Sephora Tarte haul!

It might come as a surprise when I tell you that I have never owned anything from Tarte. I have seen so many beautiful makeup palettes and blogger/youtuber collaborations with the brand, but just never knew where to get it from. Plus it is pretty pricey in the UK. On my recent trip to America, I went into a Sephora where I spent a lot of time trying out different products but not finding anything I liked. As I was about to leave empty handed I spotted the checkout aisle of mini's! I was really surprised at how affordable these products were in the mini form. So I gave in to my temptations and decided to give these two products a try. 

First off is this Tartiest lip paint and liner lip contour set. I think the idea of this product is to use the liner on the corners of the lips as well as to line, followed by the lip paint in the middle to create a contour look. I don't want to seem a Debbie downer but I really regret purchasing this! I got caught up in the idea of being able to try two different product in 1 that I didn't try it out. After trying it out when I got back to the hotel I found that the pencil is absolutely rubbish. It doesn't come out easily and when it does you have to apply it very hard to get any product pay off. So thats disappointing. I have been googling and think I am going to give it a little try once its warmed up a little bit to see if that makes any difference. The lip paint however is amazing. I almost wish I had just bought a larger version of it. The lip paint came in shade TBT Mauve. It applies lovely and doesn't feel drying on the lips at all. It is really wearable as well which makes it all that much better. I just wish it was bigger, I may consider repurchasing this!

Next up is the Tartlette Tease limited edition palette. I mean come on, look how pretty this is! I have heard SO many great things about Tarte eyeshadows so I knew that if I was going to try any of them I wanted it to be this. Plus it is in a mini form so came in handy on my travels. The only sad thing about the palette is that one of the shades 'Wink' was smashed when I opened it. That serves me right for not checking in-store. All of the colours in this palette are extremely wearable and it has a strong pleasant smell of vanilla. I just want to eat it up! 

I am so pleased with the pigmentation and colour's that are on offer with this palette. Every shade is wearable and there isn't a colour that I wouldn't wear. The darker colours would also be perfect to line the eye if I found myself needing to. It's perfect for travel!

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Sephora Haul!

Yes you read that right. SEPHORA haul. On my recent travels to Portugal on holidays we found a sephora in a local shopping mall. Being from the UK whenever a Sephora comes into sight we of course have to enter one. I was really surprised at how expensive some of the bits were and thought I was going to leave without purchasing anything, until I saw the aisle of doom. Oh it was mini heaven! I tried to take some pictures inside the store but was told off! I didn't buy a lot of products but deffo a couple of bits that I loved as soon as I saw them! Let me know in the comments if you have tried any of the bits I picked up! 

Sephora Mini palette- Natural & Intense 

If I am being completely honest I didn't know what to expect from this at all. It was one of those things that I wanted because it had 'Sephora' written on it. As I have opened and started to use it I am glad that I bought it. The palette comes with 4 eyeshadows, 1 blush and 2 lip glosses. The idea behind the palette is that you can create two completely different looks. A natural and an intense look. This is going to be perfect for my trip to Disneyland Paris in a couple of months as we are travelling by plane so need to travel light!

Sephora Shourouk nail varnish

This nail varnish is part of the Shourouk for Sephora collaboration. Prior to buying this I had no idea what this was. I simply purchased this as I spotted it at the till as I was checking out and loved the colour.  It is a gold/bronze colour with small specks of glitter. I am yet to try it out but just know that this is going to be the perfect topcoat for a accent nail.

MASCARA

This is the only product that I knew before entering Sephora I wanted to try. I have read some mixed reviews on blogger and watched some tutorials using this on youtube. This is a small size and I am going to be saving it for Disney. The reviews I have read all seem to suggest that this mascara is truly lengthening. I guess I will see what I think when I try it out! Expect a blog post soon!

Invisibobble- The traceless hair ring

I know what your thinking, 'that is the weirdest looking hairband I have ever seen', trust me I thought the same thing when I first saw it. I was really interested in how it works! On the back of the box it says that the bobble leaves no trace in your hair, doesn't pull and doesn't move! All of these things are definitely something that I am interested in! I am always on the look out for hairbands that don't give me a headache. My hair is relatively thick and I certainly have a lot of it. I agree with all of these claims! The ring doesn't move, even after a full days work (and I really don't sit still either!). The only downside, if you can count this as a downside, is the fact that it is really hard to take this bobble out. But every plus must have a minus right?

FREEBIES

The cute little man who was serving me gave me these Biotherm samples to try out. He motioned to me that they were for using under the eyes. I can't wait to try them!

I hope you liked this little Sephora haul! I am so glad that I was able to fit the visit into my last trip. I was afraid that we would run out of time! Let me know what you have been buying from Sephora recently, or write your link of your hauls in the comments below!

Have a lovely week! 

Lots of love,