Perfectly Imperfect Beauty Blog
Embracing your imperfections for uniqueness
I am such a sucker for chic packaging and Givenchy’s Le Rouge certainly hits the mark in that category. Encased in a genuine leather, Le Rouge lipsticks embody the essence of the Givenchy brand: edgy with just the right amount of femininity. I love when fashion houses that venture in to the beauty market can [...]
“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 [...]
Urban Decay incited a bit of Twitter mayhem yesterday by cryptically suggesting they had an announcement that would shake us down to our beauty loving toes. This morning the enticing secret was finally revealed…They have reformulated and repackaged their single eyeshadows. There are 68 shades-some new colours and some old colours in the new formula-that come in 5 different [...]
My sister Rebekah is gorgeous on any given day, but when I saw the look she created with the new Estée Lauder Bronze Goddess Capri collection, I dove for my camera and made her pose for me. Because of her rich golden skin tone, Rebekah can pull of certain looks that would make me look like [...]
If I had known how beloved my Laura Mercier Rose Redezvous Illuminator would become so irreplaceable I would have picked up two, but hindsight is 20/20. Now I am left with a little dilemma: my sister won’t stop stealing it! I need to find dupe that I can buy for her (ok ok and for [...]
This morning while on the phone with a Dior Sales Associate I got good news, “The Dior Addict Extreme lipsticks are here but I don’t have any testers. We can open them up but we can’t swatch. Do you still want to come in and see them?” Um, is that even a legitimate question to [...]
Dior Addict Lip Glow is a product with a split personality: it is one party lip treatment and one part unique lip colour. Lip Treatment The treatment begins with the calming sweet minty smell. It has a balm texture that smooths over the lips like melting butter. There is a slight tickling as the products [...]
Step 1: Admit you have a problem Step 2: Ignore the problem and buy more Dior Addict Lipsticks Yes my lovelies, they are that incredible. The new Dior Addict lipsticks are officially my favourite lipstick formulation ever. They have dethroned my beloved Chanel Rouge Coco and relegated MAC to third place. What makes them so [...]
You know me-whisper “Chanel” and I come running. The new Rouge Coco Shines were released here in Canada at the beginning of March and I got a friendly call from my favourite Chanel counter that worked better than a quirked finger and a wink. On March 12 I attended the official launch with my sister and got to [...]
After two defective palettes and round trips to Sephora, I finally got this baby home. I truly love the Too Faced Shadow Collections (previous two reviewed here), so when I saw that they had released a fourth I was quick to get to Sephora. compared to the Neutral and Naked Eye Collections I purchased my [...]
