bareMinerals 'The Happy Place' Eyeshadow Quad

I fell in love with bareMinerals eyeshadow formula after trying out the gray toned quad in 'The Truth.' I recently came to own and love another quad of theirs, 'The Happy Place.'

'The Happy Place' eyeshadow quad has 4 shades inside: Peace: a muted apricot, Imagine: a rose gold, Exhale: a smoky taupe, and Euphoria: eggplant.  The shadows are housed in a rubberized plastic container with a full size mirror on the inside of the compact.  A small dual ended sponge tip applicator is also included. The palette is $30 for 0.21oz of product. 

The colors are honestly a dream to play with.  Peace is a lovely transition color to swipe all over the eye area to begin your makeup look or to buff into the crease to make blending easier. Imagine is an INSANELY beautiful Rose Gold/copper color that leans super warm. It warms up my whole face when I put this on! Exhale is a wonderful color to blend into the crease or outer v, as is Euphoria. I was initially worried that this color combination might not go so well together but I had no reason to fret. 

These shadows are easy to blend, easy to apply, and the combo provided to you is full-proof to create an entire eye look with. I can't find a fault in this product! 

Check out this quad if you're looking for a full eye look in one easy to reach for compact. You won't be disappointed in the quality, price, ease of use, or the look you end up creating with these gorgeous colors! 

Check out this palette HERE!

Take a look at my post on 'The Truth' eyeshadow quad here!

xxSJ

My Top Picks: Springtime Blushes!

Spring is here! Spring is here! Spring is here! Spring is one of my favorite seasons and I thought I'd share my favorite blushes for the Springtime:

I picked blushes from a few different brands. No need to discriminate!

NARS Orgasm is a cult favorite, world-famous blush and is known for its coral color with golden shimmer running through it. There's a reason this is famous! It's phenomenal!
Tarte Amazonian Clay Blush in 'Dollface' is a 12-hour long-wearing pretty pink. This blush is the perfect pink shade. Read my full review here: Dollface Blush Review!
The Balm 'Frat Boy' is a pure peach. This blush is the easiest way to wear peach on your cheeks as it is so muted and completely matte. Read my full review here: Frat Boy Review here!

Bobbi Brown 'Apricot' is the prettiest, nearly fuschia, bright coral. It looks terrifying in the pan but trust me that it looks amazing when applied with a light hand. Read my full review here: Apricot blush review!
MAC 'Fleur Power' is a tinge lighter than the Bobbi Brown blush but still packs a punch on the cheeks. It is a coral with quite a bit of red in it! This pigmented blush gives you the perfect flushed look.
MAC 'Launch Away!' from the Hey Sailor collection is a muted pastel peachy pink. It kind of looks like nothing in the pan but shows up as a beautiful light pink on the skin. Perfect for those muted kind of days :)

L to R: Orgasm, Dollface, Frat Boy, Launch Away!, Fleur Power, Apricot

So there you have it! 6 blushes that are super different in color but all have one thing in common... they scream SPRING!!!

Stay tuned for some of my other Spring beauty picks :)

xxSJ

Bobbi Brown Blush in 'Apricot'

You know that 'aaaaaahhhhhh' noise a bodiless angel chorus makes when a character in a movie opens a book or something miracle-like happens?

Yeah, something like that?
That happened when I opened the box containing my brand new Bobbi Brown blush for the first time.

Gahhhhhhhh this is another one of those products that I just want to hold and stare at, maybe even more than I want to actually use it. That's when you know obsession has overtaken a simple hobby. Oh well!

This Bobbi Brown blush comes in sleek, shiny, black plastic packaging with a see-through window to peek at the blush within.

No mirror in this compact! It is a bit small for a mirror anyway so I don't mind! In fact I really like the minimalistic packaging.

The color I chose is Apricot, a very bright peachy pink color. This was the most unique of the blushes I saw from this line and I just had to have it!

This blush is PIG-MEN-TED! A light dusting on the cheek gives such a pretty flush on the cheeks. It is the perfect tone for my skin where it makes me look more peachy rather than red. I have a lot of pink undertones in my skin so I don't like it when blushes highlight that lovely quality of mine (sarcasm..do ya sense it?).  The product is super soft but not in a chalky way. I would use a natural fiber brush to apply this to make sure I don't pick up too much product.

Annnnnd here comes my only gripe with this beautiful product. Do you see how much blush this contains? 3.8g. That's tinyyyyyyy! The only thing I keep reminding myself to remain okay with the fact I purchased a teeny $26 blush is that it's so pigmented it will last quite a long time despite its small size.

Overall I'm very pleased with this little blush. It's a perfect color for the Spring and Summer and I think it would be very flattering on all skin tones. Also, I freakin' love Bobbi Brown's makeup brand. Bobbi Brown is a BAMF and I suggest reading up on her if you don't know much about the namesake of this company. She's all about bringing out in women what makes them individually beautiful and highlighting natural beauty rather than covering up imperfections. Beautiful products, beautiful sentiment.

xxSJ