NEW OBSESSION: L'Oreal La Laque and La Matte Colour Riche Lipsticks

There is nothing that I hate more than buying a lipstick then getting it home and realizing it’s nothing like the color that the package portrayed. I am a HUGE consumer of all things cosmetics, so as such a loyal patron of these products, I hate when my time and money has been wasted on a product that’s nothing like it was marketed. 

Luckily, I don’t have ANY complaints with the new L’Oreal La Laque and La Matte lipsticks. They are, in one word, AMAZING! What you see is what you get! The colors are true, bold, opaque, pigmented and gorgeous! There are 8 shades to choose from; 4 La Laque colors (glossy finishes), and 4 La Matte colors (matte finishes). These lipsticks retail for $7.99 (Target) each and I have 6 of the 8 colors they offer.

They glide on incredibly smooth, have an easy twist mechanism to aid in product usage and come in sleek, slender packaging. This product is an A+++ in my book and I recommend you picking up at least one of each finish, one gloss and one matte. You won’t be sorry!

Rachel

BRAND NEW!! Tarte Cosmetics Lights, Camera, Flashes Mascara

You guys know I love a good mascara and I just recently blogged about some of my favorites. Tarte's Lights, Camera LASHES was among one of those favorites. Well, last week on QVC's Friday Night of Beauty, Tarte pre-released their newest mascara, Lights, Camera, FLASHES; a NEW mascara that makes HUGE promises: "lengthens, curls & magnifies lashes for an intensified look - proven to increase lash volume by 752%!"

Yes, they said 752%! Based on my experience, that's quite an overstatement. HOWEVER, it dries and wears like a waterproof mascara (kind of hard and stiff), so it DOES last all day. I'm not sure about the volume difference though. Its a great mascara in the sense that it lengthens, is clump free, and I guess adds some volume. But it is not all it claims. If you just want to try a NEW product, I'd say go for it. If you're looking for it to perform all the promises it CLAIMS....don't bother. 

Overall, it's a good mascara, but the original, Lights, Camera, Lashes performs just as well.

Final Grade: A-/B+

Rachel