December 2, 2016

Hourglass Ambient Strobe Lighting Blush Palette Sneak Peek

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Hourglass Ambient Strobe Lighting Blush Palette ($62) is a new, limited edition Spring 2017 blush palette that contains three shades of Hourglass Cosmetics Ambient Strobe Lighting Powder. I picked this up because of the “strobe” in the title. You see, I have all the Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blush shades but I never understood the raving and hype surround them as they really didn’t produce the luminous glow I was hoping for. When I purchased them I wanted something along the lines of the pretty glow I get from NARS Orgasm or MAC Sweet Vision Magic Dust Powder but the finish was a lot flatter than I expected and I didn’t get that luminous glow that was promised.

Anyway, this intrigued me because I wasn’t it’s a combination of the newer Ambient Strobe Lighting Powder that contains blush pigments. I was hoping this meant I’d finally get that glowing finish I was looking for.

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December 2, 2016

Kat Von D Lock-It Brightening Powder Review & Swatches

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Kat Von D Lock-It Brightening Powder ($25) is a new tinted loose powder that launched for Spring 2017 which can be used in conjunction with the new Kat Von D Lock-It Concealer Crème to set concealer and brighten up your entire under eye area.

For a very long time I was a user, lover, and diehard fan girl of Skin Food Salmon Dark Circle Powder before it was very sadly discontinued. Before that though I tried and wasn’t a fan of Laura Mercier’s Secret Brightening Powder. I tried hard to replace my Skin Food powder and I finally settled on Ben Nye Banana Powder after trying a variety of different powders. I also switch up occasionally from my Ben Nye and use Besame’s wonderful Brightening Vanilla Face Powder.

As big a fan as I am of Ben Nye I was more than willing to try the new Kat Von D Lock-It Brightening Powder!

Here are my thoughts and review.

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December 2, 2016

Tarte Tarteist Pro To Go Amazonian Clay Palette Review & Swatches

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Tarte Tarteist Pro To Go Amazonian Clay Palette ($23) is one of two new Pro To Go Palettes that Tarte launched for Spring 2017 which includes six shades of eyeshadow. I hope this new mini eyeshadow palette is a trend for Spring as I’m loving all the smaller palettes. Both the Too Faced White Chocolate Chip and Matte Chocolate Chip Palettes started us on this new trend and Smashbox followed behind with their new Cover Shot Eye Palettes.

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Don’t get me wrong, I love a mega eyeshadow palette as much as the next girl but as much makeup as I have sometimes smaller is better. Not only because I’m running out of space but also because
smaller palettes are travel friendly and also because you can use them up a lot quicker and they are really easy to create nice looks without being overwhelmed with a ton of shades.

Take a look at my review and swatches Tarte Tarteist Pro To Go Amazonian Clay Palette below!

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December 2, 2016

Physicians Formula Mineral Wear Cushion Correct + Primer Duo Review & Swatches

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Physicians Formula Mineral Wear Cushion Correct + Primer Duo ($14.99) is a new talc-free cushion corrector that contains two shades that act to brighten, ease dullness and redness, and discolorations. This isn’t a near idea as Lancome Miracle CC Cushion Color Correcting Primer launched last Spring and Korea has a slew of different correcting cushions just like this such as the Etude House Precious Mineral Magic Any Cushion. But what sets Physicians Formula Mineral Wear Cushion Correct + Primer Duo apart and makes it very, very unique is the fact it holds not one correct shade but two!

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