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Get Summer Ready With Nudestix Mini Beachy Nudes 3-Piece Kit

May 19, 2022

These days my makeup procedure includes quick swipes of cream products across my face. the blending them and I'm done. Even though I have acne damage from my teenage years, I don't like covering everything up under heavy layers of makeup. And Nudestix has helped me with these quick, simple looks. So I purchased the New Nudestix Mini Beachy Nudes 3-Piece Kit.

The Ulta website says “NUDESTIX's limited-edition Beachy Nudes 3-Piece Mini Kit, curated by beauty creator Allana Davison, features iconic shades for cheeks, eyes, and lips. Beachy Nudes will keep your skin looking effortlessly bronzed, luminous, and fresh-faced, all …

New Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk Dreams Eyeshadow Palette Swatches & Review

May 13, 2022

I do not have a huge Charlotte Tilbury makeup collection. That's why I get super excited when Charlotte Tilbury releases a new makeup product. I immediately got the New Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk Dreams Eyeshadow Palette when it came out. My reasoning was that I did not have the original Pillow Talk Eyeshadow Palette. So my purchase was justified. Then I swatched it and the rest is history.

The Sephora website says this is “A four-step eyeshadow quad with buildable, non-creasing formulas and pigmented shades for day to night.”

Packaging Of The Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk Dreams Eyeshadow Palette

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Merit Shade Slick Tinted Lip Oil Review

May 6, 2022

Do you like lip oils? I kept seeing the Merit Shade Slick Tinted Lip Oil all over Instagram and wanted to know what all the hype was about. So I decided to purchase one. The shade I selected was Pink Beet. By the way a random fact about me, I love beets. Do you?

Packaging Of The Merit Shade Slick Tinted Lip Oil

The product is packaged in a clear plastic tube with the brand name printed at the front of the tube. I love the gold and the clear tube packaging. The applicator is a regular doe foot applicator. …

New R.E.M. Beauty Eclipse Cheek & Lip Stick Swatches

May 4, 2022

I like multi-tasking products. On a recent trip to Ulta I swatched the New R.E.M. Beauty Eclipse Cheek & Lip Sticks. Also I am on a cream blush kick these days. So it made perfect sense to swatch these beauties.

The Ulta Beauty website says “r.e.m. beauty eclipse cheek & lip stick gives a flush of natural-looking luminous color with a hydrating, creamy formula that melts to a second skin finish.”

Packaging Of The R.E.M. Beauty Eclipse Cheek & Lip Stick

This Cheek & Lip Stick is packed in a twist up tube with a transparent lid. Nice to see …

New R.E.M. Beauty Midnight Shadows Lustrous & Matte Liquid Eyeshadow Swatches

April 29, 2022

Ariana Grande's makeup line R.E M. Beauty launched at Ulta few weeks back. I went in to pick up some pimple patches. And saw the beautiful display. So I swatched the R.E.M. Beauty Midnight Shadows Lustrous & Matte Liquid Eyeshadow.

Ariana Grande says ”the midnight shadows liquid eyeshadows are so light, smooth and fluffy but still offer so much pigment and coverage. they're multifunctional – they can be used as a base for a more dynamic, layered look or on their own.”

R.E.M. Beauty Midnight Shadows Liquid Eyeshadows

Packaging Of The R.E.M. Beauty Midnight Shadows Lustrous & Matte Liquid Eyeshadow

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Natasha Denona Glam Face & Eye Palette – Light Review

April 28, 2022

I purchased the Natasha Denona Glam Face & Eye Palette in the shade Light last year. I love using it. But somehow I did not get around to reviewing it.

According to Sephora “A palette featuring both eye and cheek essentials in universal, neutral tones—with five ultra- pigmented eyeshadows, a cream blush, and a highlighter.”

Packaging Of The Natasha Denona Glam Face & Eye Palette

The Light Palette comes in a very reflective rose gold packaging and it has a nice sized mirror. Inside the palette are five eyeshadows, one blush and one …

Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Flawless Filter

Get A Breathtaking Glow With Charlotte Tilbury’s Hollywood Flawless Filter

April 24, 2022

I am obsessed with glow providing products, these days. And I am definitely obsessed with Charlotte Tilburys's Hollywood Flawless Filter.

I used to shy away from any extra shine, shimmer providing products. Because I have an oily skin, I stayed away from highlighters and glowy products for the longest time. But now I am addicted after trying a few.

Sephora says this is “A complexion booster that blurs, smooths, and illuminates for a real-life filter effect.” This is not a foundation. Many people are confused about how to use it. The Sephora website states four ways to use this, which …

New Morphe 9P Petal Passion Artistry Palette Review

April 22, 2022

I went into Ulta for entirely something else and you guessed it, walked out with something entirely unplanned. I walked out excitedly with the New Morphe 9P Petal Passion Artistry Palette. Such a pretty color story!

The Ulta website says this floral palette has 9 shade bouquet of modern rose hues and pops of champagne shimmer.

Packaging Of The Morphe 9P Petal Passion Artistry Palette

The palette is made up of cardboard and houses 9 shades divided into 3 rows and 3 columns. It also has a mirror and a magnetic closure.

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NARS Mini Orgasm Eyeshadow Palette Review

April 21, 2022

I am loving mini eyeshadows these days. Additionally, I have rarely finished a full sized eyeshadow, let alone an entire palette. However, the only colors I manage to finish are colors that can be worn under the brow bone. So I am drawn towards mini palettes. That's what got my attention and I purchased this NARS mini Orgasm Eyeshadow Palette from Ulta. Also the shades included in this palette from Ulta are the same ones included in the NARS Unwrapped Mini Eyeshadow Palette from Sephora.

It also came with a mini climax mascara. I was running out of …

Swatches Of The NARS Summer Unrated Eyeshadow Palette

April 20, 2022

NARS came out with the Summer Unrated Eyeshadow Palette a few days back. Luckily I got to swatch it at one of my visits to Sephora.

The Sephora website says this is “A limited-edition eyeshadow palette that features 16 shades in matte, shimmer, and glitter finishes. Passion meets pleasure in this limited-edition palette of 16 eyeshadows in matte, shimmer, and glitter finishes. This palette features bestselling NARS favorites Laguna, Orgasm, and Taj Mahal, plus complementary shades in a range of matte neutrals, warm bronzes, and exotic pink tones.”