Chatelaine, a Canadian women magazine, has posted their guide to Canada’s Beauty 100 – the best beauty saves and splurges. Thought it’d be interesting to share with you and to hear what your thoughts are about some of the products they featured. I prefer a Canadian list, as I can be sure the products listed are available around here so I could find them 🙂 Hate lemming something I can’t get my hands on (US, UK, Asia, etc.)
So let’s get to it. Here’s the list from Chatelaine.
BEST EYES
Splurge – Clarins Double Fix’ mascara (7 mL), $23
Save – Maybelline New York Great Lash mascara (12.7 mL), $7
Volumizing mascara
Splurge – Dior Diorshadow mascara (11.5 mL), $31
Save – CoverGirl Lashblast (13.1 mL), $9
Liquid eyeliner
Splurge – Bobbi Brown Long-Wear gel eyeliner (3 g), $25
Save – Rimmel London Professional liquid eyeliner (3.5 mL), $8
Pencil eyeliner
Splurge – M.A.C. Eye Kohl (1.45 g), $17
Save – Annabelle Smudgeliner (1.2 g), $9
Eyeshadow
Splurge – Dior 2-Colour Matte and Shiny Duo eyeshadow (4.5 g), $37
Save – Benefit Creaseless Cream Shadow/Liner (4.5 g), $24
BEST FACE BASE
Splurge – Bobbie Brown Creamy Concealer kit (1.7. g), $44
Save – Rimmel London Hide The Blemish concealer (4.5 g), $7
Face powder
Splurge – Chanel Poudre Douce (14 g), $54
Save – M.A.C. Studio Fix (15 g), $31
Tinted moisturizer
Splurge – Dermalogica Sheer Tint Moisture SPF 15 (40 mL), $53
Save – Olay Total Effects 7-in-1 Anti-Aging UV Moisturizer plus Touch of Foundation (50 mL), $31
Mineral makeup
Splurge – Bare Escentuals BareMinerals SPF 15 foundation (9 g), $31
Save – L’Oreal Paris Bare Naturale Gentle Mineral Makeup (10 g), $19
Foundation
Splurge – Chanel Lift Lumiere Firming and Soothing Fluid makeup SPF 15 (30 mL), $61
Save – Maybelline New York Instant Age Rewind cream foundation SPF 18 (9 g), $14
Primer
Splurge – Smashbox Photo Finish foundation primer (30 mL), $44
Save – Revlon Beyond Natural smoothing primer (25 mL), $17
BEST LIPS
Splurge – Shiseido Perfect Rouge (4 g), $29
Save – L’Oreal Colour Riche (3.2 g), $11
Lip stain
Splurge – Giogio Armani Lip Wax (1.9 g), $30
Save – CoverGirl Outlast Lipstain (2.5 g), $10
Lip balm
Splurge – Kiehl’s Lip Balm #1 (15 mL), $9
Save – Burt’s Bees Replenishing lip balm with pomegranate oil (4.25 g), $4
Lip gloss
Splurge – Chanel Rouge Allure Laque (6 mL), $39
Save – Marcelle Vita-Lip plumping gloss (14 mL), $11
BEST FACE MAKEUP
Splurge – Lancome Oscillation Vibrating Infinite PowerMascara (8 g), $39
Save – CoverGirl & Olay Simply Ageless foundation (12 g), $19
Best blush
Splurge – M.A.C. powder blush (6 g), $21
Save – Revlon powder blush (3.4 g), $12
Highlighter
Splurge – NARS The Multiple (14 g), $46
Save- Physicians Formula Shimmer Strips (7.5 g), $19
Makeup wand
Splurge – Yves Saint Laurent Radiant Touch (2.5 mL), $50
Save – Revlon Age Defying Spa Concealer (1.18 mL), $12
Facial bronzer
Splurge – Guerlain Terracotta spray bronzing powder mist SPF 10 (75 mL), $56
Save – Rimmel London naural bronzer (14 g), $8
BEST HAND & NAIL CARE
Splurge – Zoya Anchor basecoat and Armor topcoat (each 15 mL), $11
Save – Revlon Multi Care base + top coat (14.7 mL), $7
Nail colours
Splurge – OPI nail lacquer (15 mL), $13
Save – Sally Hansen Insta-Dry fast dry nail colour (9.17 mL), $6
Nude polish
Splurge – Yves Saint Laurent La Laque in Nude Beige (10 mL), $24
Save – Rimmel London French Manicure in French Rose (12 mL), $4
Hand cream
Splurge – L’Occitane en Provence shea butter hand cream (150 mL), $30
Save – Nivea SOS hand cream (50 mL), $6
BEST HAIR CARE
Splurge – Schwarzkopf Osis+ 4-Play moulding cream (150 mL), $20
Save – Sally Hershberger Style Primer for normal to thin hair (200 mL), $12
Hairspray
Splurge – Redken Forceful 23 super strength finishing spray (365 mL), $19
Save – Tresemme Tres Two extra hold aerosol hairspray (311 g), $7
Shampoo/conditioner for colour-treated hair
Splurge – Pureology Anti-Fade Complex Essential Repair shampoo (300 mL) and conditioner (250 mL), each $29
Save – L’Oreal EverPure sulfate-free color care shampoo (250 mL) and conditioner (250 mL), each $11
Volumizing shampoo/conditioner
Splurge – Bumble and Bumble thickening shampoo (250 mL), $27 and conditioner (250 mL), $28
Save – Pantene Pro-V volume shampoo (375 mL) and conditioner (375 mL), each $6
Mask
Splurge – Kerastase Chroma Riche masque (200 mL), $53
Save – Garnier Fructis Instant Melting mask body & volume (200 mL), $6
BEST CLEANSERS
Splurge – G.M. Collin Puracne Oxygen purifying gel (236 mL), $39
Save – Neutragena Oil-Free acne wash pink grapefruit facial cleanser (177 mL), $11
For sensitive skin
Splurge – Dior cleansing milk for face and eyes (200 mL), $38
Save – Cetaphil gentle skin cleanser (500 mL), $19
For dry skin
Splurge – Avene gentle milk cleanser (200 mL), $26
Save – Cliniderm gentle cleanser (150 mL), $16
Eco-friendly for face/body
Splurge – Stella McCartney Care gentle cleansing milk (200 mL), $40
Save – Consonant organic body wash in spearmint & sage (500 mL), $28
BEST FACIAL TREATMENTS
Splurge – Ole Henriksen micro/mini peel system (almond polish, lemon strip, chamomile comfort, each 28 g), $124
Save – St. Ives Elements microdermabrasion scrub (120 mL), $9
Mask
Splurge – Clinique Turnaround instant facial (75 mL), $45
Save – Boots No7 intensive moisture face mask (100 mL), $24
Makeup remover
Splurge – Lancome Huile Douceur Remove-all deep cleansing oil for face & eyes (200 mL), $39
Save – The Body Shop Camomile Gentle Eye makeup remover (250 mL), $15
BEST SUNCARE & FAUX TAN
Splurge – Clinique Self Sun face tinted lotion (50 mL), $24
Save – Jergens Natural Glow daily facial moisturizer with SPF 20 (70 mL), $10
Self-tanner for body
Splurge – Clarins Delicious self tanning cream (125 mL), $42
Save – L’Oreal Paris Sublime Bronze luminous bronzer (200 mL), $16
Sunscreen for face
Splurge – Lise Watier Sun Smart Universal UV Shield SPF 30 (30 mL), $38
Save – Ombrelle face cream (75 mL), $17
Sunscreen for body
Splurge – La Roche-Posay Anthelios XL SPF 45 (100 mL), $26
Save – Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Dry-Touch sunscreen SPF 70 (88 mL), $13
BEST MOISTURIZERS
Splurge – Jouviance EcoRejuvenation anti-aging cream (50 mL), $93
Save – Marcelle Hydra-C moisturizing gel-cream (50 mL), $21
Eye cream
Splurge – Dermalogica MultiVitamin Power Firm (15 mL), $66
Save – Garnier Nutritioniste Skin Renew Anti-Sun-Damage eye cream (15 mL), $19
Day moisturizer
Splurge – Chanel Hydramax + Active Teinte SPF 15 (40 mL), $58
Save – Cetaphil daily facial moisturizer SPF 50 (50 mL), $19
Body moisturizer
Splurge – Biotherm Lait Corporal anti-drying body milk (200 mL), $34
Save – The Body Shop olive oil body butter (200 mL), $20
BEST BODY CLEANSERS
Splurge – L’Occitane en Provence extra-gentle soap with shea butter (100 g), $8
Save – Dove Go Fresh Energize beauty bar (two 90g bars), $3
Body wash
Splurge – Vichy Lipidiose Nutritive rich shower cream (200 mL), $20
Save – Olay body was plus body butter ribbons (295 mL), $5
Bath soak
Splurge – Philosophy Classic Fudge Cake (473 mL), $21
Save – Aveeno soothing bath treatment (eight 42g packets), $12
Body scrub
Splurge – Clinique sparkle skin body exfoliating cream (250 mL), $24
Save – Aveeno Smoothing body wash (473 mL), $8
Phewww, that is quite a list! I’m happy to see some products I bought or am using made it to the list and a new brand or two that I might look into in the future. Fun read, for me, at least. Hope you enjoy it too.
We have a long weekend coming up, can’t wait to be able to get some good rest. The bf is not here, so we probably stick around town. How about you guys?
Photo credit: en.chatelaine.com
