October Favorites

Here are a few items I've been using and loving a lot this past month. Most of them are makeup, but some are skincare, food and even movies! Enjoy!

Have you tried any of these products? What are your thoughts? 

Please let me know what your favorites have been this October.

My First Get Ready With Me Video

What I'm Wearing:

100% Pure Luminous Primer

Tarte Amazonian Clay 12 Hr Full Coverage Foundation in Light Sand

ProVive Beauty Blender Dupe Makeup Sponge

Garnier Anti-Dark Circle Rollerball in Sheer Tint

Maybelline Dream Lumi Touche in Radiant

Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Concealer in Y1

Real Techniques Pointed Foundation Brush

Revlon ColorStay Pressed Powder in Translucent

NYC Smooth Skin Bronzing Face Powder in Sunny (Sephora Airbrush powder brush)

Tarte 12 Hr Amazonian Clay Blush in Honored (Elf Small Stipple Brush)

Too Faced Shadow Insurance

LORAC PRO Palette eyeshadows -- Lt Bronze, Taupe, Garnet, Cream

(Elf Professional Shadow Brush, Sephora Professional Done Shadow Brush, Sephora Airbrush Crease, Sephora Professional Gel Liner Brush)

Mineral Fusion eye pencil Touch -- brown

Cover Girl Lash Blast Volume Waterproof Mascara

Maybelline Define-A-Brow in Light Blonde

Benefit Watts Up

Bite Lipstick in Cin Cin

Nails- Paula Dorf Bright Nights

Tank Top- Gap

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Music- YouTube Audio Library 

Magic Marker - Silent Partner   

The Engagement - Silent Partner

Benjabelle Brush Tree - Makeup Brush Drying Rack

Quinoa Tabouli Salad

EarthFare makes a delicious quinoa tabouli salad! My good friend Gina and I went there for the lunch the other day and she liked it so much she made some for dinner, which inspired me to make some for dinner too!

Fresh tomatoes, delicious parsley, tart lemon- Ka POW!  Sooo good.

Ingredients-

2 - 2.5 cups cooked organic quinoa

3 TBSP organic olive oil

1 TBSP white truffle oil (or substitute Organic olive oil)

1/2 cup fresh lemon juice

1 cup fresh organic parsley, chopped

2 TBSP sweet yellow onion, finely chopped (I don't like a lot of onion, I think it can hijack the flavor)

2 medium sized, ripe, organic tomatoes, diced

celtic sea salt to taste

1/8 teaspoon garlic powder

Pinch of fresh ground black pepper

Combine all ingredients. Let it sit in the refrigerator for 8+ hours so the flavors can meld.  Serve at room temperature.

I had to chop up even more parsley because I didn't prepare enough initially.

September Favorites (Skincare and Makeup)

Check out my favorite products for the month of September.  These are products that I've found myself reaching for a lot this September (and products I've really enjoyed).

What I'm Wearing:

Sephora Anti-Shine Foundation Primer

MAC Mineralize Moisture Foundation NC20

Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Concealer Y1

NYC Smooth Skin Pressed Powder in translucent

Wet N Wild Color Icon Blush in Pearlescent Pink

It Cosmetics Bye Bye Under eye in Neutral Medium

Too Faced Shadow Insurance

LORAC Pro Palette - Lt Bronze, Taupe & Cream

L'Oreal Infallible 24 Hr Eyeshadow in Eternal Sunshine

Anastasia Brow Wiz in Ash Blonde

Tarte Lights Camera Lashes Mascara in Black

Bite Beauty High Pigment Pencil in Rhubarbhttp://seaglassstash.blogspot.com/201...

Nails- Essie's Spinning Again

Shirt- Roxy

Makeup Giveaway & Mini Walgreens Haul

Please go to my youtube channel to participate in the Giveaway. http://youtu.be/tNfbNkr6AVk

Giveaway Rules:
 1. If you're under the age of 18, please get your parents permission before entering (because if you win, I'll need your address)

2. LIKE this video

3. You must SUBSCRIBE to my channel, if you aren't already, subscribe! :) (must be subscribed at time of giveaway ending as well)

4. COMMENT your favorite fall makeup item, please be specific! Do NOT write "Enter Me". Only comment once please.

 **NOTE** You must complete all of the steps above or your entry won't be valid :(

*Optional - For an EXTRA ENTRY- Follow me on Twitter  https://twitter.com/kristenkchannel
and Tweet me the following " I'm entering thekristenkchannel MAKEUP GIVEAWAY http://youtu.be/tNfbNkr6AVk  @kristenkchannel "

1 one winner will be randomly chosen.
This is an INTERNATIONAL GIVEAWAY
I WILL NOT ASK YOU TO FILL OUT A FORM TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE.

STARTS: Thursday, September 26th
ENDS: Tuesday, October 22nd 11:59pm EST.

Winner will be announced on YouTube Wednesday, Oct 23 or Thursday, Oct 24th I will also announce the winner on Twitter.

If you're the winner, you'll be asked to message me with your full name & mailing address, so I can send out your prize! If winner does NOT respond within 48 hours (2 days) of the announcement, a new winner will be chosen.

(There will be more giveaways. Please don't be sad if you don't win this time!)

 The winner will be chosen completely randomly.

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 All items are brand new and unused. I did open the box to the Tarte bronzer to take the pictures so that you could see what it looks like. 

Bite Beauty Best Of Bite Set

I wanted to do a first impressions/swatches of the Best of Bite Set by Bite Beauty. I'm so excited to share these swatches with you because I really like Bite lipsticks and this is my first time trying their lipstick pencils.  I've had the Quince High Pigment Matte Pencil on my Sephora "heart" list for a while and would always swatch it when I was in Sephora.  When this set came out (4 high pigment matte pencil minis) I knew I wanted to purchase it.

I've only had the products for a few hours so this isn't a review but a first impressions with swatches.

I really like that Bite makes their High Pigment Matte Pencils without parabens, sulfates, synthetic fragrances, synthetic dyes, petrochemicals, phthalates, GMOs, or triclosan.

Even though I've only had these for a few hours I can honestly say they're very pigmented. The darker colors are so bright/vibrant. Love it!

The Best of Bite Set comes in an adorable case and with a nice mirror. It's similar to the case of Bite Beauty's Bite Size Discovery Set (5 mini lipsticks).

Below Picture (From Left To Right)- Madeira, Quince, Rhubarb, Cranberry

Below Picture (From Left To Right)- Madeira, Quince, Rhubarb, Cranberry

*I purchased these items/ not sponsored.

Under Eye Concealers- Best & Not So Great

Would love to hear some of your favorite concealers for the under eye area!

The Tarte of Giving 2013 Holiday Blush Set / Leave Her Blushing Set of 3 Deluxe Amazonian Clay Blushes

My Tarte order arrived today and I was so excited to swatch and share pictures of The Tarte of Giving 2013 Holiday Blush Set!  On the Tarte website, the name is Leave Her Blushing Set of 3 Deluxe Amazonian Clay Blushes and Blush Brush. The three mini blushes are super cute and the brush that came with them is very soft.

I also love that the products are formulated without-
parabens, mineral oil, triclosan, sodium lauryl sulfate, synthetic fragrance

Honored- A nude rose shade
Imagined- Candy Pink Shade (pretty bright)
Treasured - Melon Shade

All three are matte and have no sparkle.  The cost was $34 (Although I used a 20% off coupon) so I ended up paying around $27 for this set.  I love the other Tarte Amazonian Clay 12 Hr Blushes I own (they last a long time on my skin and the colors are gorgeous!) so I think I'll really enjoy these as well.


Top To Bottom - Honored, Imagined, Treasured

Top To Bottom - Honored, Imagined, Treasured

Left to Right- Honored, Imagined, Treasured

Left to Right- Treasured, Imagined, Honored

Left to Right- Treasured, Imagined, Honored (Swatched a little heavier)

Left to Right- Treasured, Imagined, Honored  (In different Lighting)

Left to Right- Natural Beauty, Blushing Bride,Treasured, Imagined, Honored

I purchased this set and was not paid to write this review. 

Lipsticks - MAC Saint Germain vs. Maybelline Colorsensational Pink Pop

I've read that the Maybelline Colorsensational lipstick in Pink Pop is a dupe for MAC Saint Germain.  I decided to show a side-by-side comparison of these two lipsticks so that you can see the differences and similarities. I hope you enjoy! I've added my final thoughts at the end.

MAC Saint Germain

Maybelline Colorsensational Pink Pop

 Comparison swatches: (Left to Right- Saint Germain, Pink Pop)

Final Thoughts-
Saint Germain is more opaque and has a shinier finish to it. It's lighter/brighter than Pink Pop. It tends to dry my lips out more than the Maybelline Colorsensational Lipstick.

Pink Pop leans more towards a fuchsia color and is slightly darker than Saint Germain. It seems to be less "milky" looking.  Pink Pop doesn't last as long but it also doesn't irritate or dry out my lips.

Saint Germain and Pink Pop are light, blue-toned pinks; I personally think both are gorgeous!  I enjoy these lipsticks a lot (especially when my skin looks sun-kissed but also year-round).

I would't call Pink Pop an exact dupe for Saint Germain. They're similar but certainly not twins :)


*All pictures were taken without the use of a flash and colors were not altered/filtered.