Colourpop Order!

One of my favorite parts of fall is the colors! Being from Chicago I am not a fan of the harsh winters so when I see fall come around I am happy and a little upset. I'm a summer baby and live for the warm days, but end up admitting defeat when the leaves begin to fall.

No more seasonal depression talk, lets get into this order!!

So Colourpop released several fall kits for their fall edit. The three released was Persuede Me (which is the one I got), Love A Flare, and Zingara.

Love A Flare and Zingara are eyeshadow kits. Love coming with 6 and Zing coming with 4. They price at $25 and $18 respectively.

Now with the lip kit you get 6 ultra matte lippie stix's in some bomb fall colors and one okay nudie pink... for my skin tone not the best look. This retails at $25 as well!

I also decided to pick up two shock pigment eyeshadows that retail for $5 (YAS!) and 2 matte liquid lipsticks retailed at $6 (ALSO YAS!). I also threw in a holiday color I got last year as a gift, just because we're getting closer to Christmas.

So for one, packaging is gorgeous on all items, all the way down to the shipment box. Adorable floral and pastel colors inside the box, I could not throw it out, it is too cute. And of course the packaging for the lippie kit is amazing. The box has a magnetic closure and a mirror inside, honestly I wouldn't mind traveling with it... I'm a notorious over packer so I don't mind extra make up pieces!

Second point: PIGMENTATION, PIGMENTATION, PIGMENTATION. In true CP fashion everything is super pigmented and in the name of eye shadows popping and easy to blend. So lets get into colors...

On hand, liquid lipsticks left from right ($6 each):

Scrooge (discontinued, last year holiday collection)

Trap

Bumble

+Very comfortable, dries down matte with still a comfortable feel on your lippies! Only have to reapply once throughout the day.

Eyeshadows on wrist, top to bottom ($5 each):

Nillionaire (golden bronze with a metallic finish)

La La (Rose gold with a stronger red base to it, also a metallic finish)

*Love applying these to my center lids with just my fingertips. No fallout here!

Lippie Stixs on wrist top to bottom ($25 total):

Upside Down (not my fav, this is a very pale nude pink)

Hotline (also not in my top, comes out on my skin too light)

Goldie (Gorgeous burgundy with a little red undertone)

Le Freak ( Deep dark red, very sultry)

Day Dream (Brown with a plum feel)

Ziggie (FAV, a true terracotta, gorgeous for fall)

*First time using these bad boys and I'm in love! Very comfortable to wear, just gets a little drying near the end of the day. Topped it with a little bit of Blistex and was good to go, it didn't disturb the color at all. Overall, would definitely repurchase the stix in the future.

All of the fall edit kits are now being sold separately in case you didn't want to buy a full price set with colors you weren't really feeling. As usual Colourpop is a hit this fall and probably for years to come in my book!

Till next time!

x. 

Grav3yardGirl Swamp Queen Palette

Can we all just take a moment of silence for this palette and its highlighter... Okay lets jump into this bad boy!

I'm a huge fan of Grav3yardGirl aka Bunny Meyers. So when I heard she was collabing with Tarte on her own makeup palette I knew I had to have it!! The packaging is so adorable, it has the look of wood and actually reminds me of an Ouija board when I first saw it. But also it is very Bunny, all the way to giving a gator its wangs on the front of box and palette.

It has a nice weight to it, feels of good quality. It does have a magnetic closure on it, think UD Naked 1 palette, and a good size for travel. Also comes with a brush, great for getting into that crease.

Pigmentation on everything is great to say, but be warned there is A LOT OF GLITTER. You will experience some fall out on with these guys, even with primer. Glitter glue may work wonders with the ones that have the micro glitter in them.

Swatches from left to right on arm:

+ #SFS

+ Natural Peaches

+ Dogman - micro glitter

+Big Baby

+ Sassy Bun (love!)

+ Sippy Sippy - micro glitter

+ Haunting

+ Uncommon

+ Mancat

Swatches from left to write on hand:

+ Bronzer - Sweet Tea

+ Blush - Does This Thing Really Work?

+ Highlighter - Gator Wings (LOVE)

Highlighter is great for the inner corner of your eye as well, one of the best highlighters I have ever used. I go to this palette some days just for that highlight for my eye look. Gorgeous.

My only complaints has got to be the glitter overload and the scent is a little overpowering for me. There is glitter in not only the shadows, but also the bronzer and the blush. If not put on carefully it can look like a hot mess. The bronzer has a orange hue to it, for my skin tone it doesn't look too hot. Sometimes I'll utilize it for that sparkle and very light contouring. Blush isn't too overpowering with the glitter, but it does have a shine to it. It also has a very string vanilla scent to it, more of a personal thing for me though. I'm not a big fan of vanilla scented things, mostly to the palette. I only caught the faintest of whiffs from it when applied to my face.

Other than that, love this palette!! Love the warm and cool toned colors in here, gives it some diversity!

Till next time!

x.

Sephora Favorites Trending: Beauty's Most Coveted & Tarte!

Thought to have a look at what was new and on sale at Sephora while I was picking up a new UD finishing spray. Decided to pick up this Sephora Favorites set and Tarte's energy noir palette, that was on sale for $26! Love a good palette steal, especially coming from Tarte!

Let us have a breakdown first on beauty's most coveted set. This is one of the first Sephora favorites set that I've ever felt so strongly to buy. At $75 you're getting full sized and deluxe sized products, 12 of the most popular brands around. A $219 value, here is what you're getting in the kit:

- Beauty Blender sponge in Nude : full size

- Becca Cosmetics Shimmering Skin Perfector in Moonstone : deluxe size 

- Benefit Cosmetics Ka-Brow! in Shade 3 : deluxe size

- Cover FX Enhance Click in Bubbly : deluxe size

- The Estee Edit Edgiest Kohl Shadowstick in 01 Black Viper : full size

- Foreo Luna - Play (up to 100 uses) : smallest size Foreo produces

- Glamglow Supermud : trial size

- Kat Von D Tattoo Liner in Trooper : full size

- Laura Mercier Travel Size Translucent Loose Letting Powder and Puff (holy grail!) : travel size

- NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer in Custard : deluxe size

- Tarte Marine Boosting 4in-1 Mist (love this!!!) : trial size

- Urban Decay Vice Lipstick in 714 (full size lipstick?! Thank you!) : full size

Okay, so I'm obsessed with this kit!! You get 4 full sized products, 4 deluxe size products (which will last you awhile), and the rest being travel size and of course the Foreo cleanser! That really bought me into it the most, I put a picture of the Play for size reference. You should be able to get up to 100 uses from it before the battery dies, it's great if you ever wanted to try their products. It also comes with a free gift code for the Foreo site, I found that to be very awesome. Overall a big fan of this kit! Definitely pays for itself.

I also picked up the Tarte Energy Noir palette for $26! Retailed at $38 I just couldn't pass it up. Pigmentation on these are pretty good, some colors are a little chalky, but they are easy to blend.

Here are the swatches from top to bottom:

- Blush: Unearthed

- Highlighter: Crystal Spark

- Lunar Eclipse

- Power Plum

- Misty Mauve

- Up Too Slate

- Stone Unturned

- Dark Drive

- Charged Up

- Full Moon

My only complaint is to the intended liners - Lunar Eclipse and Power Plum - these two are a bit chalky, but with some work you can get them to work as great liners! I really love the highlighter for face and in the inner corner of the eye, gorgeous color. The packaging is also very nice, size is good for travel and colors are very versatile for day and night. Also love that it clicks to close, no chance of it opening on its own in your bags. You can still purchase this palette at Tarte's website for $38, they do have a $10 off coupon available though when you sign up for emails!

Till next time!

x.

Sephora Haul

So of course I stopped into Sephora to merely look around and just pick up a new blush. But of course that never happens and I end up losing my mind in that place! It all started with that Bite Beauty product and it dissolved from there. So here is the list of everything that I thought I needed and with prices in case you were curious...

+ Bite Beauty - Matte Crème Lip Crayon in Sucre ($24)

+ Urban Decay - Perversion Mascara ($22)

+ Origins - GinZing Refreshing Scrub Cleanser ($19.50)

+ Sephora Favorites - Give Me Some Lip ($28) (Contains Too Faced Melted Liquid Lipstick in Chihuahua, NARS Satin Lip Pencil in Rikugien, Kat Von D lipstick in LoveCraft, Fresh Sugar Rose Tinted Lip Treatment, Lancôme Juicy Shaker in Boom-Meringue, and Smashbox Liquid Lipstick in Stepping Out)

+ Becca - Shimmering Skin Perfector Opal Glow On The Go ($20)

+ Tarte - Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Blush in Exposed ($28)

+ Urban Decay - All Nighter Liquid Foundation in shade 3.0 ($40)

+ Urban Decay - Naked Skin Weightless Complete Coverage Concealer in Light/Neutral ($12)

+ Beauty Blender - Nude sponge and solid ($20/$16)

+ Urban Decay - Naked palette ($54)

+ Chloe - Love Story Rollerball ($28)

I also received a VIB/VIB Rouge appreciation bag that contained sample sizes of Benefit's They're Real mascara, a mini Beauty Blender solid cleanser, Belief aqua bomb lotion, a Dr. Brandt exfoliator, Origins moisturizer with sheer tint release, a Fresh skincare essentials sample kit (soy face cleanser, rose face mask, and Lotus Youth Preserve face cream), a Atelier Cologne in Mandarine Glaciale, and finally two matte lipstick samples and lip flip shade transformer samples from Estee Edit. (lipsticks were Killin' It and Abt Last Night. Lip Flips were Turn Up and Turn Down)

And finally I also renewed my VIB Rouge membership and received a mini NARS blush in Goulue! Gorgeous color, well worth the money. 

Till next time!

x.