Review: Bite Beauty's Best Bite Remix Set

Hi loves!

Today I'm reviewing this awesome set by Bite Beauty! I've recently fallen IN LOVE with Bite Beauty and all of their lip products! I don't know how or why I have gone so long without trying them sooner! This brand is full of great quality all around! I have zero complaints and 

this set is truly amazing! It includes four "mini" versions of Bite's High Pigment Lip Pencils, but honestly there is nothing "mini" about them to me! They are the perfect size! Great for throwing in your purse, makeup bag, or clutch for an evening out! 

The packaging of this set is amazing! The small red tin is a great size (not much bigger than an Altoids tin) and it even has a mirror on the inside lid, which makes it perfect for traveling! I would even say you could possibly use it to carry other small products as well! 

The formula of these High Pigment Lip Pencils is unlike anything else I have tried! They are the creamiest lip colors on the planet!! So unbelievably comfortable on the lips and they're not at all drying! They literally glide onto your lips when you apply them and a little bit goes a really long way! They are so incredibly pigmented that I find I only need to outline my lips and go over them once or twice tops! They look so smooth on my lips and even appear as luscious and creamy as they feel! Like I said, they are unlike any other lip products I have tried! :)

Let's talk about the colors in this set... Also PERFECT! I really think that there is a shade for every look, mood, and event in this little set! I can't tell you enough how much I love every single one!

First up is this gorgeous shade in Pomegranate! The most dramatic of the bunch, which gives a reddish berry tone that almost reminds me of red poinsettia! A perfect red for the holiday season that Taylor Swift would be proud of (if it's not already in her red lipstick arsenal)! ;) 

Next up is Rhubarb! A really pretty mauve, berryish, pinky tone that is great for an every day pop of color! This color is a little harder for me to describe, but it is so pretty and I think it would be really flattering on every skin tone! I love this for days when I am tired of my classic nude lip, and I want just a little bit more color while still keeping my lips simple! 

Sablé is the color that I have worn most so far and it is one of the prettiest nude shades of life! You literally just cannot go wrong with this color! I think I wore this one to work everyday for like a week recently! It's simple, but elegant, and perfect for daytime or even nights when you are wearing a more dramatic eye look! I think it has definitely won a spot in my top five favorite nude lipsticks ever! Love, love, love, LOVE!!!

Finally, the last shade in this set is Winterberry! For me, this one is definitely the "fun" one in the bunch! A beautiful pinkish- purpley berry color that reminds me of a deeper radiant orchid shade! Great for days when you just want a fun, bold, and bright lip look! I think this one is also great for the holiday season and a perfect jewel tone for the Winter months (hence Winterberry, I totally get it)! 

I really just love this set! It's so beautiful and makes a great gift for the beauty lovers in your life! This has been sold out on Sephora's website for a few weeks now, BUT I have seen several left in stores! I think this is also priced perfectly at $25 (in Sephora stores)! The Lip Pencils are really a decent size and hello... you get four amazing shades to play with! I'm definitely gifting this one this year to a few beautiful friends, and I really think they will love it as much as I do! 

If you can't find the kit or aren't interested in the whole set, I highly recommend trying some of Bite Beauty's products! I seriously can't rave about them enough! I even have a few more items to show you in the next few weeks! :) 

Hope you enjoyed this review and as always, thanks so much for reading! 

♥ Nichole

Bite Beauty Best Bite Remix Set- $37 and up

Facebook

Instagram: @Coley0702

Twitter: @Coley7286

Radiant Orchid Obsession!

Hi everyone! 

So, I'm sure most of you have already noticed, Radiant Orchid is EVERYWHERE!! And... I am totally obsessed! I cannot seem to get enough of this color lately! I've just been gravitating to it in all forms! It's so pretty, bright and fun... and seeing it just seems to make me happy! It's kind of funny because when this color was first named as Pantone's Color of The Year for 2014, I was a little blah about it. I went on a huge plum craze a few years ago and had just kind of been over the whole purple thing. But, the more I see Radiant Orchid working it's way in to popular trends, the more I want all things Radiant Orchid! Told you... I'm obsessed! I started realizing that I have developed a little collection of various Radiant Orchid items and I thought I would share with you! 

My first real introduction to Radiant Orchid actually came from a lip product that was in my June Birchbox! When I first opened the box and saw the LAQA & Co. Sheer Lip Lube Pencil in Menatour I was a little skeptical. I immediately thought "Damn! What a waste, I'll never wear this!". But then I swatched it and was pleasantly surprised that I didn't hate it! And then, I put it on my lips, looked in the mirror and LOVED it! I was really surprised that the color worked for me. That was just the beginning of a budding obsession! It has easily been one of my go-to lip products all summer! The product itself is a sheer, but very pigmented creamy and smooth consistency. Even with the bright color I find that it glides on super easily and doesn't bleed all over my lip line. The staying power isn't the best, and does need to be reapplied after eating or drinking! If you are looking for a simple way to ease in to the Radiant Orchid trend, this is definitely a great option! 

One night over dinner my boyfriend asked why I never wear "color" eyeshadows (as in blues, greens, purples, pinks, etc.) and why I always stick to "brown". Truth is I just never thought most bright colors looked very good on me and always wanted to avoid looking like a clown! Or worse, Mimi from that Drew Cary show years back (I think it traumatized me)! Any way, a few days later I was browsing CVS and was staring at one of my other recent obsessions, L'Oreal' Infallible Eyeshadows. I saw a pretty Radiant Orchid-ish shade and thought it would be a nice way to work some "color" into my eyeshadow look and see what my boyfriend thought of it! So on our next date night I used this color all over the lid and then went into the crease with a dark brown from the same collection and used a little gold highlight on my brow bone and inner corners! He loved it! Now, he is a guy so the most I got out of him was "It looks nice... I like it!" Haha, but it was nice to change it up a bit, not just for him, but myself too! It's nice to get out of "the box" every now and then!

Now, this next product is where I think my obsession really started to take off... I was standing at the Clinique counter with my mom a few weeks ago while she made a quick return, and I saw the Cheek Pop blushes. All of the pretty, bright, fun, pinky, purpley, orchid colors started to draw me in! I swatched a few of them and felt that rush of excitement that all makeup addicts feel when they find a fun new product! ;) I decided it wasn't worth trying to resist and that I had to have one! I chose the color Plum Pop which was a little on the pinker side of orchid, but I was still new to the trend so I didn't want to go cray.. and because... Mimi. Once I started using this at home I found the color to be less intense than I wanted it to be. I was a little bummed at myself for playing it safe and thought that I should have gone with one of the truer purple orchid colors they had in the line. I still may go back and pick one up though ;)

In the meantime, I wanted to make the color work for me and decided that I needed something to help it along to give it the more purple orchid feel I was going for. I picked up a Maybelline Dream Bouncy Blush which I also have been loving) in Orchid Hush, which is a cream blush. This totally helped the Clinique blush pop! I've been putting my blush brush into the Maybelline cream blush and stippling it on my cheeks, and then topping that off with the Clinique powder blush in the same stippling motion. 

This works wonders for the color I wanted to achieve and by topping it with the powder blush I am able to set the cream blush! I've been loving the combination for the last two weeks or so!

My next purchase came when I decided that I needed to check out the NYX Butter Glosses! Any other time I would have definitely gone for a coral or nude colored gloss from this line. But, I was full on in the midst of Radiant Orchid obsession and decided to go with a color that would satisfy my urges to have more of this fabulous color in my life! I chose the color Strawberry Parfait. I love these glosses so much! They are very sheer, but still pigmented enough that they have decent color payoff. The texture is smooth and not at all goopy! I love this gloss on its on for a more subtle every day look or used to top off a more intense color and add some shine. 

For most of this summer I have been using Revlon's Gel Envy Nail Enamels! These things are amazing! They are super pigmented and opaque, and the whole system is easy to use and pretty fool proof! I saw the Radiant Orchid-ish color, Up The Ante, in a magazine and literally had to stop at CVS on my way home the next day so I could have it! There was only one left on the shelf, so I knew it was meant to be! ;) I went home that night and got to work on my mani-pedi with my pretty new polish! After one coat of this color I was deeply in love with it! It is soooo gorgeous!!! I have been wearing it for almost 3 weeks now with no end in sight! The color makes me instantly happy when I see it on my nails! If you buy only one thing in the Radiant Orchid trend, make it this nail polish! You will not be disappointed! :) I promise!

In my last Ulta haul post I talked about new NYX Butter Lipstick that I picked up in the color Hunk! I've used this one a few times over the last week and I LOVE it! Its a bit of a deeper Radiant Orchid shade, but I love that it is bright enough to be worn now in the later summer months and that it will totally work as a nice Fall color also! Best of both worlds if you ask me!

And lastly (for now at least), my Radiant Orchid obsession has officially made its way into my wardrobe! I was in Old Navy this weekend and when I saw the color of this t-shirt, and that there was only one left, AND it was my size, I quickly scooped it up! Its just a simple v-neck t-shirt, but I love the simplicity of it and that I will be able to dress it up or down! Its also a great transitional top for in between Summer and Fall!
 I'm sure the t-shirt will be the first of many items in this color to be added to my wardrobe this Fall! I already have my eyes on some jewelry and accessories! :)
Is anyone else dying over this color lately? If so let me know what goodies you have found and what I should try out! I can't wait to see what other fun Radiant Orchid things come out for the Fall season! I hope everyone is having a good week so far! As always, thanks for reading!

♥ Nichole 

LAQA & Co. Sheer Lip Lube Pencil- Menatour $18

L'Oreal Infallible 24HR Eyeshadow- Burst Into Bloom $8.29

Clinique Cheek Pop- Plum Pop $21

Maybelline New York Dream Bouncy Blush- Orchid Hush $7.99

NYX Butter Gloss- Strawberry Parfait $4.99

Revlon Colorstay Gel Envy- Up The Ante $7.99

NYX Butter Lipstick- Hunk $5.99

Old Navy Women's Slub-Knit V-Neck Tees- Winter Wine $12.50

National Lipstick Day- Favorite Summer Lipsticks

Hi everyone!! 

Happy National Lipstick Day! :)

Lipstick is one of those beauty products that I can never seem to get enough of, or have too many of! I love the fact that such a simple product can make a woman feel so much better about herself! Whether it's by making her feel more confident, powerful, or strong; sometimes all a woman needs to feel good is a new lipstick to get excited about! So, in honor of this fabulous holiday, I thought I would share my thoughts on some of the lipsticks that I have been loving so far this summer! 

First up is actually a set that my mom gave me for my birthday earlier this month! I love Tarte's Amazonian Butter Lipsticks, and I definitely had my eye on a few colors! This set has 5 full size lipsticks in it for only $33! 

The colors are all pink/reddish tones and they feel amazing on the lips! They do not dry my lips out and have great staying power when I am just out and about or at the office! I do find that I need to touch up a bit after eating or drinking something, but that would be my only (very minor) complaint. My favorite thing about this set is that it can totally take me from the summer months with the lighter shades and in to Fall with some of the darker shades! The colors I have been wearing most this summer are Angelic Nude, a pretty pinky nude color, Sweet Peach, the most perfect peach color for this time of year, and Candy Red, a gorgeous color that is perfect for a little pop or va-va-voom! The set is online only at Ulta, but I would totally recommend ordering one if you are interested in Tarte's Amazonian Butter Lipsticks or the colors! They do sell single lipsticks both online and in store for $16 each, but the price for all 5 cannot be beat! 

(From top left: Candy Red, Sweet Peach, Angelic Nude, Pink Poinsetta, Merry Berry)

In the more drugstore price range, I have been loving New York Color's Expert Last Lip Colors! 

These lipsticks are SUPER pigmented!! I often find that even after eating or drinking my lips are stained and still have some color on them! You can go as light or as dark as you want with these, which is something I absolutely love about them! If I am going for something a bit more sheer, I just put some clear lip balm underneath! I found a huge array of colors in my local CVS store for a measly $1.99! I'm now thinking I need to go pick up a few more ASAP! ;) My favorite colors for summer have been Peach Fizz, a pretty peach color with a little bit of shimmer/ frost (definitely frosted in a good way), Coralista, an amazing bright coral/ orange with redish undertones that I am totally in love with, and Air Kiss, the most perfect bright hot pink with slightly bluish undertones (this one might be my favorite). 

(From top: Peach Fizz 433, Coralista 445,   Air Kiss 404)

So those are my favorite summer lipsticks! I have really been loving the bright colors that are totally trendy right now and it has been a nice change to step out of the box from my usual sheer summer glosses! Would love to hear about your favorite summer lipsticks! Like I said... I can never have too many ;)

Hope you all have a great day!

♥ Nichole

Tarte Online Only Kiss and Makeup 5 Pc Amazonian Butter Lipstick Set $33

NYC Expert Last Lip Color, Peach Fizz $1.99

NYC Expert Last Lip Color, Coralista $1.99

NYC Expert Last Lip Color, Blue Rose $1.99