prints charming

meet: claire, a fourth year communications student and lover of bold patterns.

her personal style: "i wear what i like. i wouldn't say i have a specific style. it really just depends on my mood. i like to stay a little on trend, but with my own touches. and i love thrifting because i like having things other people don't have."

blouse: thrifted
shorts: moon
shoes: nine west
clutch: thrifted
watch: her dad's
bracelet: a gift
ring: the bay

naked

a product that’s recently generated a lot of media attention is the urban decay naked 2 palette. released in december, the palette of eye shadows is the much-anticipated second addition to the original naked palette.

the urban decay naked 2 palette comes packaged in a glossy gold material, which is durable and practical for travelling. the product also comes with a dual-ended blending brush (one side for applying product, the one side for blending) as well as a mini tube of urban decay lip-gloss.

what makes the naked 2 palette so popular is its really wearable assortment of neutral eye shadows. the palette also allows the user to create many different looks ranging from natural to dramatic by mixing and matching shades from the palette. eye shadows such as foxy, suspect and verve are light iridescent shadows that can be worn either as an all over base on the eyelid, or combined with darker shadows such as pistol, busted and blackout to create a more dramatic look.

the urban decay naked 2 palette is an overall amazing product that is well worth the price tag. full-sized urban decay eye shadows are normally sold for $18, so it’s a great investment for twelve eye shadows. with its many versatile shadows, it’s really the only eye shadow palette you will ever need.

the urban decay naked 2 palette is sold online and in-store at sephora, retailing for $50.

- tanya

luxebox

hello all!

as anyone who follows this blog now knows, i've been looking to expand the mac à la mode team. you've met beauty queen tanya before (here), but now she'll be bringing you monthly cosmetic posts. enjoy!

x elizabeth


hey mac à la mode followers,

i'm tanya, a second year student at mac, studying communications and english. i'm really interested in writing, street fashion, and cosmetics. i'll be blogging about anything beauty-related, from product reviews to current trends in the make-up and hair industry.

for all the product-obsessed beauty-junkies out there, the toronto-based company called loose button has come up with an interesting concept called luxebox.

so what is luxebox? every month, luxebox puts together a box filled with four or five mini cosmetic and perfume samples and ships it to each one of their subscribers. the samples feature a wide range of high-end cosmetic brands, such as nars, laura mercier, clinique, benefit and bobbi brown (to name a few). it is a convenient way of sampling a product before purchasing the full-size. i recently received a luxebox subscription as a gift, and am really looking forward to receiving my personalized box of samples each month!

here's what was included in my january box...

perfume: nina ricci l'xlixir, nina ricci l'air, prada candy, prada infusion d'iris, paco rabanne black xs, paco rabanne lady million.

cosmetic/skincare: nyx jumbo lip pencil in pink nude, purminerals correcting primer, olay regenerist wrinkle revolution complex,

bath/body: fekkai advanced brilliant glossing shampoo and conditioner, schick hydro silk razor.

other: seattle's best coffee level three.

to subscribe and get your own luxebox, visit www.loosebutton.com.
(there are three subscription options: one month for $12, three months for $36, or one year for $120.)

- tanya