Shopping Bag -- Tarte, Bare Minerals & Laura Mericer

Sometimes, I come across products that it just doesn't make sense to do a full review of -- either because it's just a new shade of a product that I've already reviewed (or mentioned multiple times) or it's a limited edition product that may not be that easy to get by the time I'm ready to write a post.

But as someone who's always hunting around online for swatches of this product or another, I feel like there's still some value in posting photos of the products and a brief description in case anyone might be curious. 

That's what these Shopping Bag posts will be about -- swatches and quick rundowns of products that I can't justify a full review for. 


Tarte Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Blushes ($25 each) in Flush and Dollface

Tarte Amazonian Clay Blushes in Flush (l.) and Dollface (r.)

Tarte Amazonian Clay Blushes in Flush (l.) and Dollface (r.)

Tarte Amazonian Clay Blushes in Flush (l.) and Dollface (r.)

I love the Tarte Amazonian Clay Blushes and have raved about them numerous times, but most of the shades that I have seem to be peachy or peachy pink.  I'd had my eye on Dollface for a while since it's such a nice light pink that could be worn everyday so I finally picked up when I was Christmas shopping for family and friends at Sephora.  Flush is not a shade that I would have picked out for myself, but it came in my most recent New Beauty Test Tube and I'm really liking it even though it looks a little scary bright in the pan.


bareMinerals Ready Luminizer in The Pleasure Trip ($31.82 + $4.47 s&h)

bareMinerals Ready Luminizer in The Pleasure Trip

bareMinerals Ready Luminizer in The Pleasure Trip

bareMinerals Ready Luminizer in The Pleasure Trip

bareMinerals put out several different Ready Luminizier this holiday season, but The Pleasure Trip was a QVC-exlcusive. At the time of this post, it's still available on QVC.com, but I believe that it is limited edition so I'm not sure how much longer it will be.

The Pleasure Trip is pink-toned highlighter, but it's very subtle -- and pretty -- on the cheeks.  It also comes with a Luminous Face Brush, which does a nice job of applying and blending the highlighter.

I think that some of the other Ready Luminizers are still available on the Bare Escentuals website (and at a discount) so you may want to check those out too.


Laura Mercier Artist's Palette for Eyes ($48)

Laura Mercier Artist's Palette: top row (l. to r.) - Choclate, African Violet, Sable, Guava, Cameo, & Sunlit; bottom row  (l. to r.) - Vanilla Nuts, Plum Smoke, Cafe Au Lait, Coffee Ground, Deep Night, & Rich Coffee

Laura Mercier Artist's Palette: top row (l. to r.) - Choclate, African Violet, Sable, Guava, Cameo, & Sunlit; bottom row  (l. to r.) - Vanilla Nuts, Plum Smoke, Cafe Au Lait, Coffee Ground, Deep Night, & Rich Coffee

 I only own one Laura Mercier single shadow, which I like quite a bit, so this palette was kind of eye-opening for me -- these shadows are amazing, especially the bottom row with all matte shades.

The palette is no longer available -- I bought it in December from Sephora but never got around to reviewing it then -- but several of the shades are actually available on their own. 

You can purchase African Violet, Sable, Guava, Vanilla Nuts, Plum Smoke, Cafe Au Lait, Coffee Ground, and Deep Night as singles -- the matte shades are definitely worth checking out.  They are so pigmented and smooth.  Just a dream to work with.


What new goodies have impressed you lately?