Dare to Compare: MAC Silver Pigment v.s. Mehron Metallic Powder in Silver

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MAC Silver Pigment v.s. Mehron Metallic Powder in Silver

Mehron Metallic Powder is $9.99US or $16CAN for 14 g / 0.5 oz of product.
MAC Silver Pigment is $21US or $26CAN for 3 g / 0.1 US oz of product.

theBalm Instain Blush in Toile: Swatches & Review

theBalm Instain in Toile

The theBalm Instain Blush in Toile retails for $22 US and $28.99 CAN at Rexall. I have to say I love this line of blushes because the name of each blush refers to a textile pattern categories.

Toile is technical linen canvas weave but it heavy associated with floral/scene repeating patterns "Toile de Jouy".

MAKE UP FOR EVER Full Cover Concealer in Pink Porcelain 1 : Swatches & Review

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MAKE UP FOR EVER Full Cover Concealer in Pink Porcelain 1

The MAKE UP FOR EVER Full Cover Concealer retails for $29US and $37CAN for 15 ml / 0.5 fl oz of product.

Milani Everyday Eyes powder eyeshadow palettes in 02 Bare Necessities and 05 Earthly Elements : Swatches & Review

Milani Everyday Eyes powder eyeshadow palettes in 02 Bare Necessities and 05 Earthly Elements

The Milani Everyday Eyes powder eyeshadow collection palettes retail for $9.99US and $13.99CAN at Zerhs for 0.21 oz / 6.0g of product.

Maybelline Eyestudio Brow Drama Pomade Crayon in Blonde : Swatches & Review

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Maybelline Eyestudio Brow Drama Pomade Crayon in Blonde

The Maybelline Eyestudio Brow Drama Pomade Crayon retails for $9.99 US or $11.99CAN for 0.04 oz of product.

Maybelline Eye Studio Brow Define and Fill Duo in Blonde : Swatch & Review

Maybelline Eye Studio Brow Define and Fill Duo in Blonde

The Maybelline Eyestudio Brow Define and Fill Duo retails for $7.99 US or $9.99CAN for 0.018 oz. for the Pencil 0.004 oz. for the powder of product.

Sephora Disney Minnie Beauty: Minnie-ature Cream Lip Stain Set in African Violet, Mandarin Muse, Always Red, Whipped Blush, & Peach Tart : Swatches & Review

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Sephora Disney Minnie Beauty: Minnie-ature Cream Lip Stain Set in African Violet, Mandarin Muse, Always Red, Whipped Blush, & Peach Tart

The Sephora Disney Minnie Beauty: Minnie-ature Cream Lip Stain Set retails for $25US and $33CAN for five 3ml / 0.10 oz of product tubes.

All these shade are part of the original Sephora Cream Lip Stains collection that retail for $14US and $18CAN for 0.169 oz of product for the full size. So if you miss these Minnie's... you can buy these individually as well.

Kat Von D Metal Crush Eyeshadow in Thunderstruck, Thrasher, Electric Warrior, Iggy, & Paranoid : Swatches & Review

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Kat Von D Metal Crush Eyeshadow in Thunderstruck, Thrasher, Electric Warrior, Iggy, & Paranoid

The Kat Von D Metal Crush Eyeshadows retails for $21US and $25CAN for 2.8g / 0.10 oz of eyeshadows product. Which are also the biggest eyeshadows I own, even over the Make Up For Ever Artist Shadows.

Dare to Compare: Nude Matte Eyeshadow / Base ~ Milani Shadow Eyez 12 HR Wear Eyeshadow, Jordana 12 HR Made to Last Eyeshadow Pencil, & Palladio Beauty Shadow & Liner Herbal Gel Crayon

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Milani Shadow Eyez 12 HR Wear Eyeshadow in 10 Almond Cream,
Jordana 12 HR Made to Last Eyeshadow Pencil in 04 Continuous Almond, and
Palladio Beauty Shadow & Liner Herbal Gel Crayon in the shade In the Buff.

The Milani Shadow Eyez 12 HR Wear Eyeshadow retails for $16.50US and $20CAN for 2.8 g / 0.10 oz of product.

The Jordana 12 HR Made to Last Eyeshadow Pencil retails for $16.50US and $20CAN for 2.8 g / 0.10 oz of product.

The Palladio Beauty Shadow & Liner Herbal Gel Crayon retails for $16.50US and $20CAN for 1.9 g / 0.07 oz of product.

NYC New York Color City Proof 24 HR Eye Primer : Review

NYC New York Color City Proof 24 HR Eye Primer

The NYC New York Color City Proof 24 HR Eye Primer retails for $3.49US.

Buxom Eyeshadow Bar Single in Satin Seduction, Gold Status, Glitz Factor, Schmooze, Room Service, & Jetsetter with Empty Eyeshadow Bar 6-Pan Compact : Swatches & Review

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Buxom Eyeshadow Bar Single in Satin Seduction, Gold Status, Glitz Factor, Schmooze, Room Service, & Jetsetter with Empty Eyeshadow Bar 6-Pan Compact

The Buxom Eyeshadow Bar Single retails for $12US and $15CAN for 1.4g / 0.05 oz of eyeshadows product. The Empty Eyeshadow Bar 6-Pan Compact retails for $13US and $16CAN.

When you get 6 pans plus the palette this custom set retails for $40US and $50CAN in store. This deal doesn't seem to apply at checkout on the Sephora online store.

Physicians Formula Butter Bronzer Murumuru Butter Bronzer in Light Bronzer & Bronzer : Swatches & Review

Physicians Formula Butter Bronzer Murumuru Butter Bronzer in Light Bronzer & Bronzer

The Physicians Formula Butter Bronzer Murumuru Butter Bronzer retail for $14.95US and $19.99CAN for 0.35 g / 0.012 US oz of product.

Dare to Compare: Nude pencils ~ COVER FX Perfect Pencil VS MAC Technakohl Liner

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MAC Technakohl Liner in Risque and COVER FX Perfect Pencil in N X-Light

The COVER FX Perfect Pencils retails for $20US and $25CAN for 0.28 g / 0.01 oz of product.

The MAC Technakohl Liner retails for $16.50US and $20CAN for 0.35 g / 0.012 US oz of product.

Jordana 12 HR Made to Last Eyeshadow Pencils all 8 shades: swatches & Review

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01 Eternal White, 02 Stay-On Black, 03 Tenacious Brown, 04 Continuous Almond,
05 Pink Evermore, 06 Aqua Last, 07 Prolong Purple, & 08 Endless Emerald

 The retail for $3.99 US on the Jordanna website. I order directly from their online store as Jordana don't have a retail chain to sell them through in Canada.

Jordana Cosmetics Color Effects Powder Eyeshadow Singles ~ Part 1: Swatches & Review

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Jordana Cosmetics Color Effects Powder Eyeshadow Singles in:
Blackout, Love & Hate, Ms. Brown, Over the Taupe, Your Majesty,
A Classic, Bronzeville, Pretty Peach, Supernatural,
White Lie, Creamy Vanilla, Turquoise & Caicos, & Ms. Jordana.

These retail for $1.99US and $2.00 CAN. There is no seller for this line in Canada. I just so happen to find these at an independent dollar store in my city and Len's Mill (Ontario) had a small section they sold out of.

MAKE UP FOR EVER Flash Palette & Flash Color: Swatches & Review

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MAKE UP FOR EVER Flash Palette 

This MAKE UP FOR EVER Flash Palette retails for $99US and $111CAN for 70g/ 2.46oz of product. I purchase this at a 40% off at Toronto IMATS however for $64CAN at that time.
The Flash Color pots retailed for $21CAN for 6g / 0.21 oz before they were changed to cream sticks.

How to fix Caked / Crusted Pressed Powder Makeup and Pressed Eyeshadows

Here is my tutorial on how to fix caked or crusted Pressed Powder pans.

Bite Beauty Amuse Bouche Lipstick in Sorbet & Radish : Swatches & Review

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Bite Beauty Amuse Bouche Lipstick in Sorbet & Radish

The Bite Beauty Amuse Bouche Lipsticks retail for $26US and $30CAN each for 0.15 oz of product. I've been a fan of Bites formula's for awhile but the shade range was lacking wearable shade for me on a personal level so the new shades are very enticing to me. I was mostly buying Bite products for family members. ;)

Wet 'n' Wild COLOR ICON Eyeshadow Palette 5 Pan in 395A The Naked Truth: Swatches & Review

Wet 'n' Wild COLOR ICON Eyeshadow Palette 5 Pan in 395A The Naked Truth

The Wet 'n' Wild COLOR ICON Eyeshadow Palette retails for $4.99US and $5.99CAN for 0.21 oz/ 6.0g worth of product.

MUA Dusk til Dawn Palette: Swatches & Review

MUA Dusk til Dawn Palette

The MUA Dusk til Dawn Palette retails for £4.00 in the UK. This brand I don't have access to other through eBay sellers and swaps here in Canada, but I still wanted to try them out. But in US currency, this palette retails for around $10US which makes it a very affordable palette.

Anastasia Beverly Hills Liquid Lipstick in Milkshake, Pure Hollywood, & Retro Coral ~ Part 1 : Swatches & Review

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Anastasia Beverly Hills Liquid Lipstick in Milkshake, Pure Hollywood, & Retro Coral

The retails for $20US and $26CAN for 0.11 oz of product. Which is half the amount of product compared to the Kat Von D Everlasting Liquid Lipsticks for reference. ;)

My first shade I purchased from the line was Retro Coral but is not a shade sold anymore... but It also an Anastasia exclusive shade but it also makes for a good formula comparison.... and the old packaging issues.

Part 2 for shades is HERE.