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Tuesday 23 December 2014

Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Pro's Picks Portables - Lip Tar Test Tube x 12 Set ( Zhora, Annika, Cha Cha, Grandma, Harlot, Vintage, Nylon, Hoochie, Digitalis, Sebastian, & Iced ) : Swatches & Review

Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Pro's Picks Portables -  Lip Tar Test Tube x 12 Set
This OCC Pro's Picks Portables - Lip Tar Test Tube x 12 Set retails for $59US or $71CAN for the Mini x 12 Set. Each tube is 1/4 the size of a full Lip Tar so the price for the 12 is the volume and price of 3 regular size Lip Tars and the brush.

It's just a few more dollars compared to last years 12 tube set and has no repeats from that one as well. ;)

Tuesday 16 December 2014

MAC Red Red Red Collection Beauty Powder in Hot Sensation and Toxic Tale lipstick : Swatches & Review

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MAC Red Red Red Collection Beauty Powder in Hot Sensation and Toxic Tale lipstick
The Beauty Powder retails for $26US and $31CAN along with the Lipstick at $16US and $19CAN. MAC has been putting out A LOT of red lipsticks this year as part of/or predominately the shades in about 60% of the collections. You might be sick of it..... I was, but here are some shades in this red collection that are not RED!

Thursday 11 December 2014

Sally Girl Eye Shadow Connecting Compacts Collection from Sally Beauty Supply : Swatches & Review

Sally Girl Eye Shadow Connecting Compacts Collection
These retail for around $0.99US and $1.40CAN at Sally Beauty Supply. I has seen the Revlon ones in store but wasn't impressed but the pigmentation. The Sally Girl ones are great in comparison!

Tuesday 9 December 2014

Thursday 4 December 2014

Annabelle Twist Up Retractable Lipstick Crayon in Heartbreaker, Rock & Rose, and Eyeshadow Crayon in Turquoise : Swatches & Review

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Annabelle Twist Up Retractable Lipstick Crayon in Heartbreaker, Rock & Rose, and Eyeshadow Crayon in Turquoise
These Twits Up line retail for $9.99CAN to $11.99CAN each for these Holiday Shades. They have 2 more lipstick shade and one more lilac eye pencil to offer.

Thursday 27 November 2014

Annabelle Smoothie Eyeshadow Pencil in Melonade, Mokamirage, Cocoaloco, Licoriche, Absinthe-minded, Down 2 Earth, Acaidasiac, Blubomb, & Grapefull : Swatches & Review

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Annabelle Smoothie Eyeshadow Pencil in Melonade, Mokamirage, Cocoaloco, Licoriche,
Absinthe-minded, Down 2 Earth, Acaidasiac, Blubomb, & Grapefull
The Annabelle line these retail for $7.99CAN to $9.99CAN. The product range is a close dupe to Urban Decays 24/7 Eye shadows pencils but I prefer this pearl formula they like to use here. This brand also ships to the US and the will be having a Black Friday sale tomorrow.

Tuesday 25 November 2014

Wednesday 19 November 2014

Physicians Formula Shimmer Strips Custom Eye Enhancing Eyeliner Trio in Smoke Eyes: Swatches & Review

Physicians Formula Shimmer Strips Custom Eye Enhancing Eyeliner Trio in Smoke Eyes
Physicians Formula Shimmer Strips Custom Eye Enhancing Eyeliner Trio in Smoke Eyes retails for $15.99 CAN and $12.99 US for .03 Oz./ 0.85g of product.

Tuesday 18 November 2014

Physicians Formula Shimmer Strips Custom Eye Enhancing Eyeliner Trio Nude Collection in Warm Nude Eyes: Swatches & Review

Physicians Formula Shimmer Strips Custom Eye Enhancing Eyeliner Trio Nude Collection in Warm Nude Eyes
Physicians Formula Shimmer Strips Custom Eye Enhancing Eyeliner Trio Nude Collection in Warm Nude Eyes retails for $15.99 CAN and $12.99 US for .03 Oz./ 0.85g of product total.

Thursday 13 November 2014

IMATS TORONTO 2014 new venders, Interesting panel/demos, my wish list, travel advisory & eateries.


2013 body paint done on the trade show floor
It's arrive late this year but IMATS is again running on November 22-23 less then 2 weeks away! There also still tickets for both days for the Saturday and Sunday shows for $45. No weekend pass though this time around.

Chances are I'll be arrive at 9:30am or 10am on the Saturday just from the way construction is progressing as I'm coming down (well going north ;) ) by Greyhound.

Again NYX is a no show (SHAME ON YOU!!!) T-T

Wednesday 12 November 2014

Revlon Ultra HD Lip Lacquer in 565 Sunstone and 540 Petalite : Swatches & Review

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Revlon Ultra HD Lip Lacquer in 565 Sunstone and 540 Petalite
Retails from $12.99CAN at Shopper Drug Mart right now but I got them for $9.99 with a surprise Revlon discount. I expect these price to range from $9.99CAN to this $12.99CAN locally once they become more available. Apparent the ColorBurst Lipgloss is being Discontinued for these Ultra HD Lip Lacquer.

Tuesday 11 November 2014

Revlon ColorBurst Lipgloss in Embellished, Papaya, Strawberry, and Crystal Water : Swatches & Review

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Revlon ColorBurst Lipgloss in Embellished, Papaya, Strawberry, and Crystal Water
Retails from $10.99CAN to $12.99CAN. This is by far my favourite lip gloss formula at the drug store level. I've been using them for 4 years now (but this stock is new. lol)

Monday 3 November 2014

MAC Lash Applicator : Review

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MAC Lash Applicator
The MAC Lash Applicator Retails for $20US or $24CAN online. I've been eyeing the Shu Umerara Lash Applicator at Sephora Eaton's Centre location for years but the $48CAN price tag made me cringe every time. I was looking to a from the side placement applicator and when this one launched I wanted to give it a shot.

Honestly, these looks so similar I thought they might be from the same manufacturer.

Thursday 30 October 2014

Smashbox Full Exposure Travel Palette: Swatches & Review

Smashbox Full Exposure Travel Palette
This Smashbox Full Exposure Travel Palette retails for $24US and $23CAN. The original full size version retails for $49US or $59CAN. With the travel palette you get 8 x 0.026 oz (0.208 oz) of product which is close to half (43%) of the full size 14 x 0.035 oz (0.49 oz) of product.

The price also reflects the 57% reduction in product.

Monday 27 October 2014

Lime Crime Fantasy Palettes in Aquataenia and ChinaDoll: Swatches & Review

Lime Crime Fantasy Palettes in ChinaDoll and Aquataenia
Lime Crime pressed eyeshadow palette retails for $35.00US. It the end of era for Lime Crime as the D's all the current eyeshadows again for something new. The VENUS: The Grunge Palette which is coming out probably at the end of this month.

When I saw it with it's new packaging I had a horrible feeling this was the end for the pressed eyeshadow palettes. But the website had not change their listing until today. I was crossing my fingers. >_<

It's also not the first time they got rid of there eyeshadow line but at the very least they did a clearance sale on their remaining stock.

I'm just hoping some of the shade out of these 4 palettes will make it back into the new palette line they have started.

You can see my review on the D'Antoinette and Alchemy palette in the links below.
http://www.warpaintandunicorns.com/2012/10/lime-crime-palette-dantoinette-pressed.html
http://www.warpaintandunicorns.com/2012/10/lime-crime-alchemy-collection-swatches.html

Thursday 23 October 2014

Hard Candy Top Ten Trendsetter Palette in Raining Men and Birthday Suit: Swatches & Reviews

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Hard Candy Top Ten Trendsetter Palette in Raining Men and Birthday Suit
These palettes retails for $6US and $5.98CAN at Walmart for 0.4 oz of product. There are 5 palettes in this range total but we are only getting 4 of them in Canada. The other 2 are Aphrodisiac and Guilty Pleasures.

Tuesday 21 October 2014

Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blush Palette in Luminous Flush, Incandescent Electra, and Mood Exposure: Swatches & Review

Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blush Palette in Luminous Flush, Incandescent Electra, and Mood Exposure
Retails for $58US and $67CAN at Sehpora for 3 x 0.116 oz (0.348 oz) cheek shades. 

The full size Ambient Lighting Blushes retails for $35US and $41CAN at 0.15 oz and the Ambient Lighting Powder at $45US and $54CAN at 0.35 oz.

Now price wise the Ambient Lighting Blush Palette has a product value of two full size blush for the price of 1 and a half blushes and you getting 3 shades in this palette. But you paying a bit more for 3 shades compared to 1 standard Ambient Lighting Powder in terms of product.

Thursday 16 October 2014

Wet n Wild Fantasy Makers Lipstick in Black and Color Icon Liner Brow & Eye Pencil in White 656A & Black Black 651: Swatches & Review

Wet n Wild Fantasy Makers Lipstick in Black and Color Icon Liner Brow & Eye Pencil in White 656A & Black Black 651

All 3 of these products retails for $1.49US or $1.99CAN. I was happy to final see this years Fantasy Makers display out and that they where offering the Color Icon Eye Pencil in White because that shade isn't sold up here in Canada. We only see 4 shades of the Color Icon Eye Pencils up here (Dark Brown 652 or 649 Mink Brown, Black Black 651, Purple 650D, and Charcoal 655).

Perfect for a Halloween makeup look and there also selling the Color Icon Single Shadows in 250B Sugar and 255D Panther.

Thursday 9 October 2014

Dare to Compare: Urban Decay Grind House V.S. SEPHORA COLLECTION Look Sharp Pencil Sharpener

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Urban Decay Grind House V.S. SEPHORA COLLECTION Look Sharp Pencil Sharpener
The Urban Decay Grind House retails for $10US or $12CAN and the SEPHORA COLLECTION Look Sharp Pencil Sharpener retails for $6US or $7.50CAN.

Honestly these looks so similar I though they might be from the same manufacture.

Wednesday 8 October 2014

Too Faced Melted Kisses Liquified Lipstick in Melted Nude, Melted Peony, Melted Fuchsia, and Melted Berry: Swatches & Review

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Too Faced Melted Kisses Liquified Lipstick in Melted Nude, Melted Peony, Melted Fuchsia, and Melted Berry


Retails for $25US or $30CAN for 4 x 0.16 oz of product. Which are about 1/3 of full-size Melted lipstick at 0.4 oz and about half the size of an OCC Liptar at 0.33 oz. This contains all permanent shades for those that want a few colours but don't need a full size of each or for your makeup kit. ;) You can order the full size of these shades from either Sephora or Too Faced Cosmetics.

Thursday 2 October 2014

IT Cosmetics Tightline Waterproof Full Lash Length Black Primer: Swatches & Review


IT Cosmetics Tightline Waterproof Full Lash Length Black Primer
Retails for $24US or $24CAN for 0.28 fl oz (8.0g) at The Shopping Channel in Canada exclusively. This is surprising my first Mascara review on my blog!

Thursday 25 September 2014

Hard Candy ALL GLOSSED UP in Cupcake and Mauveous: Swatches & Review

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Hard Candy ALL GLOSSED UP in Cupcake and Mauveous

Retails for $5US and $6.99CAN, there is 5 shades sold in store at Walmart Canada but there are 15 shades in this line. I might be just the shade but the label reminds me of Soap & Glory. lol

Tuesday 23 September 2014

IT Cosmetics Bye Bye Under Eye Waterproof Concealer in Light: Swatches & Review


IT Cosmetics Bye Bye Under Eye Waterproof Concealer in Light
Retail for $24US or $29CAN for 0.28 fl oz (8.0g) at the Shopping Channel in Canada exclusively. 

Thursday 18 September 2014

MAC Fluidline Eye Pencil Weeping Willow: Swatches & Review

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Fluidline Eye Pencil Weeping Willow


Retails for $16US and $19CAN. I hope this line becomes permanent in that these shade round out what the original Fluidline pots are lacking in colours. ;)

Tuesday 16 September 2014

GOSH Forever Eye Shadow in 01 Silver Rose, 05 Grey, 07 Blue, & 06 Plum: Swatches & Review

GOSH Forever Eye Shadow in 01 Silver Rose, 05 Grey, 07 Blue, & 06 Plum
Retail for $14.00CAN at Shopper Drug Mart now as part of the permanent collection. You can see the rest of the shade here along with the ingredient list.

Friday 12 September 2014

ARTDECO MIAMI COLLECTION LONG-LASTING EYESHADOW STICK in 24 tropical monsoon, & 08 rich girl: Swatches & Review


ARTDECO MIAMI COLLECTION LONG-LASTING EYESHADOW STICK in 24 tropical monsoon, & 08 rich girl

Retail for $16.00CAN at select Shopper Drug Mart's. I pick this up at the Waterloo Square location. This product looks to be limited edition which is a shame as the shades from this collection are fairly unique on the market. I pick up these two shades are they are VERY unique in a pencil form.

Wednesday 10 September 2014

MAC Next to Skin Powder Blush: Swatches & Review

MAC Next to Skin Powder Blush
Retails for $20US and $22CAN for 0.21 oz at MAC. I wanted to try this one out to see if it's the shade I usually end up with by mixing my contour powder with the highlight powder (both matte) and if it worked with my fair skin.

Tuesday 9 September 2014

Arda Wigs Swatch Ring (round 2): Swatches & Fiber Review.

Two rings to rule them all. I separated the natural hairs shades from the colourful ones. ;)
Arda Wigs Color Ring swatches are done in natural direct light this time for as much colour accuracy as the camera and computer can muster. I've left out discontinued shade this time around.

You can see the original and discontinued colours here for reference.
http://www.warpaintandunicorns.com/2012/07/arda-wigs-swatch-ring-swatches-fiber.html

Tuesday 26 August 2014

See You At FanExpo Canada!


Just a quick update as I'll likly not be post these next 2 weeks. ;)

Are you all excited for Fan Expo Canada!

I'll be working the Queen of Hearts Costumes Booth in the the North Building (Cosplay Corner) all 4 days! I'll also be spending 5pm on in the North Building in my Madeline Hatter cosplay on Saturday. Hope to see you there!

Wednesday 20 August 2014

Lit Cosmetics Summer Sparkle Lit Kit in Hello Sunshine with "Clearly Liquid" Glitter Base: swatches & review

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Lit Cosmetics Summer Sparkle Lit Kit in Hello Sunshine with "Clearly Liquid" Glitter Base
Lit Cosmetics Lit Kit in Hello Sunshine sell for $19.95US and $21.95CAN at Sephora. I will be reviewing more shades from them in the future but since this a Sephora Exclusive shade I thought I do the "KIT" separately.

Tuesday 19 August 2014

Stila In the Light Palette and Smudge Stick in Damsel : Swatches & Review.

Stila In the Light Palette
The Stila In the Light Palette retails for $40US and $50CAN at Shopper Drug Mart. I've shy away from Stila due to their 25%-40% markup on products here in Canada. The nice thing with the classic range being sold at Shopper Drug Mart you can use coupons and points to knock down the price on items. ;)

The Smudge Stick Waterproof Eye Liner retails for $20US or $26CAN on their own.

Thursday 14 August 2014

Win a Ticket to Fan Expo Canada 2014!



This is your chance to win a Ticket to Fan Expo Canada 2014!

This is a Full DELUXE Pass (All 4 Days) which includes 2PM entry to the show on Thursdays and a Free FanExpo t-shirt . Contest Ends at August 24th at 11:59 PST. The Winner will be announced on August 25th, the Monday before the show!

Click the link for the full contest rules.

https://www.facebook.com/WARPAINTUnicorns

Illamasqua Lipstick in Fable, Plunge, Over, Corrupt, and Test: Swatches & Review


Illamasqua Lipstick in Fable, Plunge, Over, Corrupt, and Test (The palette has solids sweating to the top which happens with cream products)
The lipstick palette retails for  £34.00 for 4 x 1g / 0.04 OZ price per 10g but it on sale  during the summer to place an order. These shade are permanent and retail for £18.50/$30CAN. 

Also some sad new as Illamasqua is no longer at Sephora!!! I'm so pissed about this because this is my foundation brand I keep going back to out of all of them and it was kind of nice not to have to order a big order to get free shipping from the UK as their standard shipping cost around $35CAN.

Wednesday 13 August 2014

Annabelle Stay Sharp Waterproof Lipliner in Nude, Java, Vintage, Strike a Rose, Glam Red, & Berry: Swatches & Review

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Annabelle Stay Sharp Waterproof Lipliner in Nude, Java, Vintage, Strike a Rose, Glam Red, & Berry
These sell for around $11.99 CAN at Shoppers Drug Mart, $10.99 CAN at Rexall, and $9.99CAN at Zerhs which I pick these shades up. These are the six shades launched along with 6 eyeliner shades in the same packaging.

Monday 11 August 2014

Maybelline Eye Studio Color Tattoo Leather 24hr in Creamy Beige, Chocolate Side, Deep Forest, Vintage Plum, and Drama Black: swatches & review

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Maybelline Eye Studio Color Tattoo Leather 24hr in Creamy Beige, Chocolate Side, Deep Forest,
Vintage Plum, and Drama Black.
These sell for around $9.99 CAN at Shoppers Drug Mart and $6.99 at Walmart which I pick these shades up.

Wednesday 6 August 2014

Benefit They're Real! Push-Up Liner : Swatches & Review

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Benefit They're Real! Push-Up Liner
Benefit They're Real! Push-Up Liner normally retails for $24US to $29 CAN, I got this stubby version form a code through Sephora online. But I checked out the full size in store first to see if the packaging was identical. It was just the body length is shorter. ;)

Tuesday 5 August 2014

Kryolan Aquacolor Interferenz 6 PAN Palette: Swatches & Review

Silver, Mozart Pink / RY, Strauss Wine / PV, Bach Blue / BG, Gold / GY, & Gold
Retails for around $28US. This palette configuration is not longer available as a set but the shades are individually for sale in all sizes.

Thursday 31 July 2014

ARTDECO Eyeshadow Base & Pure Mineral Eyeshadow Base: Swatches & Review

ARTDECO Pure Mineral Eyeshadow Base
Retails for $12US $14CAN at select Shopper Drug Mart, I have to pick this up in Waterloo but my local stores don't Carry ARTDECO. This mineral version of the base really is the same formula as the original with a colour Mica added to it ;)

Wednesday 23 July 2014

Smashbox Master Class Palette III – Color & Contour: Swatches & Review

Smashbox Master Class Palette III – Color & Contour

The Smashbox Master Class Palette III – Color & Contour retails for $65US and $72CAN at Sephora. I was impressed enough with the tester in store to pick this up. I'm trying to buy less Limited Edition palette as I want start tutorial with more permanent items but THIS palette I feel like Smashbox should make permanent because it really have everything you need for the eyes and face!

Bonus is they have improved on the packaging from the original Master Class Palette and Master Class Palette II.

Tuesday 15 July 2014

Essence Beach Cruisers Collection: Swatches & Review

Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner in 01 sun, fun & copper! and 02 keep calm and go to the beach!. Blush in 01 i ♥ summer break Blush. And Bronzing powder in 01 life is a beach
The items retail for $4.99CAN for the Blush and Bronzer, $3.99CAN for the liquid eyeliners. The collection did not come the lip gloss, Wet to Dry shadows, one of the Nail polishes (04 life is a beach), or the Body spray in the Canadian displays those compared to the US. I wanted those shadows. *_*

I picked a few of the items that really caught my eye but I might go back and pick up the polishes. They look pretty but sand texture polishes have been hit or miss lately with other brands.

Thursday 10 July 2014

Fake Buzz Cut Hair, Faux Fur Dying, Taming Clip on Ponytails, and Mohawk - Wig Tutorial

Venus McFlytrap from Monster High. The photo was taken by Convoke Photography.
This character has really long and super full hair which is completely unmanageable in real life! She also has a buzz cut as well to make for a unique challenge. 

Wednesday 9 July 2014

Rimmel Moisture Renew Lipstick in 200 Latino : Swatches & Review

Rimmel Moisture Renew Lipstick in 200 Latino

Retails for $8.00CAN, there is 22 shades in this line but currently there is only 10 shades on pop displays in Canada. I picked this shades out of those as it appealed to me.

Wednesday 2 July 2014

Maybelline The Nudes Palette: Swatches & Review

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Maybelline The Nudes Palette

Retails for $6.50US and $10.99CAN at Walmart. Maybelline makes some amazing eyeshadows with the Eye Studio line quads but most of those a shimmer/pearl shades only in the pans. I wanted to give this a shot because it's rare to see full palettes in the drugstore lines.

Tuesday 1 July 2014

MAC Moody Blooms Black Ivy Fluidline: Swatches & Review

MAC Moody Blooms Black Ivy Fluidline
Retails for $16US and $19CAN. I have not bought a new Fluidline since the Shop MAC Chop MAC collection. lol

Tuesday 24 June 2014

Coastal Scents Revealed 2 Palette: Swatches & Review

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Coastal Scents Revealed 2 Palette
If the Urban Decay Naked 3 and Naked Basics palettes were ever merged this is the palette you would get with some nice addition of colour. Retails for $19.95US for 30g (1oz.) of product at Coastal Scents! The naked palettes are 0.6oz. of eyeshodows with the 12 pans per palette.

Thursday 19 June 2014

Kirkland Signature Pre-Moistened Daily Facial Cleansing Towelettes with Camomile, Triple Tea Complex & Vitamin E: Review

Kirkland Signature Pre-Moistened Daily Facial Cleansing Towelettes with Camomile, Triple Tea Complex & Vitamin E
(15 packs)
Kirkland Signature Pre-Moistened Daily Facial Cleansing Towelettes retails for $12.99US or $15.99CAN at Costco for 150 Towelettes which are packed into 4 30 sheets packs and 2 15 sheets packs. The recently revamped the line as you can see the new packaging come with larger Towelettes! That close to 10 cents per Towel for me!