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Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Brand talk: Bite Beauty

I'm baaaaack! Told ya I would be! Now...
Let's talk about LIPS baby, lets talk about you and me…. no? Sorry. I went for it. Anyway, Bite Beauty has taken over lips all over the US! This brand popped up about a year ago in Sephora and no one really took notice of it, at least not me. I admit to walking by the Bite section thinking, "cool name, looks boring." Look at me, Judgy McJudgerston. In the past 4 or 5 months this brand boomed and definitely got my attention. Each Bite product is handcrafted with natural ingredients and are food grade quality. Yep, ya heard me, food grade. You can eat 'em. It's a weird thought, but now that you're thinking of it here's a fun fact. A daily lipstick wearer will consume about 3.7 pounds of lipstick in her lifetime. Yummy. Wouldn't you feel a little better knowing you are licking off natural food grade lipstick rather than oils, chemicals and who knows what else? Now that I'm more aware of ingredients and label reading and go for more natural products to put on my body, I was stoked to find that Bite is on the same train. And just because they have good ingredients doesn't mean they lack color, pigmentation, or moisture, they live up to what we look for in a great lipstick. Now, they do make glosses but I personally am not a lipgloss kinda gal so this is just my review on what I do own from them. Oh and every lipstick is infused with resveratrol which is an age fighting antioxidant that is the equivalent of five glasses of wine. Yes. Just Yes. They have won me over.
The lipsticks are creamy and smooth and feel so nourishing on the lips and taste like sugar. Here are some swatches of a set I got over the holidays.
Double sided lippies, agave lip mask, and deconstructed rose lippie <3

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Outdoor lighting 

L-R: Musk, Pomegranate, Retsina, Mulberry, Apricot, Pepper, Rose, Palomino
The one on the far right is Centifolia and came out in a Deconstructed Rose collection. It is infused with anti aging rose otto and oils, and the color is STUNNING for spring. I'm completely obsessed.

I also purchased the Agave Lip Mask. This thing is flippin' amazing folks. It moisturizes and heals the driest chapped lips and tastes like sweet honey. I use this every night before bed and wake up with the smoothest and softest lips ever. I LOVE IT. I highly highly recommend to anyone who loves chapstick and the feeling of super soft lips.

Agave Lip Mask. Looks like honey, or agave obviously ;)
Overall, I highly recommend this brand. It is a little pricy, but I figure if I am going to buy a lipstick I would really prefer it to have good-for-me ingredients and contains nothing that doesn't need to be in the product. A perfect 10, Bite Beauty!!

Thanks for reading, beauty lovers! Let me know if you want me to review anything in particular :)
xo's
tyler

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Where Have I BEEN?!

Oh dear. It's been… well I don't even want to say how long it has been since I have last posted. I am SO sorry for not keeping ya'll informed and such on my whereabouts but I relocated back to my hometown, finished up school, and had a wedding to attend! My big brother got married over Memorial  weekend and I was pretty slammed with shenanigans before that. The wedding was BEAUTIFUL and absolutely amazing and I will be posting a few pics when I get them :) Yes, I did do my own makeup as well as my mothers so be on the lookout for that! I'm thinking of doing a post on what I used for an all day/ long lasting makeup routine for the wedding. I had such a blast being a part of my brother and his… wait for it.. WIFE's special day. (It is so crazy that my brother has a wife. Go Tony! You snagged a babe!) Now that the craziness has settled and I have a lot more free time, I am back to bloggin' ladies and gents! I have put it off for far too long and I have to thank my lovely cousin for motivating my butt back in gear to get this blog on track. I am so excited to share my new faves and finds with ya'll and back to the beauty research! Until next time… which will be very soon... ;)
xoxo
tyler