My 5 Top MAC Favorite Summer 2014 Lipsticks

Hello dear readers! Today's post is my top 5 favourite lipsticks from MAC Cosmetics. If you know me, you know of my unspoken, dying love for lipsticks. And when it comes to lipsticks, MAC definitely takes the cake. From their highly pigmented formula to their pleasant vanilla scent, MAC lipsticks never fail to disappoint me.

Summer is a great time to shed away your shy self and embrace your boldness. Is your go-to colour mainly nudes and neutral pinks or deep plum and dark reds during the past colder months? Well get ready to think outside the box and try something new! Below I have swatches of my top 5 MAC lipsticks that are perfect for this summer.

From left to right: Sail la Vie, Show Orchid, Sounds like Noise, Impassioned, Candy Yum Yum.

1. Bright orangey-red. >> SAIL LA VIE

Unfortunately, this exact lipstick colour is from a collection (Hey, Sailor) in the summer of 2012. But this fun, bold orangey-red colour gives a little something extra when you want to reach out for your go-to red lipstick. Why not try an orangey-red this summer? You'll feel bold and confident. Watch yourself transform into this fun person all summer long!

Try these other MAC shades that are similar to Sail la Vie: NEON ORANGE or MORANGE.

2. Fuchsia. >> SHOW ORCHID

You can never go wrong with fuchsia-pink. With its iridescent fuchsia-purple sheen, Show Orchid is a gorgeous and fun colour for those of you who are like me, partial to purple lipsticks. This colour works well with every skin tone. Head over to your local MAC counter and give it a try!

3. Yellow-orange. >> SOUNDS LIKE NOISE

This bright, warm-toned orange is perfect if you're looking for a true yellow-orange lipstick. I've always find the majority of orange lipsticks are mostly red-based orange (like Sail la Vie). It is difficult for me to find a true orange colour. Once again, I'll have to apologize because this exact shade was from a MAC x Hayley Williams collaboration so it might be limited edition just like Sail la Vie. But fret not, you can try MAC's TANGERINE DREAM or SAIGON SUMMER which are very similar to Sounds like Noise:)

4. Coral. >> IMPASSIONED

If summer doesn't scream coral then I don't know what does. This MAC top-seller is famous for a reason. This bright warm-pinky coral shade is beautiful. Another universally flattering colour, everyone should own this shade in their collection.

5. Hot pink. >> CANDY YUM YUM

Everyone's favourite hot pink lipstick. It was limited edition but now it's back for good. If you don't have it, you gotta go and buy it! It is super bright and super fun. Why not step out of your comfort zone and rock this bright pink around town for a night or two? You'll be hooked and before you know it, Candy Yum Yum will be your staple, to-go lipstick this summer ;)

So here are my top 5 MAC lipsticks that I think are perfect to give it a try this summer. Look out for my next post. I hope you enjoy my recommendations :) Feel free to leave me feedbacks or what you'd like to see next on my blog. Thank you so much for reading!

Until next time,

from Film with love. xxx

Merry Christmas 2013!

I know it's December 28 and that means I am 3 days late but I wanted to say it anyway, MERRY CHRISTMAS! I hope you all have the best christmas ever, filled with love and joy and fun and food with your family and loved ones! I would like to share some Christmasy photos with you all and I hope you enjoy them! I had a very low-key Christmas this year since it's just my little family (my boyfriend and my puppy and I) and overall it was really really nice :) I am a bit depressed that Christmas is now over because this is my absolute favourite holiday and you can bet that I will be leaving my xmas tree up until at least the end of January (I don't care. I'll drag it out till Valentine's Day if I can!)

Once again, Merry Christmas! (Happy Hanukkah if you don't celebrate christmas) and I hope you enjoy these pics! :)

This is our official 2013-edition Christmas tree. Yep, with the lopsided star topper and all. We had a white tree (with all blue lights) the past 2 years since we've been living together. This year is our first "real" (green) tree and I love it :)

 My boyfriend Mike, my 2 year old morkie pup Charlie and I on Christmas morning!

 Mike in his new hoodie from Santa and me with my Pink Santa hat :)

I just realized that Charlie is in desperate need of a haircut lol! Poor thing must not be able to see well with all that hair in his face!

We put Charlie in his little Santa suit. He hated it so much he refused to move and decided to curled up into a ball and stayed there until we took the suit off him lol

 One of the things I got is the Naked 3 Palette :)

 My new favourite Naked palette!

 Here's the close up of the colours. How amazing and beautiful are they?!? I am in love!

& the MAC Bad Girl Riri lipstick from the Riri Hearts MAC Holiday Collection!

It's a rose gold christmas for me!

And I got my first Topshop lipsticks!

 L to R: Topshop Pillow Talk, Topshop Infrared, MAC Bad Girl Riri

I hope really hope you guys enjoy some photos I've shared :) Once again merry xmas! Sending lots of love and light your way xoxo :)

from Film, with love

Mini Haul: MAC, Victoria's Secret, and GNC

Hi everyone! Summer is coming to an end (back to school next Monday) I decided to go shopping with my good and ever so beautiful friend Jessica and her boyfriend Dylan (who makes sick beats ➞ check him out here!).

All in all we had a very successful shopping trip as we got everything we wanted and more! Who doesn't love successful shopping days?

Here is what we got today:

Our first stop was MAC, of course. Since Jessica is a makeup artist (check out her work! she is super talented, and show her some love by following her on her facebook page:)), she gets incredible discounts with her pro card :) Earlier, we were talking about getting some new lipsticks we've both been lusting after so we went in and try on many different ones and we ended up getting these:

From left to right: Diva, Morange, Snob, Dark Side, Modesty

Personally, I was looking for a dark red color. I already have my Rebel lipstick which I absolutely adore, especially for the Fall and Winter. But I was looking for something more red and much darker, as Rebel was more berry and pinkish. I looked around and stumbled across 2 that I had my eye on: Dark Side and Diva. I saw the swatches online and they looked pretty similar. I couldn't decide which one I truly wanted so I went ahead and tried it on my lips at the store. I ended up liking Dark Side more because it is an amplified creme as opposed to Diva, which is a matte. Both colors are equally beautiful but I prefer a slight sheen in the finish than a matte one.

Jess got Diva as she prefers the matte finish. She also tried on a few different ones in store and ended up getting Morange (which looks so bright and beautiful on her), Snob (a beautiful barbie pink), and Modesty (a perfect nude for her). All the colors are so beautiful and here are the swatches for all the ones we got:

Beside the lipsticks, Jessica also got an eyeshadow because she wanted a nice blending color. She picked Soft Brown in a pro palette refill pan (this is also on my wish list! But I've been loving my Naked Basics palette for now and I've been using the color Naked 2 as my blending color, which I talked about in my previous post here).

Jess also pick up some brushes: #195 Concealer Brush and #217 Blending Brush. I've never own any brushes from MAC before so I'll have to ask her what her favorite ones are so I can go pick some up for myself :)

Next, we went to Victoria's Secret because we've heard good things about their self-tanners and we were curious to try. Jessica ended up getting the Self-Tanning Tinted Lotion which was only $15 (a really good price for a self-tanner in my opinion!) and it must be their best-seller as the tube she picked up was the last one left in store. Once they have it back in stock I will definitely swing by and pick it up because I love the way it smells (brings me back good summer memories) when I tried it out in the store!

Last but not least, we head over to GNC because I read somewhere about castor oil and its benefits, especially in growing and lengthening eyelashes (mix half of coconut oil and half of castor oil in a little bottle, dip a clean mascara wand in and apply to your eyelashes every night before you go to bed - it's supposed to work wonders but we'll soon find out. i'll keep you guys updated!).

Unfortunately I was unable to find direct links through the GNC website but you can find each of the products above on their respective websites. 

We decided to share a bottle of Now Solutions Castor Oil as it is such a big bottle and a little goes a long way. Jess also picked up Nature's Way Organic Coconut Oil (I already have the same one at home and I love it!).

Each oil has incredible benefits and multiple usage. You can use coconut oil for cooking or you can apply it directly to your skin as a moisturizer. As with castor oil, you can also use it (along with coconut oil) for your hair, massaging it to your scalp and to aid in repairing dry and damaged ends.

I highly recommend getting these oils. Whether you are simply ingesting them for their numerous health benefits or for other uses that I mentioned above, it is worth every penny.

I hope you enjoy today's haul and find my posts useful :) Until next time,

from Film with love,

xo

Haul: Bath & Body Works, Sephora, Shoppers, and Headshoppe

Hello beautiful readers! Long time no talk! I've been caught up with my last summer class (it was my shortest class ever, only 3 weeks long) so I've been super busy keeping up with all the assignments and everything.

Today I went shopping and I thought a haul may be in order so I would like to show you guys what I got :)

First and foremost I went to Bath and Body Works because they have a one-day only special deal where you buy 2 products (anything in the store) and you get 2 products free! I didn't plan to go in the first place but I was walking by and saw their ad so I had to LOL. Buy 2, get 2 free - who could pass up! I am all out of candles anyway and plus, I was curious as to see if they have their fall stuff yet (hello Leaves candle ❤)

There were sooo many people in the store. It got so crazy and I was so overwhelmed I didn't end up buying any candles haha. I did, however, pick up some wallflowers :) I already have 2 fragrance plugs I bought last year (one is a sea shell and the other one is a flower) so all I needed were fragrance bulbs so I can screw them into the plugs.

I got 4 in total but only paid for 2 (gotta love these deals!). I got Marshmallow Fireside, Pumpkin Cupcake, Eucalyptus Mint, and Lemon.

Marshmallow Fireside is my all-time favorite scent from B&BW (I am obsessed with the candle version), so it's a no brainer I'm trying out the wallflower version this time around. Next I decided to try out the Pumpkin Cupcake scent. I sniffed its candle version in the store and I really like it. I love any scent that's cupcake.. and I also like pumpkin. So Pumpkin Cupcake is perfect. I will be sure to pick up its candle version next time I go to B&BW. I was actually contemplating between Pumpkin Caramel Latte and Frosted Cupcake as well, but I decided to go with Pumpkin Cupcake this time!

Next, I went for Eucalyptus Mint because I loveee the Eucalyptus scent for total relaxation when I want to have an at-home spa day and also for bedtime. Something about the scent takes me back to my childhood and I always feel so cozy and happy inside so I decided to give this Eucalyptus Mint fragrance bulb a try. Last but not least for the wallflowers, I got Lemon, for my boyfriend because he picked this one out the last time we bought wallflowers, which was around March, and he absolutely love this clean and fresh scent! In the beginning I didn't think I was going to like this scent but boy was I wrong. It is a very light scent and I love how it's not too overpowering - it's perfect for the kitchen or the bathroom!

Then as I was walking towards the cashier, I noticed these rows of body lotion. I have never tried the B&BW's lotions before so I decided to head over and try out the samples. 5 minutes later and my nose is confused with all the different scents, I decided to go for the Sexy Dahlia Rush and Cashmere Glow Body Lotion. Sexy Dahlia Rush smells very .... well, ... sexy (very appropriate). Cashmere Glow smells like vanilla. It's very warm and cozy - I love!

After that I went over to Shoppers Drug Mart, MAC and Sephora. Here are a few things I got :

I wanted to pick up some false lashes because I use my last pack on my birthday back in April so I went to Shoppers Drug Mart and pick up these Ardell lashes. I got the #120 Demi Wispies in Black. They were on sale as well, so score!

I walked by the Lise Watier display and decided to stop and take a look. I've never bought anything from this brand before but I've heard from somebody (I don't remember who lol) that they own a Lise Watier Rouge Fondant Supreme lipstick and that it's supposed to be "the best everyday lipstick ever" so I decided to give it a go.

I picked up the color Jennifer, which is a beautiful pinky nude (as swatched below), perfect for everyday!

*Note: I am extremely tan at the moment. I love how it look on me now and I know it will look good on me when I'm slightly lighter and not as tan as well :) I think it will be perfect for any skin tone!

Next, I decided to go to MAC to pick up a new lipgloss. I never used to like or wear lipgloss ever but for some reason this summer, it's all about lipglosses for me! I love them and I find myself constantly searching for a new one hehehe

I decided to try the Dazzleglass. I only have their regular lipglass and a plushglass but I never own any dazzleglasses before. I went with Baby Sparks because the makeup artist said it's their best-selling one.

Baby Sparks is a baby pink with beautiful, cool reflects. It is so beautiful on the lips! I love it!

I also pick up the MAC Prep + Prime Highlighter in Light Boost. It is a soft yellow highlighting pen, and again, recommended by the MUA. 

It is a great product, very easy to blend, a great shade (I have yellow undertone so this yellow highlighter compliments my skin really nicely) - perfect for one of those days when you want to go for a full on "Kim K" look (extreme contour and highlight).

Next I decided to go to Sephora. I have hit pan on my Nars Laguna Bronzer for a while now and I am soo close to running out. I've decided to go for a different bronzer this time (I've repurchased my Laguna 3 times already), so I did some research and it came down to these 2: Too Faced Chocolate Soleil Bronzer ($38) and Benefit Hoola Bronzer ($36). The prices were very similar, they are both matte (something I've never tried - as Nars Laguna have slight shimmer), and both have amazing reviews. After giving it much thought and going back and forth I decided to go with Benefit Hoola. Only because it is slightly more mainstream than the Too Faced Chocolate Soleil (which I am kinda regretting because it's supposed to freakin' smell like chocolate!) but alas, when I am through with my Hoola, you bet your bottom dollar Chocolate Soleil is top on my list!

This is my first box product from Benefit ever so I am really excited because these boxes are so friggin' adorable! Benefit have the cutest packaging ever! (Too Faced as well actually, I'm obsessed with their pink and black and bow packaging haha)

So before I head home from the mall, I stopped by Headshoppe which is a local salon to pick up some new shampoo, conditioner, and a hair treatment.

Again I have never use Redken products before but I was recommended by a hair stylist. I have A LOT of hair (lol). It is currently very long (I think the longest it's ever been in my life!), very thick, and I haven't gotten a hair cut since last summer :S (I know you're supposed to get it trimmed every 5 weeks to keep it in tiptop shape - healthy and strong but I haven't found a good and trustworthy hair dresser around here that I really trust with my hair. The ones in the past are a total let down and so not worth the money). I've also noticed that my ends can be very dry but no split-ends! :) and my hair is so heavy because it's so long (waist-length, pretty much). So behold, the Redken All Soft Shampoo and Conditioner along with Argan-6 Oil for dry hair. I've been promised a sudden change in my hair so fingers crossed; we'll see how they go.

I am currently using the L'oreal EverPure Sulfate-free Shampoo and Conditioner. I love it because it's for color treated hair and it's sulfate-free! For hair treatment, I am going back and forth between the Macadamia Healing Oil Treatment and Moroccanoil Treatment. They're both amazing products which I absolutely love but I think they're not enough for my dry ends at the moment. I was suggested the Argan-6 Oil so I went for it.

So here we are, my haul of the day! I hope you enjoy it. If you have any questions or want a review for any products I mentioned feel free to leave me a comment below!

Until next time,

from Film with love,
xx