YSL Rouge Volupte

I own 2 rouge voluptes: 26 Tender Peach and 12 Forbidden Burgundy. Of course, as I have said already. I am a sucker for packaging and this one has beautiful packaging.

 

this one is Tender Peach and the band in the middle shows the color of the lipstick.

 

This one is Forbidden Burgundy.

The formula is nice. Not as moisturizing as I was hoping but not bad.  I prefer to apply with a lip brush because I think the look is unnatural otherwise.  Both are very pigmented. 

 

  

This is only one swipe of Forbidden Burgundy.  I couldnt get a good lip swatch as I couldnt get it to show the purpleyness.

 

  

  

The lipswatch is one swipe and the arm swatch is 2 swipes.  I love how light and springy this color is. 

Disclaimer: Both of these lipsticks were purchased by me.

Jane Iredale Catherine Lipstick

I have never tried anything Jane Iredale until this lipstick.  Being that the brand is not readily available, I have just never had much exposure to it.  When I got this lipstick in my most recent beauty test tube, I was very excited to try it out.  The packaging is not super exciting but also not boring or ugly, a plain shiny yellow gold tube embossed with Jane Iredale's name. 

 

The formula is pretty good, not really drying but not moisturizing.  I would have to say that it is not much better than most drugstore lipsticks that I have tried.  That is, except for the fact that it is quite pigmented.  Catherine is a nice brown, red.  Brick would be an appropriate name for it.  In full opacity, it is probably more appropriate for night on my NC20ish skin, but it can be sheered out quite easily.  I am willing to postulate that it would look amazing on olivey skinned people. 

 

  

This swatch is just one swipe.  Look at all that color! Here is a lip picture of it kind of sheered out using my finger. 

 

There is no shimmer.  The shimmer that you see is left over from my lip swatch of the clinique lipstick. 

Have you tried anything Jane Iredale?  If so, what is your favorite product and why? 

Disclaimer: I got this in my beauty test tube which I purchased.

Clinique Baby Baby Buttershine

I will start this off by saying that I'm usually not a big clinique person.  Most of the eyeshadows are not pigmented enough for me and their skincare irritates my skin.  Also, packaging is a big attractant for me, and I generally do not find Clinique's packaging to be very attractive.  If you are from clinique and you are reading this, SPICE THINGS UP MAN!  Well, I actually really like the packaging of the buttershine lipsticks. 

 

Sorry that it's kind of a blurry picture.  But back on topic, I love that its shiney and silver and I love the unique shape.  It kind of looks like a bamboo stock, no?  And on to the product. 

 

This lipstick is so moisturizing and slippy that I would venture to call it a lipgloss in stick form.  I don't find it to be like butter because when I think of butter I think greasy and this is in no way greasy.  Just shiney and slippy.  The color is a nice medium warmish pink with gold shimmer. 

 

This is a pretty heavy swatch, so I would have to say that this thing is not super pigmented.  I like it as a my lips but better shade.  

 

Disclaimer:  I got this lipstick in a swap from a lovely muaer 

LOTD

Here is my lip of the day for today. I used Tarte 24/7 natural lip sheer in champagne brunch and Tarte double-ended lipgloss in Moondoggie/Gidget(the moondoggie side).

 

It was a really nice shimmery nude look.  

At night I changed it to YSL rouge volupte in forbidden burgundy topped with the same gloss but I couldn't get a decent picture of that. 

Disclaimer: All products mentioned in this post were purchased by me.

Josie Maran Argan Oil Stick

 

This thing is freakin fabulous.  It claims to be and all around moisturizer and it is!  It also comes in a cute little rose gold stick that can easily be thrown in your purse, although she does have a smaller size specifically for travel.  I use this on my psoriasis plaques(kind of analagous to really really really dry skin), my lips, my cuticles, my elbows, basically anywhere that needs to be moisturized.  And it really is moisturizing.  These are the ingredients according to Sephora.com:

"Natural Prunus Armenica (Apricot) Kernel Oil, Organic Argania Spinosa (Argan) Kernel Oil, Natural Beeswax, Natural Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter, Natural Copernica Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax, Natural Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax, Natural Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter), Natural Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Butter, Tocopheryl Acetate (Vitamin E Acetate), Natural Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Germ OIl, Natural Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Oil, Natural Leptospermum Petersonii, Natural (Lemon Tea Tree) Oil, Menthol, Tocopherol, Ethylhexlylglycerin, Caprylyl Glycol (and) Phenoxyethanol (and) Hexylene Glycol."

I really love that this product is free of "all the bad stuff too"!  It is $22 for the full size but its well worth it in my opinion.

Disclaimer: My mother bought this for me as a gift.

Nordstrom.com Welcomes Chantecaille!

I do not know whether to do a happy dance to hide my wallet because Nordstrom.com has officially added Chantecaille to the list of brands that it carries.  I do not know yet when it will be available in the stores or which stores it will appear in, but this is awesome news for beauty junkies everywhere!!!
Here are some items that I found intriguing while browsing:

 

image from Nordstrom.com

This is the palette d'olivia.  It contains 7 eye shades(Perle, Granite, Quartz, Obsidian, Tanzanite, Peony, and Zinc) and one cheek shade(Joy) and retails for $135.  Holy moly.  Looks like I will not be indulging in this one anytime soon.  Too bad since I really like the looks of it. 

 

image from Nordstrom.com

This is the Les Sorbets lip gloss palette.  It contains 5 lipglosses (Nectar, Guava, Amaretto, Mandarine and Bellini).  This looks like it would be an awesome palette for summer and retails at $69.  Thankfully, I'm not really a fan of lip palettes so I'm not tempted by it. 

February Favorites

Now that it is March, I decided to do my February favorites.  They are just items that got alot of love this month. I have a new add from January, I took a picture of all the items! So, hopefully this one will be more exciting :)

1. Cetaphil Moisturizing Lotion- Mine says dry, sensitive skin treatment.  I do not know for sure if all of them are this way as I took this one from my moms house, well, she gave it to me.  Its a really nice medium weight lotion.  It is fragrance-free and non-comedogenic, so I use it for both my face and my body.  I like it mostly for my face as I have psoriasis which makes my skin really dry.  This lotion is great for morning and night, though i would recommend using a sunscreen also during the day.

 

2. Idole d'Armani- I included this one in January's favorites so I wont bore you with any more words on it.  I did acquire a lovely roller ball size now from my friend Maegan! 

 

3. Guerlain Kiss Kiss lipstick in Reve D'or- I got this lipstick in a swap with a lovely Muaer.  Before any of my non muaer readers get grossed out, lipstick is really easy to sanitize.  You simply cut off the top and/or dip it in rubbing alcohol.  The case is so beautiful, a lovely shiny gold with a block-like shape.  It does have great staying power, so I dont have to reapply too often.  Even if I did, I would mind since its so lovely.  I'm such a sucker for pretty makeup packaging.  It is not the most moisturizing formula I own, but it isn't drying either.  The color is peachy-red with gold shimmer. As most guerlain products i've tried to date, this one has the signature lavendary scent.  I'm not really a fan as it reminds me of really old powder, but its gone within 15 minutes.  

 

 

4. Laura Mercier Eye Kohl in Brown Copper- This is another one that was in January, so here are the pictures. 

 

 

5. Becca Doeskin eye shadow-  This was from my softsurroundings.com haul that I posted about earlier.  It is such a great neutral light brown with just a hint of shimmer.  I intern at a hospital, so I find myself using this almost every time I go in.  I usually pair it with the laura mercier eye kohl from above.  The formula is really silky and goes on smooth.  It is quite soft though, so there is kind of alot of powder loss with each application.  

 

6. Guerlain meteorites in Beige chic-  I got these in a swap also.  They are the mini size which I figured was fine because it seems like they take forever to use up.  The container is plastic and it contains little powder balls in tones of peach, brown, beige, gold and white.  They blend to be the perfect color for me and impart just a little glow.  These, again, have the signature Guerlain scent.  I find the coverage to be fairly sheer and the finish to be not at all powdery.  

 

  

7. Too Faced bronzer in Snow Bunny-  I got this in a palette from sephora.  I decided the palette was a hastle, so I depotted it which left it a little cracked.  As you will see from the picture, this thing is well loved.  I use it if I want just a little bronze and shimmer on my cheeks.  Its too light to be an actual brozer for me, but I could see it working really well for fairer people(I'm about NC20 in mac for reference).  

 

8. Lavender Nail polish- I have 2: OPI done out in deco and Orly cashmere cardigan.  Both are creme meaning they contain no shimmer.  I prefer the formula of the OPI to the formula of the Orly(I described my qualms with Orly in an earlier post), but I have the OPI in a mini bottle making it a little harder to apply than it would be if it were full sized.  Cashmere cardigan is darker and more blue than Done out in deco which is dustier.  Both are really pretty and perfect for spring. (I bought the Orly and swapped for the OPI)

 

9. Crystal Nail File-  These things are the greatest nail files out there.  They file really well and don't tear up your nails like the old brown ones.  Some claim they stop nails from peeling, but my nails are genetically awful making it hard for me to speak to that. I got this one at the street fair in Palm desert, but Essie has one that people seem to like alot. 

 

10. Estee Lauder Sumptuous Mascara-  I like this stuff almost as much as I like Armani's eyes to kill.  It lengthens well and thickens nicely but can be a teensy bit clumpy.  I have only ever used the trial size.  I bought several off ebay for rather cheap.  At about $10 less than the Armani, I would recommend this as a cheaper alternative.  

In case anyone is wondering, I am wearing Color Club Wild Child nail polish in the pictures where I have polish on.