One of the things I love most about blogging is meeting other like-minded bloggers. Over the past year, I’ve been lucky to meet and learn from some of the most stylish, smart and interesting bloggers that seem a little hidden away in our somewhat stuffy, conservative city. While at home brainstorming ideas for future blog posts, I thought it would be a great idea to feature some of my favourite bloggers on Style Domination. #FeatureFriday was soon born!
I started following Coralie’s Instagram early in 2015. Her beautifully curated pictures really caught my eye along with her amazing wardrobe, flowing hair and incredible sense of style. I was fortunate enough to meet her at a festival fashion photo shoot and was thrilled to discover she had a warm and fun personality to go with her model looks.
So, to kick off #FeatureFriday, I’ll be featuring the lovely Coralie and the all-stars in her beauty arsenal.
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My name is Coralie. I’m a 23-year-old style, beauty and lifestyle blogger hailing from Haiti, but living and enjoying life in Canada’s capital, Ottawa. My love for fashion has been with me from a young age and has been joined by a love for all things beauty. That, combined with my habit of over sharing, has brought me to the blogging world today to share with you some of my favourite makeup items.
Red Lipstick: Nars Velvet Matte Lip Pencil in Cruella
This is a recent favourite of mine since getting it as the birthday gift of the year at Sephora. I looove it! Like the girl at Sephora helping me said, it’s a ‘man-killer’ red and definitely a show stopper! I like that it’s in this jumbo pencil packaging, which makes it more convenient and easy to apply. The colour and formula are beautiful; a deep but bright red in a long-lasting matte finish.You all need to get your hands on this one and give it a try! I really think it will suit each complexion, so it’s really kinda perfect!
Concealer: L.A. Girl Pro Concealer
I absolutely love this concealer! It works amazingly at both cancelling out the darkness under my eyes as well as giving me a little bit of a highlighted look. I use it for all my makeup looks, and I like that it has a great, creamy consistency and is very blendable. It’s a real life saver for those days where I didn’t quite get my beauty sleep, but the best part has to be how affordable it is!
Mascara: Clinique High Impact Mascara
This is another recent favourite of mine. I usually don’t make too much of a fuss when it comes to mascara. They all usually work pretty well for me, but there’s just something about this one that made me feel like I should include it in this list. The formula is really nice, it lengthens your lashes and doesn’t leave them feeling hard and crispy, which is great because you don’t end up with that awful flakey mascara mess under your eyes.
Highlighter: Benefit Sun Beam
This highlighter is pretty much “greek sun goddess glow” in a bottle. It gives the skin this gorgeous golden glow that I love! I prefer liquid and cream highlighters to powder ones since they really melt into the skin giving you a more natural dewy finish, and less of that ‘I just swiped a bunch of glitter on my face’ look.
Powder: Covergirl Clean Pressed Powder
I’m not much of a foundation girl. It’s one too many steps in my routine. Well, not really, I just want to wake up flawless with no effort…. I just want to be Beyoncé, ok? So, I usually save foundation for special occasions or if I feel like doing a little bit more to my face. For my day to day face, I like to stick to a light powder just to even out my skin. That’s exactly what this powder does. It’s not heavy, it lets my skin breathe and gives me even, natural, beautiful, easy breezy looking skin.
There you have it! Some of my favourite makeup looks in my collection. I want to know if you’ve used any of these products. How did you get along with them? Leave Dominique and I your thoughts in the comments section.
Speaking of the lovely Dominique, I’d like to sneak in a quick but big thank you to her for the collaboration and sharing my beauty picks with you all. Thanks Dom!!!
And thank you, Coralie!
xo,
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Dominique is a Canadian-based fashion and beauty influencer with a strong voice in Ottawa’s black community. Since launching her blog Style Domination in 2015, she has amassed a global fanbase. Dominique shares her life through beautiful imagery and compelling story-telling that speaks to her fans on a personal level. She’s been featured in The Guardian, Flare, The Kit and Cityline. She also hosts events for Dress for Success, the Gem Conference, and has been named a United Way Person 2 Know for the past three years.
Omg, I have seen girls using LA Pro Concealer for contouring lol. It actually seems to work, I was impressed.
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I gotta buy some of this stuff. Everybody raves about it! I would have never thought of it for contouring! LOL! Thanks for stopping by!
Yes, I totally want in as well! 😀
I nominated you for the beauty blogger award!
https://madithemermaid.wordpress.com/2016/01/15/the-beauty-blogger-award/
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Awww! Thanks so much, Madi! I was nominated already earlier this week and my post goes live on Monday. Thank you kindly! xoxoxo
Aw great! Hope you have fun and I can’t wait to read it! xxxxx
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I sure did! Thank you, Madi! xo
I love her style & she picked some great beauty products. Also, I’m obsessed with the Alexander McQueen background on the side!! The Savage Beauty exhibition changed my life, seriously.
xo,
Kristie
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Awww Kristie! I totally agree! I’m such a wimp…as I walked through that AMcQ exhibit, I cried. It was so beautiful. Yep – Coralie’s style is so on point. Check out her instagram (@coraliescloset) to see more of her great style! Thanks for your comment! xoxox
Am I allowed to say that I loooove this post?! Can’t say thank you enough Dom! I really enjoyed working on this collab. Hope your readers enjoy it 🙂
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Thank YOU, Coralie!!! I myself have read it a thousand times! So happy with it! Your picks are awesome and getting a lot of great response! Everyone agrees in particular that Benefit Sun Beam is the bomb.com. xoxoxoxo
Awesome! Glad to hear it! It really is the bomb.com!! I’ll be strobing with it just to go to class today…casually slaying in my linguistics lecture lol
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HAHAHA! You kill me…
Love Nars lip products! Great post!
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Thank you, my dear! xo
Love the makeup items she chose. This NARS Lip Pencil is amazing. I have it in another shade, but this one seems perfect for my skin tone!
XO
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It’s really nice on! I think it’s one of the best birthday gifts that Sephora has done in a long time! Yep – I love Coralie’s makeup picks. Figures as she always looks so polished in person!
We must be on the same wavelength because Cruella and the Clinique mascara are two of my all time faves!!
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I will pass that along to Coralie! Cruella is such an amazing red and I gotta get myself that Clinique mascara! Everyone is raving about it. Thanks so much for reading! xoxoxo
Great post! I totally love L.A. Girls concealer and it is so affordable 🙂
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Hey Diana! Thanks for commenting. Man! I gotta get some of this concealer!! xoxox
Where does one buy L.A. Girl Pro Concealer in Canada?!
I like that she uses a nice mix of drugstore and higher end makeup! 🙂
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You are part of a large group who’s asking! I will get back to you on the L.A. Girl concealer for us Canucks! Yes – Coralie is awesome and mixing high and low! xo
How cool, thank you! I love LA Girl!
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You’re welcome! xoxo
I really like this post a lot and the products that you’ve used are spot on. I love your blog and if you feel free, then check onto my blog https://lifestylebites3.wordpress.com
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Awww! Thank you! Will do. Heading on over now! xoxo
Thank you so much
Makeup has really evolved and changed. I like how you can get concealer in a tube. 🙂
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I know! Isn’t it great?
Great post! I have been meaning to try LA girls products but I never can find it in stores.
I love all of your product suggestions, especially that bright red lip pencil! I need that in my life!
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It’s amazing and universally flattering! I’m sure it would be great on you. Thanks so much for your kind words! xoxoxo
Great picks from Coralie! Love her style and instagram.
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Thanks, Emily! I’ll pass that along to Coralie! xo
Love these picks!
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Thanks! I will pass your compliment on to Coralie. Great blog, btw! Killer style!
Love that NARS lipstick!