Tabula Rasa

Need a little help starting the new year with a fresh clean slate? Here are five of the best makeup removers on the market to help you wash away a few of those sins.

1. Clinique take the day off makeup remover for lids, lashes and lips $21.50, 2. Shu Uemura skin purifying cleansing beauty oil $35.20, 3. Korres jasmine eye makeup remover $25.00 4.Lancome bi-facil instant cleanser for sensitive eyes $34.00 5. Aveda pure comfort eye makeup remover $23.00

Genie In A Bottle

Urban Decay's eyeshadow primer potion $22.00 cad, is one of those rare products you will see vaunted on numerous blogs and videos across the net. A liquid base that dries down almost instantly it provides the perfect surface for your eyeshadow to adhere to. shadow will become vibrant, resist creasing, and last all day.

Multitasking Master

As much of a beauty junky that I am, I'm also paradoxically a firm believer in simplifying one's regime. That's why I'm always on the look out for products that can perform multiple tasks, this is truly the future of skincare. Enter Aveda's Enbrightenment Toner. Developed to even out skin tone by breaking up patches of overdeveloped melanin (the stuff that gives your skin color) Ive found, due to its high level of salicylic acid (3%) and anti inflammatory ingredients, it clears up acne, deep cleans pores, evens skin tone, increases cell turnover, and all without drying.

Foundation Supreme

Of all the foundations I've tried and tested in my career as a makeup artist, one stands head and shoulders above the rest- Georgio Armani's luminous silk foundation. Truly a next generation foundation, developed by makeup artist extraordinaire Pat Mcgrath. It contains the highest quality ingredients, silk polymers and light refracting particles that create the optical illusion of glowing, radiant, perfect skin. It comes in 14 shades as well, so matching all skin tones is never a problem. Armani cosmetics are available exclusively at Holt Renfrew. http://www.giorgioarmanibeauty.com/