On The Hunt!
I’ve been On-The-Hunt for some time now for the perfect eyeliner. I did some poking around online to see what the ladies thought was hot and got pointed to Maybelline’s Define-A-Line eyeliner, so I ran out and got two. Spontaneous-Purchase-Regret Alert!
I should have TRIED it before believing the hype because by the time I got to work, I looked not only like a raccoon but a raccoon that went on a paint-the-town-red bender, then fell asleep with all their eyeliner still on then woke up late for work, and so rushed out of the house like that! NOT FUN!
In other words, it does not stay put, it is not smudge-proof ---- it melts…FAST (in 0 to 60, I swear)!
And so I’m looking for a new love…I mean eyeliner. Went on a hunt trying to find Bobbi Brown’s Gel Eyeliner because I’ve heard great things about that. In that hunt, I’ve learned I should always start at Holt’s. I always hear rave things about Sephora though, and always start there, always only to be told, rudely usually, “Not here - Only at Holt’s.”
(Pic via bobbibrowncosmetics.com)
And it’s true - 75% of my beauty products come from Holt’s. It’s always there, and there’s always someone there with a smile. Love it! (I guess when something always works and never gives you a problem, you don’t think of it as quickly as something that doesn’t work, and gives you trouble and causes you stress. Tsk tsk - I’ll have to work on keeping the positive experiences top of mind more.)
So a heads up I received the other day couldn’t have come at a better time, and I’m looking forward to giving it a go.
BlushPretty, an online resource for women looking for make-up and beauty insight, is hosting what they call a Beauty Board Event. Back to the good, old ‘Try-Before-You-Buy’ days, that we all miss and love, BlushPretty’s Beauty Board event allows attendees to try and test the latest beauty products on the market.
Brands up for review include:
It promises to be a sweet night of just a few of my favourite things including wine, makeovers, product demos, free samples and gifts.
It all goes down Sunday, October 25 from 5 p.m. through to 9 p.m. at The Hudson Condominium Party Room (438 King Street West, Toronto, ON).
The night includes a VERY reasonable price tag of $20, a portion of which, best of all, goes towards an amazing charity - The Pink Tulip Foundation, “Empowering and inspiring young girls through awareness and education about healthy lifestyle choices to promote breast cancer prevention.”
For more information, visit: www.blushpretty.com or http://blushprettybeautyboard.eventbrite.com/
Love love,
If I Was A Rich Girl...Toronto
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The perfect pencil liner = Makeup Forever. No exaggeration. Excellent colours, excellent staying power. GOSH Velvet Touch liners come in a close second; their liquid liners are INsanely stay-put (a Canadian beauty editor confessed to me that it stayed on for a couple of days someplace where she couldn't replace her forgotten eye-makeup remover! She eventually bought Vaseline to get it off!). And Lise Watier and Benefit waterproof liners also do pretty well.
ReplyDeleteHope one of these works fer ya!