Perfectly Imperfect Beauty Blog
Embracing your imperfections for uniqueness
I wear minimal makeup to work…well at least my version of minimal which still includes a good coverage foundation, copious amounts of mascara and a wash of neutral cream shadow. I can skip the brow powder, the eyeshadow, the liner and, yes, even the lipstick (in favour of a tinted lip balm), but I can never skip blush. Nuh [...]
Working hand in hand with the leading plastic surgeons in Brazil, Bye Bye Under Eye was created as a full coverage, highly pigmented anti-aging concealer that utilizes truly innovative technology and ingredients – giving women the power to finally say “bye –bye!” to stubborn under-eye issues. Bye Bye Under Eye offers a waterproof, yet moisturizing, [...]
“I learned early on how different types of light can truly flatter the complexion. Growing up, my mother had pink light bulbs in all of the lamps throughout the house. She loved pink light because it was the softest and most flattering, and she always wanted to look good. I used this concept of lighting [...]
Laura Mercier Second Skin Cheek Color Buxom True Hue Blushes Tarina Tarantino Dollskin Cheek Palette NARS Blush in Gaiety Hourglass Sheer Cheek Stains **I apologize for the typo below. Text should read Best Beauty 2012) Guerlain Cruel Gardenia BareMinerals Luminizer in The Love Affair BECCA Shimmering Skin Perfector Bobbi Brown Pink Quartz Shimmer Brick NARS Illuminator
Hourglass Veil Mineral Primer Cover FX Clearprep FX Matte Foundation Primer and Anti-Acne Treatment Burberry ‘Fresh Glow’ Luminous Fluid Base NARS Smudgeproof Eyeshadow Base Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion Tube Yves Saint-Laurent Le Teint Touche Eclat Illuminating Foundation Burberry Velvet Foundation Tarte Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Full Coverage Foundation Chanel Perfection Lumiere Liquid Foundation Laura Mercier Silk Creme [...]
This is not just a compact with a magical face powder inside. No, no. This is a statement piece. A timeless accessory. A chic addition to the modern woman’s handbag. The weighty yet delicate black-metal compact is sculpted with a gold mother-of-pearl rosette and tucked inside a black suedette pouch bordered with red stitching. Hand [...]
Peau, (Fr.) noun, feminine [po] 1.skin PRTTY PEAUSHUN Skin Tight Body Lotion (pronounced Pretty Potion) looks deceivingly understated, but within this clever environmentally conscious packaging is a product that fosters confidence and proactively nourishes skin. PRTTY PEAUSHUN finds amongst its fans celebrity trainer Tracy Anderson, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ann Hathaway, Rihanna, Nicole Richie, Cate Blanchet and now (however inconsequential) ME! [...]
When a packaging containing goodies from Annabelle’s Aqua Queen summer collection arrived at my door, I began dreaming of my upcoming Hawaiian vacation (2 months to go, but whose counting?). Everything about this collection screams tropical summer sojourns. Biggy Bronzing Powder Annabelle consistently produces great multicoloured bronzers. They give you the control to adjust the colour to [...]
‘Tis the season of highlighters and glowing skin and I am on the hunt again for that providential product that will solve all of my skin dullness woes. When it comes to highlighters, the grass is always greener (or the cheeks are always glowier) at a different makeup display. I have found my “holy grail” [...]
My precious! Come to momma! Yes, I have achieved the unachievable. Months after selling out all over Vancouver I found a Guerlain Cruel Gardenia Meteorites. And how cruel the search was! Laughing and mocking sales associates, taunting beauty bloggers (not really, but I was bitter), and two blistered feet later, bliss is mine. I had been [...]
