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LipstickRules
www.lipstickrules.com
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Lipstick junkie-turned-beauty blogger. Canadian wife, mom and career woman who rambles about makeup...and whatever's on her mind. Winner of the 2011 P&G Beauty and Grooming Award for Best Beauty Blog in Canada.
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What’s on my Mind: Mint Jeans, Commenting on Blogs, and Reading!

There are some things that have been on my mind lately. Nothing serious mind you, but things that I can’t stop thinking about when I’m not thinking about my family, work, friends and life...

5 days ago

An Experiment with Yves Saint Laurent’s Forever Youth Liberator Products: The Beginning

I’ve doing an experiment, and it’s for Yves Saint Laurent. It’s about skincare, which is something I’ve become even more serious about since turning 40 this year. The products...

23 may 12 1 person likes this

Green with Envy, and Why I’ll Never Succeed as A Nail Polish Blogger

I love nail polishes. But there’s a BIG reason why I’ll never succeed as a nail polish blogger. Case in point: my so-called manicure below. Need I say more? Yikes! If you can look past my...

21 may 12

The Case of the Missing Blogger…and a New “Old” Favorite Lip Combo from NARS

Oh where, oh where has the little blogger gone, oh where, or where can she be? Well, my friends, I have had a case of blogger…laziness. Maybe it’s the fact that I don’t have a lapto...

17 may 12 1 person likes this

Gosh, I’ve Changed Right Before My Very Own Eyes

I started this blog to share my love of makeup. Little did I know that it would also be a chronicle of my own transformation. It hit me today after looking at that picture of me with Derek Selby in y...

11 may 12

Lights, Camera, Strike a Pose with Derek Selby and CoverFx

When I was on maternity leave with my kids years ago, I was a regular viewer of the Canadian TV show CityLine, particularly Fashion Friday or Makeover Madness Days. Of course. Derek Selby, national m...

10 may 12

Adventures at America’s Next Top Model Live

I had one of the most surreal moments in my beauty blogging life this weekend: my public speaking debut as LipstickRules. I was on a beauty panel discussion for French Connection at America’s N...

09 may 12

No Need to Be Colour Shy with These Make Up For Ever Rouge Artist Natural Lipsticks

Mama’s got some new lipsticks. Okay, not ground-breaking news for this blog, but hey, I’m a lipstick junkie My three new lipsticks are from the Rouge Artist Natural collection from Make U...

03 may 12

Introducing (my new love) MAC Fashion Sets: Russian Red

I have been a MAC fan since the 1990s. I credit MAC with starting me on the path to what I sometimes say is my makeup madness. I was the one girl amongst all my friends in university with the most MA...

02 may 12

Look at Me I’m Glowing…

Ladies (and gents?), I’m here to report that I think I’ve made great strides in my quest to improve my blush application. Remember that post when I told you I didn’t know how? Click...

29 apr 12

I Wasn’t Always Adventurous With Lipstick

People I meet often assume I’ve always been ‘daring’ with my lipstick choices. Not so. Far from it actually. Until I started blogging, experimentation for me meant finding colours t...

28 apr 12 1 person likes this

Chanel Cambon Makes Me…Happy

Might seem trivial or weird to some, but my choice in lipstick can affect my mood. Some lipsticks simply make me happier than others. Chanel’s Cambon is just one — and I’ve been spo...

27 apr 12

MAC Heroine Scared Me At First…

Purple magenta is one colour I have yet to embrace, me lover of all bold lipsticks. So when MAC’s Heroine arrived, I kind of freaked out. It is just so….purple. Too scared to try it, I le...

25 apr 12

Spotlight on Rae Cosmetics

In the beauty blogging world, sometimes we hear about the same brands over and over. Nothing wrong with that at all but once in a while, it is nice to find out about new makeup companies doing intere...

24 apr 12

A Portrait of a Beauty Blogger courtesy of Lancome

Who would have thought you could use foundation to paint a portrait? That’s exactly what Lancome Canada did as part of a campaign for its new Teint Idole Ultra 24H foundation. Yours truly was o...

23 apr 12

How a British Cooking Show Has Increased My Appetite for More…Red Lipstick!

My appetite for red lipstick has increased ten-fold since discovering a new cooking show. Yes, you read it correctly, a cooking show. Called Little Paris Kitchen, the show centres on a British girl n...

22 apr 12 1 person likes this

A Vegas Volt!

Dear MAC Vegas Volt, Where have you been all my life? How have I, lover of all bold lipsticks, ignored you for so long? On the lips, you are pure coral goodness. I like that you’re not a shy co...

21 apr 12

I’m in “Hervana” thanks to Benefit

I often find it difficult to review blush. After all, how many times can I say: it gives the most natural flush? Or, it blends beautifully and makes you look like you just stepped in from the cold? R...

19 apr 12

An Easy Way to Wear Orange…Gloss!

The colour orange and I are continuing our love-in.From accessories to throw pillows, orange is my new weakness. I love orange lipstick…and now, gloss. Shu uemura’s Celestial Garden Glos...

18 apr 12

My Video Debut with Maybelline Canada…and Power Suit?!

As you know last month, I had an opportunity to film a video with Maybelline Canada and its lead makeup artist, Grace Lee about my take on a spring beauty trend. My trend? Bold lips of course! Here&#...

12 apr 12

I Thought I Reviewed This: Chanel Rouge Allure Laque #74

I’ve been a bad beauty blogger on two fronts: a) I haven’t been posting and b) I can’t keep track of what I’ve reviewed. Let’s tackle the first point. A week or so ago, ...

11 apr 12

My new Eyeliner BFF: Clinique’s Quickliner for Eyes Intense

Until recently, I was a dedicated gel liner user. Nothing has ever swayed me from using my tried and true MAC Fluidlines or Bobbi Brown Gel Liners. Until now. Clinique’s new Quickliner for Eyes Inten...

02 apr 12

Becoming a Hair Straightening Convert

As a child and into my teens, I wanted my stick straight hair to be wavy or curly. I resorted to curling irons and even, *gasp* , perms. When I had my kids, my hair suddenly developed a slight wave....

29 mar 12

It’s So Scarlett

Even when you have the best intentions, things don’t always go as expected. I had this vision today of wearing red lipstick to work. That was the plan. Execution of this look, however, had its ...

28 mar 12

Finding My “Style”

Hello friends. I’ve once again been missing in action for most of this week. I have so much to share with you in terms of products I’m loving…and hating for that matter but alas I h...

23 mar 12

A word about…Blush

I love blush. I collect blush. But something hit me the other day whilst acquiring another beauty for my collection (Posey Creamblend blush if you must know ). You see, despite my penchant for hoardi...

20 mar 12

A Beauty Blogger Gets Her Makeup Done…at Toronto Fashion Week with Maybelline Canada!

There are some days when I think, how lucky am I? Today was one of those days. I was invited by Maybelline Canada to film a video on Spring/Summer makeup trends with their lead makeup artist in... To...

13 mar 12

Canadian Giveaway: Stella & Dot

I’ve been on an accessories kick lately. From bright handbags to statement necklaces, accessories are an easy way to add that extra somethin’ somethin’ to any outfit. One line that....

12 mar 12

It’s my 3rd Year Blog-a-versary!

It’s my blog-a-versary! I guess the saying is true — time flies when you’re having fun. I can’t believe it’s been 3 years since I started blogging. What an adventure it ...

11 mar 12

A Drugstore Gem: Rimmel’s Kate Moss Lipstick Collection

New lipsticks, particularly good ones, make me giddy like you wouldn’t believe. And giddy is indeed an appropriate word to describe how I felt when I tried the new Kate Moss Lipsticks from Rimm...

08 mar 12

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