From hot new fragrances, to gorgeous eyeshadow palettes, to must-have nail polishes, we rely on Dave Lackie, Cityline beauty expert and editor of BEAUTY the guide, to keep us in-the-know when it comes to the latest and greatest products on the market.
In this new web series, Dave’s Faves, Dave will be sharing his insider beauty finds with Cityline.ca each month — and one lucky viewer will WIN them! Be sure you’re following both @CitylineCA and @davelackie to be the first to know about this monthly contest!
Dave’s Faves for December
Bobbi Brown Hollywood Glam Collection
For holiday 2013, Bobbi Brown celebrates the glitz & glam of iconic American screen sirens. I really like this Old Hollywood Eye Palette featuring neutrals and golds. Bobbi plays with texture so you’ll see shine, glitter and matte formulas. These longwear cream shadow sticks in 24 Karat, Bronze & Black are the fastest way to go from day to evening. For lips, she’s created the perfect vintage red and a gold high shimmer gloss. And limited edition nail polish in Siren Red and Tuxedo Black. I like this glitter polish in Chrome.
YSL Christmas crackers
These have to be the best hostess gifts! YSL Touche Eclat and YSL Shocking Mascara Holiday Crackers. The Touche Eclat (the gold ones) contain a full size Touche Eclat, a mini Shocking Mascara, FYL Serum, a Mini eyeliner and 1.5 ml Opium & L’Homme fragrance. It’s priced at $54 with a value of $109. The black Shocking Mascara Cracker contains a full-sized Shocking mascara, FYL Eye Cream, Eye makeup remover, mini eyeliner and a manifesto & La Nuit fragrance. Priced at $40, it’s valued at $97.
Gucci tree ornament + fragrance
One of the best gift-with-purchase offers this Christmas. With a $71 purchase of a large-sized spray of any Gucci scent at Hudson’s Bay, receive this signature Gucci bow tree ornament.
Guerlain Orchidee Riche Cream
Everybody talks about how the month of January is all about skincare, but December is actually the month with the highest sales of luxury creams. And my all-time favourite is Guerlain’s Orchidee cream. Orchids have powerful anti-aging properties including the latest discovery: golden orchids. But I also think the texture is a big part of the experience. This cream is heavenly.
Viva La Juicy Noir + Juicy Couture Scents
Bottle design is a huge part of enjoying a fragrance – especially during the holidays. And I love the new Viva La Juicy Noir. The scent contains ripe berry notes and gourmand ingredients with bright floral essences. It’s youthful and I think perfect for that teen on your list.
For a chance to win Dave’s Faves for December, worth more than $1,500, you have two ways to enter: 1) Follow @CitylineCA and @davelackie and RT @CitylineCA‘s contest tweet on Twitter. 2) Leave a comment below telling us which of these products excites you most and why. If you do both, you will be entered twice.
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