Lush Angels on Bareskin Cleanser

They Say:

For heavenly soft and balanced skin, take a smidge of Angels on Bareskin, mix with a little water and massage in. The kaolin clay base deep cleanses while ground almonds gently exfoliate the dead skin away. Rose and lavender are added to soothe and help balance out combination skin. It's our best selling preservative-free and packaging-free daily cleanser for all skin types, so if you don't know which cleanser to choose and it's heavenly skin you're after, start with Angels.

Dee Says:

This is totally unlike any other cleanser i've tried.  The clay was a bit hard to work with at first, but now i lather up and cleanse like a pro! I have normal skin with a sensitive eye area, and blotchy red tendencies, but this beauty keeps me normalised and adds a magic little touch to my skin that almost seems to take it a step further than cleansing.  The way i see it, it's clay based, so it simulates washing your face with a clay mask, so it is very purifying and calming.  It has little granules in it that gently exfoliate, and leaves my skin cleansed, toned,and even.

Grab a little chunk off (this is a bit larger than what i normally use)

Add some warm water...not too much!

Smush in in your hands to create a paste

Massage it into moistened skin

Rinse off and reveal a bright beautiful clean face! hahaha cheeeeeesy!

This stuff has actually changed my skin entirely.  I use tis as a daily cleanser with St.Ives Apricot scrub twice a week as an exfoliator.  and at $10.50/100g this stuff is an affordable luxury that i will continue to use for years and years :) YAY!

Have you tried a clay-based cleanser from any other companies?

Lush Ultra Bland

They Say:

"With a peanut-oil base, this cream cleanser takes off makeup in an instant without leaving your skin feeling parched. It's soft and gentle, but deep cleansing as the oils reach down and pull out every trace of dirt and makeup (even the thickest of eyeliners!). Rose, beeswax and honey soothe and moisturize the skin. Give yourself an Ultrabland facial massage each night, then remove with a warm cloth and your skin will feel soft and smooth without any scrubbing at all."

Dee Says:

Ultra Bland is an absolutely amazing, thick, creamy, luxurious makeup remover.  I use it to remove my eye makeup, then follow up with my facial cleanser.  It leaves my eyes feeling hydrated and taut instead of irritated, pulled on, and red like SO many makeup removers do.  It's like a richer version of an oil-based remover, so if you're an oil fan, this is right up your alley! careful though, it's made with peanut oil so it is a no-go for all you peanut allergy carriers :( $14.95 for the 100g container shown here.

Before: a very tired smoky eye

During: use about a fingertip's amount and gently masage into your eyes

Wipe away with a tissue or cotton pad (don't try to rinse it off, the water won't remove this oily product)

After: a clean, eye makeup-free face, with no traces on black or leftover mascara the next morning (don't you HATE that!?) And a happy Deanne :)....

Love the product, the price is definitley something I'm not too keen on, but it does last quite a while. Check out your local Lush for a demo, and if you're lucky, a take home tester!

Facial cleanser review to come...and yes it's Lush :)

What is your favourite oil-based makeup remover?

The Hair Bug

No no no no no, I'm not talking about lice or any of that nastiness.  I'm talking about the hair bug...the urge I get once every 6 months to do something crazy to my locks.  Cut it short, dye it a crazy color, get a fringe, or the like.  Here are some of the photos that have my mouth watering and my leg twitching to dupe on myself.

 

Jessica Sutta  (yep, the redheaded pussycat doll).  This has been a go-to photo of mine for a loooong time coming now.  I am always apprehensive about adding red to my hair, because my face gets really red and splotchy sometimes, and i thought, this hair change will only bring it out even more. Regardless, I lust after these gorgeous auburn long locks on a daily basis. 

Miranda Kerr....and for that matter, most VS Angels.  They always have the most perfect shade with the most perfect highlights.  If I could splurge on one hair appointment, it would most definitley be with whoever highlights Miranda, Adriana, and Gisele's hair.  Never stripey, never orange, always gorgeous.  Anyway, this color would be very easy for me to achieve, just a brightening of my highlights and a touch up of the brown in my hair, and i'm there! Seems so simple....decisions decisions.

 

How is it possible that Disney always manages to find the most awkward looking 12 year old actresses around, and they always bloom within 3 years into the most gorgeous people on google images? This shade of blonde is what I had intentions of going to the last time I lightened my hair, but after 2 sessions of highlights, I caught the hair bug AGAIN and went back down to Megan Fox brown. But of course, there has to be a shade of barbie blonde in my array of hair color lusts....it just wouldn't be complete without an ashley, a melissa or a carrie.

 

speaking of Megan Fox....I was browsing the internet and found this gorgeous photo of her with sun-kissed brown hair.  A bit of a change from her usual chocolate brown locks, this look is not so harsh and much more adaptable for paler skin like mine.  Unfortunatley my city only gets about 4 months of summer so the risk of my hair lightening from the sun is very very low, so if a dye job happens to be too harsh, i'm usually stuck with it for at least 75 shampoos.

 

Jennifer Aniston.   Enough said.

Who are your lusted-after celebrity hair icons?

Girly Survey Tag! Plus Random New Years Photos :)

1. Is it cute when guys kiss you on your forehead?
Adorable :) I love kissing.




2. A big poofy dress or a short party dress?
ummm that depends where i'm going...but i think in the end, even if we're wearing the most beautiful long gown ever, we all see that girl in the sexy little short boobified dress and are like "damn i should have worn the slutty short dress"



3. What would you do if you received a long love letter?
i'd be like... umm i read for 40 hours a week in school...what is this jackass thinking writing me a LONG love letter? ass.


4. Group dates or single dates?
Single dates.  Me and kev are that couple taking whiskey shots at the bar on our "romantic dates". you wish you were us.


5. Do you hate it when guys act different around their friends?
only if it's worse towards me...if i get the cold shoulder at a party from my boyfriend...he can take his cold shoulder and SHOVE IT.  luckily, kev gets even more mushy around his buddies...he like, wantst o make sure the know that i'm his girlfriend...ahahah




6. Are diamonds a girl's best friend?
I am learning to appreciate diamonds more and more...i was always afraid to wear & lose expensive jewelery....but i can live without them.

7. Is your hair up or down?
up and a hot mess!



8. Do you straighten your hair?
sometimes


9. Whats your favorite girly magazine?
In Style


10. What's your favorite mascara?
Avon Supershock



11. Do you get your nails done?
only for special occasions.


12. Small or large purses?
Go big or go home baby!


13. In your purse, what are your must haves?
Lipstick, cell phone, Keys, wallet, face powder of some sort


14. Jeans or skirts?
Jeans


15. Do you wear clothes/shoes/jewelry that's uncomfortable?
I try not to...


16. Do you text message a lot?
doesnt everyone?


17. What would you do if you got pregnant?
throw myself down the stairs and/or take a coat hanger to my vag.  sorry for anti-abortionists....but that's why we practice safe sex! right!?



18. What's your favorite color?
Gold


19. Heels or flats?
flats....stupid short boyfriend. lol.

20. Did you ever cry during a romantic movie?
what....is....cry? i have no feelings. only anger and happiness.





21. Would you ever leave the house without make-up on?
it's been done. but it's always a little uncomfortable.




22. Walmart or Target?
target! holla.


23. Do you wear collared shirts?
button up career shirts are one of the sexiest things a girl can wear!


24. Do you like preppy boys?
ya sure. i like a boy who can dress himself.


25. Are you spoiled?
Without a doubt.


26. Do you think lip gloss is the best?
no, i'm the best.  obvs.


27. Do you own any big sunglasses?
clearly. the HD sunglasses are huge. and so stylish. i love them.


28. How long does it take you to get ready in the morning?
with shower....1hr.
without....30 mins.




29. Do you like to wear band aids?
i never bleed my own blood.

30. Do you like skater boys?
i used to in juniour high....now i could just barf all over these long haired skater emo assholes.





31. Do you wish there is something you could change about you?
obvs i'd have a kim kardashian bangin bod if i could!




32. Gold or silver?
gold


33. Do you like to receive flowers?
always!


34. Do you like surfer boys?
we don'tsurf in the praries....but the surfer boys on TV have annoying accents and i want to hurt them.

35. Do you dress up for holidays?
OBVS!


36. Do you like to wear dresses?
every day of my life.

37. On a scale of 1-10 how much do guys confuse you?
5...you live you learn, but once you've got them all figured out, they throw you for a loop. never fails.  stop trying to understand and just accept :)


38. In the last 48 Hours have you hung out with a guy?
haha yes. sexy time.





39. Do you wear lipstick?
yesss shout outs to my homegirl creme d' nude!



40. Would you date a guy shorter than you?
ahaha....kevsays he's taller than me....we're probably the same height....it's gotta be within an inch though. nothing shorter than that. none of  that tomkat bullshit.


43. Do you like to hold hands?
when i'm not in a wrestling match with him.....ya i guess we hold hands.


44. What is the youngest you would date?
i started "dating" in juniour high....grade 7....however old that is.

45. What is the oldest you would date?
oh....i get the questions now. ummm oldest guy i would date is 28....youngest is 23


46. What do you notice when you first meet a guy?
his swagger.


47. Is it hot when guys are sweaty?
depends from what.....

48. What is the best possible feature in a boy?
sense of humor. gots ta make a homegirl laugh!  p.s. i'm so gangster tonight.

49. Do you like making eye contact?
i love the staredowns!

50. Do you ever picture your wedding dress and wedding?
vera wang....EVERYWHERE.

52. Would you kill for chocolate?
thats a weird thing to do.

53. Did you ever spend all day/night getting pretty for a guy?
nah. most of the time they don't notice that you have perfect cateye liner.


54. On a scale from 1-10 how fun is shopping?
10


55. Do you freak out if you miss your favorite shows?
PVR my friends....welcome to the future.

56. Do you yell a lot?
no, i get quiet when i'm mad.

57. Do you wear sweatpants/pajamas to school/work?
yoga pants or shorts ONLY when i have a lab and i know i'll be working out. pajamas to school is gross....i will barf on you.

58. Have you ever dressed unlike yourself to impress a guy?
PFF yes....socks in the bra anyone?

59. Do you write a lot of mushy love poems?
actually that's how i spend my tuesday nights.

60. What makeup could you not live w/out?
mascara and studiofix powder. i could go on those two i think....

61. Do you fall in love easily?
what is love? baby dont hurt me. don't hurt me. no more.

62. Do you have cramps? right now?
ahahaha NO.

63. Do you consider yourself pretty?
OBVIOUSLYYYYYY



64. Do you think guys will open this, even though it says girly questions?
probably.

Covergirl Last Blast Length Mascara

As the producers of one of the most sought-after mascaras around, CoverGirl has re-invented the formulation, application, and packaging of their infamous Lash Blast mascara and created Lash Blast Length.  The new version attempts to create the luscious gorgeous lashes you get with the original mascara, with the addition of getting the long curly beauties every girl dreams of! What a great investment! I'll take it.

 

The main difference between the old mascara and the new of course being the change in the structure of the wand.  The old wand, as so many of us are familiar with, is thicker & wider at the middle, while the new is longer and slimmer.  I'm not really sure on how this would create longer lashes, but if CoverGirl says so, I guess I have to believe it!

As for the results, well, they were fine, I wasn't blown away though.  I recieved the same results from one coat of this formulation as I would with two coats of the old formulation, with length in mind.  When considering volume, however, it does not coat my lashes as thoroughly as the old formulation, so the result in comparison : old=thick luscious lashes, new=long whispy lashes.

 

I've come to accept the fact that no mascara will do exactly what i wish it would, because the lashes I adore and lust after (Kim Kardashian, VS Angels, etc.) are often layered with 2 pairs of falsies and are nearly impossible to achieve with mascara alone.  So this mascara was a nice product to try, but I think i'll stick to my Avon Supershock, to keep my lashes and my wallet happy!

What is your favorite mascara? have you found your holy grail mascara yet?

FOTD: Marissa Miller Inspired

Soooooo I've never done a face of the day on blogger, what a good time to start! In commemoration of finishing the worst class I have ever taken (did the exam last night), stats, I will blog about the furthest thing from the binomial distribution of the statistical likelihood that IQ and GPA are affected by some third independent variable. MAKEUP.

This was the photo I took the look from, sort of a champagney pink with brown eye, peacy brown cheek and light pink glossy lip.

And This is my version of the look.  Here is what I used:

Eyeshadow: (all MAC) All Tha Glitters all over the lid, Girly on the outer half, and Mystery in the outer v, blnded into the crease.

Then I took a brown liner to the outer half of my top lif and the bottom lid, not on the waterline.  Sealed the liner with MAC e/s in Mystery.

Two Coats of Bare Ecsentuals Buxom Lash

Enough Said Beauty Powder Blush by MAC all over the cheek and up the cheek bone

Mac Hue Lipstick with Virgin Kiss Lipglass over top.

My Hair is "second-day curly hair", i.e. i curled my hair yesteday, and this is what it looked like when i woke up today.  To watch my hair curling tutorial, click the link below :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgp-OlQpGGo

Hope you guys like the look, sorry i didn't get a better photo of the finished look, I was in a mega rush to get out the door to work :)

xxxxx

Deanne

My Guru'd-up Christmas List

So of course being an absoloute makeup guru, i want makeup makeup clothes and makeup for christmas pretty much. I didn't want to do a video on this, and thought it might be a a nice guide for 'googling last minute boyfriend shoppers' to reference. So boys, if your girlfriend is a girl, chances are she'll love anything here. And girls, maybe this will inspire you for friends, family, or yourself!

Nars Pleasures of Paris Palette

  I am about 100 years behind on this one. Although Nars has come out with some beautiful palettes for Christmas, i have never been a fan of having more than one product in a palette (i.e. lip gloss, shadow, and blush).  These 6 eyeshadows are gorgeous, wearable, can't go wrong colors and any girl is sure to love them. especially me......*hint:kevin*

Chanel 4 Facettes Bronzer

A part of the Soleil Tan de Chanel line, the 4 facettes bronzer can serve as a blush, bronzer/contour and highlight.  The packaging is gorgeous and chic, who wouldn't want to be seen pulling this out of their purse to touch up? I've had a chance to play with this one at the Bay and the brush is actually quite nice, very soft, and picks up a lot of product.  Chanel is alllllways a good way to go. Classy, Chic, and will make ANY girl feel special.

  

Chanel Mat Lumiere Liquid Foundation

Again with the Chanel, this time it's personal.  I have been going through an absolute foundation crisis.  Unable to find the right one for me, my Chanel MA gave me some samples of this baby, and WOW, this is definitley top 5 on my Christmas list.  Amazing formula, coverage, everything down to the scent is just lovely.

  

Lush Angels on Bareskin Facial Clay Cleanser

Although I would love a lot of things from Lush, i am very particular about the scents that i choose, so soaps, bath bombs, and bubble bars frequently get taken back by me in exchange for my love of frosty gritter, honey bee, and comforter.  This on the other hand, is an absolute miracle of a cleanser.  I started using it about a month ago, and i just adore it. It's nice to get things that you need for christmas too, because i HATE spending like $20 of my own money on a little thing of face cleanser.

True Religion for Women Eau De Parfum

Everyone loves perfume as a gift, it is another one of those expensive things that if we girls could have a million of, we would.  This scent had me at hello.  I haven't yet saved to purchase it myself, you may have noticed i've been asking SephoraClaus for it everyyyyy dayyyyy hahaha.  But again, i'm very particular about my scents.  This one is a shoe-in :)

 

Chanel Sunglasses

Ok it's safe to say i'm all about Chanel this christmas.   You know those big dark square sunglasses that EVERYBODY wore circa 2007? ya i want those. I'm bringing them back into my life, baller style.  I would LOVE some chanel sunglasses, ones which i won't lose, this tim.  I think I've decided i'm responsible enough for designer shades now....anyway...i need ones that you can't see my eyes through...incase i want to check a guy out or something :) mwaha.

  

Cavalier King Charles Puppy

Every year for the last 5 years I have asked for a puppy for my birthday, christmas, easter, valentines day, everything.  Now since we don't have a lot of snow here yet, it's perfect puppy training weather, and omg how cute are these guys!? this is the puppy that the queen has like a million of. everybody cross your fingers for me! we want a deanne5253 cohost!

So this is my list for now, i really don't want much more than this except a heating blanket because my room is FREEEEEEZING, and some cute winter clothes. maybe a warm jacket for those -45C days.  Hope this gave you some ideas, i'm thinking of doing a "what to get the man in your life for christmas" post, would you be down? let me know!

xoxo