New HARD CANDY COSMETICS Collection

I know Fall is coming.... and frankly I don't want to speak about it. Let me stay in "Summer".

For the first time in a while, I got my hands on some Hard Candy products. Some are hits and some are misses. I picked the four that would catch your eye if you were in-store.

Lips
Wet Ever lip lacquer $6 USD

Hard Candy Spring Collection + Swatches

All these spring launches are getting me excited.

I had the opportunity to go to a Spring 2015 Hard Candy party and I was really impressed.

I saw a lot of great products to add to my spring makeup regime.

New eye primers!

Price: $4.98 CAN
Colours: (from left to right)

• long wear
• shimmer 
• smokey

I'm really excited for the smokey primer. 

I've never seen ANYTHING like it.

Plumping Serum Lip Gloss + Fiberized Brow Gel & Brow Highlighter Duo

Plumping serum lip gloss

Price: 4.98 CAN

Colours:

• pinky swear
• magic muave
• string bikini
• show stopper
• it girl
• swan lake
• nude beach
• lion tamer
• girl next door
• crush on you
• gallery girl

The plumping serum has improved it's formula.

Fiberized Brow Gel & Brow Highlighter Duo

Price: $5.98 CAN
Colours:

• Light medium
• Medium dark

I've never seen a fiberized brow gel before so I'm extremely excited to wear a product like this in the summer time. When it's hot and I know it's a struggle to keep your brows on. 

Eye shadows + Fierce lip gloss effects

Fierce lip gloss effects
Price: $5.98 CAN

Colours: 

• just glow 
• candy baby 
• contraband 
• black rose 
• nude plunge 
• make blush 
• pink attitude 
• knockout punch 
• daredevil 
• skyfall 
• adrenaline 
• plum diva 

Eye Shadow Collection 
Price: $5.98 CAN

• guilty pleasure
• aphrodisiac
• rated - x
• birthday suit
• raining men

Skin Luminizers

Price: $7.98 CAN
Colours:

• in the buff
• blushing babe

Plumping Serum Gel Stick

Price: $4.98 CAN
Colours:  

• anonymous 
• admired
• popular 
• desired
• beloved 
• infamous
• victorious 
• wanted

It's a very unique lipstick because has lightweight mango butter 

which helps with hydrating your lips.

Festival Style with Hard Candy Cosmetics

It's definitely festival week in Ontario & Montreal. 

With the VELD, OVO Fest and Osheaga going on, 

I know that everybody is scrambling to find the perfect make up look.

Do you go bright and bold? 

Or do you go in neutral and soft?

I decided to go bold! 

Hard Candy sent me some of their festival must haves to try!

Here is what I used for my look: 

From left to right:
Hard Candy All Glossed Up Hydrating Lip Stain ( $4.98 CAN)
Hard Candy Single & Loving It Eye Shadow range- World peace ( $2.98 CAN)
Hard Candy Walk the Line Liquid Eyeliner- Electric slide ( $5.98 CAN)
Hard Candy Shadowholic Eye Crayon- Golden rule ( $4.98 CAN)
Hard Candy Ginormous Lash Lash Boosting Mascara ( $6.98 CAN)

All Hard Candy products can exclusively be found at Walmart!
Which product do you want to try?

 

Currently Obsessed: Hard Candy Highlight & Contoured Cheek Duo in Sunkissed

It's been a while since I've done a currently obsessed post. I've been obsessed with so many products lately that it's been really hard to narrow down and share it all with you. 

Most of it ends up on my Twitter page.

Right now there is a product from Hard Candy that totally changes my whole beauty regime for when I'm going for that glowy look. It's Hard Candy highlight & contoured cheek duo in Sunkissed ($6.98 CAN). 

Contouring has never been easier. Now you can create a multi-dimensional look with just one swipe! Cheeks & Balances provides a dual-toned stick that is designed to deliver the perfect amount of highlighter, and blush/bronzer to sculpt, color and illuminate cheeks.

I recently had the opportunity to go to an exclusive Hard Candy event and try out the new products from the line. I came across this duo and swatched it.. love at first sight! Once applied, it's best to take your fingers blend it in. I love the glow it gives off. It's not greasy nor is it overwhelming. Perfect!

Packaging it comes in a black case with clear top and the product can be distributed by twist at the bottom. It's pretty similar to how your deodorant packaging works.

Swatch

At this point in time on the website this is the only colour that I see offered. In the future, I hope they offer more options with the gold highlighter and various blush colours because I'd buy them all!

Two-Toned Nails with Glitter

I love doing my nails. If I had the time I would redo them everyday!

Nail art has become so popular lately. The idea of doing nail art on yourself overwhelms a lot of people. 

You don't need to be an artist to turn heads with your nails.

Did you know that you could use items from your local dollar store to assist you with your nail art? Like circular reinforcements that you used in elementary school for lined paper! Use them as a guideline for half moon manicures. Those triangular white makeup sponges that come in packs of 100. Cut them up and use them to create an ombre nail look with your favourite polishes. 

Whenever my manicures start to expire I just get out my glitter. 

Avon MegaWatt Nail Enamel in “Shock” and “Pop” and 

Hard Candy Nail Lacquer in “Hip Hip Hooray.”

Crystal Confetti is a collection of trend-setting nail polish shades that puts the final touch on fingertips and toes with a top-quality formula.

Hardcandy has some of the best glitters!

This post was on Fashion Magazine Beauty panel: The best summer nail polish colours: 7 Beauty Panel favourites (and some nail art, too!)

Handy Candy Nail Lacquer 2013

Have you noticed something different about the Hard Candy bottles? 

No rings and more selections!

I'm so excited!
I know you all seen this sneak peek from the Hard Candy Event.

Can you believe that there are 45 new shades now!!

There are now five collections with nine unique shades. 

Crushed Chrome Collection
Luxurious and timeless hues embellished with a golden textured finish. This collection boasts refinement and sophistication and is infused with a vivacious luster.

Itsy Glitzy Collection
Intense, illuminating, and incandescent hues saturated with the richest and most extreme mica and glitter. Inspired from the runway and now at your fingertips.

Glitteratzi Collection
The combination of confident opposites and intimate tonalities mixed with the right amount of sparkle creates enthusiasm for the vitality of life. The hues are natural and are becoming more evolved and colored. Tasteful tones with all the personality to satisfy every trend setter.

Crystal Confetti Collection
A unique collection based on artistic expression. Flourishing, adventurous, full coverage shades with various particle sizes and creative textures. Graffiti is revolutionary; it’s an outlet to create public art. Now take this artistic and creative expression to your nails.

Crystal Confetti- black tie optional

Candy Sprinkles Collection
Suspended in a clear top coat, shimmery flecks sparkle brilliantly with different shapes of shiny glitter. Candy Sprinkles is a fabulous top coat over any color.

Candy Sprinkles- sugar rush

Which polish is your favourite?

Hard Candy Spring 2013

I recently I had the opportunity to attend the Hard Candy Spring 2013 Launch party in Toronto.

I love Hard Candy! I've reviewed them on the blog before. They have great products which can be found at your local walmart. I took a fellow beauty blogger Rasilla with me to get the scoop on what's new for 2013.

This February you will see Hard Candy apparel in-stores($12 to $18 US). The apparel was fun. Sequins, hearts & stars. Typically the type of items that every girl has in her closet. It's more weekend wear for me because I work in an office. But If you are your a tween/teen it's very cute for school.

Check out some of the new items:

Eyeshadow Collection Mirrored Compact $5.98 US

• Neutrals
• Smokey
• Greens
• Blues
• Pinks

They now have bath products in two flavours:

Poison apple berry & Black orchid &vanilla

There was balms, dry oils, body scrub, balt salts & bubble bath.

Shown here:
So Foam So Good

Foaming Body Wash $ 7.68 US

Under So Foam So Good you can see "Shadowholic".
Waterproof eye shadow crayons $ 4.98 US

9 different shades.

Nail Lacquer $3.98 US

Five Concepts:

• Crushed Chromes
• Itsy Glitzy
• Crystal Confetti
• Glitteratzi
• Candy Sprinkles

 Various Mascara ranging from $5.98-$6.98 US

All Glossed Up $4.98 US

Glossy lip stains in 8 different colours.

Lip Def $5.98 US

Super shiny lip colour 10 different shades.

Poppin Pigments $5.98 US

Loose shadows sets available in 8 shades.

*Under popping pigments you can see "All Lid Up".
Long wearing creme eye shadow $5.98 US

10 different shades.

I was pleasantly surprised with the products I tested. Let me start off by saying the pigmentation on the products I swatched was amazing! If you're like me and gravitate towards products that are long lasting you will be in for a huge treat this Spring.

Is there a product that you have your eye on?

Photo credit:  Becca Lemire