Eyes

Rimmel Lycra Lash Extender - Black*

L'Oréal Voluminous Carbon Black *

ELF Eyelid primer - Champagne

Wet n Wild Coloricon Brow & Eye Liner - Taupe

Maybelline Expert Wear Eyeshadow Quad - Natural Smokes*

Lips

Marcelle Rouge Xpression - Sentimental (pearl)

* These products are NOT cruelty-free

Lyrics are from You Make Me Feel, from Cobra Starship ft. Sabi

Mail of the Week (October 3 - 7)

My prize from Michelle's 100 followers giveaway: I was extremely lucky to be the winner of Michelle's amazing giveaway! What makes it even more exciting is that I have never tried any of the products included in the prize:

MAC Surf Baby Cheek Powder in My Paradise
Butter London Nail Polish in Yummy Mommy
ELF Eyelid Primer Collection

L - R: My Paradise; only the blush color, only the overspray, both blended together

Thank you so much Michelle!

Nail Foil Stickers from Born Pretty Store in the pattern # 02: Born Pretty Store offers such a wide selection of nail stickers (106 patterns!) at such an affordable price and I have always been curious about the foiled effect so I decided to give these a try. Stay tuned for my review!

And the winner of my Batiste dry shampoo giveaway is...

♫ Stereo Hearts - Gym Class Heroes ft. Adam Levine

Mail of the Week (September 19 - 23)

My prize from Heidi's giveaway: I'm glad I can finally stop worrying whether I would receive this or not as when Heidi tried to post the package, it would also come back to her front door! Look at how everything was wrapped, doesn't it feel just like Christmas? I was amazed to see everything she included in the package:

ELF Hypershine Lip Gloss Collection
ELF Shimmer Lip Gloss Collection
ELF Brightening Eye Color in Day 2 Night
ELF Brightening Eye Color in Butternut
ELF Studio Single Eyeshadow in Butter Cream
Hard Candy Fox in a Box in Spicy & Sweet
Large Black Z Palette

I'm thrilled to play with everything as I have never tried anything from ELF and Hard Candy before (not to mention they are cruelty-free)! Thank you so much Heidi!

EnvyDerm Lash Growth and Conditioning Volume Mascara: I have never used a mascara designed to improve lash growth, and I was thrilled to be given this opportunity. This mascara is is claimed to instantly increase lash volume, definition and curl while promoting growth, length and thickness with continued use. Oh and have you ever tried a mascara infused with Moroccan Argan Oil? How awesome is that? I'll keep you updated!

Burberry Body Fragrance sample: Some times ago, Burberry were offering a trial size of the new fragrance Burberry Body on their Facebook page. Now I'm not sure if Burberry tests their products on animals (I bet they do) but they do promote fur, which I completely didn't think about before ordering this sample. It smells OK, but it's not really my kind of fragrance anyway.

Made From Earth products: I was sent some Aloe products from Made From Earth to help my eczema - I can't wait to see the results! Made From Earth products are organic, natural, vegan and cruelty-free!

Aloe & Jojoba Creme Therapy
Pure Aloe Vera Skin Treatment
Lemongras Tea Soap

Lara Beauty Anti-Aging Skin Care products for sensitive skin: Lara Beauty products are fragrance free, hypoallergenic and paraben free, and they aren't tested on animals. I'm still not sure if I should describe my skin as sensitive because of eczema, but I figured out I had nothing to lose by trying these products. I was sent the complete line of products:

Conditioning Cleanser for Sensitive Skin
Polishing Microderm Abrasion for Sensitive Skin
Revitalizing Daily Toner for Sensitive Skin
Anti-Aging Daily Therapy for Sensitive Skin

♥How To Love - Lil Wayne

Mail of the week (September 13 - 17)

Samples from SPAresource: Go here to tell the people over at SPAresource why you love their products and they will send you a free sample to try (I actually got 5!). This is for Canadian residents only.

I received a 0.24 fl.oz - 7 ml sample of each of these:

Amber Vanilla Body Lotion
Vanilla Grapefruit Body Lotion
Moisturize Foot Cream (I didn't even know they had foot cream!)
Orange Blossom Deep Nourishment Body Cream
Coconut Hand Cream

October 2010 issue of Fashion: I was excited to participe in their Big Giveaway, but it's sadly not open to Quebec residents (as always) -_-

My gift as a new member from VoguePassion.net : VoguePassion.net is a website where you can buy makeup brands like MAC and Clinique at a super low cost. Click here to get your free gift and a 10% off your next purchase (I got L'Oréal Bijou Facets Precious Effect Nail Colour in B. Angelic).

My coupons from Save.ca

My prize from Brittany's giveaway : I won the new Lady Speed Stick Stainguard Antiperspirant/Deodorant. Thanks Brittany!

My prize from Laure's giveaway : I won this super cute bird cage necklace from Mimischkä (take a look at her shop here). Thanks Laure for having this giveaway and thanks Mylène for giving away some of your creations!

Samples from Bioré: I received:

Bioré Refresh Daily Recharging Daily Cleansing Cloths with green tea (1 pre-moistened cloth)
Bioré Daily Recharging Detoxify Daily Scrub (7 g)

My prize from Henna's giveaway: I received:

Pair of skull earrings
MSCHIC SkunkLook Black/White Stripe Eyeshadow
Nails Inc. London InStyle Nail Polish in Candy
Lotus Lily Lip Balm by Glamourflage
Gosh Velvet Touch lipstick in 140 Tutti Frutti

Thank you Henna! =D

My prize from Bailey's giveaway : I was lucky enough to win out of 632 entries! I was so amazed at all the goodies she included:

Book "Oh La La Perfect Hair", by Susie Galvez
Book "Oh La La Perfect Makeup", by Susie Galvez
Mario Badescu Travel set with Summer Shine Lotion, AHA Botanical Body Soap and Hydrating Hand Cream
St. Ives Restore 24 Hour Moisture Advanced Body Moisturizer
Upper Canada Soap All About Feet Peppermint Warming Foot Scrub
Philosophy Amazing Grace Shampoo, Bath and Shower Gel (60 mL)
Pantene Medium-Thick Frizzy to Smooth Shampoo (50 mL)
Pantene Medium-Thick Frizzy to Smooth Conditioner (50 mL)
OLAY Regenerist Advanced Anti-Aging Eye Makeup Remover + Anti-Wrinkle Treatment
ELF Tools Mechanical Eyelash Curler
Essie Nail Polish #90 Really Red
Very Cherry Pedicure Set
Quo All Over Colour Stick in Venus
Quo Jumbo Lipgloss Stick in Pink Petal
Avon Super Extend Mascara
Avon Super Curlacious Mascara
Avon Ultra Luxury Eye Liner in Khaki
Nail Art stones
Cake Winter Wonderlips Lipgloss in Ginerbread
Smackers F'Lip Juicees in Sugar Splash
NYC Lip Sliders Tinted Lip Balm in Sugar Fairy
"Beauty Rest" Sleep Mask
Maybelline Eye Studio Colour Pearls eye shadows in Tantalizing Teal
Maybelline Eye Studio Colour Pearls eye shadows in Silver Starlet
Maybelline Eye Studio Quads in Copper Chic
Maybelline Eye Studio Quads in Sapphire Siren
Maybelline Eye Studio Quads in Spirited Seas
Baskin Robbins Vanilla Ice Cream Hard Candies
"Recyling" Tatoo canvas tote

Thank you very much Bailey, I can't wait to play with all of those goodies!

2nd giveaway: Win a $25 ELF gift card! - CLOSED

I want to say a big "thank you" to those of you who took the time to answer my question and vote on my poll about wether or not I should give away my $25 ELF gift card (read my post here), and since the majority of answers were positive...

I'm pleased to announce you that I'm having my second giveaway!

The rules:

this giveaway is open to everyone as the prize is an online gift card (I will send the winner the code via email) but I must mention that shipping fees are less expensive for US residents (it would have cost me around $16 in shipping fees for a $25 order!). So if you are not going to use the gift card because of the expensive shipping fees, please do not enter and let the chance to someone else!
you can only enter once
be a follower of my blog
leave me a comment with your email
for two extra entries, post my giveaway on your blog (in a blog post or in your sidebar) and let me know you did so in the same comment
giveaway ends on 18th April 2010 (you have two weeks as of today)
winner will be chosen via random.org

Please note that his giveaway is NOT sponsored by ELF Cosmetics.

Contest: win a 25$ ELF gift certificate

My 3 favorite makeup items that I include in my evening bag are:

1. Lancôme Juicy Tube lipgloss
2. Maybelline Lash Stiletto mascara
3. Avon Glimmersticks eye liner

Click here to participate (on Facebook).

In my last post, I was talking about the new Avon mineral lipsticks. It's called Avon Smooth Mineral Lipstick. I bought them in the shades Crystal Corail (left) and Apricot Glow (right).

Here are the swatches:

Apricot Glow

Crystal Corail

This lipstick is enriched with a mega moisturizing complex with shea butter & revitalizing oils. It is said to keep lips smooth naturally. My lips were not really smoother after applying this product, but it does glides on nicely.

What I didn't really like about this product is that it contains a little too much shimmers. I was looking for a natural look, so I thought a mineral lipstick would be perfect for that... but not this one. It has natural looking shades, but the shimmers bug me a little.

Avon recently revamped the packaging of most of their products, and they definately look nicer. The casing of this lipstick is very nice & kind of classy.

For now, they don't offer a huge selection of colours (there is 10 shades available), but this product is brand new, so there might be more to come.

Product: ★★★

Packaging: ★★★★

Quality: ★★★

Overall: ★★★

Also, I'd like to get my hands on those cuties:

Twinkle & Shine Eye Liner in Gold Gleam (left)

Boots with belts

Perfect Wear Plump & Stay Lip Color in those shades:

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