tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10011617273858322452024-03-04T23:41:10.586-07:00beauty marked.Christianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13457590899887236783noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001161727385832245.post-57498814795084717702013-01-11T23:34:00.000-07:002013-01-11T23:48:30.360-07:00Filming for Two?<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">About a month ago I had the privilege of filming with my friend <a href="http://www.youtube.com/curlmecrazy" target="_blank">Christina</a>. She is the only person I know in real life that is as makeup/skincare/nails/younameit obsessed as me. We can literally talk for hours about crazy makeup YouTube stuff so when she told me she wanted to start a YouTube channel I immediately jumped at the chance to film a few videos with her.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">We ended up filming our November (yes, November - this post is a little belated) Favourites together and, although we were probably the last people in the YouTubesphere to do it, we attempted the blindfolded makeup challenge. It was actually hard! I had watched so many and thought I would be pretty good at it but once that blindfold goes on you basically lose any skills you once had as a human being. I think Christina tried really hard and she ended up doing a not so bad job on me but I definitely gave up early on and if you watch the video you'll know what a disaster it was.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Finally, I spent like four hours compiling footage for a bloopers video. I love watching bloopers videos and I've made a few in the past - although I think I may have privated them now - but this one was a doozy. I had about 2 hours of footage to sift through and the process took me about 4 hours start to finish... for a video less than 4 minutes. So please, please watch it to make all my effort worth it!!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I hope you all have as much fun watching these videos as I did filming them with Christina and make sure to pop by her <a href="http://www.youtube.com/curlmecrazy" target="_blank">channel</a> and show her some love.</span>Christianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13457590899887236783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001161727385832245.post-55715989245654514572012-12-01T01:38:00.000-07:002012-12-01T01:39:29.114-07:00Bring on the Oils!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I'm going to apologize in advance for this text heavy post...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">As someone with very oily skin I was always told to steer clear of oils. "Only use products that are oil-free," they said, "oils will make you break out more," they said, blah, blah, blah. I personally think that's a load of crap. I'll admit that for beginners who know nothing about skincare oil-free is easy and if you go that route you'll be just fine. But for the more crazy, obsessive beauty lovers out there, you're going to be missing out on so many great products if you ONLY go oil-free. I will admit that there are certain oils that you don't want going on your face. For the most part, any type of synthetic oil like mineral oil (AKA paraffin liquidium AKA my skincare nemesis) should be avoided like the plague unless you also want to wrap your face up in plastic wrap and call it a night. Most natural oils are great for the skin, though. I'm honestly not too familiar with the properties of difference types of oil (other than the ones I know to avoid!) so if you're really interested in that you'll have to do your own research.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">For those of you with no knowledge of my skin type or past skin issues I'll give you a quick brief. I have very oily skin that's prone to congestion and acne. For a long time I struggled with hormonal acne (and still do but it's mostly under control) and hyper-pigmentation. I also live in an extremely dry climate so on top of being very oily I'm also really dehydrated. This led to a spotty, flaky, shiny faced me and until I learned more about skincare I just didn't know how to deal with it. I wish I would have discovered facial oils earlier! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I've been using facial oils for almost exactly two years now. The obsession started with the Kiehl's Midnight Recovery Concentrate. I picked up this oil without knowing a whole lot about it. I had seen some reviews of it on YouTube and decided I would give it a go. I used this oil religiously for about nine months or so and I noticed a major improvement in my dehydrated as well as hyper-pigmentation. I ended up taking a bit of a break from this oil in between my first and second bottle (which happened to be during summer so I didn't really need it) but ended up repurchasing it in the winter when my dehydration came back and it worked just as well the second time around. I still love this oil to this day. For the most part I've moved on to other things but I've still got a half full bottle in my collection for when I want to reminisce.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I'm ashamed to admit I fell off the oil bandwagon during my stint with Clinique. I tried to be a good employee and use mainly Clinique products but they just didn't agree with my skin at all. Now I'm working for Clarins (who are big advocates of oils by the way) and I've fallen in love with their facial oils.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I briefly tried the Clarins Blue Orchid Face Treatment Oil, aimed at dehydrated skin, as I received it at my first training session. I thought it was nice enough, and did help out with my dehydration, but the one I really wanted to try was the Lotus Face Treatment Oil. The lotus oil is geared towards those with combination/oily skin and helps to purify and rebalance the skin. I've only been using this oil for a couple of weeks now but I've already seen a big difference in my skin. I did break out just a little bit for the first two or three days I was using this oil but since then I've been noticing that my pores are much cleaner and it's also been helping with my dehydration. I use this oil every night before bed (you're supposed to use it every night for one month and then just use it as you feel you need it, I'll probably do once or twice a week) and I also love using it underneath facial masks. I pair it with both clay and moisture masks (not at the same time) and it feels so luxurious, like I'm giving myself a mini facial.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Overall I think facial oils are great (I also love cleansing oils but I'll leave that for another post as it <i>really</i> doesn't belong here). I haven't tried that many and I'm sure there are many other great options out there to try but I think anyone can benefit from using a facial oil, especially if you suffer with dehydration. For anyone with oily/acne prone skin I'd highly recommend the Clarins Lotus Oil and tea tree oil as a spot treatment if you need it and for anyone with dehydrated skin I'd recommend either the Clarins Blue Orchid Oil or the Kiehl's Midnight Recovery concentrate. B</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">oth Clarins and Kiehl's are really good for giving out samples so if this post still hasn't convinced you see if you can try them out first.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I hope this was helpful and I hope it's convinced you to give facial oils a chance if you were hesitant before!</span>Christianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13457590899887236783noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001161727385832245.post-44608483353734184152012-12-01T00:30:00.002-07:002012-12-01T00:34:39.666-07:00Get Ready for a Night Out with Me<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Here is the latest of the "get ready with me" videos I seem to be doing a lot lately. This is a look I like to wear for a night out, maybe to a party or some other sort of special occasion. I rarely wear any colour of my lips so it's a nice change to do a bit more a bright lip on nights out. This look features MAC's Girl About Town lipstick which is probably one of my all time favourite lip colours and possibly my favourite bold lip. I find it's so flattering and easy to wear and the formula is also amazing. I tend to pair it with a more simple eye but add a little bit of glitter to add some fun. I hope you guys enjoy this tutorial!</span><br />
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<br />Christianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13457590899887236783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001161727385832245.post-51635039760382693922012-11-27T22:14:00.001-07:002012-12-01T00:33:53.901-07:00My Top 10 Lipsticks<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I recently posted a video about my top 10 favourite <strike>lipsticks</strike> lip products. I'm really not a lips girl at all. I prefer to focus on my eyes or cheeks but when I do go for a lip product these are my favourites!</span><br />
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Christianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13457590899887236783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001161727385832245.post-40150599596209495372012-11-09T20:57:00.000-07:002012-11-09T23:07:49.422-07:00Get Ready for School With Me<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I am not a morning person. It's gotten to the point where I'll hit the snooze button until I'm late for school/work and I have to rush to get ready. That's where this super easy makeup routine comes in. When I go to school I'm not too concerned with wearing a lot of makeup. My main focus is to get my skin looking even and healthy and adding a bit of definition with brows and a little curl of the lashes. I think this look is great for girls just starting to get into makeup or if you're just extremely lazy like me and don't like to spend a lot of time in the morning.</span><br />
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<br />Christianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13457590899887236783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001161727385832245.post-15556539871456741602012-10-31T23:10:00.000-06:002012-12-01T00:31:46.822-07:00NOTD: Seasons are Changing<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Hey guys! I have another post for you all tonight. I needed to repaint my nails and I realized I had completely forgot to do my staple Halloween nail. I typically do a black base with a flake top coat so it looks sort of spooky and Halloween-ish. I decided to do a similar combination but I paired Essie Wicked with Sally Hansen Hidden Treasure (this was a limited edition colour a few years ago but tons of brands have come out with similar polishes since then). I was really impressed with how it turned out.</span><br />
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Christianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13457590899887236783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001161727385832245.post-74799256599344973562012-10-31T22:28:00.001-06:002012-10-31T22:57:30.820-06:00October 2012 Favourites<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Hey guys! Here is a video I made about my favourite products from this past month. I hope you enjoy!</span><br />
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<br />Christianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13457590899887236783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001161727385832245.post-30722916604500869812012-10-23T00:44:00.000-06:002012-12-01T00:32:10.764-07:00Masks! Masks! Masks!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">So I've come to the conclusion that I'm an over-exfoliater. I tend to focus my skin care routine more on exfoliating products than I do on cleansing products to the point where I'm realizing it's detrimental to my skin. I notice that when I get a bit lazy and cut back on exfoliating products for a week or two my skin doesn't break out as much and just seems generally happier. Even so I always go back to my harsh routine of Clarisonic, peels, scrubs, AHAs, retinol, the list goes on and on. I think I'm seriously addicted guys. Before I go more in depth with this post I want to warn you all that I've spent the last 48 hours in hardcore paper writing mode so if this post seems a little bit too "academic sounding" I apologize.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">For the past week I've been cutting back on exfoliation and increasing my clay mask use. I'm testing a system of using a mask every other day and using my Clarisonic as exfoliation on alternating days. <i>I'll admit I did cheat today and use my Juice Beauty Green Apple Peel AND my Clarisonic... oops!</i> So far the results have been better than I could have imagined. I was examining my face in a magnifying mirror (as one always does at some point in the day haha) and I noticed that the pores around my nose seemed way cleaner than usual. I have very oily skin so blackheads (eww!) are a big issue for me. I've tried everything to get rid of them: pore scrubs, pore strips, oxy pads, you name it I've probably tried it. Anyway, I swear my squeaky clean pores are because of the clay masks I've been using lately. The masks themselves aren't anything new but I think using them more frequently has made the difference.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I use each of these masks for different purposes depending on how my skin is acting. The Proactiv and Olay masks are great to use if I'm having quite a bad breakout. They are both sulfur masks but I prefer the Proactiv version. WARNING: they do smell a lot like sulfur and some people might not like this. I don't really mind the smell and I think the benefits of using sulfur for acne is worth a little bit of smelliness. The Origins mask is nice if my skin is misbehaving just a little bit. It's kind of for those occasions where I can feel something cooking under the skin and I want to nip it in the butt. The Lancome mask is included in this post just because I own it and am trying to use it up. It's not a bad mask my any means but I can't stand the smell. My favourite of the bunch is the Kiehl's mask. This is a great clarifying and cleansing mask and I use it when I'm feeling extra oily. To anyone with normal or dry skin: just say no to this mask. It can be a little drying if I'm even slightly dehydrated and a lot of the time I'll only use it in my t-zone. Combination skin should be okay, but stick to using it only in oily areas.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I'll keep you all posted on how this little mask experiment goes and hopefully it keeps working for me. If you have any clay/cleansing masks that you love let me know! I think I'll be finishing these up quite quickly if I stick to my current routine. What are your thoughts on masks v.s. exfoliation? Do you think one works better for you than the other or do you like a combination?</span></div>
Christianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13457590899887236783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001161727385832245.post-18238651748185905672012-10-20T19:09:00.001-06:002012-10-31T22:56:51.995-06:00Get Ready for Work With Me<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I posted this video the other day about how I do my makeup for work. I do work in the makeup industry so my look tends to change every day and it can vary from a barely there look to a full on smokey eye and bold lip. To be honest, my go to look for work is usually just one colour on the lid blended to a smokey eye because I'm extremely lazy and always running late. I thought that was too similar to what I wear for my going out look so I decided to stick with a very wearable and office appropriate look so that anyone that does work in a more professional environment could take advantage of the tutorial. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I like to do this look in the video when I have a little bit more time (and 20 minutes to spare on gel liner).</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> I'm planning on making 2 more videos like this. One for my school routine and one for my going out look. I hope this is useful to some of you!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Haha sorry about the title. I've been ever so slightly obsessed with Taylor Swift's single <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/red-single/id566725362" target="_blank">Red</a> and today it's been on repeat so I've got r-r-r-r-red stuck in my head. If you like Taylor then you've probably already heard this song but I like it so much better than her new pop songs. I'm not even a country fan but country Taylor all the way. Anyway I thought it somewhat applied to this post about red nail polish. That and - okay, let's be real - I couldn't think of a name other than "here are my favourite nail polishes right now".</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The second video is near and dear to me because being a very fair skinned girl isn't easy in the makeup world. I know how hard it can be to find products that match a very light skin tone and it's taken me years to find good quality products that work for me. I wanted to make this video to help other pale girls out there and maybe let some of them know that it's okay to be pale!</span><br />
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Christianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13457590899887236783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001161727385832245.post-20032289842490338702012-10-09T20:46:00.000-06:002012-12-01T00:33:15.594-07:00My Current Beauty Wish List<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1001161727385832245" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1001161727385832245" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1001161727385832245" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1001161727385832245" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1001161727385832245" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1001161727385832245" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1001161727385832245" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">This post was initially going to be about my current skin care routine to go along with my most recent video. However, I'm currently writing this while wearing a mask that I'm hoping will clear up a bad breakout I'm having at the moment. Needless to say I don't really feel like talking about skin care right now haha! I'll include that video in a separate post just in case you are interested.</span><br />
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1. Dermalogica Daily Microfoliant<br />
2. China Glaze Mini Nail Polish (mine was actually upgraded to full size because I ordered a three month subscription!)<br />
3. Consonant Body Organic Olive Oil Body Soap<br />
4. Elizabeth Grant Biocollasis Complex Day Serum</span></div>
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I’m most excited about the Dermalogica Daily Microfoliant and the full size China Glaze Nail Polish (I got the colour Emerald Fitzgerald if you were wondering). The other two products I’m a little less excited about just because I haven’t ever heard of them but I guess that’s the whole point of this subscription service.<br />
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I still have two more Luxe Boxes to come in June and July and based on what I received in this month’s box I’m excited to see what’s coming next! You can go to <a href="http://www.loosebutton.com/">http://www.loosebutton.com/</a> to sign up for the waiting list and get your own Luxe Box.</span></div>
Christianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13457590899887236783noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001161727385832245.post-32707472033308799932011-04-26T20:15:00.006-06:002012-10-31T22:59:31.384-06:00NOTD: Bling in the Spring<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Christianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13457590899887236783noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001161727385832245.post-91394407750256519582011-04-26T19:08:00.011-06:002012-10-08T23:07:55.209-06:00Project 10 Pan is OVER!!<div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
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Christianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13457590899887236783noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001161727385832245.post-83078427794667544142011-04-02T16:52:00.010-06:002012-10-08T23:13:14.936-06:00Things I Want<div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">
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