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IT Cosmetics Lip Favorites

September 13, 2014 by daydreamingbeauty 25 Comments

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I thought it was about time I shared some of my favorite hydrating lip products with you! IT Cosmetics continues to be my very favorite cosmetic brand, but today we’ll just focus on lips. My favorite gloss of all is the Vitality Lip Blush Hydrating Gloss Stain in Je Ne Sais Quoi. This light milky pink adjusts to your perfect shade, which for me is bright pink. I love the shade! What’s unique about this product is that it’s an anti aging lip serum and lip stain in one. It contains collagen, peptides, shea butter, hyaluronic acid, plum, cherry, argan and avocado oils. It feels luxurious on, and the color lasts.

In Love, Pillow, Darling
IT Cosmetics Vitality Lip Flush Butter

The Vitality Lip Flush Butters are a hydrating lipstick, gloss and anti aging lip balm in one. These don’t have the lasting power of the stains, but they are just as lovely. In Love is a neutral berry, Pillow is a warm nude and Darling is a warm pink. These contain the same good for your lips ingredients as the lip stains.

IT Cosmetics Vitality Flush Je Ne Sais Quoi

IT Cosmetics Vitality Flush Color Stick and Lip Flush in Je Ne Sais Quoi

The Lip Flush and Color Stick are essentially the same product, just packaged differently. The Color Stick is meant to be used for lips and cheeks. The Vitality Lip Flush is a 4-in-1 product meant to take the place of your anti aging balm, lipstick, hydrating gloss and lasting stain. The Your Lips But Better Waterproof Lip Liner Stain is my go to lip pencil when I remember to use it. I have Pretty In Pink, which works with all of the colors I’ve mentioned today.

Have you tried any of these IT Cosmetics lip products? Do you have any favorites? Shop mine below!

Shea Moisture Superfruit Renewal System

August 26, 2014 by daydreamingbeauty 41 Comments

*pr sample from BrandBacker, opinions my own*

With all the bleaching, toning and lightening I have done to my hair this summer, this Shea Moisture 10 in 1 Renewal System couldn’t have come across my desk as a better time. I’ve been a long time fan of the Shea Moisture hair and body care products, so I was excited to try the newest addition to their line. This sulfate free line is rich in antioxidants, biotin and Marula Oil to encourage hair to be stronger, healthier and more resilient.

As always, the Shea Moisture line is cruelty free and made with certified organic ingredients. They are free from sulfates, parabens, phthalates, paraffin, mineral oil, synthetic fragrance and color and DEA. The 10-in-1 Renewal System claims to give hair the following benefits: age defying, color protection, sulfate-free, hydration, nourishing, softening, anti-stress, manageability, revive body and not add build up.

The Hair & Scalp Serum is a serum conditioner hybrid, in my opinion. It’s a dual phase product that you must remember to shake to incorporate the oil and watery ingredients. I had best results with this using it as a scalp massage treatment, and pre wash treatment. You can use this as a leave in serum, but it left my hair a little weighed down when I used it that way.

For maximum benefits, leave the serum on for an hour before you wash with the shampoo. I found the shampoo to have a gentle lather, lightly fruity scent and it left my hair soft even before conditioning. I really like the Hair Masque, which is a thick and creamy butter that does wonders on my dry hair! I leave it in as long as possible, and use it 1-2 times per week. It provides a hefty dose of moisture, without weighing my hair down.

Have you tried the new Superfruit Complex from Shea Moisture? Any other favorites from the brand? You can find Shea Moisture Superfruit Renewal beginning this fall at ULTA with a price of $10.99-12.99.

Be sure to check them out on social media! Shea Moisture website, Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest.

Lily Lolo lipgloss and lipstick

August 12, 2014 by daydreamingbeauty 3 Comments

gloss48 is a beauty lovers best friend when it comes to discovering new products! My most recent pink lippie obsession is thanks to gloss48 and Lily Lolo, a cruelty free natural British makeup line. Already a pink lip gloss and lip stick ~~hoarder~~ collector, I was excited to try a few Lily Lolo lip products from gloss 48! These mineral based beauties are paraben free AND free of synthetic perfumes and dyes. How cute is this chic black and white packaging?!

Lily Lolo Natural Lip Gloss Bitten Pink, Scandalips, Damson Dusk

The lip gloss is creamy and pigmented, and feels wonderful on the lips. I love the natural vanilla scent it has!

Passion Pink, Berry Crush

Lily Lolo Natural Lip Gloss and Lipstick swatches

(top to bottom) Passion Pink and Berry Crush Natural Lipstick, Scandalips, Damson Dusk and Bitten Pink Natural Lip Gloss

Lily Lolo lip gloss and lipstick will be featured on Gloss48 starting Tuesday, 8/12 at 11am ET. For one week, they will be offering Lily Lolo lipstick for $13 (reg $17.98) and lip gloss for $12 (reg $15.98).

Enter below to win a set of Lily Lolo natural lip gloss and lipstick!

Tarte Rainforest After Dark palette

July 13, 2014 by daydreamingbeauty 31 Comments

*pr sample*

Isn’t the Tarte Rainforest After Dark palette a stunner?! This is going to be in heavy rotation in my collection! You know I love my neutrals (all shades of browns, golds), but my favorite color to wear is purple. This will not be one of those palettes that you pull out and just use a couple of colors. I’m in love with every single shade in the Rainforest After Dark palette! What makes it even more convenient is that Park Ave Princess bronzer, Champagne highlighter, and Unleashed matte blush are included.

I love the wood grain look of the casing, and the snake with a purple gem eye!

The shade descriptions from Tarte –

• bare to explore (pink beige)
• make a mauve (plum mauve)
• plum away with me (dark plum)
• up to no gold (gold)
• tan-gled up in you (tan)
• don’t turn a-brown (dark brown)
• unleashed (nude rose blush)
• champagne (highlighter)
• park ave princess™ (bronzer)

As you can see, there’s a nice mix of matte and shimmer shades. All are well pigmented, buttery smooth and blend seamlessly.

Top – Park Ave Princess bronzer Bottom- Highllight

Tarte Unleashed Blush

What do you think of this palette? Are you going to get it? You can find it at Sephora for $38. Check Tarte out on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and YouTube.

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IT’s All About You! IT Cosmetics QVC TSV

June 21, 2014 by daydreamingbeauty 16 Comments

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Following up from my sneak peek of IT’s All About You!, I now have swatches!! Be sure to tune in to QVC today, June 21st, to get the IT’s All About You today’s special value kit. You will get these five items (Celebration Foundation, Bye Bye Under Eye waterproof concealer, Brow Power brow pencil, CC+ Radiance palette and double ended complexion brush) for $59.96, and you can even do easy pay!

As you can see, the Fair foundation is too light for me. I usually wear Light in Celebration Foundation. I can use the Light Bye Bye Under Eye under my eyes as a concealer/brightener but it’s too light for concealing blemishes or scarring. I wear neutral medium in concealer.

If you’d like to purchase this today’s special value from QVC, please click my link.
Buy IT Cosmetics ITs All About You – QVC TSV

Too Faced Review on My Beauty Bunny!

May 5, 2014 by daydreamingbeauty 5 Comments

Hi beauties! I reviewed Too Faced La Creme lipsticks and Chocolate Soleil Bronzer over on My Beauty Bunny last week! I’d love for you to have a look and share my post if want! 🙂

Do you have any La Creme lipstick favorites? I can’t wait to try more shades. I love the moisturizing formula!
xo Amber

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