Monday, August 14, 2023

New Burt's Bees Tinted Lip Balms with SPF 30 | Sienna Rose + Wild Peony


Burt's Bees just launched these gorgeous new tinted lip balms with SPF30 and non-nano zinc oxide. It's rare to find a tinted lip balm that contains an SPF but it's such a necessity! 

Burt's Bees tinted lip balms with SPF 30 contain hydrating ingredients like vitamin E, almond oil, and shea butter, to name a few. They are also formulated with a broad spectrum mineral SPF.

I'm definitely more of a tinted lip balm gal over lipstick, especially in the Summertime, but I also need an SPF to protect my lips... Burt's Bees has us covered!

I received the shades Sienna Rose and Wild Peony (swatches below). Wild Peony is my absolute favourite but I also like to mix the two. 

Both shades are beautiful, long-lasting, and keep my lips protected from UV rays. They come in your typical lip balm tube that twists up for easy application.  One of my favourite way to wear them is to layer them for a gorgeous MLBB (my lip but better) shade! 

Note: there is also a clear one for those who don't want to add any colour to their pout.

Left: Sienna Rose/ Right: Wild Peony


Here are the swatches of the 2 shades. As you can see, Sienna Rose is a very pigmented, beautiful rosy shade, so it could be worn in place of lipstick for daytime or even for an evening out. 

If you are like me and prefer a lighter, softer shade, you will probably love the shade Wild Peony. It's a light, sheer pink with a cooler undertone and I think it would suit many skin tones. 

I find that the shade Wild Peony, in particular, gives an overall youthful appearance to my face, so I absolutely love it and will purchase it when I finish this tube.

These fabulous lip balms keep my lips hydrated, protect them from UV rays, and give me a more youthful look! What more could a girl ask for!?


Available on Amazon.com, and most local drugstores.


Burt's Bees is a cruelty-free brand 🐰


                                                        


#truetonature

Samples were gifted for review consideration.


Saturday, August 12, 2023

The Perfect No Makeup Eye Shadow Palette |GXVE Simple Kind Of Life Review

GXVE pronounced "GIVE" is a fairly new makeup line by Rocker, Gwen Stafani. When I spotted this gorgeous eye shadow palette by GXVE at Winner's for a fabulous price, I just had to try it. 

It contains 4 neutral matte shades in a sleek palette that contains a mirror and can easily be packed into your makeup bag. 

I have to admit since I purchased this palette, it is the only eye shadow palette that I've used! At first, I wasn't sure if I would like this palette and probably didn't need it. I mean I have plenty of neutral eye shadows already. But, I am so glad that I gave this palette a shot. It's the perfect eye shadow palette if you want a simple and natural eye look without having to give it much thought. With this one convenient palette, you can sculpt and highlight your eyes with ease.



What it is: A collection of highly pigmented, rich, buttery, blendable quad eyeshadow palettes, with four curated shades in each, made to customize for every occasion.

Ingredient Callouts
: This product is vegan, gluten-free, cruelty-free, and comes in recyclable packaging.

What Else You Need to Know: These eyeshadow quads were color curated to easily create complete eye looks in just one palette—from everyday nude to amped up smoky. The blendable, creamy, no-crease formulas give ultra-rich color payoff in buttery, multidimensional finishes, and can be applied with fingers or brushes. The eyeshadows feature a clean, vegan, and cruelty-free formula.

This Palette Contains:
- 4 x 0.03 oz/ 1 g Eyeshadows

SRP $38


Simple Kind Of Life contains 4 matte neutral shades, perfect for contouring and highlighting the eyes. There is a warm shade, neural shade and cool tone shade.

I usually just grab my fluffy crease brush, choose the shade that I want to contour my eyes with that day and blend it out into the crease of my eyes. Then, I take the lighter shade to highlight the browbone and lid. Sometimes, I just use a crease shade without the lighter, highlight shade. 

The shades blend with ease and are buildable.  It's pretty much a foolproof palette. Which is another reason I love it so much. I can practically apply these shadows with my eyes closed 😆,  and literally have my eye makeup done in about a minute after shadow and Mascara. 



Love the sleek and compact palette. And, apparently, the pans can come out to replace shades or swap them out.


The 4 shades are: Faithful to Freedom, I was in Love, Covered in Shells, and Obsessed.

I actually use all 4 shades pretty much equally. It's rare for me to use all shades in an eyeshadow palette. Luckily, nothing goes to waste in this one!


The shadows are of great quality. They are buttery soft but do kick up a bit of the powder. Nothing that a tap of the brush can't fix. 


I 100% recommend this palette! Especially for anyone who loves their nude and neutral shades, as well as anyone looking for a quick and easy way to create a simple eye look. It's great for contouring the eye to create some depth, especially if you are like me and have hooded eyes. If you are looking to minimize your makeup routine, and if you love a no-makeup-makeup-look, you can't go wrong with this palette. 

Surprisingly, after using this palette for over a month now, I'm still not bored with it. I am definitely intrigued by this brand now and want to try more of their products!

#crueltyfree #vegan #cleanatsephora

                                                               
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