NEW FENTY BEAUTY MATTEMOISELLE LIPSTICKS IN 'BALLERINA BLACKOUT', 'THICC', 'PUMPKIN ROSE' AND 'FLAMINGO ACID'

Oh. MY GOSH.

GUYS

Fenty released their new Mattemoiselle shades. You BETTER BELIEVE I ordered them the morning they launched. I was so so so so tempted to buy the 10/10 set but held out because I only wanted a few shades out of those ten and was just hoping the shades would be released individually. Lo and behold... here we are.

Here are the four shades I picked up: Ballerina Blackout, Thicc, Pumpkin Rose and Flamingo Acid.

And most importantly, on-lip swatches on my Fenty 110/120 skin tone:

Here's my quick breakdown by shade...

I decided at the last second to purchase Ballerina Blackout because my go-to lipstick shade is a bubblegum pink but I had a feeling this wasn't going to work out and, well, I was right. It's much too white-based and leans too blue for my liking. I don't see this one being a universal favorite for anyone, really. It reads very 2000's mod pink ala MAC's 'Pink Nouveau'.

The one shade I was most excited for was Thicc and yet another disappointment. Unfortunately for me, Thicc does not show up as pink on me like it does on other skin tones that I've seen so I'm not sure I'm even going to keep it. Formula-wise though, Thicc is one of the "good ones" and is very silky

'Pumpkin Rose' is riiiiiight up my alley. I love a good yellow-orange. This shade is described as a "marigold" and on the promo photos appeared almost like a mustard tone but on me? A super poppy orange. I freaking LOVE this shade. I thought I loved Saw-C from the debut release of Fenty's Mattemoiselles but I prefer Pumpkin Rose to Saw-C now for sure. The formula is nicer this go around, too. Less chalky and more like the rest of the shades.

Lastly, another random addition to my cart, Flamingo Acid. This shade is the winner of the lipsticks I purchased. It is soooOOo pigmented and really, really flattering. This will easily be a universal favorite-- I will call it right now! The formula is on point; it leaves a LASTING stain on the lips and has one swipe coverage. 

I was also intrigued to see Pumpkin Rose compared to Saw C and Lime Crime's 'Squash'. Pumpkin Rose is pretty much Squash in the Mattemoiselle formula. Saw C is more vibrant/neon and slightly redder. Clearly, as I mentioned, I have a thing for orange lippies.

Overall, I am pleased with this second set of additions to the Fenty Beauty Mattemoiselle line. I appreciate the funky color options and will most likely purchase some more down the line. For now? Catch me rocking out with Flamingo Acid and Pumpkin Rose on my lips every single day.

Feel free to shop this post below if you're interested in trying any of the 24 shades:

MAKEUP OF THE DAY: 10/13/2018

I rocked a lilac-y eye this weekend. Here are the details:

Face:
-Fenty Beauty Pro Filt'r Instant Retouch Primer
-Fenty Beauty Pro Filt'r Matte Longwear Foundation in '120'
-Urban Decay Naked Skin concealer in 'Fair Warm'
-YSL Touche Eclat Radiance Perfecting Pen in '2'
-Rimmel Stay Matte powder in 'Translucent'
-MAC Wash & Dry Studio Sculpt Defining bronzer in 'Delicates'
-Tarte Amazonian Clay blush in 'Exposed'
-Tarte Amazonian Clay highlighter in 'Exposed'

Eyes:
-Urban Decay Anti-aging Primer Potion
-Makeup Geek eyeshadow in 'Petal Pusher'
-Urban Decay eyeshadow in 'Tease'
-Urban Decay eyeshadow in 'Secret Service'
-Makeup Geek eyeshadow in 'Pillow Talk'
-Colorpop eyeshadow in 'Glass Bull'
-Kat Von D Tattoo eyeliner
-Hourglass Caution mascara
-Eyelure x Nicole Guerriero lashes in 'Casually Glamorous'
BROWS: Anastasia Brow Powder Duo in 'Medium Brown' and clear brow gel

Lips:
-Tarte Tarteist Quick Dry Matte lip paint in 'Exposed'
-Lancôme Matte Shaker in 'Nude and Roses'

I ended up actually wearing Sugarpill's ‘Cupid’ out to the event I went to!

I love a good purple eye and although I did not intentionally go for a lighter, lilac kinda thing I really liked how it came out. Would you have added anything more to this look? Glitter? What about less? No false lashes? LMK your opinion!

FENTY BEAUTY ON A PALE GIRL

Woooooo hoooooooo!!!!!

New and exciting release alert!!!!

I have TRIED Fenty Beauty— Rihanna's makeup line that released a couple of weeks ago. I LIKE it!

For someone who considers themselves in tune with the beauty community, this release came and went without me knowing anything of it. It wasn't until I kept seeing Instagram stories… and posts… and blog posts… and articles on the products did I quite literally get up and run out of the door. To Sephora I went!

I tried four of her products— her face primer, foundation (I know), and two "Match Stix".. one for contouring, the other for highlighting.



Fenty Beauty Match Stix in 'Amber' (top) and 'Porcelain' (bottom)

As someone who is not afraid to take advantage of Sephora's incredible return policy, I am proud to announce that I only returned one of these products. And it wasn't even because of the product, really but here I am getting ahead of myself…

Let's start off with the fact that I don't really need to introduce the brand. Everyone else has and if you don't know about Fenty Beauty, just give it a Google :) As for the products, I will begin with the moisturizing primer. As a "no foundation" kinda gal, I appreciate this primer because it preps my skin for foundation in ways that I didn't know it needed. It makes your face slightly tacky and ready to layer while moisturizes so you aren't scaly or flaky underneath that MATTE FOUNDATION!!!!

Woo hoo! I love Fenty's foundation! First off, I'm not the lightest shade. I am not even the SECOND lightest shade. I wear 120— the third lightest. How amazing is that?! The formula of this foundation is light coverage with a matte finish so my frecks get their time to shine while my oil stays under control. I have found that dotting the foundation around your face with your finger and then following up with a Beauty Blender is the best way to apply this product because if you go in with a sponge from the get-go, the sponge will absorb most of this watery foundation.

The foundation has a liquid-to-powder feel and is marketed to not need setting powders so you're able to go right in with Fenty's Match Stix. These multipurpose cream sticks come in many colors to be used as a contour, bronzer, blush, highlight, eyeshadow and lipstick. I purchased 'Amber' to contour with because it is unbelievably cool-toned. It's similar but slightly darker, cooler and much easier to blend out than Colourpop's 'Dove' Sculpting Stick. The second shade I bought was 'Porcelain', which appears darker than it applies. The matte shades that are meant for concealing/highlighting are pretty natural looking so if you like a super highlighted undereye, this is not the product for you. I really liked Porcelain but I felt my spending was getting a little crazy and Porcelain wasn't a drop-dead unique kinda deal so I let it go over the others.

I did not buy any of the shimmery highlighter sticks or powders because they were all intensely glittery and I just know I would have hated them on my face. When it comes to the ones I did try, they're great. I'm excited to see the future of Fenty Beauty (although the sneak peek of the Holiday collection looks…….. ehhhh….. but we will hold out to truly form an opinion).

Have you tried any products that I didn't include in this post? I love seeing everyone's opinions on this line because it seems everyone has a different thing they like and don't like.