Too Faced Le Grand Chateau Set ♡ Eyeshadow Swatches

Too Faced Le Grand Chateau Set

Super kawaii dollhouse packaging and amazing pigmentation, the Too Faced Le Grand Chateau is totally my cup of tea! I love everything from its packaging to its quality, it was love at first sight when I first saw the swatches of the palettes; and even though I don't wear eyeshadow that often, I thought it would be cute the keep the box as I love the whole dollhouse girly theme.

Too Faced Le Grand Chateau Set

Too Faced Le Grand Chateau Set

Today I am not giving an in-depth review of the Too Faced Le Grand Chateau set, nor will I be writing a review on the eyeshadows included in the set in the future. Reason is, because I still cannot get over the fear of using cosmetics that are Made in China, despite how beautiful these eyeshadows are and the quality is amazing, I just can't...

I love Too Faced and I love that majority of their products are Made in USA and Canada, but I do notice that a lot of their prettier products, for example, the Sweetheart Beads is Made in China. I just don't understand?!

Anyway, today I want to focus this post on the swatches of the individual palettes that came in the set. As Sephora described, this is a set with three eyeshadows, blush and bronzer palettes with a deluxe size mascara in a limited edition dollhouse packaging.

Too Faced Le Grand Chateau Set

Too Faced Le Grand Chateau Set

Too Faced Le Grand Chateau Set

Too Faced Le Grand Chateau Set

Too Faced Le Grand Chateau Set features an adorable dollhouse that opens to reveal three separate palettes with three different Paris theme. The roof of the chateau is removable and once all the products is removed from the set, there is a picture of a pretty pink girly chair with a shopping bag filled with makeup goodies next to it and a night sky with the Eiffel Tower shown through a drawing of a window.

Too Faced Le Grand Chateau Set

Too Faced Le Grand Chateau Set

The palettes included is gift-able individually. The individual palettes are made of sturdy cardboard, on the cover of each palette there is a textured ribbon printed on and on the back there is a to:_____ and from:_____ little label thing for the person gifting to fill in.

Too Faced Le Grand Chateau Set

Too Faced Le Grand Chateau Set - Paris In Love

Too Faced Le Grand Chateau Set - Paris In Love

Too Faced Le Grand Chateau Set - Paris In Love

PARIS IN LOVE

AMOUR - pale pink and it has amazing pigmentation.

FLEUR - peachy pink with golden sheen that doesn't show up too well in photos but it's beautiful in person.

JE T'AIME -  rosy pink with a frosted sheen.

MOI - chocolate brown with shimmer, once applied on skin the shimmer looks like chunks of glitter and the pigmentation isn't as great as others.

CHERIE - medium grey and the texture is a little powdery.

TOUT SUITE - bronzey brown with shimmer and a good pigmentation.

JOLIE - orangey bronzer shade with sheer pigmentation.

Too Faced Le Grand Chateau Set - Paris Au Naturale

Too Faced Le Grand Chateau Set - Paris Au Naturale

Too Faced Le Grand Chateau Set - Paris In Love

PARIS AU NATURALE

Paris Au Naturale is my absolute favourite palette out of the three, every single shade is so high quality, so pigmented and the texture is so creamy. The colours are all suitable for daily wear, day or night, gawh ~ I become so speechless when it comes to this palette because it's just so beautiful!

POT DU CREME - light beige with 100% pigmentation, it is a matte finish, yet it applies very smoothly, not powdery at all and no fall-outs.

FIFI - medium brown.

LA FEMME - deep brown with a sheer colour pay-off.

BONJOUR - metallic, golden sheen.

MERCI - dark brown.

QUI - didn't think I was going to like this shade when looking at the palette, it is nothing special; but once swatched on skin, it's... o.m.g... it's so much pretty sparkles! it's a brownish black with gold sparkles.

MADEMOISELLE - coral pink blush with sheer colour pay-off.

Too Faced Le Grand Chateau Set - Paris After Dark

Too Faced Le Grand Chateau Set - Paris After Dark

Too Faced Le Grand Chateau Set - Paris After Dark

PARIS AFTER DARK

One of my motives of buying the Le Grand Chateau set was falling absolutely in love with Tres Chic, it was love at first sight when I saw it on the internet, I fell in love with the colour in the pan.

LE MARAIS - white with pink sheen.

RENDEZVOUS - dusty mauve with a matte finish.

PROVENCE - medium purple with blue shimmer in the pan, when swatched on skin the shimmers are not visible.

PARFAIT - peachy pink with metallic sheen.

TRES CHIC - in the pan this shade looks sooooo beautiful, it looks black with million of violet sparkles; but once swatched on skin it's a disappointment. the sparkles doesn't show up on skin at all, instead it looks like plain ol' smokey black when swatched.

NOIR - just black in the pan and a sheer black when swatched on skin.

TRES FAB - cool toned pink, silky texture blush.

Unfortunately I always post review / swatches / first impressions one step too late, the Too Faced Le Grand Chateau set is all sold out online; but some of the other holiday sets are still available on Sephora and Too Faced.

I have no regret in buying the Le Grand Chateau set even though I knew from the moment that I received my package, that I would never ever use these eyeshadows on my eyes area or anywhere on my face. American dollars to us kiwis at the moment is very expensive, the set was USD $49.00 which calculate to NZD $73.00, it was crazy expensive, but the dollhouse chateau is worth every penny. I just love that it is so adorable and useful for other things such as storing other palettes to make space while still looking cute.

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TOO FACED HOLIDAY 2015 PALETTES?

Too Faced Le Petit Tresor ɞ Review + Swatches

Too Faced Le Petit Tresor Set

Last month I wrote down a long list of Holiday Makeup Sets that I thought I "must" have, but I ended up only buying a few of Too Faced's gift sets; which I am actually quite proud of, for being able to control my spending and not buy things that I don't need.

Of course, if I really wanted to save money, I could have avoid buying the Too Faced Le Petit Tresor set; but the glitter bag is too cute to pass up.

Too Faced Le Petit Tresor Set

Too Faced Le Petit Tresor Set

Too Faced Le Petit Tresor Set

Too Faced Le Petit Tresor is a Limited Edition set filled with three full-sized lipsticks from the bestselling La Creme range.

Let me be honest here, I have previously tried Too Faced La Creme Lipstick in Marshmallow Pink and as much as I loved its packaging and lemon scent, I wasn't a fan of its formula. I remember Marshmallow Pink sinks into lines and if I didn't exfoliate my lips on the day, it wears very uncomfortable and it makes the flakiness on my lips very obvious. Since then I have sold the lipstick and haven't bought anything from the La Creme range until this Le Petit Tresor holiday set.

So you may ask, if I didn't like the Too Faced La Creme Lipsticks, why did I buy this La Creme Lipstick Trio set?! Well, as I mentioned above, the glitter bag is too pretty to say no to and I thought I should give the La Creme range another go, maybe if I try a shade that is not too pale, it would perform better.

Too Faced Le Petit Tresor Set

I am actually quite impressed with these lipsticks' performance and I admit that I have fallen deeply in love with Nude Beach.

Too Faced claims these lipsticks are moisturising with rich pigmentation and they help to give your lips a smoother look. These lipsticks are made in Canada and the glitter bag is made in China. Nude Beach and Taffy are both of their bestselling lipsticks; Wham! is a brand new shade.

PACKAGING

Too Faced Le Petit Tresor comes with a little glitter bag that is an exclusive item to the set. It is covered in blueish green glitters all over and it is so tiny that it literally can only fits three Too Faced La Creme lipsticks. The glitters does falls off sometimes, but its material is not cheap; and I love the mini Eiffel Tower.

Too Faced Le Petit Tresor Set

Too Faced Le Petit Tresor Set

Too Faced Le Petit Tresor Set - La Creme "Nude Beach" Lipstick

Nude Beach is one of Too Faced's bestselling shades from the La Creme range and it is described as a nude peach shade. This is my favourite kind of nude, it applies nude pink on my lips and the formula is very creamy, it feels like it just melts into my lips and it wears very comfortable. I usually wear light/medium foundation shades, and Nude Beach is the kind of nude that doesn't make me look pale as a ghost. I also love that it makes my lips looks very pouty. 

Too Faced Le Petit Tresor Set - La Creme "Nude Beach" Lipstick

Too Faced Le Petit Tresor Set - La Creme "Nude Beach" Lipstick

Too Faced Le Petit Tresor Set - La Creme "Taffy" Lipstick

Taffy is another bestselling shades from the La Creme range, it is described as a pink marshmallow nude and it wears more coral pink on me. The application for Taffy was difficult, it always applies uneven, sink into lines and emphasize all the imperfections on my lips.

Too Faced Le Petit Tresor Set - La Creme "Taffy" Lipstick

Too Faced Le Petit Tresor Set - La Creme "Taffy" Lipstick

Too Faced Le Petit Tresor Set - La Creme "Wham!" Lipstick

WHAM! is a brand new shade and it is exclusive to the Too Faced Le Petit Tresor set. The colour is SO beautiful! It's not a colour that I would normally wear, but I love the berry-wine shade with a slight sheen. The colour makes my lips looks pouty, it wears comfortable and it does leaves a bit of red stain when removed. The formula for WHAM! is great, but the application is terrible, it applies uneven and messy.

Too Faced Le Petit Tresor Set - La Creme "Wham!" Lipstick

Too Faced Le Petit Tresor Set - La Creme "Wham!" Lipstick

Where to Buy?

Too Faced Le Petit Tresor La Creme Lipstick Trio Set is available to purchase from Sephora and wherever that stocks Too Faced products. I bought mine directly from Too Faced and it cost USD $29.00 (with a $72.00 value). These lipsticks are available to purchase on its own and they cost USD $22.00 each.

Too Faced Le Petit Tresor Set - Nude Beach, Taffy, Wham!

Too Faced Le Petit Tresor Set - Nude Beach, Taffy, Wham!

Overall I think this is such a bargain set and it's worth the purchase. Most of the time holiday makeup sets are filled with tiny, sample size products; I love how Too Faced included three full size products with a cute bag and most of all it is so affordable!

which holiday sets have you purchased and enjoyed using this year?

Beauty Haul ♡ ft. Sonia Kashuk, Sephora, Too Faced

I have recently switched to a new mail forwarding company, after getting so frustrated with the shipping time Youshop takes to deliver and the ridiculous pricing even after a consolidate package; I had enough of it! So I tried out a company that everyone has recommended, I tried Shipitto for the first time and now I can't stop raving about their service hehe. 

Below are a few packages that I have purchased myself, and/or using Shipitto's Assisted Purchase, all these packages came from different places like MAC, Sephora, Target and Too Faced. They all arrived at different times and I have consolidated into one package.

Sonia Kashuk Art of Makeup Brush Set

Since I have never shop from Target before and I wasn't sure if they accept international payments etc... I didn't want to risk going through the hassle of them cancelling my order. So I used Shipitto's Assisted Purchase and bought this set of 10 Limited Edition Sonia Kashuk brushes and also another Limited Edition compact brush.

Sonia Kashuk Art of Makeup Brush Set

The Sonia Kashuk Limited Edition Art of Makeup 10 piece brush set includes:
1 x large powder brush, 1 x domed blusher brush, 1 x synthetic buffing brush, 1 pointed foundation brush, 1 concealer brush, 1 eye shadow brush, 1 blending brush, 1 crease brush, 1 smudge brush & 1 synthetic angled liner brush.

I love the pink bristles and the gold and colourful handles. I remember being so envious of girls showing off their Sonia Kashuk haul in Makeup Obsessvies; Arghhh I wanted a set so badly, and now, finally a proud owner of one!

Sonia Kashuk Completely Compact Travel Brush

The Sonia Kashuk Limited Edition Completely Compact Travel Brush is another item I have purchased using the assisted purchase. This brush includes a mirror and a powder brush that flips open. It is a multi-use makeup brush that can be use to apply powder, blush, highlighter and bronzer. I absolutely adore the turquoise bristle, and plus the brush is so soft, it is amazeball!

Sonia Kashuk Completely Compact Travel Brush

Sephora Collection Retractable Kabuki Brush

Now it comes to a part where I begin my Shipitto obsession...

I have placed an order for two Sephora Collection Retractable Kabuki Brush as they were on sale for ten dollars each. When my Sephora order arrived, there were only one brush in the package and usually I wouldn't bother contacting Sephora about my missing brush because if I was still using Youshop, the shipping cost for an extra package would cost more than the brush itself. But since so many people had recommended Shipitto and raved about their shipping cost and service, I decided to just contact Sephora anyway.

So I did contact Sephora and they sent me another kabuki brush which as expected, it arrived in another medium size package. If I was using Youshop, it would cost me at least $26 for another package, and to my surprise, after I consolidate all my shopping into one package, the shipping cost was 80% cheaper than what Youshop usually charge me... Not even exaggerating here!

Too Faced La Creme Cinnamon Kiss

While waiting for my missing Sephora Kabuki Brush to arrive, I couldn't help it and purchase the Too Faced La Creme Lipstick in Cinnamon Kiss.

I have previously tried the La Creme Lip Cream range and I admit I wasn't a fan, I have tried the shade Marshmallow Bunny which I though it looks like a gorgeous nude-ish pink in the tube; but once applied on the lips it is streaky and I just wasn't feeling it.

When I saw Cinnamon Kiss, I wanted to give it another try, maybe a darker shade will have a better performance and since it has a pretty good review online, there must something special about it. Plus Cinnamon Kiss along with three other gorgeous shades are on sale! I love sales, hehe.

Too Faced Lip Injection

A mini sample size of the Too Faced Lip Injection came as a promotional gift and I am so glad to be able to finally try this product without having to spend a fortune and later regretting it if it doesn't work.

MAC Morange Lipstick

Last but not least, I bought MAC Morange from the Wash and Dry Collection.

I was a bit late on catching up with the latest MAC collections, by the time I decide on Morange, it is all sold out online; thankfully, Nordstrom had some for sale, and I was able to grab Morange before it is all sold out again!

Overall, always happy with my purchases and extremely happy this time that I was able to save big bucks on shipping cost.

I like that Shipitto allows me to pay using Paypal, and I can deposit an amount of money into my account for future use instead of having to enter my bank details every time I want to shop. I love that they consolidate my packages and repackage in a reasonable size box instead of a huge box to charge me more fees. Their packaging is really good too, nothing came damaged.

I have consolidated four packages together and shipping cost is only around $50, of course there were other shipping methods to choose from and I went to DHL express which is the most expensive, but my package arrived within 4 days! 4 DAYS! HELLO, THAT IS FREAKING AMAZEBALL!

Have you tried Shipitto?