I tried to pass on this palette, I did. But it’s ` and it’s got glitter – I mean, what the hell was I supposed to do? SAY NO? Perish the thought.
Too Faced Glitter Bomb palette
So I picked up the Too FacedGlitter Bomb palette courtesy of my lovely Sephora VIB Rouge friend Julie of Swatch and Review (I’m not VIB Rouge and therefore didn’t have access to the early preview launch).
Too Faced Glitter Bomb palette
Worth pointing out is that the brightening and intensifying bases are only eyeshadows. They are not creams or sticky bases – if you want to make these glitters stick to your lids, I recommend picking up the Too FacedGlitter Glue which is my failsafe glitter adhesive.
Too Faced Glitter Bomb Swatches
Too Faced – Brightening BaseToo Faced – Fairy DustToo Faced – ConfettiToo Faced – Hot Damn!Too Faced – Glitter GoalsToo Faced – Rose All DayToo Faced – Work ItToo Faced – Oh, It’s OnToo Faced – SplashToo Faced – Intensifying Base
One of the most amazing eyeshadow palette discoveries for me this year has got to be the tarteTartelette in Bloom!
tarte Tartelette in Bloom
You almost want to roll your eyes at it because, hello, it’s ANOTHER neutral palette, right?
WRONG! I mean, yes it IS neutral, but holy crap this thing is ten times better than almost all the neutral palettes out on the market. It’s not even a new product, but I’ve only recently started digging my brush into it and I am absolutely in love.
You ever look at something and just go “nah, that’s not for me”? And then you forget about it and move on with your life because it wasn’t worth a second thought? That was me with the LancômeMatte Shakers. I loved the Juicy Shakers when they were first introduced, but I kind of figured a matte version of it would make no sense. And so I forgot about them.
Lancôme Matte Shakers
So imagine my surprise when a few turned up in my mailbox completely unrequested. Now I HAD to try them… and I’ll be honest, my curiosity was piqued. How on earth were they going to make that weird bu delightful, fat, spongey-tip work for a matte lip colour?
Lancôme Matte Shaker with a spongey tip
The idea behind of the Matte Shakers is the same as the Juicy ones – shake up that little martini shaker to mix the pigment and then twist off the top to reveal the pigment tipped sponge. I hadn’t read the instructions, or even what the package would say the product would do on my lips, so I was more than a little surprised that, once applied, these actually dried down to a completely matte finish. I mean… they are called the Matte Shakers, but we’ve been mislead by a lot of brands lately (I’m looking at you Maybelline) calling finishes something ridiculous like “glossy matte”. *shakes head*
Lancôme Matte Shaker swatches – Kiss Me Cherie, Pink Power and Yummy Pink
But sure enough, these are MATTE! Just look at the swatches above – that is solid pigmentation (not opaque, but still more than I was expecting) and MATTE!
Lancôme Matte Shakers – Lip Swatches
Wearing Kiss Me CherieWearing Pink PowerWearing Yummy Pink
Final Thoughts
The LancômeMatte Shakers are actually marketed as a liquid lipstick, but it’s unlike any other liquid lipstick I’ve tried. These do NOT dry down to that horrid sandpaper feel that most liquid lipsticks are prone to do. I’d personally call this more of a lip stain – which is fine by me because I LOVE lip stains and I feel like they’ve really disappeared off the market in recent years. These will definitely leave behind a stain even after you try to remove them with an oil based remover (which I’m happy with, but some people may not love it). The product is actually something you’d dare to call comfortable in a matte liquid lipstick. It dries down and you can move and rub your lips without an issue. It’s not completely transferproof, but the transfer is so minimal that it’s about as close as you can get without actually being able to say “transferproof”.
I am also astonished at how little this bled outside my lip line. I was determined to be a jerk to this product and didn’t bother to apply a lip primer – I REALLY wanted to see how much it would bleed outside my lipline. Joke’s on me though, because the product totally showed me up. After five hours of wear, I had the very, VERY faintest amount of bleed out around my cupid’s bow. But it’s not something anyone would ever notice unless they took a magnifying lens to my face.
Suffice to say… for a product I completely discarded at first glance… I’m in love with the formula on the LancômeMatte Shakers. These are AMAZING!
NYX puts out some absolutely huge palettes, and this Beauty School Dropout – Graduate is definitely one of them!
NYX Beauty School Dropout Graduate
With 35 eyeshadeows, 3 blushes, 2 highlighters and 2 contour shades, there’s plenty of product in here to keep you busy. And incredibly? This palette is only $35 USD$35 USD! And just wait till you see the shades below…
NYX Beauty School Dropout Graduate Swatches
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For that reason, I wanted to put together a summery look featuring her products. I wanted to create something golden and warm, but definitely still glamorous.
Charlotte Tilbury summery makeup look
Mission accomplished? I think so!
If you’re looking for a healthy glow with a little bit of drama, check out these products I used to create my look:
Charlotte Tilbury – The Dolce Vita quad
The Dolce Vita quad has a warm rust shade and a deeper brown to help deepen everything up. It also has a shimmery beige and hands down one of the best “Pop” shades I’ve used amongst all her quads. That amber glittery shadow has a substantial base to the colour that really helps amp up those shimmery flecks.
Charlotte Tilbury – The Dolce Vita quad
As you can see, this palette is no stranger to pigment!
The Dolce Vita eye lookThe Dolce Vita eye look
I have the Enhance shade over the entire lid and through the cream. The Prime shade is on my brow bone and inner corner. I used the Pop shade on the lid and on the lower lash line. Finally, I used Smoke to deepen up the outer corner of my eye.
On my lashes is two coats of her Full Fat Lashes mascara. And, for once, I skipped falsies!
Charlotte Tilbury Cheek to Chic blush in Love is the Drug
For blush, I wanted something easy and well… pink. Pink is one of the best and easiest shades to wear on my cheeks, and her Cheek to Chic blush in Love is the Drug is the perfect shade.
Charlotte Tilbury Cheek to Chic blush in Love is the Drug
The idea behind the Cheek to Chic blushes is that you swirl your blush in the outer rim, apply it to your face, then pounce the tip of the brush into the center of the pan and then pop that on the apple of your cheek. But let’s get real here: I run my blush brush through both colours for the perfect shade.
Charlotte Tilbury lipstick in Bitch Perfect
There’s almost no better shade to wear during the summer than a solid “my lips but better” in a shade that veers peach. And that shade, for me, is Bitch Perfect.
Charlotte Tilbury lipstick in Bitch Perfect
As with all of Charlotte Tilbury’s lipsticks (and I’ve tried quite a few by this point), Bitch Perfect is exceptionally comfortable to wear. This particular formula is hydrating and creamy – so you’ll have a hint of a sheen on your lips.
Charlotte Tilbury Magic Foundation in the shade 4.5
To top it all off, I’m wearing Charlotte Tilbury‘s Magic Foundation in the shade 4.5. 4.5 is on the medium side of things, but it does match my skintone in the summer (or when I’ve got some fake tan on like I do in these shots). I’ve been wearing this foundation non-stop for the last two weeks and I can comfortable say I really, REALLY enjoy it. The coverage isn’t too much, but neither is it too little – it’s literally just right!
Charlotte Tilbury summery makeup look
What I like about this look is that it has some of the drama that I really like to wear, but it’s also not overkill (for me anyway!). I’ve got some shimmer on the lids, a warm rusty crease shade and a super easy to wear lip colour.
Charlotte Tilbury summery makeup look
And in case you’re wondering, my highlight and bronzer is courtesy of her Filmstar Bronze and Glow. I have a previous review on that product here.
So what’s a summer look you especially enjoy wearing? It can be something conventional, or otherwise, but I’d love to hear about it either way!
