Great Gifting - mark. Super Color Box!

mark. Super Color Box Total Face Palette - $25 - small in size but big in product - the case slides open to reveal 16 eye shadows, 4 lip glosses and 2 blushes along with a built-in mirror and 3 applicators - making it perfect for touch-ups on the go!

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

- Lisamarie -

Long lasting wear, easy removal Kiss Gel Dress - with swatches!

Love the look and lasting power of gel manicures but hate how hard they are to remove? Then you're in for a treat with:

Kiss Gel Dress - $6.97 - in a variety of designs - 6 permanent: Cold Springs, Majestic, My Space, Sweet Melody, Moon Shine and Glisten Up and 11 limited edition: After Midnight, Debutante, Fairy Dust, French Dip, Menagerie, Rise and Shine, Royal Flush, Starry Night, Sugar and Spice, Disco Lights and French Toast

Use them as is with a regular top coat and they last up to a week and you can just peel them right off when you're ready for a change!

I tried out Sugar and Spice and what was great was that I was able to use them over the nail polish I had on already - after a week I removed the stickers and the polish underneath was still perfectly intact!

You also have the option to have them last up to 2 weeks - just add a coat of Double Up Top Gel - $9.97, cure it for 60 seconds under the LED Lamp - $34.97 - and voila - a gel manicure that last and still just peels off with no harsh chemicals when you are ready to remove!

Available now at Walmart stores across Canada.

- Lisamarie -

A few of my favourite (sparkling) things from Yves Rocher holiday!

Cocoa & Orange Sparkling Shower Gel - 250ml - $6 - with aloe vera to moisturize and an amazing orange and cocoa scent, but the best part as got to be the bottle which is a big glittery ball - it looks like a Christmas ornament, making it a great gift!

Sparkling Gloss in Silver - $4.95 - with a transparent silver sparkle that doesn't look like much on it's own but over a coloured lipstick (especially red) - amazing!

Liquid Eyeliner in Sparkling Silver - $4.95 -with a festive metallic silver shade.

Collector Face Powder - $19 - gives your skin a radiant glow with a fine, delicate shimmer powder leaving your complexion looking clear, even and bright.

Available now at Yves Rocher stores and online at www.yvesrocher.ca.

- Lisamarie -

Link Love - 21/12/13

If your hair is chemically treated or heat styled, you need to check out Pretty Little Elixir Vegan Hair Masque! It's a dream come true for Phyrra.

Jenn from Spiced Beauty shares her favourite long-lasting eyeliner sets for the holidays!

Musicalhouses looks at the products in her stash that are like 2014's Pantone Color of the Year, Radiant Orchid!

How do you surprise a beauty lover? Over at theNotice, Rae has five gift ideas for the woman who has it all that she'll never see coming -- and three others that are even more obscure.

Lisamarie from Beauty Crazed sparkles with the new collection from Carrie Underwood Nicole by OPI - check out her swatches and see if you'll be adding any to your polish collection!

Jenny creates a soft olive khaki smoky eye with MAC Flourishing and Sumptious Olive at My Funny Valentine.

Excited about the movie American Hustle? Here's how to get the looks from the movie, on Gouldylox Reviews!

Beauty Info Zone is taking some daring steps this holiday season. See what the ladies found from Senna Cosmetics to help them stand out from the crowd.

RiRi Hearts MAC Holiday Collection is an amazing collection that FabDiva20 hauled from. Check out her MAC RiRi Hearts MAC Holiday Collection Haul: lipsticks.

Beauty Reflections feels like a real makeup artist when using the Shiseido Eye Color Bar Eyeshadow Palette! Come see the looks she created with it!

It is the time of year for Festive Glitter, Shimmer, and Sparkle! Find out Pammy Blogs Beauty's Top 10 Picks for Glittery Shimmery Favorites!

Brow customized just for you with Ritual browWOW!

If your brows haven't been wowed lately, then are they ever missing out on something! Luckily this oversight is easily remedied at Ritual Hair Skin Beauty on King Street West in Toronto:

Ritual browWOW - $30 - is bespoke eyebrow tailoring involving waxing, threading, tweezing and tinting to achieve a precise shape that maintains brow fullness and fully complements your face and features.

For some extra WOW, you can add on a Microcurrent Brow Lift for $15 - performed with the Nuface hand held device and emits a low level electrical current which lifts and tones the muscles in the forehad an brow while stimulating collagen and elastin production in the skin. Results are immediate and cumulative and you can expect them to last a couple of days for one treatment - so a great thing to have right before a special event!

The service is completed with the Beauty by Ritual browWow Palette to enhance and highlight the brows and includes 3 products including: a brow enhancing powder in a choice of 5 shades - to fill in any sparse areas of the brows and accent the shape; a cream highlighter - is applied under the brow bone and helps the defined shape of the brows pop; and a shimmer accent shadow - can be applied over the highlighter cream and in the inner corners of the eyelids to make eyes glow.

Claudia had a go at my brows:

Here they are before...

and here they are after, they don't look crazy different, just fuller, better defined and more polished! The chestnut tint she used is perfect with just a touch of red in it so they match up with my hair.

You'll find Ritual Hair Skin Beauty at 789 King Street West in Toronto - 416-306-0040 - www.ritual.ca.

- Lisamarie -

Beauty's in the bag with Sephora, MAC and mark.!

Sephora Collection Home For The Holidays Carrier - $46 -  this adorably sparkly bag organizes essential cosmetics, brushes, or toiletries and hangs on a towel bar or hook for ease of use when traveling. The outer coating is made with real glitter that is specially treated to not flake off. Large enough to fit full size bottles, yet compact enough to fit in a suitcase, this take-anywhere bag is the perfect travel companion for any holiday adventure.

Available at Sephora and sephora.ca.

RiRi ♥ MAC Makeup Bag - $48 - in quilted rose gold it's cute enough to carry as an evening clutch!

Available now for a limited time at MAC counters and online at www.maccosmetics.com.

mark. Wildly Organized Cosmetic Bag - $24 - this snake-printed embossed, faux patent leather case has three compartments with shiny goldtone zippers to keep everything organized - in a pretty way of course!

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

- Lisamarie -

Fragrant Friday - Dolce & Gabbana The One Limited Edition Gold and Platinum

Got someone on your gift giving list that you need to impress? Just in time for the holidays, Dolce & Gabbana celebrates the timeless elegance of The One and The One for Men with stunning new limited edition Gold and Platinum bottles. Impeccably polished and refined to the touch, each metal flacon conjures the luxurious spirit of its contents, making for the perfect statement-making gift this upcoming holiday season.

The One Limited Edition Gold - 75ml EDP - $127 - with top notes of zesty bergamot and mandarin combined with juicy lychee and peach; a heart note of madonna lily; and a deep and sensual base of rich vanilla and resinous ambery notes combined with smooth musky notes.
 

The One for Men Limited Edition Platinum - 100ml EDT - $97 - with top notes of grapefruit, coriander and basil; heart notes cardamom and ginger; and base notes of tobacco, amber and cedarwood.
 

Available now at The Bay as well as the Dolce & Gabbana boutique in Toronto.

- Lisamarie -

Find a fragrance for the boy from Burberry, Avon or Roberto Cavalli!

I find men harder to buy fragrance for then women. Most women enjoy having a library of fragrances because their mood, time of day or a variety of other factors will dictate which scent she'll want to wear. Most men on the other hand have one fragrance, or a couple of fragrances that pretty much smell the same because that's what he likes - which makes it much easier to buy the wrong thing - figure out what type of fragrance he likes and it makes it much harder to screw up - modern, sporty or classic - here are 3 you can't go wrong with:

If he's a modern guy:

Burberry Brit Rhythm - 50ml EDT - $68, 90ml EDT - $88 - with top notes of fresh basil verveina, spicy cardamom and a shot of juniper berries; heart notes of black leather, heady patchouli and styrax resin; and base notes of cedarwood; incense and warm tonka bean.

Available at Hudson's Bay, Sears, Sephora and sephora.ca.

If he likes something fresh and sporty:

Avon Derek Jeter Driven Rush - 75ml EDT - $30, 100ml Body Wash - $12 - with a fresh top notes of cool blue mint; heart notes of sandalwood and cedarwood; and a base note of textured suede.

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

If he likes something more classic and masculine but not boring:

Roberto Cavalli Just Cavalli For Him - 50ml EDT - $68, 90ml EDT - $82, 75g Deodorant Stick - $19 - with a sizzling top note of wild pimento; a sensual heart note of vetiver wood; and a base note of smooth leather.

Available at Hudson's Bay, Sears, Shoppers Drug Mart, Sephora and Jean Coutu.

- Lisamarie -