Add a flush of colour with a cream blush from Elizabeth Arden, Avon and Marcelle!

Elizabeth Arden Cool Glow Cheek Tint - $34 - in 3 shades: Berry Rush, Coral Daze and Nectar = with a water based, cool to the touch creamy gel formula that sculpts and defines cheeks with a sheer  wash of colour that blends seamlessly and creates a luminous, healthy-looking glow without disrupting the makeup underneath while supporting skin's natural collagen with ceramides, vitamins C, D, E and mushroom extract.

Available at Elizabeth Arden counters across Canada.

Avon True Color Be Blushed Cheek Color - $10 - in 8 shades: Icy Petal, Powder Pink, Pink Melon, Mandarin Glow, Golden Rose, Crushed Berry, Blushing Nude and Tropical Pink - with a soft, sheer formula for a natural look that adds a quick, subtle hint of creamy colour.

Available from your Avon rep - 1-800-265-AVON or online at www.avon.ca. 

Marcelle Cream Blush - $15.95 - in 4 shades: Pink Mademoiselle, Raspberry, Heatherwood and Coral - with a creamy, rich and highly-pigmented formula with a blendable, easy-to-apply texture with  long-wear satin finish that gives skin a dewy glow.

Available in drug stores across Canada.

- Lisamarie -

Eye Love Wednesday - Elizabeth Arden Advanced Ceramide Capsules Daily Youth Restoring Eye Serum

Elizabeth Arden Advanced Ceramide Capsules Daily Youth Restoring Eye Serum- 60 capsules - $77 - a lightweight, silky-smooth serum with a fast absorbing formula  that delivers an enhanced complex of skin-identical ceramides that help  support skin's own natural collagen to visibly smooth and firm skin, minimizes the appearance of lines, wrinkles and crow's feet, visibly reduces puffiness around the eyes, improves texture for noticeably smoother, softer, younger-looking skin and helps fortify the skin's moisture barrier  and support natural lipid levels. 

The formula contains ingredients for skin barrier protection including an enhanced ceramide lipid complex, fatty acids, cholesterol, phytosphingosine and sea fennel extract which also increases luminosity and skin smoothness; botanical complex technology and vitamin E for moisturization and tsubaki oil, vitamin A palmitate, palmitoyl + hexapeptide-14, hops extract and butcher's broom extract for anti-aging.

I'm a fan of the capsule format - not only does it take the guesswork out of what the right amount of product to use is, it's also great for travel, just throw the number of capsules you need for the number of days you are traveling into your makeup bag and save some space!

Available now at Hudson's Bay, London Drugs and Shoppers Drug Mart stores across Canada.

- Lisamarie -

Layer your way to total sun protection with Vichy, Coppertone, IDC and Prevage!

The biggest mistakes most people made when applying sunscreen is either not applying enough or missing spots - an easy fix - just use a couple of different products and layer! The lotion will help add moisture which the sun loves to strip away and the spray will fill in any missed or hard to reach areas! My go-to combo right now:

Vichy Ideal Soleil Sport Ultra Light Refreshing Lotion SPF 60 - 200ml - $29.95 - with a light refreshing formula perfect for active people - not only does it protect them from UVA and UVB rays, it's resistant to water and sweat for over 80 minutes! And to make life even easier, it can be applied directly to wet or dry skin and absorbs quickly without leaving any white traces.

Available at drugstores across Canada and online at vichy.ca.

Coppertone Clearly Sheer Sunscreen Spray SPF 50 - 142g - $9.97 - with a lightweight, moisturizing matte formula that feels lightweight on the skin, won't clog pores and a has fresh, clean scent - provides broad spectrum UVA/UVB coverage and is water resistant for 80 minutes.

Available at drug and mass retailers across Canada.

As for the face, if you have dry skin and need to wear a moisturizer under your sunscreen anyhow, use one with an SPF - there is no harm is doubling up on it and chances are, you aren't wearing enough sun protection anyhow so this way you will be entirely covered! If you are oily/combo skinned you probably don't need both so make sure you really slather on the one you do use!

Here's a great duo and what's interesting about both of them is that they aren't just offering protecting from sun damage but also the aging effects of pollution - ongoing exposure contributes to skin’s lack of oxygen, loss of moisture and compromised natural anti-oxidizing actions - with visible signs that may include dullness, dryness, greater sensitivity and intensification of fine lines - which means yes, there is now something new to worry about!

IDC + Hydra UV Protect Anti-Pollution Moisturizing Cream SPF 30 - 50ml - $50.99 - the power of intense hydration comes together with natural mineral sun filters and an anti-pollution complex to protect skin from UV rays and a variety of pollutants including desert gold (jojoba) extract - quickly penetrates the skin, where it intensely hydrates and nourishes to help restore evenness and radiance resulting is soft, silky, protecting skin.

Available now at beautyboutique.ca.

Elizabeth Arden Prevage City Smart Broad Spectrum Sunscreen SPF 50 Lotion - 40ml - $85 - with a sheer, hydrating, invisible formula that offers a new level of skincare defense by combining pollution and UV protection with a DNA Enzyme Complex to strengthen skin and support natural repair systems, protect against skin dulling pollutants with smart polymers that form an invisible skin shield and defend against 98% of harmful UVB rays with a broad spectrum formula containing 100% micronized titanium dioxide and zinc oxide -and a powerful antioxidant blend - to  maintain optimal skin health and visibly improve skin's condition to help it look  younger, longer.
Available now at Elizabeth Arden counters across Canada.

- Lisamarie -

Eye Love Wednesday - eyebrow gels from Elizabeth Arden, GOSH and Annabelle

Elizabeth Arden Statement Brow - $32 - in Blonde, Honey, Brown and Dark Brown - an all-in-one tinted gel that grooms, conditions, fills and shapes, making it easy to create a defined, smudge-proof look with up to 12 hours wear.

Featuring a unique, precision bristled brush and enhanced formula containing beeswax and carnauba - helps to define and hold brows in place for long-lasting wear; kaolin - a natural clay that provides texture to give brows shape and a fuller appearance; mineral pigments and pearls - to naturally fill brows and reflect light to create subtle shine and dimension; shea butter and rapeseed oil - provide moisturizing and conditioning properties, as well as antioxidant protection; and silk and panthnol - rich with vitamin B5 and amino acids to help nourish and condition the brow hair - allowing for effortless application to hold brows in place all day.

Available now at Hudson's Bay, London Drugs and Shoppers Drug Mart stores across Canada.

GOSH Brow Sculpting Fibre Gel - $17 - in Nutmeg and Chestnut - with a long-lasting gel formula to tame brows and hold them in place all day while easily adding volume with fibres that build up the brow, colour to fill in bare spots while nourishing with bladderwrack seaweed which contains ultra-high levels of antioxidants, amino acids, vitamins and minerals - applied with a tapered brush for precise application.

Available exclusively at Shoppers Drug Mart stores across Canada.

Annabelle Brow Show Shaping Gel - $8.95 - in 2 universal shades: Light/Medium and Medium/Dark - to define and fix brows in one easy step for natural and uniform hold.

Available at drugstores across Canada and online at annabelle.com.

- Lisamarie -

Fragrant Friday - Elizabeth Arden White Tea

Looking for a fragrance that captures that refreshing moment of blissful solace experienced at the first sip of tea? Then you'll love:

Elizabeth Arden White Tea - 50ml EDT - $47, 100ml EDT - $62, Pure Indulgence Body Cream - 400ml - $35, Cream Deodorant - 40ml - $15 - a musky, floral woody scent with top notes of crisp and sparkling Italian mandarin, clary sage essence, sensual sea breeze accord and Japanese white fern; heart notes of blissful white tea extract, indulgent mate absolute Paraguay, white iris accord and sapucaya atmospheric accord; and base notes of madras wood, ambrette seed absolute, tonka bean Venezuela absolute, ambermax, trio of tranquility musks: serenolide, velvione and sykolide.

I don't actually drink tea so I can't comment on that blissful solace but I will say it's a relaxing fragrance. It reminds me of the way the woods smell - a little green, a little woody, a little mossy and peaceful - or what peaceful would smell like if it had a scent!

Available now at Hudson's Bay, Jean Coutu, London Drugs, Shoppers Drug Mart and Uniprix stores across Canada.

- Lisamarie -

Mascara Monday - Elizabeth Arden Lasting Impression Mascara

Elizabeth Arden Lasting Impression Mascara - $32 - in Lasting Black and Lasting Brown - with an innovative and buildable formula that delivers exceptional length, separation and definition for super charged, glossy lashes and maximum eye impact all day long.

Harnessing the power of Ceramind technology, the smudge and clump proof formula envelops lashes to lengthen and thicken their look without any flaking.

While the unique brush with it's five conic spheres grabs, coats and extends for remarkably long, fanned out lashes each each swipe.

I like this mascara a lot, it easily gave me a feathery lash look (on the left eye) or a more defined look with an extra coat (on the right eye) with no smearing or clumping!

Available now at Elizabeth Arden counters across Canada.

- Lisamarie -

Elizabeth Arden Tropical Escape 2017 Summer Colour Collection

Get the look of sexy, sun-kissed skin with the new Elizabeth Arden Tropical Escape Colour Collection! Inspired by the vibrant and lustrous hues of the tropics, the collection offers radiance and a kiss of colour that helps you escape the city without ever leaving your house!

FourEver Bronze Bronzing Powder in Medium 01 - $45 - a four-in-one compact that features an ultra-refined highlighter - to brighten and enhance features, blush - to create a perfect flush, contour - to sculpt and create dimension and bronzer - to achieve a natural golden glow - along with a plush half-moon brush - use the shades alone or blended together to achieve your ideal shade of warmth.

The formula includes skin balancing ingredients: hyaluronic acid, lecithin and vitamins C & E - to soften and moisturize dry skin and dry flow starch - to absorb excess oil for a silky, matte finish - along with silica, mica and sericite - soft focus microfine particles that scatter and diffuse light to blur fine lines and wrinkles.

Sheer Kiss Lip Oil - $25 - in 6 shades: Coral Caress, Rejuvenating Red, Pampering Pink, Heavenly Rose, Purple Serenity, Nude Oasis - a lightweight lipcolour that is packed with five precious oils: coconut, avocado, tsubaki, meadowfoam and splianthes acmella - to deliver hydration, antioxidants, and anti-aging effects for soft supple plumped up lips - to deliver all the hydrating benefits of an oil with the pigment of a gloss, bridging the gap between colour and care, to rejuvenate lips with a non-greasy feel.

These are my new favourite thing - all the shininess of a gloss without the stickiness combined with all the care of a balm without the boredom of no colour!

Dare To Bare Bronzing Oil - 50ml - $45 - a luxurious, hydrating oil that illuminates skin from head to toe with a veil of golden shimmer and the delicious summer scent of vanilla and coconut.

The lightweight formula contains contains a multitude of oils including sunflower seek, jojoba, macadamia, meadowfoam seed and pomegranate seed oils along with vitamin E - to protect and mica - to help blur fine lines and wrinkles for a warm youthful glow.

Available now at Hudson's Bay, London Drugs and Shoppers Drug Mart stores across Canada.

- Lisamarie -

This week I'm obsessed with... Elizabeth Arden Advanced Ceramide Capsules Daily Youth Restoring Serum

I admit it, I love fun-sized things - miniature chocolate bars at Halloween, itty-bitty bottles of shampoo in hotel rooms and now single doses of skin serum in tiny capsules:

Elizabeth Arden Advanced Ceramide Capsules Daily Youth Restoring Serum - 60 capsules - $98, 90 capsules - $125 - with a new and improved formula that contains more fatty acids, Ceramides 1 and 6 along with the addition of Ceramide 3, cholesterol, sea fennel and tsubaki oil - which together delivers triple the anti-aging power to enhance skin's barrier repair function, increase moisturization within the surface of the skin and minimize the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.

I've had a chance to try them out for the past couple of weeks, not necessarily expecting to see much in the way of results since 2 weeks isn't generally long enough to start seeing the cumulative results of a product so I was pretty surprised that I started noticing a difference after just one or two applications  - mainly hydration - right away my skin felt moisturized which of course makes it look healthier and glowing. As well, the lines at the corners of my eyes are less deep, you can barely see them now!

As I keep using it, in another couple of months I can expect to see an improvement in radiance, luminosity and texture - sign me up! The other awesome thing about them, they travel so easily, just pop the amount of capsules you need for the number of days you are traveling which eliminates another bulky product bottle from your travel bag!

Available now at Hudson's Bay, London Drugs and Shoppers Drug Mart stores across Canada.

- Lisamarie -

Fragrant Friday - Elizabeth Arden Always Red Femme

Elizabeth Arden Always Red Femme - 50ml EDT - $65, 100ml EDT - $85 - a spirited sensual floral with zesty top notes of blackcurrant bud, lemon and green pear; heart notes of lush peach blossom, davana LMR, muguet and jasmine; and base notes of patchouli, cedarwood, hearty moss and vanilla capturing a sense of warmth and sensuality and leaving an unforgettable trail.

It's a warm and slightly sweet floral that has impressive lasting power, I could still smell it on my skin a good 8 or 9 hours after applying. And I really love the bottle - matte black with vibrant, red and pink, lace-inspired flowers - it's really a stand-out on my dressing table!

Available now at Hudson's Bay, Shoppers Drug Mart, London Drugs and Jean Coutu.

- Lisamarie -

Smooth away wrinkles with a treatment from Estée Lauder, Prevage, Avon Anew and Jouviance!

Estée Lauder New Dimension Expert Liquid Tape - 15ml - $78 - with a powerful concentration of pro-collagen technology, enriched with fast-acting polymers to help firm and tone key areas that creates a tighter feel and instant mini-lift sensation, while giving  skin and facial contours a more sculpted and lifted appearance. It's especially great for the eye area to give that extra boost to make you look awake and refreshed.

Available at Estée Lauder counters across Canada.

Prevage Anti-Aging Wrinkle Smoother - 15ml - $90 - immediately fills and eases the look of fine lines and wrinkles to give skin a smoother, air-brushed look with a targeted treatment that delivers an intensive dose of idebenone, hyaluronic acid derivative and potent amino acids while providing environmental protection and formulated with a biomimetic peptide and a vitamin A derivative shown to support skin's vital collagen and elastin to fight the appearance of fine lines and crow's feet with continued use.

Available at Elizabeth Arden counters across Canada.

Avon Anew Clinical Pro+ Line Eraser Treatment - 30g - $35 -with a formula powered by encapsulated time-release A-F33+ Complex for a triple-action wrinkle-fighting that visibly repairs and fills fine lines; plumps the look of even deep wrinkles; and smooths and retexturizes skin so wrinkles appear diminished in days.

Available from your Avon rep - 1-800-265-AVON or online at www.avon.ca.

Jouviance Pro-Collagen Wrinkle Filler - 10ml - $24 - a magical make-up base with an exceptionally silky, ultra-fine formula that goes on easily for a barely there texture that fills and covers fine lines and pores perfectly. Enriched with a stimulating collagen complex, it delivers both immediate skin moisturizing and filling benefits and cumulative effects when used daily to give skin a radiant and youthful glow.

Available at drugstores in Quebec and online for everyone else (for now) at www.jouviance.com.

- Lisamarie -

Elizabeth Arden Beautiful Color Bold Liquid Lipstick - with swatches!

Elizabeth Arden Beautiful Color Bold Liquid Lipstick - $28 - in 8 shades: Daring Beige, Lavish Pink, Pink Lover, Extreme Pink, Passionate Peach, Fearless Red, Luscious Raspberry, Seductive Magenta -  a creamy, high impact lip colour that combines the coverage and intensity of lipstick with the finish of a gloss. Lips are saturated with intense colour while rich emollients leave them feeling luxuriously moisturized and comfortable with long-lasting color that doesn't feather or bleed. 

Luscious Raspberry

Passionate Peach 

Unlike most liquid lipsticks that are applied with a brush, this one has a flocked tip applicator, that you don't twist to release the product but rather push the lever of the click pen up - it's a little challenging so make sure your hands are dry when you do it so you can get a good grip!

Available now at Hudson’s Bay, London Drugs and Shoppers Drug Mart stores across Canada.

- Lisamarie -

Show your neck some love with StriVectin, Elizabeth Arden Prevage and Avon!

StriVectin TL Advanced Tightening Neck Cream - 50ml - $99 - a clinically proven anti-aging neck and jaw line treatment that visibly restores firmness, shape and contour for 50+ women who are experiencing loss of firmness, elasticity and want a skin care product to visibly correct sagging, laxity and thin, crepe skin. Containing a breakthrough three-tiered technology that: tightens - neck immediately feels tighter; fortifies - skin's supportive matrix is fortified and neck looks firmer; and strengthens - NIA-114 molecule strengthens skin's hold on natural collagen and moisture - resulting in a neck that regains lift and contour.

Available at Shoppers Drug Mart and Hudson's Bay stores across Canada.

Elizabeth Arden Prevage Anti-Aging neck and Décolleté Firm & Repair Cream - 50ml - $142 - with a luxurious formula that helps correct and protect the appearance of the dry, delicate, vulnerable skin on the neck and décolleté. With a formula that supports skin's vital collagen and elastin containing idebenone technology to help fight lines, wrinkles and crepiness for firmer, more lifted, smoother, younger-looking skin and a protein restoring complex that with continued use, fights dryness and reduces the appearance of existing dark spots and sun damage.

Available at Shoppers Drug Mart, Hudson's Bay and London Drugs stores across Canada.

Avon Skin So Soft Firm & Restore Neck & Chest Treatment Cream SPF 15 - 100ml - $16 - gives skin a firmer, more radiant appearance, restores moisture and reduces the look of fine wrinkles with a skin correcting formula containing babassu oil and caffeine.

Available from your Avon rep - 1-800-265-AVON or online at www.avon.ca.

- Lisamarie -

Mascara Monday - Elizabeth Arden Grand Entrance Mascara

Elizabeth Arden Grand Entrance Mascara - $32 - in Stunning Black and Stunning Brown - a triple effect mascara with precision brush technology that is specially designed to instantly deliver an 80% increase in lash length and volume and a 162% increase in curl for luxe, lush lashes.

With a glossy, long-wear and water-resistant formula that effortlessly coats lashes to separate, extend and intensify their appearance. For all-day lift and curl that won’t flake, smudge or dry out. This multi-benefit mascara boasts an emollient rich and vitamin fortified formula containing olive, rice bran and carnauba esters to condition, treat and protect lashes. Its advanced, peptide-based Lash Building Complex instantly creates high-definition volume and lift for a false lash effect.

Featuring a distinctive, 3-in-1 triangular brush technology, it creates customized and dramatic lash effects. Its ergonomic curved reservoir precisely transfers the perfect amount of product onto lashes for outrageous body without clumping. Three rows of alternating wedge-shaped discs and conical bristles grab every lash to extend and separate with ultra high-definition while the unique push-up tip lifts and curls for an instant false-lash effect.

This is not a mascara for the lazy - for best results you need to work the brush through your lashes several ways. To create volume you use the wand with the curve up; to create lift turn the curve upside down; use the straight side to ensure lash separation; and use the tip to push up and define inner/outer lashes and lash tips. The work is worth it though - check out all this lash drama - definitely worth a grand entrance!


Available now at Hudson’s Bay, Shoppers Drug Mart and London Drugs.

- Lisamarie -

Elizabeth Arden Flawless Start Instant Perfecting Primer

Warm weather is coming - and what everyone else thinks of as spring, I think of as the start of primer season! Once the weather gets warmer, if I don't use primer religiously my skin just gobbles up all of my foundation before lunch so I am always on the lookout for the perfect one - and here's one I am loving right now:

Elizabeth Arden Flawless Start Instant Perfecting Primer - 30ml - $45 - a silky, lightweight, oil-free universal primer that blends smoothly into skin to instantly perfect the look of skin by smoothing uneven texture and diminishing the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles while creating the perfect canvas to enhance the look and wear of makeup and leaving skin with a moisturized and radiant glow - great for all skin types and tones. 

Featuring a triple blurring complex with light-diffusing technology to immediately blur fine lines, wrinkles and pores and even the look of the skin, to create a flawless backdrop for makeup application; time-release skin Balancing technology - a unique complex of hyaluronic acid and botanical extracts that fill lines and add moisture, while hollow silica beads help absorb oil for a shine-free look and all day comfort; and longwear polymers -emollients and special oils that adhere to skin to improve the longevity and performance of foundation to keep makeup looking as fresh all day.

It's easy to use, just  apply a thin layer of primer evenly over your face and under the jawline. The effect will be instant as skin will appear smoother, pores smaller and fine lines less visible immediately. Allow the primer to set for 10 seconds and then apply foundation as normal.

Available now at Hudson’s Bay, Shoppers Drug Mart and London Drugs stores across Canada.

- Lisamarie -

Elizabeth Arden Sunset Bronze Prismatic Lip Gloss - with swatches!

The Elizabeth Arden Sunset Bronze Color Summer 2016 Collection is full of all kinds of shimmering wonderfulness including the Sunset Bronze Prismatic Lip Gloss - with a conditioning formula containing aloe vera and vitamins A, C and E to soothe, protect and nourish lips with moisture and packed with lustrous pigments and multidimensional pearls to provide a prismatic effect and color-changing capabilities created by light reflecting on the lips.

Midnight Kiss - soft pink

Moonlight Kiss - lavender

Sunset Kiss - champagne

There isn't a big difference between the colours as you can see so don't feel like you have to buy all of them - if you are wearing on it's own then Midnight Kiss has the most pigmentation or any of them look great over lipstick!

Available at select Hudson's Bay, Shoppers Drug Mart and London Drugs stores across Canada.

- Lisamarie -

Elizabeth Arden Sunset Bronze Summer 2016 Colour Collection

Inspired by the breathtaking summer sunset, and as sick of cold weather as everyone else, Elizabeth Arden introduces the new Sunset Bronze Color Summer 2016 Collection to capture the multicolored warmth, beauty and mystery of dusk and the night to come and bathe the skin in an alluring golden-hour glow any time of day.

Sunset Bronze Prismatic Bronzing Powder in Warm Bronze - $48 - Limited Edition - a silky bronzing powder diffused with golden shimmer for a reflective, sun-kissed glow. The compact houses a prismatic combination of bronzing and highlighting shades formulated with skin-perfecting ingredients including vitamin E and argan oil to help minimize the look of fine lines and wrinkles and moisturize. It comes complete with a half-moon brush for easy on-the-go application. Perfect for all-over bronzing or contouring.

Sunset Bronze Prismatic Eye Shadow Palette in Summer Seduction - $50 - Limited Edition -  features five highly pigmented shades to create endless eye looks, from natural to dramatic. With a long-wear formula that provides vibrant lasting color and mica based pearls that allow the shadows to reflect light off the lids for a multidimensional effect.

Sunset Bronze Prismatic Lip Gloss - $25 - Limited Edition - in Midnight Kiss - soft pink, Moonlight Kiss - lavender and Sunset Kiss - champagne - with a conditioning formula containing aloe vera and vitamins A, C and E to soothe, protect and nourish lips with moisture and packed with lustrous pigments and multidimensional pearls to provide a prismatic effect and color-changing capabilities created by light reflecting on the lips.

Sunset Bronze Prismatic Highlighter in Eclipse - $34.50 - Limited Edition - with a creamy, luminous formula that glides effortlessly onto the skin to illuminate cheeks and brow bones. When applied, ultrafine light-reflecting pearls create a multidimensional effect. Added skin-hydrating ingredients like aloe vera, zinc PCA and vitamin E condition the skin, while ultrafine powders and spherical micro powders ensure a smooth, silky product application.

Available now at select Hudson’s Bay, Shoppers Drug Mart and London Drugs stores across Canada.

- Lisamarie -

Fragrant Friday - Elizabeth Arden Always Red

Elizabeth Arden introduces a new fragrance that celebrates the New York state of mind - boldly living out load, making your own rules and leading the in crowd:

Elizabeth Arden Always Red - 50ml EDT - $60, 100ml EDT - $82, Red Drops Souffle - 200ml - $48 - a luxurious floriental with top notes of vibrant blood orange, luscious red plum and passion fruit; heart notes of jasmine sambac, pink freesia and velvet rose petals; and base notes of praline, mahogany woods and red amber.

It smells so different from any other EA fragrance I have ever tried that I never would have guessed it is one of theirs. I find Arden fragrances to be either really light - like the Green Tea collection - or really strong - like Red Door - Always Red falls pleasantly in the middle - Goldilocks would approve! It has a little too much floral to it for my taste but it is a lovely smelling fragrance and I have smelled it on other people and it made me wish that I could do florals!

Available now at Jean Coutu and London Drugs for the 50ml, Shoppers Drug Mart and Hudson's Bay for the 100ml and Hudson's Bay for the Souffle.

- Lisamarie -

Moisturize, retexturize and colour correct with a primer from Paul & Joe, Elizabeth Arden and Maybelline!

Moisturize with:

Paul & Joe Moisturizing Foundation Primer N - 30ml - $45 - with a unique formula that brightens and evens the complexion, making facial features look firm and sculpted. Contains a powerful blend of botanicals including the same amount of Korean Ginseng Extract found in hydrating serums - to preserve moisture and  strengthen moisture-retention barriers from within, leaving skin soft and supple; Emollient Fitting Oil and oil absorbing powder - so the formula spreads smoothly over the skin for long-lasting radiance; and enriched with Lavender Pearls - highly effective in enhancing skin tone and brilliance.

Available now at select Shoppers Drug Mart stores across Canada.

Retexturize with:

Elizabeth Arden Visible Difference Good Morning Retexturizing Primer - 15ml - $41 - with a blend of Vitamin A and botanical extracts to help give skin a wake-up call in the morning. Skin instantly looks fresher and makeup goes on smoother.

Available at Elizabeth Arden counters across Canada.

Colour correct with:

Maybelline Face Studio Master Prime Primer - 30ml - $12.99 - in 3 Blurring Shades: Blur + Smooth - Smoothes uneven skin texture; Blur + Illuminate - Brightens dull complexions, protects with SPF30; Blur + Redness Control - Evens tone and controls redness - with a weightless, water-based formula that contains ultra-blurring spheres to visually blur skin tone imperfections and smooth fine lines while priming skin for a perfect, even makeup application for skin that looks flawless, yet feels fresh and light.

Available at drug and mass retailers across Canada.

- Lisamarie -

This is the week to celebrate the power of Prevage!

Elizabeth Arden invites you to join them in celebrating the Power of Prevage Week - from now until May 29th you will receive a full size Prevage Anti-Aging Treatment Boosting Cleanser (one of my faves) with the purchase of any Prevage serum at all fine retailers!

If you aren't already a Prevage convert and need a good reason then let me let you in on the secret of Prevage - Idebenone - a super-powerful antioxidant that is proven to defend your skin against three types of free-radical assaults which are what can damage DNA, collagen, elastin and lipids - causing premature wrinkles, age spots and discolouration - all the nasty visible signs of aging!

Prevage products with Idebenone don't just add moisture, even skin tone and smooth wrinkles and lines, they also target premature signs of aging to leave skin more radiant and healthy looking both immediately and over time!

Find Prevage products now at Elizabeth Arden counters across Canada including Shoppers Drug Mart, Hudson's Bay, Sears and London Drugs.

- Lisamarie -

Fragrant Friday - Elizabeth Arden Untold Eau Fraiche

Elizabeth Arden introduces the newest addition to its Untold Fragrance Collection just in time for spring:

Elizabeth Arden Untold Eau Fraiche - 100ml EDT - $90, 50ml EDT - $72 - a vibrant and flirtatious fragrance that was designed to evoke playful dimensions of the Untold woman with each note capturing a different dimension of her personality:

Vibrant - accents of crisp Sicilian lemon and juicy pear expose her youthfulness and playful energy.
Spontaneous - a burst of white tea and mandarin evoke her ability to live in the moment.
Alluring -  delicate notes of freesia and lily of the valley reveal her grace and luminous femininity.
Light-Hearted - sleek vetiver wrapped in white amber unveils her charm and enchanting presence.
Flirtatious - whispers of soft musk are wrapped in cashmere woods to disclose her warm-hearted and loving personality.

It starts off light, bright and crisp and fades down to something warmer and more romantic without being overly floral - a really lovely spring fragrance!

Available now at Shoppers Drug Mart, London Drugs, Jean Coutu, Rexall and Hudson's Bay (which the 100ml EDT is exclusive to).

If you want to find the rest of the Untold family then check out Untold Absolu and Untold.

- Lisamarie -