IMATS Toronto 2011 & Haul

As many of you may know, IMATS 2012 was held last weekend at the Toronto Congress Centre. I had been waiting for this all year and was excited to attend again! I went on the Saturday with my friend Melanie who has begun her fascination in the world of beauty partly due to me being her enabler. Haha! I had also got to meet up with a few fellow Toronto Beauty Bloggers (Elaine from Toronto Beauty Reviews, Arianne aka Glitter Geek , Ande from Make Me Over Ande, Tess from Makeup by Tess, Kelly aka Glitter Diaries) and YouTube Vloggers (Fiona aka fionaman, Jen aka jdomakeup, Joanna aka xJOLE, Sandy aka sanderlees).

Below are pictures of the show.  Sorry they are not of the best quality due to the fact that I had forgotten my camera at home! :(

And if you're wondering if I got what was on my WANT LIST check out my haul at the end!

Tons of lashes at NYX

Hakuhodu Brushes probably the softest brushes ever!  My friend Mel just had to splurge on one!

Crown Brushes

Naked Cosmetics

Cover FX

Pari Beauty

Face Atelier.  Love their foundations!

 

Emmy Award Winning Makeup Artist Eve Pearl

Me (looking like a midget) with Mabel & Angela owners of Velour Lashes which are made of Mink fur.  These girls were so sweet.  And they are a Canadian company too!  

Sitting in on Koren's (aka Enkoremakeup) class

Koren's model Tess (aka Makeup by Tess) who you may have remembered as the my model for O2B2

The final look.  Vibrant and Gorgeous!

Body art

More body art

And here's my haul!  I managed to get a lot of what I had on my want list.
Face Atelier Ultra Pro Foundations 6 for $100
Cozette Vessels from Kett Cosmetics $17
Parian Spirit Brush Cleaner $15
Beauty So Clean Sanitizer $20
Kett Cosmetics Blot Compact $18
Nurturing Force Blot Out Offensive Shine & Oil Control $17 (I think! Please correct me if I'm wrong)
ZPalette $20
Makeup Forever 12 Colour Flash Case $67
NARS Orgasm x2 (bought these for friends) No discount which I regret!
Velour Lashes I got "Are those real?" $20
Multiple Crown Brushes $10.50 - $18.50 (totally regret...should have gotten Bdellium Tools which were all the rage this year!)

Pari Beauty: A Brand Worth Checking Out and a Contest!

A few weeks ago I got invited by Pari Beauty and Farah (Faces by Farah and founder of Toronto Beauty Bloggers) to attend the Pari Beauty event at the Novotel Hotel in Downtown Toronto. To be honest I had never heard of the brand prior to the event so I no idea what to expect.

We got to meet Shaun one of the founders of Pari Beauty and Amanda their Account Manager who also happens to be a makeup artist. Here are a few tidbits that we learned of the beauty brand:

• Pari means "a heavenly beautiful woman" in Sanskrit
• One of the co-founders is a PHD Chemist so all of their products are formulated in-house
• Pari is used in makeup schools all around the world
• Their No More Circles Eye Gel contains an ingredient called Arnica which is good for dark circles
• The is no Titanium Dioxide in any of their foundations and all product is HD ready
• When Makeup Forever decided to pull their line out of the Sears stores, Pari Beauty was asked to take over the space

Shaun showing us how pigmented their shadows are (the colour also matched his tie!)

Andrea doing a demo on Aanchal

Aanchal after shot

Shaun and Andrea also showed us many of their popular products. One product I was intrigued by was the Skin Perfecting Veil and Primer. Andrea had raved about it because she never use to believe in skin primers. But this one had changed her perception. I have actually been using this for a few weeks now and I actually like it. At first I thought it felt heavy when I swatched it but after putting it on my face and using it after a while it's actually pretty lightweight and feels wonderful on my skin. It really does fill in all the fine lines in my face. I sometimes wear this alone when I don't have time to wear foundation. The results are flawless!

Check out more pics of the evening and keep scrolling down to check out a contest Pari Beauty is having for those attending IMATS this weekend!

For more pictures check out my Facebook Fan Page and see all the goodies they gave us!

If you're a makeup enthusiast or makeup artist. Pari Beauty is definitely worth checking out! Makeup Artists be sure to apply for their pro discount program!

CONTEST

Pari Beauty is excited to announce an exclusive sweepstake ONLY for those attending the IMATS in Toronto on Nov 12th and 13th! Enter for your chance to win a gift basket valued at over $180!!

Here's how it works: Simply go to the sweepstake link on the left hand side of the Pari Beauty Facebook page to enter and view contest details and gift.

On Nov 12th and 13th you MUST check in with Pari Beauty (Booth #113) to complete a ballot for your name to be entered into the draw. We will be giving a gift basket away on both Sat Nov 12th and Sun Nov 13th. Winners will be announced at the end of each day and will be posted on Facebook!

Contest ends on Friday Nov 11th at 11:59 pm EST.Hurry for your chance to win!!

My IMATS 2011 WANT list!

If you've read my IMATS post from last year you'd know that I didn't go too crazy with my haul.  This year I plan to change that!  I have a list that many of my Twitter friends and followers have been asking about and here it is!  These are just a few things that I want and hopefully will get...

FACE ATELIER 

PRO ULTRA FOUNDATION

I have one in the full size and I love it!  I've decided that I need a few of these in my kit!

Z PALETTE

I already own a couple of these and they are awesome!  I love the see through window.  A definite must have  for makeup artists.

VELOUR LASHES

I recently heard about this Canadian Company and definitely want to try their false lashes which are made out of mink fur.

NAKED COSMETICS

SIERRA NEVADA COLLECTION 

What can I say I'm a sucker for neutrals!

YABY COSMETICS

DRAMATICALLY NEUTRAL PALETTE

I've always wanted to try Yaby but always thought that they were expensive.  Since they will be at IMATS I'm hoping to get a good deal!

NYX COSMETICS

NUDE ON NUDE PALETTE  

I've heard that this was a good dupe for the Urban Decay Naked Palette except that you get more colours!  I must try it!

BEAUTY SO CLEAN 

COSMETIC SANITIZER MIST  

I usually just use 90% Isopropyl Alcohol in my kit but I find that it really dries out my product.  I've heard that this doesn't dry it out as much but disinfects products just as good.  

PARIAN SPIRIT

PROFESSIONAL MAKEUP BRUSH CLEANER

If you've come across Fiona Man's Product Wars Video on YouTube then you would know that this brush cleaner is better than the MAC one.  Need this!

MAKEUP FOREVER

12 FLASH COLOR PALETTE

Need I say more?  Want it!

MAKEUP FOREVER

AQUA LIQUID LINERS

Recommended by Jenn of Spiced Beauty.  She says "they're definitely worth it!" So I've decided that this is another must try!

MAKEUP FOREVER

HD FOUNDATION

I previously owned a bottle of this and actually finished it down to the last drop!  I never had the chance to get another one particularly because it is quite pricey.  But I'm willing to pay for it if there's a discount!

MAKEUP FOREVER

AQUA EYES

I already own a few of these and I think they're awesome.  Smooth, Creamy, and lasts all day!  A staple in my kit!

NARS

ALBATROSS 

I need a good highlighter and I've heard this is a good one.  Do you know of one that is better than this?  If so comment below!

KETT COSMETICS

KETT SET POWDERED COMPACT

A staple in any makeup artist's kit (so I've heard).  I guess I need this too!

KETT COSMETICS

COSETTE VESSELS

A must have for makeup artists!  I own 1 of these and I need more.  I use a ton of brushes and these are great to have to hold and store your dirty brushes.

NURTURING FORCE

BLOT OUT OFFENSIVE SHINE AND OIL CONTROL CREAM

A great primer for airbrush makeup.  I've read some reviews on this and I really like that it's all natural and is really good for oily skin.  I get a lot of clients with oily skin and think this is worth a try.

Also on my list are brushes, disposables, and other makeup artist accessories.  There will be a bunch of vendors who supply these so I will just pick out who is the most affordable!

 Okay so there you have it!  That's my want/need list.  Are you going to IMATS?  I wanna see your list!  Leave a comment with your list or if you've blogged about it I wanna know!

IMATS Toronto 2010 & Haul

 L-R: Me, Fiona, Sheryl, Sandy

This year was my first year ever at IMATS. I went with my YouTube friends Fiona Man whom I've mentioned in past blog posts and Sheryl (Pincstuff on Youtube).  I also got to meet another Toronto YouTube Guru Sandy (aka: Sanderlees) whom i got to spend most of the day with.  Be sure to check out their vids on YouTube by clicking on their names!

I felt a little overwhelmed when I got there as there was so much to see and buy.  I was actually well behaved and only purchased what I thought I needed and made sure not to go over my budget.  Below are some pics of my adventures and what I ended up buying.

OCC Lip Tars of course were the rage.  Check out my full review here on Makeup Junkie !

 

Crown Brushes had sooo many brushes!  I wanted to buy some but figured I have a lot of these brushes already.  But the prices were so cheap and worth buying if you needed them. 

 

 Here's a pic of Elessa aka: Pursebuzz and Koren aka: EnkoreMakuep doing a giveaway in which Fiona won so many prizes!  Check out Fiona's haul and prizes that she won here!

Here's Fiona after she got her eye makeup done by Koren

Meeting Elessa (Pursebuzz) for the first time.  She's such a beauty and super nice too!

Check out Pursebuzz website here and her YouTube channel by clicking here.

Elessa (Pursebuzz) and me meeting Koren (EnkoreMakeup) for the first time.  Love him!

Check out his website here and YouTube Channel here.

 One of the highlights of my day was attending Kandee Johnson's Q & A.  And right after I got to meet her at her meet n greet!  She really is as sweet in person as she is on the camera.  We briefly talked about our baby bellies :)

 

 Check out Kandee's blog here.

And if you haven't seen any of her YouTube vids I highly recommend checking her out here.

 Crazy lineup to see Kandee!  I was lucky to be #5 in line! :)

Kandee's mom and I.  They could pass for sisters!  She's just as sweet as Kandee :)

And finally here's my little haul...

 

Embryolisse Creme Lait, Face Atelier Foundation in #6 Honey, Royal & Langnickel Concealer brushes and lash comb, Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Lip Tar in Clear, Roque Cozette (Kett Cosmetics) Tumblers for my makeup kit (got a free bag too!)

 

Looking forward to next years IMATS!