The LORAC Pro Palette and Tarte Holiday 2013 Blush Palette

I went a little crazy and bought 3 new eye shadow palettes. I got the LORAC Pro Palette, the KVD Spellbinding palette, and the IT Cosmetics Naturally Gorgeous Matte palette (this one won't ship until December so I can't review it now).  I also bought the Tarte Holiday blush palette with three blushes and a bronzer. 

Today I'm going to review the LORAC Pro palette because it is the only one I've used so far. Overall this is a really nice group of clours for creating professional and classic looks. By that I mean you can create many soft, simple, pretty looks that would be appropriate for the office or for everyday if you like a simple look. You can also do a variety of somkey eye looks with this pallet because there are good dark and mid-tone shades. I do get quite a bit of fall out when using the darker colours wet as liners. That was a little surprising because usually eye shadows that can be used wet or dry make a paste when you use them wet, and these don't quite do that.

I did a few looks with this palette and I am wearing the Tarte blushes with each of these looks. In one look I used the Lorac Liquid Luster in Amethyst from the holiday set. I really like the new liquid luster colours and they add a really nice pop of sparkle to all those matte shades in the pro palette!

Here is the Pro Palette

Here is the Tarte Blush palette:

I also used the face pallet from Bare Escentuals with these looks. I really like the concealer that comes in the palette and I love having everything you need for your face in one place. I have it in Fairly Light:

Here are a few looks with the Pro Palette:

All Lorac eye shadow:  
Champagne lash to brow, 
Deep Purple in crease and outer 1/3, 
Mauve in crease, 
Deep Purple as liner, 
Tarte Crave blush, 
Tarte lipsurgence in Elite.

 

 

Lorac Pro:
Cream lash to brow, 
Gold lash to crease, 
Lt bronze inner corner, 
Garnet outer 1/3 and into crease, 
Espresso outer corner and wet lined on top, 
Tarte Dazzled blush, 
Buxom New Orleans lips

 

 

 

with Liquid Luster in Amethyst

 

Lorac Pro: 
Lt Pink lash to brow, 
Mauve lash to crease, 
Taupe in crease, 
Deep Purple wet lined, 
Tarte Dazzled Blush, 
Tarte Perky lipsurgence

 

 

 

White lash to brow, 

Nude inner corner, 

Pewter lash to crease, 

Slate in crease and outer corner, 

Black wet lined on top, 

Tarte dollface blush

 

 

 

 

Light Pink lash to brow, 

Pewter in crease and outer corner, 

Black wet lined top and bottom, 

Tarte Crave blush, 

Clinique Pretty Poppy lipstick

 

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