I guess you could say I've been on a little bit of a blush and bronzer kick lately. I've been searching for some new products to add color to my everyday look. I recently dyed my hair back to black and I need a little glow to boost my complexion.

So as I perused Sephora in my local JC Penney's last night I came across the new Nars' blush in Unlawful. It wasn't a color I would have gone out to specifically purchase but in person, wow it is stunning!

At a quick glance it looks like Orgasm or Super Orgasm but when you take a closer look and swatch this bad girl, it's a beautiful iridescent rose gold with silver glitter. It is truly a multidimensional shade and I couldn't think of any blushes like it in my collection. Pictures will not do this justice. It's really a product that needs to be seen in person.

Bonjour! Too Faced has re-released their summer palette from last year (under a new name) and I am SO happy! This year it is called Bonjour Summer. I bought it in the Pardon My French Set at Sephora. It comes with a full size black eyeliner, a sample of their Shadow Insurance, a little travel bag, and a deluxe sample of their Lash Injection Mascara which I have yet to test out. I had missed this palette last year and really regretted not purchasing it so I am thrilled that they pretty much kept it the same so I could get my hands on it.

This baby has a great mix of browns, creams, and brights. It's the perfect spring into summer transition palette. Of course the pigmentation and quality is what you expect from Too Faced, amazing. The price is their standard $36.00 for just the palette. If you order the set like I did it costs $49.00.



The Shades:
Seashell - matte pastel coral (nice blending shade to add a glow/lit from within effect)
Plumeria - shimmering (slightly leaning on duo chrome) medium blue pink
Cocoa Beach - rich brown with hints of burgundy and some sparkle
Sand Dollar - matte tropical white sand
Firefly - shimmery copper
Chocolate Sun - deep chocolate brown with gold sparkle
Sunbeam - Sparkling sheer yellow (would work nicely as an overlay over your whole look to add some sparkle or a highlight on your cheek bones)
Mermaid - medium teal blue green shimmer
Toasted Coconut - medium warm brown (a nice transition shade for blending in those darker browns)

The brand Too Faced is starting to phase out their old packaging some a slimmer, more travel friendly version. It is an aluminum container and I think it is the perfect size complete with a magnetic closure. They have been releasing all of their new palettes in this form but now they are starting to re-release original versions which is so exciting! I have been talking myself out of some of their original palettes because of the packaging.

So here is their first re-release, the Natural Eye Neutral Palette.




This palette is so great for creating day to night looks and I have been especially loving it this week for a daytime smokey eye. The colors are so rich and buttery soft like you would expect from Too Faced.



The Shades:
Heaven - matte ivory cream
Cashmere Bunny - matte milk chocolate with an extra dash of milk
Sexpresso - matte dark chocolate
Silk Teddy - golden shimmery pink
Push-up - medium rose gold shimmer
Erotica - cool toned deep brown with golden glitter specks
Nudie - matte taupe
Honey Pot - coppery gold shimmer
Chocolate Martini - deep warm toned espresso with golden glitter specks

shades used: heaven, cashmere bunny, and erotica

As I had said in my previous post, now is the time when companies we all know and love release some great palettes for the holiday season. The brand Too Faced (which if you don't know them, definitely check them out because they are fab!) had released the Pretty Rebel palette probably a few months ago but it is limited edition so it would make a great gift or addition to your collection!


The shades are as follows:

Dainty - matte ivory (a perfect addition to this palette to breakup all of the shimmer with a matte browbone highlight)
Ringleader - pinky peach shimmer (could be used as a pretty highlighter for the face as well!)
Charming - matte chocolate brown
Gangsta - pure bronze metallic
Girly - medium red/green/brown duo chrome (similar to Mac's Club shadow)
Instigator - gold metallic
Totally Fetch - medium fuchsia pink shimmer
Baddass - medium greyed navy with silver sparkle
Miss Sparkles - pure black with intense silver glitter
Jailbird - silver metallic with a very subtle hint of blue

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