BITE Beauty Lush Fruit Lip Gloss

LUSH is totally the word for the newest lip gloss from BITE and not just because it's part of the name.  They are fully loaded with pigment and have a delish tropical fruit  taste /scent.

99 % natural and using real fruits like mango and strawberry  as well as fruit oils  of apricot, avocado and more, Lush Fruit Lip Gloss is very moisturizing on lips. It has a traditional gloss feel with some stickiness but with far more pigment, more like that of a lipstick. BITE uses ecocert freshwater pearl and silk powders for the pigment and creamy feel as well as their signature ingredient resveratrol. These are also waterproof  thanks to a proprietary blend of 100 % natural olive oil and natural waxes. 


The moisture lasts long,  even after the color has begun to wear off  and wear time is good, several hours for me.  There is also high lacquer shine here ,  but no shimmer in the two shades I tried. I believe there is one shimmer shade- Honey.

One coat is definitely all you need, but there is a little drag on lips, so you do need to blend it in. This is a thick gloss.  I have Rambutan and Spice.  Rambutan is a nude with peach tones and will be a nice complement to a Summer tan. Spice on the other hand is super bold. It's an intense orange red that will put your lips center stage. It's bit more bold than I usually do, but I love it.   For me, using a sheer gold over it brings it more to my comfort level.

There are 12 shades in all of Lush Fruit Lip Gloss ranging from light to deep. So something for everyone.

If you love lots of pigment, lip products that smell great and shine, shine, shine, check these out.

$22 at Sephora  

If you find you want these as a set, Sephora has  a 15th Anniversary Set- 15 Shades of Sephora with 15 Lush Fruit Glosses for $ 48 Each tube is .06 oz vs .13oz for regular size)

Pampadour Tweet Up for Oklahoma Tornado Victims-June 4th

You may not yet have heard of Pampadour, so this is a chance to check it out and do good at the same time.

Pampadour is a beauty oriented social media site. Sort of like Pinterest but only for beauty. I only just joined so I am figuring it out as well. Upload looks, pictures, products.

Blogger Paula Wade of Older Girl Beauty and Oklahoma City resident , will be hosting a joint tweet up with  @Pampadour  tomorrow the 4th of  June from 8-10 PM EST.

For every new registration on Pampadour or member log in, who connects with Paula,  $3 will be donated to the Oklahoma Red Cross. 

Giving to the Oklahoma branch means the money will stay in state and have the most impact for local needs.

Paula is an Oklahoma City native and works in Moore , OK. Her office was only a short distance from the tornado's path. She is doing what she can to help and if you're interested , join in too.

The hashtag for the tweet up is #Pamp4OK. 

www.pampadour.com

Maybelline The Falsies Big Eyes Mascara

Maybelline's The Rocket  is the gold standard in mascara right now as far as I am concerned. It's incredibly good, I've recommended it to  friends who loved it enough to rec to co-workers  and other friends and drop their previous favorites.

So while I know that companies need to keep new products coming and to develop ideas,  I also knew it would be hard to top .  And so the new The Falsies Big Eyes mascara is a nice mascara it's not The Rocket.

With Big Eyes ( an extension on the original Falsies) you get a dual wanded mascara. One small wand for lower lashes at 2 millimeters wide,  and a larger one for top. If you are a lower lash gal  having a special  , tiny wand is handy. No separate mascara needed or making a mess with a larger wand . 

I felt like I got more volume than length here , with decent length but not as much as I like. Volume was good and through at least 3 coats to test how buildable it is there was no clumping . You can build as needed coat after coat. More mascaras are coming in a clump free formula, thankfully.

Maybelline says this is  quick dry formula, which again helps with those tiny bottom lashes and it does dry fast.  No smudging that way and lashes are not too crunchy either.

If you work with the bottom lashes a lot, then this is one to check out. 

The Falsies Big Eyes Mascara comes in three regular shades: Blackest Black, Very Black and Brownish Black. Two waterproof shades are : Very Black and Brownish Black.



Sugg. Retail is $ 9.49

Revlon Colorstay Nail Enamel in Sheer Sunburst

 

Revlon's ready for Summer with a whole line of sun friendly shades created by Gucci Westman  and their new nail polish in Sheer Sunburst is a hot orange for pedi/ mani.

It's an orange like a Tequila Sunrise ( does anyone drink those anymore?) . It has a hint of rust to my eye and that mkes it a little different  from the bright oranges that are popular  right now.

It  goes on very sheer  as the name implies  and needs 3 coats for fullest coverage .


For Summer there are 4 new shades in all: Trade Winds, Seashell, Jungle, and Sheer Sunburst.

Retail is $ 7.99