I adore a good retractable eye liner, they're hard to find actually. Most are just a big pile or soft smudgy line that won't sit still for the life of them, even when they claim to be waterproof. I really hate when I put a liner on and an hour or two later I have a big smudge under my eye. 

Which brings me to Mary Kay's new Waterproof Eyeliners. They're really are waterproof, plus to make it even better, they're retractable, so you never need to pull out a sharpener.

These beautiful liners come in a typical automatic retractable style, with a tiny sharpener on the end for creating an extra sharp tip. The liner itself is incredibly creamy with rich deep colour. It's so creamy in fact, I was shocked they could claim it was waterproof. The creamy texture is just so beautiful for a smooth, tug free application. Not to mention, the perfect formula for smudging out for Smokey looks. There is no upper lid transfer, which happens to me more than I would like to admit. It dried down after a few minutes to a truly waterproof liner. You could t smudge it if you tried. That being said, you're going to need a good makeup remover to get it off (I recommend Mary Kay's,  they just reformulated it and it's the best you can buy).

The liners come in four colours, Black, Steely (a grey tone), Brown and Blue. All are matte and I have been rocking a lot lately. I really enjoying Brown, it has been my go to for an easy everyday look. I apply it, tight line my upper lashes, smudge it out into a shadow, and then reline and just a bit more smudging. I end up with an effortless smokey brown eye with just one product. I haven't actually enjoyed a liner like this in a long time.

What also very impressed,  to me at least is, they also launched a Waterproof Lipliner. They are pretty much the exact same but in 12 lip shades. They way they stay put is so impressive. 

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Overall, I am in love, and that's really hard for me to believe. Years ago I had tons of liners that were like this but from Stila and everyone said how great they were. I always thought they were a let down. They'd smudge, I couldn't retract them, they were a mess. But people loved them and said they were waterproof,  and I just dispised them. These Mary Kay ones on the other hand are actually everything those Stila ones were not. I never thought I'd find a liner I'd love like this. I want to scream it from the roof tops 'check these liners out!!'. Yeah so, they're good. 

You can purchase Mary Kay products at MaryKay.ca or through your local Mary Kay Beauty Consultant. 

The Mary Kay Ash Charitable Foundation (MKACF) has unique products every year to help raise funds, this year it is a cute heart shape duo of brush cleaning pads.  

The set of two comes with one pink and one black brush cleaning mat. They're heart shaped with suction cups on the back and several different textures on the matt side to help you get your brushes clean quickly. 

I really love these pads, they are not too large so they are easy to store, you can give one away if you want to have two for yourself. They work very well and are really cute.

This is another one of the products this year that help support the MKACF, it is a foundation brush that is heart shaped. It comes with a brush guard too.

This is a real cute brush, I love the heart shape to it. The handle feels nice in the hand and the bristles are tightly packed, so it truly is perfect for foundation application. MK has made some of favourite and most used brushes, this one is definitely joining them in heavy rotation.

I love a good liquid matte lipstick, and these have just become my new favourite. They have a rich velvet texture that isn't drying on the lips. They go on smooth and rich. They feel and look great. There are five different shades in the limited edition, Must-Have Mauve, Classic Red, Burgundy Orchid, Rich Espresso and Modern Nude. 

Classic Red and absolutely stunning red that suits it name perfectly. Must-Have Mauve is incredibly wearable and my favourite shade overall. Burgundy Orchid is rich and deep but still really wearable. Rich Espresso is a little dark for my taste and can go on a bit patchy if you over do it, but it still is really nice. Modern Nude is my second favourite and really flattering.

These are absolutely amazing creams that can be used on your lips or cheeks. They are creamy and smooth and blend into your skin or lips with such easy. They easily fit into existing Mary Kay palettes as they are the same size as their other blushes and highlighters. 

They come in four colours, Peach Shimmer, Mauve Sunset, Luxe Lilac and Spiced Berry. With the exception of Peach Shimmer, all the shades are cream without any glitter in them. They all look really bold in the pans, but can be blended out to be light. 

I fell in love with them, and love how easy it is to apply some to my cheeks and lips in just put mascara on and call it a day for my makeup. It's great for this time of year when it is so hot and I don't want to wear anything powdery.

Mary Kay Lip Balm Set / Tropical Guava & Sweet Berry / .3 oz each / $18.00

May Kay is always knocking it out of the park when it comes to limited edition lip balms or hand creams. They smell fantastic and always feel great. This time around they have a great duo of squeezable lip balms in fruity flavours. Tropical Guava and Sweet Berry. They're both very summery.

These balms are smooth, silky  and soft on the lips. Not too thick and definitely not goopy. 

Spring is here, and hopefully soon we will be having the weather to reflect that (it is currently still gloomy in Toronto). Until then, Mary Kay has a whole bunch of new items for the Spring season, some limited edition and some permanent, so let's take a look.

First off we have two new additions to the Mary Kay Clinical Solutions line. These are essentially super awesome actives in serum format. These these two new ones join the line up that already has C Resveratrol Line-Reducer and HA Ceramide Hydrator in its lineup.
Mary Kay Clinical Solutions Ferulic + Niacinamide Brightener is a concentration meant to help with hyperpigmentation, skin tone and texture. It's loaded with antioxidants to help with free radical damage.

It is safe to use with Mary Kay Clinical Solutions Retinol 0.5 program, once you've completed the retinization process. It can also layered with the Clinical Solutions HA Ceramide Hydrator to boost it.

I really liked using this serum the last few weeks. My skin reacted really well to it, my darker spots cleared up faster while using it. My skin also got smoother, which was an issue I was having.
Mary Kay Clinical Solutions PHA+AHA Resurfacer is a hydroxy acid blend that helps exfoliate the skin and with skin cell turnover. It's best to use at night.

I personally have issues with my skin cell turnover, I end up with very clogged pores on both my face and body if I don't use an acid often. I found this one to be really effective and gentle. I used it at night after washing and toning and before my other serums and lotions. I had no tingle reaction to it, and I would definitely go get another bottle when this one runs out.
Next up are new limited edition Duo Sticks. Previously there were blush and bronzer sticks just like this that where limited edition, this time we get 2 bronzer duo sticks as well as 1 Highlight Duo stick. Each bronzer features a cream shade on one side and shimmer on the other, while the highlight stick has two different shimmery highlights it.
Pearl & Gold is the highlight stick. One side is a Pearl white shade and the other Gold (seems obvious I know). The Pearl's shimmer has a pink-peach duo-chrome to it, while Gold has a light old-gold/taupe shade to its shimmer. While both sides are quite shimmery, the Pearl side definitely has a bit more chunk to its shimmer/glitter. When blended out the Pearl shades chunky glitters disperse nicely but that is really all that you are left seeing. I really think this side would be best used on the body as a highlight. The Gold ends up being much more even when spread out. While I really love this stick, I just don't wear that shimmery of highlights anymore, and probably wont be wearing it any time soon.
Bronze & Shimmer is the darker of the two Cream Bronzer Duos. The contour side/Bronze is a relatively deep shade that is has no shimmer in it at all. While the Shimmer side is a beautiful metallic bronzer shade that runs a bit copper with more red leaning tones in it. It also has copper toned shimmer in it. They pair together really well and are very easy to blend out.
Honey & Luster is the lighter of the two Cream Bronzer Duos. It is the one I will most likely be using since I am a paler person. The contour/Honey is just like the other one, it is without any shimmer. Luster is beautiful light bronze tone. It has gold reflecting shimmer in it. They go together very well as they are about the same depth in shade and not too different in colour.
All three of these sticks blend out well, don't feel greasy at all and look fantastic on the skin. As someone who learned to bronze and contour with cream instead of powder I really enjoy using them.
Mary Kay has always had some pretty nice hand products in its lineup, I personally cannot live without Satin Hands Pampering Kit, which is why whenever they do a limited edition of hand creams I get excited. These purse friendly hand reams come in three options, Mandarin & Rose , Mango & Orange Flower  and Wild Berry & Passionflower. All three smell amazing! I love how fresh and uplifting they are this time of year. They are 73 ml, so not too tiny but the right size to keep in your purse and not feel like you're going to run out after a day or two.

They contain Shea Butter, Sunflower Seed Oil, Safflower Oil, and Apricot Kernel Oil. All these ingredients make for a great feeling hand cream. I find the cream a bit thicker than the average hand creams, but not so thick that they become a problem to absorb into the skin. It is in my opinion, the perfect consistency for a hand cream.
They all smell fruity, but definitely not overwhelming. They all have a wonderful balance of fruity and floral, in fact they have full Top, Middle and Bottom notes for each one, making them far more complex then I would usually find in a lotion like this. Personally the Wildberry & Passion Flower is my favourite (and currently residing in my purse).

Fragrance Notes:

Mandarin & Rose

Top Notes: Juicy Cassis, Juicy Kumquat, Sparkling Mandarin

Middle Notes: Lush Orchid, Pink Honeysuckle, Jasmine Sambac, Turkish Rose

Bottom Notes: Smooth Sandalwood, Musk, Creamy Vanilla

Wild Berry & Passionflower

Top Notes: Sparkling Wild Berry, Fuzzy Peach Nectar, White Pineapple

Middle Notes: Water Lily, Pink Passionflower, Bright Pink Plumeria

Bottom Notes: Amber Crystals, Creamy Musk, Vanilla Orchid

Mango & Orange Flower

Top Notes: Pulpy Mango, Dragon Fruit, Sparkling Red Currant

Middle Notes: Orange Flower Water, White Orchid, Watery Cantaloupe

Bottom Notes: Coconut Husk, Vanilla, Solar Musk

Mary Kay's Supreme Hydrating Lipstick is one of my favourite lipstick lines. They are rich in colour and silky on the lips all while keeping my lips hydrated. They literally feel like lip balms when they go on the lips, which is probably due to the Sunflower Oil and Vitamin E in it. I personally consider it a tinted lip balm because that is what they feel like.
Mary Kay has added two new shades to the line up Think of Pink and Very Raspberry. Both are very pretty shades that I think are easy to wear.
Think of Pink is a nice soft pink shade that is very sheer. While it show up very well (but still sheer) on my arm swatch, not much pops through on my lips, and that's ok. My one friend commented how pink it looked in the stick but how light it looked on my lips. I actually really like that, it lets your own lip shade shine though while adding the tone of pink to it. It makes pink very wearable for just about anyone.
Very Raspberry has more oomph to its colour. It is a great pinky-raspberry shade that can go on darker but can also be applied more sheer if you go lightly or blot your lips.

Overall, I adore everything in this Spring launch. If I were to suggest three things to get it would be, one of the hand creams for a Mother's Day gift, The Very Raspberry Lipstick because I think it looks good on everyone, and a Cream Bronzer Duo stick in your best shade because they are great.

I honestly can't believe what a great line up this is.

You can find Mary Kay products at MaryKay.ca

Mary Kay's Satin Hands set is a must have for me, I haven't been without one in probably a decade. This holiday season their Citrus Rose scent is back for limited time. The limited edition set has 3 steps, Protecting Softener, Refining Scrub, and Nourishing Shea Cream as well as cotton gloves. While I love the Citrus Rose scent, the set is also available during the holiday season in White Citrus and Fragrance-Free. 

After my hands, my feet are my most important thing for me to take care of in the winter, Mary Kay's Mint Bliss lotion is just great for them. I've been using it since last holiday season and it leaves my feet so soft. It is a light but nourishing lotion that has a light minty scent that feels and smells amazing. This holiday season they've bundled up with a free cozy pair socks. I like to lotion up my feet and legs right  before putting them on, in the morning my feet feel so much softer.

I really like this scent, it plays well on my skin. In addition to that I really love how the oil feels on my skin post shower or bath. It is just so soft and lightweight, all the while being hydrating.