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TARTE Unleashed Eyeshadow Palette & Travel-Size Big Ego Mascara

Happy Saturday! I hope your weekend is going well!

I’m excited to do this palette review today! It’s the TARTE Unleashed Eyeshadow Palette & Travel-Size Big Ego Mascara. I got it as a birthday gift a few weeks ago, and have been enjoying it!

This vegan and cruelty free palette is inspired by the animal kingdom and features earthy & tropical tones. Plus, it comes with a Travel Size Big Ego Mascara!

It is infused with Amazonian clay & mineral pigments for maximum blendability & wear. It features a mix of mattes & metallics in warm & cool tones.

The ingredients in the shadows include these Skinvigorating Ingredients:

Amazonian clay: Nature’s most perfect ingredient for better, longer, truer wear
Mineral pigments: Soothe & soften skin
Vanilla: A natural fragrance with rich antioxidant & anti-aging properties

Here’s photos of the outer packaging:

The packaging for this is gorgeous! It’s hard to tell, but the front of the palette is 3D when you move it around. It’s so cool. And it’s really sturdy packaging.

Shades:

Swan Song (pearl sheen)
Oh Deer (matte mauve)
Hippocritical (lilac shimmer)
Bear Necessities (matte dark brown)
Koalified (matte purple brown)
Toucan Do It (matte orange)
No Fox Given (matte burnt orange)
Iguana Love You (burgundy shimmer)
Irrelephant (light bronze shimmer)
Toad-Ally (turquoise shimmer)
You’re Lion (champagne shimmer)
Monkey Business (gold shimmer)
Camelflauge (matte brown)
Hawkward (pewter sparkle)
Party Animal (navy blue sparkle)

Swatches!

Swan Song, Oh Deer, Hippocritical, Bear Necessities and Koalafied. I love most of the shimmers in this palette (there’s one exception below). The mattes are nice, too, but Koalafied didn’t swatch too well. It’s nice on the eyes, though.

Toucan Do It, No Fox Given, Iguana Love You, Irrelephant, and Toad-ally.

All of these are as gorgeous on the eyes as they swatch! So pigmented and gorgeous!

You’re Lion, Monkey Business, Camelflauge, Hawkward, and Party Animal. The only shade I had trouble swatching was Hawkward. It’s really sheer, almost like a shadow topper. I tried to builcdd it up on my eyes and it didn’t work, it stayed sheer. All of the other shimmers can be built up to look very foiled on the eyes.

The mascara is really nice, too. I forgot to do a close up of the wand. It’s a fluffy hourglass shaped wand. It gives lots of volume and length.

I really do love this palette. The colors are so summery and I love the range of shades. I need to do some more looks with it, but I am enjoying it so far!

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Do you have this palette? What’s your current favorite summer palette?

Ipsy Glam Bag Plus Review — February 2019

Hi all! I started back up with Ipsy Glam Bag Plus ($25 USD) in February. I subscribed in October and November. It is a box that will always include 5 full-sized items.

I was very happy with my October box, but not so happy with November’s, so I cancelled. but thought I would give it a go again!

Here is what I received:’

IT COSMETICS Your Je Ne Sais Quoi Complexion Perfection Face Palette

TARTE Dream Big Eyeshadow Palette

SON & PARK Beauty Filter Cream Glow

HANALEI Sugar Lip Scrub

FINDING FERDINAND Lip Stick in Nob Hill Red

This is a complete face palette for those with fair to light skin (like me). I have tried this once since I’ve got it and really like the blush and bronzer. I have the Bye Bye Pores powder in a compact and really like it. The highlighter is pretty subtle, but I want to try to make it work.

This tarte palette is very pretty. But, I have all of these shades in other palettes, so I’ve decided to give it away or sell it. It would make a really nice gift. It’s also very compact, so will be great for travel. I’m just not a fan of tarte shadows.

I was very excited to try this cream. Son & Park is a Korean Beauty brand, and I have been loving Korean skincare lately! I have tried this. It is highly fragranced, like perfume, which I am not a fan of. But, I do like how it feels on my skin. It makes my skin smooth and soft. It’s not really glowy, though. It is really nice under foundation. I am going to continue to use it.

Oops! I forgot to take a close up of the Hanalei Sugar Lip Scrub. I do really like this. It’s gentle and has a sugary-lemon taste. It leaves my lips very hydrated!

As for the lipstick, I don’t wear red lipsticks, so I will be giving this away. It’s a little irritating, because in the beauty survey for Ipsy, I put that I only wear nude lips. This also came in a nude, so I don’t know why I got red!

This was a pretty good box! I will use the IT palette, the cream and the lip scrub. That makes the box worth it to me. I’m looking forward to the March box!

Do you get Ipsy Glam Bag Plus? What did you get this month?

January 2019 Beauty Favorites

Hi All! I’m glad January is almost over. It has been a cold, snowy month and I am looking forward to warmer weather. Of course, we have to get through February, but it’s a short month. Easy peasy, right? LOL!

As I was getting ready to create this post, I realized that the last monthly favorites post I did was for October 2018! I skipped November because I was so busy with work and holiday posts, and I skipped December because I was working on my annual favorites. Excuses, excuses! I am going to try to do one each month in 2019.

My faves for January are:

Laneige Bright Dew Original Essence ($55 USD) — This concentrated essence contains antioxidant rich Vitamin C , to help brighten the skin’s overall complexion. The formula also contains Pro-vitamin B5 and Beta-glucan to hydrate and soothe the skin. It feels so nice on my skin. It sinks into my skin and makes it really soft. And it doesn’t irritate my sensitive skin. I have been using this without a heavy cream at night (I’m too hot at night for heavy products) and my skin is still soft and glowy in the morning.

Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask ($25 USD) — I’m really enjoying this mask. It’s a very hydrating night treatment. I feel super dry lately, because of the cold air. Sometimes I even wear this in the morning! I use a lot at night and when I wake up, my lips are still a little dry, but they aren’t cracked or flaking. And they do look nice and plump, which I love!

Derma E Firming DMAE Eye Lift ($24.95 USD) — This multi-action eye cream claims too visibly lift, firm and tighten the delicate eye area while smoothing crow’s feet. I really do see a difference in the firmness around my eye. I apply it all around my eyelids and my top lid is so firm and has stopped drooping (I was started to get hooded eyelids)! And I find that it helps my crows feet.

Oxygenetix Acne Control Foundation ($76 USD) — This has a natural to soft matte finish, but doesn’t looking drying on my skin. It actually just looks like skin! Just flawless, healthy skin! I have been breaking out lately and I use this during breakouts. I do find it helps clear them up, but it also applies so smoothly over blemishes and helps conceal them so nicely! This foundation wears all day.

Dermablend Loose Setting Powder ($27 USD) — I won this in a giveaway last fall and have been loving it ever since. It sets my skin with a soft matte finish. It’s almost too matte for me, but I make sure I hydrate under my foundation and powder and I use highlight and spritz on a nice setting spray. Plus I use just enough to set my face, too much and it can look cakey.

Anastasia Beverly Hills Amrezy Highlighter ($28 USD) — Oh no! It’s out of stock again. I purchased this in the beginning of December (I think). I bought it at Ulta with the Dose of Colors Friendcation palette. The palette was half off plus I had a 20% off my entire purchase coupon so I threw in this highlighter to get free shipping! It’s very nice. It’s a little dark on my skin tone, so it’s more glowy than blinding on me. But I like that look for every day. It doesn’t emphasize my texture, which is amazing for ladies of a certain age!

Ulta Full Coverage Liquid Concealer ($9 USD) — This lightweight, creamy and super blend-able formula offers full coverage, flawless matte finish. The ULTA Full Coverage Liquid concealer contains special ingredients known to promote healing, concealing imperfections, and evening skin tone. Our formula wears beautifully, doesn’t cake or crease and offers long lasting wear.

Tarte Maneater Voluptuous Mascara ($23 USD) — Dress your lashes like you style your hair with this lengthening, curling and volumizing mascara. With a soft-flex brush and lightweight triple-black formula, it lifts lashes at the root, styles and fans them out to create amped-up fluttery fullness with no flaking or clumping. The custom molded brush features hundreds of flexible bristles to curl and coat lashes with even, intense pigment for 23x more volume powered by lash-strengthening jojoba and carnauba wax.

It’s funny that I don’t have an eyeshadow palette in here. I have started Shop My Stash in January and I have two palettes I was using. You can read about that here and the conclusion here. I’m about to post my February Shop My Stash, and that will have three palettes! Stay tuned!

What were your favorites in January?

Shop My Stash January 2019 Results and Monthly Empties

Hi All! Can you believe January is almost over? I’m ready for spring, so I’m okay with it!

I started a monthly Shop My Stash this year. Here is the link to the post from the beginning of the month. I go over each product with photos. I also link if I have reviewed them in the past.

I really enjoyed this and tried to use all of these products at least a few times to see how much I like them. It’s fun to focus on products since I have so many (especially Eye shadows).

The products this month were Urban Decay Born to Run Palette, Tartiest Pro Glow Palette. Colourpop You Had Me At Hello Palette, Pretty Vulgar Blush in Hush Blush and two BUXOM Cosmetics PillowPout Creamy Plumping Lip Powder in Cuddle Me (Rose) and Cozy Up (Mauve Nude).

I probably used the Born to Run palette the most, confirming why it was my favorite palette last year (see my 2018 faves here). My challenge was to use other shades than the bronzes. And I did! I tried the blues, gray and purple shades. I’m not a fan of bright pink eyeshadow, but I think I used almost all of the shades. The quality is gorgeous!

I also loved the You Had Me At Hello Palette. It’s a plummy, reddish brown sort of palette with a bunch of beautiful metallic shades. I did a few varied looks with this.

The tarte contour palette and the Pretty Vulgar blush weren’t my favorites. I decided to choose them because I got them both in subscription boxes this year and I never really used them. The contour palette is a bit dark for me, both the contour and the highlighters. My skin is so fair right now that they really don’t show up. The blush is very powdery and so pigmented. It’s too bright for me. I think I am going to hold on to them and try them again in the summer. Or I might just give them away to my daughter!

Th Buxom PillowPouts are really nice. They are creamy, but are matte when applied. I like to wear lip glosses over them. I’ll continue using them!

I also am going to include any empties in this post each month:

This month I only had three — The Robin McGraw Revelation Live Life Lifted Neck Cream, Briogeo Don’t Despair Repair Leave in Mask, and Philosophy Purity Made Simple Eye Gel. I’ve been using the skincare since early fall and I got the Briogeo in a subscription box a few months ago. I use neck cream morning and night (and eye cream, too). This neck cream really firmed up my neck area, and the eye cream was super hydrating. I definitely recommend them both. I like the hair mask, but I just got the Briogeo Rosarco one and I like that one a bit better. If you over use this one, hair gets greasy.

So I have chosen my Shop My Stash products for February and will be revealing those soon. I’m enjoying this series so far! Stay tuned!

BoxyCharm Subscription Box Review — January 2019

Hi all! I received my January BoxyCharm this week! The first one of 2019 I see the spoilers each month, so I basically knew what I was getting. There were a lot of variations this month.

I’ve been subscribed to BoxyCharm for about a year and a half now and really enjoy it. Boxycharm is just $21 a month for 4-5 beauty items, most of them full-sized. It is a nice way to try new makeup and beauty tools.

This month I received:

BRIOGEO Rosarco Milk™ Reparative Leave-In Conditioning Spray — $9

tarte limited-edition Rainforest of the Sea ™ highlighting eyeshadow palette vol. III — $36

TATCHA Luminous Dewy Skin Sheet Masks — Set of 2, $24

OFRA Long Lasting Liquid Lipstick – $20

Billion Dollar Brows Pencil — $18

I was so glad to get this. I have a small bottle of the Briogeo Don’t Despair Repair! Leave-In Mask in my October BoxyCharm, and I’m almost out of it. I haven’t used this one before and am really liking it so far. It leaves my hair very soft.

This is very pretty. There were three variations of this. All of them has 7 shimmers and 1 matte. Which is kind of strange, I would have liked a few more matte shades in the palette. I’ve tried it once, but need to keep testing it out. I’ll be reviewing it on my blog sometime hopefully soon. I know I say that each month (Violet Voss palette from December BoxyLuxe for example), but I plan to be reviewing more of my palettes this year! I’m glad I got this, though, and think it’s a nice, neutral palette.

I am so excited about these Tatcha masks! I got two, which is amazing! I haven’t tried one yet, but I am looking forward to it. It’s cold and snowy here and my skin is really dry! Hopefully these will help! Tatcha is super luxe and I’ve only tried their primer. I hope to try more from them this year, so this is a nice start!

I do like Ofra lipsticks, but this is way too dark for me. And I don’t really wear liquid lipsticks that often. I like creamy lipsticks and glosses! So I will pass this on.

The eyebrow pencil seems really nice. It’s supposed to be a universal shade, but it might be a little light for me. My brows are almost black. But I will keep trying it out. It’s a nice texture and has a good spoolie on it.

This month is such a big win for me. I’m keeping 4 out of the 5 products! I usually only use just one or two. I will use all of the Briogeo spray, the eyshadow, the amazing Tatcha masks and will try to make the brow pencil work. The lipstick will go to a friend or family member. Not bad BoxyCharm!

You can sign up here. It is my referral link, so if you sign up, I will receive charms, which is their rewards program.

Do you get BoxyCharm? What did you get and what do you think of this month’s box?

Shop My Stash — January 2019

Hey all! I hope your 2019 has started off well!

This year I’m trying something new (again). Last year I did four quarterly Project Pans. This was the first time I’ve tried this and I learned a lot. Especially that skincare is easy to use up if you use it everyday and makeup is not! I have so much color cosmetics that i need to use.

So, this year, I am going to do a Shop My Stash each month. The products I’m going to choose will be color cosmetics that I have forgot about or just want to use more. I probably won’t use anything up, but I need to play with more products in my collection.

I’m not going to choose foundation, concealer or powders. This year I’m going to try to just purchase what I need in base products when I run out. It took me a long time to use them up in my pans last year.

Here are the products I will be focusing on in January:

I’ve chosen two eyeshadow palettes, a sculpting palette, a blush and two shades of the same lip product. Here’s a close up of each product. If I’ve reviewed them before, I’ll include the link.

Urban Decay Born to Run Eyeshadow Palette — This was in my favorites of the year. I think it’s the prettiest and most color diverse palette that I bought in 2018. I purchased this in the summer and used it a lot when I first got it, but I haven’t really used it much since.

I usually do a bronzey look with this palette and want to experiment with the blues, greens, purples and pinks!

ColourPop You Had Me At Hello — This is such a pretty plummy-neutral palette. I got it last year around this time and used it, and then put it away. It’s time to give it some love.

I want to experiment with some of the gorgeous metallics and shimmers. I think it will compliment the Born to Run palette, too, if I want to use shades out of both for one use.

tarte tarteist™ PRO glow highlight & contour palette — I received this in a FabFitFun box this summer. I used it a couple of times, but I haven’t really given it a fair chance.

I love the sculpt shade and some of the lighter highlighters. I think I will get good use out of this!

Pretty Vulgar Make Them Blush Powder Blush in Hush Blush — I received this in my March 2018 BoxyCharm. It’s such a pigmented blush that I never really used it. I like sheerer, glowy blushes in the spring and summer. I think it will give my some much needed color in the winter. If I really don’t like it, I’ll pass it on at the end of the month.

BUXOM Cosmetics PillowPout Creamy Plumping Lip Powder in Cuddle Me (Rose) and Cozy Up (Mauve Nude). I should have swatched these, but they are pretty similar in color. I reviewed the entire collection this summer and really liked them. I’ve been using up glosses in my last Project Pan, so I haven’t been using these. I will probably wear them alone and with a gloss over them.

So there’s the items I am going to try to use this month. I will be posting an update on how it went. I will probably included it when I post my February Shop My Stash so stay tuned!

Have you done a Shop My Stash before? How did it go?

BoxyCharm BoxyLuxe Subscription Box Review — December 2018

My first BoxyLuxe arrived yesterday! I’m so excited! I’ve been a subscriber of BoxyCharm for over a year. The regular BoxyCharm box is $21 a month. BoxyLuxe is a once-a-quarter upgrade option you can add to your existing $21-a-month Boxycharm subscription. So for an additional $28.99, you’ll get the Luxe items, and be paying a total of $49.99 for that quarterly box.

Here’s what I got this month:

I have to say that my first impression was wow! This box is so much larger than norm BoxyCharm and it was packed full. The products are basically what you need for a full face of color cosmetics, eyeshadow, blush, highlighter, mascara and a lippie. Plus, a beautiful brush set and skin care and a bath and body product!

Here’s a closer look and my thougts of each item:

When I found out this was in the box, I was so excited! I was still on the waitlist for BoxyLuxe, but I was so hoping I would get off in time for this box. I’ve never tried Violet Voss. I am going to review this on my blog later this month (after I’m done with all of my gift guides). But I have tried it yesterday and today, and spoiler alert — it’s as gorgeous on as in the palette!

This is a highlighter and blush palette. I think the shades are pretty, but it’s strange that the product is in strips and not square pans. It will be difficult to get face brushes into it. I will probably give this away to someone for Christmas.

I’m so happy to receive both of these variations. My shade of lip gloss is Flaming Hot. It’s a shimmering purpley pink with glitters. It’s so gorgeous on! It will be really nice for holiday parties and my anniversary, which is next weekend.

The LORAC mascara is so fun. When you apply the blue primer, your lashes are blue! Colored mascara usually doesn’t show up on my, but this did. And with the mascara over it, my lashes had so much volume. I will keep and use both of these products. And I love that they are from brands I know and like.

This is such a gorgeous set! It includes 8 brushes, and they are so pretty and soft! I’m good on brushes right now, but this will make an amazing gift for a friend (who hopefully isn’t ready this right now)!

I was happy to see this as well. I’ve heard such great things about this cram and am looking forward to using it. I’m not the biggest fan of the strong scent, but I can get past that if it’s as good as I hear.

I have tried Spongelle before years ago, I think in a PopSugar box. They are sponges with body wash in it. They are so foamy and smell amazing. A really nice addition to my shower routine. This is in the shape of a star and was made for BoxyCharm.

It’s hard to tell, but this is a small and very cute straightener. I’m not sure if I will give this away or keep it. Hmm. I think I might keep it. We got to choose between a straightener and an eye shadow palette, so I decided to choose this. I think I might need a small straightener for travel! It folds up nicely into the felt case, too.

This makeup bag is very nicely made, but I don’t see myself using it. I will give it to my 23 year old daughter. I think she will like it. I will probably give her the charger, too.

So, my first BoxyLuxe was a hit! Out of the 9 items received, I will keep and use 6 of the products and give away 3. Wow! I usually only keep one or two of the 5 BoxyCharm products each month.

I really recommend BoxyCharm and BoxyLuxe so far. You can subscribe here.

Do you subscribe to BoxyCharm and/or BoxyLuxe? What did you get this month and what do you think?

Ipsy Glam Bag Plus Review — November 2018

Hi all! I recently received my second Ipsy Glam Bag Plus ($25 USD), the November box. I received my first box in October. You can see what I received for that box here. It is a box that will always include 5 full-sized items.

I had looked in my Ipsy account and saw what I was getting again this month. I wasn’t happy. I had seen three spoilers — an IT Cosmetics eye shadow palette, an Ofra highlighter and a First Aid Beauty cleanser (all great spoilers). I didn’t get any of them.

Here is what I received:’

tarte Make Every Moment Count Cheek Palette ($32 USD) SOL DE JANEIRO Brazilian Bum Bum Cream ($20 USD for 2.5 oz) SLMISSGLAM Eyeshadow Brush Trio – ($45 USD) Makeup Geek Foiled Lip Gloss in Set List– ($12 USD) dr. brandt needles no more NO MORE BAGGAGE eye de-puffing gel – Retail Value $42

This is a pretty blush palette from tarte. I’m good in blush right now, but this will make a nice gift. I like that there are three shades. I was hoping to get the IT Cosmetics palette, because I have been wanting to try it.

This is the one item I’ll use from the box. I received a smaller container of this cream in a BoxyCharm this summer. I really love it. It’s so hydrating without being greasy and the scent is a delicious pistachio caramel.

These brushes are great quality. I’m a little overloaded in brushes, so I will probably give these away. It’s a good brand, thought

I received this in BoxyCharm this year and didn’t like it at all. It’s so thick and dry and irritates under my eyes. I don’t know what I am going to do with it.

This is a pretty fall color, but I don’t wear metallic lip products. I will probably give it away.

So, this month was a bust for me. It was $25 and the only thing I’ll use is the $20 cream. I will give the rest of this away.

I have cancelled this box, but maybe I’ll try it again sometime next year. I’m afraid if they continue with the variations, I won’t get the items I want, which is what can happen in these kind of subscriptions.

Do you get Glam Bag Plus? What did you get this month?

Ipsy Glam Bag Plus Review — October 2018

Hi all! I’m so excited that I received my first Ipsy Glam Bag Plus ($25 USD) –October is the first month for the Glam Bag Plus. It is a box that will always include 5 full-sized items. The first month has six items but I believe each month after that will have 5.

I had looked in my Ipsy account and saw what I was getting. At first I wasn’t that excited, but the more I looked, the more I got excited for it! For $25 a month, this is such a good bag!

Here is what I received:

Smashbox Cover Shot Palette in Bold Glitter – $29
Eyeko Skinny Liquid Eyeliner – $22
PURLISSE Blue Lotus Seed Mud Mask + Exfoliant – $48
tarte Maneater Voluptuous Mascara – $23
Beauty by POPSUGAR Be Sweet Tinted Lip Balm in Blush Crush – $20
Morphe High Impact Highlighter in Extra – $14

Each quarter, Ipsy Glam Bag plus subscribers will get a premium makeup bag in addition to their 5 items. (That means you’ll receive a box of 5 beauty items every month, but a glam bag only once every 3 boxes.) This one is a soft pink color and has burgundy accents. It’s really nice quality.

I don’t wear liquid liner or do wings. If I wear a liner I like to smudge a brown or plum liner on my lash line. I don’t wear black because it’s too harsh on me. So I’ll probably be giving this to my daughter.

I enjoy tarte mascaras, but I haven’t tried this one yet. It claims to define lashes without clumps. And you can build up to lengthen and volumize. I’m looking forward to trying it!

This is one of the products I was really excited about! This is an exfoliating mask that is supposed to be gentle. I do have sensitive skin and hope it works well for me.

I have never tried Morphe makeup before, and have just one brush from the brand. So I was very excited to try this. I’ve tried it a couple of times and am trying to figure out if I like it. It’s very metallic and shows texture. I do like the color, though.

This was another item I was looking forward to trying. I haven’t tried anything from this brand either. This is so hydrating and the shade is beautiful! This is a total win!

This is an item I wasn’t really excited for and i was thinking of giving it away — and then I saw Andrea Matillano swatch this on You Tube. And I changed my mind! It is gorgeous. I am hoping to review it and I will swatch it if I do.

So, maybe I wasn’t as excited when I first saw what I was getting, but I really liked this box! I will keep the eye shadow, mascara, mask, and lip butter. I might keep the highlighter, or give it away and I will giveaway the eyeliner. And I will keep the pretty bag!

Did you get Ipsy Glam Bag Plus this month? What did you think and what did you get?

Birthday Beauty Gifts!

Hi all! Now I’m calling this Birthday Gifts, but most of them are gifts I bought myself! I spoiled myself for my 50th and am really enjoying most of the products!

On the left is my birthday gift from Sephora. I chose the Sephora Beauty Insider Bite Beauty Birthday gift — There was also a GlamGlow one and an online Bumble and Bumble gift. This included a Mini Amuse Bouche Lipstick in Chai, Mini Matte Crème Lip Crayon in Glacé, and Agave Lip Treatment Sample Duo. I have tried the lip crayon, and it’s really pretty on. The lipstick is a little dark for me, but I am looking forward to try the lip treatment duo.

Fenty Beauty Bomb Baby Mini Lip and Face Set — This is one of the products on my birthday wish list. I LOVE the lip gloss and wish I just got a full size of that. It so gorgeous on and isn’t sticky at all. I use it on it’s own or over lipstick.The highlighter is nice, but it’s a little dark for my skin tone. It’s the Killawatt Freestyle Highlighter in Hu$tla Baby, a peachy-champagne shimmer. It looks amazing on my eyes, though.

TATCHA The Silk Canvas Protective Primer — This was the item I wanted the most, so I bought it as a gift to myself! It is a “velvety priming balm of pressed silk that smooths and makes makeup last longer while keeping it out of skin, helping to prevent clogged pores and breakouts.”

I’ve used this a few times now and really like it. It smooths out my skin so well and my makeup looks amazing over it. I don’t use it everyday, because it is SO spendy, I want to make it last! The only thing is I can’t wear my new Coola sunscreen under it or it will ball up and come off. It’s gross. So I need to find another spf moisturizer to wear under it.

The one product I purchased and don’t really care for is the Milk Makeup KUSH High Volume Mascara — It supposedly has heart-shaped fibers that lock onto lashes for long-lasting volume, length, and curl. “Conditioning cannabis oil fuses to lashes for thickness without fallout, while also working to fill the hollow, heart-shaped fibers with formula for a double dose of volume. Hemp-derived cannabis oil continues to hydrate for healthier-looking lashes, even after you’ve removed your mascara.”

That’s fine. I really don’t care about the cannabis oil part of it, I guess if it’s good for my lashes, that’s nice. What I don’t like is that it smears under my eyes every time I wear it. It’s so bad! My Cover Girl Last Blast looks and wears better than this mascara! It gives good volume, but I also need length. I am going to try this one more time with a primer under it for more length and a waterproof mascara on top so maybe it won’t smear. We will see.

Tarte Double Duty Beauty Shape Tape Contour Concealer — I’m sure everybody knows what this is! I have been wanting to try it for a while now. When the foundation came out and didn’t have a very inclusive shade range, I kind of lost interest, but I thought I would try it now. And it’s as good as everyone says.

Urban Decay Born To Run Eyeshadow Palette — I got a Sephora gift card from my daughter and decided to purchase this, because the shades are so gorgeous! I will be reviewing this in a day or two, but spoiler alert, I LOVE it!

On the right are a few deluxe samples. The Drunk Elephant Lala Retro Whipped Cream and the Lancome Monsieur Big Waterproof Mascara were each 100 Insider points and the Dior BACKSTAGE Face & Body Foundation was a gift with purchase with $35 spent. And I got a Clinique foil pouch that looks fun to try.

Let me know if you would like a more in-depth review of any of the other products (besides the palette ’cause it’s coming!). I also have purchased a couple of BH Cosmetics palettes and the new ColourPop foundation, reviews to come along with some new pr products! So I have lots to do in the coming weeks!