#Selfie Summer For Too Faced Summer 2015

I just had to share with you some of their gorgeous instagram photos below! But above is the full summer line, on sale now on the Too Faced website!

Too Faced Natural Matte Matte Neutral Eyeshadow Collection
We transformed all the shades you love in our award-winning Natural Eyes Neutral Eye Shadow Collection into stunning mattes. Go from soft and pretty to slightly sexy with nine gorgeous neutral matte shadows that pair perfectly, blend beautifully, and are so versatile you can wear them before breakfast or after dark. Includes our signature Glamour Guide with three looks to get you started.

The Little Black Book of Bronzers 
The Little Black Book of Bronzers is a coveted collection of our eight unique, iconic bronzers including our new Dark Chocolate Soleil. We created this ultimate bronzing wardrobe to give you a bronzer for every outfit, mood and moment! This limited-edition collection is hand illustrated and features an exclusive bronzer story for every moment and day of the week.

Cocoa Contour 
Lift cheekbones, look instantly slimmer, or sculpt like a celebrity with Cocoa Contour. Includes the two essential sculpting shades, the perfect matte highlighter and a luminous pop of light for a contoured look that never looks flat.

Too Faced Natural Matte Eyeshadow Palette For Summer 2015

Let me start with - THIS IS NOT AN ULTA EXCLUSIVE!!! I have see many Canadian girls freaking out that this is an Ulta exclusive and wont be available for us Canadians. Rest easy. We will get it. 

Now, that being said, this is part of the Summer 2015 collection and thus we have a bit of time before this comes out. It is available now at Ulta as a pre-release. So no, we dont have it yet. But we are getting it.

Now, the other thing to keep in mind is this is the second palette that Too Faced has come out with with the same name. So if you are determined to buy this ahead of time and not wait for us to get it and choose to go through ebay or another method, make sure you are getting what you want. This is not the same one that came out in 2012 even though it has the same name!

Too Faced Cocoa Contour Palette

Because the new rule on my blog seems to be that you can not go a day without showing a new contouring and or highlighting palette. This one is up at Sephora for $50. And this is one of the few I can totally give a pass on. 

What it is:An exclusive face contouring and highlighting kit to enhance and minimize facial features in just a few simple steps.

What it does:Look instantly slimmer, get lifted cheekbones, or sculpt your features like an A-list celebrity with the Too Faced Cocoa Contour Kit—only at Sephora. Perfect for wearing separately or blending together, this curated kit provides two essential sculpting shades, a matte highlighter, and a luminous light shade for a contoured look that stands out. Infused with the antioxidant-rich, cocoa complex, these powders layer together seamlessly and indulge you with a decadent chocolate scent. This kit features Too Faced's Contour Buki Brush for the most professional sculpting effect, and it includes its signature Glamour Guide with three contour looks to get you started.

This set contains: - 0.17 oz Highlighter shade in Light Cocoa
- 2 x 0.17 oz Sculpting shade in Medium Cocoa, Dark Cocoa
- 0.17 oz Contouring shade in Pop of Light
- Contour Buki Brush
- Signature Glamour Guide

Sephora Black Friday 2014 - $12 Deals

So here are the $12 black friday deals. I think I am getting the Tarte, Smashbox, Kat Von D and maybe Bite Beauty sets. What are you getting?

• Tarte Magical Moments Deluxe Best Sellers Essentials Set
• Boscia Pore-Purifying Duo
• Clean Rollerball Collection Trio
• Philosophy Limited Edition Purity Made Simple 12 oz
• Make Up For Ever Get Glossy
• Formula X The Two in Juju & Voodo
• Formula X The Two in Chaotic & Hynotize
• Nest Fragrances Rollerball Trio
• The Art of Shaving The 4 Elements Of The Perfect Shave Starter Kit Unscented
• Smashbox Be Legendary Lipstick Duo
• Bliss Fabulous Foaming Face Wash 6.7 oz
• Sephora Precision Makes Perfect Mini Airbrush Set
• Buxom Power Players
• Josie Maran Argan Hand Healers
• Origins Task Maskers
• Alterna Caviar Moisture Trio
• Ole Henriksen The Clean Truth Cleansing Duo
• Kat Von D Lip Love Set
• Tocca A Touch Of Luxury Gift Set
• Bite Beauty Lush Lip Trio
• Living Proof Perfect Hair Sampler
• First Aid Beauty FAB Star Duo
• Too Faced Primed For Sex
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Sephora Favorites Beauty Closet

So Sephora has another new Sephora Favorites Kit out there. This one is a little more pricey than most coming in at a whopping $118. 

What it is:
A set with primers, liners, moisturizers, and more with coveted must-haves that our in-the-know Sephora staff reaches for every morning, noon, and night.


What it does:
Get a wardrobe of beauty essentials with our SEPHORA FAVORITES Beauty Closet. Loaded with our go-to skin-perfecting powders, lipsticks, nail polishes, fragrance, primers, oil, highly-pigmented eyeliners, hair primers, eye shadow, bronzers, moisturizers, and other must-haves, this collection is a gift set that’s perfect for the beauty lover—or yourself. With coveted brands, from Formula X to Bite Beauty to Josie Maran, this set will keep you prepared for every beauty look.

This set contains: - 0.23 oz Algenist Complete Eye Renewal Balm
- 0.085 oz Anastasia Beverly Hills Mini Clear Brow Gel
- 0.04 oz Ardency Inn MODSTER Smooth Ride Supercharged eyeliner in Gold
- 0.15 oz bareMinerals Mini READY™ Touch Up Veil Broad Spectrum SPF 15 in Translucent
- Beautyblender® micro.mini sponge applicator
- 0.34 oz Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector™ in Opal
- 0.04 oz Bite Beauty BB for Lips in Flush
- 0.24 oz Elizabeth and James Nirvana Black eau de parfum rollerball
- 0.4 oz Formula X Nail Color in Fahrenheit
- 0.33 oz Hourglass Veil Mineral Primer
- 0.16 oz Josie Maran 100% Pure Argan Oil
- 0.12 oz Julep Freedom™ Polymer Top Coat
- 0.10 oz Lancôme Paris Lip Lover in 355 Framboise Etoile
- 1 oz Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer Broad Spectrum SPF 20 in Nude
- 1 oz Living Proof Prime Style Extender
- 0.5 oz Ole Henriksen® truth serum® collagen booster
- 0.07 oz SEPHORA COLLECTION Colorful Mono eye shadow in #32 Pop Idol
- 0.25 oz Smashbox Camera Ready BB Cream Broad Spectrum SPF 35 in Light/Medium
- 0.07 oz Stila Convertible Color in Peony
- 0.11 oz Tarte Amazonian clay waterproof bronzer in Park Ave Princess™
- 0.17 oz Too Faced Better Than Sex mascara

AVAILABLE HERE FOR $118!

VIB Sale - Recommendations

So I have done an INSANE amount of holiday shopping already this season and have tried a lot of great holiday items. I also have a few left on my wishlist. But the number one thing I get asked is for recommendations on what I would get with the 20% VIB. Here are my top picks!

Blushes
There are quite a few blush items I have been extremely impressed with so far. The Benefit Cosmetics Cheeky Sweet Spot Box O' Blushes, Tarte Pin Up Girl Palette as well as the Ambient Lighting Blush Palette from Hourglass are all fantastic deals and great products. While there is really nothing limited edition or exclusive about the Benefit palette (though it looks they are retiring one of the shades from within it) the extreme value (5 half sized and one full sized blush) puts it on the list!

Bronzers 
This is something I dont have yet. But as someone who has almost bought the Too Faced bronzer to try 1000 times, this set seems the perfect little gift! You get to sample all four of their bronzers for one low price of $28! They  may be deluxe minis, but they are all there! This I am hoping to pick up this weekend

Eyeshadow Palettes
I have to say, I usually have very long lists of all my wants and recommendations in this department, but this year? Meh..... The Anastasia Beverly Hills Tamanna Palette is not quite my idea of perfect colour wise, but at $35 its a great priced limited edition palette that seems to get rave reviews. And if you are an Urban Decay fanatic, the Vice3 is always an option, though I think many brands have surpassed UD in both quality and performance.

Now, if chubby shadow pencils are your thing, well, forget that. Even if they are NOT your thing, pick these up anyways. Seriously amazing. The Laura Mercier Mini Caviar Stick Eye Colour Quartet was sold out online, came back up the other day and is sold out again (for good reason. These sticks are AMAZING! And a great deal) but if you can luck in to them in store, grab them!

Eyeliners
Well, look at me, recommending a set that is NOT Urban Decay! I still love their liners, but the Marc Jacobs ones are better. Seriously. $56 for 7 mini liners may not sound that great a deal, but they are 75% of the size of regular ones. One of my highlights of the season for sure!

Skincare

For skincare, I assume you all know where this is going. The Glamglow Gift Sexy! You pay for one sized amazing face mask, and you get two half sized ones for free. And while the YouthMud is their best selling most popular one, SuperMud (the white one) is my hands down favourite. And while I have not yet reviewed ThirstyMud on my blog (the review is coming!!) I really love it and am finding it my go to moisture mask.

Now for the most part, these sets I have shown you are amazing values and great ways to sample some high end luxe items (ambient lighting blushes, marc jacobs liners, Laura Mercier caviar sticks, Glamglow masks) for a fraction of what it normally costs and at the same time, it gives you a nice selection to really try out the lines. Also, sets such as the tarte and benefit and too faced are simply great ways to try cult classics you might have just always put on the "will try later" list!

Hope this guide was at least a bit of a help, and please! Let me know in the comments below what items you think are must haves!! Also, WHAT ARE YOU GETTING??!!

Mascara Monday - Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara

Now when I saw this brush I got really excited! I LOVE giant brushes! It had me really excited to try out the formula!

Then I tried the formula....... Sigh..... I DONT love it. Not even close. It gives a lot of leangth, but it was hard to get it to not clump, and it added length, but not volume. it made my lashes look very weird. Long and stringy but not full.

As you can see from the eye with mascara to without, it added a lot of length. Sadly the volume was not there and it just wasn't nice.