Lips and Sass

Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Too Faced Natural Matte Eyeshadow Palette: Review

Over the past year I have started a great love affair with matte shadows. Something about the clean, natural, and effortless look of them really appeals to me. So, needless to say, when I came across the Natural Matte palette from Too Faced, I was over the moon with excitement. The colors are so buttery and smooth with a fantastic blendability. Let's check this bad boy out!

Too Faced has my heart when it comes to their cute and classy packaging. The Natural Matte palette has a tin-like exterior with a sturdy magnetic closure that makes it ideal for travel. I really love to extra thought they put into the packaging to make it more durable and protected.

They really think of just about everything. The inside has a spot to hold the included how-to glamour guide and has a mirror, as well. I really think it's a nice bonus to have the glamour guide included. It really makes it easy for even for everyone to get comfortable using these shadows.

I just read an article today from TMZ about a new class action lawsuit against the popular lip balm company EOS. The photos look awful and details claim the woman experienced severe "cracking, flaking and bleeding, creating blisters and rashes which lasted 10 days."

YIKES!

Read the TMZ Story Here

My Thoughts: REALLY!? I know, I know, it is often said that common sense isn't so common these days. So, I shouldn't really be so surprised by this type of lawsuit. While I'm not a fan of EOS (past their adorably enticing packaging, of course) because I had issues with it actually making my lips feel more chapped than before I applied it, this looks like a much more serious reaction. The customer may have had severely chapped or wind burned lips to begin with or she may have had a massive allergic reaction. Though it is definitely a hard way to find out that your body doesn't like the product, is a lawsuit really necessary?

Generation Beauty L.A. 2015: HAUL!

Generation Beauty L.A. 2016 is coming!!!

L.A. Live January 30th and 31st. Tickets are available so get them while you can.

Make sure and enter code GBLA2016 to get 40% off!!

With Generation Beauty L.A. 2016 coming up a mere 23 days from now, I thought it would be a good time to share our Gen. Beauty L.A. 2015 experience with you all.

For those of you who haven't heard, Generation Beauty is a huge beauty lover's paradise! Held at the L.A. Live Event Deck in the heart of Downtown Los Angeles, Gen Beauty is a great place for makeup lovers, makeup novices, bloggers and Youtubers to connect, refresh and check out all that is new and exciting in the makeup world. The 2-day event is seriously worth attending.

Meeting some of our current favorite superstars in the makeup world.

Me and Manny Gutierrez

Michelle and Kandee Johnson

In addition to having great opportunities to meet and greet your favorite YouTube stars and check out fabulous brands, you leave the event with TONS of swag! It pays for itself, without a doubt.

If you want to know more of what to expect from Gen Beauty, check out my post Here.

We got so many AMAZING goodies at Gen. Beauty. I went home on a makeup high, feeling super spoiled. Seriously, check it out.

*Note: this is a 2-person haul photo

So, by now you probably know Generation Beauty 2016 is near. This event is a makeup lovers dream. There are 31 confirmed brands and LOTS of YouTubers that will be there this year. That's a lot of beauty in one place.

Check out our haul from 2015!

If you have been before, you know how it all works. If not, you might be getting a little panicky trying to find out what to expect. So here are some things to know before you go.

1. Location
Generation Beauty is held at L.A. Live, on the event deck, in a huge, air conditioned "tent". It is not hard to find because there are plenty of signs to point the way.

That is the "line" behind me

2. Parking
If you park in the parking structure, you will have to pay to park. Not many places in L.A. to get around this. I believe the parking was around $10-$12 for each day. So bring cash and prepare to pay for a parking space.

3. Arrival
Day 1 you will need to check in, get your tickets for booths and your name tag. This only takes a couple minutes. However, if you want to experience the craziness that is a gigantic, winding line that stays put for an hour+ or just really want to hit a certain brand booth before everyone else, get there early as there are LOTS of people.
*we didn't arrive on day 1 until about 20 before the doors opened and the line was insane. In addition, it didn't really make a difference at all. On Day 2, we arrived 10 minutes after the doors opened, walked right in and it was actually better that way.

The magic tickets that get all the goodies!

Huge Tarte Holiday Collection Just $60!!!

Here is a fantastic deal you can get on a huge Tarte Cosmetics collection from QVC!

The Tarte Holidaze of Giving Collection is exclusive to QVC and includes 15 gorgeous, full-sized products. If you are unfamiliar with Tarte, this is a high end, high quality makeup that is cruelty-free, free of nasty chemicals and really performs.

All of this for just $60!

What you get:

-Lights, Camera, Lashes 4-in-1 mascara (this is like holy grail status right here!)

-Silk Amazonian Clay Eyeliner (4 of these beauties)
*Black
*Bronze
*Plum
*Navy

-LipSurgence Lip Crème (3 shades)
*Decadence
*Regal
*Adorned

-LipSurgence Lip Gloss (2, one shimmery and one glossy)
*Fearless (shimmery)
*Exposed (glossy)

-Maracuja C-Brighten Eye Treatment

-Amazonian Clay Eye shadow and Cheek palette (TIMES 2!)
12 eye shadows
*Pearls & Twirls
*Mix & Mingle
*Sequin Stilettos
*Bust a Mauve
*Save the Date
*Dressed to the Wines

*Confetti Cake
*In the Spotlight
*Make a Toast
*Golden Years
*Dancing Shoes
*Chocolate Martini

2 Blushers
*Overjoyed
*Rejoiced

-Blush Brush

-Eye Shadow Brush

These are pieces from my collection. I was seriously stalking the tracking info. waiting for it to arrive. The mascara is one of my favorite ever and the eyeliners are so smooth and glide beautifully without tugging. Love this kit!

This collection is a crazy good value at only $59.94 OR 5 payments of $11.98 (sweet)! Be sure to order by November 30th to get this insane price before the sale ends.

Sunday, November 15, 2015

HOT: $20 off $40 coupon for new HSN Customers

I know some makeup junkies who are going to LOVE this coupon! Right now Home Shopping Network is offering NEW customers a coupon code for $20 off a $40 or more purchase.

Enter code 150136 at checkout

(Expires November 30th, 2015)

Even sweeter, make sure and shop through Ebates where you can score a whopping 6% cash back on HSN purchases.

This makes for some fantastic deals on big name brands like Too Faced, Smashbox, and Benefit!

Some goodies I spotted and think would make great gifts:

Too Faced Chocolate Bar Palette-

$29