Perfectly Imperfect Beauty Blog
Embracing your imperfections for uniqueness
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! [...]
Do you hear that? That is the sound of Vancouverites collectively rejoicing that summer has FINALLY arrived! Months of rainy and cloudy dreariness are finally behind us which means I can start to wear all of my pretty sandals. Just one minor problem…someone forget to inform my toes that they would have a starring role. A pedicure is [...]
Anastasia Beverly Hills no longer has to prove that they aren’t a one trick pony as the brow aficionado of the beauty world. No, no. This line still deservedly carries that banner with pride, but they are unrolling some exciting products for lips, face and eyes that you do not want to miss! You already know that [...]
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 [...]
The little black dress is supposed to be the solution to every fashion dilemma by making us look tantalizing. Wouldn’t it be great if we had eye shadow palettes that solved the same beauty dilemmas? Well, LORAC thought so too. I had only seen pictures of these two palettes online, and to my eye they [...]
Sometimes it is the products I love the most that take me the longest time to write about. I hightailed it to the Bay the minute the Dior Summer 2011 Electric Tropics hit the counters months ago, but am finally getting around to posting about my two favourite purchases. Initially I told myself, “Lydia, you [...]
“Inspired by collections…” are tricky-either they can be too literal of an interpretation or too vague to make any connections. Tarino Tarantino’s Sparklicity Bronze Palette is spot-on from its luxurious packaging to the the colour range: “Influenced by soaring Moorish architecture and dusty Turkish horizons, Sparklicity Bronze conjures up images of sun drenched vistas and [...]
In my opinion, powder bronzer is the easiest, nearly fool proof, way of achieving a flattering sun kissed glow minus the damaging affects of the sun. With a few strategic swipes of a brush my pasty skin is awakened and brought back to the land of the living. I am very selective when picking a bronzer because [...]
When a place is so beautiful it has to repeat its name, there is a pretty high standard for anyone who tries to capture its vibrancy in a makeup collection. Bora Bora has been on my travel wishlist for years but the closest I am getting to this paradise on Earth is by indulging in [...]
It was 18 degrees Celsius of brilliant sunshine today, which naturally started me thinking about summer…and we all know where that leads. To summer makeup collections, naturally. And this results in the internet equivalent of window shopping. Here is my wishlist for Summer 2011: Dior Electric Tropics Eyeshadow Quints- 534 Rosy Nude, 754 Rosy Tan Dior Nude [...]
