Tarte Lip Service Lipsurgence Collection, a new mascara and 5 Looks

One of the things I got at the Sephora Friends and Family Sale was the Tarte Lip Service Lipsurgence Collection. This is a really great way to try the lipsurgence products. The collection is $29 for 5 very wearable colours (they usually sell for $24 each). I really like this set. I found all the colours to be wearble including Swank which I thought would just be too red for me. Swank can be a dark red if you apply multiple layers but I blotted it twice and it looks like a nice mellow cherry lip. Glitzy is a really nice sparkly neutral. On me it just enhances the colour of my lips. Perky is a medium to light pink that is similar to Charmed. Flashy is a bright pink with silver sparkle, it makes a nice bold lip and is a good alternative to red. Dazzled was the surprise in this group. I thought it was going to be peach or bright or something but it is a really nice sheer natural colour with a lot of pink in it. I think it might be my favorite from this set.

I also bought Maybelline Great Lash Lots of Lashes mascara. I was interested in the brush that is pear shaped. I like this mascara. It seperates your lashes well and give you natural full looking lashes. The shape of the brush makes it a little hard to manuver and I poked myself in the eye a couple of times. I think I still perefer the Falsies Flared or regular mascara if you want a good drugstore brand.

EYES:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance,
50/50 mix well rested/clear radiance all over,
PT Primer Shadow in Racing Green lash into crease,
Invite Only (R) lash to crease on inner 1/3,
Black Tie Optional in outer corner and alon upper lash line,
Mascara.


LIPS: Tarte Glitzy

EYES:
Too Faced Shadow Insurance,
50/50 mix well rested/clear radiance all over,
Thoughtful under brow,
Buxom Stay There in Black Lab lash into crease,
Big and Bright Oz liner upper and lower lash line,
Oz lash to crease,
Falsies Flared mascara.


CHEEKS: Flirt Cheek tint
LIPS: Tarte Perky

EYES:
Too Faced Shadow Insurance,
50/50 mix well rested/clear radiance all over,
Azure Iris (R) lash to brow,
Solitaire in crease and outer corner,
Big and Bright liner in Stone top and bottom,
mascara.

CHEEKS: Rose Gold Radiance
LIPS: Tarte Flashy

EYES:
Too Faced Shadow Insurance,
50/50 mix well rested/clear radiance all over,
Buxom Stay There Begel under brow,
Buxom Stay There Terrier lash to crease,
Swanky (R) in crease,
Big and Bright Black Sea upper lash line,
Great Lash Lots of Lashes mascara.


CHEEKS: Flirt cheek tint
LIPS: Tarte Swank

EYES:
PTFE Opal,
500 Thread count under brow,
Glitz foiled lash to crease and dry in crease,
Bikini lash to crease on inner 1/3ish,
Big and Bright in Intense Black upper and lower lash line,
mascara.


LIPS: Dazzled

Bare Escentuals The Perfect Gift Volume 3

I was thinking about skipping this kit but I'm really glad I didn't. Usually the summer installment has really warm peachy colours in it, but not this time. Enjoy is a golden yellow with a little gold sparkle. Savor is a bright sage green with the same golden sparkle in Enjoy. Savor reminds me of Purrfect but purrfect has a smokier base, it's not as bright and has more sparkle, I like Savor better. The blush is a really perfect summer blush. It is a draker version of Sorbet with a tan quality to it. It makes you look like you've been in the sun, in a good way. The Pretty Amazing lip colour in Courage is by far my favorite so far. It reminds me a bit of Straberry Daquiri natural lipstick but not as pink. I wasn't sure if I liked the PA colours but now that I have a colour I really like I can say that I do like them. I didn't open the Bronze B&B because I'm not sure if I want to use it.

I really wish I knew hot to use rollers in my hair--I always end up looking weird :)

EYES:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance,

50/50 mix well rested/clear radince all over,
Enjoy dry lash to brow,
Enjoy foiled lash to crease,
Savor in crease and outer corner,
Big and Bright in Charbronze,
Flawless Definition Volumizing mascara.
CHEEKS: Appreciate blush
LIPS: Pretty Amazing in Courage

EYES:
Primetime for eyes Brightening,
50/50 mix well rested/clear radaince all over,
Enjoy under brow,
Frills in crease,
Savor foiled lash to crease,
KVD Gunner mixed with KVD Lucifer wet lined on top,
Flawless Defintion Volumizing mascara.


CHEEKS: Appreciate blush
LIPS: Pretty Amazing in Courage



Bare Escentuals Good Morning Gorgeous and High Shine Swatches and a look with Tuesday

I had time to do some swatches so here you go.

Here are swatches of the new high shine colours. I will be getting rose gold and bronze later and I will swatch those when I get them. I think High Shine Meteorite and High Shine Flash are unique but High Shine Ice is very similar to high shine Charisma. High Shine Charisma is a little darker and maybe a little warmer than HS ice. I'm not sure if you can tell that HS Flash is really lavender in the pictures--I think it looks more lavender in person.

Good Morning Gorgeous has some interesting colours in it. Friday is especially unique. I don't even know what colour it is. Sometimes it looks blue, sometimes it looks green and then I thought it looked a little purple when I blended it out on my hand but it is very pretty. I really like Monday it really isn't like any of my other blues. Tuesday is a nice pink that is a shade or two darker than Pink Posey. Wednesday is a more wearable version of Exotic Victoria. Wednesday has a smoky base and sparkle that is similar to Exotic Victoria but because the the darker base and the fact that it is a little more green I think it is easier to use than EV. Thursday is a lighter version of Rebel. They both have the reddish brown base and the bluish irridescent sparkle but rebel is darker. Saturday is very similar in colour to Tiara but it has bigger sparkles. Sunday is not like anything I already have, I thought it might be similar to cocoa but it is much more pink.

EYES:
Too Faced Shadow Insurance,
50/50 mix well rested/clear radince all over,
Saturday under brow,
Ginger Peach Smoothie lash to crease,
Tuesday lash to crease and in crease blended into GPS,
Bauble in V and lower lash line,
Buxom Shadow Stick in 5" Stellito lined top and bottom,
Flawless Definition mascara.

CHEEKs: Pearl Blossom Blush
LIPS:Destiny Buxom