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New Tarteist Creamy Matte Lip Paints: Review and Swatches

From left to right: Manbun, Crop Top, Rave, Choker, Grunge, Brownie, Selfish, Cray-cray, Yaassss, Naughty
From left to right: Manbun, Crop Top, Rave, Choker, Grunge, Brownie, Selfish, Cray-cray, Yaassss, Naughty

I was recently lucky enough to try out the new Tarteist Creamy Matte Lip Paints and I really do enjoy them. They come in a pretty wide range of shades. I don’t have every color but I did receive 10 different colors that I’ll be swatching on my arm as well as on my lips.

Swatches down: Manbun, Crop Top, Rave, C,hoker, Grunge, Brownie, Selfish, Cray-cray, Yaassss, Naughty

The formula reminds me of the NYX Soft Matte Lip Creams. However, the Tarteist Creamy Matte Lip Paints do not dry down.  So they’re pretty much guaranteed to transfer.  The formula is also very wet feeling so it tends to get on your teeth like a lip gloss would.  Normally I prefer a formula that dries completely matte just because it’s much more low maintenance and I don’t have to continuously touch up.  But I do like the fact that these don’t dry out your lips since they aren’t a true matte formula like, for instance, ColourPop Ultra Matte Lips that leave your lips feeling like the Sahara Desert lol.  Another thing to note is that all of them have a sweet minty scent that I really love.

Cray-Cray and Manbun had a drier formula than the rest.  Cray-Cray went on somewhat patchy but after layering on the product I was able to even out the color.  Also, even though Manbun and Cray-Cray were thicker in formula, they appeared more matte than the other shades.

They come in a short cylindrical tube.  I’ve attached a picture comparing the size to a ColourPop Ultra Matte Lips tube.  The Tarteist Creamy Matte Lip Paints have a doe foot applicator that is rather long compared to a standard doe foot.  I would’ve preferred a standard applicator just because I find it easier to apply the product and I have more control.  The actual applicator wand itself is short.

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Below are lip swatches of all 10 shades.  My favorites are all of the nudes of course!

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Anastasia Beverly Hills Summer 2015 Collection Review

 

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The  new Anastasia Beverly Hills Summer 2015 Collection is filled with a bunch of fun, bright colors.  I’m glad they’ve also included some neutrals as well.  All products will be available on May 15th on Anastasia’s website, Macy’s website, and Macy’s stores.

The products from the collection that I’m most excited about are the new liquid lipstick shades, which include Craft and Unicorn.  Craft is my absolute favorite out of the two.  It’s a gorgeous dusty plum looking shade.  The sheet included with the products states that it’s a sparkly plum but I don’t detect any sparkles whatsoever.  That’s perfectly fine with me though since I prefer matte shades.

At first glance Unicorn reminded me a lot of Bambi, another liquid lipstick shade in Anastasia’s line.  However, after swatching Unicorn I definitely realized it’s more of a muted lavender.  I prefer it over Bambi because Bambi is more of a neon, in your face color.

The Liquid Lipsticks retail for $20 each.

 

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Left to right: Unicorn, Craft. No flash
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Left to right: Unicorn, Craft. Taken with flash (Not completely dry. When dry they appear matte)

Next up are the new Waterproof Crème Color shades.  Every shade is absolutely beautiful and highly pigmented.  Every shade just screams Summer.  There are a total of 6 new colors: Ice Blue, Yellow, Coral Reef, Sunset, Barbie Pink, and Ocean.  The crème colors can be used as eyeliners or eye shadow bases.  They’re crease-proof and smudge-proof which is a bonus.  Each one dries to a matte finish and contains no sparkles.  I think it’s interesting how they included two pink shades because it’s not everyday that you come across pink eye shadow bases or even pink eyeliners.

Waterproof Creme Colors retail for $18 each.

 

Ice Blue (With flash)
Ice Blue (With flash)

 

Ice Blue (No flash)
Ice Blue (No flash)
Yellow (With flash)
Yellow (With flash)

 

Yellow (No flash)
Yellow (No flash)
Coral Reef (With flash)
Coral Reef (With flash)
Coral Reef (No flash)
Coral Reef (No flash)
Sunset (With flash)
Sunset (With flash)
Sunset (No flash)
Sunset (No flash)
Barbie Pink (With flash)
Barbie Pink (With flash)
Barbie Pink (No flash)
Barbie Pink (No flash)
Ocean (With flash)
Ocean (With flash)

 

Ocean (No flash)
Ocean (No flash)
Left to Right: Ocean, Barbie Pink, Sunset, Coral Reef, Yellow, and Ice Blue (No flash)
Left to Right: Ocean, Barbie Pink, Sunset, Coral Reef, Yellow, and Ice Blue (No flash)
Left to Right: Ocean, Barbie Pink, Sunset, Coral Reef, Yellow, and Ice Blue (With flash)
Left to Right: Ocean, Barbie Pink, Sunset, Coral Reef, Yellow, and Ice Blue (With flash)

Last but not least are the new eye shadow singles.  They retail for $12 each, four for $40, or eight for $70.  Included in the collection are Fawn, Star Cobalt, Peach Sorbet, Amber, Labyrinth, Surface of the Sun, and Cognac.  As always they are excellent quality.  They’re super pigmented and easily blendable.

  • Fawn: Soft, neutral olive.  (Ultra-matte finish)
  • Star Cobalt: Electric, galaxy blue.  (Metallic finish)
  • Peach Sorbet: Sultry, rose champagne.  (Metallic finish)
  • Amber: Rich, multi-dimensional gold.  (Satin finish)
  • Labyrinth: Smoldering, deep orchid.  (Metallic Finish)
  • Surface of the Sun: Warm, shimmery gold.  (Satin finish)
  • Cognac: Dramatic, copper-flecked brown.  (Satin finish)
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Fawn  (With flash)
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Fawn (No flash)
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Star Cobalt (With flash)
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Star Cobalt (No flash)
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Peach Sorbet (With flash)
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Peach Sorbet (No flash)
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Amber (With flash)
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Amber (No flash)
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Labyrinth (With flash)
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Labyrinth (No flash)
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Surface of the Sun (With flash)
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Surface of the Sun (No flash)
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Cognac (With flash)
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Cognac (No flash)
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Left to right: Cognac, Surface of the Sun, Labyrinth, Amber, Peach Sorbet, Star Cobalt, and Fawn. (With flash)
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Left to right: Cognac, Surface of the Sun, Labyrinth, Amber, Peach Sorbet, Star Cobalt, and Fawn. (No flash)