Too Faced Melted Kisses & Sweet Cheeks

Review & Swatches!

I have yet another Holiday giftset from Too Faced to show you guys!
This is the Melted Kisses & Sweet Cheeks set!
Three mini Melted Lipsticks with Three mini Love Flush Blushes to match
This set is perfect for Christmas, divide into three for your friends
or keep them for yourself & try some great Too Faced products in different shades!
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Price $36 USD (Value $60)
Available at Sephora, Toofaced.com & ULTA
Swatches & more pics below!

www.Toofaced.com

I couldn't help myself when I saw the cute mini Blushes in this set, I had to have them!

I'm starting to try out different blushes & different shades, the purple duo caught my eye..

I have never tried purple colours on my skintone before & wouldn't purchase a full size for the chance it won't suit me, so that is why this set is great!

The mini Melted lipsticks are always a good value & the mini Blushes are small but have enough to play with for a few months, and you won't feel guilty about wasting product if it's not your shade!

On the other hand, this set is designed as Three Gifts in One!

Each colour duo are packaged in their own box with "To/From" labels on the back, 

making them perfect stocking stuffers for your friends!

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They are also the perfect size for travelling or to throw in your handbag for touch ups

Each Melted Lipstick mini is 0.16oz (5ml) almost half the amount of the full size

Each Love Flush Blush mini has 0.07oz (2.0g) a bit larger than your average eyeshadow

You're paying about $6 for each product in this set!

Melted Nude - Peachy Brown Nude

Love Hangover Blush - Warm Peachy Pink with a sheen finish

Melted Peony - Soft Dusty Pink 

Justify My Love Blush - Cool toned Pink with Gold shimmer

Melted Fig - Muted Rosy Violet

Your Love Is King Blush - Plumy Rose with a sheen finish

The quality of these minis are just as good as the full sized products, nicely pigmented, the blushes blend beautifully & the lipsticks are sweet smelling & creamy like the original!

I highly recommend this holiday set from Too Faced! Good value, good quality, makes

three separate gifts or keep for yourself to try new shades,

Plus, they're just so cute!!

$36 USD at Sephora, ULTA & Toofaced.com

Reviews on the other 2015 holiday sets from Too Faced:

Le Grand Palais - Click Here

Le Grand Chateau - Click Here

LucyLoves! xx

Kat Von D - Mi Vida Loca Studded Lipstick Set

Review & Swatches!

I've got another great Holiday gift set to review for you guys, this time from Kat Von D!
The Mi Vida Loca Remix Studded Kiss Lipstick set
7 Mini Lipsticks & One full size Limited Edition Lipstick in white studded packaging
$42 USD exclusive at Sephora
I love getting the different lip sets each year to try out new colours & formulas, 
and Kat Von D always has the best variety of shades

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Swatches below!

www.sephora.com/katvond

"As the winner of 2014 Sephora Innovation Award, Kat Von D's Studded Lipstick keeps the lips feeling soft & supple with an antioxidant complex of moisturising ingredients such as Vitamin E. Each lipstick is infused with a Crème Brulee scent for a subtle, sweet experience inspired by her love of sweet. Kat Von D designed the covetable glossy black casing after her signature studded cuff. The lipstick is adorned with the "KVD" monogram" - Sephora.

Studded Kiss Lipsticks are 100% vegan & not tested on Animals 

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So this sets comes with 7 deluxe mini Studded Kiss Lipsticks (0.04oz)
a good range of colours in the signature black studded case
And 1 full size Limited Edition Studded Kiss Lipstick (0.10oz)
a classic red with a twist, in a beautiful white studded case exclusive to this set.

Gold Blooded LE - A warm Matte Red with Golden sparkle

Wolvesmouth - A Metallic cool toned Purple Berry 

Sexer - A fluorescent Pink with a Frosted Matte finish

Noble - A Matte Peachy Pink Nude (Cult favourite)

NaYeon - A cool Black frost with Gunmetal shimmer

Bachelorete - A Matte Reddish Fuchsia (Cult favourite)

Halo - A Frosted Matte Neon Medium Orange

Coven - A Matte Light-Medium cool toned Lavender

I really like the range in this set - neutral, vibrant & crazy colours to try.
The formulas are nice & smell delicious! But a couple of the colours apply a bit patchy, such as wolvesmouth & coven. Coven is such a beautiful Lilac Purple but needs building up for opacity & an even application. NaYeon is a very interesting shade with the gunmetal glitter through it. It feels quite chunky & gritty on the lips & the glitter makes it hard to get a nice application.

I think this is great value for money, it's a cool gift idea, you can split the colours up amongst your  friends & keep the colours you like to throw in your handbag!
$42 USD exclusive at Sephora 


LucyLoves! xx

HOURGLASS Ambient Lighting Edit Review

Swatches & Palette Review

Each year, luxury brand Hourglass Cosmetics bring us a beautiful holiday palette
And this year, she's a Stunner!
First the Ambient Lighting Powder trio as a permanent item in 2013,
then the Ambient Lighting Blush trio last year as a limited edition palette, 
that I'm sure a lot of us are still kicking ourselves for not picking up (I know I am!)
And this year the Ambient Lighting Edit, a limited edition complete face palette 
with finishing & highlighting powders, blushes & a bronzer in one!
But with all the rumours & reviews so far about the price & size, we're left asking
Is it really worth it???

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Price $80 USD for 0.29oz
Available at Sephora, Hourglass website, Nordstrom & other retailers

www.sephora.com/hourglass

We all know Hourglass Cosmetics is a luxurious high-end brand acclaimed for 
their soft-focus, complexion perfecting formulas that create radiant, glowing skin!
Often the Ambient face powders are mistaken for highlighting or strobing powders 
when in fact they are used for setting the face makeup & giving that "perfect lighting" effect 
like you're ready for selfies all day!
Don't get me wrong, build up the product, such as Iridescent Light or Diffused Light, 
on the highest parts of your face - cheekbones, brow bone, you will achieve a beautiful, natural looking highlight. These are not meant to be highly pigmented powders & are designed to give the most natural, flawless-looking finish, but you can use them wet to intensify the highlight effect!

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This palette includes three Ambient Lighting Powders, including one new shade 

Iridescent Strobe Light, two Ambient Lighting Blushes & one Ambient Lighting Bronzer in 

a golden plastic palette with a large mirror inside. The standard Sleek Hourglass packaging

Dim Light - A neutral peach beige that blurs imperfections & highlights the complexion

Iridescent Light - A rose pearl that gives the complexion a refined glow

Diffused Light - A soft pale yellow that conceals redness & gives the skin clarity

Mood Exposure - A soft plum blush fused with Mood Light to brighten the complexion

Luminous Flush - A champagne rose blush fused with Luminous Light for a candlelit glimmer

Luminous Bronze Light - A medium tan shade fused with Luminous Light for a softer candlelit warmth

Now lets talk about the value of this thing! 

Price - $80 USD (approx $120 NZD)

The size is 0.29oz/8.3g which is 0.049oz/1.4g in each pan

At first that sounded insane to me, that's a tiny amount of product!

"How could they possibly make this palette $80?!"

I convinced myself it was because of it's luxurious design & quality,

Hourglass is an expensive brand & this is a Limited Edition, High-end Holiday palette

In my mind, $80 is not that bad for 6 different products in one travel friendly palette

I'd be happy to pay $13-14 separately for this size pan of Hourglass powder,

& 6 in 1 is the perfect way to try the different shades & lighting effects.

Also, considering how long it takes to make a dent in these powders,

this palette should last a long time!

There is a travel size Ambient Lighting powder available in Dim Light

but it's $22 for 0.049oz of powder

If you already have the Ambient Lighting Palette & Ambient Blush Palette,

you really don't need to get this

I love mine & don't regret the purchase, I use it most days & don't find it

difficult to use with my brushes. I use an angled blush brush or tapered face

brush & get a good application. Obviously you're not gonna shove your

bronzer/powder brushes in there! The other shades may transfer & you'll

have the bronzer where you wanted the lighting powder!

LucyLoves! xx