Oh, it hurts, doctor! Right here in my heart (and my makeup bag). It’s like a yearning, aching hunger for a trio of silky smooth shadows in natural shades…
Yes, Dr. Hauschka, I’ll take one of the new $39.95 Eyeshadow Trios and call you in the morning. It’s one of five pieces from your limited edition spring 2013 collection, you say?
Should I take it with food? Oh, I see. It doesn’t matter. 🙂
You say that you designed the shimmery beige, rosy pink and chocolate trio to flatter every eye color and fortified the formula with botanicals like black tea to baby the delicate skin around the eyes?
Fascinating… And you used a smooth base of silk and talc powder?
[THE NEXT DAY]
Hi, doctor! I just wanted you to know that I followed your directions. I gave the new $39.95 edition Eyeshadow Trio a try, and I loved the soft texture. The shadows feel like flower petals on my skin, but gosh, I really had to build them up in layers to see the colors…
They’re probably the sheerest shadows I’ve tried this spring, and um…I had a lot of fallout.
I bet the shades would flatter many different skin tones, and I love how soft the powders feel, but I’m not completely sold on the pigments. I think they might be a little too subtle for me.
PRICE: $39.95
AVAILABILITY: Available now at Dr. Hauschka counters and also online
MAKEUP AND BEAUTY BLOG RATING: B-
Happy Thursday, and some Whole Foods noms
I don’t know what it is about Thursdays, but I just love ’em. Maybe it’s because of the anticipation of Friday and the weekend ahead? It just might be my favorite day of the week.
Kinda random, but last night I wasn’t in the mood to cook so I stopped by Whole Foods to pick up some noms for dinner from their deli and salad bar. While I was there, I found a couple of things that I really liked. First, the garlic-y kale salad…
I’m not really a kale person, either (it never seems quite right when I make it), and this was delicious. Full of flavor, and not too chewy.
I also tried some phenomenal faux meat buffalo “chicken” wings. I’ve eaten a lot of mock meat, and this was probably the best faux chicken experience I’ve ever had.
Not too sure how healthy it is after all the breading and buffalo sauce, but day-um, Gina! Just thinking about those pseudo wings is making me drool a little. Okay, a lot. 🙂
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
Nice colors, shame about the fallout/etc.
I’m headed to Whole Foods this afternoon… I love hitting up their beauty aisle. I need almond butter too though!
Me too! When I’m there I spend an inordinate amount of time sniffing the Pacifica candles and body butters. 🙂
What else is on your grocery list? I think you need to check out that Fabio protein powder, hahaha!
I picked up some stuff from the hot bar for dinner, almond butter, bananas, and some dessert stuff.
MMM…desert. Now I want a slice of cheesecake! 😀
Boo, pretty colours but too pricey for sheerness and fallout!
I think Thursday is one of my favourite days of the week too. You’re right about the anticipation of Friday!
Hi Steph,
Yeah! There’s something so happy about Thursday.
Hope yours is going great so far. Got any plans yet for the weekend?
OMG meatless buffalo wings? Omnomnom says this vegan!
Hi Sarah,
I think they might even be vegan, too. I just had some for lunch and they were SO good! MMMMM. 🙂
Have you ever had their vegan Sonoma chicken salad at Whole Foods? It’s pretty good.
Yeah, too subtle for me as well.
It’s very quiet. I guess it would be great for that no-makeup makeup look.
Have you tried Dr. Hauschka skin care!? It’s amazing.
Hi Penelope,
I’ve tried some of the body care products and liked them. Can you recommend anything?
The colors look pretty in the pan, but too bad about the fallout. I’ve only tried cooking with kale once, but I’ll have to try it again b/c it’s so healthy. Lately, I’ve been loving swiss chard. It’s really yummy sauteed with some olive oil, white wine and lemon.
Hi Ruchita,
What did you make with the kale? I’ve tried soup and kale chips and they both just turned out OK. I think I’m missing some sort of vital step!
I made a curry with lentils, kale, and some coconut milk. It was yummy!
Oh, yum! Did you massage the kale first? I’ve heard it makes a difference.
Too bad about the sheerness and the fallout. I expected better for the price.
Hi Gio,
Me too! The colors are so pretty, I guess if someone had more patience or liked really sheer shadows, it could work out.
The palette looks really sleek. Sadly, this king of lids attract fingertips like hell, so better keep it in a pouch 🙂
Hi Eli,
Yeah, I know that bothers some people. Mine got dirty within seconds.
I’m so not a vegetarian, but I’ve recently been eating these mock chicken patties and love ’em! I guess it’s easy to make veg meats taste like chicken vs ground beef?
Monica
I’ve read that too. Although finding good mock chicken is hard! For me, some are either way too chewy or too squishy. I heard that the brand that Whole Foods uses is called Beyond Meat, and it’s supposed to be the best faux chicken out there right now.
Aw, too bad about the poor pigmentation and fallout–I was really curious about this one too. I had never read any other reviews for Dr. Hauschka’s cosmetics line and the colors were just so pretty :/
Oh, and that kale salad looks SOO good! I LOVE love love kale–I went through this weird kale period a few months ago where one day I up and decided I was craving kale then proceeded to incorporate it into every single meal (and snack–have you tried the kale chips? Yum!) for about 3 weeks 😛 Will definitely have to make a Whole Foods run sometime this weekend!
It was really good. I’d try to make it, but for some reason kale and I don’t mix, hahaha!
That’s too bad about Dr. H. I know them mostly as a skincare company. I’ve been meaning to try some of their products since one of my work buddies got a job with them as a sales manager a couple of years ago. I don’t mind the sheerness of the shadow, but I’m not keen on the fallout. I’ll pick a skincare item to try. 🙂
OMG This is one of my favorite brands… EVER!