Celebrity DIY part 3!

Wanna recreate the glamorous looks that celebs rock? Well with our Celebrity DIY we will give you the tips and tricks needed to get those super star looks!

Blake Lively is known as Hollywood's ‘It Girl.’ She knows her fashion and has a soft girl next door makeup look to pair it with. Get her simple thrown together look to compliment your favourite outfits. Here is how…

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1. Start off with even skin then apply Golden Glow Bronzer ($18) from Lift Cosmetics under your cheek bone and over the apples of your cheek.

2. Apply Lift’s Charcoal Eyeliner ($14.50) to your upper lash liner and then Smudge with your ring finger for a soft easy to do smoky look. Don’t forget to finish it off with LOTS of Super Lash Mascara ($16)

3. A Dab of Lift’s Cosmo Pink gloss ($16) for a natural but shiny berry finish and you are good to go!

 *Like one or all of today’s tips. tricks or products? Have the Lift Beauty Girls join you AT HOME for the LIVE experience. Click HERE or call 416-960-5438 to find out how to have your home invaded by the Lift Beauty Girls!

Celebrity DYI part 2

Wanna recreate the glamorous looks that celebs rock? Well with our Celebrity DIY we will give you the tips and tricks needed to get those super star looks!

Kim Kardashian’s pictures are everywhere. As much as we all covet her beautiful mane, her makeup is also always flawless. Working those smoky eyes, golden bronzed skin and a super soft lip is in reach for you too. Just follow our tips!

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1. Even out your skin tone with some Flawless Finish ($22) from Lift Cosmetics. Then get the perfect bronzed look by applying Lift’s Sun Touched Bronzer ($18) all over and Lift’s White Gold Eye shadow ($15) on your cheekbones to highlight.

2. Get that sultry smoky look with Lift’s Snow White, Nearly Natural, Taupe, and Black Magic ($15 each) Use the lightest colour on brow bone and the inner corner of the eye. Then apply nearly natural all over the lid and on your lower lash line. Add Taupe to your lash line and outer edge of the eye and then finish off by smudging black magic into the eye line.

3. Define your eyes a little more by adding Lift’s Onyx eyeliner ($14.50) and TONS of Super Lash Black Mascara ($16)

4. Finish it all off with a muted nude lip colour! Try Lift’s Crush or Flirt ($17.50 each)

*Like one or all of today’s tips, tricks or products? Have the Lift Beauty Girls join you AT HOME for the LIVE experience. Click HERE or call 416-960-5438 to find out how to have your home invaded by the Lift Beauty Girls!

Celebrity DIY

Wanna recreate the glamorous looks that celebs rock? Well with our Celebrity DIY we will give you the tips and tricks needed to get those super star looks!

Katy Perry is all over the radio lately and even more so her face is all over the magazines.

She has this amazing retro style that is played up in her makeup and with a few simple tricks you can pull of the same fresh fun makeup style.

1. Start off with a clean even base by applying your foundation all over.

2. BROWS are a must do with this retro look, lightly powder in your brows in a shade either one shade lighter for people with darker hair of one shade darker for you blonde ladies. Lift’s Toffee or Taupe ($15) make a great brow powder.

3. Highlight and contour your eyes with soft tones such as Lift’s Vanilla Ice and Steel Mist ($15)

4. LINER! To get that retro eye line map out the line first with a shadow like Lift’s Chocolate Brown Shadow ($15) then apply your liquid liner on top of that sweeping up at the outer edge of the eye.

5. Finish off with some COLOUR sweep a warm coloured blush like Lifts Natural Glow ($16) and then dab your lipstick onto your lips with your finger tip! Try Lift’s Summer Solstice lipstick ($17.50) for a warm pop of colour.

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Like one of all of today’s tips, tricks or products? Have the Lift Beauty Girls join you AT HOME for the LIVE experience. Click HERE or call 416-960-5438 to find our how to have your home invaded by the Lift Beauty Girls!

A Thief's Best Friend - 14karat

For those of you who want to keep up to date with Fall Fashion – follow the 5 shades of Fall…

Learn simple tips and tricks on how to incorporate small flares that make a big statement to your look!

We’ve covered red – Lets talk GOLD!

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Summer may be over, but it doesn’t mean, you can’t keep those golden blonde locks lookin’ fresh! Schwarzkopf’s BlondMe Mouse ($19.95) adds volume and gold pigment to your hair. I’m a sucker for all of the BlondMe products, they transform my mousey, dirty blond hair into glowing golden tresses… try the Shampoo, Moisture Mask and Mouse to get the best results!
Cameron showed off one of Oscar De La Renta’s Fall 2010 Golden masterpieces at the Oscars. Her soft gold eye shadow and highlight, similar to Lift’s White Gold ($15.00) and Oyster Pearl ($15.00) truly compliment the dress and fall’s trends.
If your hair isn’t blonde and Gold shadow is a bit extreme for you – try adding a focal point to your look with a bold-gold accessory! We’ve got gold bracelets, necklace and hair accessories galore – these beauties (Necklaces $28.00) are just a sample of what we’ve got!
*Like one or all of today’s tips, tricks or products? Have the Lift Beauty Girls join you AT HOME for the LIVE experience. Click HERE or call 416-960-5438 to find out how to have your home invaded but the Lift Beauty Girls!

Our Long time, dedicated Kelly!

Kelly Kelly Kelly, Our lovely client who has followed us from one location to another, introduced us to the AMAZING Melissa Joy and kept us in the loop of her exciting life - invited us to be a part of her BIG DAY!!!

That's right, she's been a part of our world for the past 5 years, and we have been a part of hers!

I remember the first time I heard about Sam, and now it was time for The Lift Beauty Girls to prep Kelly and her Crew for  

THE WEDDING!

It was an early wake up on a Friday for Lauren and I, but we were happy to do it for our long time client, Kelly!

Kelly and her BridesMaids spent the night at the U of T Women's Club, and asked that we meet them there to help them get ready on what was sure to be one of the most memorable days of Kelly's life!

Lauren and I packed up everything we would need, grabbed a few shots of espresso at Starbucks and ventured over to start our work!

The Ladies were up and excited about the day ahead and were all totally sweeties! 

The Bride and BridesMaids chose our "Picture Perfect" Package

Which includes the following:

A Hair Styling (From Dry) and Pinning & A full Make-up Application

Complimentary: A Free Nail Polish Application, Styling and Make-up tips and tricks & a FREE Mini Lift Cosmetics' Lip Gloss of your choice *Great for touch ups!

Price: $85 p/p 

 

 Note Kelly Being her hilarious self, posing for a shot of her touching up with her 

Mini Lift Cosmetics Lip Gloss!

So it's clear that I'm not so talented with a camera and that my 6 year old little cam just doesn't cut it anymore... but I did my best with capturing the day while keeping my focus on beautifying the ladies!

Come back on Tuesday to see more pics, and to learn of yet another couple of perk to having the Lift Beauty Girls there on YOUR wedding day!

Xoxo

FREE MAKE-UP!

Okay, So now you have seen our entire Fall Collection!

We wanted to invite you into Lift Beauty Boutique to try it on in person!

So call 416-960-5438 to book your FREE Mini Make-up Application.

Applicable until Aug. 28th 2010!

Can't wait to see you, X0

Gloss #3 Fom Lift Cosmetics' Fall 2010 Collection

The 3rd and Final Gloss from our Fall 2010 Collection

Mint Mojito

 This stunning Gloss has soft hints of warm peach & a subtle hydrating shine, leaving your lips perfectly kissable! 

This colour goes with just about ANYTHING!  

 Wanna try, 1, 2, or all 3 of these new shades?? Call to order - We deliver!

Available in Small & Large Tubes

Xo

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Gloss #2 from Lift Cosmetics' Fall 2010 Collection

Mint Victoria Charm

This soft and subtle shade is sexy & seductive! 

It's the perfect fall nude for you, if you love PINK lips.

With hints of rose and a soft shine this is the perfect natural gloss for fall.

Gloss #1 of Lift Cosmetics' Fall 2010 Collection

As Promised - A Preview of Our Fall '10 Gloss Collection..

You only get ONE at a time, so check back to see the rest!

Mint Mauve

This gloss is full of shine and free of STICK! Like all of our Hint of Mint Glosses this gloss is loaded with Vitamin E, Vitamin C, Aloe Vera and Spearmint.

This Gloss is the perfect nude for fall if you like a whole lotta shine & dimension! Mint Mauve is Multi Tonal with an iridescent sheen of mauve and brown tones! 

It complements EVERY skin tone!

Soooo Pretty!

Lift Cosmetics' Fall Collection & Look!

Lift Cosmetics' Fall 2010 Collection

Ready for a new look for fall? 

This coming season is all about a subtle smoke on the eye and soft nudes for lips & cheeks!

Check the runways, you'll see what we're talking about.

Here's a "how to" on the Fall 2010 Make-up Trends with Lift Cosmetics' new Collection:

1. After moisturizing your skin apply our New Addition - Eye Fix all over the eye area and on the cheek bones. This will highlight and prime to help your make-up last!

2. Softly dust your skin with Lift Cosmetics' Dual Powder to even out your skin tone. Less is more for Fall, heavy concealers and foundations are out!

3. Apply our newest blush from our 2010 Fall collection, "Blushing" to the apples of your cheeks to give a soft and natural brightness to your skin!

4. Using "Toffee" our Fall Eye Shadow of choice, give the eye a subtle, sultry look! Do this by applying Toffee with a small but fluffy brush to the upper (blend upward) and lower lash line. If you want to add more drama use Toffee to contour the crease of your eye!

5. Finish your eyes off with Lift's Lash Luxe Mascara in Sable, on the top and bottom lashes! This Mascara extends your lashes longer than you can imagine!

6. Complete the simple yet gorgeous look with a soft nude lip, using one of Lift Cosmetics' amazing new glosses for Fall! 

Check out the next couple of posts to see our 3 New Gloss Colours from our Fall 2010 Collection!

A New Product From Lift Cosmetics - Eye Fix

     Eye Fix 

Lift Cosmetics' Perfect Eye Primer & Highlight in One!  

  Lift Cosmetics' newest addition, Eye Fix is super creamy and easy to apply!   

Not only will it help keep your eye shadow in place but it will brighten the skin around your eyes!  

The Lift Beauty Girls have added Eye Fix to their every day routine, so should you!

  It's quick & easy to use, while still being SUPER effective! 

*Eye Fix can be applied with your fingers (Make sure to wash those hands first),  a sponge, or a brush - do what you find easiest!

  Different uses for Eye Fix: 
For the Natural Beauty:  Eye Fix is most effective when applied post moisturizer to the inner corner of your eyes, brow bones, & cheek bones. Placing Eye Fix on these areas really brightens your eyes and make your features pop!  
For the Make-Up Diva: Apply to all the same places as our Natural Beauty but focus on  blending Eye Fix over the eyelid and under the eyes to help hold concealer and shadows! You'll notice the difference in how bright you look and how long your smokey eye lasts! 

Wanna put Eye Fix to the Test? Pop in to try it out....

The last of our Summer Hot Stuff!

Every season Lift Beauty Boutique features a few new products/colours from Lift Cosmetics  

and 

new lacquer Colours from Orly!

You have seen Lift Cosmetics' Summer Collection 2010

But here's a refresher...

Some of these items are Limited Edition, get them while you can!

Call to book your free Mini Make-up to try them out.

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Our Summer Picks from Orly 

As of July First we've had 3 NEW and BEAUTIFUL nail lacquer colours to choose from, by Orly. I'll start with...

  "Lollipop"

Lollipop is a sweet, lilac creme with lots of pink. Lollipop is super opaque and totally girly.

Book your $5.00 polish change, to try this pretty new shade.

(Just mention this post)

Mini's available for purchase. 

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 Come Back Tuesday and Thursday to see our 2 other choices

or 

Visit us in store for that $5.00 polish change - Thursday's, Friday's & Saturday's

Have a wonderful Weekend, Xo

...Continued Skin care for summer skin: Before Bed Tricks

Bed Time Tricks:
1.   As mentioned in my last post, you should only be washing your face once a day! Bed time is the perfect time to do it! Wash off the day and any makeup by using Lift’s Alpha Hydroxy Cleanser. This deep cleanser will remove dirt and make-up to help avoid breakouts and blackheads - prevalent in summer from sweating!

2.    TONE AGAIN! Apply Lift’s Alpha Hydroxy Toner to a cotton round and smooth over your skin to keep PH levels in check. 

3.    Finish off with Lift’s Alpha Hydroxy Moisturizer to keep your skin from overproducing oils in your sleep.  

Using this routine at night and the last post's routine in the morning will totally help with breakouts and overly shiny/sweaty skin! Remember, SPF is SOOOO important year round, but even more so in the summer!


* Lift Cosmetics' Alpha Hydroxy products help gently exfoliate, this is what helps to control oil, reduce the look of fine lines and improve skin colouring - All glowy and smooth.
 Call Lift and ask how you can get a complimentary Skin Cleansing Treatment to feel the difference! 416-960-5438

Lauren’s last update on beauty from the fabulous land of France!

After spending 5 days in Paris, we spent the last half of our trip in the French Rivera. Such an amazing trip and what beautiful views we saw. For this half of the trip it was just relaxing and sitting by the pool in the sun most days and going out for dinner at night. Now I definitely wanted to incorporate some of the chic beauty looks I used in Paris but a vacation by the pool requires some modifications.

For sunny vacations I know the beauty drill... SUNSCREEN. In the morning I would make sure to load my hair up with Blonde Me Leave in Conditioner and Buff to protect my hair from the sun then I would just twist it up into a bun. For my face I strict SPF 60 or higher (I am very fair) and then I went with just a little of Lift Cosmetics Flawless finish to make my skin look even, used some of our Waterproof Black Mascara too. But a day of swimming in chlorine and sunning can make for some messy hair so I opted against the messy bun for evening. After a day in the sun I had to struggle just to comb through all my frizz!

 To get a chic evening look after that scary pool hair I would load my hair with Moroccan Oil to get it to smoothed out and brushed through nicely. Then I would pull it into a low pony tail and just pin it up randomly to secure it. I don’t have any pictures of it from the back sadly but just picture the big bun I showed you before but placed lower.

 (This isn't my hair - mine looked a bit messier, this is on a client at Lift done by Emily, but it gives you an idea of how it looked!)

I kept the front really smooth and frizz free to look more elegant. Then I did a subtle version of our Paris makeup look to polish off my evening style. Some Oynx Liner, Flirt Lipstick and a little Flawless Finish and some Waterproof mascara and I was set! 

Well now you know all the hot beauty looks I discovered in Paris! Summer in Toronto is the perfect place to try them out! Any questions on how to perfect your own summer look? Just call Lift at 416-960-5438 and you can come in for a complimentary consultation. Or get the Lift Beauty Girls to come to you to teach you and your friends the new looks at home by planning a beauty party. Call us for details! 416-960-5438

The Perect Honeymoon & Style in France...

Well the honeymoon is over! I am back to work and back in Canada. Since Emily has shared with you the amazing looks she created for the wedding I figured why not share some of the great beauty tricks I learned on my honeymoon! Over the next couple of Blogs I will share with you some of the exciting places I visited in France and how to copy their chic Parisian style!

Ah Paris! The first and definitely my favourite beauty spot of my travels!  We checked out all the amazing sites like the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, Versailles, and the Louvre but also, and to me most importantly, the AMAZING Paris Shopping! With the French high end beauty lines such as Lancôme, Dior, Chanel, and countless more chic little boutique I made it my mission to find out what makes those Parisian girls so glam.

After checking out the stores and scoping out all of those beautiful Parisian girls I noticed some very common elements between the way they all did their makeup. Dark lined eyes, even soft skin, and blotted subtle lips. The look was so sexy and carefree I felt the need to create the look on myself. I pulled out my Lift Cosmetics and came up with a real classic French Makeup look that I made it my mission to follow! Here is your ‘How to’ on looking très très chic!

1.    I added a little Camouflage Concealer into my moisturizer to even out my skin - light beige.

2.    I finished off my skin using our Dual Powder. It gives that little extra coverage and controls shine without looking too matte or dry. I used shade C2 and a large powder brush to buff it over my skin.

3.    Then I contoured my face using 491 Capri Blush to create sculpted cheek bones and defined my features. Swept it under my cheek bones, around the edges of my face and over my eyelids.

4.    Highlighting time! I used 111 Vanilla Ice Shadow over my cheek bones, brow bones, and in the inner corner of my eye.

5.    Time for those French coal rimmed eyes! I used Onyx eyeliner to line my upper and lower lash line starting at the outer edge of my eye working my way inward with little sweeps.

6.    Grabbed 109 Black Magic Shadow and being on vacation, I just used a q-tip to smudge the shadow over my liner from outer edge in, to create a soft smoky eye line.

7.    Applied Super Lash Black Mascara, and Lots of it!

8.    Finished off with a Vanilla Bean Mineral Lipstick in Flirt and lightly blotted with a tissue! This formula is perfect to copy their look because it is soft and sheer.

Parfait! My French Makeup Look is complete! Wanna try it out? Call Lift at 416-960-5438 for a complimentary mini makeup, just mention this blog!

Keep reading, next time I will go over some Chic Hairstyles, and my French Rivera Look!

The Bride Herself!

The Bride!

 

Here is how to get the Disney Princess bridal look.

Emily has gone over all over the amazing looks she created for all my favourite girls (herself included ) but who better to describe the bridal look than the bride herself!?!

I told Emily she could do whatever she wanted and I knew I would love it, and that most certainly came true. No matter what she did with my hair if she likes it I KNOW I will; I have complete trust. So I wasn’t worried at all about showing her pictures of what I wanted or trying to explain my look because she just knows me! I am a lover of all things Disney (especially Cinderella) and had the castle venue and the ball gown -- what next but the PERFECT princess bun.

Here is what Emily did... She asked me to smooth out my hair with a blow dryer the night before so it wasn’t frizzy. No prob! I loaded up my strands with Moroccan Oil and Osis Buff to condition my hair and help hold the smooth style. I used a round brush to get my locks frizz free. On the day of... the first thing Em did was spray my hair with some Glamour Queen and sprinkled in some Dust-it to get volume! Then she pulled my hair up into a high pony tail and use her hands to soften it at the scalp so there was some shape (I don't like a SLEEK pony). She knew I wanted the bun to look FLAWLESS, and it needed to have height and DRAMA! Thought my hair is long and THICK, Emily thought she would garuntee perfection by using the aid of STUFFING! Using some magical doughnuts (as I call them) she placed them around the pony tail stacked to create lots of volume. Yay! Then she took my hair and smoothed it over and around the doughnuts to create this flawless magic bun with tons of height! It was time to seal with lots of Sessions Hairspray. Did I love it? OF COURSE! I knew I would, it was the perfect ‘do for me! Then I felt just like a real princess as she placed my Tiara on the top of my head around the bun.

To complete my look I had to have those big Disney princess eyes and Joy was up to the task! Using Lift Cosmetics she evened out my skin with Flawless Finish Lite-n-Sweet and then brightened my cheeks with Temptress blush. Adding lots of glow with Stardust shimmer powder to highlight my skin and eyes she then smoked them out with Taupe and Black Magic eye shadows and some Onyx Eyeliner.  We went big with a full set of lashes and finished my princess look off with Flirt Mineral Vanilla Bean Lipstick and a touch of Mint Sugar Plum Gloss.

My look was perfect for me, and of course Emily knows me so well she would have no problem at all creating a look that made me feel my best on such a big day. A BIG THANKS to Joy and Emily for making us all look and feel so beautiful that day!

Wanna try my look? We carry all the products used in our store! Mention this post and you can get 15% any of the products we used for my big day! Call Lift Beauty Boutique to book us for your special day at 416-960-5438.

Miranda Hobbes - Best Friend, Lawyer, Mother, Wife

Miranda Hobbes - Best Friend, Lawyer, Mother, Wife - and the least fashionable of the 4! (In my opinion!)

I have to say that Miranda looked the best that I've seen her in Sex and the City 2. I even caught myself thinking - I like that dress, when seeing her on the big screen!

44 Year old Cynthia Nixon was beautiful in the movie. True to her character - her hair was short and red! It seems she has been almost every shade of red over the years as Miranda and has always kept her hair cropped quite short! (Cynthia's hair appears to be naturally thin in texture, keeping your hair short when it is thin, gives the appearance of MORE hair.)

The above picture is from the 2nd Sex and the City Movie. Note how radiant she looks! Thanks to her RICH, coppery red locks her skin looks warm and bright! Her make-up artist chose to match the majority of her make-up to her hair rather than working with contrasting colours. This over-all warm toned pallet, with a POP of cool to contour her eyes, gave Cynthia a more youthful look. 

In the bellow picture is Cynthia at the New York Premier of the movie. Notice how different she looks with lighter hair and stronger make-up. In my opinion she is showing her age in a less desirable way in this picture!

To get the youthful look follow her cues from the movie:

• If you are going to colour your hair, enhance your natural colour - don't stray too far away from your natural tone.
• When choosing make-up colours stick with neutrals that are warm if you hair colour is warm and cool if your hair colour is cool. *Allow yourself ONE contrasting colour to add into the look! (Cynthia's make-up artist chose her ONE contrasting colour as a cool contouring colour for her eyes. Notice how the cool gray tone on her eyes makes the rest of her look appear BRIGHT- Top Picture)
• Accentuate your eyes with a heavy CLEAN liner on the upper lid, and a softer application in the water-line on the bottom.
• Sweep your blush color over the bridge of the nose for a youthful glow!
• Create a crisp line around your lips with a lip liner for a younger look. (As we age our natural lip line diffuses into the surrounding skin because of pigment loss - children have strong definition around their lip line, mimic them!.)

Try Lift Cosmetics:
For our Warm ladies:
Vanilla Ice: Powder highlight
Steal Mist: Pop of COOL contour for the eyes
Tropical Tan: Bronzer
Lush: Mineral LipStick
Rosewood: Lip Liner

For our Cool Tone Ladies:
Snow White: Powder highlight
Bear Brown: Pop of WARM contour for the eyes
Temptress: Blush
Crush: LipStick
Passion: Lip Liner

Celebrity Make-up Artist Chooses LIFT Cosmetics, again!

I don't know about you Ladies, but I'm a sucker for The Hills and The City... I think mostly it's to see the hair, make-up and fashion, but I wont deny that I also love watching the drama! 

I recently have been chatting back and forth with MTV Make-up artist, LUCKY and as you may know she has been using some LIFT Cosmetics on Host - Jessi.

I wanted to share the latest look with you! I adore a red lip, but it must be done properly! Lucky has the perfect touch! Here's what she used:

This look may be a bit strong for day to day wear, but if you tone it down a little (we don't need TV make-up) than it could be worn any day of the week!

For a more summer friendly red lip, visit us, to try our new Lip Gloss - Arriving on Shelves June 1st! "Mint Sunburst" is the perfect summer red!

Sneak Peak at some of Lift Cosmetics' Summer Collection

Remember when we were kids.. Out in the hot summer sun with the stain of yummy Popsicles on our lips?

Lift Cosmetic' Summer Collection 

(Available June 1st)

reminds me of those young summer days..

 Hot Popsicle Pink & Orange Lips!

Product Review on a New LIFT Cosmetics Launch

Those of you who know our line well, know that our original mascara 

SUPERLASH, is unreal!

I have been completely loyal to it for the past 4 years and have had numberous strangers ask what mascara I use, because my lashes always look so full!

Lift Cosmetics will soon be launching (June 1st) their new mascara LASHLUXE! 

Over the past month I have been using LashLuxe so that I could give you an informative review of the product!

HOLY LONG LASHES!!!

The first time I used the mascara I was in shock and awe of how long my lashes really were, but I wasn't sure if it was the formula or the applicator.

I was concerned that the applicator was the reason for my super long lashes so I cleaned off an old wand and tried it with the LashLuxe formula and to my surprise, the formula held up to the test!!!

The New LashLuxe Mascara has a water base with a high content of paraffin. You generally know paraffin as a hand or foot treatment used to repair, soften and moisturise. In our mascara it does the same for your lashes, while leaving them soft, plyable and healthy! The paraffin also helps to add length because of it's buildable quality.

Hope you'll give this new Formula a shot! It's now my "go to!"

Xo