Tarte Lip Luxuries: My Holiday Splurge with My Favorite Lipsticks

Today is International Kissing Day, so it’s a good time to talk about lipstick! I own probably close to 100 lipsticks, but I have a clear favorite. Although I am not a big fan of mattes, I have fallen in love with a hybrid, a satin matte. My favorite lipstick is Tarte The Lip Sculptor.… Continue reading Tarte Lip Luxuries: My Holiday Splurge with My Favorite Lipsticks

My Best of 2015: Makeup!

2015 has been a weird year for me. Not my best ever, for sure. But thankfully, I’ve made it through. I’m looking forward to 2016. But in terms of beauty products I’d say it was a stellar year! Frankly, it’s difficult to limit my favorites to a manageable number, so I am going to tackle… Continue reading My Best of 2015: Makeup!

Tarte Amazonian Butter Lipstick, pink peony

I’m a sucker for pretty packaging and I fell in love with the look of the tube of Tarte’s flowered lip balm for Spring 2014. I saw the shade “pink peony” online, and it’s the pinky peach that I fall for over and over again. I probably have a million lippies in this shade.  … Continue reading Tarte Amazonian Butter Lipstick, pink peony

Tarte CC Matte Be Mattenificent Shadow Palette

I’ve been on a matte eye shadow kick for several months now with occasional lapses into shimmers. But mostly it’s been matte shadows for me ever since I saw how super-shimmery shadows call attention to my not so perfect eyelids. In January, Tarte introduced Colored Clay Matte Be Mattenificent Shadow Palette (their first matte palette),… Continue reading Tarte CC Matte Be Mattenificent Shadow Palette

Tarte LipSurgence Lip Tint

At the lovely Easter lunch we attended on Sunday, my cousin gave me a gift. Woohoo! Tarte LipSurgence Lip Tint, a cute lip tint that’s part of Tarte’s High Performance Naturals line. It looks like a big fat crayon, one of the new-ish trends in makeup. As the color gets used up, you just dial… Continue reading Tarte LipSurgence Lip Tint