tom ford, you are a sexy man

First Tom Ford products!

The blush is held in a velvet pouch, which is quite fancy. 

I got the cheek colour is 03 Flush, which is described as "formulated with spherical pearls and rich emollients. It glides onto skin with the comfort of a cream, achieving outstanding luminosity and a velvety transparency." Flushed is a vibrant coral-orange and this picture doesn't do the colour justice as it doesn't show how bright this colour is in the pan. 

My first Tom Ford lipstick and I went for Violet Fatale which is a lovely brightened fuchsia plum colour. 

When I found out that Tom Ford finally opened their beauty counter at the Holt Renfrew store over the weekend, I was most excited for the blushes. The other colours are either too dark, or I have something very similar in my collection already, but the Flushed cheek colour really caught my eye. It's the perfect coral-orange for the summer, especially with a slight tan.

I was on the fence about the Tom Ford lipsticks, but when I tried the colour Violet Fatale on my lips, I had to have it. It's a gorgeous colour and something different from the usual red or pink lip.

Thank goodness I had a gift card, 'cuz Tom Form makeup does not come cheap. I'm glad I was able to splurge on the items I wanted, without breaking the bank!

no mini doughnuts here

I love shopping at Beautymark because they always have great gift ideas, beautiful jewellery, fashion items and of course, I love their beauty selection! They stock makeup lines that are not readily available anywhere else (ie. Paula Dorf, Kevin Aucoin, etc), and they have a great variety of luxurious spa products, hair and skincare lines (for men and women). 

For me, with summer (hopefully) coming, I'm all about convenience and looking natural when it comes to my makeup. Easy peasy is what I want and with an ILIA lip crayon in Karma Chameleon, that's what you get. It's a lip liner and lipstick in one, it's organic and it's so handy, because you can throw it into your bag and touch up anytime with one swipe. I also love the bright coral-red colour of this lip crayon and I think it will be perfect for summer.

The second item I bought was the Celestrial Powder in Candlelight, a highligher powder by Kevin Aucoin. I swatched this on my hand and the texture is so silky and creamy like butter! It just glides on and sinks into the skin, giving you that "lit from within" glow.

 

With my purchase, I got to spin the raffle wheel for a surprise gift and got this Dermalogica sample set. I'm always looking for new skincare items to keep my skin in tiptop condition so I'm excited to try this set out and see the results. This is also a great travel size kit to bring with me on trips. 

 

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I needed a few things to bring my Halloween costume together and found them all and more at the Wink beauty event on Thursday. Loaded up on some new eye lashes to make the peepers pop, earrings and nail polish and after inhaling a large pumpkin cream chocolate cupcake and treat-sized candy bars, I decided to call it a night and head home before the pending sugar crash.

PS: Amidst my sugar high, I accidentally left my debit card at Wink. But, no worries, the sweet girls at Wink kept in the till for me and it is now safely snuggled back into my wallet. 

Everyone received a goodie bag with purchase, which was unexpected. Who doesn't like free stuff?!

The cosmetic bag, coupons, skincare and beauty samples, nail file and bath poof all came in the gift bag. The candy was added to the bag by me :)

Pretty earrings. Because I girl can never have too many earrings.