Yves Rocher Eyeshadow Pencil in Pink Orchid (Rose Orchidée) – CAD$5.95 (LE)

This is part of Yves Rocher’s limited edition Retropical collection, which features several summery colours and shades in a wide variety of products such as eyeshadow pencils, mascara, eyeliners etc.  I bought this with a blue mascara and duo eyeliner pencil, and this is my favourite from the collection, definitely!  It’s a gorgeous rose-coppery colour that looks good blended out all over the lid or just in the crease.  I’ve used this on my lower lash line and I find it makes me look a little tired because it’s red toned, and since I’m usually trying to get rid of any redness it has an opposite effect of what I’m going for.  See my post on the collection here.  For a swatch, there’s a picture near the bottom of this post.

Fresh Supernova Mascara – USD$25

I received a sample of this in a Fresh gift set and I gotta say I’m really pleasantly surprised by it! It gives a really nice curl to the lashes and just makes them look great overall.  I find the formula to be wet, which I like.  The brush is kind of rectangle shaped with slight curves.  This might be my favourite higher-end mascara to date!

Smashbox Fusion Soft Lights – USD$30/ CAD$36

This is an awesome muti-use product from Smashbox, that, admittedly, I had overlooked for about a year after buying it (in a gift set).  One day I pulled it out and haven’t put it back since.  I apply this all over the face as a setting powder to add some sheen (not glitter) and have a dewey-er complexion which works great for summer.  More than that, I use it for eyeshadow.  The colours aren’t super pigmented, but I like that because it makes for a nice neutral eye look.  I’ve been using the lighter white and pink colours all over the lid, with the darker brown colours in the crease.  I especially love the orange-brown colour.  I usually pair that look with a orange coral lip colour, which brings me to…

Revlon Lip Butter in Tutti Fruiti – $7.99

I gotta say, after I purchased this back a few months ago, I had a bit of buyer’s remorse.  I got it on sale for $3.99, but still after trying it at home I had no plans of ever wearing it out of the house.  Enter Summer 2013 with the huge orange trends and I just can’t get this off my lips!  I rarely choose the same lippy two days in a row but I have used this one more than any of my other ones in ages.  If you don’t know how to embrace the orange trend, I’d totally recommend this as a starting point.  The colour is semi-sheer, but it definitely shows up on the lips without fail!  Depending on your natural lip colour, this could look a bit more red or more orange.  On me I’d say it comes out more orange-coral.  Love!!!

Rimmel Scandaleyes Kajal eyeliner in Light Blue – $7

I love this for the waterline.  Some might think that it looks a bit unnatural, but since I’m a fan over having white on the waterline, opting for blue in the summer months is a bit of a no-brainer for me.  I bought this in lieu of the Nars Larger Than Life Eyeliner in Barrow Street, which is a light seafoam green.  I find Light Blue is very similar but a blue version (obviously).  I still want the Nars one, but at more than $25 a pop, I think I’ll stick to Rimmel for now.

Sephora Collection Matte Primer – USD$15/CAD$20

I’ve been using a sample for about a month now, and I think I prefer it to my Tarte and Smashbox ones.  Silicone is supposed to make dry skin even drier so I like this one for a slightly more moisturizing alternative.  I might consider buying the full size of this once I’m done all my primer samples.

Real Techniques Core Collection – $19.99

I love the whole collection, but my two favourites are the buffing brush for applying foundation or cream blush and the pointed foundation brush, which I use for under eye concealer.  After hearing much hype about these guys, I was thrillllled to hear that we would be getting them at Walmart in Canada.  I gotta say, the hype is justified because these are great brushes.  It’s actually the first time I’ve ever applied foundation or concealer with a brush (before I was using a damp sponge, which I still like).  I don’t think the buffing brush is sold separately, but I’ve heard great things about the expert face brush which might be my next brush-buy!

I would love to hear your June favourites!

To make the cropped images in this post, I followed an awesome tutorial from here.