This stuff rocks: Get Luscious lips by Fresh and Yves St. Laurent

Hello Friends,

My dear friend Helen emailed me recently and asked me to recommend a few good lip products suitable for her crazy/busy mommy life. Easy enough, I reached into my purse and pulled out these two lip goodies:

And now, the unveiling:

So let's being with the Fresh Sugar Lip Treatment:

Fresh Lip Treatment in Rose, Available at Sephora for $25 CAD

This is one stick of pure yumminess. I was skeptical about trying it as it was pricey for something that looked like a 'glorified' blistex. However, after seeing it recommended by Rachel Bilson in a recent InStyle magazine I was extremely curious and decided to take the plunge. And am I glad that I did. This product not only hydrated and plumped up my lips, but it tasted so sweet (like sugar) and was perfect for refreshing my lip color during the day. It also contains SPF 15 and the packaging is super cute. The color that I chose is 'Rose', which left just a tiny hint of color, like a blush tone on my lips. It comes in 4 shades (including a clear one) and you can find more information about the product here.

And now, for something more splurge-worthy, here's the YSL Sheer Volupte Candy:

YSL Sheer Volupte Candy in Luscious Cherry, Available at the Bay for $37 CAD

'Wow' is the word that comes to mind when describing this lipgloss!!! Let's talk the packaging first. It is SO.BEAUTIFUL, don't you agree? There is also a mirror on the top of the cap which is so useful when i'm applying this in public. And the product itself does not disappoint. I am a huge fan of YSL lipsticks, I find them quite pigmented and long-lasting, and this gloss/balm is no different. It comes in 6 shades (that you can find here) and is known to be a 'build-able' gloss. The shade that I chose was more of a 'cherry pink', and the more that I applied the product, the more intense the color. I love this gloss as it hydrated my lips but also left a nice stain that lasted during the day (only if I re-applied it every few hours though). Plus, it also has SPF 15 and tastes just like succulent mango. It's the perfect product for when I don't have time to put my 'face' on but still need a little sumthin' to brighten up my look (as seen in the below pic):

And just to compare both colors:

So if you're looking for some new lip products to pamper your pout, then I highly recommend these two items!

Have you used Fresh or YSL lips products before? What do you think of them? And also, if you, my wonderful readers are looking for any product recommendations just send me a note, I would be more than happy to help and be your cosmetic guinea pig :)

Thanks so much for reading. And guess what? It's hump day!!! So go out and hump someone already!! (Isn't that what hump day means?- hehe).

Cle de peau concealer- The Review

The Product

Cle de Peau Concealer (in Ocher)

Available at Holt Renfrew

Price: $85 (no, not a typo- you read correctly)

Let me preface this post by saying that purchasing this product was not my fault- it was stupid Kim Kardashian's fault. Alright fine... she did not hold a gun to my head but in a recent interview she stated that she used this concealer to hide all of her 'dark circles' and I figured that this was the secret to why she always looked so fresh on her party girl scheduele. So in a moment of weakness at Holt Renfew, I handed over my credit card (please hubby, don't be reading this!!) and purchased this so- called miracle stick and I couldn't wait to put it to the test! Could it be too good to be true? Would I be able to say goodbye to my undereye circles forever?

The Review

As you can see in the picture above, the product comes in a stick form (not much bigger then a lipstick- quite small actually for what you'd expect from the price) and I found it just a tad dry when i put it on my skin. I tend to apply concealer only under my eyes and sometimes at the sides of my nostrils to counter some slight discoloration there. I find that you have to warm the concealer a bit between your fingers so that it blends better and i didn't notice the product caking into my creases too much so that was a good sign. I tend to prefer more moist/creamier concealers so this was definitely a change for me. There's no doubt that this is a pretty decent concealer, but I really wanted to know if it did a better job then my everyday concealer so I decided to put it up against Benefit's Erase paste. And how did it hold up? You be the judge.



Benefit                                                      Cle de Peau



Benefit                                                      Cle de Peau



The Verdict:

Cle de Peau might mean "key to great skin" in french, but in my vocabulary it translates to "don't waste your money". Yes, I do notice a slight improvement in the coverage from the pictures above but the price does not justify such a small difference. I believe that there are many great concealers out there for 1/3 of the price (namely Benefit Erase Paste and Laura Mercier secret camoflouge just to name a few) and i don't think that I will be purchasing this product ever again due to price. So a note to  Ms. Kim Kardashian: If you are reading this I would like my $85 dollars back! It's not this concealer that makes you look like you have no dark circles it's the four hours that the makeup artist spends caking all that crap on your face to make you look good!

What about you? Have you ever spent way too much money on something so absurd as a concealer?

Please share so I don't feel so bad!!!