ANASTASIA LAVISH PALETTE

One of my favorite eyeshadow palettes has to be my Anastasia Lavish Palette. It's definitely my go to palette especially when I don't know what look to do and I don't feel like messing with my other palettes. I already know what looks I like to create with it. The colors are beautiful and you can create a lot of looks.

The Lavish palette was limited edition at Sephora, but you can still purchase it from the Anastasia website. I'll leave the link below. Anastasia announced in her Instagram that soon she will be releasing single eyeshadows from this palette. I'm super excited because Sienna is my favorite color from the palette and I need it in a single.

This palette retails for $24.00 on the Anastasia website. 

Description from the Anastasia website:

Palette features 10 deluxe shades of matte and shimmering eye shadows to achieve neutral washes and jewel-toned pops of color. 

Find it here

http://www.anastasia.net/Lavish-Palette.html

Thank you, 

Denise

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MAC TRES CHEEK COLLECTION

2 years ago MAC released a collection called Tres Cheek. The collection included 4 blushes. I'm a blush hoarder so of course I had to get in on this collection. I only got 3 of the 4 blushes from the collection. 

This year MAC is bringing back this collection, but it's here to stay. The collection will be out the first week of April permanently. I think this is pretty awesome considering one of those blushes is one of my all time favs from MAC. 

I'm assuming these will retail for the same price as all the other MAC blushes which is $21.00. 

Now that these will be permanent I guess you don't have to turn into a crazy person trying to get your hands on these like with other limited edition collections. 

PEONY PETAL satin (my fav) 

MODERN MANDARIN satin

FULL OF JOY frost

I'm just missing Lovecloud 

Thank you,

Denise

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KATE SPADE SUPERCALIFRAGILIPSTICK

Today I'm wearing my Kate Spade lipstick for the first time even though I bought it a couple of months ago (story of my life...like of a makeup junkie). It's a really pretty pink color.

So for those of you who don't know Kate Spade has a lipstick line. They're available on the Kate Spade website and on the Nordstrom website. The difference is that Nordstrom carries 8 shades and the Kate Spade website only carries 4. 

I really like this lipstick it feels very nice on the lips and the packaging is beautiful. It opens like the Chanel Rouge Allure lipsticks where you push the bottom of the lipstick in and then it pops out. It's quite nice. 

These lipsticks retail for $24.00

I own the shade Precocious Pink

Here are the links for Nordstrom & Kate Spade where you can find these lipsticks

NORDSTROM

http://shop.nordstrom.com/sr?origin=keywordsearch&contextualcategoryid=2375500&keyword=Kate+spade+lipsticks

KATE SPADE
http://www.katespade.com/accessories-beauty/ks-accesssories-beauty,en_US,sc.html

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ELLIS FAAS HOT LIPS AND CREAMY LIPS

Oh Ellis Faas you make me so very happy! 

When I first saw Ellis Faas products online I wanted them so bad. I have to admit at first it was the beautiful packaging I fell in love with. I of course didn't order anything because I had never seen it in person and I had to swatch before I committed although the swatches I saw online were very convincing I just couldn't take the plunge. I'm so glad I waited and didn't order anything because  they were at The Makeup Show this year and I got to see everything with my own eyes and swatch everything.

I wanted to bring everything home of course. I wanted to say one of each please haha. I ended up purchasing a few things not too much and not as much as I thought I was going to get. 

I bought 3 lip products, 1 blush, and 1 foundation. I'll do a separate post for the blush and foundation. 

I got 2 Hot Lips and 1 creamy lips. I love both types of products and the colors are amazing. They have the most prettiest colors. I wanted them all!!! 

Unfortunately none of the Sephoras around me carry Ellis Faas, but you can find some stuff on the website. They don't carry everything. I don't see the Hot Lips, but I do see the creamy lips. 

HOT LIPS description off the Ellis Faas website: 

Hot Lips is Ellis' latest revolutionary texture for the lips. Because it's absolutely packed with pigment, you'll only need a tiny bit of the non-greasy Hot Lips to add vibrant colour. Hot Lips are extremely longwearing, without the risk of drying out your lips. A little goes a very long way!

All Ellis Lips products are suitable for every skin tone, age and style. Paraben-free. Non-sticky. No animal testing.

Color: L404

Color: L403

CREAMY LIPS description off the Ellis Faas website: 

WHAT - A long-wear lipstick that provides pure colour, and a shiny finish that lasts overtime. Superior comfort both in application and on lips. Plumping actives improve hydration and smooth your lips.

WHY - For classic definition: the texture of this highly pigmented, covering lipstick gives great definition to your lips, both as a fully covering shade, but also as a mere stain.

ACTIVE INGREDIENTS - Vitamin E (Tocopherol), Candelilla Wax, Prune Seed Extract.

A “Human Colour” and therefore suitable for each skin tone, age or style.

No scent. No taste. No parabens. No animal testing.

Creamy lips color: L102

Both of the Hot Lips and Creamy Lips retail for $35.00. 

I love the packaging. It's so different. 

Swatches of all 3

IPSY MARCH GLAM BAG

I loved my IPSY glam bag this month. This is probably the second bag I have loved the other ones I've received have been ok. All the stuff in this bag I know I'll use for sure. 

IPSY is a monthly subscription service which you pay $10.00 a month and you receive a bag with 4 or 5 beauty items. Some are sample size and some are full size. 

Here's the link to IPSY in case you're interested: 

http://www.ipsy.com

March IPSY glam bag items

This lotion smells so good. I love stuff that smells like coconut. This lotion is a deluxe sample size. It's 2.5 oz and in their website the full size is 8 oz and it retails for $15.00. I've seen the Pacifica brand at Sephora before. Not sure if they still carry it. 

The next item I received is a very cute sample size Bare Minerals marvelous moxie lipstick. I love tiny lipsticks. The color is Get Ready. I love Bare Minerals I don't think I've ever tried something I didn't like. 

I've received quite a few Be A Bombshell products. I was so excited to receive this eyeshadow quad. The colors are perfect for summer. The quad is called Bora Bora. These retail for $16.00. 

The last item I received is an eyeliner. It looks like it's full size. It's by a brand called Chella. The color is Indigo Blue and it's so pretty. I love it. This eyeliner retails for $24.00. 

Overall I'm very pleased with this bag. Another good thing about IPSY is that they give you discount codes for the brands you receive in your bag each month. 

NARS MATTE MULTIPLE

Nars just came out with new matte multiples. I had never tried their original line of multiples, but as soon as I saw swatches of the new line I knew I had to have at least a couple. They're all very pretty, but there's 2 that sold me right away. There's a total of 7 shades: 

Anguilla ( ginger pink)

Exumas ( pink apricot) 

Siam (poppy red) 

Laos (rose coral)

Altai (rose bronze)

Vientiane (copper bronze) 

Cappadoce (golden bronze) 

These multiples can be used both wet or dry. 

Off the Sephora website:

What it is:
A modern matte multipurpose makeup stick for lips and cheeks that may be used wet or dry. 

What it does:
This innovative formula—the next wave makeup artistry for lips and cheeks—delivers vibrant pops and sensual sunkissed modern matte hues for lips and cheeks. Used dry it delivers a burst of high-impact color; used wet, color melts into skin with an imperceptibly smooth, sheer finish. 

What else you need to know:
“Matte Multiples give new possibilities and versatility. There’s no rules no right way or wrong way.” —François Nars

These retail for $39.00

I own Cappadoce which I got to contour and I also own Siam. I saw a tutorial of Siam on the lips by Nars and it looked beautiful. 

LANCOME LIP LOVER

A couple of months ago I saw an ad for the new lancome lip lovers. I jumped with joy as soon as I saw it ok not really, but almost did. Why was I so excited you ask? Well I was under the impression the lip lover was going to be a liquid lipstick. Liquid lipsticks are my favorite type of lip products. Well the lip lovers are finally out and I received a sample from Sephora and I have to say I was a bit disappointed. I don't think it's a liquid lipstick at all. It's a nice product, but I think it's more of a gloss. It's very pigmented and it's a nice product, but I was expecting something else.

Off the Sephora website: 

WHAT IT IS: 
A dewy, intense lip color that creates shine and color without sacrificing moisture. 

WHAT IT DOES: 
Captivating color intensity combines with the hydration of a balm in this new three-in-one elixir formula. The balmy base provides up to eight hours of moisture while a smoothing layer reduces the appearance of fine lines and creates a dewy shine. Finally, the saturated pigments provide the ultimate in color pop. 

These retail for $23.00

My tiny sample

KAT VON D ESPERANZA PALETTE

An eyeshadow palette is the only thing I was missing from the Kat Von D line. I own other stuff from her line, but had never owned any eyeshadows. Her stuff is pretty amazing. I love her foundation and eyeliner. Those 2 are my favorite things. I love her packaging and this palette is no exception. 

The packaging on Esperanza palette is very pretty. This palette is part of her spring 2014 collection and it's limited edition. 

Her makeup line is exclusive to Sephora. 

Off the sephora website:

WHAT IT IS:
A fresh palette of eight long-wear, full coverage shadows that deliver matte, pearl, and high-glitter finishes, plus one transformative color veil. 

WHAT IT DOES:
Inspired by the transformative spirit of spring, this luxurious eye shadow palette contains a variety of shades ranging from subtle mattes to bold shimmers and pearls. The transformer shade, Dayglo, can layer on to each color to add a unique dimension. A built-in mirror helps you create an abundance of on-the-go eye looks. 

THIS SET CONTAINS:
- 0.035 oz x 8 eye shadows in Selena (glitter purple), Dayglo (transformer shade, iridescent white), Galore (pearl peach), Placebo (matte peony pink), Santeria (glitter greenish grey), Archangel (sparkle seafoam green), South (matte beige), Dog Roses (sparkle bronze) 

WHAT IT IS FORMULATED WITHOUT:
- Parabens 

WHAT ELSE YOU NEED TO KNOW:
Palette is infused with rose extract to moisturize delicate eyelid area. 

Sephora is the exclusive beauty retailer for this product.

This palette retails for $36.00