Bring on Spring! Lise Watier's Vintage Moderne Palette

Pastels are everywhere it seems for Spring. I am not usually big on pastels but I'm actually liking the way they are being presented this year in fashion and in makeup. There's something very fresh about the colours this year. Lise Watier's Spring 2010 Vintage Moderne collection features a number of pastels in its line-up, including the Vintage Moderne palette of shadows and blush. 

The palette contains four eye shadows, a shimmery white, a matte pink, a shimmery light teal, and a shimmery brown. The palette also features a gorgeous peachy pink blush. All of the colours are very pigmented and smooth to apply. The swatch below is only after one swipe. The colours that I have gravitated towards the most are the pink, white and brown. The teal is nice but a little too cool for my skintone. It is really pretty though and I have also worn it on the lid with the brown in the crease. The brown is so rich in tone -- I lurv it! 

I've worn the pink as a base with brown in the crease and white to highlight. Very lovely!

The blush gives such a nice peachy pink glow with a slight shimmer.

The palette is Limited Edition so run to your local stores or check online for availability in your area.

Have you tried Lise Watier shadows before? Any favorites?

Disclaimer: Product sent by Lise Watier for consideration.

MAC See Sheer Lipstick Makes Me Feel 'Springy'

It's MAC lipstick ruling my world this week as I rediscovered another old favorite today: See Sheer. This lipstick is a Lustre finish and is described as 'pinked grapefruit.' The colour looks orange in the tube but as a lustre, it is a pretty pinky coral -- perfect for Spring.

The weather in Toronto is indeed finally Spring-like -- it's been great not having to wear lined boots and parkas! We ventured out to the Sugarbush today to see how Maple Syrup is made. It was chaos as it is March Break and the place was packed.  We didn't stay long as there were too many people for us to enjoy the place properly. Anyway, for the Sugarbush visit, I kept my makeup simple.

To create a glowy look, I mixed NARS Orgasm Iluminator with NARS SheerGlow Foundation. Not sure if you can see in this picture but I do think my skin was glowy today. It is my new favorite way to wear the Illuminator.

On the cheeks, Optomistic Orange by MAC and Laguna Bronzer by NARS. Eyes feature a shimmery beige liquid shadow by Bourjois (can't remember the name!) and Ohmygoth (Annabelle) liner on the lower waterline. On the lips, See Sheer.

I kept the rest of my face very neutral today as I wanted the focus on the lips. 

Battle of the Lipliners: Annabelle's Demure vs. MAC's Boldly Bare

A little while ago on Twitter, there was some chat about Annabelle Cosmetics' Demure lipliner being a close dupe to MAC's Boldly Bare (a.k.a. in my world as the liner that made me squeal 'aaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!')

Of course I had to see for myself and share with you. Here is a swatch of the two liners: Demure on the left, Boldly Bare on the right.

Pretty close eh? Boldly Bare has a hint more pink I think versus Demure. I would say that the MAC liner is a bit creamier to apply but only slightly. The colours are both fantastic neutral pinky browns that are great as MLBB.

My verdict? I LOVE them both. I'm thrilled to know that once I run out of Boldly Bare (which is Limited Edition), I can always get Demure (Annabelle, please don't think of discontinuing this gorgeous colour!). Another nice thing about the Annabelle liners is that they are under $10, so definitely easy on the wallet!

To show the true "gorgeousness" of these colours, I applied both on my lips and then added a clear gloss on top. Here is Boldly Bare below:

Here is Annabelle's Demure below:

Do you wear liner as lipstick? Which is your fave?

Disclaimer: Demure provided by Annabelle for consideration