Everyone in the beauty realm is raving about the amazing new collaboration between Becca and Jaclyn Hill. The collection features a face palette, eyeshadow palette, liquid highlighter, and a cream highlighter. I had been eying the original Champagne Pop Highlighter for ages but couldn’t bite the bullet due to the price so as soon as I reaized that it was included in the Champagne Glow Face Palette, I knew I had to get my hands on it.

The palette consists of three blushes and two highlighters. The first blush shade, Rosé Spritz, is described as a “luminous blush”. It is a medium pink color with peachy undertones and a fine shimmer to give you a natural glow. It reminds me of the Milani “Dolce Pink” baked blush but has more of a coral undertone. The second and third shades are both matte colors – “Amaretto” is a orange-brown color and my least favourite in the palette and “Pamplemousse” is a bright pink-coral shade. As for the two highlighters, “Champagne Pop” is a shimmery white gold with pink undertones and “Prosecco Pop” is a warm golden shimmer.

The shades are all super pigmented to the point where you only need the tiniest amount on your makeup brush or else you will risk looking like you’re headed to the circus. However, I find that they fade quickly on the face once blended. Midway through my 12-hour shift I was unable to notice much color or highlight on my face so that was a bit disappointing.

The swatches below are in the following order from top to bottom: Rosé Spritz, Amaretto, Pamplemousse, Champagne Pop, Prosecco Pop, Champagne Pop and Prosecco Pop blended together.

Natural light

Sunlight

The packaging is super cute! The case is gold and white with gold and silver flecks across the top. It is about half an inch thick and feels sturdy to hold. I definitely wouldn’t hesitate to travel with this palette.

Overall, I am pleased with the products and the variety within this palette. I was slightly disappointed with the lasting power and not a fan of the “Amaretto” shade but would recommend it regardless. It retails for $59 CAN and is currently sold out on the Sephora website, however, will be available online and in store in a limited quantity on June 16th. Once the palette is sold out then it will be gone forever, so be sure to snatch it up if you are interested! The eyeshadow palette, Champagne Pop cream highlight, and original Champagne Pop highlight are all still available on the Sephora website.

Did you get a chance to pick up this palette already? What are your thoughts?


P.S. Follow me on Snapchat at “janineallison” to see the live swatches!

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Beauty Review: Becca x Jaclyn Hill Champagne Glow Face Palette

Everyone in the beauty realm is raving about the amazing new collaboration between Becca and Jaclyn Hill. The collection features a face palette, eyeshadow palette, liquid highlighter, and a cream highlighter. I had been eying the original Champagne Pop Highlighter for ages but couldn't bite the bullet due to the price so as soon as I reaized that it was included in the Champagne Glow Face Palette, I knew I had to get my hands on it.

The palette consists of three blushes and two highlighters. The first blush shade, Rosé Spritz, is described as a "luminous blush". It is a medium pink color with peachy undertones and a fine shimmer to give you a natural glow. It reminds me of the Milani "Dolce Pink" baked blush but has more of a coral undertone. The second and third shades are both matte colors - "Amaretto" is a orange-brown color and my least favourite in the palette and "Pamplemousse" is a bright pink-coral shade. As for the two highlighters, "Champagne Pop" is a shimmery white gold with pink undertones and "Prosecco Pop" is a warm golden shimmer.

The shades are all super pigmented to the point where you only need the tiniest amount on your makeup brush or else you will risk looking like you're headed to the circus. However, I find that they fade quickly on the face once blended. Midway through my 12-hour shift I was unable to notice much color or highlight on my face so that was a bit disappointing.

The swatches below are in the following order from top to bottom: Rosé Spritz, Amaretto, Pamplemousse, Champagne Pop, Prosecco Pop, Champagne Pop and Prosecco Pop blended together.

Natural light

Sunlight

The packaging is super cute! The case is gold and white with gold and silver flecks across the top. It is about half an inch thick and feels sturdy to hold. I definitely wouldn't hesitate to travel with this palette.

Overall, I am pleased with the products and the variety within this palette. I was slightly disappointed with the lasting power and not a fan of the "Amaretto" shade but would recommend it regardless. It retails for $59 CAN and is currently sold out on the Sephora website, however, will be available online and in store in a limited quantity on June 16th. Once the palette is sold out then it will be gone forever, so be sure to snatch it up if you are interested! The eyeshadow palette, Champagne Pop cream highlight, and original Champagne Pop highlight are all still available on the Sephora website.

Did you get a chance to pick up this palette already? What are your thoughts?

P.S. Follow me on Snapchat at "janineallison" to see the live swatches!

Monthly Favourites: May 2016

How is it even possible that tomorrow is the first day of June?! It seriously feels like we were just celebrating Christmas and somehow I blinked and summer arrived. Fingers crossed that some consistently warm summer weather will soon arrive too!


Song: I already mentioned “Let Me Be” by Charlie Brennan in a Sunday Lately post, but that’s definitely one of my monthly favourites. I’ve also recently become obsessed with Florida Georgia Line’s new song, “H.O.L.Y”. Is it just me or do they always have the catchiest songs? My third favourite is “Chainsaw” by Nick Jonas. Not typically the type of music that I would listen to but I think I can officially consider him to be my guilty pleasure because all of his songs are pure bops.

Read: Sadly, I am struggling to answer this question once again but I really enjoyed Jordyn’s Vogue 73 Questions post. Those videos are super fun and I definitely plan to steal this idea!

TV Show or Movie: We are late jumping on the bandwagon but we finally started watching Scandal and seriously cannot get enough. We’ve binge-watched four seasons in about two weeks and I have no idea what we are going to do with our lives when it is over. I also started watching Felicity in an attempt to fill the 90s/00s void that Dawson’s Creek has left in my life now that it is no longer on Netflix. It took a few episodes before I really started to enjoy it but now I love it.

Beauty Product: Since receiving it in my Topbopx this month, I’ve been obsessed with The Face Shop Collagen Pomegranate Pack. I will definitely be picking up a full size of this because my skin actually glows after using it at night. I’ve also been enjoying this primer which I also received in a previous sample box. It really makes my foundation last longer which is important when you work 12-hour shifts!

Food: Thanks to a recommendation from a friend, I essentially made the sauce in this recipe and cooked it on chicken thighs and legs for my grandmother’s birthday supper this past weekend. It was delicious and I definitely plan to make it again in the very near future. I also made turkey burgers using a recipe similar to this one except that I added some feta and parmesan cheese into the burgers as well. Jordan hasn’t stopped raving about the burgers since then so I’ll consider that a win!

Purchase: I haven’t really had a chance to play with it much yet, but the Becca x Jaclyn Hill Champagne Glow Palette is definitely a favourite purchase already. I also picked up a pair of cheap sunglasses from Old Navy that I have been wearing non-stop. Glasses usually give me a headache but these don’t seem to bother me, plus they remind me of the Ray-Bans that I love but refuse to pay $250 for.

What are you loving this month? Leave a comment below!

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