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I watched a video a few days ago by Goss Makeup Artist -- he is Youtube famous so I'm sure most of you have heard of him. Anywho, the video was on NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer and how it was his new HOLY GRAIL, crease-less, hit concealer especially for under the eyes.

NARS recently launched this new concealer. Anyways, after hearing so, I was so excited--I thought this is the concealer I've been looking for my whole life! Because I believe Goss truly knows his stuff when it comes to makeup. So I went over to a local Sephora and tried this on under my eyes in the colour Ginger (I am Mac NC42). I have pretty dark under eye circles so I cannot go without concealer. The consistency of this concealer was a thick liquid form and blended in great. It comes in a little tube with a wand applicator. 

After trying it on I wanted to give it the test of time so I left it on and continued shopping throughout the mall. After about half an hour I looked in the mirror only to see that it CREASED like heck into the lines under my eyes :( I must say I'm disappointed as I really really wanted to love this. So yup for me its just another one of those concealer-- nothing too great as it creases which is one of the only things I care for when it comes to concealer. I still love Wayne Goss's but feel he might have been wrong on this. It just didn't work for me (for the under-eye area). Below is a picture of my eye with this concealer after about 2-3 hours of wear. As you can see-- it creased a whole lot.

You would perhaps like this if you don't have lines under your eyes.. and don't have a problem with creasing. Besides that I would say it has medium to full coverage, creamy consistency, easy to use and truly brightens the under eye area. I would recommend to get a sample before you decide to buy it :)

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Real Techniques Brushes in Canada!!

I'm super excited to share that I finally got my hands on some real techniques brushes at my local Walmart just today. I have been lusting over these brushes since the past year almost. But I just could not get them as they were not available in Canada. As you may or may not know, these brushes were created by a famous Youtuber Samantha Chapman ( also known as one of the Pixiwoo sisters). These brushes have been raved about by countless of youtubers/ bloggers and that's why I just had to have them. Um.. Mac Brushes-- Why are you so expensive?!

However, there was only about 1 online site that I knew of that would ship to Canada. But, I just did not want to buy online and pay for shipping and possibly custom taxes too. Not worth it for me!
So ever since I've heard they are now available at Walmart about 2 weeks ago, I've been checking numerous times a week, only to find them sold out every time! Luckily, today there was 1 of each set left. They are currently only selling the sets in Walmart, but there is word they will soon be selling the whole collection. I picked up 2 sets, which were: the core collection and the starter kit. Surprising they were the only ones left, so I was so happy to be able to get them.

For prices and to view the brushes up close and visit the official Real Techniques Website.

First Impressions: I love them already!! They are super soft and feel so luxurious. A few favourites already are:

- The Buffing Brush: Its super soft and feels so nice and smooth against my skin. I applied some powder foundation and it gave me a nice even finished look. I LOVE IT!!

- Deluxe Crease Brush: Again so soft!! I used it to apply eye shadow in my crease and blend it all together. It honestly worked so effortlessly.

- Contour Brush: Awesome for contouring right under your cheek bones and small enough to contour the sides of your nose as well.

I love these brushes and totally understand what the whole hype has been about :) They are really good dupes for those expensive MAC Brushes that I would never buy. I just can not justify spending nearly $60 on a single brush!

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Ponds Cold Cream Review

I've pretty much given up using makeup removing wipes or other types of liquid makeup removers ever since I discovered Ponds Cold Cream! I absolutely love this stuff as I feel it removes my face + eye makeup so well! It comes in plastic container and contains a white cream.

It doesn't feel harsh on the skin at all, rather it has a nice soothing and cooling affect on the skin. I use it by rubbing a small amount all over my face (as needed) and around my eye area and smudge it off using a cotton round. It works great! However, after this I always wash my face with a gentle cleanser as it tends to leave a bit of a greasy film behind. One thing, I don't quite enjoy about this cream is that it stings my eyes a tad bit (nothing too bad) so I try to avoid getting too close to my eyes.

Another thing is that it lasts absolutely forever! I think I've had my bottle for more than 6 months and I only used 1/4th of the container. I'd say its much more economical than other makeup removers such as wipes that will only last a few weeks (such as a 24 wipes pack). However, the drawback might be that it isn't the most travel friendly and or "on the go" type of product when you just need to wipe your makeup off. For that, I would still recommend wipes which I still have if I ever need them for travel, but I must say I haven't touched my remainder wipes ever since I started using this stuff.

I was able to pick mine up on a buy one get one free deal, so it cost me about $3 (CAD) for one container, otherwise it goes for about $6 (CAD) on regular price. If you find it on sale, I would snatch a few! Also, there may be other no-name cold creams out there that might work just as good and even be cheaper. I just haven't tried those but I'd say to give those a shot as well if you want to save a few bucks.

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