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Spring has finally sprung and chapped lips and dry skin are almost forgotten. With the balmier weather comes new beauty trends, and for spring/summer 2013, a few classic makeup trends get an update, to give you a new fresh new look. Classic red lips, perfectly structured brows and glowing skin are all firmly back for Spring.

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This Spring, colour is IN! So, jump on the season's beauty train and don't shy away from electric greens (the IT shade of the year), bright pinks or hot reds. Try peachy cheeks that are all aglow for the new season, and finish off the look with a bright magenta lip (try it, you'll love it!). When it comes to your eyes, apply two coats of your favorite mascara and don't forget to line your eyes with ease with our Kajal Kohl for even more definition.

In  a nutshell, Spring 2013 is all about experimenting and doing something fresh yet modern, taking inspiration from runway shows whilst still finding yourself in the looks. "Runway beauty reinvented" is what this season's beauty looks are all about!

Whether the sun's already out or you're still waiting for the snow to melt away, it's time to start preparing for the new season !

The Marcelle Spring 2013 Make-Up Palette is available now for a limited time only (SRP $19.95).

Here is an article to end the year in BEAUTY and prep for the new year that will be here very soon!

Is there a better way to say goodye to 2012 than by looking back on it? What a year has it been with all its weather changes! How were our beauty assets dealing with all the bad weather? Were they able to overcome the sudden changes? What did you do to protect them? Don't worry, it is not too late! Here are a few last minute tips so you can be at your best in these festive times of the year!

If you were too busy with the latest preparations these last few weeks, head over to your vanity, grab your mirror, and follow these simple steps for a quick beauty makeover in order to show your best self!

Priority goes to skincare!
Start with a gentle exfoliant designed for the face, neck and décollé - the latter is on show more than usual with evening dresses, so don't forget it! Remember to always proceed with care when using exfoliants in order to not irritate your skin. Do not apply too much pressure and use a small quantity of product to achieve great results. Massage your face, neck and décollé in circular movements while using lots of water to ensure a smooth action. When your skin has been rinsed and delicately dried, apply a face mask or treat your skin to an imbibition. What is an imbibition, you ask? Simply apply your favorite face cream in thicker layers than usual without massaging it into the skin, then let it sit on your face, neck and décolleté and relax! After ten or fifteen minutes, rinse off the mask or the layers of cream and apply your usual moisturizer, coupled with your serum. Keep in mind that a small quantity of eye cream will rejuvenate your expression!

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Grab your brushes and colors!
Start with the complexion:  correctors, concealers, BB Creams and/or foundations are your first allies. Then, choose a loose or pressed powder and use it lightly on your face and décolleté to ensure a good base for the eye shadows. Eyebrows are still trending this season so ensure to properly fill them in. For the rest of your make-up, enhance your eyes or your lips, but not both! For example, if your lipstick is very dark, avoid a very heavy eye make-up. You can still line the rim of your eyes with your favorite liner and liven up your lashes with a mascara of your choice, applied more heavily than usual for a perfect evening look.

Also enjoy metallic liners and shimmery creams this holiday season for a festive, chic and glamourous effect!

Now, you only have to slip in your Holiday outfit and let the night begin!

Sneak peek on the theme of the next beauty article in January: new year, new products? When and how to clean up our beauty products?

I expect my men to do more than just one thing (make money and buy me presents) so it really stands to reason that I would expect my eye products to be able to fulfill more than one need!

Marcelle Lux Cream Eye Shadow + Liner offers waterproof, smudge-proof, transfer-proof and crease resistant colour that will last you 9+ hours! The formula is creamy and glides on without tugging at your eyelids which also makes it perfect for lining. What's really clever is the blending sponge on the other end to smudge the line or blend the shadow, just make sure you do your blending fast, once it sets it isn't going anywhere! And while it is a budge-proof colour, I still recommend wearing a primer underneath especially if you tend to have an oily eye area - you'll get more bang for your buck that way!

Most importantly, it comes in a bunch of pretty colours: Enchantmint - mint green; Wisteria - purple; Ballerina - pink; Vanilla Ice - cream; Sunstone - golden; Taupe du Jour - taupe; Sea Breeze - green blue; and Cloud-9 - blue. Use them to shadow, line or both - the hard-working Vanilla Ice also makes an excellent highlighter for the inner corners of the eyes or under the brow bone!

And of course they're hypo-allergenic, perfume free and opthamologist tested!

Lux Cream Eye Shadow + Liner - SRP $13.95

As far as I'm concerned there are two types of people in the world: people who like their mascara to lengthen and those like it to thicken. I suppose there are mascaras out there that claim to do both and I guess if you are the kind of person who can't make up their mind about which camp they fall into, this might be an option for you, but really, don't you think that's kind of wishy washy? Pick a side already!

I'm a lengthening person myself so my little ears always perk up when I hear about something new and exciting that promises to give me length, definition and in this case also curl! The fact that the name starts with an "X" doesn't hurt either, it makes it sound kind of naughty...

Marcelle Xtension Plus Mascara knows how to whet my appetite by promising me extreme lash and ultimate curl with a specially developed polymer brush that defines and separates lashes while minimizing clumping and increasing lash length by coating each and every lash. One side of the brush offers a row of longer bristles that grab even the smallest lash and stretches them from root to tip up to their maximum potential with a tapered end that eases dispersion even on those hard to reach lashes. If you love being grabbed, this is the mascara for you!

The expert tip for using this mascara is to begin application with the longer row of bristles to grab and coat each lash, then rotate the brush to apply with the other side to finish your look. For an even more dramatic effect, apply more than one coat and stretch the outer corner lashes with an outward movement using the tapered tip of the brush.

Personally, I'm a long time fan of Marcelle mascaras. I'm a frequent sufferer of allergies of unknown origin that cause my eyes to water like crazy so during these bouts, I have to be careful about what I'm wearing on my eyes so as not to aggrevate the problem. As Marcelle mascara's are hypo-allergenic, perfume free and opthamologist tested, they are a great choice - also excellent for contact wearers too!

Marcelle Xtension Plus Mascara comes in black and brown and has a SRP of $12.50

As for those thickening people... well you can't really trust them anyhow, can you...?

BB Cream is the talk of the town!

The ancestor of BB Cream was formulated by a German dermatologist and was first used in the medical field as a preparation base for foundation to help cover scars and blemishes. After adapting the formulation to better answer the needs of the cosmetic industry and make-up wearers, making it a multi-benefit skin care and complexion corrector all-in-one, the BB cream concept took South Korea by storm in 2007! Men and women celebrities alike used it to flaunt flawless skin. By 2010, the Asian continent had been revolutionized by BB creams. Marcelle^® proudly introduces the first Canadian-made BB Cream formulated specially for Canadian women.

What’s a BB?
Moisturizing skin care, tinted corrector and make-up base all in one, Marcelle^® “BB” stands for Beauty Balm, as it truly enhances your natural beauty. It does it all for you, instantly!

BREAKTHROUGH INNOVATION
Inspired by a trend that perfected skin and enhanced complexions all over Asia, Marcelle^® formulated its own BB Cream to cater the needs of Canadian consumers. This multi-purpose skin care cream is more than a tinted moisturizer or simple make-up base. It perfects the skin to reveal a more even epidermis and well-hydrated, flawless complexion, all in one. Ideal for any age and any skin type, the Marcelle^® BB Cream comes in two shades and is suitable for a wide variety of carnations thanks to its self-adjusting pigments that transform and adapt to skin tone.

8 IN 1 MULTI-BENEFITS
Your age and your skin type don't matter! This Beauty Balm with self-adjusting pigments, powerful antioxidants, aloe and chamomile does it all for you:
-Evens out skin tone
-Offers immediate and long-term hydrating benefits
-Protects from premature aging and environmental stresses
-Promotes skin regeneration
-Matifies skin and controls shine
-Soothes and calms skins
-Minimizes the appearance of imperfections and pores
-Excellent make-up base provides anti-dull radiant complexion

Purchase it NOW online or in stores, starting February 6, 2012!