Beauty Vixen: December 2014

IMATS Toronto 2014 Haul

By Jill Oliver-Fox Saturday, December 13, 2014 bdellium, beauty blender, beauty so clean, blur room, brushes, imats, lashes, makeup forever, morphe, nigels, toronto, toronto imats

A few weeks back Toronto hosted another fantastic IMATS. I was luck enough to go on the Sunday and get some goodies I had been wanting for a long time.

Morphe Brushes:

I always want brushes. I have problems. Usually I check out the Crown brush stand but this year I went to Morphe. For the most part they offer the exact same brushes, but I was drawn to the Gun Metal line which I had never seen before. I grab quite a bit of those and some classic brushes that were the same as Crowns (duo fiber, badger, and studio pro). When It was all said and done I spend $99 on the brushes, I'm very happy.

Beauty So Clean:

Beauty So Clean is a makeup artist staple and while I still had some of the makeup cleaner at home I wanted to get more brush cleaner and wipes. All together I spent $15. Not shabby at all.

Beauty Blender:

I love love love my beauty blenders. I refuse to pay the crazy prices at Sephora for them thought. At the show a booth had them for $20 each of 2 for $30. I had to grab some for a friend so it worked out I only paid $15 for this baby. I was super excited to get the new mini version...can't wait to try it out.

Makeup Forever:

One place I was not expecting to go to was the Makeup Forever booth. They offer 40% off items and other deals just for the event. As a result it has the longest lines. Since I have friends who get the Pro Discount of 40% all year round I never thought it was worth the hassle. Lucky for me I got to the show so early I was near the front of the line to enter which meant no Makeup Forever line.

They had a great deal on where for $40 plus tax you got 4 of their Aqua Matic liners. I am super excited to use these, they can be used for both lip and eye liners.

Bdellium Tools:

Last year I fell in love with Bdellium Tools and got a bunch of their brushes. This year I was a bit more reserved and only got 6. I most are repeats from last year that I loved to much. Eeek, more brushes...I'm happy.

Nigels:

Nigel's Beauty Emporium is famous with makeup artists around the world for their selection of pro products. I love their cheap lashes...I mean I love them. I have never been the best with lashes on myself, but since discovering them last year I haven't been able to screw them up once. Best part is they were 15 for $20 this year. I also got mini pointed q-tips which are amazing when doing makeup and you need a little correction or smudger.

The Blur Room:

The Blur room is a great place in Toronto to get makeup staples and supplies. I heard so much good stuff about Clean Brush shampoo that I decided to get a very large container of the Rose and Goats Milk cleanser, it was $12. Now if only I could get someone to wash my gigantic brush collection.

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Last Minute Holiday Gift Guide

By Jill Oliver-Fox Tuesday, December 09, 2014 Benefit, chrismas, farley co, flower, gift, gift sets, gifts, makeup brushes, real techniques, the body shop, vichy

Sephora VIB Sale Haul 2014

By Jill Oliver-Fox Sunday, December 07, 2014 benfit, buxom, clarisonic, clinique, haul, holiday, holiday set, marc jacobs, nars, pulp fiction, sale, sephoa, Sephora Favorites, spear vib, still, tarte, tint, Urban Decay, vib, virtual domination

Last month the annual Sephora VIB sale was on, meaning I got to save 20% on my order.

I obviously went overboard and got way too many items.

Mars Virtual Domination Cheek Palette:

This baby has 4 Nars blushes and a big Laguna Bronzer.

Clinique Chubby Stick in Super Strawberry:

This mini was a 100 point perk I redeemed. So far I am really liking it.

Still Merry and Bright Makeup Set:

This set has a limited edition Convertible Colour in Tulip, lip glaze in Glalmour and a liner in Purple Tang. It also comes with a jewelled headband.

BareMinerals Bare Skin Perfecting Face Brush:

This baby has an indent in the centre (almost like a donut) where you place your foundation and then buff it into the skin. I am really loving the effect if gives my skin.

Marc Jacobs Fragrance Daisy Mini Duo:

These were only $18 so with the 20% off I said why not. I also got a set for a xmas gift for a friend.

Tarte Pigment of Imagination Deluxe Cheek Set:

This set was $12 what a steal. I just had to have it. I really like their blushes lately.

Clarisonic Sensitive Skin Double Replacement Pack:

I just got a Clarisonic from Chickadivsor so I thought it was a good time to get replacement heads as I will need them eventually.

Urban Decay De-Slick Double Shot:

It has two minis if the de-slick setting spray. I figured I needed some more setting spray and it was a good price.

Sephora Favorites Give Me Some Lip:

This has some pretty lip sticks and glosses. Some are pretty tiny though (0.02 oz of Marc Jacobs or 0.05 oz of bite...eek). But it was only $30 before the sale so it is a good way of trying out some new lip products.

Urban Decay Pulp Fiction Mrs. Mia Wallace Palette:

I have this, I reviewed this, I loved this...it was $18 plus 20% off ...so I got a back up. Don't judge me.

Benefit 3 Scoops O' Sexy:

This set has 3 full sized lip balms and 3 mini cheek and lip tints. I love Benefit so I had to have it. Each lip balm retails for $22 and the whole set is regularly $50 so even before the sale discount it was a good deal. Shoppers Drug Mart has a similar one with just two of the sets, its called Sweet Temptations and has Lolli tint and Benetint in it for $30 (slightly better value).

Clinique Take the Day off Cleansing Balm:

I love cleansing balms and use The Body Shops a lot. So I got this one, only to return it.

Buxom Too Hot To Handle:

This was a 500 point perk I redeemed. It has a bronzer, lip gloss, lipstick, eye liner and mascara all in mini sizes. I am loving the purple lip shades.