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e S-203 passes senate
¢ Three ways to make rice more exciting

¢ An examination of modern street
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Apple makes announcements and Cook
ruins the moment

» Apple’s new products starting to get innovative

Jerrison Oracion
Senior Columnist

 

In the most recent announcements
from Apple, they revealed products that
look interesting but are not as innovative as
the Mac and the iPhone.

On October 30, Apple held an
announcement conference in the Brooklyn
Academy of Music. The announcement
had a lot of dry humour, which made CEO
Tim Cook, and the other people who spoke
in it, sound like they were enthusiastic and
excited. Some of their innovations felt like
small changes, but two out of the three
products they announced were exciting.

Before they announced a new product,
Cook made a speech about why the
product is important to a lot of people.
After the product reveal, he then ruined
the moment by letting another person
explain the product instead of him—which
in my opinion is a mistake and becomes
distracting. Cook should speak more about
the products himself.

First, they announced the next version
of the MacBook Air, which has a lot of
new features. It finally has a retina display,
Touch ID so that you can buy things
with your fingerprint, and an improved

keyboard. Also, it is thinner and lighter,
which will allow you to carry it anywhere to
work on your creations.

Then, they announced the next
version of the Mac Mini. The only new
features in it are that it is faster and has
more space.

Next, they gave an update on the
workshops that they do in Apple Store
branches called “Today at Apple.” The tech
company claimed there will be more new
types of workshops available.

The biggest announcement out of all
was regarding the next version of the iPad
Pro, which has a thinner and smoother
design. It no longer has a home button,
which allows the iPad to have an edge-
to-edge screen and to be used in any
orientation. The screen can present content
at 120 fps. With Face ID now included, it
has facial recognition for security. There
are a lot of magnets in it, making it easier
to put accessories and even recharge the
Apple Pencil. You can even recharge the
iPhone through the port. It’s like the iPad
Pro is now a smaller version of a laptop.

This Apple announcement has Apple
on the right track to have another game-
changing moment, which I look forward to
in their future. However, next time, maybe
announce the iTV?

 

Image of iPad Pro via Apple

Beauty on a budget: essence Spice
Up Your Life Eyeshadow Palette

» This budget-friendly palette is the perfect choice for fall

Lauren Kelly
Graphics Manager

 

A nyone who has shopped at a Sephora,

AC, or similarly-priced store knows
how much a large eyeshadow palette can

  

cost. It can be hard to justify buying one for
just a few coloturs, and let’s be real: Most
of the time, especially for themed palettes,
youre only going to end up using half the
shades at most. Because of all this, I avoid
buying big eyeshadow palettes and stick to

Photo via PrairieBeautyLove.ca

singles or my Urban Decay Naked Basics

palette, which is far from exciting or festive.

They’re portable and useful, which is what
I want—but this fall I wanted to mix things
up a bit while keeping things cheap.

essenice’s Spice Up Your Life
Eyeshadow Palette is the perfect budget
option for your fall makeup looks. The
16-shade palette is mostly made up of
shimmer shades and glitter shades in
orange, yellow, green, pink, and brown
tones—all the right shades for autumn. To
help ground your eyeshadow looks, it also
has five mattes: two browns, a light cream,
avivid red, and a deep burgundy. This
range—especially the brown and red toned
shadows—is very easy to work with and
combine in various ways.

If these shades aren't your cup of
tea, the essence palette Fairy Wings and
Magical Things is filled with pastel blues,
purples, pinks, and oranges. Another
palette, I’m With the Band, has cool-toned
blues, purples, and other dark colours.

Of course, the pigmentation isn’t as
strong as you would find ina high-end
palette, but the results are still very pretty.
The colours also last a pretty long time; I

haven't experienced fading throughout the
day when I wear any of them. I haven't used
an eyeshadow primer, but if you own one
then I would recommend using it to make
the colours even more vibrant.

The palette itself is pretty small—
about the size of a cell phone. A strong
magnet keeps the two sides shut, so you
don't have to worry about it opening itself
up. Overall, it’s the perfect packaging
for me since I can keep it in my makeup
bag without sacrificing too much space
to it. It’s also very cute, with doodles of
spices covering the outside and spice-
and autumn-themed puns for the colour
names.

At only $12.99 and with 16 shades, this
is a great palette to diversify your colour
choices and warm up your eyes this fall.
You can find essence products at many
drugstores. The prices should be uniform,
barring sales, since the company sets
them itself. Go out and grab yourself some
eyeshadows to get you through the rainy
months, plus give their other products a
shot as well—I haven't yet tried anything I
didn't like.