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New Tom Ford Beauty Launches at Nordstrom

September 15, 2021

I have a beauty haul roundup with some new launches from Nordstrom! Tom Ford Beauty recently launched some new products in the Shade and Illuminate lineup and new lip colors. I’ve been putting the new Concealer and Blush Duos to the test and have a closer look today.

Shade and Illuminate Concealer

I’ve been a long-time fan of Tom Ford foundations and one of the best splurges I’ve made is the Shade and Illuminate Soft Radiance Foundation (I wear either 5.7 Dune or 6 Natural). Tom Ford launched a new concealer called the Shade and Illuminate Concealer ($90, currently exclusive to Nordstrom) and I ordered a couple shades in 3W0 Latte and 3W1 Golden.

It’s quite the splurge but I really like the super creamy opaque formula. I’ve found it has phenomenal coverage for under the eye and is crease-proof. Coverage is medium but buildable. It has some skincare elements infused to add a glow and smoothing effect. I prefer concealer to be slightly lighter than my skintone for brightening but try to keep it as close a match as possible.

With this formula I feel 3W0 Latte is a great match for me. There wasn’t any oxidizing or darkening so the color works perfect for me.

Swatched below compared to a few other favorites in the NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer, Cle de Peau Concealer and Laura Mercier Flawless Fusion for color reference. If you’re similar to my skin tone and prefer a lighter shade for more brightening I’d recommend going lighter to the 2W0 Beige or 2N0 Creme.

Shade and Illuminate Blush

Tom Ford Shade and Illuminate Blush ($90) is a new formula of blush. There are currently four shades available at Nordstrom. These have a silky smooth texture with sheer to medium coverage. On my skin they have a satiny finish. Each duo has one matte and one shimmer shade but I found the shimmer to be very subtle (almost barely there). So if you love non-shimmer blushes these will be perfect for you!

These apply flawlessly on the skin. If you remember the original Tom Ford blushes they had a subtle micro pearl with a subtle sheen. These pull more on the matte side but have the same beautiful buildable soft texture. I swatched these with a heavy hand on the arm, but you’ll see in the face beauty looks below they look quite natural.

02 Explicit Flush has a beige peach shimmer + coral matte
03 Peach Poison has a matte peach + deeper brown with some gold shimmer
04 Cherry Blaze has a soft pink + peachy coral with a slight shimmer
05 Sundrunk has a pink beige matte and a soft rose pearl

Lip Color

I noticed a few new shades of Lip Color ($58) and decided to order 2 of them in Pink Charade and Neutral Party and love them both. Pink Charade is a neutral cool toned pink and Neutral Party is a medium neutral pink brown shade. Both are creams and have smooth full coverage.

Gloss Luxe Moisturizing Lip Gloss

Last I have swatches of the four new Gloss Luxe Moisturizing Lip Glosses ($58 each). These run on the sheer side so they’ll add a soft wash of color. They feel really comfortable and hydrating. I find they work best layered over a pencil or lipstick.

21 In the Buff is a pale sparkling champagne gold
22 Sunrise Pink is a pretty pink rose (my favorite!)
23 Bare Assed is a shimmery cool rose-plum with gold shimmer
24 Honeyed Coral is a berry plum with gold shimmer

Beauty looks below wearing:

Foundation – Tom Ford Shade and Illuminate Foundation in Natural 6
Concealer – Tom Ford Shade and Illuminate Concealer in 3W0 Latte
Powder – Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Finish Powder in Medium
Brows – Tom Ford Brow Sculptor in Espresso
Eye Makeup – Tom Ford Eye Color Quad in Honeymoon, Defining Liquid Liner, Emotionproof Mascara in Black
Top – Rails Ellis Cotton Shirt

Look 1: Shade and Illuminate Blush in Explicit Flush, Lip Color in Pink Charade + Gloss Luxe in In The Buff

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Look 2: Shade and Illuminate Blush in Peach Poison, Gloss Luxe in Honeyed Coral

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Look 3: Shade and Illuminate Blush in Cherry Blaze, Gloss Luxe in Sunrise Pink

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Look 4: Shade and Illuminate Blush in Sundrunk, Gloss Luxe in Bare Assed

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I’m really pleased with everything. The concealer is quite the splurge but performs exceptionally well. It has that same creamy feel as the formula from Laura Mercier and NARS but with better coverage. Out of the blushes my favorite is Cherry Blaze with Sundrunk in close second. I’ll have to play around with the lip colors more to see if they’re dupeable with other shades but I think Pink Charade is a nice neutral-cool pale pink. For the glosses I think Sunrise Pink is the perfect medium rose pink I’ve been looking for!

You can find all the items available now at Nordstrom. Have you checked out any of the new launches yet? They just added Byredo Makeup and Westman Atelier to Nordstrom too! I may splurge on one of the Byredo lip colors or balms soon.

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Diptyque Home / Interiors

Diptyque Le Grand Tour Collection Picks

September 13, 2021

Diptyque launched a 5-piece collection to celebrate their 60th Anniversary with their Le Grand Tour Collection. Each item is inspired by a different destination. As the ultimate Diptyque lover I ordered 4 of the 5 items immediately and have been completely obsessed. I love the special editions from Diptyque. If you’re in New York they have a Pop Up for the collection from September 10 through October 10th. I ordered all the items except for one of the perfumes. If you have smelled it let me know what you thought!

The design of each item has special meaning to the city the product is named after. I found it really interesting to read more about it on their Virtual Walkthrough page.

Paris Candle

The Paris Le Grand Tour Candle ($105) is the standard 190 g size and comes with a sculpted wood lid. This has a beautiful earthy woody soft feel perfect for fall, but I really think it’s good for year round. Throw is on the softer side but still noticeable in our home. I do think other scents have a stronger more potent throw, but this one is still very good. It also comes with a lid which is different from their Standard Black Lacquered Candle Lid ($28).

Notes include: Myrrh, wood patina accord, Paris stone accord

If you’re a Diptyque fan you probably already own the Paris City Candle (part of their City Candle Collection). The notes in the Paris Le Grand Tour Candle are different from the Paris City Candle. The latest Le Grand Tour is more earthy and woody while the City version is a brighter but mellow floral. I love both even though they’re very different.

Standard flat black lacquered candle lid (top) vs Le Grand Tour Lid with the Paris Candle (bottom)

Venise Eau de Toilette Trio

Perfume can be so hit or miss so I ordered the one I knew I would like. I love vetiver so I ordered the Venise Travel Trio ($95) and absolutely love it. This has a similar but greener vibe compared to the Le Labo Edition Hotel scents (which have black tea, green tea and tobacco leaves). The Diptyque Venise perfume is a lovely green vetiver kind of perfume with good lasting power. I wish this were permanent! I may buy a backup of this since I know the travel sizes will be used up in no time for me.

Notes: basil, green bell pepper, vetiver

Milies Scented Oval

I’ve owned a few of the scented ovals from Diptyque and the lasting power isn’t the best but I still think they’re beautiful. Milies Scented Oval ($70) has a really potent fig scent that reminds me of their Figuier Candle scent, but a little sweeter. I think the design and accent beads are beautiful. In my experience the scent fades after a few months – they still make nice accent pieces though!

Notes: Immortelle absolute, ambroxan, fig wood accord

Byblos Candle

The Byblos Candle ($165) comes in a beautiful marbled clay vessel inspired by wisps of coffee smoke. It’s a nice fresh and spicy kind of scent with incredible throw. This comes in the 300 g size which is same size as the Glass Colored Candles.

Notes: coffee, atlas cedar, white musk

I’m still debating whether or not to order the Kyoto Perfume – the notes sound really beautiful but I am unsure of buying it without smelling it first. Now that it’s sold out at Diptyque and Nordstrom I kinda want it now! (Still available at Neiman Marcus, Bloomingdale’s and Net-A-Porter.)

I’m really happy with all the items I purchased and have no regrets buying sight unseen. I ordered mine online from Diptyque but the collection is also available at other retailers like Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, Bloomingdale’s and all other Diptyque retailers. If you’re ordering online at Diptyque make sure you check their Exclusive Special Offers page for gift with purchase options!

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Eye Makeup

Top 5 Everyday Eyeshadow Palettes

September 10, 2021

Today I’m rounding up my Top 5 Everyday Eyeshadow Palettes! These are the ones I’ve been reaching for the most this year I feel are best suited for everyday wear. Would love to hear what your favorites are in the comments!

Chanel Candeur Et Experience

Chanel Les 4 Ombres in Candeur Et Experience 268 ($62) is probably one that has surprised me as being super wearable. It has a red shade which I normally don’t wear but the combination of the other browns with the red makes for a really good everyday eye look for me. It’s the one of the top 3 eyeshadow quads that get the most compliments. Pigment is medium but buildable for a soft look. Lasting power is good and stays put all day.

Wearing: Les Beiges Healthy Glow Foundation in B50, Poudre Universelle Libre in 30, Les 4 Ombres in Candeur Et Experience, Joues Contraste Blush in Alezane, Rouge Allure Velvet in Low-Key

If you want a more neutral-cool or cooler toned option, try Chanel Les 4 Ombres Clair Obscur (all matte cool neutrals) or Tisse Rivoli (neutral-cool shimmers)

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Charlotte Tilbury Bella Sofia

Charlotte Tilbury Luxury Eye Palette in Bella Sofia ($53) is one of my all-time favorites for an everyday look. It has wearable brown and bronze tones I think are flattering on a wide range of skin tones and eye colors. Colors include a soft pale champagne shimmer, warm coppery brown shimmer, deeper brown shimmer and a gold sparkle topper. (The name of this used to be Dolce Vita but they changed it to Bella Sofia.)

If you want no sparkle/glitter try her Super Nudes Easy Eye Palette (soft velvety luminous matte) or The Sophisticate (all matte, neutral-cool tones).

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Makeup By Mario Master Mattes Eyeshadow Palette

Makeup By Mario Master Mattes Eyeshadow Palette ($48) is one of my newest discoveries and I cannot believe how long it took me to finally try it. It 100% lives up to the hype with soft blendable mattes. All the colors perform well (no chalky finish in any of them). It has a good range of neutrals with different undertones and browns in super flattering colors.

If you like all mattes and neutrals, get this one.

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Patrick Ta Major Dimension Eyeshadow Palette

Patrick Ta Major Dimension Eyeshadow Palette ($68) is neutral bronze champagne perfection. It has everything you need for a complete eye look including 2 cream browns that work really well as a base. The remaining colors include a mix of mattes, shimmers, sparkle toppers. This is the second most complimented palette I own. You can create a lot of looks with this one and I think it’s very wearable even with the sparkle glitters.

Quality wise this one is not the best that I have tried. Other brands like Natasha Denona, Tom Ford and Anastasia Beverly Hills have a better more finely milled quality and texture, but the one from Patrick Ta is still very good and wearable.

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Too Faced Born This Way Natural Nudes

Too Faced Born This Way Natural Nudes ($48) is another favorite I tried this year and I also think this is lovely! I was worried the metallic shimmers and sparkles would be too trendy for me but they are really wearable when layered on top of the mattes. There is a definitely a noticeable sparkle with the lighter shades but they adhere well and I think they are very wearable. I love this one because it has a great range of colors from light, medium and deep.

Worn in my Rose Hermes Silky Blush Review:

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A few of you have asked whether I prefer the Patrick Ta or Too Faced and I would say it’s a tough pick. They’re both unique in their own way. I like that the Patrick Ta Palette has 2 creams that are really good in quality and pigment. I also like the color range. The Too Faced has a bit more variety with the pink and rose tones mixed in.

Out of the two I would say the one from Patrick Ta is a bit more conservative on the sparkle side while the Too Faced is a bit more glitzy/trendy. Both have some intense sparkle toppers so your mileage may vary depending on how much sparkle you are comfortable wearing.

There are lots of other great eyeshadow palettes I own and still wear. It was tough to narrow it down to my top 5 but after careful thought I picked the ones I find myself reaching for the most this year. Runner ups I would also consider everyday kind of eyeshadow palettes include:

Anastasia Beverly Hills Soft Glam (swatches here)
Natasha Denona Mini Nude (review here)
Natasha Denona Biba (swatches here)
Natasha Denona Glam Palette (review here)
Tom Ford Mink Mirage (swatches here)
Urban Decay Naked Reloaded (swatches here and here)

What are your favorite everyday palettes?

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Charlotte Tilbury

Charlotte Tilbury Super Nudes Collection

September 7, 2021

Charlotte Tilbury launched her new Super Nudes Collection and as a neutral lip lover I’m thrilled for the new additions to her lineup! In today’s review:

Supernudes Face Palette ($75) in Nudegasm
Super Nudes Easy Eye Palette ($57) repromoted
Super Nudes Duo Liner ($30) in Nude/Brown
Matte Revolution Lipsticks ($34 each) in Cover Star, Catwalking, Super Fabulous, Supermodel
K.I.S.S.I.N.G. Lipstick ($34) in Runway Royalty (Charlottetilbury.com exclusive)

Supernudes Face Palette

The Supernudes Face Palette has two shimmering highlighters and two satin matte contouring shades. The colors are very wearable and the shimmer isn’t too sharp which I like. For me this is a highlighting/contouring palette – I still prefer to add blush or some color for a complete look, but for this post I just applied the palette.

Colors include a sparkling champagne gold, a shimmery golden warm peach, a soft cool-toned light tan, and a deeper neutral-cool brown. On my medium tan skin the contour powders show up pretty well. Colors are pigmented on me but easy to blend.

Overall performance has been really good. Textures are soft and smooth, colors layer/mix well with other products, lasting power is really long on the skin.

Super Nudes Easy Eye Palette

The Super Nudes Easy Eye Palette is a repromoted palette from Holiday 2020. I remember loving the colors but found the texture to be a little odd. The palette in the Super Nudes collection is identical to the original launch formula, pigment, color-wise. Texture is a soft matte but almost like a bouncy matte which has an almost creamy feel but with a powder texture. Performance-wise it’s great. I think the colors are easy to wear. I like that there is a warmer set and a neutral-cool set within one palette for the light, medium and deep tones. It’s a great smokey eye kind of neutral you can wear everyday. If you’re looking for a good staple with luminous mattes this is a great option to give you everything you would need for a complete eye look.

Super Nudes Duo Liner

The Super Nudes Duo Liner has a creamy matte nude shade designed to enhance/brighten if you line the waterline with it. The other is a black brown matte which is creamy and long-wearing. I still prefer to line my waterline with a darker color. If you already own her Rock N Kohl in Barbarella Brown or Bedroom Black those are really similar to the deeper shade in the Super Nudes Liner Duo.

Super Nudes Lip Colors

You girls know I’m a fanatic about neutral nude lips even though the colors can be hit or miss. I was really surprised to find that all the new shades in this launch ended up working for me since finding wearable “nudes” can be tricky depending on skin and lip tone. There are four Matte Revolution Lipsticks and one K.I.S.S.I.N.G. Lipstick formula:

Cover Star is a pale apricot with neutral-cool tones
Catwalking a medium peach brown
Super Fabulous is a rosewood brown (has a brown 90’s vibe to me)
Supermodel is a muted rose neutral (darker than Pillow Talk)
Runway Royalty is a perfect neutral pink with a very slight hint of peach (this is exclusive to CharlotteTilbury.com)

If I had to pick a favorite it would be Runway Royalty. I also really like Catwalking for a peachy nude. Formula and wear for her lipsticks in this launch are true to her usual standards. Creamy, easy to blend and layer, smooth, buildable pigment/coverage, long wear.

Swatches alongside Pillow Talk and Pillow Talk Medium.

Looks below wearing each of the new lip colors. For skintone reference I’m wearing Armani Luminous Silk Foundation in Shade 7. Also wearing the Nudegasm Face Palette and Super Nudes Easy Eye Palette below:

Cover Star

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Catwalking

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Super Fabulous

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Super Model

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Runway Royalty

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Overall a solid collection with easy to wear colors I think will suit a wide range of skin tones. You can find the Charlotte Tilbury Super Nudes Collection out now. Available at Charlotte Tilbury, Nordstrom, Sephora, Space NK, Selfridges and all other Charlotte Tilbury retailers.

If you’re shopping for multiple items I recommend shopping via Charlotte Tilbury direct – she has bundles available you can customize and they usually have a price break too!

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Charlotte Tilbury Super Nudes collection provided for review.

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Sales

Labor Day Sales To Put On Your Radar

September 4, 2021

Happy weekend! Rounded up all the best Labor Day Beauty Sales I could find this year in case you’re shopping this weekend! Let me know if you have any other good ones to share in the comments. Also added a few for fashion and home (my Gleaming Primrose Mirror is on sale at Anthropologie).

Labor Day Beauty Sales 2021

Bergdorf Goodman – Rewarding Beauty offer runs through 9/8 with code BEAUTY

Receive $35 off $250 purchases
$100 off $500 purchases
$250 off $1,000 purchases
$625 off $2,500 purchases

Briogeo – Save 15% off with code BIRTHDAY15, valid through 9/9

Chantecaille – Buy one complexion product, get the second 50% off with code SHADE50

Charlotte Tilbury – Receive a full-size Magic Cream Light with all orders over $165, runs through 9/6

Diptyque – Receive a mini Baies 60th Anniversary candle and Le Grand Tour stickers with orders $200+, use code JOURNEY, while supplies last

EM Cosmetics – Free mini mascara with any purchase, automatically added at checkout

Farmacy Beauty – 20% off sitewide with code LABORDAY20, plus an 8-piece Ritual Gift with orders $115 or more

First Aid Beauty – Spend $100 and get 60 Count Daily Treatment Pads or spend $60 and get 28 count Daily Treatment Pads, valid through 9/7

Fresh Beauty – $20 off $85+ orders plus a 6-piece gift with purchase on orders $100, runs through 9/8

Giorgio Armani Beauty – Up to 50% off times pieces with code SIGNATURE

Glamglow – 25% off sitewide, no code needed

Kate Somerville – Full-size Goat Milk Cleanser face wash gift with any $80 purchase, use code LABORDAYGM, valid through 9/6

Kerastase – Spend $85, Get 2 Hair Care Minis; Spend $100, Get 3 Hair Care Minis; Spend $125, Get 4 Hair Care Minis, use code LBR21 at checkout, valid 9/3-9/7

Kiehl’s – 25% off sitewide plus free gift with purchase $125+

Kopari – 20% off everything, plus free skincare minis kit with $80 purchase

L’Occitane USA – Ongoing gift with purchase offers rotate on their SPECIAL OFFERS page

Laura Mercier – Up to 30% off select product on their Labor Day Sale page, no code needed

MAC Cosmetics – 20% off when you spend $60+ plus a free lip duo when you spend $65+ online, no code needed

Make Up For Ever – 20% off $125+ purchases, 15% off $75+ purchases with code LABORDAY, 25% off Ultra HD Concealer (no coded needed), ends 9/6

Molton Brown – 40% off Labor Day Flash Sale

Nordstrom – Summer Sale up to 60% off through 9/12, Gift With Purchase offers ongoing

Pat McGrath Labs – End of Summer VIP Sale, 25% off sitewide (exclusions apply to Huetopian Dream and Divine Blush Collections), no code required

REN Skincare – 72 hours labor day sale with 30% off Summer Limited Edition Daily AHA Tonic

Riki Loves Riki – 20% off sitewide

Sephora – Up to 50% off Labor Day Sale items

Shiseido – 30% off end of summer sale on select items

Shu Uemura Art of Hair – Buy 1 Full-Size, Get 10% Off; Buy 2 Full-Size, Get 15% Off; Buy 3 Full-Size, Get 20% Off, use code LBR21 at checkout, offer valid 9/3-9/7

Skinstore – 25% off Labor Day Sale event on qualifying items with code LABOR (qualifying items marked on their website) plus a PCA Skin Hyaluronic Acid Boosting Serum when you spend $150+

Slip – 25% off almost everything with code BEAUTYSECRET at checkout

Smashbox – 25% off your $65+ purchase

Soko Glam – 20% off through 9/7 with code SELFCARE20

T3 – T3 outlet savings up to 70% off, ends 9/12

Tarte – See Ya Summer savings up to 65% off sale items

Ulta Beauty – 21 Days of beauty through 9/18

Urban Decay – 50% off Naked Honey

YSL Beauty – 20% off no minimum, 30% off for rewards club members

Fashion, Home, Accessories

7 For All Mankind – Up to 50% off end of season sale, extra 20% off with code EXTRA20

Alo Yoga – 200+ new sale styles up to 60% off

Anthropologie – 20% off select ready to ship furniture and decor (my Gleaming Primrose Mirror is on sale!)

ATM Anthony Thomas Melillo – Up to 80% off summer pieces, use code LABORDAY25 for an additional 25% off sale items

Banana Republic – Labor Day Event, up to 50% off curated styles, plus extra 10% off online orders with code BRLD10

Barefoot Dreams – Select styles are 25% off Labor Day Sale items

Equipment – Up to 70% off sale items

Frame – Extra 30% off sale items for a limited time

J.Crew – get 50% off purchase with code HELLOFALL

Madewell – 30% off sale styles with code CHEERS, ends 9/7

Paige – 20% off sitewide with code LABORDAY2021

Rails – 30% off select styles with code LD30 at checkout

Saks Fifth Avenue – Shop more spend more on sale styles, get 10% off 1 item, 15% off 2 items, 20% off 3+ items with code GETMORE

Splendid – Take 40% off almost everything with code YAY

Vince – Extra 25% off sale items

Let me know if you spot any other good deals this weekend!

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Beauty Favorites Loving Right Now

Top 10 Beauty Favorites for August

September 1, 2021

Another month has flown by and I cannot believe it! I hope your summer has been going well! I haven’t been as active on the blog as I would have liked to be the past few weeks. I’ve made some changes to my setup at home office for photography + video content and learning how to use everything has been a process! I am working on new fall beauty reviews though so stay tuned (lots I’m excited to share!).

In the meantime here are the products that made my Top 10 list for August. I’d love to hear what you loved this past month too!

BASE FAVORITES

I finally tried the Drunk Elephant D-Bronzi Anti-Pollution Bronzing Drops and love this! I love this mixed with a moisturizer or foundation to add a bit of warmth and color with a natural bronze glow. It’s worked well with my go-to Chanel Les Beiges Healthy Glow Foundation, Pat McGrath Skin Fetish Foundation and a number of other formulas too.

Two loves from YSL include the Touche Eclat Radiant Touch Concealer and new NU Bare Look Tint. I’ve found myself reaching for the Touche Eclat in Shade 3 almost daily for brightening and under eye concealing. I ordered the new YSL Nu Bare Look Tint in Shade 9 from Sephora and am in love! It took some guessing to pick a shade as the numbers/shade names are completely different from their other bases (which I found a bit confusing). Shade 9 is a bit yellow in the tube but the finish is sheer so it’s forgiving. I ordered it sight unseen and it’s a good match for me although I might order another shade to try. It has a natural sheer lightweight finish – similar to that of a tinted moisturizer or the Touche Eclat All-in-One Glow Foundation but without the super dewy finish.

Swatches below of the Touche Eclat Shade 3, NU Bare Look Tint 9, Touche Eclat All-In-One Glow B40:

I’ve been loving all things Charlotte Tilbury lately (Super Nudes Collection review coming soon!). I cannot live without the Airbrush Flawless Finish Pressed Powder in Medium (just hit pan again and started using a new fresh compact) and the Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Flawless Filter in Shades 3 and 4.5 for the best natural glow product. Reposting swatches below for reference. The standard size is 100% worth the splurge. The mini size is available at Sephora and Charlotte Tilbury in select shades.

EYE MAKEUP FAVORITES

For the eyes I’ve been reaching for 3 palettes (more on this soon) but the one that gets the most compliments and questions for “what are you wearing” has been the Patrick TA Major Dimension Eyeshadow Palette. It has 2 brown creams you can use as a contouring base and then a mix of mattes, shimmer and sparkles – all in neutral shades. The mattes blend well and I think the color mix is perfect! For the shimmers there is one iridescent shimmer and the rest are sparkle toppers.

Another love is the Patrick TA Major Dimension Precision Gel Eyeliner in Deep Bronze. This is a twist up pencil that has smooth rich pigment. It’s long wearing on me and I am always on the hunt for good deep bronze colors for the eyes. It’s a nice alternative to black or brown and the shimmer adds a more interesting vibe while still looking natural.

LIP FAVORITES

It was a tough one but I managed to narrow down my August favorite lips to just three products. I’ve been really loving the Chanel Le Crayon Levres Longwear Lip Pencil in Nude Brun 162 for a good neutral brown beige that goes well with a wide range of neutrals I love (more swatches of all the other lip pencils from Chanel here).

For lip balms the new Summer Fridays Lip Butters in the new packaging have been in heavy rotation. I love both the Clear version and Vanilla Beige.

My go-to everyday beige nude lip has been the YSL Rouge Volupte Shine 123 Nude Transparent. It’s effortless! I can just swipe and go and it works for every occasion. (Review + swatches of the newer shades from spring here.)

I had a lot of other favorites in skincare and hair care loves but I am saving those for separate posts. I’m in the process of putting together an updated skincare routine and hair care favorites round up.

What were your favorites this month? I’d love to hear about what you have been loving this summer!

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Pat McGrath Labs Sephora

Pat McGrath Huetopian Dream Collection

August 26, 2021

Pat McGrath launched her new Huetopian Dream Collection and the new palette is absolutely stunning. All the items are available now online at Pat McGrath Labs and Sephora.

Mothership IX Eyeshadow Palette Huetopian Dream

Mothership IX Eyeshadow Palette Huetopian Dream ($125) is probably my favorite palette launch to date from Pat McGrath and if you don’t mind wearing glitter sparkle toppers I think you’ll love it too. It has a mix of smooth shimmers, mattes, duo chrome shimmers, intense shimmers and sparkle glitter toppers.

The shimmers and mattes apply smoothly on the skin while the sparkle toppers are more chunky with the glitter flecks. Colors include:

Skinshow Nude Xtasy – cool toned champagne shimmer
Secret Eden – soft plum pink matte
Bronze Desire – sparkling bronze
Bronze Solaris 005 – glittery golden yellow
Astral Venusian Orchid – white gold glitter
Xtreme Plum Noir – deep matte plum brown
Cosmic Bloom – complex rose pink sparkle shimmer
Shockwave – matte coral pink
Blitz Sextreme – duochrome bronze purple silver shimmer
Astral Amethyst Moon – sparkly lilac purple

IntensifEYES Artistry Wand

Another new launch is the IntensifEYES Artistry Wand ($32) also available in a Duo Set ($52). This is a multi-purpose product which is quite interesting and I don’t think I’ve seen anything like it. You can apply it to the lids to prime for eyeshadow (in particular the glitters or sparkles to make them adhere better). Or you can also apply on top of shadow and it transforms it into an almost liquid formula. I think it’s quite unique but for me not essential as it’s an extra step I don’t think is necessary.

FetishEYES Mascara

For the eyes the FetishEYES Mascara ($30) has been a repromoted which I think is a good basic everyday mascara, but I actually prefer the Dark Star Mascara formula for better volume and length.

I did a look on my Instagram Reels wearing the palette, also wearing:

Pat McGrath Skin Fetish Sublime Perfection Foundation in LM14 (review here)
Pat McGrath Skin Fetish Sublime Perfection Concealer in LM 13 (review + swatches here)
Pat McGrath Huetopian Dream Eyeshadow Palette
Victoria Beckham Eyeliner in Cocoa
Pat McGrath Skin Fetish Divine Blush in Divine Rose
Pat McGrath Lip Fetish Divinyl in Divine Rose 2 (review here)
Pat McGrath LUST Gloss in Aphrodisiac (swatches here)

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I think the colors in the palette are gorgeous. The texture, pigment and lasting power are all excellent. There is some fall out with the glitters when I apply but once product is on the lids (I pat on with fingers) they pretty much stay put. As much as I love it though I wonder how many of you are glitter/sparkle wearers. I think she does such a great job on her palettes for that extra glam vibe – I wonder if she will ever launch an all matte palette or one without glitters.

I have heard that some think this one is similar to other palettes. Based on what I have Huetopian Dream seems different enough to me to justify owning, although I do not have the Mothership VIII Divine Rose II which looks like it could be similar in some of the tones. In case you want to see swatches of other palettes/quads I’ve reviewed, I’ve linked them below:

Mothership V Bronze Seduction (fall 2018) – review here
Mothership VI Midnight Sun (fall 2019) – swatches and review here
Blitz Astral Quads Ritualistic Rose and Iconic Illumination (holiday 2019) – review here
Mothership VII Divine Rose (spring 2020) – review here (previously my favorite, but still love)
MTHRSHP Rose Decadence (fall 2020) – swatches here
Divine Rose Luxe Quad Eternal Eden (early spring 2021) – review here
Venus in Fleurs Luxe Quad in Voyeuristic Vixen (spring 2021) – review here

You can find the Pat McGrath Labs Huetopian Dream collection out now at Pat McGrath and Sephora.

Pat McGrath Huetopian Dream collection provided for review.

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