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.
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.
Below are lip swatches of all 10 shades. My favorites are all of the nudes of course!
As many of you may know the Sephora 20% off VIB sale is going on now. I took advantage of the sale and picked up a few new things as well as some long-time favorite products. Sephora rarely has sales so this is a great time to stock up on products and/or try new products. I filmed a haul video talking about each item. In the video I also talk about some Elizabeth Arden products I’ve received lately–I’ll post pictures/swatches below.
Bite Beauty High Pigment Lip Pencils- $25 for set of four.
Sephora Favorites Draw the Line- $30
Peter Thomas Roth Skinstant Mask Magic- $45
Anastasia Beverly Hills Clear Brow Gel- $22
Sephora The Beauty of Giving Back Face Palette- $15(on sale)
Elizabeth Arden products:
Elizabeth Arden Flawless Future Powered by Ceramide Eye Gel-$40
Flawless Future Powered by Ceramide Caplet Serum- $60
Elizabeth Arden Beautiful Color Precision Glide Lip Liner in Red Door Red-$21
Elizabeth Arden Beautiful Color Moisturizing Lipstick in Ultra Violet, Pink Pink, and Rustic Red-$25
Elizabeth Arden Beautiful Color Luminous Lip Gloss in Coral Kiss, Red Door Red, and Glamorous Gold-$18
Elizabeth Arden Beautiful Color Luminous Lip Gloss in Glamorous Gold, Coral Kiss, and Red Door RedElizabeth Arden Beautiful Color Moisturizing Lipstick in Ultra Violet, Pink Pink, and Rustic RedFrom left to right: Ultra Violet, Pink Pink, and Rustic Red (taken with flash)(No flash)Elizabeth Arden Beautiful Color Precision Glide Lip Liner in Red Door RedSwatch of Elizabeth Arden Beautiful Color Precision Glide Lip Liner in Red Door Red (With flash)
If you watch YouTube beauty videos or follow beauty bloggers on Instagram you may have heard of Whitening Lightning. It’s a teeth whitening company that also sells beauty products. I have a number of Whitening Lightning Color Your Smile Lighted Lip Glosses and I must say I really do love them. They’re lip glosses that incorporate an LED light and a mirror. At first they sounded quite gimmicky. But truthfully, the glosses are really opaque and beautiful. The mirror and LED light also come in handy if you’re out at night.
The Color Your Smile Lighted Lip Glosses are packaged in a rectangular tube which I like because they don’t roll around and fall off flat surfaces. On one side of the gloss is a mirror, which comes with a sheet of plastic that you have to remove before you can use it. The mirror isn’t the best quality but it does the job. You do have to be careful not to scratch it up though. If you’re like me and carry around a ton of lip glosses and other makeup products I recommend storing your Color Your Smile Lip Gloss in a part of your purse that doesn’t have a million other things that can rub against it and damage the mirror.
When you open the gloss you’ll find an LED light built into the wand. The LED light turns off after you insert the wand back into the packaging and twist it to close it. It’s perfect if you’re at a club or party and it’s dark out. The glosses also have a doe foot applicator, which is my favorite because it applies the product the easiest in my opinion.
I have a total of 16 colors, which I have swatched in indoor light with no flash and then with flash.
From top to bottom: Crystal, Nude, Butter Cream, Sugar Mama, Coral Craze, Pink Tiara, Fiji, and Raspberry Sherbet (No flash)(With flash)
Crystal is a shimmery nude that’s perfect for dabbing in the center of your lips to highlight them and make them appear more plump.
Nude is exactly what it sounds like, a gorgeous nude with no shimmer. I love this gloss alone or topped over a nude lipstick. It’s even awesome over lipsticks that you want to tone down.
Butter Cream is a pink-y nude with no shimmer. This gloss is also beautiful over nude lipsticks as well as pink ones.
Sugar Mama is a very milky pink shade with no shimmer. It’s not the most flattering shade on me but it’s nice over nude lipsticks.
Coral Craze is another one of my favorites. It’s a milky coral with no shimmer and it’s beautiful alone or paired with a coral lipstick. I wore this one non-stop this past Summer.
Pink Tiara is a light warm pink with no shimmer.
Fiji is light cool toned pink with no shimmer.
Raspberry Sherbet is a darker cool toned hot pink. This shade is perfect for bright summer lips.
From top to bottom: Salmon, Pouty Princess, Rose Hill, Summer Sun, Candy Apple, Jewel, Seduction, and Bermuda (No flash)(With flash)
Salmon is a deeper coral than Coral Craze and has no shimmer as well. This shade is another great one for the summer months.
Pouty Princess is a shimmery berry pink shade.
Rose Hill is a beautiful rose shade with no shimmer.
Summer Sun is a gorgeous bright orange shade without shimmer.
Candy Apple is the perfect red with no shimmer.
Jewel is a dark berry shade with slight shimmer.
Seduction is a super dark borderline black shade without shimmer. It’s perfect for Fall and Winter. I would probably use this gloss over a lipstick though just because it can look a little patchy on its own.
Bermuda is a pastel purple shade with no shimmer. It’s not a shade I would probably ever wear in public unless I was going to a Halloween party or something like that.
Overall, I’m really impressed with these glosses. They aren’t sticky yet they last on the lips. They also have amazing pigmentation.
**I have a coupon code for anyone interested in purchasing the Color Your Smile Lighted Lip Glosses or any of Whitening Lightning’s other products. Use the code cassie for 25% off of everything on Whitening Lightning and Gerard Cosmetics.
