Fall/Winter 2013-14

Pumpkin Spice Lattes can only mean one thing, Autumn has arrived. With that, the leaves change, so too must our makeup. This year offers up the usual wine lips and velvet skin, with a splash of glitter and cat eyes. Gone is the smokiness of charcoal/black - Orange, plum and washes of grey dominated the models' eyes.


Glitter:

Hard one to wear and look professional and chic. There are ways around it with glitter liners and subtle sized neutral glitter, but I would forgo the pieces of sparkly confetti for work and leave it for a night out.

Photo credit:Imaxtree harpers bazaar

Photo credit:Imaxtree harpers bazaar

Cat eyes:

In every colour, why not?! One can go as loud or a demure with this trend. It can be soft with rounded edges or more graphic and striking with sharp edges. Either way it is work and night out appropriate

Photo credit:Imaxtree harpers bazaar

Photo credit:Imaxtree harpers bazaar

Wine lips:

This is more of a stain and polished look. It still is mysterious and vampy and luckily without the gloss. Use your finger to pat the lipstick on your lips or use a lip balm then lipstick.

Photo credit:Imaxtree harpers bazaar

Colour washes:

Oranges, plums and greys. Nice indeed and simple.
To accomplish this look, use a larger fluffy crease brush. It allows for a dusting of colour.

Photo credit:Imaxtree harpers bazaar

Photo credit:Imaxtree harpers bazaar

Photo credit:Imaxtree harpers bazaar

 Thanks for taking a look
xo Megs

Newly Tried Companies: LIT Cosmetics

I have never been much of a glitter girl, but having watched a few YouTube videos where Lit Cosmetics were either mentioned and/or used, piqued my interest in this Canadian company. Lit is a Calgary- based glitter cosmetic company and Jodie ,the owner and creator, seems like a free-spirit who believes in the power of sparkle and shine.

I browsed through the online catalog, which is very extensive in colours and sizes.There are four sizes of glitter S1 to S4. S1 is a microcut glitter and more refined, S2 is the most popular size and small cut; S3 is large cut and S4 is the largest. It also comes in different textures - Solids, Electrics, Metallics, and Shimmers. Furthermore, ordering a kit of is a better deal plus you receive glitter glue, a brush and a puff that removes any stray glitter. So I ordered three stackable colours - Punk, Fire Cracker and Beach Baby.

The colours are beautiful and the base is sticky at first, but after a few blinks you don't even feel it. It is also relatively easy to remove. The thing that stands out with this company is the customer service. At the time of ordering, Jodie and her crew were going to be in NYC at the IMATS so my order was going to be delayed. She wrote me and indicated that she threw in some extra goodies for me. When my package arrived a handwritten note accompanied it. Nice touch ;)

 Overall, great Canadian company and if you want a little glitter in your life, check out Lit.

www.litcosmetics.com


Price per glitter $12.95
package of 3 $68.95, includes puff, glitter base and brush

Take care,
xo Megs