Tarte High Performance Naturals Palette - Eye Shadow Look

Los Angeles finally experienced a "chilly" winter night last night. I decided to wear my warm, "chilly night" appropriate open shoulder sweater from Forever 21. I used the "Tarte High Performance Naturals" eye shadow palette to create my look. This palette has all the perfect colors you need to create a really neutral warm eye shadow look.
 

   Tarte - High Performance Naturals Eye Shadow Palette

Smoky Eyes with Silver and Black Shades

Here is my Saturday night go-to smokey eye look. One look - two outfits! I couldn't figure out what to wear for my night out. Typical girl problems, right? Product details are below. Spoiler alert: I ended up going with the second outfit.

Product details:

   Face (left to right starting with first row, then second row):

• Morphe - Continuous setting mist
• Kiko Milano - Skin evolution foundation
• Clinique - Line smoothing under eye concealer
• Morphe - "Toasted Marshmallow" concealer stick
• Kiko Milano - Matte fusion pressed powder
• Arbonne - Bronzer
• Urban Decay - Naked Illuminated Trio

   Lips (this is my FAVORITE nude lip combination):

• Prestige - "Cognac" lip liner: My FAVORITE lip liner ever!
• Dose of Colors - "Brulee" lipstick
• Dose of Colors - "Truffle" matte liquid lipstick (my favorite shade from this line)

   Brushes (top to bottom):

• M.O.T.D. - Beauty and the Base: Used with my Kiko Milano matte fusion powder to "seal" my look
• Morphe - M439: Used with my Kiko Milano liquid foundation for my entire face
• Morphe - G3: Used for my hairline contour
• Morphe - M164: Used to contour my nose

    Eyes (left to right then top to bottom):

• MAC Cosmetics - Eye shadow primer "Base Light"
• Doucce - Maxlash Volumizer Mascara (Thank you Ipsy)
• MAC Cosmetics - "Beauty Marked" eye shadow
• Sinful Colors - "Platinum" silver eye shadow
• Benefit - "They're Real!" Push-Up Liner: Perfect to create a cat eye winged look
• Kajal Vasanti Waterline - Black eyeliner (Thank you Ipsy)
• NYX - White eyeliner for the bottom eyelid
• Sephora - "Midnight Brown" waterproof eyebrow pencil

 

Face Products: Time to Glow!

Over the past few weeks, I've bought a few different sets of skincare and facial products. They all have something in common...orange packaging! To me, that represents a product that has Vitamin C and will leave you with healthy and glowing skin. The brands I bought were: Arbonne, Ole Henriksen, and the Body Shop.

                             

• This is the Arbonne RE9 anti-aging set. This has a day creme (not pictured because I already finished it), regenerating toner, intensive renewal serum, smoothing facial cleanser, and corrective eye creme. This set is very effective and it has made my skin look more mature. I feel like it has really improved the quality of my skin. To top it off, this is an anti-aging set, so you get to have great skin while preventing wrinkles!

• This is an Ole Henriksen set I bought for a really good deal from Sephora during the holidays. There was no way I was passing this up! This set includes the brightening cleansing cloths, african red tea foaming cleanser, pure truth youth activating oil, sheer transformation, brightening night treatment, truth serum collagen booster. I love the way all the products in this set smell and feel on my skin. Most of these products are more on the oilier side but that's what makes my skin feel really smooth and gives it that glow and shine after I've applied the product.

• This is the Vitamin C set from the Body Shop. The products all smell so good! The set includes the facial cleansing polish, energizing face spritz (I use this at work and spritz my face during the middle of the day and it immediately gives me an instant glow!), and the vitamin c skin boost. This set helps exfoliate my skin while giving it a nice glow.

There you have it. I'm addicted to products that make my skin glow! I know you're wondering, why do I have all of these different skincare sets? The truth is, I'm addicted to skincare and I just can't choose one set! I feel like I have to try them all because there are so many out there. I always use one set at a time for a few weeks to not irritate my skin.

What other recommendations do you have for skincare products?

Face Scrub Friday!

Yes, I just made that up. It's catchy though don't you think? Say it again, "Face Scrub Friday!" I'm an Arbonne Independent Consultant and I love their face scrubs. Check them out. If you are interested, let me know or use my ID # 13370815 to purchase. Arbonne is a plant based company - no animal testing involved! These face scrubs leave my face smooth and with a beautiful glow. I love using at least one of them every Friday to leave my skin feeling clean and prepared for the weekend.

 

#1: Exfoliating New Cell Scrub (Best Seller): Apply this on damp skin and leave on for one minute. Then you rinse off and notice smoother skin.

https://www.arbonne.com/shop_online/showitem.asp?ProductId=7386&menuId=&withLinks=1

#2: Deep Cleansing Mask: Apply this on damp skin and leave on for 10 minutes, then rinse off with either warm water or a damp towel.

https://www.arbonne.com/shop_online/showitem.asp?ProductId=7460&menuId=&withLinks=1

#3: Cellular Renewal Masque: (Used for facials in high end salons in London). This is a cream you apply on dry skin and leave on for about 5-7 minutes, then rinse off.

https://www.arbonne.com/shop_online/showitem.asp?ProductId=899&menuId=&withLinks=1

#4: Sea Mud Face and Body Mask: This can be used for your face and your body. Apply on face and leave on for 5-10 minutes (I usually just leave it for 5). Apply on arms/legs /torso and leave on for about 20-30 minutes.

https://www.arbonne.com/shop_online/showitem.asp?ProductId=7319&menuId=&withLinks=1

Lip Exfoliant

I just made my own simple lip exfoliant. I mixed olive oil and brown sugar together. I put enough of both ingredients until it became pasty. I then scrubbed it on my lips and washed it off with warm water. My lips feel like butter! Don't forget to rehydrate your lips by putting on chapstick right after since your skin is a bit sensitive after using the exfoliant.

The New Arbonne "It's a Long Story" Mascara

This past weekend, I attended the 2013 Arbonne GTC conference held in Las Vegas. While being there, I was able to buy Arbonne's new "It's a Long Story" mascara. I love mascara and am always trying out new ones. This is definitely my new favorite! It separates and elongates my lashes and is worth a try for everyone who loves mascara. If anyone is interested in it, check out the link to it. My ID # is 13370815. Link to Arbonne Mascara