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)

 

Tarte Spring 2015 Collection Review

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Tarte sent me their Spring 2015 Collection and I’m excited to share all of the new products with you! The item I’m most excited about is the Tartelette Palette that contains 12 matte neutral eye shadows.  This palette is ideal for any neutral shadow lover or any makeup obsessed person like myself.  I really love how Tarte put the shadow names on the actual palette rather than on a piece of plastic that is likely to get lost and is a nuisance in my opinion.   The Tartelette palette is perfect because you can easily take your look from day to night in a split second.  It has a variety of light, medium, and dark shades.  The pigmentation of the shadows is great as well. IMG_8553 IMG_8555 IMG_8556 IMG_8557

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Swatches from left to right: Multi-tasker, Dreamer, Force of Nature, and Free Spirit (Taken with flash)

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Swatches from left to right: Multi-tasker, Dreamer, Force of Nature, and Free Spirit (Taken without flash)

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Swatches from left to right: Bombshell, Best Friend, Natural Beauty, Caregiver (Taken without flash)

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Swatches from left to right: Bombshell, Best Friend, Natural Beauty, Caregiver (Taken with flash)

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Swatches from left to right: Fashionista, Power Player, Wanderer, Super Mom (Taken with flash)

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Swatches from left to right: Fashionista, Power Player, Wanderer, Super Mom (Taken without flash)

The next new product is the Tarte Amazonian clay 12-hour blush in Celebrated.  It’s a really light matte, soft, neutral pink shade.  I couldn’t get very good pictures when I tried swatching it but it’s a really nice soft color.

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Next is the Park Ave. Princess Contour Palette which comes with a nice big mirror.  It contains a 6.5 gram Park Ave. Princess bronzer and 3 gram blush in Posh and 3 gram highlighter in Champagne Gold.  I absolutely adore this palette because it includes everything you’d need to contour your face, except maybe a matte highlighter, but that’s not a big deal.  The bronzer is the perfect shade for contouring–not too dark and not too light.  It has easily become my go-to contour powder because of its ease of bendability, color, and the fact that it’s waterproof!  However, it may not be dark enough for deeper skin tones.  The blush is a nice matte light, dusty rose shade.  And let me just say, the highlighter is amazing!  It’s super buttery smooth and is exactly what the name says, a beautiful champagne gold with a nice sheen. IMG_8581 IMG_8584 IMG_8586

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Swatches from left to right: Champagne gold, Posh, and Park Ave. Princess (Taken without flash)

Swatches from left to right: Champagne gold, Posh, and Park Ave. Princess (Taken with flash)

Swatches from left to right: Champagne gold, Posh, and Park Ave. Princess (Taken with flash)

Next is the Tarte smooth operator Amazonian clay tinted pressed finishing powder in Light.  I’ve already tried the untinted version and I loved it.  I do enjoy the fact that this one has a tint just because it’s able to give you a little something extra when you’re touching up throughout the day. IMG_8597 IMG_8598 IMG_8599

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Taken without flash

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Taken with flash

Now we have the LipSurgence Lip Tint in Glitzy.  It’s a beautiful shimmery rose gold looking color and I’ve been wearing it a lot lately.  It has a slight minty scent as do most Tarte LipSurgences–if not all.

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Taken with flash

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Taken with flash

Another lip product in the line is the Tartelette Amazonian Butter Lipstick in “Ethereal Pink”.  It’s a nice sheer light pink that’s perfect for everyday wear.

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No flash

Up next is a huge dense powder brush.  To be honest, I haven’t used it much and could probably live without it.  However, it is a nice, sturdy, well-made brush that would probably be good for powder foundations. IMG_8619 Also included in the collection, is their famous Maracuja Oil.  Personally, I don’t use this as a beauty oil on my face just because I think it may have broken me out a while back.  Instead, I like to mix in a few drops with my body creams and hand lotions for extra skin hydration.  I also use it to moisturize my neck. IMG_8621 The next product is the Amazonian Clay Waterproof Liner in Brown.  Let me just say, this a fabulous cream liner.  It stays put all day long without smudging or traveling.  I also do really love the shade of brown.  It’s a matte color, which is something I look for in cream and gel liners.  I’m not really a fan of liners that dry and have a shiny finish. IMG_8623 IMG_8630 IMG_8629 The last thing in the collection is this double-sided liner brush with pairs perfectly with the Amazonian Clay Waterproof Liner.  I like the fact that the brush has a bent liner side(I find bent liner brushes the easiest to work with when creating a super precise line using gels and creams. IMG_8624IMG_8625 Overall, this collection has really impressed me and I’m enjoying all of the products.