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Checking In: Chocolate Epiphanies, Too Faced Better Than Chocolate Palette, Second Interviews and Shiseido

November 29th, 2023 by Karen 3 Comments

I don’t know when it happened, but sometime within the last few months, I switched from being on Team Milk Chocolate to Team Dark Chocolate, which is crazy to me because for years now, I’ve said to anyone and everyone who’ll listen that dark chocolate tastes like punishment, LOL!

They say that your sense of taste changes as you get wiser, so this isn’t a big surprise, but still.

It’s kinda weird to be at the checkout counter at Trader Joe’s and reach for impulse chocolate and buy dark instead of milk. Side note, who am I kidding? It’s not impulse chocolate when you buy it all the time. LOL!

Anywho, while we’re on the subject of chocolate, it’s been a minute since I’ve worn a Too Faced palette. I tried out their new Better Than Chocolate palette recently just for funsies to see if I still was feeling it…

It’s like a mashup between their Better Than Sex and Chocolate Bar themes.

Sigh, I dunno. Their first Chocolate Bar palette came out a decade ago (!), and I can’t believe they’re still recycling the same idea. One would think that in 10 years they could whip up something new, but I guess they really like to stick close to what they know.

Blending and pigment were fine, but I felt like the warm browns pulled very red on my skin (I’m an NC 42 in MAC, by the way). It’s a very distinct type of look, and I’m not always a fan of it on my skin tone because I feel like it makes me look like I’ve been crying, so I probably won’t be adding this palette into my regular rotation anytime soon.

Oh goodness, speaking of regular rotations, apparently now I’m on the “second interview” merry-go-round. I had one on Monday via video and a second one in person yesterday.

I defaulted to my usual MAC neutral lipstick, Velvet Teddy, to keep things “profesh” (air quotes), but after I saw myself in pics, I kinda wish I wore a brighter lip.
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New Skin Care From Too Faced

July 10th, 2019 by Karen 5 Comments

When we’re talking Too Faced Cosmetics, you might think of their saucy, sexy mascara or their penchant for peaches or palettes in travel-sized tins.

Makeup might be what they’re famous for, but they’ve got their sights set on becoming a skin care leader.

Say “hellllooooo there!” to the new Too Faced Hangover Skincare line.

The brand recently launched a new $39 hydrating serum, a $34 SPF25 sunscreen , a new supersized $49 version of their Hangover face makeup primer and a $32 re-promoted makeup setting spray.

Crazy about coconut? You’ve come to the right place, ya nut, because coconut water is the star ⭐ ingredient in the Too Faced skin care range. ?

Hangover Rx Good in Bed Ultra-Replenishing Hydrating Serum: Along with coconut water, this lightweight texture-smoothing serum contains two types of hyaluronic acid.

Hangover Rx Good to Go Skin Protecting SPF 25 Moisturizer: This chemical SPF 25 sunscreen is chock full of sodium hylauronate and aloe, and it leaves skin luminous and dewy without a white cast.

Hangover Replenishing Face Primer: With probiotics and olive oil extract, this colorless makeup primer, which has a demi-matte finish, nourishes and moisturizes.

Hangover 3-in-1 Replenishing Primer and Setting Spray: Use this coconut water-infused makeup mist to prime your skin before you apply makeup, or to set a fully made-up face, or to just refresh your skin throughout the day.

I bet we’ll see more Too Faced skin care in the near future, because when I interviewed their founder, Jared Blandino, a few years ago and we got to talking about skin, it was like trying to chase a runaway train! Homeboy was passionate about the subject. I see a full range with face washes, toners and treatments coming soon.

Ingredients

Hangover Rx Good in Bed Ultra-Replenishing Hydrating Serum
Water\Aqua\Eau, Butylene Glycol, PEG/PPG/Polybutylene Glycol-8/5/3 Glycerin, Lactobacillus Ferment, Yogurt Powder, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Algae Extract, Hylocereus Undatus Fruit Extract, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Liquid Endosperm, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Fruit Juice, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Panthenol, Glycerin, Caffeine, Dipeptide Diaminobutyroyl Benzylamide Diacetate, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer, Caprylyl Glycol, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Fragrance (Parfum), Phenoxyethanol, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Metabisulfite, Mica, Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891)

Hangover Rx Good to Go Skin Protecting SPF 25 Moisturizer
(US) ACTIVE INGREDIENTS: AVOBENZONE 3.0%, HOMOSALATE 8.0%, OCTISALATE 5.0%, OCTOCRYLENE 8.0% INGREDIENTS: Water\Aqua\Eau, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Glycerin, Octyldodecyl Neopentanoate, Butylene Glycol, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Cinnamomum Zeylanicum Bark Extract, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Sodium Acetate, Beeswax\Cera Alba\Cire D’abeille, Ethylhexylglycerin, Inulin, Lactobacillus Ferment, Octyldodecanol, Sarcosine, Yogurt Powder, Cellulose, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Capryloyl Glycine, Steareth-20, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Hexylene Glycol, Citric Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Fragrance (Parfum), Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Water, Disodium EDTA, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Phenoxyethanol, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate

Hangover Replenishing Face Primer
Water/Aqua/Eau, Lactobacillus/Salix Alba Bark Ferment Filtrate, Propanediol Dicaprylate, Propanediol, Ceteareth-6 Olivate, Lactobacillus Ferment, Triolein, Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Glyceryl Dioleate, Hydrogenated Olive Oil, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Cellulose Gum, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil/Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Olea Europaea (Olive) Oil Unsaponifiables/Olea Europaea Oil Unsaponifiables, Pectin, Xanthan Gum, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Water/Cocos Nucifera Water, Glycerin, Lauryl Alcohol Diphosphonic Acid, Pentylene Glycol, Lecithin, Lauric Acid, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Fragrance/Parfum, Tocopherol, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Fruit Juice/Cocos Nucifera Fruit Juice, Citric Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate.

Hangover 3-in-1 Replenishing Primer and Setting Spray
Aqua/Water/Eau, Pentylene Glycol, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate, AMP-Acrylates/Allyl Methacrylate Copolymer, Glycerin, Lactobacillus/Salix Alba Bark Ferment Filtrate, Maris Aqua/Sea Water/Eau De Mer, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Water/Cocos Nucifera Water, Hydroxyacetophenone, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Sodium PCA, Urea, Panthenol, Yogurt Powder, Trideceth-9, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Fruit Juice/Cocos Nucifera Fruit Juice, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Trehalose, Fragrance/Parfum, Polyquaternium-51, Sodium Hyaluronate, Polysorbate 20, Phenoxyethanol, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate.

Adventures in optometry

I had an appointment earlier this afternoon, and in the middle of it I realized that getting your eyes checked is kind of weird… I mean, you’re sitting a foot away from a complete stranger in a quiet, dark room, which in other circumstances would be totally creepy. They’re also shining bright lights in your eyes and looking into places (like the back of your eye) you’ve never seen before.

It’s strange, right?!

I do like trying on glasses, though! I’m still very happy with my pink Kate Spades and don’t think I’ll be updating them anytime soon, but I did try on some wacky frames because, if you’re gonna wear spectacles, they might as well be fun.

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Two Coats of Too Faced Damn Girl Mascara: Before and After

June 19th, 2019 by Karen 12 Comments

too faced damn girl mascara 1 — EXCLAMATION MARK!

The name of this new $25 mascara seems like a missed opportunity…because if you’re going the cheeky/sassy route, why not go all the way? Just go ahead and call it “DAAAYUM GURL!” rather than “Damn Girl!” However, I do appreciate the Too Faced corporate commitment to proper usage of the English language. 🙂

Damn Girl is the brand’s latest foray into Lash Land, and the brand says it’s for the person who wants extra everything — extra length, extra volume, extra black pigment for that extra va-va-voom.

Take note of the infinity-shaped brush, which they built to load and lengthen lashes to extra levels. The short bristles deposit the fancy whipped formula, while the longer bristles comb it through.

Using the wand is a little awkward at first (give me a traditional fine-tipped brush for detailing the outer corners any day of the week), but it’s still possible to stretch those inner- and outer-lashes with the curved end, assuming I hold my wrist at odd angles…

Two layers looks similar to Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara and L’Oreal Lash Paradise, so there’s a noticeable difference in volume and length, which is a plus…but I won’t be pledging my undying devotion to Damn Girl because my outer corner lashes begin to droop after a couple hours when I wear it, and I see smears along my lower lash line by day’s end.

too faced damn girl mascara before after — Two layers of Damn Girl

Bottom line: It’s a functional mascara for volume and length, IMO. Not so much for curl hold.

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

Too Faced Peach Perfect Comfort Matte Foundation: What a Nice Surprise From Too Faced!

May 23rd, 2018 by Karen 17 Comments

too faced peach perfect foundation review — Good stuff!

Whoopity-whoop-whoop with a side of whoooooop! You guys…Too Faced Peach Perfect Comfort Matte Foundation is SO GOOD. If you like less-is-best makeup, also known as “Meghan Markle Style,” check it out. (Side note: I’d never been so into a royal wedding before. I LOVED MM’s minimal makeup wedding look.)

Too Faced Peach Perfect Comfort Matte Foundation ($36 for a 1.6-oz. tube, available in 20 shades)

The pump and lightweight tube = travel friendly. This medium-coverage foundation has a satin finish, and it’s a cinch to apply. A 3/4 pump is enough for me, and I just blend it with fingers. Sometimes I set it with powder; sometimes I don’t.

too faced peach perfect foundation swatches 2 — Swatches: Cocoa, Toffee, Mahogany, Chestnut, Mocha, Butterscotch, Honey, Warm Sand, Sand and Warm Beige

too faced peach perfect foundation swatches 1 — Swatches: Natural Beige, Light Beige, Golden Beige, Warm Nude, Nude, Vanilla, Porcelain, Almond, Snow and Swan

I flat-out love this stuff! It makes my skin look like a supernatural version of itself. I feel like I just stepped off a page in a magazine.

“Peach Perfect is infused with refreshing peach and sweet fig cream in Too Faced’s exclusive comfort matte long-wearing formula. This is the modern way to wear matte foundation — photo friendly, smooth, flawless, and comfortable with a soft-focus, velvety finish.”

— sephora.com

It does a little of everything — blurs pores, evens out your skin tone (but still lets your freckles show if you sheer it out), controls oil, and it lasts 10+ hours for me.

too faced peach perfect golden beige — Warm Beige is the closest shade to my skin tone (I’m an NC42 in MAC), although it’s a little too dark for me…so I’ve been adding a couple drops of Golden Beige. This is the foundation looking as fresh as can be after eight (!) hours (I set it the morning with a transparent loose powder).

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Too Faced Clover Collection Melted Clover Lipstick and the Clover Makeup Bag

April 4th, 2018 by Karen 7 Comments

too faced melted clover — I get weirdly guilty about eating cookies in the shapes of animals

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I haven’t worn anything from Too Faced Cosmetics in a hot second, but it looks like they’re still doing their thing, appealing to everyone’s inner 12-year-old girl. They have a new collection out that’s so kawaii that there aren’t enough emojis on this blog to describe it. ????

So I’ll use emoticons instead! (✿◕‿◕) (ʘ‿ʘ✿)

The Clover collection is available now. There’s a palette and cute makeup bags, including this one, the Clover Makeup Bag ($20), which looks very Tokidoki, don’t you think?

It has a narwhal on it, so you gotta love on that. Clover is Too Faced Cosmetics founder Jerrod Blandino’s dog, and his charm looks extra cute on the zipper.

too faced clover makeup bag — Check out Clover doing the over-the-shoulder “look at my booty” pose (pretty sure Tabs did it first, though)

too faced clover makeup bag 2 — Sweet pup-pup

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New Face Products From Too Faced: Hangover 3-in-1 Replenishing Primer & Setting Spray, and Born This Way Ethereal Setting Powder

July 20th, 2017 by Karen 11 Comments

too faced hangover primer spray born this way powder — Two new Too Faced face products: Hangover 3-in-1 Replenishing Primer & Setting Spray, and Born This Way Ethereal Setting Powder ($32 each and available now)

Why you gotta be so cute, Too Faced? Between the pink ombre action on the Hangover 3-in-1 Replenishing Primer & Setting Spray and the heart sifter in the Born This Way Ethereal Setting Powder, your cuteness level is off the charts.

These two face products are new to the Too Faced fam and available now in the permanent line for $32 each.

Too Faced Hangover 3-in-1 Replenishing Primer & Setting Spray ($32)

Does Hangover ring any bells?

Wait — that didn’t come out right.

I’m referring to the original Too Faced Hangover primer (the one in the tube), which inspired the new multitasking Hangover 3-in-1 Replenishing Primer & Setting Spray. The latter can work as a primer, moisturizing mist and/or setting spray.

It’s packed with beauty buzz-worthy ingredients like hydrating coconut, and probiotic lactobacillus, which, by the way, is pretty darned cutting edge. Probiotics are trendy in skin care right now, with the idea being that “good” bacteria helps to keep skin in balance and regulate skin issues (Too Faced founder Jerrod Blandino loves all things skin care, so this totally makes sense). The spray is also silicone-, alcohol- and oil-free.

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These Too Faced Chocolate Brow-nie Cocoa Powder Brow Pencils Smell Just as Good as They Look

July 12th, 2017 by Karen 5 Comments

too faced chocolate brownie deep brown — YOUR BROWS SMELL LIKE WHAT NOW?!

I hope you’ll be able to forgive Ryan Gosling after he announces in Us Weekly that he’s leaving his baby mama (a.k.a. Eva Mendes) for me, because after he gets a whiff of my eyebrows, he’s going to realize that he can’t live without K-Dawg. 🙂

Yes, girl, my eyebrows smell hella good right now! They smell like brownies fresh out the oven! And how could you not fall in love with someone whose brows smelled like brownies?

The Too Faced Chocolate Brow-nie Brow Pencil has been available for a while, but I’ve just tried it, and I tried it because, well…brownies.

It comes in four cocoa powder-infused shades — Taupe, Auburn, Soft Brown and Deep Brown (I wear Deep Brown) — and why Too Faced decided to go next level and give them a chocolatey brownie scent, I do not know… But it’s certainly a nice touch, since brows are usually the most boring part of makeup for me, and the scent gives them a little more pizzazz.

FYI, the fragrance isn’t overwhelming. It’s not like you’re sitting in a closet alone with 10,000 brownies (although I wouldn’t object to that). It’s very faint, and you can only really smell it when you get the pencil tip all up in your nostrils.

too faced chocolate brownie swatches — From the top: Taupe, Auburn, Soft Brown and Deep Brown

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Too Faced Melted Latex Liquified High Shine Lipstick: It’s a Sticky Situation

July 10th, 2017 by Karen 20 Comments

too faced hopeless romantic — Hopeless Romantic

OH, MY GOSH. These new Too Faced Melted Latex high-shine lipsticks are fascinating. They are SO shiny and SO opaque, and when you wear ’em, it looks like you’re wearing patent leather on your pout.

The new line of cool, artsy, edgy lipsticks reminds me of thick, pigmented, sticky lip glosses with full-tilt coverage, and they’re available now in 16 $21 shades. Here are swatches of 14 of them.

I think they look super cool, but man! — they sure are uncomfortable. I can’t really have them on my lips for long, but not because they’re drying, because they aren’t, or because they taste or smell funny, because they don’t (they taste/smell like Hawaiian Punch, which to me is a good thing because it brings back childhood memories).

I can’t keep them on my lips because they’re just really, REALLY sticky, and really thick. Like, if you’re familiar with the MAC Lipglasses and how sticky they are, multiply that feeling by 10, and that’s how these sticky these feel.

I tried to make it through the day wearing coral Safe Word (swoon!), but I felt like I was making out with a jar of caramel all day long.

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