Too Faced 2017 Holiday Collection – Best Year Ever

Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the wayyy...Don’t you just love the holiday season!? My favorite carols are stuck in my head, the Christmas decor looks warm and cozy (even though it’s freezing outside) and you have a legitimate reason to shop till you drop while splurging on some makeup for yourself (just write it off as a gift, no one has to know). Recently Too Faced has released a ton of new products that coincide with popular trends, collaborations with beauty gurus and new additions to previous collections that we just can’t get enough of. It can be difficult not to lose control and buy everything but with a Christmas Collection called “Best Year Ever” you really can’t go wrong.

This fabulous set retails for $49.00 and comes with so much! You get 3 palettes: Natural Beauty, I Believe in Pink and Super Fun Night for a total of 18 pretty eye shadows and 3 face products (blush, highlighter and bronzer). It also includes the Better Than Sex Mascara (travel-size) and a cute makeup bag that is perfect for beauty tools and essentials.

The great thing about this kit is that you can give the entire thing to someone special or present it as 3 separate gifts (maybe even keep one for yourself). The color scheme is very wearable with a nice range of shimmers, cool tones, smokey shades and neutrals to create a wide variety of looks. It may not have the glam-factor you’d expect from a holiday collection but the radiant bronze, sparkling gold and garnet pink are great for parties and the matte finishes add beautiful contrast.

The color pairings are well coordinated so whether you’re aiming for office appropriate or a sexy date look, there are enough options to take you from day to night. Overall I found the pigmentation and saturation quite good. The shadows are smooth and silky with buildable coverage and intensity especially when used with primer. They also blend well and resist creasing but I did notice a few similarities between some of the neutrals so a little more variety would have been a nice touch.

I Believe in Pink lives up to its name with that bright blush which could have used a hint of plum or mauve to tone it down a bit. The stars of this palette are the golden pink and radiant bronze shadows which are both stunning!

Natural Beauty includes a golden bronzer which I classify as highlighter and deep, smoldering hues that look wonderful together. I prefer the mattes in this palette because you get a dark chocolate, caramel and cream.

Super Fun Night is what I expected the Natural Beauty Palette to be with mild grey tones, classic black and light slivery hues - everything you need to create a classic smokey eye.

This fun collection is available at Sephora and online at toofaced.com

Too Faced 2016 Holiday Collection: Naughty Kisses & Sweet Cheeks Review

Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way! It’s not even Halloween yet and my enthusiasm for the holiday season rivals Santa’s. I don’t know about you, but I’ve started checking things off my shopping list early this year and believe it or not I’ve almost finished organizing my gifts! When the last minute mall goers are fighting for parking spaces in a blinding blizzard, I’ll be cocooned in a warm throw with some hot cocoa. To help make gift giving easier, Too Faced has released a collection of festive new sets that are sure to please!

For the makeup lovers on your list, the Naughty Kisses & Sweet Cheeks Collection is a treat! The set comes with 3 mini blush and lip gloss duos in coordinating shades. You can keep one for yourself, give one to a friend or get busy stuffing those stockings! For just $45.00 ($15.00 per set) you can check three people off your list at once and if you want to be extra nice, pair it with a gorgeous Too Faced eye shadow palette. There are even gift tags on the back of the decorative boxes!

For ladies who prefer neutral tones, this box contains the Deluxe Lip Injection Gloss in the shade Milkshake and the Love Flush Blush in Baby Love. The blush contains a subtle dusting of shimmer and emits a soft, peachy glow. The gloss has a shiny finish with a very sheer, nude tint. If you are new to the Lip Injections keep in mind that the formula is meant to plump for a voluminous effect so you will experience a slight stinging sensation that dissipates within a few minutes.

The next set includes the clear Lip Injection (which can be layered over any lipstick) and the shimmery pink blush in the shade Crazy in Love. This box can be gifted to people of all skin tones (if they like pink) and the silky pigment adds a pop of vibrant color and highlight. The blush is also quite buildable with great color-pay off and on a gloomy winter day this shade definitely perks-up the complexion!

Last but not least we have my favorite gloss from the Injection range called Like a Boss and the Love Flush Blush in the shade Dream Lover. Like all lip color in this collection, this one is also sheer but it has a pretty lavender tone that makes lips appear juicy and alluring. On my skin, the blush appears lavender-pink which has a fresh highlight effect but I can see it being a bit ashy on deeper skin tones. I would have preferred a rich plum hue instead but the great thing about buying multiple sets is that you can gift them to whoever suits the shades best.

I think if the boxes contained the Too Faced Melted Lipsticks instead of the Injections they would be even more enticing (at least to me) but these cute little gifts would make any girl squeal for joy! The mini sizes also make the products great for travel and small handbags.

Too Faced Cosmetics is available at Sephora and online at toofaced.com