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Silicone-free creme foundations UPDATED AUG 2017

August 14, 2017

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It has been far too long since my last silicone-free list, so today, I have an extra special post for you: a list of ~~some~~ a whole heckin’ bunch of the silicone-free creme foundations that I’ve come across recently! (Here’s the original list.)

All of these silicone-free foundations are currently available for purchase in North America, and to my knowledge, none of them contain silicones. That being said, I always recommend checking the ingredients list before you buy, because products often get reformulated without a disclaimer. My favourites are listed in bold.

This silicone-free foundation list will be updated as I find new products (and as older ones get discontinued), so please feel free to mention your favourite solid, creme-based silicone-free foundations in the comments below.

Silicone-free foundations: creme formula

Product name	Price	Buy it
Ben Nye MediaPro HD Sheer Foundation	$22 USD	CRC
Cover FX Total Cover Cream Foundation	$42 USD \| $49 CAD	Sephora
Dermablend Quick Fix Body	$29 USD	Amazon.ca Ulta
E.L.F. Cosmetics Moisturizing Foundation Stick	$6 USD	e.l.f. Ulta
Elizabeth Arden Flawless Finish Sponge-On Cream Makeup	$36.50 USD	Dillard's Macy's
Graftobian Hi Def Glamour Creme Foundation	$15.50 USD	CRC
Graftobian Theatrical Creme Foundation	$9.49 USD	CRC
Honest Beauty Everything Cream Foundation	$30 USD	Ulta
Iman Second to None Cream to Powder Foundation	$16 USD	Drugstore.com Walgreen's
Joe Blasco Ultrabase Foundation	$27 USD	CRC
Kett Fixx Creme Compact Makeup	$15-30 USD	AlconeCo CRC (refills) Kett
Kevyn Aucoin The Sensual Skin Enhancer Makeup	$48 USD	Nordstrom
Kjaer Weis Cream Foundation	$68 USD \| $93 CAD	The Detox Market (US)
Kryolan Ultra Foundation	$13.50 USD	CRC
Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer Crème Compact Broad Spectrum SPF 20 Sunscreen	$45 USD	Sephora Nordstrom Space NK
Mally Ultimate Performance Professional Foundation	$40 USD	Ulta Beauty.com
Make Up For Ever Pan Stick Foundation	$32 USD	AlconeCo
Max Factor Pan Stik Foundation	$9.93 USD	Amazon Boots Drugstore.com
Mehron Celebré Pro HD Foundation	$13.95 USD	AlconeCo
Nu Evolution Pressed Powder Foundation	$45 USD	Credo Beauty
NYX Mineral Stick Foundation	$9.99 USD	Ulta
Nvey Eco Cream Deluxe Flawless Finish Foundation	$30 USD	Ulta
RCMA Makeup Color Process Foundation	$18 USD	Beautylish
RMS "Un" Cover-Up	$36 USD \| $45 CAD	The Detox Market (US) Sephora
Rodial Airbrush Make-Up Heavy Duty Foundation Paste \| review	$45 USD \| $50 CAD	Rodial SDM Beauty Boutique
theBalm timeBalm Foundation	$28 USD	Nordstrom Beauty.com
Vapour Atmosphere Luminous Foundation	$44 USD \| $55 CAD	The Detox Market (US) The Detox Market (CA)
Viseart Teint Magistral Foundation	$42 USD	MuseBeauty
W3ll People Narcissist Stick Foundation	$28.99 USD \| $38.50 USD	The Detox Market (US) The Detox Market (CA)

Tags: /Base, Silicone-free, Silicone-free lists

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Make Up For Ever Artist Liquid Matte review, swatches, photos

August 10, 2017

Rae Chen

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The product: Make Up For Ever Artist Liquid Matte Lipsticks in 103 Warm Beige, 105 Rosewood, and 109 Praline

The Make Up For Ever Artist Liquid Matte formula promises “insane color payoff and crazy long wear,” if you ask Sephora. (If you ask Make Up For Ever, they use the terms “high colour payoff” and “20-hour, comfortable wear” instead.)

Both of those statements set Make Up For Ever up for failure, which is always a nice place to start a review off, so let’s start there!

Make Up For Ever Artist Liquid Matte Lipstick swatches: 103 Warm Beige, 105 Rosewood, and 109 Praline

The Make Up For Ever Artist Liquid Matte formula

If you’re expecting 20-hour wear out of these lipsticks, you’re going to be disappointed. Hell, if you’re expecting half that, you’re still going to be disappointed.

Make Up For Ever 103 Warm Beige Artist Liquid Matte Lipstick review

I can get through about two hours with these lipsticks still looking perfect, and four and a half (plus a meal!) with very minimal signs of wear. It begins to feel a bit dry after five, and visible wear on the inner lip becomes visible after six. All in all, I’d say that these are comfortable for six flawless hours of wear–which is great, but falls slightly short of the promised 20.

You know. Like, a little short. A tiny bit. A tiny, fourteen hour time gap.

The formula contains avocado oil and glycerine for comfort and moisture, silicone resin and wax for long wear, and silica, kaolin, silicone oil, and mineral clay for a matte finish. It also, apparently, contains hope and delusion (because 20 hours?? Really, Make Up For Ever?)

Make Up For Ever 105 Rosewood Artist Liquid Matte Lipstick

Make Up For Ever 109 Praline Artist Liquid Matte Lipstick review

The Make Up For Ever Artist Liquid Matte shades

For all of my complaining about details, I do really enjoy wearing these lipsticks. They’re not a “weightless” lip, but they’re comfortable and very, very matte.

I tried three of the range’s more neutral shades, starting with 103 Warm Beige, a warm, apricot-toned nude. It’s very orange, but not too light–it’s not a death nude from the 90s. (Now introducing Liquid Matte and their intro band, Death Nude.)

I also tested out 105 Rosewood, which has a strong, interesting grey-violet tone, and 109 Praline, which was my favourite of the lot. Praline is a warm, dusty red, and it’s a very wearable shade (even on my fair skin). I would love to see Praline on a darker skintone, because I think it would be gorgeous and super goddess-y.

Make Up For Ever Artist Liquid Matte Lipstick swatches: 103 Warm Beige, 105 Rosewood, and 109 Praline

The Make Up For Ever Artist Liquid Matte verdict?

I’ve been wearing really vampy shades recently, so I haven’t been getting a lot of wear out of these–but they’re great. They’re really pigmented and comfortable, and the price point isn’t bad.

I refuse to believe that these are best liquid mattes on the market, but I like them and I find they wear well. If you find a shade in this range that speaks to you (and there are a fair few, especially if you like dark violet lips), then I say go for it!

Availability: $20 USD/$25 CAD at Sephora. New permanent as of January 2017.

Tags: /4. Makeup looks, Esqido, Lips, Make Up For Ever / MUFE, Makeup looks: neutral, Product Photos, Product Review, Product Swatches, Spring/Summer 2017

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Le Petit Marseillais review, photos | French pharmacy favourites

August 7, 2017

Rae Chen

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The product: Le Petit Marseillais Extra Gentle Shower Crème in Lavender Honey and Orange Blossom; Extra Gentle Shower Gel in White Peach & Nectarine

Le Petit Marseillais (pronounced “mar-say-yay”) has been a French pharmacy staple for years. Born in the south of France, this body wash line is the #1 best selling body wash brand in France.

Getting your hands on Le Petit Marseillais

Beauty lovers have been smuggling bottles of Le Petit Marseillais back into Canada for years, but the brand is finally available in stores in Canada and the US. You can pick these babies up at Rexall at $7.99 CAD for 400 mL, which is a pretty good deal–these babies are huge. (In the US, you can get 700ml for $8.50 USD at Walgreens.)

I find the Le Petit Marseillais formulas to be pretty easy on my skin, but they’re still shower gels. They’re designed to be pH-neutral, but if I wash with them and I don’t moisturize adequately, my skin still gets quite dry.

Le Grand Marseillais

The Le Petit Marseillais range isn’t actually so small–in France, they currently offer 22 different shower gels and shower crèmes. But here in Canada and the US, you can get your hands on five. My favourites are the Orange Blossom Shower Crème (the brand’s bestseller) and the White Peach & Nectarine Shower Gel, but I’ve also been keeping the Lavender & Honey Shower Crème around. I can’t stand honey-scented products, but it’s just a really interesting scent–not something that you’d usually find in the drugstore.

There are two other scents that I didn’t photograph for this review, but will be cracking into once I run out of these: Vanilla Milk Shower Crème and Cotton Milk & Poppy Shower Crème. I’ve heard that the Vanilla Milk Shower Crème is particularly hydrating, so it’s definitely the next one I’ll be using.

The Le Petit Marseillais verdict?

I really like the Le Petit Marseillais body washes, but I don’t love them. And I have one big reason why I don’t: their size.

While the line’s packaging is super cute, it’s also super big. These bottles are 400 ml, and I am constantly dropping them in the shower when I tip them over. I’d LOVE to see these in 200 ml packaging–or even better, 400 ml packaging with a pump!

Availability: $8.50 USD/$7.99 CAD. Find them at Rexall and Walgreens.

Tags: /Cleansing, Product Photos, Product Review, Skincare, Spring/Summer 2017

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Burberry The Essentials review, swatches, photos | Get your elven glow on

August 3, 2017

Rae Chen

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The products: Burberry The Essentials Fresh Glow Highlighter and Lip Colour Contour Pen

This spring, Burberry introduced a capsule collection that was right up my alley: The Essentials. It’s a makeup collection, and it’s the antithesis of a makeup collection. There are no bright colours or bells and whistles here; just really luxurious basics.

The Essentials is all about priming, contouring, and highlighting. As someone who doesn’t wear a lot of makeup on a daily basis (unless I’m product testing for theNotice), I love a collection that’s all about the basics.

Burberry The Essentials makeup look – Fresh Glow Highlighter No. 01 White & Lip Colour Contour in No. 01 Fair

Burberry The Essentials Fresh Glow Highlighter ($68 USD/$72 CAD)

The Burberry Fresh Glow Highlighter is a new product that was introduced in The Essentials collection, and like any Burberry highlighter, it’s pretty damn lovely. What really sets these highlighters apart, in my opinion, is the hype. The compact is weighty and comes in a luxurious, velvety pocket with room for a brush. Its sharp lines feel well-made, and there are no flaws in the packaging: no extraneous seams, no lines that don’t quite line up.

The Fresh Glow Highlighter itself is honestly pretty standard. It’s beautiful, ethereal, and finely-milled, but the silvery-white highlight doesn’t contain any hidden depths. What makes it truly special is the intricate lace design pressed into the powder. The highlight that it delivers is lovely and subtle (you could even go so far as to call it magical), but it’s just not what sets this product apart.

Burberry The Essentials Lip Colour Contour ($31 USD/$33 CAD)

The Burberry The Essentials collection also includes four lip colour sticks, which range from light to dark. They’re designed to be the “perfect nude” for each skintone, and I love how basic they are.

I tried Fair No. 1, which I really enjoyed using. It’s such a “nothing” product. It’s a medium-opacity nude lip colour in a satin-matte formula, and like any good nude, it does make my lips look fuller. It can be used as a lip primer, but honestly, I really enjoy it on its own.

The one caveat that I have for this product is that Burberry says that it delivers up to six hours of moisture. I personally find it to be a little drying, so I like to touch up or add lip balm after two hours.

Burberry The Essentials swatches – Lip Colour Contour in No. 01 Fair; Fresh Glow Highlighter in No. 01 White (heavily/lightly). Swatched in indirect sunlight.

The Burberry The Essentials verdict?

Saying nothing of the price of these products (because I know Burberry is expensive, but it’s Burberry; nobody walks into that equation going “oh hey, I thought this would be a deal, eh?”), I really enjoyed using these products.

If you’re looking at getting one of the Fresh Glow Highlighters for that beautiful lace print, my top recommendations would be either the Nude Gold No. 02 or Rose Gold No. 04–the white leaves a little something to be desired. However, it’s worth noting that these have seen a big price increase from the original, tartan-pressed Fresh Glow Luminous Highlighting Powders (from $52 USD to $68 USD), which is a little disappointing.

If you’re looking at getting one of the Lip Colour Contours, I say go for it. I’m really happy with mine, and I’m never happy with skintone-based nudes.

Availability: The Essentials is available at select Hudson’s Bay, Nordstrom, and Sephora stores as of March 27th, 2017.

Tags: /Burberry, Cheeks, Grouped reviews, Lips, Product Photos, Product Review, Product Swatches, Spring/Summer 2017

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My top dating apps & sites | Where to find love, using nothing but your thumbs

July 31, 2017

Rae Chen

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The Tinder Superlike: Good for your self-confidence, bad for the size of your massive ego

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As a sex blogger, I get asked for my top dating apps on social media on a pretty frequent basis. My general answer is “they’re all good, for different reasons,” but it’s hard to put into 140 characters just what those reasons are. So, here’s a full post on my top dating apps (and sites)!

I met my honey on Tinder, so I’m always going to have a fondness for it–but every dating site and every dating app has its pros and cons. Here are a few quick pros and cons of the three most popular dating apps that I’ve found, plus a couple of niche sites to consider.

A few great Tinder profiles that I’ve seen recently

A comparison of a few top dating apps

Tinder

PROS: 7 million monthly users (Bustle), easy to use, and connected to Facebook and Instagram. Both users must swipe right to chat, which I find minimizes harassment.

CONS: Only offers binary gender options.

NEUTRAL: Younger user base, user interface prioritizes photos, has a reputation for being a hookup app.

A few screen grabs from OKC. That’s right; my main personality traits are “aggressive” and “kinky.”

OK Cupid

PROS: 2.5 million monthly users (Bustle). Focuses much more on your profile’s text than on your pictures and tries to calculate compatibility based on your responses to questions. Accessible online and through the app. Offers multiple gender options, as well as the ability to link your account to a single partner’s.

CONS: Anyone can contact anyone. I loved the way that OKC prioritizes personality over photos, but left it after a couple of weeks due to the sheer volume of harassment I was receiving on it.

Ok Cupid’s gender identity options

Bumble

PROS: Only female-identifying individuals can initiate conversations, which is designed to minimize harassment. It also has a feature called BFF, where you can swipe to make friends!!

CONS: Bumble’s user base is much smaller than Tinder’s–as of 2016, it takes up 3.6% of the market, to Tinder’s 25.6% and OKC’s 10% (Medium).

NEUTRAL: Bumble’s user base skews younger (18-29), with a higher percentage of their users in this category than Tinder or OKC.

Niche dating sites

If you’re dating within a more specific niche, there are sites and apps for that, too. FetLife is a big one for kinksters, but from what I’ve heard, its user base skews older and male.

For people in open/poly relationships who aren’t necessarily kinky, there’s also SwingTowns, who have sponsored this post. SwingTowns offers both free and paid memberships, and it’s designed to be used by singles, couples, or polycules on the same account. (More mainstream sites like OKC offer similar benefits, but limit your coupling to two people – which definitely doesn’t cover all relationships out there.)

For a niche site, SwingTowns offers a sizeable user base, as well as a commendable range of gender and orientation options.

A few screens from Her

For men seeking men, the biggest app out there is Grindr, and for lesbians, bisexual women, and trans*/gender-nonconforming/non-binary folk, there’s Her.

If there are others that I just haven’t heard about yet, I’d love it if you could leave them below in the comments!!

Where do you click to meet people?

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Edited 01/08/17: This post originally went up with a line break in the wrong place in the “Tinder” section, which mistakenly listed “only offers binary gender options” as a pro instead of as a con. This error has been fixed, and I really regret that the post went up with it–it’s one of my biggest issues with Tinder, and I would never intentionally imply that that was a pro.

Tags: /Other, Sex, Want help? You got it.

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Charlotte Tilbury The Gift of Red Carpet Skin overview

July 27, 2017

Rae Chen

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The products: Charlotte Tilbury The Gift of Red Carpet Skin Travel Kit

I may not be able to use products that contain silicones, but that doesn’t mean that I never want to use products that contain silicones. The Charlotte Tilbury Gift of Red Carpet Skin Travel Kit is a great example of this: it’s miniature, lust-worthy, and Charlotte-approved, so (naturally) I want to get it all over my face.

What’s in The Gift of Red Carpet Skin

The Gift of Red Carpet Skin features six products in a TSA-approved makeup bag, and it’s designed to pamper your skin while you travel. (Handy, right?)

It includes Charlotte Tilbury’s:

Goddess Clay Mask, a moisturizing and purifying clay mask with a base of mediterranean clay and sweet almond oil. It’s the only silicone-free product in this kit, and it just sounds gorgeous–I’m really curious to try it out.
Multi-Miracle Glow Cleansing Balm. This one is really cool too: it’s a deep cleansing balm, a face mask, and an all-over balm all in one. The formula features organic sea buckthorn seed oil, vitamins A, C and E, and rosehip and camellia oils.

Magic Cream (I am forever sad that I’ll never get to try this). Charlotte’s Magic Cream has an SPF of 15, and it’s enriched with hyaluronic acid, rosehip and camellia oils, vitamin E, and wild pansy extract.
Wonderglow Face Primer, for that glow-from-within look.
Supermodel Body, a lightly pigmented, illuminating body moisturizer. Charlotte describes it as “total body confidence in a bottle.” (If that actually exists, can I have some please?) (Wait, no, that totally exists and it’s called “half a bottle of white wine.”)
And finally, Take It All Off, a bi-phasic makeup remover.

The verdict on The Gift of Red Carpet Skin?

The Charlotte Tilbury Gift of Red Carpet Skin Travel Kit has one major drawback, though: it’s really pricey. These six minis and vinyl bag run at $100 CAD for the set, and it’s a tough sell for me. I am hesitant not to recommend it based on the price, though, because they are luxury skincare. No one walks into this expecting to find a deal, and these products’ full-sized equivalents are just as pricey.

For what you get (each product is 15ml), I think it makes more sense to buy one full-sized item and pick up a couple of samples at the counter. If that’s not an option for you, though, this could be a very convenient way to try them all at once.

Availability: $85 USD/$100 CAD

Tags: /Charlotte Tilbury, Product Photos, Product snapshots, Skincare, Spring/Summer 2017

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Toronto vs Everybody t-shirt & jean shorts

July 25, 2017

Rae Chen

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It’s my birthday today. I don’t want it to be, but it is, and I can’t change it. (I know; I’ve asked.)

I’m not ready to turn 25, but I’m going to attempt to pick up the mood a little with this photo set that I’m pretty fond of. This is my favourite shirt, and it’s the only thing that doesn’t make me feel too high-femme right now, so I hope you enjoy.

(Also, yes, those jean shorts were totally pants up until this June. And yes, I’ve owned them for the past decade. Fight me.)

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Peace Collective Toronto vs Everybody Tee ($34.99 CAD). Size M. (If you don’t own a Peace Collective tee yet, you totally need to. They’re crazy soft and cozy, and they wash so well.)

Silver DIY jean shorts – similar

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Clarins Sunkissed Summer 2017 review, swatches, photos

July 20, 2017

Rae Chen

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The products: Clarins Summer 2017 “Sunkissed” Collection

I promised a few quick Clarins Sunkissed Summer 2017 reviews in Monday’s post (which you should seriously read if you haven’t yet, because those false lashes give me Feelings™), and today, I’m delivering on that promise. I’ve gotten more wear out of Sunkissed than I have out of any other Clarins summer collection before it, and it’s definitely one of my can’t-miss collections of the summer.

Clarins Sunkissed Bronzing & Blush Compact ($40 USD/$42 CAD)

Clarins releases a big, limited edition bronzer every year, and this summer’s Clarins Sunkissed Bronzing & Blush Compact is my favourite so far. But that’s by no fault of Clarins’: rather, it’s my requirements that have changed.

Clarins swatches, L-R in indirect sunlight: Waterproof Eye Pencil in 06 Gold and 07 Copper; Instant Light Lip Perfector in 14 Pink Grapefruit; and Sunkissed Blush, then Bronzer

The Clarins bronzing compacts are always great for light to medium skintones, and before this summer, that range didn’t apply to me. They’re too dark and warm for my usual fair skin, and too sheer and light for medium to dark skintones.

The Sunkissed Bronzing & Blush Compact runs warm, with an orange blush and violet-scented powder.

Clarins Sunkissed 4-Colour Eyeshadow Palette ($43 USD/$45 CAD)

Visually, I really like the clean lines of the updated Clarins 4-Colour Eyeshadow Palettes. But functionally… I really miss the flakey shimmers that they used to include. They were what took these palettes from “okay” to “WOW,” and I’m finding myself having to use a separate flakey shimmer to finish off my eye looks without them.

The Sunkissed eye palette contains a really lovely orange eyeshadow (which I never would have expected to see from Clarins) and a warm, nutty brown, but its two lighter shades are too similar to be functional.

Clarins Sunkissed 4-Colour Eyeshadow Palette swatches (indirect sunlight)

Tags: /Cheeks, Clarins, Eyes, Grouped reviews, Lips, Product Photos, Product Review, Product Swatches, Spring/Summer 2017

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Clarins Sunkissed Summer 2017 makeup look | Bronze and blue

July 17, 2017

Rae Chen

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If you’ll remember from my recent Charlotte Tilbury #GLOWMO makeup look, I actually got a tan this summer. I know: it’s pretty wild. So, with my new, foundation-matchable skintone, I figured I’d take the Clarins Sunkissed makeup collection for a little spin.

(Swatches and product photos are coming up on Thursday, so stay tuned!)

The Clarins Sunkissed eyeshadow palette & bronzer

The Clarins Sunkissed colour palette is a lot warmer than what I usually go for, but with my summer tan (I’m now a Pür Minerals Light, a Cover Fx G20, and an It Cosmetics Fair), I think it works. Here, I paired the Clarins Sunkissed 4-Colour Eyeshadow Palette ($43 USD/$45 CAD) with Esqido Miss Dolly false lashes and a bit of black liner.

I know I’m in the minority on this, but I’m on the fence about my Esqido lashes – I’ve loved them for years, but they can be really uncomfortable. Mink lashes are heavier than a single-banded artificial set, and they often cut off the top fifth of my visual field, leaving me stumbling around like I’m three glasses of red into the night. Maybe I just need to try a lighter set or something, though, because Esqido’s craftsmanship is just beautiful.

I finished off eyeshadow look with two of my must-have products: Annabelle’s Chrome Single Eye Shadow in Rose Gold and Lise Watier’s Stay Sharp Eyeliner in Platine.

Clarins Sunkissed Eyeshadow Palette with and without Solotica Graphite lenses

On my cheeks, I’m wearing Clarins Sunkissed Bronzing & Blush Compact ($40 USD/$42 CAD), which honestly works as a really lovely bronzer for a light skintone. I’m not so sure about its versatility, though. Like most Clarins bronzers and limited edition powders, it’s beautifully pressed and scented, but really only works wonders on a light to medium skintone.

On my lips, I’m wearing the Clarins Instant Light Natural Lip Perfector ($26 USD/$20 CAD) from this summer’s collection. 13 Pink Grapefruit is a nice, sheer pink that smells like chocolate oranges thanks to the fruity fragrance and shea butter base, so (naturally) I’ve been hungry all summer long.

Clarins Sunkissed + Solotica Graphite coloured contacts

Bronzes and oranges are always recommended for those with blue eyes, so I shot two sets of photographs for this look: one set with my natural brown eyes, and one set with Solotica Graphite contact lenses. Mine are from the Solotica Hidrocor range, so they’re a yearly lens with no limbal ring.

I usually love the way I look with coloured contact lenses, but I’m not so sure about this makeup look. I prefer my natural brown eyes, for once. Let me know what you think in the comments, because I’m really curious as to what everyone else’s opinions are on this!

(Although I do love the robot eyes vibe, but who wouldn’t?)

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EYES

Clarins Sunkissed 4-Colour Eyeshadow Palette ($43 USD/$45 CAD)

Esqido Miss Dolly False Eyelashes, trimmed ($29 USD)

Annabelle Chrome Single Eye Shadow in Rose Gold ($5.95 CAD)

Lise Watier Stay Sharp Eyeliner in Platine ($23 CAD)

Solotica Graphite contact lenses ($120 CAD)

LIPS & CHEEKS

Clarins Sunkissed Bronzing & Blush Compact ($40 USD/$42 CAD)

Clarins Instant Light Natural Lip Perfector ($26 USD/$20 CAD)

Tags: /4. Makeup looks, Clarins, Esqido, Eyes, Makeup looks: neutral, Product Photos, Solotica, Spring/Summer 2017

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Beat dryness down under with Vagisil ProHydrate

July 13, 2017

Rae Chen

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*sponsored by Vagisil

Try as we might, sometimes things downstairs just don’t go as smoothly as you may have hoped. That might apply to your actual, literal downstairs neighbours, but it can apply to the quivering quim downstairs, too.

(I’m sorry, did I google a list of hilarious vagina euphemisms include in this post? You bet your mother-of-all-souls I did.)

Why Vagisil ProHydrate is on my radar

The Vagisil ProHydrate Natural Feel Moisturizing Gel is designed to relieve vaginal dryness. It’s a pretty personal topic for me, because despite the fact that I’m only 24, I experience it on a regular basis. I know that dryness is usually associated with post-menopausal women, but folks?

Unless my vertical grimace is hiding something big from me, it’s not just something that affects menopausal women. Vaginal dryness can be caused by a lot of other things, including hormonal fluctuations, certain medications, and plain ‘ol stress.

Vagisil makes a range of products including a moisturizing gel/lubricant, a pH Balanced Wash (basically just a gentle soap for your down under), and an Extra Strength Anti-Itch Crème. Because they’re made by Vagisil, they’re pretty affordable and easy to find. I’d love to see the range expand to include glycerine-free options in the future, but for now, the accessibility alone more than grants Vagisil a mention.

Vagisil ProHydrate is water-based and features no added estrogen, no perfumes, no dyes, and no preservatives. It’s silicone-, fragrance-, and paraben-free. However, I want to make sure to note that the formula does contain glycerine.

How I use Vagisil ProHydrate Natural Feel

Vagisil ProHydrate is kind of a cross between a moisturizing serum and a personal lubricant. It’s made to function as both, and you can use it both ways.

For those who experience dryness 24/7, Vagisil recommends that you use ProHydrate Natural Feel once every 3 days. The formula is water-based for instant relief, but it also contains hyaluronic acid to help retain moisture. (Just like in your facial skincare!)

I use a lot of lube, but honestly? Sometimes, it’s just really damn nice not to have to stop, scramble, find the bottle, apply, and clean up. I use my Vagisil ProHydrate ahead of time if I want the option of getting caught up in the moment, and it does a stellar job of just hanging out until I need it.

Tags: /Other, Paraben-free, Product Photos, Product Review, Sex, Silicone-free

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