Paris Fashion Week SS14: Beauty Edition

Golden accents at Dior

Art deco colorful eyes at Chanel.

Rocker chic dark eyes for the girls at St. Laurent.

Riccardo Tisci goes for glitter at Givenchy.

FALL BLUES (Chanel Le Vernis)

Its official. The end of summer is here *sigh*. While the weather in Montreal is still relatively warm, its hard to ignore the change in foliage and the leaves on the ground. What else would one expect, it is in fact October 1st!?

Personally, I love this time of year. For me it means switching into the comfort of my staple fall clothes and boots as well as transitioning my makeup routine into deeper tones to compliment the season.

One aspect that I find necessary in my beauty routine is to trade in my hot summer nail polish tones for a more neutral fall look. While visiting Paris this past summer,  we went to Chanel in search of some new colors to use for a versatile day to day look. I usually steer towards dark colors like a deep red or burgundy, but I decided to switch it up and set my sights on a navy blue tone called "Blue Rebel".

To put it lightly, I LOVE this color. This time of year I find myself wearing more denim which perfectly compliments this matte tone. Chanel has a wide variety of blue tones that I definitely recommend you discover for yourself. The nail color is quite long lasting, however, to maintain my nails underneath I match it with Butter London Nail Foundation and Topcoat. I always rave about Butter London as they have amazing quality and variety when it comes to nail care as their ingredients don't wreck havoc on your nail beds. Always a plus!

So that is what I am wearing this season!

Nail Color recommendations for Fall? Let us know what you think!

Chanel Le Vernis "Blue Rebel":  $29.00
Butter London Nail Foundation Flawless Basecoat: $22.50
Butter London Hardwear P.D Quick Top Coat: $22.50

 CL.xx

Save My Hair...Please? (Tigi Hair Reborn Smoothing Texture Refine Masque)

All women who religiously dye their hair every couple of weeks, are aware of the importance of deep conditioning products. They should be light enough to not strip your hair of color, yet moisturizing, in order to bring new life to your dead re-fried ends. My hair journey has come full circle, as I am back to my original colour (or as close as I can get) after experimenting with blonde, red and black hues. My poor hair could do nothing but take the damage that extreme color changes leave behind.

In order to salvage any life to my dead ends, I've always kept my eye out for hair products that promise smoothing and hydrating results to fix my overall hair texture.

Case and point : Tigi Hair Reborn (Smoothing Texture Refine Masque)


What a promising name!? The product promises "fibre nourishment for frizz-prone, stressed hair". Sounds like a dream product to salvage and bring new life to my hair during the summer months. I followed the directions : shampoo, apply to ends, wait five to ten minutes. I liked the fact that you could leave it on while in the shower as the heat would help the masque penetrate the hair fibres. Another positive was the scent....then again, most hair products smell like a bouquet of flowers!

Tigi Hair Reborn ( $40.00 )

The Reality: After following the instructions to the T, I allowed my hair to air dry so I would be able to see the results without a blowout style or by applying other products. Sad to say, I was completely let down by this product. My result were even dryer and frizzier hair than before! Besides the soft scent of purple ginger and sandalwood left behind by the product, I could not see any improvements in terms of hydration. I did apply a generous amount of the thick hair masque in the shower and I must admit, I was very positive when washing the masque off because while my hair was wet, it felt silky smooth. I was expecting "rebirth",not the hay like results that I encountered.

Conclusion: I did not see any positive results after using this product as I did not benefit from its hair renewal promises. This product is intended as a weekly treatment, so therefore I would assume that an individual with virgin, undamaged hair could benefit from this. I would not recommend this product as an intensive treatment to those with damaged or stressed hair.

Recommendation : In my experience, using products with an oil base or natural products have always had an impact on my hair. The old theory of leaving mayonnaise or eggs on your hair for a couple of hours will leave your hair feeling smooth and looking shiny. Just remember to thoroughly rinse your hair afterwards.

If you have any of your own hair renewal product or recipe tips, please feel free to share and leave a comment!

CH xx