Tarte Pin Up Girl Amazonian Clay 12 Hour Blush Palette- Holiday 2014

A few months ago I saw a fellow and much more successful beauty blogger's instagram post which featured what she was wearing that day. Well, she had a beautiful Tarte holiday palette on display. Now, I began hunting it down like a ravaged wolf, however it appeared to be completely out of stock. I had hoped to find it on ebay or something for an exorbitant price which I would have gladly paid but alas, I could not hunt it down. Cue my excitement when I heard rumblings of another holiday blush palette being released by Tarte this year. The second I knew it was in stores I drove to Sephora and snatched it up. (I was actually working that day at Sephora, which I believe is the last time lol whoops sorry I am not cut out for mall work). Anyway, I bought this beauty. And let me tell you, it's freaking gorgeous.

WHY CAN'T I INSERT HEART EYED EMOJIS ON MY MACBOOK.  I would put them right here if I could.

From left to right they are: Breathless (a pinky beige-brown), Embraced (plum rose with shimmer), Whimsy (true pink), Bashful (a rosy peach), and Irreplaceable (a mauve rose).

These blushes are just as gorgeous as the normal Tarte Amazonian Clay 12 hour Blushes, which is saying something because we all know that oftentimes Holiday releases are sub-par in quality. Well, not this time. The colors are rich, unique, and supremely gorgeous. The only one that isn't matte is the second one from the left, Embraced, and it gives off the most beautiful and subtle glow when applied. Here they are swatched in order:

The only problem I have with this palette is the packaging. It's a chunky, gold, paisely patterned clutch with a ribbon and two bobby pins attached. I'm not even picturing it because it's in my opinion heinous and pretty useless. Luckily for Tarte I can't resist their blushes, especially when new colors are released. They are quite possibly my favorite formulation of blush, especially because of the longevity of wear. They stay on your cheeks pretty much all day, they may dull down but they are always present on my makeup remover wipe at the end of the day.

Overall for 40 or so dollars, I say snatch it up and enjoy. It's quite beautiful and definitely handy to have stuffed in my makeup drawer amongst all the Revlon Lip Crayons I have an about 6 eye makeup palettes which are perfectly arranged. I attribute this skill to years of tetris on my Motorola.

Until next time!

A Very Rosey Christmas- Makeup Look

 As we near Christmas I keep seeing gorgeous holiday looks being put together by some of my favorite bloggers and youtubers. I felt like I should throw in my current favorite festive makeup look and luckily it includes my newest baby, the Naked 3 Palette. I went for something a little different than the norm because quite frankly I wore a bronzey eye and red lip all summer and that didn't seem festive enough for me personally. I call Christmas the time when everyone else starts wearing red lipstick and I lose my originality. POSERS.

Joking. Sort of.


Here are all the products I used:

Urban Decay Naked 3 Palette, (full review here!) Benefit Rockateur Blush, MAC MSF in Soft and Gentle, Tarte Lights Camera Flashes Mascara, MAC Lip Pencil in Brick, Rimmel Lasting Finish Kate Moss Lipstick in 06.

Here's the look!

So for the eyes I used Dust all over the lid, then worked Burnout and Limit into the crease. I built those up and blended them, then added Buzz to the outer corner. I blended them all together with Nooner. I then defined my lashline with Blackheart and highlighted both my brow bone and inner corner with Strange, the lightest shade in the palette. (These are all shades from the Naked 3 Palette). I used my new favorite Tarte mascara (it's a holy grail product) and voila!

For cheeks I buffed on some of Benefit's Rockateur blush, which I am absolutely obsessed with. This gives off a nice sheen but I wanted to add a little more since it's the holiday season and when else do we get to pack sparkles onto our faces and have it be socially acceptable? I highlighted the tops of my cheekbones with MAC's MSF in Soft and Gentle.

For lips I layered up my all time favorite lipliner, MAC's Brick with a new find, a beautiful berry red hue from Rimmel's Kate Moss collection.

Overall I find this look very glowy and I plan on wearing it in different variations throughout the holiday season and most likely after, because let's be real when we figure out an awesome combination we're going to slap it on all the time. Or at least I am.

Here it is again! I hope you guys found this post helpful. I truly hope everyone has a beautiful holiday with their family and friends. This time of year is my favorite not because of anything other than the large amount of time I get to spend with my family. So kick back, drink a glass of wine, and soak in the love. Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart for reading my blog and sticking with me. <3