the day I have been dreading......FIRST SIGNS OF AGING!

It took me A LOT, and I repeat A LOT of GUTS to post this picture of my naked EYE!

NO make-up with a monstrous wrinkle to share on the world wide web for everyone to see, hey if that`s not courage, what is?

I have been super bummed about this "fine line"......who are we kidding it's no longer FINE, it's anything BUT FINE and I am on a mission, I don't think I've ever channelled this much energy into just one problem (and I dun care how vain that makes me sound cause damn-it that wrinkle has taken OVER!)

MY MISSION IS TO FIND THE  WORLD'S MOST ULTIMATE SUPER-DUPER MIRACULOUS EYE CREAM 

so I dun gotta go get botox! aaacckk! 

This unfortunate event all started unravelling when I turned 25 last November, YES not too long ago. I gotta admit though I was a beauty adviser for 4 years, I didn't consistently apply eye cream everyday. REGRET can't even start to explain how regretful I feel. So when I got to Japan I bought myself an eye cream that was had great reviews by many Japanese magazines!....but 4 months later (NOW) NO CHANGE!

so to bad mouth this baby, I gotta stamp a giant FAIL!

this is the EPIC FAIL JILLSTUART brightening eye cream

approximately $65 Cdn, what a waste.

NOW for all you readers, tell me what EYE CREAM YOU USE and maybe your suggestion can be my next buy'n try 

I AM STARTING AN ONLINE JOURNEY to see IF there is an EYE CREAM that will eliminate (or lessen the appearance of THAT line) I will give regular visual updates on how my "FINE LINE" is doing!

SO PLEASE keep in touch!

Sometimes you just need to see it to believe it! 

grease up that face and wash it off!

OIL CLEANSERS! This is a rather new innovation over in North America, but over in Japan it is everywhere!

these are the ones that I own = (left to right) approx $5, $10, $20 Cdn. 

now for those who don't really know what oil cleansers are. It is like an eye make-up remover for the face! except it doesn't leave this greasy film afterwards! (well the good ones)

use a couple of pumps, be pretty generous and massage on your face and eye area very gently, you will feel the make-up coming off without a lot of aggressive rubbing.

then splash water and the oil cleanser will turn into a milk cleanser

after the water goes clear, your skin will feel supple, refreshed and spotless clean (even deep into your pores)

Now where to buy this in Vancouver??? First comes to mind of course is the SHU UEMURA oil cleansers, available at Holt Renfrew! I know other brands like Estee Lauder, Lancome, bobbi brown, Laura Mercier, Nars..... all have oil cleansers........but I've tried all of em and sorry to say but I think they can't top off SHU's oil cleansers, HANDS DOWN!!!!! (I mean it also depends on skin type...but at least shu has a selection to suit most skin types, whereas other brands only have one type of oil cleanser)

If you are a newb to oil cleansers I really recommend going to the Holts SHU UEMURA counter and get an associate to help ya pick out one that is perfect for your skin! good luck and lemme know the results!!!

STAY! not Fade AWAY~!

a very frequent question I was asked throughout my make-up counter career was this:

HOW CAN I KEEP MY MAKE-UP STAYING ON LONGER?

the answer? just prime'n spray, with urban decay!!! (wow it rhymes!)

to prime the eyes:

this product is great for oily eye-lids and lets face it, eye-shadow creasing on the eye-lids look pretty nasty.......with this product, I can go from work to dinner and clubbing without touching up my eye area! dead serious! 

how to use? 

just smooth it over the eye-lids up to your brow bone and just on the corners of your eyes, or anywhere you put eye shadow!! It prevents smudges too!

and finish with this spray:

this is the miracle worker: it keeps your make-up lasting on FOREVER!~!! amazing stuff! It does this thing where your skin looks amazing... especially when you take pictures, it looks like you've been photoshoped!

here is proof! there is no photoshop done! if I may say so, I'd say my skin looks pretty darn good!

Urban Decay is definitely a brand that doesn't get enough attention, not because they are bad products but I believe that their packaging and how they market themselves really limits their clientele. The whole potion idea and odd names of their products makes them sound gimmicky! ANYWAY putting that aside, I have used many MANY eye primers because it is a pet peeve of mine to see eye-shadow creasing......and urban decay is down right the best one.

PLUS the majority of make-up lesson video's on YOUTUBE use urban decay eye primer as their number one choice. SO I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS PRODUCT!

It is only $22 cdn at sephora! 

MUST TRY!!!!!

butter soft hair.....mmMMmm

Since I got my hair bleached and dyed, my hair has been DRY AS HAY!! And treatments only last for so long....but I say no more, cause my hair has been
RESCUED BY THIS

this product, is AMAZING!

I first used it when I saw my younger sister using it, (she's like abnormally crazie when it comes to her hair)....anyway I used about a dime size amount on semi-wet hair, try to only massage it on the ends of your hair and after simply blow dry! You can tell instantly the difference in the texture and shine of your hair!!! I have thick brassy hair to begin with so having smooth buttery hair like this is unreal! 

YOU MUST TRY, it beats Fredric Fekkai, Bumble by Bumble, Orbie, Kerastase and any other brand you can think of. Now walk over to your local salon and BUY IT! I swear you won`t be disappointed

Make me SHINE baby, BUT FAST!

I think nails says more about a person then we think! SERIOUSLY! I mean, if you are deficient in Calcium, it shows on your nails. If you smoke, then your nails go yellow. If you are an auto mechanic, you get grime under your nails. List keeps on going! You can really tell someone's hygiene from how they take care of their nails! I one time read on a magazine, I think it was cosmo.....a guy was being interviewed and said, "I can tell a girl's hygiene by looking at how well she takes care of her nails" I mean it does some what makes sense, because painting nails and grooming them, takes time and money!!

SO how can you keep'em nails SHINE?

for years I didn't believe in a top coat! I know! I can't believe it myself!!
I first discovered the greatness of a TOPCOAT at Holts, I just tried it on one finger, I think it was the NARS one, just cause it was there and I was bored. BOY was I amazed! It made it SHINE like crazy! I was SOLD, and after that was compliment after compliment! Here I learned the importance of a TOPCOAT!
BUT when I took it home, it took forever to dry. SO I looked into the FAST drying ones, but was very hesitant to buy any..... I don't know why I`m so skeptical  toward these things, but I also couldn't believe it would be any better than the NARS one. then I tried BUTTER LONDON, and I was a believer!

so here are a few that I own:

  My Reviews!

1. MY FAV ESSIE! it isn't goopy like the others, perfect consistency and it makes your nails DAZZLE 
2. THE WORST, O.P.I by Sephora! it is so runny!!! when you applicate it, it actually settles in your cuticles
3. NOT WORTH IT, NARS! my biggest impression for this product is IT NEVER DRIES, like you leave it for 10 hrs and it still seems to get dents!
4. THE BEST OF THE BEST, BUTTER LONDON HARDWEAR!!! this one over time, the consistency gets pretty thick, but that actually acts as a benefit because it almost feels like you are putting on a gel coat! so it gives you a illusion of that gel coat thickness AND hardness! most of all it lasts FOREVER!!

I know there are SO MANY topcoats out there, any other ones you guys used that were amazing???

LET ME KNOW <3

"in order to be irreplaceable, one must be different" ~ Coco Chanel