Beauty Event News : MUFE Mobile Experience “Make Up Bag Remix Tour” {coming soon…}

FYI Beauty Peeps…I am thrilled to announce that MAKE UP FOR EVER’s Mobile Experience, the “Make Up Bag Remix Tour” is hitting Toronto on April 13th and 14th!  The North American Mobile Experience is scheduled to hit 8 US cities and make one stop in Canada… Toronto!!  The concept behind the “Make Up Bag Remix” Mobile Experience is to give consumers the opportunity to better understand how to use the beauty products they already own, regardless of the brand. 

This is the first type of mobile event of this nature. MAKE UP FOR EVER experts will be offering complimentary 30-minute lessons to any consumer that signs up on our Micro site. They will also be offering quick 5 minute touch ups at the event for those on the go. Complimentary PRO Finish samples will also be given. Consumers will also be welcomed to shop directly on site should they be interested.

In celebration of the “Make Up Bag Remix” tour, MAKE UP FOR EVER partnered with actress Christina Ricci to create an edgy limited edition make up bag. The bag will be on sale on location and available on Sephora.ca.  The “Make Up Bag Remix” experience is taking place at the Yorkdale Shopping Mall parking lot on Saturday April 13th (12:00pm-8:00pm) and Sunday April 14th (11:00am-7:00pm).

Here is the Microsite that includes all the necessary information and makeup lesson sign up link:  http://makeupbagremix.com

The make up lessons are filling up fast, so sign up before the lessons are all booked up!

Cheers,

Maggie Ng (Toronto Beauty Blogger)

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Event Host : MAKE UP FOR EVER
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Reporting : Maggie Ng
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Travel : Goa, India {Part II}

This is a continuation of the last post for Goa, India — Grand Hyatt Goa.  Every Thursday evenings they have a “Seafood Night Market”.  So for an extra 800 rupees, you can enjoy some fresh seafood for dinner, such as lobster, shrimps, etc.  There is also an outdoor market that sells jewelry, umbrellas, artwork, spices, etc. There are even drummers performing intermittingly — it’s quite festive!

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Travel : Goa, India {Part I}

This post features the Grand Hyatt Goa, a 5-Star hotel, which was our accommodations while staying in Goa, India.  We mostly ate at the buffet restaurant, which had a nice selection of food.  Some spicy and some non-spicy, which was perfect for me, since I’m a wimp and can’t handle the spice! They had tons of dessert too, YUM!  I was trying to be good with my eating, since I totally pigged out on the cruise trip recently, but nope, I was tempted by all this delicious food again!  Go figure!  I really enjoyed our stay, as the suite we got was really luxurious.  The bed was so comfy and they had complimentary slippers, shoe shine, and a rain spa shower head.  We also had a spacious balcony, which overlooked the beautiful pool.  And only a few minutes walk away, was a private beach.  A really relaxing and serene place to be.  After having traveled to New Delhi the year before and seeing how chaotic it can be there, you really appreciate the beauty of Goa.

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Words + Photos : M Studio Life

Travel : Pointe-A-Pitre, Guadeloupe

Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe was another interesting port of call via Royal Caribbean “Brilliance of the Seas”.  It was highly recommended by the Cruise Director to book a tour via the cruise, as there wasn’t as much to do near the dock and not many local tours available.  So we decided to book the Hindu Temple/Waterfall tour.  I’m generally not that big of a fan of booking excursions through the cruise, as you’re usually packed into a big air conditioned bus with 40 other people.  Usually if you book a local tour, it’s only 8-10 people and they let you take photos out the window and/or they stop more often at different sites.  And usually the guide has more character and is typically really funny. 

Never-the-less, we tried to make the most of it.  Kind of disappointed, but when our cruise tour bus took us to the Hindu Temple, we were not allowed in because it was closed.  So we could only take photos from the outside.  Our 2nd stop was Carbet Falls, which was really nice.  We trekked through the rainforest until we got to the end of the trail and saw one of the main waterfalls — although there was a big tree in the way…oh well.  A cool thing about Gaudeloupe is the shape of the island — looks like a butterfly.  After our tour, we walked around town to check out some of the local shops.  Surprisingly, pharmacy drug prices were relatively cheap, you can get a 30 pk of ibuprofen for approx $3.50 USD.  I guess we should’ve stocked up!

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Article + Photos : M Studio Life [info@mstudiolife.com]

Travel : Basseterre, St. Kitts

Basseterre, St. Kitts was another interesting port via Royal Caribbean “Brilliance of the Seas” Cruise.  All the shops are pretty much at the port once you get off the ship.  We were greeted by many locals with monkeys wearing diapers asking if we wanted to take a picture with it — we politely declined. We were tempted to rent a scooter and just ride around the island on our own, but thought it might be too tiring, so we opted to do a local bus tour. 

There was a cool “Rum Tree”, where people could hang their empty rum bottles to the tree.  Close by was an example of Carib Petroglyph Rock Drawings. On a side note : those that are interested in becoming doctors, there are many medical schools in St. Kitts ; people often fly in from India, US, etc to study here.  Continuing with the tour, we stopped off at Romney Manor, where we saw the Saman Tree and Lipstick Plant. There were also demos of batik-making in the shop.  Later we stopped off to see the volcanic black sand beach.  To quench our thirst, we got some fresh coconut juice — which was sooo good!

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Article + Photos : M Studio Life [info@mstudiolife.com]

Travel : Philipsburg, St. Maarten

Philipsburg, St. Maarten was one of the beautiful ports via Royal Caribbean “Brilliance of the Seas” cruise.  When you get off the ship, it’s a $3 USD pp taxi ride to the town of Philipsburg.  You can opt to walk but it’s about 30 minutes.  So depends how pressed for time you are and how much you’re carrying.  Once you get there, there are a lot of shops.  I find there are A LOT of jewelry stores.  And when I say “a lot” is almost an understatement. There was a nice beach to relax at too. 

We kept wandering around and eventually took a local bus ($2 USD pp) to Marigot (the capital of French St. Martin).  This is where all the luxurious yachts are!  We stopped by a bakery and bought the biggest French macaron we’ve ever seen! Yum!  There were also some nice shops and street vendors.  While heading back, there was a lot of traffic.  You kind of have to be mindful of “Island Time”.  Most people start work around 7:30am and finish early around 3:30pm.  Sometimes tourists don’t realize this and are late getting back to the ship. If you take an excursion through the ship, then they’ll wait for you if you’re late.  But do your own thing and come back late, the ship goes BUH-BYE!

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Article + Photos : M Studio Life [info@mstudiolife.com]