A bite size beauty, the tarteTartelette Tease palette is one of those quick and convenient palettes that makes a great staple in one’s collection, or an easy grab for someone on the go. (Thinking about it – this is the perfect palette to keep at the office in case of emergency touchups!)
Sidenote: Brands that stylize themselves with small letters (like tarte and essence) give me so much stress when I’m typing things out for posts. It just looks soooo wronnnnng!
tarte Tartelette Tease Swatches
tarte – Whispertarte – Crushtarte – Heartbreakertarte – Winktarte – First Kisstarte – BFF
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Having been a lover of makeup since the age of 12, and a blogger for going on four years now, there are very few things left in makeup that will make me gasp out loud with delight. So when I find one of those products, you know it’s going to be a showstopper.
And the StilaMagnificent Metals Glitter & Glow Liquid Eye Shadow is an absolutely jawdropping product.
Stila Magnificent Metals Glitter & Glow Liquid Eye Shadow
I originally saw everyone raving about these on YouTube and I was kinda like “the hype is too real right now, I’ll just hold off on trying them”. Over the next few weeks (months?), I kind of forgot about them until I went to a PR event that was showcasing some of the new Stila launches and my interest was once again piqued. I asked for a few of the shades, and was kindly sent one to try out.
You guys… it was love at first swatch.
I have *never* felt or used another product like this before. It’s like a liquid eyeshadow with glitter particles suspended within the base. It is absolutely breathtaking. It’s even more beautiful than a straight up glitter because of the coloured base that really helps to amp up the colour of the sparkle. It’s like a molten metal with lens flares thrown in for good measure!
Stila Magnificent Metals Glitter & Glow Liquid Eye Shadow
The applicator is your standard flat paddle-foot, and the stopper inside the bottle does a good job of removing excess product. You’re left with just the right amount of consistency for application on the eye. I originally thought I’d end up using a brush to apply this to my eye, so imagine my surprise when I tried the paddle applicator and it actually deposited the colour beautifully. You can even turn it on its side and get into the tiny crevices of the inner corner of your eye without causing a mess. Again… I was astonished.
Stila Magnificent Metals Glitter & Glow Liquid Eye Shadow in Kitten Karma – swatch
Photograping this was an absolute bastard. There is SO MUCH glitter in the product that the autofocusing on my camera was having a field day (I was doing this without a tripod so switching to manual focus wasn’t an option). So I’m giving you two shots of Kitten Karma to show you how this product looks. The left side is out of focus and shows you how the glitter pigments really explode with light on your skin. The right side is more in focus and shows the more copper/bronze base of the product with some of the chunks of glitter. Hopefully this will give you an idea of what the product looks like. Also… that’s one swipe – not layered!
Wearing Kitten Karma on the lid
Standard eye shot so you can see what it looks like mixed with some neutrals.
Wearing Kitten Karma on the lid – close up for texture
And a closer up shot so you can take a look at the texture of the product on my lids.
Wearing Kitten Karma on the lid
And of course, you can always mix them with some colour!
Final Thoughts
While this Kitten Karma shade was sent to me by PR, I have already purchased more because I am over the moon with this product. The application is unlike anything I’ve used before and I am head over heels for it!
I was also astounded at the lack of creasing with this product. On the day I wore it to work, I made the mistake of only wearing one eyeshadow primer (I normally wear two because one is never enough to stop even just regular eyeshadows from creasing on me) and I figured for sure this would be creased within an hour. That’s not at all what happened – by the end of the day I still had zero creasing on my lids and I was properly astonished. It is worth mentioning though that you will experience some fall out with the glitter flecks. Even Stila knows that and indicates that this product will provide “minimal fallout”. I’m not personally bothered by a few glitter flecks ending up on my cheeks (I think it looks quite pretty actually… like glitter freckles!), but I know some people cannot stand glitter fallout at all, so I figured it was worth mentioning.
So, in short, I think this is a wonderful product. If you want to try glitter but can’t be bothered with glitter glue, or sticky bases, or fussing with brushes… then this is the product for you. And if you’re someone who just freaking love glitter like I do? Then this is also the product for you!
As part of their Spring 2017 collection, Lancome released La Palette La Rose. This palette is a combo lip and eyeshadow palette – you’re getting three lip products and six eyeshadows. La Palette La Rose retails for $75 CAD and $50 USD.
Lancome La Palette La Rose
Lancome La Palette La Rose Swatches
Lancome La Palette La Rose – Shade 1Lancome La Palette La Rose – Shade 2Lancome La Palette La Rose – Shade 3Lancome La Palette La Rose – Shade 4Lancome La Palette La Rose – Shade 5Lancome La Palette La Rose – Shade 6Lancome La Palette La Rose – Lip Shade 1Lancome La Palette La Rose – Lip Shade 2Lancome La Palette La Rose – Lip Shade 3
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The liquid lipstick fad is never-ending and MAKE UP FOR EVER are dipping their toes into the fray with their Artist Liquid Matte Lipsticks!
MAKE UP FOR EVER Artist Liquid Matte
And I do meaning “dipping their toes”! MUFE has released six shades of their Artist Liquid Matte formula and I hope it’s just a testing ground to see how consumers feel about the products because I would love to see some vibrant shades added into the mix. Currently, MUFE has six shades of neutrals – which, if you look at the tubes, you’d swear they were all near identical shades! (More on that later.)
MAKE UP FOR EVER Artist Liquid Matte
The claims on the Artist Liquid Matte lipsticks are pretty lengthy (taken from Sephora):
Finally, a comfortable liquid lipstick with intense color in an ultra-matte finish. With concentrated pigments, Artist Liquid Matte provides truly matte, saturated color payoff with a lightweight feel. Its unique formula boasts beeswax for long-lasting wear and avocado oil for soft, nourished lips. It’s an ultra-matte, liquid lipstick with high color payoff and 20-hour, comfortable wear. Its precise applicator coats and defines every peak and valley of your lips to perfection.
As we’ve discussed before, I am not someone who is going to wear their lipstick for longer than 6 hours, so a 20 hour wear time is insane to me. (I have no idea how you people do it.) So while I can’t tell you how this will wear for practically a full day, I can tell you that I find this quite comfortable for 5-6 hours. Even me just saying that about a liquid lipstick is kind of wild – I struggle with liquid lipsticks and often want to rip them off my lips due to the dryness. That wasn’t the case with these!
MAKE UP FOR EVER Artist Liquid Matte swatches – 101 Cream Beige, 105 Rosewood and 109 Praline
I mentioned earlier that a lot of the shades in the collection seem very, very similar in the tube – so much so that I thought swatch and face shots were going to be incredibly boring. That is not the case! The colours dry down a few shades darker than what they appear in the tube and there is definitely more variety amongst the shades than I had previously anticipated.
MAKE UP FOR EVER Artist Liquid Matte Lip Swatches
Wearing MAKE UP FOR EVER Artist Liquid Matte in 101 Cream BeigeWearing MAKE UP FOR EVER Artist Liquid Matte in 105 RosewoodWearing MAKE UP FOR EVER Artist Liquid Matte in 109 Praline
My Thoughts
When I put the very first shade on my lips, I was astonished. Not only was the colour completely solid, but I could also rub my lips together. I don’t know if you’ve experienced this with other liquid lipstick formulas, but generally, you can’t rub your lips together for fear of the liquid lipstick balling up and/or generally feeling like sandpaper. With the MAKE UP FOR EVERArtist Liquid Mattes I could do some light rubbing and it made wearing a matte liquid lipstick so much more relieving to me. Because of this, I felt like my lips were less dried out! However, with a little bit less of a dry factor, I did notice that I would lose a little bit of product on the inside rim of my mouth at a slightly faster rate than other liquid lipsticks. It wasn’t really bad though (just thought it was worth mentioning) and the product does layer well so I was able to re-apply on the center portion of my lip without issue.
In short, for me, as a non-liquid lipstick lover overall, the MAKE UP FOR EVER Artist Liquid Mattes have been one of the most comfortable liquid lipstick formulas to wear. They are less drying than others which makes me feel less trapped in my makeup (please tell me I’m not the only one that can feel that at times!). I love the colours that I tried (Praline is especially gorgeous), but I really do hope they come out with more vibrant shades.
