events: annabelle + marcelle beauty premiere

If anyone knows how to throw a killer party, it’s the fabulous team of beauty connoisseurs at Annabelle and Marcelle Cosmetics. I was excited to be one of a handful of Toronto based beauty bloggers to receive an invitation to their Beauty Premiere, held at the Thompson Hotel rooftop on November 16th. The evening was drenched with the chatter of beautiful people, bubbly champagne, oodles of amuse bouche and an amazing showcase of some of Groupe Marcelle’s upcoming launches for 2012.

Here you have Annabelle Big Show lipgloss. This non-sticky and silky lipgloss comes in so many beautiful shades and hydrates your pucker like a wearable treatment.

An amazing detail (and quite possibly the most brilliant idea) was the lipgloss bar set up in one corner of the party, where attendees had the opportunity to mix their own customized hue of one of the Big Show glosses. With the help of Annabelle’s official lipgloss mixologist, each one of us left with at least one of our personalized shades. I chose to make both a cool and a warm colour. Is it in bad taste to call them both ’whiplashes’? I digress.

Some of my favourite beauty items were in attendance, such as my go-to Smudge Paints and Glitterama Liquid Liners (which are coming in a few new shades next year).

There are three new skin care products being launched by Marcelle next year. One is the Renforcils Waterproof Eye Makeup Remover, which is a gel formula that not only gently removes all eye makeup but also contains lash conditioners to help strengthen and promote lash growth. Another is a family of moisture care called Gene Youth, designed for all skin types as an anti-aging line composed of a day, night and eye cream.

A divine item was the Beauty Balm (which comes in two tones),  a gorgeous skin enhancer to add a luminosity to the skin. For all the mascara junkies, Marcelle will be releasing a new formula called Xtension Plus Mascara that not only lengthens but curls the lashes. I recieved this in my swag bag and have been using it ever since. I can’t deny that it definitely lives up to its claims.

Of course a party wouldn’t be complete without a good dose of cocktails and mingling with other beauty loving gals. It’s always a pleasure catching up with the Toronto bloggers and even posing for a picture or two. Please excuse the less than perfect quality of the photos – my iPhone and low light conditions were not the ideal combination.

The lovely hostess, Isabel Picard and I

Miss Robyn from fashionista514 and I taking a break from Dirty Vodka Martinis

Striking a pose with sweetheart Ande from Make Me Over Ande

A blurry but cute pic of darling Anjali from Rock That Look and I

A quick blogger huddle with Farah from Faces by Farah, Tamara from Beauty Thesis and Arianne from Glitter Geek

How many beauty bloggers does it take to have a blast?

A beyond amazing night to say the least. Also, quite smart to stick to a Wednesday to throw the party. After all, you know what they say about girls, makeup and a few drinks…there might have been some troublemaking if it were the weekend.

Thank you again to Groupe Marcelle! xo