Bite Beauty Luminous Creme Lipstick with Anti-Aging Antioxidants

Bite Beauty Lipsticks in Champagne and Fig

I was given these two Bite Beauty Lipstick Minis for free in a swap. The ingredients in their Luminous Creme Lipsticks are unique because each tube contains the same amount of resveratrol as 5 glasses of red wine as well as food-grade argan oil. The first color I received is Champagne, a light peachy-beige with iridescent pink shimmer. The second color is Fig, a medium-toned rose pink.

Both lipsticks have a sheen finish when applied. As far as color payoff, you need a few coats to get the true color, so I would rate the pigmentation a 7/10. The formula gets a 6/10 because it contains antioxidants and doesn't dry out my lips but it does tend to settle into lines. The packaging gets a 10/10 from me, though, because they come in really cute matte black tubes with a "Bite" logo on the base.

Overall, these are decent lipsticks but they're not the best. The retail price is $24 for a full-sized tube. You might think the price is worth it to get a good dose of antioxidants every time you reapply your lip color but, me, I think I'd rather just take a multivitamin.

Have you tried any Bite Beauty cosmetics? How did you like them?

Go-Go-Gadget Makeup Brush!

Sephora Magnetic Makeup Brush Wand, $10

This is SO COOL- it reminds me of the interchangeable lipstick wand toy I had when I was a kid. Sephora created a travel brush stick made up of four detachable magnetic brush heads- brilliant! This will definitely save me some space in my bag by letting me leave some brushes at home. I have three makeup bags in my purse at all times but now *fingers crossed* maybe I can fit everything into two. (And maybe I won't end up with a hunchback like Quasimodo after a few more years of lugging all that crap around.)

I just wish that they'd make a bigger one for blush, powder, and contouring brushes, since this one only has eyeliner, brow, smudge, and sponge brushes. Hopefully the larger brush set will be coming up soon. For now, you can get this touch-up makeup brush stick at Sephora for a measly $10- definitely affordable by Sephora's standards. Happy shopping!

Today's Sephora Haul

Nothing makes me giddy like a trip to Sephora! I can spend HOURS there (or at least long enough for the sales associates to start giving me the "WTF, you're still here??" look.) I can't help it- I love looking at every little thing and testing all the products. and playing around with stuff. It makes me ridiculously happy...

Today, I got Too Faced Chocolate Soleil matte bronzing powder (which has real cocoa powder in it and smells good enough to eat) to replace the orange-y, shimmery bronzer that I was using, which started looking muddy and streaky on me. I found out that matte bronzers don't end up giving you that muddy look. I also love that it's not full of silicones, waxes, or oils that would break me out.

I also bought Stila Lip Enamel Luxe Gloss in "Nirvana" (why have I never heard of this before?! It's definitely underrated), Bare Excentuals Lip Gloss in "Sugar Cookie", Buxom Lash Mascara in "Blackest Black", Sephora Anti-Bacterial Makeup Brush Daily Cleaner Spray, and L'Occitane Shea Hand Cream.

Sephora Haul! (Sorry about the crappy phone pic...)

I love all the goodies I bought but my favorite is the Stila lip gloss- it's more of a liquid lipstick than a lip gloss because it's SUPER pigmented and it's full-coverage like a lipstick but shiny like a gloss. It's perfect for a lipstick-devotee like me- I just wish it came in more shades! The "Nirvana" color that I got is a perfect pinkish nude (my favorite lip color) but I wish they had a peach or coral color as well.

Buxom Lash Mascara is awesome- it really makes my lashes look darker, thicker, longer, and faker (but in a good way). I tried it over my L'Oreal Telescopic mascara and it didn't clump at all- it just looked like I've been using Latisse  =)

Next trip, I plan on getting Lorac Evening Out compact, Make Up For Ever Lifting Concealer, a new angled blush brush, Stila Lip Enamel Luxe Gloss in "Happiness", and Lancome Teint Miracle foundation in Bisque 7.

Got my retail therapy in for the weekend- now I can make it through the week...  =)