MY BEAUTY "I need these" LIST [Sephora]

My most basic beauty products I use. I had an eyeliner too but I don't know where it is now.

From left to right: Laura Mercier tinted moisturizer, Kevin Aucoin mascara, Dior 5 color eyeshadow and Laura Mercier concealer.

I don't think that I own a lot of beauty products and if you think I do, it is due to an accumulation of all my old makeup which I haven't thrown out in the past few years even after moving from country to country to country. I just dragged that old mascara that I rarely wear around because it smells like roses (Anna Sui's voluminous mascara). I should empty my makeup bag one day and show it to the world and you will laugh! Ok, I do have many current beauty products that are not expired. I buy at most one lipstick every year or two (I bought this Chanel liptsick in May). I buy one tube of mascara per year because that actually runs out or dries to the point I cannot use it anymore. And then I bought this NARS Multiples stick in March to replace this blush I had for a reeeeally long time which I did not throw out yet! I should test it in the lab for fungal growth right?

"6 months shelf life for a mascara? 1 year for foundation? 1 year lipstick.."

I don't follow any of those petty rules but I know I should. I'm still happily using my DIOR 5 couleurs INCOGNITO eyeshadow palette I purchased with my Pharmaprix (equivalent of Duane Reade) points back in Montreal in 2008? Booya!

So the point of this post was to mention that I am running out of my Kiehl's Creme de Corps whipped body buttah and I've gone through two tubs of it for over a year now. I have decided that it is time to move on to better moisturizing things. I dread changes because you always stumble upon undesirables before finding your true love...body lotion. I was visiting Aussie brand Aesop the other day and tried some of their body lotions. They are really expensive but good thing I didn't like the scents so I gladly walked away buuut not before taking a buncha samples with me though. It smells better when it's free! Also, a large bottle of Aesop body lotion is $95 so my little samples are gold.

As your may or may not know, I have become a fan of Josie Maran's Argan oil skincare line and looked to the collection to find that she indeed has whipped body lotion. It is only available online on Sephora.com (I want the free samples!)! Since it is $50 for free shipping, I needed to find $15 more of something to buy. You'd think it was easy but it's not. So what else do I need? Mmmm I need eye lotion! I have been using samples or free eye creams gifted to me over the past few years. In fact, I don't remember the last time I bought eye cream or ever. It is is a high price to pay for just my eyes and I also read that Tyra Banks' mom uses good ol' Vaseline so I thought I could try that too! But I'm almost 30 now so I HAVE to take care of my skin. Josie Maran's eye cream is $65. Is the price justified if it includes 2 types of eye cream? A day and night eye cream. I didn't think I needed two types of eye creams do I? The day time one can help hold your makeup and that could be useful when I wear concealer and it would look blotchy because it is dry...So, do I splurge? It is definitely not the $15 that I wanted to spend to get free shipping and I still have various eye cream samples laying around. hmm

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Keiko wears...When something needs to pop. Chanel.

I tried to remove my fingerprints but I guess that didnt' work so well

Chanel's Rouge Coco hydrating creme lip color in Gabrille (Gabrielle 'CoCo' Chanel) is what I need to pump myself up from a make up dull routine. It's red but it's a feminine Parisian type red...if you know what I mean.

The only thing I can afford from Chanel at the moment and this one I got at a Duty Free shop so it was a little easier to digest :)

My new glow- NARS' The Multiple in G-spot

This would be my second color from NARS after using the same blush in Orgasm for more than 5-6 years which I got off ebay before Nars sold at Holts in Montreal? Yea, I know, gross. I should have thrown it out after 12 months as suggested by the company but who does that? For me, my make up can last me forever. I don't think I ever finished a tube of anything. I'm actually still not finished with my blush and probably have more than half of the content left but it's time to let it go. It's not like I have other blushes I alternate with since this is my ONLY blush and I use it every time i make an effort to put on some make up. You just don't need much of it in the first place I guess for that natural flush glow.

 I decided to get G-spot because I read about how amazing it looks on darker skins and not too shimmery and just a bit darker than Orgasm.

 Although I love Orgasm (!! dirty), it's been more than 6 years I've had it and I wanted to absolutely try something different. The Multiple can be used for your eyes, body, lips and wherever you want some shimmery pink goodness which I don't really care for. If they had a blush compact in G-spot, I'd get that instead but they didn't.

Bonus: I paid for this (retail $39USD) with an Amazon gift card I got from exchanging points accumulated on my credit card. Free!

Bonus! This was paid for with my Amazon gift card from exchanging points towards a $50 gift card!

Kevyn Aucoin. The volume mascara..testing

I received this in the mail today. I heart Amazon. Anyway..



While watching this video on youtube where I was supposed to laugh at this girl's head shaking technique while putting on mascara, I became very much interested in the brand of mascara she was using. Her eyelashes actually looked fuller..either from the brand of mascara or her head shaking technique. Or both.

Watch here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InWmjtEbmBM

I wanted to try this for myself. The mascara I mean, not really the technique. Heck, she and I have the same small eyes and non-existent lashes. She didn't say the name of the brand eloquently but I managed to find it online. She used a mascara from Kevyn Aucoin. It is one of those waterproof/smudge proof mascara that you can easily take off with warm water. One of my makeup staple since smudgy mascara panda eyes are my forte.

I had previously tried a couple of brands of these "tubing" mascaras and although convenient to wash off, they never gave my lashes much volume nor length, just a natural black coat to pass the work day with. This one was suppose to be better than them all. I use the Clinique one now. Lash Power Mascara. The Clinique one is $14.50 which I got for a little less at the Duty Free while traveling.

I wanted to try this one for sure...At $25 a tube, that's pretty steep. However, I had $20 Amazon gift card which I paid $10 for and so I really end up paying $15 anyway for the mascara.

Will I love it? Will try to find out!