~Holiday Gift Guide 2013~ tarte Pure Delights 8-Piece LipSurgence Lip Set......

Disclosure: These products were sent to me for review. I was not paid to post.

Hey Everyone!!

Here's another tarte Holiday Set available at all beauty retailers( Ulta, Sephora, tarte.com, etc.). Its the Pure Delights 8-Piece LipSurgence Lip Set.

 A limited-edition 8-piece deluxe LipSurgence™ lip set.

Includes 8 deluxe LipSurgences™ in this season’s hottest new shades:

• 4 LipSurgence™ matte lip tints: glee (watermelon), cheerful (coral), destined (raspberry), generous (pinkish nude)

• 4 LipSurgence™ lip tints: believe (warm pink), grateful (nude), lovely (mauve pink), 

enamored (cool red)

Price: $34

 These are the lip tints: Enamored, Lovely, Believe and Grateful....

 Swatches of the lip tints: Enamored, Lovely, Believe and Grateful....

 These are the matte lip tints: Cheerful, Generous, Destined and Glee....

 Swatches of Cheerful, Generous, Destined and Glee....

Overall....

I had been dying to try the matte lip tints, so getting four of them in a set is a deal. I own two of the lip tints( the glossier ones). I like the texture on the lips but I'm not a gloss girl so they are really not my tea. Plus the scent of spearmint is too much. Just turn that mint down a notch and I can wear them comfortably. Now back to the matte lip tints. I thought that the pink and red shades were amazing. The coverage is opaque and pigmented. The nude matte lip tint was very spotty in coverage on my lips even though the shade is a perfect nude on me. I loved the matte ones better than the gloss. But if you are a gloss girl, you will dig the lip tints.

What do you think? Will you be buying Pure Delights?

~Holiday Gift Guide 2013~ tarte Off The Cuff Amazonian Clay Cheek Palette & Bracelet....

Disclosure: These products were sent for consideration of review. I was not paid for this post.

Hey Everyone!!

Its the end of October and some companies are already releasing holiday kits and that makes me very happy!! Holiday Kits are the best buy when you want to get a taste of a brand or there is a product you have been dying to try but don't want to buy a full size.

tarte is introducing  Off The Cuff Amazonian Clay Blush Palette and Cuff ( A Sephora Exclusive) for the holidays. If you don't know, tarte's Amazonian Clay Blushes are legend. They have crazy lasting power, awesome pigmentation and look great on all skin tones, even brown girls...

 The Off The Cuff palette is $42. One tarte blush alone is around $26. 

 Off The Cuff comes with a leather cuff...

 That actually fits me!!! Its not tight or uncomforable and it fits right in with the rest of my jewelry:)

 The palette has five shades:  Crave, Dazzled, Darling, Dollface, and Park Ave Princess. Park Ave Princess and Dazzled are the only repromotes. Dollface is a color that is also repromoted but no longer available through tarte as a single. ( my mirror was broken in shipping)

Here are the swatches: Crave, Dazzled, Darling, Dollface, and Park Ave Princess....

Overall.....

I found only three of the colors wearable: Crave, Darling and Dollface. Dazzled didn't show up on my skin at all and the Park Ave Princess in this palette is lighter than the original one, which I also own. If you are a lighter skinned woman of color or lighter than me, you should be able to rock all the shades. The shades are pigmented by not as pigmented as the regular blush singles which took by surprise. Also, I wish the names of the blushes were on the back of the palette and not on the plastic covering.


Are you planning on buying Off The Cuff? Let me know what you think in the comments!!

tarte Beauty Without Boundaries on sale NOW!!!

Hey Everyone!

I'm excited to introduce you to an One Day Only at QVC special from tarte! Beauty Without Boundaries is a 8 piece set that celebrates the uniqueness of individual beauty. Eight  pieces of beauty wonderfulness tucked into a beautiful chevron print bag for only $59.96.

Of course I'm going to give you my honest impressions on the set....Let's go....:)

Includes:

• 1-oz BB tinted treatment primer Broad Spectrum SPF 30
• 0.08-oz BB tinted undereye corrector--exclusive to QVC until 11/30/13!
• 0.31-oz Lights, Camera, Flashes! mascara in black
• 0.009-oz Lights, Camera, Lashes! waterproof inner rim liner in black
• 0.04-oz LipSurgence power pigment in Awakening, a rose pink--exclusive to QVC until 11/30/13!
• Special edition complexion brush--exclusive to QVC until 11/30/13!
• Undereye brush
• Makeup bag
• Fair: receive primer in fair and undereye corrector in fair-light
• Light: receive primer in light and undereye corrector in fair-light
• Medium: receive primer in medium and undereye corrector in medium-tan
• Tan: receive primer in tan and undereye corrector in medium-tan
• Deep: receive primer in tan and undereye corrector in deep

I was sent the Tan kit, so I got the Tan BB tinted treatment primer and the BB tinted undereye corrector in Deep.

BB tinted treatment primer in Tan- I already owned the BB tinted treatment primer in Tan. The color is a tad bit to light to wear alone but the formulation of a BB Cream and primer is amazing and works with my skin. So, I wear another BB Cream or foundation ON TOP of the BB tinted treatment primer and my skin is almost flawless from that duo!

BB tinted undereye corrector in Deep- The undereye corrector has a peach tone that corrects dark circles and dark places on the face instantly. I love it!! I don't own a product like this and its great addiction to my foundation routine.

Special Edition complexion brush and undereye brush- tarte thinks they are slick. Real talk, they have some of the best brushes I've even used  tucked within their collections. They would totally slay the game with a full blown brush set. These brushes are soft and do an excellent job blending the undereye correction and tinted primer. The four brushes included are worth the price of kit. Buy the set for the brushes!!

Lights, Camera, Flashes mascara- Lights, Camera, Lashes is my favorite high end mascara, so I was excited to try the Lights, Camera, Flashes! I didn't like Flashes as much. As I found out, too many coats causes flaking but two or so coats is just fine. I can use this mascara for when I want more natural lashes.

Lights, camera, lashes waterproof 12 hr. inner rim liner- Did they say inner rim liner as in, waterline liner that lasts 12 hours? Yep, I was excited for this product also. Does it work? Not on me. The liner gave me the darkest waterline fill I've seen in a while but it melted after a couple of hours and seeped all into on lower lash line and corners of my eyes. :/ If you are not a watery eyed mess like me, this might be your perfect product.

LipSurgence power pigment in Awakening- Gorgeous, all around pink that worked perfectly on my complexion. Total winner! Plus it's creamy but not greasy and glossy. tarte nailed this formula in a chunky pencil.

Here's the entire look....I look super light because I was standing in the door taking the picture!!! No filters, used.

Overall....
Worth $60 even if you just buy it for the mascara and brushes. I would have loved a limited edition blush thrown in there though. I love tarte blushes.

Will you be purchasing tarte Beauty Without Boundaries Set? Let me know!!!! BUY HERE!

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Disclosure: This set was sent to me from tarte. All opinions are mine and honest. I was not paid for this review.

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The Wholly Guacamole®brand wants to help you make lunch for you and your kids OMGuac -tastic!  After all, Wholly Guacamole is the Offical sponsor of the OMGuac Lunch! Stop by eatwholly.com/omg for some great ideas, a coupon and a chance to win $100 gift card with FREEWholly Guacamole products! Three winners are chosen weekly through Sept. 27. The One Lunch, Two Ways gives you inspiration on how to create two completely different lunches with most of the same ingredients! Take a look and print out the shopping list for your favorite ideas. - Get OMGuac Lunch inspiration and shopping lists to print - Watch fun videos to help break out of the boring lunch mode - Print your $1.00 coupon good for any Wholly™ product - Enter your OMGuac lunch photo for a chance to win $100 and FREEWholly Guacamole products OMGuac! It's a contest! Here's how it works. Use Wholly Guacamole minis and a little creativity to make lunch fun! The best lunches will win a lunc box full of guacalicious products and a gift car for $100! For complete contest details and rules, visit eatwholly.com/omg We'll be picking three winners each week through September 27th!

Disclosure: I received product compensation for this post.

Quick Tips On Caring For Colored Treated Natural Hair!

Hey Everyone!!

On every natural hair board I'm on, I see the same question alot: How do I take care of my colored natural hair? I've seen some great responses and some tips I personally used. I've colored my hair twice in two years without any breakage or problems. So, here are some quick tips on caring for your colored treated natural hair!!

Tip #1- Don't "coat" the problem!!

If you are having breakage problems, dryness problems, scalp issues, I suggest that you wait until you get these issues together before coloring. Coloring is a chemical process that can acerbate these problems even worse. I had dryness issues and it was until I figured out an awesome set of products that helped eliminate them, it was only then I colored my hair.

Tip #2 Deep Condition for your life!

I "DC" every week, with out fail. This helps with keeping the moisture locked into my porous hair. Its especially important to DC when you color your hair. Figure out how your hair likes a deep condition: on dry hair, overnight, steamed and implement this step seriously into your regimen.

Tip #2 Layer your moisture.

My thirsty hair loves co-washing followed by a creamy leave in, then my moisturizer and sealed with a natural pomade. Make sure that your regimen has moisturizing foundation to it, keeping your colored treated hair moisturizde is essential to its longevity and retention.

Tip #3 Don't over do it!

Over processing the life out of your color is one the main roads to breakage and damage. Unless you have a professional color treating your hair, don't color on top of color on top of highlights on top on color. Then, when your hair is at its "breaking point, you are on the hair boards begging for advice! MOST professionals know not to over process color but doing different color processes too close together in time frame. But some don't( I know a handful). lol I only color my hair once a year, in the summer. Once it grows out...I WAIT until next summer, but that is my personal preference. I remember being relaxed and a hair dresser I was going to wouldn't do so much as a rinse on my hair and  wouldn't do that until three weeks after a relaxer. She cared about my hair that even then was dry and prone to damage. Do the right thing for you!!

Now, I know there are other great tips out there about taking care of colored natural hair, let me know in the comments!

Disclaimer: I am not a cosmetologist or hair professional.