Too Faced Romantic Eye Palette

As you may have read in my last blog post, I wasn't too impressed with the Naked Eye Palette. Well, Too Faced has redeemed themselves with the Romantic Eye Palette. The colors are more pigmented and the looks created by the 3 instructional card are quite lovely. With wedding season approaching, this palette is something every bride should get their hands on. All three looks are very pretty. The shadows themselves are buttery and of good quality. I would have to say the Classic look is my favorite. All 3 looks are soft and feminine. This palette is definitely a winner. I'll keep this short and sweet and let the pictures do the talking. Xoxo

Too Faced Naked Eye Palette

I've been a fan of Too Faced since I was in my late teens. It seems that Too Faced as of late has become the authority of eyeshadow palettes. If I'm correct there are 8 in all. For the past year I have been revisiting the makeup brands of my youth.....Urban Decay, Stila, Too Faced, etc. Since hearing much hype about these adorable little palettes, I decided to purchase a few. The Naked Eye palette which I will be reviewing right now, the Romantic eye palette, and the newly released Summer eye palette. I have to say I'm really on the fence over the Naked Eye palette. Don't get me wrong, this would be a great palette for makeup newbies, or if you're going to wear a bright lip color because the colors are really subdued and really not pigmented enough. It's a great concept however the 3 cards with the suggested looks just emphasizes how bland the colors can be. The upside is the texture is nice and there is very minimal fallout. The three instructional/suggested look cards that come with the palette to create certain looks are one for day, one for classic, and one for fashion. When Too Faced named this palette naked they weren't kidding. Some of the colors just disappear upon application. I demonstrated all 3 suggested looks which I enclosed pictures of. I just wish the colors were more pigmented. Perhaps then I would like it better but I'll let you be the judge from the pictures I've taken. The first two pictures are the day look, the second set is the classic, and the last two the fashion look. The upside is if you disregard the cards and play around and create your own looks the palette isn't all too bad. Enjoy darlings! Xoxo

This color especially looks non-existent on the eye

The day look was so bland I intensified the crease

Classic look from tutorial card

Tarte Smooth Operator Tinted Moisterizer

I simply cannot say enough about Tarte. There just are no words. See, for me writing about this company is almost within the same lines as writing a love letter, because I am head over heels in love with every single one of their products I have used. That's saying a lot because about 1/4 of my stash of makeup is from Tarte, and I have tried and owned products from just about any company you can imagine and not because I'm a snob or rich.... No, it's a love affair turned career path. Skincare products and makeup are my business, and having gone to school for it and making it my life like I said before, it's simply my business. It's not work to me because I'm doing what I love. Now with that clarified and out of the way, as long as Maureen Kelly the founder of the company keeps coming up with products that are sheer genius, I will continue to be a loyal patron till I breathe my last breath. Every single product is not only gorgeous but also good for your skin. Their face primer is anti-aging with an anti-aging foundation to go along with it. The illuminating serum along with a major slew of products contains perhaps one of nature's most amazing ingredients.....amazonian clay. Amazonian clay is also a main ingredient in the tinted moisturizer. I consider the tinted moisturizer to be more of a foundation for light to medium coverage because the coverage is simply that good while being completely lightweight on the skin and good for it. To top it all it contains an SPF of 20. What's not to happy dance about that? All the while being oil free and jam packed with a butt-load of extracts and vitamins that do wonders for the skin all while making it pretty. Could a company create anything lovelier? Fair skinned as I am I can swing between agent 02 and agent 06 because I do have yellow undertones due to being 1/2 Asian. Sound good to you yet? If so simply follow this link http://tartecosmetics.com/tarte-item-smooth-operator-tinted-moisturizer you my darlings will  not be let down, go on....I dare you. If you need or demand more coverage, Tarte also makes a divine 12 hour full coverage amazonian clay foundation which when applied with this awesome bamboo handle brush they have makes it look as though it were airbrushed on without all the clunky machinery. I trust my facial skin only to tarte first and foremost, as well as Chanel, and Dior. C'mon, as though you couldn't tell I do like to spoil myself when I'm able to hehe ;) I could enclose pictures of this snazzy little gem but then again, just head over to the site and you will see that with this product the beauty lies within as well. Along with the fact that there is me acting as walking advertisement I'm wearing smooth operator tinted moisturizer in every picture except for reviews on Chanel from last year. Blissfully happy to say this stuff leaves my skin looking better and better each time I remove it. XOXO 

Lorac Unzipped Eyeshadow Palette

As I posted in my last blog, nudes are the hottest thing in makeup right now. Seems they have been since Urban Decay released their Nude palette last year. The Darlings at Lorac did a smashing job with their takes on nudes in the Unzipped palette. This baby has 10 gorgeous shades and comes with a travel sized tube of Behind the Scenes Eye Primer. The texture of each shadow is buttery and silky with barely any fallout and is a mix of sophisticated shimmers meaning no giltterball face, and beautiful mattes. Though there is no application guide to create certain looks that comes with Unzipped which seemingly comes with every palette nowadays, this palette is pretty much a no-brainer as each shade complements the other. If you like what you see, it's a Sephora exclusive so head over to sephora.com and grab this baby which is valued at $200.00 for only $40.00. So enough gum flapping out of me and I'll let the pictures do the talking keeping this post short and sweet. Enjoy my darlings! Xoxo

Colors from top to bottom: Undercover, Unbelievable, Unattainable, Unconditional, Unbridled, Undiscovered, Unreal, Uncensored, Unspoken, Untamed.

Just one look I created

No shadow fallout whatsoever!