Too Faced Cosmetics Cocoa Contour Palette - Review & Swatches On A Woman of Color

Lift cheekbones, look instantly slimmer, or sculpt like a celebrity with Too Faced's Cocoa Contour Palette ($40).

This is the original set that first launched in 2014 and it includes the two essential sculpting shades, a matte highlighter and a luminous pop of light for a contoured look that never looks flat. The powders are infused with the antioxidant-rich Exclusive Cocoa Complex that blend together seamlessly and indulge you with a decadent chocolate scent. It also features a Contour Buki Brush for the most professional sculpting effect.

I'll be honest, I wasn't a big fan of this palette because it is way too light for my skin tone (see the pics below). However, Too Faced has recently released a darker version of this palette - one that is more designed with deeper complexions  in mind (I will post a separate review on that).

Left to right: Light Cocoa, Medium Cocoa, Dark Cocoa and Pop of Light. 

Overall, if this palette matches your skin tone, it is a good one to use to start learning how to contour and to use for light definition in the summer heat.

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Nikki Tutorials For Too Faced Cosmetics Collaboration: First Reveal and Swatches

You've been seeing the teasers and sneak peeks from Too Faced Cosmetics, Nikkie Tutorials and Jerrod Blandino over the past weeks about the new #Nikkie4TooFaced Collaboration. Well today, we finally got a closer look at every item in the #Nikkie4TooFaced The Power of Makeup collection which is set to launch in August for Fall 2016.  

The first piece in the collection is the palette that contains nine eyeshadows in a mix of shimmer and matte finishes; two blushes - one in a peach shade and the other in a pink; the Chocolate Soleil bronzer; and a full size of the Champagne Truffle highlighter from the original Too Faced Chocolate Bar palette.

The collaboration also includes a full sized Sketch Marker eyeliner (it officially releases in June), Shadow Insurance, glitter, and the Better Than Sex mascara in exclusive purple packaging. 

*All photos came from Nikkie Tutorials snapchat on May 26th, 2016.*

Too Faced Sweet Peach Eye Shadow Palette – Review & Swatches On A Woman of Color

Look at it. No, no, scroll back up and look at the palette again. Isn't it so beautiful? This is the Too Faced Sweet Peach Palette.

"Be sweet as a peach with these fresh-picked shades infused with the juicy scent and antioxidant-rich essence of peach. Create endless looks with 18 shades of peachy pinks, corals, bronzes, and pops of purples that will have you looking summer-fresh year-round."

As always, I applied these swatches with the Urban Decay Anti-Aging Eye Shadow Primer Potion as a base for the shadows to really make the colors pop.

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Too Faced Cosmetics Melted Matte Liquified Long Wear Matte Lipstick - First Review & Swatches On A Woman of Color

I swear TooFaced is trying to take over the world. Last week, the new (and now highly sought after) Peach Palette launched on their website along with a few new blushes and a new Better Than Sex Waterproof Mascara. Of course, it had to launch in the middle of the night (3am EST) and I woke right up out of my sleep to place my orders. #Beautygirlproblems

About 10 minutes later, Sephora broke the internet and released the new and exclusive Too Faced Melted Matte Liquified Long Wear Matte Lipstick's. So I grabbed 4 colors that I thought would look nice on my skin tone to test these out for you. I did some arm swatches in artificial light and outside in the daylight to show  you the truest color of the lipsticks just because I wanted to get this first impressions review up as quickly as possible. The colors that I ordered were: Lady Balls, Queen B, Bend & Snap and Cool Girl.It comes in 7 mL/0.23 oz clear glass tube with the words Melted matte embossed onto it.  - Lady Balls is described as a matte true red, however, this one isn't a blue-based red so in direct sunlight, you can see how bright it is with undertones of orange. - Queen B is a matte soft mauve (pink with very minor hints of brown to soften it up). - Bend & Snap is a matte deep raspberry; a very good pink with hints of purple undertones. - Cool Girl is a matte true nude; this will be a great nude  for women of color as long as you pair with a lipliner (try MAC cork).

First Impressions: So I wore Cool Girl for 8 hours (without a lipliner) and I'm happy with it. Normally, when I hear a liquid matte lipstick, I'm already expecting to have to overly moisturize my lips so that they don't dry out due to the liquid lipstick. However, these are more of a creamy matte that do not hurt at all. You can expect to get through an entire day of eating, drinking and talking without having to worry about reapplying. They kind of remind me of the new Satin lipsticks from Colourpop Cosmetics but with more staying power - TooFaced liquid lipsticks do not smudge.

Overall, I recommend trying these. They are not limited edition so feel free to order one and test it out before committing to the entire line. I will have an updated and more thorough review for you with pictures of them as well.

Update: 4/18/16 - Instead of doing a separate blog post with lip swatches, I wanted to add these in here along with my thoughts on them after wearing them for a few weeks.

Lady Balls - Lady Balls is described as a matte true red, however, this one isn't a blue-based red so in direct sunlight, you can see how bright it is with undertones of orange.

Queen B - Queen B is a matte soft mauve (pink with very minor hints of brown to soften it up).

Bend & Snap - Bend & Snap is a matte deep raspberry; a very good pink with hints of purple undertones.

Cool Girl - Cool Girl is a matte true nude; this will be a great nude  for women of color as long as you pair with a lipliner (try MAC cork).

I've worn each of these for 5-8 hours each and it is safe to say that I need as many colors as possible. They do not dry out the lips or crack throughout the day, which again is rare for a matte liquid lipstick. To me, they do not dry to an ultra matte, so there is still a shine to them ever after drying completely.

Click here to purchase these for $21.

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