bareMinerals Bring on the Night Color Collection Review

It's another video review, everyone!  Today I'm showing you the bareMinerals Bring on the Night Color Collection.  In my opinion, it gets a two thumbs up!  Watch my review to see why:

Just as a review, here's what the collection includes:

• -Queen Phyllis Matte Eyecolor (light matte buttercup)

• -bareMinerals READY Eye Shadow 2.0 The Late Show featuring Guest Star + Uncensored (sunset bronze/deep glittering indigo)

• -Lash Domination 10-in-1 Volumizing Mascara in Intense Black

• -Beauty Blush (blushing pink)

• -bareMinerals READY Luminizer The Daydream (soft pink sugar)

• -Mineral Veil finishing powder

• -Marvelous Moxie Lipgloss in Glamorista (candied pink)

• -Deluxe Mini Flawless Application Face Brush

You can pick up this amazing set exclusively at Ulta for $49.

In other news, my life is still rocking along like usual!  My boyfriend rescued a kitten and he is the sweetest little thing ever!

XOXO

-Kaitlin

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What's in my purse?!

Today I just wasn't feeling the writing bug so I thought it would be really fun to film a "What's in my purse?" video!  You can find these all over YouTube and I think they're a lot of fun.  I always love seeing what people have in their purses.

Here are the products I mentioned that I've reviewed:

- Maybelline Color Sensational High Shine Gloss in Captivating Coral
- MAC Fashion Nomad mattene
- L'Oreal Colour Riche Le Gloss in The Queen's Shine
- tarte Maracuja Lip Gloss in Heath
- L'Oreal Paris Infallible Le Gloss in Sparkle Frenzy

I hope you enjoyed my video!  Let me know what's always in your purse!

XOXO

-Kaitlin

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Get Carried Away with tarte this holiday season!

Get ready for a super picture-heavy post as I rave the new Sephora-exclusive Carried Away palette!

This thing is an absolute steal!  It's $54 for a $512 value!  Wooo-hooo!

This has 24 full size eyeshadows, eight lip glosses, one blush, one brush, one mascara, and one finishing powder!  Such an amazing value.

Oh, and it comes in an amazing travel kit that you can easily add your own stuff in to when you're traveling.

The shadows are housed in a slim palette that slides behind the large mirror on the inside of the palette.  I think this is a really effective use of space that so many other brands don't utilize in their mega-huge holiday palettes.

Each shadow is named, which I really appreciate.  This palette is a nice mix of neutrals and pops of color.  Plus, I like that they're grouped together in groups of four so you can easily create eye looks.  Sometimes big palettes overwhelm me and I don't know how to create a look.  This takes the guess work out of it!

Left side of the palette 

Right side of the palette

You can see that some shades are very neutral and hardly visible.  The shadows tarte produces are buttery and dense but are not nearly as intensely pigmented as Urban Decay or MAC.  

Next there are the eight mini glosses:

These are so nice and I really love them!  They taste minty but it's a difficult mint to describe - it almost tastes like mint chocolate chip ice cream!  It's amazing.  They all give a MLBB (my lips but better) look.

Gorgeous!

Next the included brush:

You can use this for either the blush or finishing powder - it works nicely for both.  I experienced very slight shedding the first time I used it but haven't had an subsequent shedding after that.

Finally, here are the mascara, finishing powder, and blush:

The finishing powder is white and provides a nice, matte finish.

The blush is in Adventurous and it's a rusty, shimmery blush.

It's a little ruddy on me but if you have a light hand it can look very natural.

Do you need this?  YES!  This is a great holiday palette and the value is incredible.  This would be a nice starter kit for someone who is just getting into makeup or tarte.

This was my last big purchase for myself before the holiday season!  I bought it when it first came out and I find myself reaching for it constantly.  I love the kit it comes in and I like it for traveling.

You can purchase HERE for $54.

XOXO

-Kaitlin

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Get your Shine on with the Queen, the Mystic, and the Muse!

 One of my favorite high school memories is going over to my BFF Travis's house each week senior year to watch Project Runway and work on our vocabulary words!  So I do have a sweet spot in my heart for Project Runway, even though I don't watch it religiously now.

So when Project Runway teamed up with L'Oreal to create a range of products, I knew I wanted some.

They took a creative route and created four "mini-collections" in one big collection.  The products are divided up into The Artsy Muse, The Enchanted Queen, The Seductive Temptress, and The Wise Mystic.

I grabbed up L'Oreal Colour Riche Le Gloss in The Queen's Shine, The Mystic's Shine, and The Muse's Shine (Sorry Temptress!  Lol).

L-R The Queen's Shine, The Mystic's Shine, The Muse's Shine

The Mystic's Shine and The Muse's Shine are really more for layering, as you can see in the pictures below.  (I used The Muse's Shine in this FOTD.)

The Queen's Shine

The first shade looks like a deep burgundy in the tube but unfortunately, it translates to a more vivid, bright pink on lips.  I was really hoping for a darker color so this was a bit disappointing.

The Mystic's Shine

The next shade is a sheer, shimmery, lilac color.  This would look great over berry hues!  It makes my lips look a bit lifeless on its own.

The Muse's Shine

This is a shimmery gold color which will look great over reds and maybe hot pinks.  This is also a layering shade.

Overall, these shades are nice for layering; however, they aren't great on their own.  I wish The Queen's Shine was more true-to-tube.  

Do you need these?  Well, The Muse's Shine is great for layering over reds but I might skip the other two.

I found mine in Target for $5.99 each.  They're limited edition, so snatch 'em quick!

XOXO

-Kaitlin

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All items were purchased by Orange Lipstick for personal use and review purposes.  The Too Faced product was won in a giveaway.

A perfectly pretty pout for 8 hours with Sparkle Frenzy!

Y'all know I don't like to get overly dramatic about makeup but today I'm making an exception.  This might just be the best lipgloss I've ever owned!

It's the new L'Oreal Paris Infallible Le Gloss in Sparkle Frenzy.  This lipgloss promises eight hours of coverage - but does it deliver?

Yes!  This lipgloss provides soft, cushy coverage that stays in place without slipping or sliding around.  I find that I get some on my teeth at the very beginning but it doesn't bleed out around the edges of my lips.

Plus, the color stays wearing strong for the eight hours claimed by the packaging!  I hate when companies make unrealistic claims about wear time but this one seriously amazes me.  I put it on at 7:30 in the morning and don't touch it up until around 3:30.  Yes, it lasts through lunch!

The applicator takes some getting used to as it's very large; however, it does taper down to a point, so you can get pretty precise around the edges of your lips.

The color is phenomenal!  I'd say it's a little bit redder in person than it shows in this swatches.  This is a semi-opaque red with red and gold shimmer.  The name "Sparkle Frenzy" is pretty apt, so if you're not down with shimmer you might want to skip this. 

I am amazed by the wear time on this baby and the beautiful color.  This color is so me and I find myself reaching for this gloss over and over again.

I picked mine up at Walgreens where they're priced for $9.99.  The display was marked as $5.99 by accident so the clerk actually let me have it for $5.99!  Sweet!  I can't find this online anywhere yet but you can find displays popping up in drugstores.

XOXO

-Kaitlin

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Grab Fantasy Makers while it's on sale!

If you were interested in any Wet n Wild Fantasy Makers products then head down to your local CVS or Walgreens and see if you can find it on sale!  I found the whole display 50% off at my CVS.

All I was really interested in grabbing was the glow-in-the-dark nail polish and this sparkling lip gloss.  (Remember how awful the palette I bought was?!)

I'll review the nail polish in a separate post but for right now check out this Sparkling Lip Gloss in Snow White.

This is a clear gloss that has tons of iridescent sparkles!  I see gold, purple, green, blue, and silver.

Now sure, this will add sparkle to any lip color.  You can spice up just about any color!  However...

The grit, the grit, the grit.  It's so gritty and annoying.

I got this on sale for 99 cents which is about all I would pay for it.  I can see me wearing this for a night out or something but not for everyday use.

XOXO

-Kaitlin

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Adventures in foreign lip products at my local Indian grocery store!

Yesterday I went searching for some henna so that I can touch up my desperately-needing-it roots.  I ended up at an Indian grocery store with some high hopes!  Sure enough, I found some packages so I'll be posting about henna ussage soon.

And then I saw the beauty rack!  I've been looking for a good purple lipstick for a while.  I know...me? Purple?  YES!  Maybe it's just the Fall or maybe it's my love for purple but I really wanted some.

Lipgloss, Deepest Purple, Tornato

So, I grabbed two lipsticks and a lipgloss from the shelf.  They were each $1.29!  What a steal!

 Unfortunately, I don't have the name of the lipgloss in front of me, nor do I have the tube with me.  The lipsticks are 178 Deepest Purple and 168 Tornato.  They're from a line called Princessa but unfortunately I can't find them anywhere online.  You'll just have to scout out your local Indian store!

L-R: Lipgloss, Deepest Purple, Deepest Purple with gloss on top, Tornato, Tornato with gloss on top

You'll see why, but I really felt these lipsticks worked best with the lipgloss layered over the top.

Get ready for a bunch of pictures!

Lipgloss only

Lipgloss only

 The gloss is nice and opaque.  I think the color is really great and definitely appears more purple in person.

Deepest Purple

Deepest Purple

Deepest Purple with gloss

Deepest Purple with gloss

You can see that Deepest Purple has spotty application.  I seriously layered and layered this without too much success.  I finally just gave up and threw the gloss on top.  The opaque nature of the gloss really helps fill in the patches.

Tornato

Tornato

Tornato with gloss

Tornato with gloss

I definitely think this is my favorite combination; however, Tornato also suffers from pretty poor application.  Plus, the bullet feels dry and draggy.  That translates on lips to dry, dry skin.  My lips felt totally parched after wearing these lipsticks for just a couple of hours.

The gloss is a winner, especially at $1.29!  However, you can definitely pass on these lipsticks.  The gloss is smooth, smells like fruit punch, and has no discernible taste.

I may go back for a few more glosses but I definitely will skip on any more lipsticks.  These are going into my "special occasion" drawer!

BTW:  My sweet coworker let me swatch these on her darker skin so I could see how they'd look.  No surprise - these would really sing on darker-skinned ladies!

Oh, and here's me rocking purple lips!

XOXO

-Kaitlin

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