Tarte Mineral Powder Bronzer in Park Avenue Princess Review + Swatch

Today I wanted to talk about the Tarte bronzer in Park Avenue Princess. 

This bronzer is a mini size but I feel like this would last a decent time. To be honest I don't wear a lot of bronzer but I decided to give this a try because I heard a lot of good things about this product. 

First of all, the color is perfect. It's not orange at all but it's not a muddy brown color. It's like a golden bronzy color and it's really pretty. It compliments a lot of skin tones so it's very universal. It also has a little bit of shimmer in it which makes your skin look very glowy. It's not shimmery to the point where it's obnoxious and you look like a disco ball!


The texture is really soft and velvety as well as being very pigmented. 


I also really like the packaging with the cool looking cover and the top being rather... squishy! 

This is a staple summer product for me because I can just apply this with a fluffy brush all over my cheeks and I'm done with my face makeup. It looks really pretty without a blush over it and it makes my skin a golden bronze glow. 


I never thought that I would love this product as much as I do but it has quickly become my staple product in my makeup collection. 

Clinique Color Surge Eyeshadow Quad Review + Swatch

Today's featured product is the Clinique Color Surge Eyeshadow Quad. I thought that Clinique was more known for skin care products but I decided to try their actual makeup. To be honest I have no idea what the name of the quad is but it's a quad with 4 neutral eyeshadows. 

First of all, the packaging is nice, it's simple and clean looking which I like a lot. 


The selections of the eyeshadows are great. I like that there is an eyeshadow for just a simple eye look that everyone can do and pull off. A highlight, lid color, crease color and the outer corner color.


Eyeshadow description from left to right


1. A light creamy matte color.

2. Shimmery champagne color.


3. Deep charcoal brown with little bit of shimmer


4. Light taupe with a little bit of shimmer 


The texture of the eyeshadows are very smooth and velvety. They're not chalky or stiff which are key qualities in an eyeshadow. 
They are all equally pigmented except for the lightest matte shade on the left. It's a little bit more sheer but since it's a very light color I can see why. (the swatch made is a few swipes on the finger)


All in all, I think it's a very good quad that you can use on a day to day basis because they have very pretty but simple colors that it's appropriate for an everyday wear. 

Maybelline Line Stiletto Liquid Liner Review + Swatch

Hello again, this is yet again another product review :) 

I've posted a lot today but I'm on a roll! Anyway today it features a drugstore product (in the States). It is not available in Japan but I got this product while I was in California. I purchased this at Target but I'm sure it's available at other drugstores. 

The Maybelline Line Stiletto is a liquid liner which helps you create a nice line on the upper lash line. 

This product is very pigmented and it helps me create a nice crisp line on the upper lash line. As I mentioned a couple of times in my last posts (my current favorites series), I love winged out liner. It's sort of my statement look because it's so easy to create (for me, with a LOT of practice) and it looks really good. I feel like liquid liner is the best to create that kind of look because it looks good and it's really quick to do. 

As for the brush, it's a felt tip brush applicator. It's long and skinny but it doesn't taper out to a really fine tip like some Japanese liquid liners do which I thought was interesting. Although I don't find that to be a problem with me because I can still create a thin line with it.

The consistency is nice because it's not too liquidy. It also dries fast and it dries to a slightly shiny finish. Now, I'm not a big fan of that so I like to set that liquid liner with a matte black eyeshadow. I find that it lasts longer as well as giving it a more matte look which I like better.

All in all I really like this liquid liner. If you're looking for a good inexpensive liquid liner, this is the way to go.

 

Revlon Lip Butter in Sweet Tart Review + Swatch

I'm back again! Today's featured product is the Revlon Lip Butter in Sweet Tart. 

The past few posts have been things that I got at Sephora and Ulta when I was in California. As you can see I went a little over board because I'm so excited to share everything that I got! Anyway, I know this product is available in the States and other places for around $8 but I got this product here in Japan and it is around 1500 yen ($15). It's soo expensive!! Anyway, for the review...


The Lip Butters are essentially a moisturizing lip stick with a little tint but the Revlon ones are very pigmented. I was very surprised at the pigmentation because it almost gives the pigmentation of a lip stick but the lip butter is far more moisturizing for the lips. It feels comfortable on my lips because I don't like having the heavy lipstick feeling on my lips. 


The color is very pretty as well. It's like a bright pinky fuchsia color, very appropriate for the spring and summer months. 

Benefit Boi-ing concealer and Lemon aid primer Review + Swatch

I'm back with another review and today's featured product is Benefit's Boi-ing concealer and Benefit's Lemon aid primer. 

I got this duo from Ulta at the beauty-to-go cart and I snatched it up because it was such a good deal! It was very much an impulse buy because I never use concealer! Although it wasn't a waste because I wanted to try the lemon aid primer anyway! :) I considered the concealer to be a bonus!


The concealer is a pretty full coverage concealer in my opinion. It's not too heavy but it covers some blemishes and some veining and blueness in my under eyes. One downside was that I found that the consistency was a little bit stiff and not as creamy. Although, if I worked my finger into the product then I got a generous amount of it on my finger but I wished that it would be a little bit more creamier. 


Now onto the Lemon aid primer. You can put this primer on your eyelid as a primer for correcting the veining on the lids. The yellowness of the product will counteract the redness on the eyelid. I think this is a really good product because it does a good job with concealing the redness of the eyelid. The consistency is very creamy and buttery. I also like to apply this under my eyes as a base of my concealer. One because it does a good job priming for the concealer and also it's also a good base for the boi-ing concealer. I do that because the boi-ing concealer is pink toned and my skin is more yellow. 


In conclusion, I would recommend Lemon aid but not necessarily the concealer. I'm not a huge concealer person so some people may like this but I'm not a big fan of the concealer.

Tarte Amazonian 12-Hour Clay Blush in Dollface Review + Swatch

Hello everybody, today's featured product is Tarte's blush from the Amazonian Clay line.
Tarte's Amazonian Clay Blush in Dollface is a very pretty light matte pink with some blue undertones. 

The Amazonian Clay line from Tarte is supposed to be very long wearing (up to 12-hours hence the name). They really do hold up well on my skin without a lot of fading. The texture of the blush is very smooth and soft, unlike anything that I own. The powder is very finely-milled and pigmented. 
This is one of the best blushes I have tried and I definitely recommend it to people that want a long-wearing blush. They don't have a lot of color selections but they are very much worth it to try out. 


I also really like the packaging because it's simple, pretty and practical without any excess packaging. :)

Note: This is not a full sized product, I got it as a set at Sephora with a mini size of this blush and a bronzer. :) 
The price of the full size is $25.00. 

Benefit Watt's Up! Highlighter Review + Swatch

Hello everybody, I'm back with a new product review and today's featured product is Benefit's Watt's Up! highlighter.

Benefit's Watt's Up! ($30.00) is a champagne hued highlighter for the face. This highlighter is very smooth and pigmented which will work for almost all skin type and complexion.

What I really love about this highlighter is first of all, the color! It's a beautiful straight-up champagne. Not too pink nor golden. It's also really great because it's not glittery like most of cream highlighters can have. It gives the perfect amount of glow to your cheeks.

The consistency is great because it's very creamy without feeling greasy or oily. For people that have oily skin like myself, it doesn't make you look oily IF you put a small amount. If you put too much on, it can tend to make your face look oily. Even though I have oily skin I love the way it looks on my skin. To prevent it from looking too oily I like to take the product on my finger FIRST then, blending it out with my finger or the sponge applicator that comes with the product on the other side. I don't like applying straight from the product because it can be a little bit overwhelming. 

All in all, I love this product and I recommend it. Even thought the price is a little bit steep, I would say that this is very much worth it and I would repurchase it again but I have a feeling that this would last a long time. 

You can purchase this product wherever Benefit is sold. (Sephora, Ulta, macy's)