Friday, June 28, 2013

TAG : Colors of the Rainbow , Les couleurs de l'arc-en-ciel

Je trouvais ce TAG vraiment bien sur Youtube. À défaut d'avoir une chaîne à moi (Ou plutôt d'être trop gênée pour en créer une) je trouvais que l'alternative du blogue était bien. Le principe est simple, avec les couleurs de l'arc-en-ciel et 2 couleurs ajoutées, on choisi des produits de cette couleur et on les présente.


I found this TAG entertaining on Youtube and I tought it would be a good idea to transform this youtube tag into a blog tag. I'm not that kind of person who's able to publish a video on herself on youtube so I thought this would be a good alternative. For the youtube reasons, i'm way too shy and I can't decide whether or not I should do my channel in French or in English.


1- ROUGE/Red



La Biosthetique - Heat Protector

Ce produit ce doit d'avoir plus d'amour! Je ne comprends pas comment il peut être si dure à trouver.. Je l'ai seulement trouvé au magasin Jacques Despars au Québec. Il se détaille à environ 40$. Ce produit est le meilleur protecteur thermique pour les cheveux que j'ai utilisé. Pour celles qui ont les cheveux très secs, fragilisés, ce produit est en fait une huile protectrice :) Il arrive à lisser les cheveux, mais attention pour ne pas trop en mettre!  On ne veut pas ruiner notre superbe brushing en ayant une racine grasse.

This product deserves more love. It is hard to find. European/Aussie people, you might get lucky on your beauty websites. As for Quebec, I can only find it in some Jacques Despars. It costs about 40$CAN. This product is a Heat protector and it's the best I used so far. It sprays in an oil mist :) If you're like me and you have dry/frizzy hair, this product is for you. It smooths my hair and resists at humidity. Here's  a tip; Don't go overboard with it, you don't want instant oily hair.


2- ORANGE



Pretty Little Liars - 13 - Crushed

J'ai décidé d'être originale et d'incorporer un livre à ce tag :) Je suis certaine que vous êtes toutes accros à la série télévisée. Je vous jure que les livres sont très différents!! C'est le livre parfait pour commencer l'été (à la pluie, oui). L'intrigue est plus intense dans les livres, plus de gens meurent (!!!) et ce ne sont pas du tout les même personnages (On y retrouve quand même les 4 filles, Toby, Jenna,..) Les livres en français ne sont pas tous sortis, mais si vous êtes assez à l'aise pour les lire en anglais, je vous les recommande car ils sont simples à lire.

I wanted to be original and I did include a book to this tag :) I'm sure you're all about the fourth season (I am) but the books tell a totally different story and there's a bunch of new caracters in the books. The books are creppy. So much people die. It is not as teenage friendly as the TV Shows. I swear to you these books are so GOOD!! This is a perfect summer read. If you want to buy these books, check on amazon.ca/.com and build them in bundle. I know there's the 1 to 4 and 5 to 8 bundles for about 22$ each. This is a great deal that you cannot pass on.

Here's the link of the first bundle : here

3 - JAUNE/Yellow


Bath and Body Works - Gel pour les mains antibactérien

Ok celui là est tiré un peu par les cheveux. Le jaune est une couleur manquante par chez moi et les seuls items que j'ai trouvés sont les gels pour les mains antibactérien de chez BBW. Je vous jure qu'ils sont presque jaune, la lumière naturelle (Ok de la pluie) les a juste fait changé de couleur dans la photo. Mais bon, ce sont les items parfait pour le sac à main, on en a jamais assez de l'odeur du Cookie Dough :)

This one is a bit miscellaneous but I swear there's nothing yellow in my house. (Ok maybe some books but I already did a book for the orange color). These hand gel by Bath and Body works are awesome. Nobody can't resist the cookie dough odor.

4- VERT/Green


Biotherm - Pure.fect Skin -  Gel Nettoyant assainissant anti-luissances

La marque Biotherm est un peu partout dans nos pharmacies du Québec. J'ai voulu testé le gel nettoyant assainissant anti-luisances. Bon, c'est un peu difficile de faire une critique de ce produit car récemment, ma peau ne coopère pas. Je ne vois pas encore les bienfaits de ce nettoyant à long terme, mais à court terme, son effet anti-luisances lui va bien. La peau s'assèche un peu, mais par les chaudes journées d'été, je crois que ce produit peut faire une différence sur l'apparence de notre peau :) Il se détaille à 19$.

Voici plus d'informations : ici

The Biotherm brand is everywhere in Quebec. I tested this anti-shine purifying cleansing gel. I can't fully review the purifying aspect since my skin has been breaking out so bad lately. As for the anti-shine, it trully is :) On the hot summer days, my skin isn't as oily as usual. It's great for the price and I hope my skin is going to clear up soon.

5 - INDIGO


Vernis à ongles l'Oréal - Couleur; 604 Miss Pixie 

Moi et mes vernis à ongles l'Oréal!! Lorsqu'ils sont soldés, ils deviennent pas chers et c'est difficile d'y résister! C'est un peu difficile de s'entendre sur la couleur indigo. Élargissons cette catégorie à : Bleu. Voilà. La couleur de ce vernis est resplendissante, mais elle l'est un peu moins sur les ongles. Avec une bonne base blanche et de la patience, la couleur va ressortir exactement comme celle de la bouteille. Par expérience, sans base blanche, ce vernis prend environ 4 ou 5 couches pour avoir une couleur vibrante et non-transparente. 

I cannot live without l'Oreal Nail Polish. They're not expensive at all, they have a great color range and they apply very well. For this category, i'm not sure about what is exactly an indigo color, so let's expand this category to : blue. The color is stunning in the bottle. On the nails, it's another story. I needed about 4/5 coat of this nail polish to have a vibrant color. Next time, I might try a white base underneath. This color is too beautiful to pass on it and leave it in a drawer.


6 - VIOLET


Covergirl Lashblast Volume Mascara

J'adore les mascaras Covergirl. Mes cils sont très long alors je n'ai pas besoin d'un mascara trop choquant. Pour des soirées où je veux un look plus intense, je combine ce mascara avec le L'Oreal Voluminous. Sinon, 2 couches de ce mascara est parfait. Ce qui est bien, c'est qu'il ne produit pas de grumeaux et ne colle pas les cils ensemble lorsque l'on repasse sur nos cils une deuxième fois. Je l'adore.

I am in love with the Lashblast range by Covergirl. My eyelashes are very long and I don't need much volume. This mascara isn't a very shocking one like the l'Oreal Voluminous one. If I want to do a night look, i'll combine these two mascara and it will create a good impact. I love this mascara because it does not clump the eyelashes together.

7 - ROSE/Pink

Maybelline Color Sensationnal - Fuschia Flash

Cette gamme est mon coup de coeur du printemps/été! Ça m'a prit un peu de temps avant de m'habituer à avoir une couleur vibrante sur mes lèvres, mais finalement, j'ai réussie! Je ne peux plus m'en passer. Ma couleur préférée est le Shocking Coral.

This lipstick collection is my favorite of the spring/summer seasons. I took me a while to get used to this bright color on my lips. Now, I don't see myself without these lipsticks. My favorite one is the Shocking Coral :)

8 - MULTICOLORE

J'ai acheté ce foulard il y a une éternité. Ma collection de couleur autant en maquillage qu'en vêtement est un peu limitée. C'est donc le seul item qui se rapproche le plus d'un ramassis de couleurs. C'est plate un peu!

This scarf is the only thing multicolored that I found. I'm not a big fan of bright eye make up or bright clothing so there's practically nothing in my home with a rainbow tint to it. I'm sad a bit.


N'hésitez pas à laissez vos commentaires et à me partager rapidement vos liens de blogues ou vos idées pour chaque couleurs :)


Tuesday, June 25, 2013

L'Oreal - Orange You Jealous Nail Polish

The l'Oreal Nail Polish collection for summer is beautiful. I choose the color Orange You Jealous with high hopes. In fact, I could have past on it. If you don't have this type of color in your collection, this nail polish is for you. As for myself, this sort of coral color is everywhere. The application is not the best, it's a bit stricky, but the color is what I expected it to be. If you have the Sally Hansen New Lenghts Ceramics in Coral Pink, you can pass on Orange you Jealous. The Sally Hansen one might have a shiny tint to it, but on the nails, they're the same.




Do you have a favorite Coral Nail Polish? From which brand is it?
Don't be afraid to comment and leave suggestions :)

Monday, June 24, 2013

Neostrata skincare

Neostrata is a brand well known for his anti-aging products. People don't know this brand offers skincare for all age. Their products are strong, so be gentle the very first time you use them. To let your skin adapt, put your cream every 2 days or choose the Level one if possible.



In the daytime, I love to use the Daytime Smoothing Cream Level 1. This cream has a light concentration (4%) of AHA (Alpha Hydroxy Acid). This one contains Glycolic Acid. AHA exfoliate the skin gently. As for myself, I use this cream prior to apply my foundation. While it exfoliates my skin during the day (it minimizes the scars caused by acne), the SPF 15 give an extra protection to it. After applying it, I let it absorbs to my skin about a minute and then began with my makeup routine. It doesn't budge after a few hours and provides a sort of 'sticky' base for the foundation to stay. Don't let my writting scared you, you can't feel this cream on your side. I'm glad I discover this cream! Next time I'm going to Purchase Level 2.

A week ago I started using the Blemish Spot Gel. As for now, i can't fully review this product, but I can assure you, this thing works! For sure my chin is a stubborn area and this cream can't get rid of my deeply whiteheads problems. For the occasional pimple, I swear to you, this product does the trick! It contains 2% Salicylic Acid and a 5% AHA. Combined with the Daytime Smoothing Cream Level 1, my skin is well treated and it doesn't dry out my skin as bad as Clean and Clear products or even higher brand like origins. 

I can update this post in a few weeks to keep you on track with my overall appreciation. For now, I'm happy with this routine and my make-up applies very well (No dry patches = Me happy while applying my Foundation)

In Quebec, I know some Jean Coutu or Shoppers Drug Mart carry this brand. In Shoppers, they're often on sale and you can benefit from the optimum points :) (Be sure to go there when there's a 20X points.. Make up junkies, you'll loved it!)

Friday, June 21, 2013

21 Juin - Idées - Wishlist - Liste de Souhaits




1 - Pantalon imprimé Fleurs Zara, 59,90$ - Une belle manière d'amener l'été dans sa garde-robe et de faire un bon changement de mes pantalons noirs.
2 - Vince Celeste d'Orsay Pumps, Shopbop, 300,64$ - Si l'on oublie le prix soldé, ces escarpins ont tout pour ajouter une autre touche de couleur sans encombrer le motif des pantalons. 
3 - Bottillon Aldo, 110$ - En prévision de l'automne, avec un jeans skinny.
4 - Sandale Zara, 69,90$ - Ma mission de trouver de belles chaussures noires et originales, terminée!


Thursday, June 20, 2013

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Essie - Topless & Barefoot

The moment of truth. The moment when you finally find that perfect shade of beige. Topless & Barefoot by Essie is some kind of a pinky/greyish/beige tone nail polish. It is perfectly opaque with 2 coats. My hands look darker when I wear this color. That porcelaine skin isn't that white anymore, YES! It doesn't clash with white clothes but can look a bit bad with my coral blouse. I guess I'm just going to wear it another day.

Here's a picture to show you the color


And here's myself not able to rotate the picture even if it was originally on the right side. Blogger, One day i'll understand you!

If you want to buy a massive (Ok not that massive) amount of Essie's Nail Polish, go to a Trade Secrets store. I know there's one In the Carrefour Laval. For any other locations, check the Trade Secrets website. Essie's nail Polish are 8,95$ but Trade Secrets always has this Special Offer : When you buy 3 or more, you have 20% Off (Or is it 30% ?) Well, that's the place to go for your Essie and OPI Nail polish.

What are your favorite beige Nail Polish color?

Maybelline's Color Sensational Vivids RAVE

They're all over the internet these days. Maybelline's Color Sensational Vivids lipsticks are the way to go this summer. I saw them in youtube videos and magazines, but what about Quebec people? I wear them almost every day and I get some kind of random looks by people. Is it the country side that stops people from being creative? It took me a few weeks to fully support my bright color lips at school. Here's some swatches of the 4 colors I own :

(And boys don't understand that they're not the same color - Yeah they're not)




Shocking Coral is my favorite. I can wear it every day. There's something about orange hue lipsticks that compliment my skin so beautifully. I need a bit more confidence to sport Vivid Rose in the daytime.

Be sure to check every pharmacy for weekly sales. I got mine for less than 6,99 each at selected stores like Jean Coutu, Wal Mart or even Shoppers Drug Mart (Yay for Optimum points).

These lipsticks offer a long lasting power. They stain the lips so even if you see some color on your coffee mug, you still got some on your lips. They're beautiful and oh so versatile.

What's your favorite color from this brand and which one should I get next?