January Favourites 2017

It's January Favourites time!! I can't believe it February already. As you can see from the picture above I went for a very particular colour scheme in January. Was totally loving the bronze / neutral colours for eyeshadows and neutrals for the face and lips.

• Zoella Chocolate Palette - love love love this palette! So creamy and pigmented.
• Morphe 25B Palette - The shades in this palette is awesome! I think it is sold out on the Morphe site at the moment but I heard that they will be bringing it back.
• Tarte Exposed Blush - an oldie but a goodie!
• Urban Decay Naked Skin Concealer
• Sephora Gel Concealer
• MAC L/S in Velvet Teddy
• MAC L/S in Kinda Sexy
• SL Miss Glam Mermaid Glam Brushes - I love the entire set but am only showing my 2 clean ones in this post hehe :)
• MAC Modern Mandarin Blush

What have you all been loving lately? I would love to know! Send me your comments and suggestions :) Also, if you would like to see any swatches of the products let me know!

XOXO

My 2016 Beauty Favourites

Happy 2017!! Wow long time no post! The past couple of months have been an absolute blur with work and travelling and just enjoying the Holiday Season. I hope you have all had a wonderful Holiday and Happy New Year. For my first post of 2017 I thought it would be nice to reflect on some of the beauty products I constantly reached for in 2016. Some of these items were released in 2016 and some were released in previous years.

Here we go!

• Loreal Infallible Pro Matte Foundation - lightweight demi matte finish and is long lasting
• Essence Pure Nude Highlighter - gives a very natural glow
• ABH Master Palette by Mario - love the shades and pigmentation of this palette
• Benefit They're real mascara - I tried this out for the first time in 2016 and love it!
• ABH That Glow Kit - Gorgeous highlighter kit!
• Make Up Forever Ultra HD Foundation stick - great coverage and easily blendable
• Benefit Hoola Bronzer - one of my HGs
• MAC Peachstock Lipstick - Amrezy made me get this one
• MAC Oyster Girl Lipglass - Amrezy made me get this one too
• Sephora Passionate Blush
• Clinique Ginger Pop Blush
• ABH Craft Liquid Lipstick
• Colourpop Dopey Liquid Lipstick
• Nars Radiant Creamy Concealer
• ABH Dainty Lipgloss
• SLMissGlam Kabooki Glam Brush - Love love love this brush for applying my powder. This one came with me on Vacation.

And those are all of my faves for 2016. I would love to hear what your favourites are! 

XOXO

October Favourites 2016

Half the month has already flown by and the Holiday season is about to be in full swing. I've been trying to shop my stash for the month of October and get through a lot of the deluxe samples I've collected. Here are a few of my faves for the month of October:

• The original LORAC Pro palette - this is one of my HG palettes
• MAC Sheer Pressed Powder - I've been loving this to dust over my foundation
• Too Faced Better than Sex Mascara - I usually go for waterproof mascaras but this one is pretty good!
• Tarte Pure Maracuja Oil - My skin has been acting up lately and this oil has given back the moisture it needs
• ColourPop Smoke n Whistles Highlighter
• Sephora Passionate Blush
• Benefit Hoola Bronzer - another HG product
• Buxom Gloss in Sophia
• Kat Von D liquid lipstick in Lolita - gorgeous for the Fall
• ABH liquid lipstick in Craft - LOVES!
• NARS Radiant Concealer - Amazing! I love the coverage and glow it gives. This will be coming with me on Vacation.

What have you guys been loving recently and what did you pick up during the Sephora Sale? Would love to know :)

XOXO

September Favourites 2016

Gah! I am pretty late for my favourites this month. September went by so fast and was full of changes. I am so excited for the Fall months and the leaves changing. I am not excited for the rain though. For September I was loving a matte face and coppery eyes. Here are my faves for the month of September.

• Kat Von D Lovesick Liquid Lipstick
• Marc Jacobs Sugar Sugar Lip Gloss
• MAC Oyster Girl Lipglass
• Sephora Passionate Blush
• NARS Radiant Concealer - OK this isn't "matte" but I love this concealer and the coverage it gives!
• ColourPop Amaze Eyeshadow
• ColourPop Swerve Eyeliner - I got this in one of my Ipsy glam bags and I love it!
• Maybelline Baby Skin primer - Great drugstore primer!
• Maybelline Fit Me Matte & Poreless foundation
• Maybelline Lash Sensational Luscious Mascara - I also like the pink version of this mascara.
• MAC Select Sheer Pressed Powder - for setting my face.

What have you guys been loving lately? Any recommendations for the Fall months? Let me know in the comments below or reach me on Instagram or Twitter @LuvabellCouture.

XOXO

#UDVanCity Grand Opening & Sephora VIB Event Haul

September 10th was the Grand Opening of Urban Decay's first Canadian stand alone store @ Metrotown. The event brought together makeup enthusiast and bloggers to the store where they had meet & greets, gift cards for the first 100 in line and also a key that could potentially unlock 1 of 3 vault prizes. I unfortunately was not one of the lucky ones to get a vault prize or gift card. Nonetheless, the store opening was fun and I really enjoyed going through all of the Urban Decay products available. I picked up 3 items from the Grand Opening which were:

• The Beached Bronzer
• Vice Lipstick in Venom
• Vice Lipstick in Shame

With my 3 purchases I was able to get a GWP which was a cute makeup pouch (pictured below) filled with some UD samples. 

On the same day Sephora was hosting an event to give early access to the upcoming Holiday collections. I didn't pick up any Holiday items but I did pick up a couple of lip & brow products.

• Benefits Defined & Refined Brows kit - can't wait to use this! I've heard lots of good things about this product
• ABH Liquid Lipstick in Dusty Rose
• MUFE Lipstick in M401

With my purchase Sephora was also giving away a makeup pouch with a bunch of samples & deluxe samples (I <3 div="" samples="" sephora="">

Let me know if you would like any reviews on the products or swatches! PS. I am also hosting a giveaway on my Instagram @LuvabellCouture and am giving away a ColourPop quad in Beach Please. Be sure to check it out and enter!!

XOXO

July Favourites 2016

July left in a blur! I can't believe it's already August. In July I went to my first IMATs which was a fun but crazy experience. I've never waited in line for 2 hours for makeup before... I was able to pick up a couple of items before they sold out though :) Seems like I was also in a Maybelline loving kick in July. Here are a few of my faves!

• Maybelline Master Contour Palette
• Maybelline theNUDES palette
• MAC Pro Long Wear Concealer in NW35
• Maybelline Fit Me Foundation stick
• Maybelline Age Rewind concealer
• Sephora Lip Pencil in Rose Wine
• Morphe M523
• Morphe M433

What have you all been loving? Let me know so I can hunt them down too!!

XOXO

Sephora Wishlist

I've been browsing through the Sephora site and putting things in my "Loves" list. Here are a few items that I have my eye on but haven't made the jump to purchase. I'm on a Sephora No Buy at the moment lol.

• Cover FX Custom Cover Drops - for mixing in with my moisturizer
• Too Faced Chocolate Bon Bons Palette - how cute is the packaging?
• Kat Von D Everlasting Liquid Lipstick in Bow & Arrow - this has been sold out for the longest time and I can never find it in stores. Gorgeous colour!
• Sephora Collection Radiant Luminizing Drops - I want to wear this under a powder highlighter or mixed in with my foundation.

What items have been in your wishlist lately and have you purchased any of the above? If so, let me know what you think about them! (Above Images from Sephora.com)

XOXO

My Top 10 Beauty Faves of 2015

Hello 2016 and Happy New Year to you all!! I am super excited for this year and am looking forward to all the new goodies coming out. What are you guys looking forward to? 2015 was a pretty good year and here are some of the items that I fell in love with.

• Miss Dior Blooming Bouquet Perfume
• Clinique Cheek Pop in Ginger
• Sephora Marvelous Mauve Lip Cream
• Rimmel East End Snob liner (I am completely finished and need a new one!)
• Maybelline Fit Me Concealer (Love this for my under eyes)
• Tarte Lights Camera Splashes Mascara
• Cover Girl Ready Set Gorgeous Foundation
• Ofra Havana Nights Liquid Lipstick (LOVE this formula! Great collab with KathleenLights)
• Benefit Hoola Bronzer
• ABH Self Made Palette

What were your Top 10 Beauty products for 2015? I would love to know! So, tweet me or leave me a comment below. 

XOXO

Sephora VIB Rouge Haul 2015

I know the sale is way over now and it took me ages to get this post up. No excuses >.< But I still wanted to share some items I purchased during the sale (and after / before). So, this is more of a collective haul than a what I purchased during the 20% off sale a few weeks back. Some of these items I purchased online and some in store so I had to wait for shipping. 

• Tarte Lipset from their Holidaze Collection
• ABH Self Made Palette (Love this!)
• Bite Beauty Lip Duo
• MUFE 15 Artist Shadow Palette
• Becca Mini Opal Set
• Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector in Opal
• Tarte Marcuja Creaseless Concealer (I've heard a lot of good things about this)
• First Aid Beauty All Star Hydration set
• Sephora Mask
• MUFE Ultra HD Foundation Stick
• UD Matte Revolution Lipstick in Bad Blood
• Tarte Blush Palette from their Holidaze Collection (bought this one before the sale started)
  

And that is my collective haul from Sephora from the past month and a bit. Would love to hear what you have purchased recently and for any recommendations! Let me know through Facebook, Twitter or Instagram! @LuvabellCouture or comment below!

XOXO

Collective Sephora & MAC Haul

For the past couple of months I have been picking up some items here and there from MAC and Sephora. The haul you see here comes from a few trips to MAC / Sephora & Online. First off the MAC items:

• MAC fix + in the Yuzu scent - I really wanted the rose or coconut one but they were sold out at both MAC stores by my house :(
• MAC lipsticks in Brave, Whirl, Men like mystery, D for Danger, and Dangerous - do you see a theme here? LOL
• MAC Liners in Edge to Edge, Beet, Redd & Magenta - I went a little liner crazy!
• MAC Extra Dimension Shadows in A Naturual Flirt & Amorous Alloy

And now on to the Sephora Haul. I only picked up a couple of items:

• Sephora Lip Cream Stain in Marvellous Mauve - I heard this was a dupe for Patina or Lolita?
• Kat Von D Shade + Light Palette
• Kat Von D Shade + Light Palette Eye
• Becca Champagne Pop Highlight - YES! Becca's collab with the beautiful Jaclyn Hill! I refreshed my browser in what felt like a million times until it finally came in stock on the Sephora Canada site... It was worth it :)

And that are all the items I have purchased in the past few months from Sephora and MAC. My list of loves and wants is still growing but I am holding myself back...

What are on your guys' wishlists? Any upcoming launches you are excited for? Let me know!

XOXO

Lippies in my purse

I'm one of those girls who carry a bazillion lip products in their bags. I use one for the day and then throw it into my purse where it stays there for a long period of time. At the moment these are the ones that I am carrying around.

• Maybelline The Elixir in Fucshia Flourish
• Cover Girl Colorlicious in Berrylicious
• Loreal Lipstick in Julianne's Nude
• Urban Decay in Naked
• Revlon Colorburst Matte Balm in Elusive
• Sephora Cream Lipstain in 03
• Milani Lipstick in Fruit Punch

Yes, I have a problem >.< I really need to clean out my purse. I am just a tad too obsessed with lip products. Can you see a color trend? If you carry a bunch lip products in your bag too let me know what you carry! 

XOXO

Sephora VIB Haul 2015

Hi Everyone! Long time no blog... I've been a very busy girl the past couple of months. Been a little busy with some online shopping as well (bad girl!). Who else took advantage of the VIB sale? This girl did. I didn't go too crazy but I did pick up some goodies from the sale and also used my ebates account to get some cash back! #SCORE!

Here are some items I picked up... a lot of these items I have been eyeing for awhile now.

• Urban Decay Afterglow Blush in Crush
• Anastasia Beverley Hills Contour Kit
• Tarte Tartelette Palette
• Urban Decay Ultra Definition Powder Foundation - Medium Light
• Urban Decay Weightless Complete Coverage Concealer
• Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette
• Urban Decay Sideline E/S
• Urban Decay Sheer Revolution Lipstick in Streak & Anarchy
• NARS Audacious Lipstick in Juliette
• YSL Volupte Tint-in-oil in 
• 8 Pink About me
• 5 Cherry my Cherie
• 4 I Rose You
• YSL Rouge Volupte Shine in 13 Pink in Paris
• Clinique Cheek Pop in Rosy Pop
• Anastasia Beverley Hills Artist Palette
• Urban Decay Revolution High-color Lipgloss in Scandal
• MUFE Artist Plexi Gloss in 207 & 202
• Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector in Blushed Copper

I guess I was really into Urban Decay this time around. I can't wait to play with everything. I've used some of the items already like the YSL Tint in Oil (I LOVE how they feel on the lips). What did you guys get during the sale? Would love to know & let me know if you want a review / swatches of any of the products :) Thanks for reading!!

XOXO

Boxing Day 2014 Sephora Haul

Hello lovely people! First off I would like to say a very Happy New Year to everyone. I can't believe that we are already in the second week of 2015! I am sorry for not blogging that much recently, I have just been catching up on some items on my to-do list and just enjoying the Holidays with my friends and family. I hope you all had a great Holiday as well.

Over the break I did do some shopping, nothing too crazy but of course I had to grab some items from Sephora. During Boxing Day (December 26th) Sephora had some items on sale in store for $12 each. I personally thought they were quite the steal so I had to grab some items. Here is what I got:

• Kat Von D Esperanza Palette
• Bobbi Brown Rich Lip Color in Bikini Pink
• Urban Decay Naked Gloss in Lovechild
• Urban Decay Super Saturated Lip Color in Lovechild (guess I really liked Lovechild...)
• Butter London Nailpolish in Yummy Mummy (My first Butter London nailpolish!)
• Smashbox Limitless Long Wear Lip Gloss in For Keeps

And that is all that I got during Boxing Day at Sephora. Would love to hear what you guys purchased over the holidays and if you have any recommendations. My next post might be some of my fave products from 2014 but I don't know if I'm a little late for that since it is already the second week of January :P Let me know what you guys want to see next!

XOXO

Sephora VIB Sale Haul 2014

Long time no post! I can't believe we are only a few weeks away from Christmas. #EXCITED. I did a couple of trips to Sephora VIB sale and picked up some items. I would love to see what you guys got too so please leave a comment below, tweet me or instagram me! @luvabellcouture

Here is what I picked up during the Sephora VIB sale:

• Clinique dramatically different moisturizing lotion +
• Too Faced Shadow Insurance in Champagne
• Kat Von D Everlasting Lipstick in Bauhau5
• BITE beauty high pigment lip pencil set
• Urban Decay Naked Flushed in Streak
• Kat Von D Studded Kiss Lipstick in Cathedral
• Origins GinZing Refreshing Scrub Cleanser
• Nars Sheer Glow Foundation in Punjab
• Melted Long Wear Lipstick in Melted Berry
• MUFE eye shadow in ME-728 & M-636
• Fresh Sugar Lip Treatment in Petal
• Tarte Pin Up Girl Amazonian Clay Blush Palette
• Too Faced Melted Kiss Set

I would love to hear what you guys have been loving / recommend! More pictures after the jump!

XOXO

Sephora Haul

So, I went a little bit crazy during the 15% off sale at Sephora. This haul was from about 3 trips to Sephora during the sale. I first went to the VIB Rouge sale on a Sunday, it was alright but I thought that it could have been a little bit better. It was quite busy and a few of the items I had wanted were already sold out. One item in particular was the matte radiant orchid lipstick from Sephora's color of the year collection. The hourglass ambient blushes seemed to be quite popular as well but I was able to grab one in Diffused Heat. I think I am done from buying make-up for awhile now... Here are the items I picked up from the sale. Let me know what you all got too!

• Too faced Chocolate Bar palette
• Sephora Color of the Year Rush Luster Cheek Sweep
• Too Faced Perfect Lips Lip Liner in Perfect Nude
• Sephora Pro Tapered Crease Brush
• Urban Decay All Nighter Spray
• Urban Decay Native & 69 Lipstick
• Clinique Blush Pops in Ginger & Plum
• First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Cream
• Bare Minerals Foundation
• Bite Beauty Lipstick in Fig
• Smashbox Photo Finish Lid Primer
• Bare Minerals Eyeshadow Quad in The Happy Place
• Benefit Rockateur Blush
• MUFE Aqua Eyes Liner in 19L
• Hourglass Ambient Light Blush in Diffused Heat

I was able to get most of the items I had on my wish list :) I can't wait to try them out! Let me know if you would like to see a review on any of the products. More pictures below!

XOXO

Sephora VIB Sale Haul 2013

So, I picked up a few things from the Sephora VIB sale that ran in the beginning of the month. Now, I am banned from Sephora until next year! Haha, let's see how long that will last :P Anyway, I picked up a few palettes and a few holiday sets. I don't think I went tooo crazy this year... Now on to what I purchased:

• Soft Lights Powder in Shimmer - This is all Jacilyn Hill from YouTube's fault!
• Naked Skin Foundation - I have been wanting to try this foundation out since it first came out
• NARS Guy Bourdin One Night Stand Blush Palette (even though I already have a blush or two)
• Kat Von D Spellbinding Palette - I was mesmerized by the colors!
• Too Faced A Few of My Favorite Things Palette - I love Too Faced, so of course I had to get this!
• Buxom Dolly's Opening Act Lip Gloss Set - SO PRETTY! And great price point in my opinion.
• Sephora #56 Pro Face Brush - Loving this for foundation.

And that is all I got from the sale. Trust me I wanted more, but I held off. If you would like a review on any of these products please let me know :) Also, I would love to know what you got from the sale so leave them in the comments! Until next time!

XOXO

More pictures after the jump...

My Sephora Wish List 2013 Holiday Edition

I was on the Sephora website today and browsing through all the new items and holiday collections. I put some things in my basket just for fun and thought I would share what I have on my wish list for the upcoming holiday. I am not saying I'm going to be buying all of these products but if I were going to buy something these are items I would get hehe :)

I would love to know if any of you girlies have a wish list too? If so, let me know what is on yours!

Urban Decay Vice 2 Palette

I know I said I would post this a few days ago (I purchased this palette over a week ago from Sephora and its just been sitting there) but as usual I have been bad and lost track of time. Bad Christina! But finally, here it is all swatches & all... The Urban Decay Vice 2 Palette. First off, I decided to purchase this one because I felt that the colors were more wearable than the original Vice palette that was released last year. The colors in the Vice 2 palette still had a good mix of neutrals & colors but I think that they are still wearable for every day.

The formulation of Urban Decay eyeshadows are one of my favorites as for the most part they are pretty creamy & pigmented. This palette in particular had some great pigmented shadows. Some were a little glittery / powdery but for the most part I thought the colors offered were pretty.

My faves from the Vice 2 palette have to be: Prank, Damaged, Toxic & Betrayal. If you have the palette too I would love to know which ones are your faves and not so much your faves. One of my least favorite shadows would be Shellshock, too me it was kind of powdery and to silver for my personal preference. Some of the lighter colors in the Vice 2 palette were a bit sheer but I think they are buildable :) For more pictures & swatches be sure to read on. 

Let me know what you guys think of this palette too!!

Fall Nails: Metro Chic

Fall has officially arrived and I wanted to do my nails a more fall appropiate color. So I decided to go with Sephora by OPI in Metro Chic and for my accent I chose Disco Dolls by Nicole (the Kardashian collection). What are your guys' fave fall nail combos?

What is in my: Everyday Make-up Bag

I think I carry too many make-up items in my purse and to prove it here is a post on what is in my everyday make-up bag. I usually take this with me in my purse and use the items to touch up throughout the day.