tarte EyeQuatics Waterproof Summer Essentials Set *Sephora Exclusive*

So for starters. I love tarte. I’ve never met a tarte product that I didn’t like until just recently. I’d also like to mention that I hate writing bad reviews. Especially for a tarte product. But I must. My blog is all honesty, and even though I love tarte, I did not like this product at all. I was really excited to try this kit, and it fell short, big time.

So I guess for starters lets go over whats in it.
You get a deluxe Lights, Camera, Splashes! 4-in-1 Natural Waterproof Mascara, 3-Lock & Roll Creaseless Eye Shadow Duos in Lavendar, Teal, Champagne, Mod-Chic Head Scarf

Here are the cream colors by themselves:

Here are the loose powders by themselves:

And here is what they look like when used together:

This is the scarf, its really pretty, and its huge:

Ok so here comes the pros and cons:

The Pros:
It has a really pretty scarf, that is very big. It comes with a deluxe Light, Camera, Splashes! I did not review this product. I am assuming that I will like this product when I use it or someone will if I give it as a gift. I like the Lights, Camera, Lashes! so I am assuming that it is similar, just has waterproof qualities. Sorry I am frugal, and currently have mascaras open so I don’t want to waste.

The Cons:
I believe that they’re either old or have been sitting somewhere hot. Which made it maybe not perform as well. The purple was all seperated and there was no way to get it shook back together, it was gross. The first and only color I used on my eyelids was champagne. With primer it felt cakey, dry and very weird. Without primer, I don’t know how to explain it, but it did not go on smooth. It was more sheer in some spots, and it started to set so quickly that if I went back over the spot to correct, it messed it up even more. The only results I had were on the back of my hand when I swatched it. I don’t know if I would call it waterproof, it rinsed off pretty easy, without the use of soap.

The roller balls were ridiculously hard to use. I couldn’t get anything out unless I pushed REALLY hard. Other then that not much came out. I can’t imagine someone actually trying to push that hard on their eyelids to roll it on. Ouch!
My BIGGEST complaint. And I had forgot that I read this previously on a Sephora.com review. I swatched the teal on my hand. Like I said the colors rinsed off easily. HOWEVER. The teal. Oh. My. Gosh. Left a teal line on the top of my hand…….for 3, THREE!! days. WHAT?!?! I was on Sephora earlier, and tons of people are saying the same thing. Thats just crazy. SO beware….Do NOT put the Teal on your eyelids!

I’m really shocked at this kit. When I first heard about Lock & Roll Creaseless Shadows, I was like, that sounds perfect for my oily eyelids. Not so much. It was an awful product. I haven’t decided if I’m keeping it. I am just glad that I bought it when it was $15 and not whatever it used to be. I haven’t decided if the scarf and deluxe mascara are worth the $15 to keep, or gift to someone.
I do not recommend this set what so ever. 😦 Sorry tarte.

Hugs & Lip Gloss,
Beauty Mama

BE Bare Minerals Matte Foundation

In being fair to everyone I decided to not be a bare minerals snob and re-review. Let’s recap. For 6 years I was a faithful BE girl. Loved my BE and owned every collection ever made. I had over 100 brushes as well.
Towards the end of my relationship was when the mineral craze hit the world and people everywhere went ga-ga over mineral powders.

It started getting mass produced, got cheaper, and the quality just sucked! It felt gross and greasy. I called there customer service who told me nothing changed and wondered if I knew how to apply it correctly. Seriously?! 6 years I wore it, and that’s what she asks me? Oy.

So. Sephora included a sample 10 day trial of BE matte, mineral veil, and an itty bitty kabuki brush, in my order. I thought eh if nothing else, I’ll have another brush. It was free, and it also gave me the chance to try the matte version, which supposedly was good for oily skin yada yada.

I have a brush. That’s what I got out of it. I still don’t like BE. The matte version was just weird. I wear or wore, fairly light. The fairly light matte was darker and was like almost a orangish shade. Not a fan. Not a fan at all. Not only was it a little darker, but it also did nothing for my skin either. It still felt the same as the original. A hot mess. Felt greasy and gross.

Sorry Leslie, nothings changed. You guys dropped the ball on a really good thing you had going.

Ole Henricksen Anyone?

Eh maybe, maybe not. I’m going with probably NOT.

Have never tried the brand but it seems as though they have a some what decent line. Whats not decent…their customer service. Do companies not get that when consumers call, especially new consumers, THIS IS THEIR FIRST IMPRESSION of YOU! Make it Count!

I’ve never used their products, but the other day I sat down, and made a list of companies that I felt had good potential products that I would like to review for my site. Ole Henricksen was, WAS one of them. My skin has been misbehaving lately and I’m trying to get it under control.

So I called them. I encountered a woman, who clearly took her job WAY to seriously. I simply asked her if they did PR in house and if they did, could she please put me in touch with someone in PR/Marketing. She immediately said, “who is this?” And I told her my name. She said OK,….(you know the the “ok” that means, I don’t know you)..and rudely asked me what company I worked for. I told her that I wasn’t with a company, that I write a beauty blog and was interested in writing an entry about their company. Apparently because I was not the Queen of England and not at all special to her, not only did she not transfer me she informed me in not so many words that they were set for the next year on “bloggers”, and that my blog needed to be pretty spectacular to be given any products to review anyways, and was MY blog spectacular?

MY BLOG IS SPEC-FREAKIN-TACULAR LADY!!

She was so rude. I even asked her for one…. 1 people, one bubble packet of a mask. Not so much for review purposes, but I as a person with misbehaving skin wanted to try before I buy. She said they don’t do samples….(Lie…I’ve gotten something of OH, in my Sephora order before.) This is no new concept. If you, as a company are selling a $68 skincare set, you better believe that at least ONE if not a hundred people are going to call and ask to sample your product, before they just throw down $68 and make you richer.

There were 2 kits on Sephora that I was interested in. WAS. I could careless..I talked to other fabulous, friendly PR girls this week who apparently do love their job and understand the importance of being polite. I have no desire to do business with this company, whether I buy it or they ship it to me free, saying sorry, I’m not doing it.

Im even more relieved that I didn’t even go down the Ole Henricksen path…..reviews on Sephora…Ouch, Not so GOOD.