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There's a lot to LOVE about Tarte's NEW Young, Wild & Free Palette! It's easy to carry around, because it's slightly larger than a business card case. You're given 8 beautiful eye-shadows: 2 mattes, 4 metallics, a highlighter & liner shade. It also has a generous-sized mirror so you can apply your eye shadow. The palette (eye shadows) smell like chocolate! Yummm! There's also a positive message on the front! "Throw kindness around like confetti", with bits of pink confetti gracing the front of the case. I think for kicks & giggles, they should make a "Throw shade" Palette ;) to pair with this one. LOL The only thing missing from this palette is maybe a little eye shadow applicator brush or holder where you can place one. It's an excellent palette for anyone that love nudes & neutral shades. What distinguishes it from other mini-palettes is that they give you a highlighter & liner shade. I found the pigmentation to be awesome and these shadows really have staying power. Swatch this the next time you're at ULTA, to see if this is for you. I thought this was similar to my Bobbi Brown Bellini Mini Lip & Eye Palette, but they're not even close (THANK GOD). I think I'll get even more use out of this one. So glad I picked it up! Be sure to enter my Tarte Lip Paint Giveaway. Blogger didn't post my blog post :(

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Tarte Young Wild & Free Palette is Supersweet

8 Limited Edition Shades:

Top L & R: simple life (beige) & weekend (light brown)

Middle L & R: happy place (charcoal brown) & lucky charm (rose gold)

Bottom L & R: virtue (antique gold) & dream team (copper)

Side Shades Top & Bottom: party (champagne highlighter) & wow (dark charcoal liner)

It's Time For Another Sweet Surprise! Today's Sweet Surprise goes to Rowena of Rolala Loves Blog. I've known Rowena via blogging for MANY years. I have the utmost respect & admiration for her, both as a blogger & person. Her numerous skills constantly amaze me. She's a superb photographer! She has an eye for capturing things! It could be a moment, place, person, food, object, a flower, beauty products etc. Whatever IT is, she captures it OH SO BEAUTIFULLY. Her pictures speak to you! Their simplicity IS their grandeur. Rowena has taught me a lot about Asian culture & customs, food, movies & celebrities. I always learn so much from her posts! She's written several posts for my blog in the past, featuring these topics. I've been consumed with my house, so I haven't had much time to focus on anything extra, but I would love to revisit those topics in the future. Another thing that I admire about Rowena, is her writing skills. She's a beautiful writer! Very eloquent! Rowena, you should write a book! You're that good! You could be an author! Bottom line, I have TOTAL admiration & respect for you Rowena. I mean that. You have remained constant & consistent through the years and I thank you. I can't think of a more well-rounded & gifted person than you. I admire your personal style, your thoughts, suggestions in beauty, personality, your character and all the gifts you possess. You are a blessing to many and especially me! Continue to stay true to who you are! Your Sweet Surprise is an e-gift card to Sephora & Nordstrom. Several posts ago you mentioned some beauty items that you coveted. I would get them, but I don't know what shades! LOL Go shopping...get what you want (you don't have to stick to those same items if you've changed your mind) and enjoy my friend...enjoy! ((HUGS)) xoxo

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Chanel Fall 2016 Le Rouge Collection No. 1

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I didn't realize for the longest, that brown & red look SO good together. I first realized this when Pottery Barn came out with a collection of bedding in those colors. Well for Fall Chanel is doing the same with makeup! Blushes, eyeshadows, lipsticks, eyeliners, mascara (brownish red) and nail lacquer will all have brown & red hues.

Rimmel London x Kate Moss 15th Anniversary

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Rimmel London is celebrating it's 15 year anniversary! There will be 6 lipsticks! 3 red. 3 nude. To celebrate, there were delicious treats, some of Kate's iconic clothes & accessories and featured makeup campaigns.

Derek Lam 10 Crosby Fragrance Collection

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Derek Lam has an assortment of fragrances! You can purchase them individually or there's a sampler of all you can buy! Here's a breakdown of scents!

Collection includes:

- Silent St. Eau de Parfum: with notes of pure accord, floral accord and white musk.

- Looking Glass Eau de Parfum: with notes of spontaneous accord, floral accord, Chinese magnolia and tonka bean.

- Hi Fi Eau de Parfum: with notes of velvet accord, floral accord, narcissus and peony.

- Drunk on Youth Eau de Parfum: with notes of sophisticated accord, floral accord, honeysuckle and apple.

- Afloat Eau de Parfum: with notes of sunshine accord, floral accord, iris and mimosa.

- Rain Day Eau de Parfum: with notes of enchanting accord, floral accord, neroli, oriental accord and vetiver.

- Something Wild Eau de Parfum: with notes of wild accord, oriental accord, cedarwood and vanilla.

- Ellipsis Eau de Parfum: with notes of addictive accord, jasmine, oriental accord and sandalwood.

- Blackout Eau de Parfum: with notes of complex accord, osmanthus chai, oriental accord and chai tea.

- 2AM Kiss Eau de Parfum: with notes of passionate accord, oriental accord, woody accord, amber, salt crystal and caramel.

Lots Of New Products From Tarte

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Kiss & Blush Cream Cheek & Lip Palette Swatches

If you like cream blush, this may be the product for you! The colors are gorgeous! But they looked REALLY THICK LOL when they swatched them and almost everyone wore them as lip colors than cheek colors. So I don't know! LOL

Tarteist x MakeupByShayla Contour Palette & Swatches

This sold out! I knew about it, but just figured it may be too dark for me. Well I've seen fairer complexions rock this new contour palette. Let me back track! Tarte released a contour palette the beginning of this year, but it wasn't very compatible for darker skin tones. So they collaborated with YouTuber Makeup By Shayla on one for darker complexions. I'm in LOVE! The colors are gorgeous and I want it! I have the other one, but haven't reviewed it on the blog yet.

Tarteist Metallics Eye Shadow Swatches

Did Tarte win the lottery or what? They've been releasing new products all year! LOL Well anyway, they now have a collection of metallic eyeshadows. GlamTrashMakeup (I love her) swatched the new colors. They are very pretty and I think you can take them out of their cases. I also found some swatches on a lighter skin tone.

Smashbox Master Class Lighting Theory Palette (Available Now On Sephora)

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I usually don't go for palettes with a whole lot of stuff in it, but there's something I LOVE about this palette. There are color correctors, bronzers & contours, highlighters, blushes and eye shadows. Plus, look at these swatches. This is only available at Sephora. I've got to get this!

Smashbox Single Eye Shadows (Available Mid July)

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Why!?! Why!?! I love nudes and Smashbox is coming out with nude single eye shadows!
Only a couple of swatches here, but they are gorgeous.

Colourpop Ultra Metallic Lip

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These 4 metallic lipsticks sold out in 30 minutes! I don't have one ColourPop product but I love metallics and contemplating getting these. Plus the great price! They plan on restocking!

Maybelline Color Tattoo Chrome Eye Shadow

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I was in Walgreens, the other day and they had these out. If you loved the Color Tattoo Shadows, I'm sure you'll love these. Seems like all products are going to liquid or stick form.

Stila Holiday 2016

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I can't believe companies are already talking about the holidays. Here are some lippies from Stila.

Marc Jacobs NEW Eyeliner

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I love Marc Jacobs eyeliner! It creates a pretty dramatic eye, but now he's releasing a skinny liner! He read my mind! Because I don't always want big bold eyes :) PLUS these are WATERPROOF!

Makeup Forever Water Blend Foundation

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Yep! A water blend foundation! Hope it's not like Tarte's Rainforest of the Sea. Here are the colors.

New Lip Color // Jouer Orchid

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Jouer has a new lip color...Orchid! Such a pretty pinkish purple.
It's very similar to Lipstick Queen's Let Them Eat Cake, which I already have.

Sneak Peek Jouer Fall 2016

(via czjouer & tenipanosian snapchat & trendmood1 ig)

Jouer gave a sneak peek of their new Fall shades.

Jouer Ready To Wear Warm & Cool Palette

(via czjouer snapchat)

I LOVE SNAPCHAT, because companies are now offering discounts ONLY TO THEIR SNAPCHAT FOLLOWERS! Yaaaaay! I've been wanting these two palettes and because Kim Kardashian featured them on her app, the owner of Jouer offered them 1/2 price! It was a win win for me!

Laura Geller Easy Illumination Sticks

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Remember Gilded Honey and the other gelatos I swatched from Laura Geller? Well, they're now going to be offered in stick form!

New Morphe Naturally Blush Palette

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Fell in love with the colors in this new Naturally Blushed Morphe blush palette.
Was a little disappointed with the swatches, but it may be the lighting.

Anastasia Beverly Hills Lip Gloss & Liquid Lipstick Combinations

(via abhcosmetics snapchat)

I knew she had both lip gloss and liquid lipstick, but I didn't know she offered them in the same colors. I love her lip gloss!

OFRA "Summer" Liquid Lipsticks

(via ofracosmetics snapchat)

Some bright lipsticks from OFRA. Pretty colors for Summer.

OFRA Metallics

(via ofracosmetics snapchat)

Here are some metallics :) I've been following OFRA, because I knew nothing about them.

Wet N Wild Back To School Limited Edition Collection

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I saw this in Walgreens the other day. Really cute collection for teens. Love the nail lacquers.

Urban Decay Moondust Palette & Swatches

(via urbandecaysnaps snapchat & trendmood1 ig)

Urban Decay has a Moondust eye shadow palette. Very striking metallic colors.

Kat Von D Serpentina Palette & Swatches

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Here are swatches for the Kat Von D Serpentina Palette.

New NYX Liquid Suede Shades

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NYX is coming out with 3 additional Liquid Suede lip colors.

Kylie 4th of July Lip Kits (Skylie & Freedom)

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Kylie is all about the holidays at the moment. Blue's for The Fourth of July.
She also is working on a holiday collection.

New L'Oreal Pure Clay Masks

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I really love my REN clay mask, so I was excited to see that L'Oreal is coming out with clay masks. There are 3 of them: Detox & Brighten, Exfoliate & Refine, Purify & Mattify