CARIBANA ACCESSORIES

To the ladies within Canada right now prepping for Canada some of you may be wondering where to get some of your accessories, here are a few suggestions.

Shoppers Drug Mart
you find gem appliques here. They have cases you can buy with loose gems and the glue. As well as the often sell gem tattoos in a variety of colours and patterns. These items are typically located at the makeup counter itself or within the area. Also found in shoppers drugmart are Loreal HIP eyeshadows, these eyeshadows are high pigment shadows that are supposed to be more bold on the skin. This is only true of some of the brighter colours, do a test with the tester, to see how it shows up on your skin tone. Last year I was also able to get a kit of glitter gel. It was gold glitter blended into a non scented gel to make application easy. This was definitely a bang for your buck (if its a large group of you playing mas or you forsee yourself using it alot in the future) because you get a large amount in the kit, and because the gel is easy to apply and spread, a little bit goes along way.


ARDENES, and CLAIRES
These places are accessory central. You can find bracelets, earrings etc. I personally tend to prefer Ardenes because you can get more for your money. Ardenes pretty much always has 10 for $10, 3 for $10 (of more elaborate items), 3 for $5. And you can mix and match between earrings and bracelets, rings etc. They also tend to have a wider variety to choose from. You can go from Gold/Silver toned earrings, to beaded ones, to feather earings etc. They also sell a variety of hair accessories. Claires essentially offers the exact same thing, I just tend to find them a little more expensive, with less variety BUT sometimes you find items in there that Ardenes doesn't have.

MAC Cosmetics
So I have to plug MAC for a second. I don't know how many people are aware, but MAC is on a "green" initiative, and if you return any MAC primary packaging containers that held your powders etc., they give you a free eyeshadow or lip gloss of your choice! (I was told you only require one container for the return by a sales associate, however MAC website says 6. So definitely check with your nearest store to see how they work it) Now of course this free choice is from the lower end of the MAC spectrum, however a great reward for recycling, and if you have compacts you havent thrown out yet, or one you are about to finish up, its a great opportunity to get a NICE QUALITY eye shadow or lip gloss for the Caribana season. They recently opened a MAC store in the Eaton Centre (at long last), there is also one at Scarborough towncentre, and Square One, I do believe there is also one inside the Yorkdale Mall or right near it. The Bay also sells MAC cosmetics.
If you are willing to splurge, places like MAC and Sephora offer a variety of faux eyelashes (comng feathery styles, with gems and in various colours), high pigment eyeshadows and liners (for a dramatic look). Sephora has stores at Scarborough Towncentre, and at the Eaton Centre. Both stores offer online purchases.
www.maccosmetics.com www.sephora.com


This is to blogger Janelle, who asked about getting coloured fishnets. These aren't items you would find in the regular store. From my experience you will have to check out costume stores, or a adult store (aka sex shop) as they tend to have a variety of colours in fishnets and pantyhose to match costumes.

Those are some the main items I covered. If bloggers have any questions and/or suggestions just leave a comment