Beautiful Eyes Begin with Clarisonic and Tarte.

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Big things happen when two powerhouse beauties team up together, and this collaboration promises to be big. Seeing how I am an lover of both brands and use both of their products regularly, I think this idea is genius.

It starts with beautiful smooth, wrinkle free eyes courtesy of the Clarisonic Opal.  Using more than 7,500 micro-massages, the Opal gently infuses Anti-Aging Sea Serum beneath the skin’s surface, instantly hydrating, smoothing and brightening the eye area in just one minute.  Your beautiful eyes are finished with beautiful eye popping makeup from Tarte Cosmetics. The eye makeup is healthy and nourishing so the benefits continue. Perfection!

Check out exactly what this set includes:

  • Clarisonic Opal Sonic Infuser
  • Tarte Lights, Camera, Lashes! Mascara (0.24 oz.)
  • Tarte EmphasEYES Aqua-Gel Eyeliner (0.003 oz)
  • Tarte Lifted Natural Eye Primer with Firmitol (0.08 oz.)
  • Two Replacement Opal Applicator Tips
  • Universal Voltage Charger for Opal
  • Wristlet Carrying Case

This $232 value is available right now, at Sephora only, for $185.  A very great deal!

Tarte Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Blush.

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Though it is especially important and sometimes difficult to make sure your makeup lasts through the heat and humidity, I find it important to have my makeup last all day, no matter what time of year it is. I have a love hate relationship with long wear products. A lot of them are very drying to my skin, and I rather just find a great product that lasts all day, rather than a specific product made for long time wear.  I have found both with this new blush from Tarte Cosmetics.  Meet Tarte Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Blush.

I bet you that this was a product simply made to be to be beautiful and that it was simply found to be a very long lasting product. Why? Because this product is very smooth and gentle on my skin, with no drying effects to it at all.  You see, Amazonian Clay Blush was formulated with one of Tartes skinvigorating ingredients Amazonian Clay.

Amazonian Clay is one of these skin-balancing ingredients that Tarte has found to work with each skin type, in a way that benefits that skin type:

Oily skin: Amazonian clay minimizes oil in and around pores to balance skin and keep product in place

Dry skin: Amazonian clay hydrates skin naturally to restore moisture so your blush wears better & longer

Dull skin: Amazonian clay improves the appearance of skin clarity and skin texture

Combination skin: Amazonian clay is completely intuitive; gives skin an overall smooth & even appearance

I found that this blush to be very soft and smooth as I apply it.  I have been using a fluffy blush brush to apply, and it leaves a very soft, yet evenly pigmented look to my cheeks. It lasts all day and even held up nicely as I splashed around a bit in the pool. I know it is not meant to be waterproof, but I did sweat and get a bit misted with water and my makeup looked perfect, especially my cheeks.

Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Blush comes in eight shades, so there is defintely one available for every skin tone.

  • Exposed - Nude
  • Blissful - Warm Peach
  • Tipsy - Coral 
  • Amused - Brigt Pink
  • Doll Face - Light Pink
  • Flush - Deep Berry
  • Blushing Bride - Plumy Rose
  • Natural Beauty - Red

Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Blush sell for $25.00 each TarteCosmetics.com, Sephora and QVC.

16 Long Wearing Eye Pencils for Summer.

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When looking for eyeliner in the summer, there are a few specifics that I have in mind. 

One is the form, of which I prefer a pencil in the summer.  In the summer I go for a no fuss look and pencils help me get there in a flash.  The second thing I look for is color.  In the colder months, I stick to dark gray shades, browns and sometimes really dark blues. Summertime I look to kick it up and add in a pop of color.  I either line my entire eye in a brighter shade, or maybe use a brown on the top of the eye and layer a brighter punch

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