HAPPY VICTORIA DAY to my fellow Canadians!
I hadn’t planned on putting up a post when I went shopping at Tarte or Beauty Boutique but after posting my Sephora Spring VIB Sale Haul I figured I would quickly do this post should I do reviews on any of the products later on.
Tarte Costmetics Haul
In the beginning of April Tarte held a friends and family sale where all the products where 30% off (including items on sale).
Ready Set Hydrate
I won’t let a new facial mist pass me by so picked this up. It’s got a great mist and smells like cucumbers!
Rainforest of the Sea Water Foundation
I read that this was a full coverage hydrating foundation so I was interested in trying it. I thought the dropper was a cute idea until I actually try to drop this on my face and failed, LOL. Now I just put 2-3 drops on the back of my hand and apply it using my beauty blender.
Rainforest of the Sea Volume II
While I was shopping I noticed this palette was already reduced to $30 CAD from it’s regular price of $47 CAD and I got an extra 30% off on top of that! I have palettes with similiar colours but I was drawn to the deep green (far left in the picture) and the gold (second from the top going clockwise). This recently went back to full price so I lucked out.
Color Splash Lipstick in Set Sail
SOOOOOO….I’ve got a few lipsticks now in this colour. I seem to really gravitate towards dark nudes but this one doubles as a balm because it’s super hydrating plus the packaging is so beautiful!
Limited Edition Tartiest Quick-Dry Matte Lip Paint in Festival
Yes, this is from the unicorn collection that Tarte released. I wore this quite a bit when I first got it. It’s a beautiful mauve nude that dries super matte and transfer proof. My only issue is that this is super drying on the lips so I couldn’t wear it for too long. It also rubs off too easily and I got tried or constantly re-applying it.
Beauty Boutique by Shoppers Haul
I love whenever Beauty Boutique offers 20X the points on $50 or more. I unfortunately did shopping before they held their spend their points event so I didn’t take advantage of that!
Smashbox Cover Shot Eye Palette in Ablaze
When I saw Beauty Boutique had this palette back in stock I immediately got it. This is my third Cover Shot eye palette. I don’t usually like Smashbox palettes. I have the Full Exposure palette which I didn’t really like. These little palettes however are quite impressive. I will be doing a full review of them in a few weeks so look out for that.
Artdeco Crease Brush
I’ve never tried this brand before but so far this brush is great. It’s not crazy soft but it does blend out my crease nicely. I also really like that is a bit more flat on one side which allows me to to get into my crease easily or I can use it like shader brush to distribute colour all over the lid. It reminds me of the Sigma E25 blending brush.
Marcelle Liquid Eyeliner Pen
Online this looked to have a really precise tip so I wanted to pick it up. I have tried other makeup from Marcelle that I think is pretty good so I have wanted to try more of their items.
Above are the samples I got with my order! Beauty Boutique offers 3 samples with every order similar to Sephora but at the time I was shopping most of their samples were deluxe sizes. I got a 4th sample because they were offering Shisedo Ultimate Concentrate with every order as well (I have soo many of these little Shiseido samples I’ll never have to buy one LOL!).
Look for review posts soon!
Have you been doing any makeup shopping lately? What’s on your wishlist?
ALSO! My giveaway closes tonight! Don’t forget to enter!!
Lots of Love,
Dal
Sephora Favourites Quench Your Skin Set
Sephora Cleansing Wipes; Rose Cleansing Wipes and Express Cleansing & Exfoliating Wipes
Peter Thomas Roth Retinol Fusion PM Night Serum
Milk Makeup Hydrating Oil
Sol De Janeiro Bum Bum Cream
Next, I picked up Sephora’s Full Action Extreme Effect Mascara in brown. I usually get Benefit’s Roller Lash but I didn’t want to spend $30 on a new mascara. This claims to thicken the lashes in one stroke. I’m not super picky about mascara as long as it’s not clumpy.
The best part of my order was picking up a few deluxe free samples. Whenever I shop online I ensure that I check out the page for deluxe samples. If you’ve never taken advantage of this, you are surely missing out, 
When I saw that they had the Shape Tape Concealer back in stock in my shade I figured it was the best time to try it! Below I’ll share what I received and first impressions on some items.
I had been waiting anxiously for their lighter shades to come back into stock on the website for the last 3 months because unfortunately for me, I can’t pick this up in store. One down-side to purchasing this online was obviously trying to shade-match so I made a guess at my shade. I got light-neutral which ended up being a match for me (luckily). 
This concealer is alright. I don’t hate it, but I don’t exactly think it’s as fantastic as many people have been saying it is. I feel like this just sits on top of my makeup and actually accentuates the fine lines under my eyes. I’m sure if I’m wearing a full-face of makeup it would be nice, but I tend to be more light-handed with makeup for everyday so it didn’t really work with that.
Lately I’ve been loving liquid blush because I can apply it it quickly with my fingers and in in the winter months I’ve been avoiding adding extra powder to my face as to not look more dry. Plus this was on sale and I still got 30% on top of that so win-win. I like that this had some of their maracuja oil in it because I actually really love it as a face oil for hydrating.
First time I used this I went a bit over board because I really thought this would be sheer, however, it is pretty pigmented. The next time I used this I applied a light amount to my face and then blended it out to give just a wash of colour.
One is this pretty pearl colour and the other has a hint of gold. Both are not crazy intense which look really nice on the tops of my cheeks. The contour colour is a bit warm for me but I can definitely use it as a bronzer colour or even as eye-shadow so I’m not too upset that it wasn’t cool.
I like that this is in a nice small case (it’s only a tiny bit bigger than the size of a credit card), so it fits in my makeup case easily. I also love the rubber-like texture of this case and the gold lettering, it’s pretty chic.
I actually own these in the large size but I couldn’t help picking up the mini set for travelling and because I thought it was really cute. This set is actually really great for anyone with dry skin because it is all meant to hydrate. I use these mostly for washing my face in the morning because it’s very gentle and preps my skin for whatever make up I may want to put on. I love the hydrating cream and the facial mist (I love facial mists period).
I wanted to try their new Ultra Satin Lip which has more of a gloss and I’ve heard is more comfortable to wear. I picked up Panda (the name is too cute), again a nice deep plum shade. It’s not transfer proof like the Ultra Matte, so you really need to be careful not to smudge this around.
First up, Wet, which has a pearl finish in a taupe gun metal colour. It looks edgy on the lips which I’m in love with! Next, I purchased She Bad which is a really light nude in the Matte X formula. Lastly, my personal fave is Dalia, named after yours truly :P. This is a very hot deep black cherry colour that I love!
These shadows have the most interesting texture, its very sponge-like. I think they are best applied directly onto the eyelid with your finger and then using a brush to buff them out. The pigmentation and ease of application is quite impressive. They blend nicely with my other shadows too. The range of colours on the website is amazing as well! I will probably, no definitely, pick up some more again.
Something came over me two weeks ago and I made a purchase from Sephora. I was in the mood for some new Spring items and couldn’t help myself. I guess that’s what happens whenever I’m “browsing” on their website.
I like Deborah Lippman nail polishes and nothing says Spring like these pretty pastel colours. I’ve been wearing the light yellow shade on my toes for about a week and I think it’s really cute.
I’ve been very curious about nudestix so when I saw this trio I figured it was the perfect time to give them a try. The set came with three nude sticks in a plum nude colour, Belle (matte), Pulse (gel), Mystic (cream). They are all the same colour but a different formulation. You can’t tell a difference between pulse and mystic but I like this colour on me so I’m happy that I can wear it as a matte or gloss. Belle is my standout favourite, it looks really nice on my lips and even though it’s matte, it doesn’t feel drying. It is also like adding this my cheeks for just a flush of colour. They also came in a really cute case with a sharpener included.
I wanted a new mist moisturizer and since I own other skincare products from Caudalie that I really like I figured I would give this a try. Here’s what it claims to do off the sephora website;
There is a primer for everything these days! I wouldn’t have ever been tempted to purchase a product like this had it not been for my sister. A few weeks ago I was wearing one of the Colourpop ultra matte lip colours (see my haul 
I am in love with this liner! I currently own Tropper (black) so I thought I’d pick up the brown. For me, the brush applicator tip makes it really easy to apply. This is also one of the longest lasting eyeliners on me.
I wanted a product to exfoliate my skin and when I came across these wipes I knew I had to pick them up. I only need to exfoliate certain parts of my face, namely my t-zone area, and a wipe would be the easiest way to do that. This wipe is enriched with glycolic acid to clear away surface grime and impurities. It has really fine beads that are adhered to the cloth so you can really feel yourself removing any impurities which I really like. The cloths are really big for me since I’m only using them for targeted areas, so I have been cutting the wipe in half and using that to remove the dirt around the areas I need it most. My skin feels really clean, smooth and refreshed afterwards.
