Beauty on a Budget

» Wet n’ Wild eyeshadow

: three, five, and eight. Most of the : colours have a subtle shimmer

: to them, and each one I have

: tried has been very true to the

: surface or face colour—meaning : that the colour it looks like on

: the palette is what it is once you

Lauren Kelly Assistant Editor M assistant@theotherpress.ca

B=’ such as Urban Decay and Mac, with their fancy, colourful palettes, have upped the : ante when it comes to eyeshadow. : However, these palettes range in price from $40-75, and often come with many colours the average beauty fan would rarely use. Although you can turn to single colour pots instead to save a bit of cash and only get colours you'll use, these will put you out at least $20. For those wishing to save money, drugstore options seem like the best bet. In most cases, though, the lower cost comes at the price of lower pigmentation and staying power. Instead of choosing between affordable and quality, there is one fantastic solution—the eyeshadow offerings from Wet n’ Wild, a low-end drugstore brand that unfortunately isn’t very common in Canada.

Wet n’ Wild’s line has a wide variety of shades, from neutral palettes to ones with more exciting colours. You can purchase the eyeshadow as singles, or in small palettes of

: apply it, with subtle variations

: depending on skin tone—and

: they’re all richly pigmented. The : large palettes of eight come in

: three options: a beige, brown,

: and mushroom green every day : set; a set with both cool and

: warm purples and pinks; anda

: set of brights including salmon, : blue, turquoise, and yellow.

: the eyeshadow trios “Walking

: on Eggshells” and “Silent

: Treatment.” Walking on Eggshells : comes with a highlight colour,

: a medium brown and a pinkish

: beige. Although this may sound

: boring, it is a great palette for

: every day, and each colour isa

: dupe (which refers to a close

: duplicate of another product)

: fora Mac eyeshadow, in this case : Shroom, Cork, and Naked Lunch. : Silent Treatment is another easy

: to wear palette, but the star of it

: is an incredibly rich purple-toned : grey. Research online will lead

: you to many other dupe options,

Two favourites of mine are

: especially for the larger palettes.

Each palette has very basic

: packaging, with a see-through

: plastic hinged lid. The space

: inside them is well utilized as the : colours are in rectangular pans

: instead of circular, allowing them : to snuggle up tight. This results

: inasleek and slim product

: that is easy to keep with you

: for reapplication, unlike some

: of the much bulkier offerings

: from high-end brands. Each

: eyeshadow is infused with

: macadamia oil, which probably

: plays a hand in how creamy

: and rich the colours are.

This eyeshadow line truly has

: something for everyone. Whether : you want everyday neutrals for

: work or school, rich metallics

: for evening or weekend smokey

: eyes, or fun and usable brights

: fora pop of colour—you'll be

: able to find an affordable option. : Although it took me some time

: to find the line, the Metrotown

: Superstore (and I’m sure others

: as well, although I’ve yet to see

: them at another location) carries : the trios for $3 each. No matter

: which palette you buy, it will

: cost you less than $10, a fifth of

: what equivalent offerings from

: Sephora would put you out.

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The ECO-nomist: What to do with holiday leftovers

» Tips for freeing up your fridge

Brittney MacDonald Life & Style Editor Mlifeandstyle@theotherpress.ca

Lows are the bane of anyone’s holiday season. New Years Eve, Christmas—it all works out to being one big mess of food that you'll probably have to eat and/or freeze before it goes bad and youre stuck with a lengthy bill and a pile of garbage. The problem is getting rid of all that food, but making sure it doesn’t go to waste. So, here’s a list of helpful tips that hopefully will lessen the load on your refrigerator. For the turkey, ham, or whatever other meat you might have cooked up, a good option to get rid of it is making soup. Generally speaking, after the holidays the parts that are left over are not the choicest cuts of

if only dry white meat is left, or

if you only have the tough, butt end of a honey glazed ham—the meat in soup isn’t a standalone,

it is more used to flavour the broth—and all that soaking

will tenderize the meat for you anyway. Though this might sound intimidating, making soup is actually really easy, and there are

: athousand post-holiday recipes

: that specifically focus on reusing : leftovers all over the Internet.

: Plus, if you make too much, soup : isa lot easier to freeze, defrost,

: and store than bits of meat

: and bones are on their own.

Next up is all that alcohol. I

: don’t know about you guys, but : between party guests bringing : : wine and champagne, and distant : : relatives and friends assuming

: booze is a good gift because of

: my age demographic, half open

: bottles of alcohol can be an issue.

: Vodkas are easy, simply put them

: in the freezer. Rum, whiskey, and

: scotch will have a grand ol’ time

: in your liquor cabinet for years

: to come. However, perishables

: like wine and champagne will

: sour or flatten if you leave them

: open for too long. Your option

: for wine is having a post-holiday

: hang out, complete with sangria. meat. With soup, it doesn’t matter ; Making sangria allows you to

: mix all those random half open

: bottles of wine together—all

: you need to do is add the fruit.

: There are recipes online if you're : scared of screwing anything

: up. For champagne, youre not

: required to consume the alcohol. : Champagne is one of those : : alcohols that’s actually really good : : for your skin, and is completely

: safe for the environment. So

: use the leftover champagne as

: a toner, or add it toa bath to

: give your skin a refreshing glow. : You can also wash your hair

with it to make your hair shinier

: and softer. Just make sure you

: rinse it out really well. Bonus,

: beer is also really good for your

: hair if you have left over six

: packs you want to get rid of.

: My last tip is a more general : one. If you have a lot of leftovers, : you can start your year off ina

: charitable way by making up

: paper bag lunches and delivering : them to a homeless shelter

: or just handing them out as

: you walk around Vancouver.

: Nothing beats good karma,

: especially this time of year.

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