Sephora Sundays 2011 #1: It's back!

Last January, I started a Sephora Sundays mini series that included products that I liked and available at Sephora's website. (See last year's series here!) I can spend hourssss just browsing on Sephora.com to checking out their new products, samples and just to look at products I really want to try. For 2011, I wanted to start it again since it's the new year and there's always lots of new stuff being added.

Here are some of my current items on my wishlist:

	1) Pacifica I Love fragrance - This set contains 5 solid perfumes, including Tuscan Blood Orange, Tahitian Gardenia, Hawaiian Ruby Guava, Indian Coconut Nectar, and French Lilac. I have already tried all of these except French Lilac.. and they're all yummy! See my past Pacifica reviews here.
	2) Tarte Radiant & Rested Luminous Complexion Collection- This kit is also a limited edition set from Sephora that contains 5 products to give your face a radiant look for the new year! This set contains: Natural Cheek Stain in Glisten, EmphasEYES™ Inner Rim Brightener, Recreate™ Silicone-Free Primer With Wrinkle Rewind™ Technology, Smooth Operator™ Illuminating Serum, Park Ave Princess Mineral Bronzer. I am def. interested in the inner rim brightener.. :)
	Josie Maran Eye Love You Too Palette- Looks like the packaging upgraded but the colors are so perfect for the Spring season. Love the light pink, green and blues. :) It's $42 which is a bit pricey for me right now since I've tons of other eyeshadows to use. :)

All pictures, courtesy of Sephora.com!

Disclaimer: I'm not affiliated with Sephora.com at all. Just a huge fan! :)

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Tarte Friends & Family Sale, 40% Off Ends December 13, 2010

Tarte is also having a Friends & Family sale from now until December 13, 2010. (Check out Urban Decay's Friends & Family sale here.) Save 40% off of Tarte products with the code: FFDEC but there are some limitations. Check out the image for more details.

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Glo Says: A Look at New and Upcoming Perfect Multi-Function Palettes

Multitask much? Well if you're Type-A, or just enjoy a good buy and  lots of bang for your buck, these newly launched palettes are sure to please.  These lovelies are clueing in on the desire for a perfectly organized makeup bag and great for on-the-go to boot.  These great palettes give us plenty of fun, chic ways to keep it together in richly hued products great for Fall.

Hint: Click on images to enlarge for better product detail.

BLUE JEAN BABY
Housed in a cute zip-around denim case, Bobbi Brown’s new palette is packed with classic colors for the entire face. There are shimmering pigments for eyes, a peachy-pink cheek color and rose-toned lip colors and glosses for a perfect pout. Bobbi Brown Denim Rose Palette, $60

ANIMAL FRIENDLY
With its colorful and surreal packaging, Urban Decay’s Vegan Palette will beautify your eyes and your vanity. Inside, there are six vegan eye shadows and a smudge-able black eye pencil. A travel size of their primer comes with the palette, giving you everything you need to achieve smoldering eyes. Urban Decay Vegan Palette, $34

TOP TEN
To celebrate ten years in the beauty biz, Tarte created a limited edition product. The refillable gold-studded palette contains ten eye shadows, a double-ended eyeliner and an eye shadow brush. And because it comes with a free Tarte mascara, it’s all the eye makeup you’ll need this fall. Hello - just look at the depth of pigment and gorgeous-ness in these shadows. Absolutely stunning! Tarte Ten Limited Edition Collector's Palette, $44

AWAY WE GO
Stila’s new palettes — each named for a fictional girl living in a geographical location — include four eye shadow shades and a convertible color that can be used anywhere on the face. Above is a sneak peek for you of Make an Impression in Moscow, set for mid-September launch. Stila Travel Girl Palettes, $10

RUNWAY READY
Ok, my darlings, are you ready for this one?  Drumroll please ..... NARS has gathered a handful of its most fashion-forward colors for fall into one compact. Featuring four luxe eye shadows — a deep brown, black, light pink and intense purple — and two cheek colors (including the brand’s famous Orgasm blush), this is a palette for edgy girls on the go. FYI - There's another version of a NARS zippered palette for lips and cheeks too - yumm! NARS Only You Eye & Cheek Palette, $65

SIMPLY FLAWLESS
Get flawless skin with Lorac’s Evening Out Complexion Kit, a one-stop compact for covering blemishes and refining skin’s texture. Featuring two creamy concealers and a powder foundation (all free of parabens), this slick gunmetal-toned compact will help you fake fall’s “bare-faced” beauty looks. LORAC Evening Out Complexion Kit, $38 (Ulta)

PACK & PLAY
Weekend jaunts just got a whole lot easier to pack for. Jouer’s newest palette, features everything you need (save mascara) to create a pretty-as-a-picture visage ... and it clicks together. Jouer The Weekender, $58 (Available in September at Henri Bendel and Jouer Cosmetics) 

source: msn glo

Girl on Top Book Tour's Goodie Bag

The NYC Girl on Top book tour event this month gave away goodie bags to attendees. It was filled with fun treats!

Here are some of the items from the goodie bag: a letter opener (I think), Moxie pads, Vosges Matcha Bar (chocolate-yummy!), and a Tarte eyeshadow book.

The Vosges Haut Chocolat Matcha Bar was absolutely delicious! What is a Matcha Bar? It's made of Japanese matcha green tea mixed with deep milk chocolate- 45% cacao. For more information, check out: www.vosgeschocolate.com

The Tarte duo eyeshadow in Kalalau Trail is a gorgeous couple of complementary colors to create a beautiful smoky look. The left color is a black smoky color and the right color is a golden shimmery color. This convenient case also contains a mirror. You can get this as part of the GlamourEYES set at Sephora.

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Free Tarte Eyeliner at Sephora

With any purchase under the "Natural and Organic" product category, you can get this Tarte eyeliner in Black for FREE! Use the code: TARTE to get this freebie.


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Tarte Cosmetics's Vanity Edition Palette

Remember the mini-train case of samples that I received from Sephora?



As part of my haul, I ordered Tarte: The Vanity Limited Edition Palette; it is truly a treasure chest. Since I have purchased this palette, I have used it many times but mostly the eye shadows. I really like how this case has 3 levels- one for eye shadows, lip colors and blushes. It also comes with their Deluxe Lights, Camera, Lashes! mascara and two brushes.



First Level: Eyeshadows


I am not crazy with these colors because I find a lot of them are very similar-such as 5 & 12 (both are whites), 1& 8 (peaches), 2& 11 (turquoises) and 4 & 9 (purples). Although color #1 looks to have more shimmer than #8, the different is not that big. Either one would make good eye brighteners or highlighters. I am a bit disappointed because this was a splurge and I didn't get that many choices in colors.

I do however really like the turquoise #11 because it is a fun, vibrant color that pops when you do a smokey eye. The golden color # 6 did not come out as strong as it does in the pictures. Most of the lighter shades were not as well pigmented as it could have been which meant I needed to pack on more and/or use other shadows.

Second Level: Lip glosses



The glosses here are also a bit sheer, but I do find they wear well. I am hesitant to wear some of the colors alone but I can mix and match some of the shades together to get a wearable look. My favorite nude color is #8 and nude frosted lip color #4. Since they are mostly sheer, I usually mix a bit of my other lipsticks and use these to top my lip color. Lip gloss color #16 is one of my favorites because it is a nice deep wine shade which is great for special occasions. For the everyday look, I stick with my neutral shades.

Third Level: Blush Colors/Etc.



I haven't used the bronzer/luminizer, the two colors on the left, yet but I have used the third blush from top. I used it as a contour and it works pretty well. The first blush color reminds me of.. to find out-

Smashbox's O color- so pink!!

Overall, I found the powders to be very loose even after my first use, so it was a bit messy. But I do like the colors and it is a compact, so it is convenient to take it somewhere. It also comes with a mirror, but there is no back support so you can't apply your makeup while looking at the mirror without holding on to the case. (Inconvenient)

This palette is exclusively sold at Sephora for $52.