Fourth Ray Beauty | Review & First Impressions

Hey everyone! I had been seeing the Fourth Ray Beauty brand on the Colourpop website for quite some time and finally took the plunge to try out some of their items!

Mellow Milk Mist (122.75 ml) - $8 

Fresh AF Mist (122.75 ml) - $8

Superfruit Face Oil (14.80 ml) - $10

Later Hater Spot Treatment (30 ml) - $12

 What initially drew me to their brand is that the prices are very affordable, they have great packaging and an overall appealing selection of products to choose from. 

The Superfruit Face Oil made my face feel so soft and it was easy to rub into the skin! It also dispensed through the little opening at the top and it wasn't a pour-out oil. They use: avocado oil, coconut oil, red raspberry and chia seeds in their formula. This product is meant for: moisturizing, revitalizing and nourishing the skin. This was my favourite out of the 4 items that I tried! I couldn't find it on the website anymore and a employee confirmed with me that it was discontinued. I really enjoyed using this facial oil!

The Fresh AF Mist is meant to be used during both the AM and the PM. It claims to be refreshing and cleansing. Inside the formula you will find: Tibetan Ginseng, white lily, rose water and cucumber water. I did enjoy using it but my only complaint is that when you are pressing down to spray the product onto your face, it isn't always consistent and it stops which is annoying. It does smell great and is very refreshing to use on the skin.

The Later Hater Spot Treatment reminds me of the Mario Badescu Drying Lotion and this is definitely a cheaper alternative. It is meant for smoothing and purifying the skin. It is meant to be used in the PM and I wouldn't use it in the AM but you obviously can. There is: salicylic acid, sulphur and calamine inside the formula. You want to stand the bottle upright and take a cotton swap dipping into the very bottom of the bottle. You apply it onto the desired areas with the cotton swab as this is meant to be a spot treatment. I enjoyed using it and found that my pimple really did dry up the following morning!

The Mellow Milk Mist can be using during AM and/or PM. It is both calming and soothing to the skin. Ingredients include: white tea, calendula flower, marshmallow root, chamomile and oat milk. Again, I felt that the sprayer was not continuous and it did feel nice on the skin. I prefer the other mist but both were enjoyable to use. This is the old packaging.

Fourth Ray claims to make effective skincare with visible results that are 100% cruelty-free and they use vegan ingredients. So far, I am happy with everything that I have purchased and look forward to trying out more skincare products from Fourth Ray in the future!

Until next time,

STAY CLASSY

Berrz

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12 Essential Makeup Must-Haves

Hey everyone! There is a lot of makeup currently on the market and I wanted to share with you 12 items that are needed in your makeup repertoire. Of course, you can always substitute certain items for others and you don't have to use the exact brands that are shown if you don't want to. I just want to show you the types of products that I find myself reaching for most often on a day-to-day basis.

Items Needed:
ELF Makeup Mist & Set
Maybelline Fit Me Concealer in 15 Fair
COVERGIRL TruBlend Liquid Foundation in L5
MAC Studio CareBlend Pressed Powder in Light
Too Faced Chocolate Soleil Matte Bronzer in Medium/Deep
ColourPop Super Shock Cheek in Lunch Money
Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow Pomade in Dark Brown
Maybelline Matte Lipstick in #665 in Lust For Blush
COVERGIRL So Lashy! Blast PRO Mascara in Extreme Black
Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler
beauty blender pro Sponge
Boscia Green Tea Blotting Linens

The ELF Makeup Mist & Set can double for a primer as well as a setting spray. The Maybelline lipstick can be used both on the lips as well as on the cheeks for a nice blush colour. You can use the bronzer in your crease and the ColourPop highlighter can be used on the lids to give the illusion of a shimmery eyeshadow. The blotting sheets from Boscia can be used to keep your oils in-check throughout the day and you can just add it into your purse or clutch.

Until next time,

STAY CLASSY

Berrz

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Simple Everyday Winter Makeup

Hey everyone! I wanted to share with you an easy, go-to look that I have been wearing on most days! It only takes a few minutes and your skin will definitely be looking more luminous if you decide to try this out!

I have been using a hydrating cream that smells like roses that is from Fresh to give my skin the moisture that it has been lacking! It is pretty dry and very cold where I live therefore, I like to add some luminosity to my dull skin in the winter time. I also like to add some colour back into my face with bronzer and blush!

Products:
Fresh Rose Deep Hydration Face Cream
Skindinavia The Makeup Finishing Spray (Oil-Control)
Becca Backlight Priming Filter
Maybelline Master Conceal Camouflaging Concealer in #20 Light
It Cosmetics Bye Bye Under Eye Illumination Full Coverage Anti-Aging Waterproof Concealer in Tan
ELF Pressed Translucent Powder
Pur Minerals Mineral Glow Powder
Sleek Blush in Pomegranate
ColourPop Super Shock Cheek in Wisp
Estee Lauder Sumptuous Extreme Lash Multiplying Volume Mascara in 01 Extreme Black
Rimmel Scandal Eyes Waterproof Kohl Kajal in 005 Nude
Maybelline Brow Precise Micro Pencil in Deep Brown

To top off the look, I used #930 Truffle Tease Lipstick by Maybelline which is a great nude colour!

Until next time,

STAY CLASSY

Berrz

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ColourPop Swatches & Haul

Hey everyone! A few days ago, ColourPop was having a sale where for every $20 that you spent, you received a free highlighter. With that being said, I received 3 free highlighters due to the amount that I had spent. That promotion only was happening for 24 hours. 

Another promotion that ColourPop is generously offering to their international customers is free shipping over $50 USD (after all discount codes are applied.) Or if your total doesn't meet the threshold, they are offering $4.99 flat rate shipping for their international fans! Currently, they are having a 20% off sale that you should check out on their web site!

I really love the packaging! The colours are beautiful and it was a lovely presentation!

I purchased: 2 Lippie Pencils, 1 Lippie Stix, 4 Ultra Matte Lips (M), 4 Ultra Satin Lips (S) and I received 3 complimentary Super Shock Cheek highlighters that I got to choose on the web site because of the promotion they had at the time. Three of the lip colours came in the set.

'Out & About' Trio

Viper (M), Baracuda (S), Times Square (M)

(Right to Left)

Baracuda (S), Viper (M), Times Square (M), Hutch (S), Are & Be (M), Femme (S), Dopey (S), Beeper (M)

(Top to Bottom)

ColourPop Lippie Stix in Cami (Matte x)

ColourPop Lippie Pencil in Bound

ColourPop Lippie Pencil in Lumiere

(Right to Left)

Swatches down below

Super Shock Cheek (Left to Right)

Over The Moon, Lunch Money, Candy Man

I didn't include swatches of the highlighters because they didn’t show up well in photos. Only Candy Man did because it is darker in colour. 

Check out my video to see finger swatches of these three gorgeous highlighters!

Until next time,

STAY CLASSY

Berrz

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Canadian Thanksgiving 2016 & How I Styled A Tunic

Hey everyone! I hope that all my Canadians had a great Thanksgiving and ate lots of delicious food! I went to a friend's house on the Sunday and I went to my Aunt's place yesterday, (on the Monday) to celebrate! I wanted to share with you what I wore on both days and how you can wear a tunic as well as how to wear multiple trends at the same time.

Outfit #1 

I opted for a very fall look and wanted to incorporate these gorgeous fall colours into my outfit. They paired beautifully and I was both warm as well as comfortable in my outfit.

Details:

Brown Duster Coat - Sirens Outlet

Above The Knee Dress - Forever 21

Wine Necklace & Matching Earrings - Hope's

Lip Combo: ColourPop Lippie Pencil in Brink, Revlon Lip Butter in Raspberry Pie & Revlon Colourburst Lip Gloss in Bordeaux

Outfit #2

You can see here that I wore: my DIY choker, a velvet tunic and an off the shoulder top which are ALL big trends this fall. Of course I wore it with my: faux fur coat, a comfortable pair of leggings and my go-to trusty combat boots. 

Details:

DIY Choker

White Crop Top - Hollister

Velveteen Tunic - Forever 21

Black Leggings - Forever 21

Black Combat Boots - Hautelook
Lips: Marc Jacobs Beauty - Le Marc Lip Creme Lipstick in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

This is how it looks like from the side. 

The Table

My aunt always decorates the table very beautifully and here is a closer look at it.

The Food

The photo on the far left side is actually not edible, it is a table decoration that is shown in the centre of the table in the photo above. Don't let it fool you! The leaves are also fake on the table. The soup was a butternut squash soup with coconut milk, onion and I believe apples. Pictured on the far right was your typical Thanksgiving meal: cranberries, turkey, carrots, brussels sprouts, carrots, mashed potatoes and stuffing. There were also peas available but I don't care for peas. Of course there was gravy as well but I decided against having gravy this year.

Now onto desert! My two aunts made pumpkin pie with cloves inside and on the left, you have a cheesecake with MacIntosh apples laid on top of the crust! They were both delicious!

Until next time,

STAY CLASSY.

Berrz <3

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ColourPop Cosmetics Haul & Swatches

Hey everyone! I recently placed my second order with ColourPop Cosmetics and wanted to share with you some of the items that I received in my package! I can't get enough of their hand written note!

They were nice enough to send me this complimentary Limited Edition Lippie Stix in the shade Poppin because they have reached 2 million ColourPopettes which is a huge milestone! It is very opaque and pigmented! I will definitely get some good use out of it in the upcoming Spring and Summer days! The only thing I must warn you about is removing it. It can be quite messy and you may need to rub the area a few times to fully get the product off.

I am also in need of a new nude lip liner because my current one is almost finished. I decided to purchase the Lippie Pencil in the shade Brink. I really like it and it is a nude/pink. It will be easy to match almost any lip colour to this lip pencil. The only thing I noticed about their Lippie Pencil packaging is that the cap comes off VERY EASILY. If you do decide to put this in your purse or your makeup bag, make sure you put the cap on very tightly before placing it inside.

I have been looking for the perfect brown lip colour for quite some time now and I think that I have finally found it! This is a Ultra Satin Lip product in the shade Mess Around. It applies very opaque and like the name suggests, it delivers a satin finish. It is not drying and feels very comfortable on the lips. I didn't notice much cracking when wearing it and it is long wearing but it is not completely kiss-proof.

My favourite product currently from them is...

The Super Shock Cheek Highlighter in Wisp! It is such a gorgeous colour that will look amazing with a tan! On the web site, it is described as a golden champagne colour which is my go-to for highlighters! It is a pearlized finish and the formula does feel a little bit "wet" just like the eyeshadows do. The only thing that I do not like is that there is a little gap between the lid and the actual packaging itself that houses the pan. It is very minor, but still bothers me.

The best thing about ColourPop is that they have a wide range of colours and shades that retail for a very affordable price point! They also offer a $5 off coupon on your first purchase when you subscribe to their newsletter which is amazing and can equal out to a free product!

Until next time,

STAY CLASSY.

Berrz <3

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