Tuesday, March 2, 2021

Creme de la Creme Beauty Lounge Custom Lipstick & Makeup in Sherwood Park, Alberta

In December I was sent to Edmonton, AB for some work training and I was pretty excited to pay a visit to the Creme de la Creme Beauty Lounge to create a custom lipstick! The brand was brought to my attention when a few fellow Canadian bloggers shared about them last year - they are an Alberta beauty brand and everything is made in their shop! What's really fun about the brand is that they focus on artisan bespoke makeup! 

Creme de la Creme Beauty Lounge Custom Lipstick & Makeup in Sherwood Park, Alberta
I purchased everything in this post

What I didn't realize until I got there, was that everything is made fresh as you order it! I thought just the custom lipstick would be made in front of me, but as I picked out an eyeshadow and nail polish, I was so surprised that they were made right then and there in the store! 

So, there were covid restrictions in place at the time of my visit - I was the only one in store and was able to still create a custom lipstick as part of a retail experience and we were very safe. (I just want to make sure it's clear that I'm not doing a lot during this pandemic, but I was up in Edmonton because of my job and thought that this was a fun, safe way to treat myself!)

Creme de la Creme Beauty Lounge Custom Lipstick & Makeup in Sherwood Park, Alberta

Creme de la Creme is a BIPOC, woman owned business and the Creme de la Creme Beauty Lounge is located just outside of Edmonton, Alberta in the town of Sherwood Park - it is such a cute, pretty little shop! At the time of my visit, they were only offering retail services, but they have a space for makeup, hair and other beauty services in shop when available. But, if you can't visit Sherwood Park right now, they do have all their beauty products on their online site!

Creme de la Creme Beauty Lounge Custom Lipstick & Makeup in Sherwood Park, Alberta

I was really surprised (and impressed) with the range of makeup that Creme de la Creme had: eyeshadow, lashes, liquid blush and highlight, brushes, setting powder, concealer, eye liner, brow gel, and ton of lip products, body oils and fragrances! 

Creme de la Creme Beauty Lounge Custom Lipstick & Makeup in Sherwood Park, Alberta

Also, in store they offer a ton of custom products: l
ipstick, lipgloss, liquid lipstick, concealer, eyeshadow, face oil and perfume! I love that there is so many bespoke options, and they save all you customizations, so you can come back for more of your custom or get more to gift to others! 

Creme de la Creme Beauty Lounge Custom Lipstick & Makeup in Sherwood Park, Alberta

I went in for a custom bullet lipstick and I wanted to pick out a perfect true nude lipstick - I have lots of warm and cool leaning nudes, so I wanted that perfect in between, my lips but better shade that can be paired with everything! 

Creme de la Creme Beauty Lounge Custom Lipstick & Makeup in Sherwood Park, Alberta

For the custom lipstick, they pull out all the pigments, mix out a few colours on the boards and then you try them all on! You can see that I went through quite a few swatches and combinations before I settled on my final custom lipstick shade! Once you settled on your shade, you can also pick a scent (I think I picked a sweet orange scent, but I can't remember - it smells lovely though), and then it just takes a few minutes for them to make it up for you.
 It was a fun experience and I really enjoyed picking out that perfect colour! 

Creme de la Creme Beauty Lounge Custom Lipstick & Makeup in Sherwood Park, Alberta

Creme de la Creme Custom Creme Lipstick ~ $33.00 CAN. A comfortable wearing lipstick with a matte finish and high colour pay off. Made with plant-based ingredients to deliver a healthy dose of extracts and soothing moisture to your lips!

The custom lipstick is $33.00 CAN compared to the lipstick in their pre-existing line that are $26.00 CAN. 

I actually think that this price is really good - I previously created a custom lipstick for around $60 (and it turned out the other company was a bit of a sham), so I think $33 to pick your perfect shade is great! 

Creme de la Creme Beauty Lounge Custom Lipstick & Makeup in Sherwood Park, Alberta

This custom lipstick I picked is exactly what I was hoping for - it's a pretty true, light medium nude that is very complimentary to my skin tone and I'm really happy with this! 

Creme de la Creme Beauty Lounge Custom Lipstick & Makeup in Sherwood Park, Alberta

The formula is a creamy, matte finish that goes on nice and smoothly and wears really comfortable on the lips and doesn't feel dry. It also wears easily for a few hours and doesn't smear around. The finish and formula is lovely! 

Creme de la Creme Beauty Lounge Custom Lipstick & Makeup in Sherwood Park, Alberta

So, in addition to the custom lipsticks, I wanted to pick up a few other makeup items so I could try out more from the line! I picked up a few lashes -  they had a buy two get one free deal (plus I got an extra one added in), a nail polish and an eyeshadow. Both the nail polish and eyeshadow were made right in the back of the shop (the only thing that's not made in the store of course are the eyelashes!)

Creme de la Creme Beauty Lounge Custom Lipstick & Makeup in Sherwood Park, Alberta

Creme de la Creme Nail Gloss in Absinthe ~ $15.00 CAN. Crème de la Crème nail gloss’ are hand blended bespoke lacquers made in small batches. Our lacquers are vegan, cruelty free, 5 free and does not contain Dibutyl Phthalate, Toluene, Formaldehyde, Formaldehyde Resin, and Camphor.

How stunning is this bright, glittery green polish?! You can see it in action in a Manicure Monday post - it's a lovely colour! It's a little more of a transparent base with a ton of glitter, but it's lovely! 

Creme de la Creme Beauty Lounge Custom Lipstick & Makeup in Sherwood Park, Alberta

Creme de la Creme Au Naturale Lashes in Feelin Myself ~ $12.00 CAN. Hand tied, vegan, human hair lashes.

I don't wear a ton of lashes, so when I say I love these, it means I really love this style - it is what I'm wearing in this makeup look! They are a very flexible band and super comfortable to wear and they look amazing on! 

Creme de la Creme Au Naturale Lashes in Two Fabulous Two Care ~ $12.00 CAN. Hand tied, vegan, human hair lashes.

I really enjoyed the Au Naturale line because it's human hair (no one harmed in the making) and they are just soft and fluffy! I love the flexible bands on this style too! 

Creme de la Creme Faux Naturale Lashes in Faux The Love of Lash ~ $14.00 CAN. Vegan, cruelty free, synthetic lashes.

The Faux Naturale line are synthetic lashes, so they are a little less fluffy looking - the style is a little shorter, so I think they will add a really nice full look to the lashes! 

Creme de la Creme Faux Naturale Lashes in FauxSure They're Real ~ $14.00 CAN. Vegan, cruelty free, synthetic lashes.

These are a nice long and thin styled, synthetic lash and these have a bit thicker of a band, so they are a little less flexible that the Au Naturale style, but they are still comfortable to wear! 

Creme de la Creme Beauty Lounge Custom Lipstick & Makeup in Sherwood Park, Alberta

Creme de la Creme Foiled Eyeshadow in Razzle Dazzle ~ $23.00 CAN. Artisan made and hand pressed eyeshadow that is ridiculously pigmented!

I was excited to try out one of the foiled shadows from Creme de la Creme - they are creamy and smooth and I love the finish of these. It's a warm, golden rose shadow shade that is perfect for a single shadow look or for a nice lid pop with any look! 

Creme de la Creme Beauty Lounge Custom Lipstick & Makeup in Sherwood Park, Alberta

The foiled formula is pigmented and opaque, so they apply really nicely and wear well - I loved the finish without wetting the brush, but they are nice and bold when applied with the finger! 

Creme de la Creme Beauty Lounge Custom Lipstick & Makeup in Sherwood Park, Alberta

Here is the eye look with Razzle Dazzle all over the lid as a single shadow look, as well as the lashes in Feelin Myself! I really enjoyed both of these products and they looked great with the custom lipstick too! 

Creme de la Creme Beauty Lounge Custom Lipstick & Makeup in Sherwood Park, Alberta

And, here is the final look with the custom Creme Lipstick, Razzle Dazzle all over the lid and Feelin Myself lashes! Overall, I had a great time making a custom lipstick and I'm really happy with all the products that I've tried - I certainly want to try more from the brand and have a few things I'm eyeing to try next! 

What do you think of Creme de la Creme? And, if you're in Alberta, be sure to consider paying them a visit and checking it out for yourself! 

2 comments :

  1. Thanks for sharing! I found this very interesting even though the products are a bit pricy.

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    1. Thanks Marcey - yes, a little more pricey, but made fresh right in front of you and I love that!

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