Game Changer: Tarte Cosmetics New Shape Tape Contour Concealer

Tarte Shape Tape Contour Concealer Comes in Six Shades: Fair, Light, Light-Medium, Medium, Tan and Deep

Tarte Cosmetics’ NEW Shape Tape Contour Concealer, the most recent addition to their Popular Amazonian Clay line, is a double duty wonder that improves the quality of your skin while providing great coverage.

Infographic: Contour, Highlight and Conceal with Tarte Shape Tape Contour Concealer

Whether using it to contour and highlight, or simply as a concealer; you’ll love the medium to full coverage formula; as well as quality and versatility synonymous with Tarte Cosmetics.

Tarte Shape Tape Contour Concealer in Fair

Tarte’s Shape Tape Contour Concealer in Medium

Tarte’s Shape Tape Contour Concealer in Deep

The 6 Shades of Tarte’s Shape Tape Contour Concealer

Tarte’s NEW Shape Tape Contour Concealer is $24 for a large 1oml tube and the creamy, Amazonian Clay based formula is free of parabens, mineral oil, phthalates, sodium lauryl sulfates and gluten. It is available NOW on Tarte’s Website.

Tarte’s Shape Tape Contour Concealer: large 10ml for $24

While on the site, take a look at Tarte’s other innovative, nutrient-rich cosmetics or get more information on the NEW Shape Tape Contour Concealer: http://tartecosmetics.com/raf/click/?i=ph$!n0521k

 

Suggested Tutorial/Review

Professional MUA/Beauty Vlogger Gina Ritacco reviews Tarte Shape Tape Contour Concealer

Since I have yet to get my hands on these beauties, I cannot film or post my own test and review; but I will. Promise. In the meantime, please do watch this excellent review and demo by Gina Ritacco:

The New Tarte Shape Tape Concealer + Quickie Blending Sponge Review + Demo! by Professional MUA and Beauty Vlogger 》Gina Ritacco at https://youtu.be/rK2xksawwfY

Donald J. Trump 》HEALTHCARE REFORM [Policy Details]

HEALTHCARE REFORM TO MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN by Donald J. Trump

Since March of 2010, the American people have had to suffer under the incredible economic burden of the Affordable Care Act—Obamacare.

This legislation, passed by totally partisan votes in the House and Senate and signed into law by the most divisive and partisan President in American history, has tragically but predictably resulted in runaway costs, websites that don’t work, greater rationing of care, higher premiums, less competition and fewer choices. Obamacare has raised the economic uncertainty of every single person residing in this country.

As it appears Obamacare is certain to collapse of its own weight, the damage done by the Democrats and President Obama, and abetted by the Supreme Court, will be difficult to repair unless the next President and a Republican congress lead the effort to bring much-needed free market reforms to the healthcare industry. But none of these positive reforms can be accomplished without Obamacare repeal.

On day one of the Trump Administration, we will ask Congress to immediately deliver a full repeal of Obamacare.

However, it is not enough to simply repeal this terrible legislation. We will work with Congress to make sure we have a series of reforms ready for implementation that follow free market principles and that will restore economic freedom and certainty to everyone in this country. By following free market principles and working together to create sound public policy that will broaden healthcare access, make healthcare more affordable and improve the quality of the care available to all Americans.

Any reform effort must begin with Congress. Since Obamacare became law, conservative Republicans have been offering reforms that can be delivered individually or as part of more comprehensive reform efforts. In the remaining sections of this policy paper, several reforms will be offered that should be considered by Congress so that on the first day of the Trump Administration, we can start the process of restoring faith in government and economic liberty to the people.

Congress must act.

Our elected representatives in the House and Senate must:

Completely repeal Obamacare.

Our elected representatives must eliminate the individual mandate. No person should be required to buy insurance unless he or she wants to.Modify existing law that inhibits the sale of health insurance across state lines. As long as the plan purchased complies with state requirements, any vendor ought to be able to offer insurance in any state. By allowing full competition in this market, insurance costs will go down and consumer satisfaction will go up.

Allow individuals to fully deduct health insurance premium payments from their tax returns under the current tax system.

Businesses are allowed to take these deductions so why wouldn’t Congress allow individuals the same exemptions? As we allow the free market to provide insurance coverage opportunities to companies and individuals, we must also make sure that no one slips through the cracks simply because they cannot afford insurance. We must review basic options for Medicaid and work with states to ensure that those who want healthcare coverage can have it.

Allow individuals to use Health Savings Accounts (HSAs).

Contributions into HSAs should be tax-free and should be allowed to accumulate. These accounts would become part of the estate of the individual and could be passed on to heirs without fear of any death penalty. These plans should be particularly attractive to young people who are healthy and can afford high-deductible insurance plans. These funds can be used by any member of a family without penalty. The flexibility and security provided by HSAs will be of great benefit to all who participate. Require price transparency from all healthcare providers, especially doctors and healthcare organizations like clinics and hospitals. Individuals should be able to shop to find the best prices for procedures, exams or any other medical-related procedure.

Block-grant Medicaid to the states.

Nearly every state already offers benefits beyond what is required in the current Medicaid structure. The state governments know their people best and can manage the administration of Medicaid far better without federal overhead. States will have the incentives to seek out and eliminate fraud, waste and abuse to preserve our precious resources. Remove barriers to entry into free markets for drug providers that offer safe, reliable and cheaper products. Congress will need the courage to step away from the special interests and do what is right for America. Though the pharmaceutical industry is in the private sector, drug companies provide a public service. Allowing consumers access to imported, safe and dependable drugs from overseas will bring more options to consumers.

The reforms outlined above will lower healthcare costs for all Americans. They are simply a place to start. There are other reforms that might be considered if they serve to lower costs, remove uncertainty and provide financial security for all Americans. And we must also take actions in other policy areas to lower healthcare costs and burdens. Enforcing immigration laws, eliminating fraud and waste and energizing our economy will relieve the economic pressures felt by every American. It is the moral responsibility of a nation’s government to do what is best for the people and what is in the interest of securing the future of the nation.

Providing healthcare to illegal immigrants costs us some $11 billion annually. If we were to simply enforce the current immigration laws and restrict the unbridled granting of visas to this country, we could relieve healthcare cost pressures on state and local governments.

To reduce the number of individuals needing access to programs like Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program we will need to install programs that grow the economy and bring capital and jobs back to America. The best social program has always been a job – and taking care of our economy will go a long way towards reducing our dependence on public health programs.

Finally, we need to reform our mental health programs and institutions in this country. Families, without the ability to get the information needed to help those who are ailing, are too often not given the tools to help their loved ones. There are promising reforms being developed in Congress that should receive bi-partisan support.

To reform healthcare in America, we need a President who has the leadership skills, will and courage to engage the American people and convince Congress to do what is best for the country. These straightforward reforms, along with many others I have proposed throughout my campaign, will ensure that together we will Make America Great Again.

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Angels, Love and Light,
Synergy

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REVIEW: Rock Your Hair Styling Products

Thank You to @rock_your_hair for the products you sent me. 😙

Rock Your Hair: Rock It Big Volumizing Hairspray and Bombshell Volumizing Powder

I received #SprayItBig #VolumizingHairspray along with #Bombshell #BigHairPowder from @rock_your_hair after seeing an IG post.

I didn’t agree to give a #review or #shoutout of any kind in exchange; nor was I asked for one. But… Hello, 5 stars, Baby! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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First: The packaging is way cute; yet edgy. I loved the fuchsia color of the items; BOTH adorned with crystals inside their heart-shaped logo that definitely has a rock&roll feel; as did the lettering, graphics and product names!

Now, the big question: how did the products work? Umm, FAN-FUNKIN-TASTICLY!

I have a lot of very thick, heavy hair, so I was a bit skeptical about the volumizing powder and it’s hold.

WRONG! It HELD through several brushings (one with a heated brush), my rushing around all over; in and out of the car and the wind whipping my hair all over!

I had volume, especially at the heaviest parts of my hair, no chalky powder residue anywhere, no itching, and it didn’t dry out my hair/scalp; no problems! That’s a great product! Hello “Bombshell!”, I Love you! 😜

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“Spray It Big” can be used before styling and after for extra hold. I sprayed a very light mist after thoroughly brushing my hair and before rebrushing with a heated brush at a 500° temp.

There was no burning my hair, no crunching sound from the heat reacting to the hairspray. It even gave my hair a slight curl, which amazed me – since the heated brush really doesn’t work in that area (despite the claims from the brush company 😡)!

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My hair held its shape (as I explained above) and I had only hit it with a second brief mist before I was out the door.

Using very little product, my hair remained as I styled it, was soft, supple and touchable. No 80s helmet head, no 90s crunchy strands! I could run my fingers through my hair and it felt great, as healthy hair should!

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Hell YES, @rock_your_hair definitely rocked MY hair – all day (+ night) long – with very little used! I loved both products; they worked great together/separate!

Now how do I test the rest of the product line, @rock_your_hair? 😎

Angels, Love and Light,
Synergy

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REVIEW: Marc Jacobs Beauty #VelvetNoir Major Volume Mascara

 

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐1/2 (4.5) Stars:

“If only Velvet Noir Mascara had been waterproof!”

 

The NEW MARC JACOBS BEAUTY Velvet Noir Major Volume Mascara is a supreme, superb black, which I loved; the bold black is just as lashes should be: dark, vampy, dramatic.

It’s 1990’s grunge, heightened and nurtured from ragged flannel to a luxuriously, modern velvet visage; a neo-classic retrospective of past meeting present-day noir, still rich in history and culture, and born of inspiration that begs you to be inspired as well.

At first glance, the mascara looked thick, yet slightly wet and possibly messy.

This is from the product being in boxes in stock rooms, not a product defect as some reviewers stated. I, simply, gave it a little shimmy between my palms (never shake mascara up and down, then you’ll have a real mess and a lot of wasted product, dried up in the cap, on the wand, etc.)

When opening it again, I wiped off the excess from the wand (as you’re supposed to with all mascaras) and all was well – no mess.

It is worth noting that I am severely eyelash-challenged and wholeheartedly believe my brother inherited all the lashes assigned to our family. Given that, I usually, use at least 3 mascaras: one to define, one for volume and another for length and perhaps another for depth of color; all waterproof formulas.

I generally dislike non-waterproof mascara, pretty intensely. Instead of enjoying your evening, if you dare laugh too hard (which I always do) or shut your eyes for the briefest of moments, you now look like an expertly groomed racoon with two black waterlines trailing down your beautifully strobbed cheeks.

While Velvet Noir didn’t give me 80s raccoon eyes, it did smudge a bit; giving me a slightly smoked out eye, when I blended out the tiny baby racoon prints left by this mascara. Still, it is a great product; with, again, the blackest of black color with a divine subtle scent of roses, which left me pleasantly surprised!

Amazingly BLACK! I loved it, but I would have loved Velvet Noir so much more had it been waterproof. I feel my eyes are too small, so I never wear mascara on my bottom lashes; a waterproof formula would have eliminated the slight smudging problem I encountered.

Velvet Noir Mascara did give me volume and length. It wasn’t clumpy for me, as other reviewers stated, but perhaps that is because I wait quite a bit between coats. For example, I’ll put on the first coat, roll up my hair and then put on the second coat, etc.

I didn’t expect much of one mascara, as I said my lashes are seriously lacking, but Marc Jacobs Beauty Velvet Noir Major Volume Mascara came through with its beautifully, dramatic black color… It is aptly named, that’s for sure!

Marc Jacobs really did choose the perfect face for this campaign in Winona Ryder.

She was the face of 1990’s grunge, starting with the growing pains and heartache of “Reality Bites” to the very noir “Edward Sciccorhands” and her power-couple status with Johnny Depp. Ryder is just as beautiful now as then; if not moreso…. she’s grown through her experiences; and past meets the present, once again, with her collaborating with Marc Jacobs.

Velvet Noir is, most definitely, the blackest mascara I’ve ever seen! You could see I had lashes! No, they weren’t anything like falsies, but isn’t that the point of false eyelashes? To be somewhat exaggerated?

Again, if the formula had only been waterproof… I could have put on a few more thin coats and gotten more volume and length. I’ll just have to pray it’s released in a waterproof formula at some point.

I did like the brush a lot. The inverted curvature allowed me to get to the lashes that need mascara most, giving me the look of longer lashes. And Velvet Noir did give my lashes a bit of a curl, but I did hit it with a lash curler, just in case!

I have to mention the overall packaging is gorgeous, very luxe and I love the mascara tube! The octogon shape fits perfectly in your hand, making for a good grip as your applying. The look is very Art Deco meets Futuristic and it’s unique shape melds beauty with function very well!

All in all, I give Velvet Noir 4.5 stars out of 5 stars.

Now, if Marc Jacobs Beauty decides to add a waterproof formula to this line? All I ask is: Let me review it again?  It will get the 5 stars it deserves.

Until then, I’ll add a coat of waterproof mascara on top of Velvet Noir, but nothing will match the beautiful, dark almost-coal-black color created by Marc Jacobs for his Spring 2016 Collection. It’s quite simply Inspired.

¤I received this mascara from Influenster and Marc Jacobs Beauty for my HONEST review.¤

Angels, Love and Light,
Synergy

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*((UPDATED))* REVIEW: YSL ROUGE PUR COUTURE LIPSTICKS IN #9 ROSE STILETTO AND #19 FUSCHIA

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MY REVIEW Of YSL ROUGE PUR COUTURE LIPSTICKS IN #9 ROSE STILETTO AND #19 FUSCHIA

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I received two Yves Saint Laurent Rouge Pur Couture Lipsticks in #9 Rose Stiletto and #19 Fuschia for testing and review from Influenster.

The colors are so very beautiful; not glaring or gawdy, and neither seemed too harsh, sallow or too blue or orange, for any skin tone or complexion. They are extremely flattering colors, universally.

The base color on the lipsticks make them appear almost neutral based, hard to do with any color, let alone two drastically different pinks.

Rose Stiletto being a more medium dusty rose-brown; while Fuchsia is a bright pink – not shocking or neon; this isn’t your 80’s Fuschia – with a natural feel, like you would see in a garden. A succulent bright bold pink.

The texture is very creamy, smooth, silky, sensuous; very moisturizing. Almost too moisturizing.

And, there, lies my only problem with these lipsticks.

Being so moisture-rich, the lipstick doesn’t stay in place, but rather tends to smear beyond the lipline the minute your lips touch one another.

I am used to and prefer wearing matte lipsticks that stay put; I am not fond of lipsticks that travel or leave a trail anywhere: let alone everywhere.

Especially everywhere around my mouth, which is something I had never experienced with my prior YSL purchases or expected to experience with these beauties, but perhaps that is because my prior YSL lippies were matte finish. I am not quite sure.

I tried several different applications and techniques: with lip liner, colored and clear; lip balm, wax and long lasting formulas, lip primer and without, concealer, foundation, using a lip brush or applying directly from the bullet, blotting, the tissue and powder trick, but none of it helped keep the lipstick from smearing outside my lipline within seconds.

Honestly, the lipstick is so moist from the whatever oil is infused in it for anti-aging properties that it felt very oily and too soft, smearing and disappearing fairly quickly. So I canot say I found the lipsticks to be long lasting, as others did.

Although, the Fuchsia did fare a bit better than the Rose Stiletto, but not enough to call it long lasting.

Therein, I did not find the formula drying in the least, as some reviewers did. In fact, were the lipstick clear it would have made an excellent lip conditioner.

The colors, however, are magnificent: beautifully soft and awesomely bold. I loved all the other colors I saw on Sephora’s website as well; they really are an excellent mix of both feminine and edgy.

And the scent of roses from the lipstick is so heavenly; I loved it.

It was like a whiff of a decadent Parisienne perfumery or a floral shop filled with the most delicate blossoms; luxurious, lush,  exquisite… roses.

Perhaps it was just me that had the problem with the lipstick running, as I believe everything about this collection is luscious and full-bodied.

I had swatched the lipsticks on my hand when I received the #YSLVoxBox as I do when reviewing any lipstick. The swatches (pictured above) wore beautifully; lasting quite a while with a great deal of color intensity, along with being creamy, and satiny smooth.

Unfortunately, everytime I tried to apply the shades to my actual lips, the lipstick melted away like butter, smearing everywhere outside my lipline.

Still, given all that, it is pretty fair to say these lipsticks are beyond luxe; they are amazing. The scent, the colors, the absolutely stunning gold packaging; everything about YSL Beauty screams this is a high-end, luxury experience you won’t soon forget!

I do have to disagree with some of the other reviews: these lipsticks are very emollient-rich and far from being drying to the lips, as some stated… your lips will be happily and amply moisturized. Unfortunate for me, but wonderful for so many lipstick lovers.

And this really is a lipstick to love! YSL Rouge Pur Couture Lipstick is a far beyond high quality collection of luscious, mouthwatering, glamorous lip colors, ranging from bold and edgy to soft and feminine, so 4 stars from me. At least, for now.

But, I am not giving up on YSL Rouge Pur Couture #9 and #19!

I will keep working with these lipsticks until I get them to stay in their place and can revise this rating to a deserved 5 stars.

Why? Because I love YSL Beauty.

Although, I will admit that the YSL Rouge Pur Couture ‘The Mats’ Collection would have been a much, much better product fit for me.

YSL can dress my lips in their sensual lip colors anytime they wish. 💋

Angels, Love and Light,
Synergy

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UPDATE:

5 Stars! ☆☆☆☆☆

Not one to give up, I figured out how to make the lipstick stay in place.

The problem was treating this lipstick like any other lipstick. And, believe me, it is not just ‘another’ lipstick.

This is Luxury! Beautiful, Bold, Feminine… Seductive, Edgy, Uncompromising, Dangerous Luxury!

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It Wears You; It Clothes You. It Is Couture.

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Thus, applying the primer, foundation, concealer, lip balm, powder, etc., made the lipstick move around like crazy, causing all the smearing! These techniques are needless, because of the quality of the ingredients in the product.

YSL Rouge Pur Couture is moisture-rich, eliminating the need for primer. It is, also, deliciously creamy and thick, eliminating the need for foundation, concealer or powder for it “to cling to” as other lip products recommend you do before application.

When I went simple, just using lip liner and applying the lipstick in sections of thin layers of color; and THEN, waiting about 2-3 minutes before applying a second and third layer for depth… it made all the difference in the world.

The first coat, I started by applying the lipstick to left half of my top lip, then right half of top lip and moving on to refine the cupid’s bow; then I applied the lipstick to my lower lip in brief strokes. After waiting for the color to set about 2-3 minutes, I followed with a second and third coat of color, as you would normally, starting with my bottom lip. I waited again, a brief time, before bringing my lips together to blend!

Although, lipliner probably could have been skipped altogether, I really like a defined lip and prefer to use liner. I used ColourPop Cosmetics’ lippie pencil lip liners. They have a matte finish with a long-lasting formula I love.

So, it is ☆5 Stars☆ from me! YSL Rouge Pur Couture is definitely a lipstick addict’s dream come true!

If I could choose another YSL Rouge Pur Couture Lipstick to try in the future? I would love to try one from YSL Rouge Pur Couture – The Mats Collection; a gorgeous deep matte red – any color between #202 Rose Crazy through #206 Grenat Satisfaction.

My favorite of those? All of them, lol!

Ok, Ok… If I must choose just one, then it would be #203 Rouge Rock. 💋

Angels, Love and Light,
Synergy

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