Beauty Vixen: tarte

It's Empties Time

By Jill Oliver-Fox Monday, October 23, 2023 2023, bathorium, empties, Mascara, Nudestix, tarte, the body shop, the inkey list, trader joe's

Empties. 😊

I haven't done an empties post in forever , but I had a little pile and thought 'why not?'.

I recently did a post on where to recycle your beauty containers, so go look at that. Let's look at what I've used up.

Bathorium Hinoki Cypress Magnesium Flake Bath Soak

Ohhh...I love this. This is the best cold day Bath Soak ever. When it's cold, when my muscles hurt, I reach for this. There is nothing else like it and I am so sad I'm out. I am 100% going to go buy another bag as soon as there is a sale (I saw it at The Bay and Whole Foods, but their website always has sales so I have to sort out where I'm going to buy it from).

Nudestix Nudetint

I got this last tear at their pop up sale. Never has a foundation matched my skin so perfectly, which is probably why I used it up so fast. I usually swipe it where needed after my skin care routine. I very much like that formula. I wish it was a fatter more all over stick so I don't fly through it so fast.

Trader Joe's Enrich Moisturizing Face Lotion

I have been trying to use this up for a while, and am glad I finally have. I have whole other bottle of it, so I will be starting it now. It is quite a nice light face lotion, I assume it is a dupe for Olay's Complete Daily Moisturizer.

The Body Shop Shea Shower Cream

I gave this to Mr. Fox to use up. He uses up body washes quickly and this was no exception. The Body Shop always makes great body washes, my personal favourite is Satsuma, which I just ordered more of.

Tarte Birthday Suit Tartest Lip Paint

I got this as a mini a few years back for my birthday from Sephora. I found it in my drawer completely dried up. I did buy a full size few years back. I do not think Tarte still makes these lipsticks at all.

The Inkey List Shea Oil Nourishing Hair Treatment

I ordered a whole pile of The Inkey List hair items when they first launched. I like the thinness of this oil, it feels nice on the hair and absorbs easily. I do not like how wide the opening of the cap is, it makes the product flow out too fast and you just end up wasting product. I also don't love the scent of it, I realize it is pure shea oil, but it smells horribly synthetic. Also my community doesn't recycle black plastic, so I have to take this to get recycled.

Bath and Body Works At The Beach Perfume Spray

I got this mini spray a long time ago, I really liked the scent and am kind of surprised I actually used it up. It is a great summer scent and I liked that it was a spray and not a roll-on.

Benefit They're Real Mascara

It was time to toss this one, it was good but I don't think it was as good as everyone was saying it was. I don't think for the cost I would rebuy it.

Estee Lauder Little Black Primer

I have rebought this black waterproof lash primer many times over the years. I really like it as a waterproof mascara, I don't think I every really use it as a prime. I don't think I will be rebuying it though as it is kind of pricy.

Joe Fresh Face Wipes

I found these dried out in a drawer. As Loblaws discontinued the entire Joe Fresh makeup line these were pretty old, I just didn't know they were there. There is no where to recycle empty wipe containers in Canada from what I can tell.

That is everything I used up recently. I am actually impressed that I used so many things up. I am going to try my best to recycle everything I can. Check out my post on recycling beauty products in Canada, here.

Sephora Favourites: Give Me Some Nude Lip

By Jill Oliver-Fox Thursday, April 07, 2016 Give Me some nude lip, laura Mercier, lipgloss, lipliner, lips, lipstick, marc jacobs, matte, nars, neutral, nude, Nudestix, Sephora Favorites, sets, tarte

Sephora recently launched a Sephora Favourites set featuring some pretty awesome nude lip shades. While my nude might not be your nude or someone else's nude, I still think this is a pretty nice collection.

It turns out there has been a bit of misinformation out there about the sizes of the products and how many full and deluxe sized products are in the set. I took a look each lip products size (off the products labels) and compared it to the Sephora website for sizes and Canadian prices. The only products that threw me off was the Nudestix. It is usually 0.05 oz but the one in the set is 0.088 oz, making it bigger. Since Nudestix usually has a tin and a sharpener which are not in this set, I am just calling it even as a full sized.

The collection has in it:

Marc Jacobs Beauty Mini Outliner Longwear Lip Pencil in Prim(Rose) -Deluxe Size (0.01oz / 2g) $12 value
NARS Dolce Vita Lipstick in Dolce Vita - Full Sized (0.12 oz/34g) $35.00 value
Laura Mercier Crème Smooth Lipstick in Milky Way - Deluxe Sample Size (half the size of a full. it is 0.07 oz/2g) $17 value
NUDESTIX Lip + Cheek Crayon in Whisper - Full Sized (2.49g/0.088 oz) $28.00 value
Tarte Tarteist Lip Paint in Namaste Nude - Deluxe Sample Size (half the size of a full. It is 0.10 oz/3lm) $12.00 value

So that is 2 full sized products and 2 half sized products, and one 40% of the sized product, not too shabby for $33.00 Canadian.

Tarte Tarteist Lip Paint in Namaste Nude:

Described just as a Nude, this one is really pretty. It runs a bit lighter then some of the other products in this set, which is good for pale old me, but might not be the best for others. The texture of this is really matte and light, a really odd thing for a lip product. The best I can explain it is like those Maybelline mouse foundations from about 10 years ago, but in a lip format and with a doefoot applicator. I really do like the texture though, it is neat and totally different. It doesn't set 100%, like a liquid lipstick would (my morning coffee cup will attest to that), but it does set up really nicely on the lips and feels dry like you aren't wearing anything at all after about 20 minutes. It also lasts a very long time on the lips and doesn't dry them out nearly as much as a liquid lipstick would. It is so nice and really opaque on my lips. I really like this guy and am considering get more in the future.

Marc Jacobs Beauty Mini Outliner Longwear Lip Pencil in Prim(Rose)

Described as a Coco Spice, this liner is really pretty. This colour really works well with the Nars Dolce Vita and the Tarte Namaste Nude, although it is a bit darker. It is smooth for a liner and definitely not stiff. It just glide on the lips. I appreciate that is an automatic liner considering its small size and expensive price tag, no one likes to waist a good liner on sharpening.

NUDESTIX Lip + Cheek Crayon in Whisper

Simply described as a nude, this one runs really grey on me. I sort of feel like I look dead when I wear it. I really love the thick and matte texture of the stick, but the shade just doesn't flatter me at all. I feel someone with a more warm completion or a darker one would suit this shade just fine. I am just too pale to pull it off (NC/NW15 over here). I do like that it is so thick but doesn't accentuate the lines on my lips at all. I am going to definitely go try out some other lipsticks from the line some time soon.

NARS Dolce Vita Lipstick in Dolce Vita

Described as a sheer dusty rose this one is by far my favourite in the set. It goes on smooth and just slightly sheer that it really works with my own lips colour. For me it creates a "My lips but better" look which I always appreciate. With the Marc Jacobs liner it becomes opaque and a bit more bold. This is a full sized Nars lipstick which means it costs $35 in stores on its own, and this set only cost $33...so defiantly a good item in the set for me.

Laura Mercier Crème Smooth Lipstick in Milky Way

Described as a brown, this lipstick just goes on more opaque then the Nars, but much more brown. This probably would look amazing on people with a slightly darker skin tone then me, also on those with a warmer tone to their skin. I don't think it looks bad, I just think it could look better, less 1995...which I already lived through and I think I am too old to pull off now in 2016. I do like the formula though and am glad I've gotten to try it out. I might have to pick up some other Laura Mercier lipsticks in the future.

Swatching time:

Overall I think this is a great set and can get a bunch of high quality nude lip colours for the price of just one lipstick. The Nars and Tarte are by far my favourite for my pale NC/NW15 skin tone. That being said I am still glad I got the set because I got to try out a bunch of brands and see if I like their formulas for $2 less then the cost of the Nars lipstick...so a great buy.

The Nars lipstick alone is covers the value of the box, so if you like that shade already, definitely go for it.

Sephora VIB Sale Haul 2014

By Jill Oliver-Fox Sunday, December 07, 2014 benfit, buxom, clarisonic, clinique, haul, holiday, holiday set, marc jacobs, nars, pulp fiction, sale, sephoa, Sephora Favorites, spear vib, still, tarte, tint, Urban Decay, vib, virtual domination

Last month the annual Sephora VIB sale was on, meaning I got to save 20% on my order.

I obviously went overboard and got way too many items.

Mars Virtual Domination Cheek Palette:

This baby has 4 Nars blushes and a big Laguna Bronzer.

Clinique Chubby Stick in Super Strawberry:

This mini was a 100 point perk I redeemed. So far I am really liking it.

Still Merry and Bright Makeup Set:

This set has a limited edition Convertible Colour in Tulip, lip glaze in Glalmour and a liner in Purple Tang. It also comes with a jewelled headband.

BareMinerals Bare Skin Perfecting Face Brush:

This baby has an indent in the centre (almost like a donut) where you place your foundation and then buff it into the skin. I am really loving the effect if gives my skin.

Marc Jacobs Fragrance Daisy Mini Duo:

These were only $18 so with the 20% off I said why not. I also got a set for a xmas gift for a friend.

Tarte Pigment of Imagination Deluxe Cheek Set:

This set was $12 what a steal. I just had to have it. I really like their blushes lately.

Clarisonic Sensitive Skin Double Replacement Pack:

I just got a Clarisonic from Chickadivsor so I thought it was a good time to get replacement heads as I will need them eventually.

Urban Decay De-Slick Double Shot:

It has two minis if the de-slick setting spray. I figured I needed some more setting spray and it was a good price.

Sephora Favorites Give Me Some Lip:

This has some pretty lip sticks and glosses. Some are pretty tiny though (0.02 oz of Marc Jacobs or 0.05 oz of bite...eek). But it was only $30 before the sale so it is a good way of trying out some new lip products.

Urban Decay Pulp Fiction Mrs. Mia Wallace Palette:

I have this, I reviewed this, I loved this...it was $18 plus 20% off ...so I got a back up. Don't judge me.

Benefit 3 Scoops O' Sexy:

This set has 3 full sized lip balms and 3 mini cheek and lip tints. I love Benefit so I had to have it. Each lip balm retails for $22 and the whole set is regularly $50 so even before the sale discount it was a good deal. Shoppers Drug Mart has a similar one with just two of the sets, its called Sweet Temptations and has Lolli tint and Benetint in it for $30 (slightly better value).

Clinique Take the Day off Cleansing Balm:

I love cleansing balms and use The Body Shops a lot. So I got this one, only to return it.

Buxom Too Hot To Handle:

This was a 500 point perk I redeemed. It has a bronzer, lip gloss, lipstick, eye liner and mascara all in mini sizes. I am loving the purple lip shades.