HOLIDAY LOVING

Okay people, it's the best time of the year for makeup junkies like us. Holiday sets are popping up everywhere and I am trying to contain myself but when I saw this years Too Faced collection i just knew this palette was going to be mine. I still use and love my "A few of my favorite things" palette from last year so I knew I was going to like this one also and boy was i right. 

The 2014 Everything Nice Set from Too Faced is absolutely stunning. 

"Create any makeup look you desire for the holidays with this versatile, must-have makeup palette. The deluxe size Better Than Sex Mascara and 20, pigment-rich eye shadows with exclusive new shades ensure show-stopping eyes. Brush on a winter glow with the two blushes, including Papa Don’t Peach and two bronzers, featuring the antioxidant-rich Chocolate Soleil Bronzer. This set includes three gold glitter, Cruelty-Free Teddy Bear Hair brushes that make perfect beauty tools for completing any look. Carry this set everywhere with the included, limited-edition party-ready, pink glitter zip bag, and let the step-by-step, how-to glamour guide with three beauty looks help you get ready. "

Let's take a look shall we?

These colors are so dead on for the season. There is everything from neutrals to create an everyday look to bright fun jewel toned shadows to carry us into the holiday season with fun party looks. The quality of these shadows is on point with the permanent palettes; buttery, pigmented, and they blend easily. 

Onto the swatches

The first row from top to bottom: Turtle Dove, Paper Roses, Heaven, Totally Fetch

Second Row: Dream On, Kindness is Free, Shiny Happy, Live It Up 

Third row: After Hours, Mauvelous, Honey Pot, Too Glam

Fourth Row: Fawned of You, Be You, Don't Settle, Head Over Heels

Fifth Row: Knockout, Secret Lovers, Girly, Chocolate Moon

And the blushes: Papa Don't Peach, Sweet Pink

I couldn't really get the bronzer or highlighter to show up true to color on camera but the bronzer is the classic Chocolate Soleil and the highlighter Inner Light is a beautiful shimmery golden color. They both show up great on the skin but for some reason they were washing out on camera. 

Overall I think this palette is a great one and It definantely is worth the money. 

Retail: $56.00 at Sephora

Have you purchased and holiday palettes yet? Anything else I "need"?

xoxo

ESCAPE TO RIO

It is finally starting to be warm out here in Philadelphia so that has had me gravitating towards brighter colors. When I saw the beautiful Flowerbomb31 raving about the new Sephora Escape to Rio Collection for Summer 2014 I knew I had to check it out. That girl gets me every time, she has such great recommendations and has never steered me wrong.

Off to Sephora I went the next day to hunt down the collection and when I found it I was not disappointed. The Escape to Rio collection consists of a bronzer and four lipsticks. I was not interested in the bronzer but knew I would want the lipsticks. Out of the four I ended up purchasing three colors. There was also a violet lipstick but since I just bought the Dose of Colors lipstick I passed on that one. 

Moving onto the three lipsticks I did buy. These colors are so bright and fun and perfect for summer. I cannot wait to play around with these. According to the Sephora website:

"These comfortable, long-lasting lipsticks feature intense neon pigments for radiantly beautiful lips. Enriched with black currant seed oil and olive oil for ultimate glide and moisturization, these formulas do not settle into fine lines or feather around edges of lips. Inspired by Brazilian carnivale, these exciting limited-edition shades are especially attractive on darker skin tones. "

 

Cougar

Neon Pink

Flamingo

Neon Coral

Samba

Neon Coral Orange

These lipsticks are perfect. Very creamy and pigmented; they last about 3-4 hours before a touch up is needed. I use a clear anti feathering lipliner to prevent any color bleeding outside the lip line and that works perfectly. I am very excited about these colors and am looking forward to checking out other colors in this line.

Retail: $12.50 at Sephora

xoxo

DOSE OF COLORS

I have been wanting to try the Dose of Colors lipsticks for months now after hearing rave review after rave review but they have been sold out online. So when I saw that everything was back in stocl on the Dose of Colors website I quickly placed my order. The color that I knew I wanted from the beginning was Love Potion so I placed that color in my cart right away. After that I was deciding which other one to purchase because the shipping is a flat rate of $5.50 so I wanted to make it worth it. When I saw there were two new shades released I checked them out and right away knew Sorbet was the second lipstick I wanted so I quickly paid and squealed with excitement. 

When I received these products and tested them out I was not disappointed. Dose of Color lipsticks are very pigmented and creamy. The wear time is about four hours before I feel like I need to reapply which is pretty good for me because I am always either drinking something or talking or both. 

I am very happy with these lipsticks overall. I tried to pick two colors that were somewhat unique to my collection of mostly nudes and baby pinks. I also love that these lipsticks are vegan, gluten free, and cruelty free.

Love Potion is a fabulous bright pinky purple color that just makes your face glow. This color is stunning and pretty unique. I have a hard time finding purple colors that do not make my teeth look yellow so this is an exciting find. 

The other color is purchased is Sorbet which is an equally stunning peachy pinky coral color that I am going to rock all summer long. I have tried this color on a bunch of my friends with different skin tones and hair colors and it looked awesome on each one of them. 

Are there any other Dose of Color lipstick that you love of think I should try out? Please let me know.

Retail: $16.00 each at www.doseofcolors.com

xoxo