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I have sensitive skin at the best of times but lately I've noticed that my eyelids get really dry, itchy and flaky after I've used your typical eyeliner pencil.  My Mother used many different shades of foundation for eyeshadow and eyeliner for years because her eyelids reacted to normal eye shadows and eye liners.  I've been sending her Bare Escentuals, Bare Minerals eye shadows and she LOVES them because they are all natural and her eyelids don't react.  Well it looks like mother like daughter, I'm following in her footsteps.  Flaky, itchy, dry eyelids are not cute!  So recently I've been trying Tarte's all natural Amazonian clay eyeliner and I'm thrilled with the results.  Seriously, sensitive skin aside, this liner could stand up to any gel or pencil eyeliner out there.  The colors are very saturated and the liner doesn't budge.  I'm not kidding.  I put this liner on one night and it lasted until the very next evening.  Don't ask....

OK. Full disclosure. I have to admit that this cheek stain has been ignored in my makeup drawer for some time now. I tried it once and felt overwhelmed by the gel consistency and a bit underwhelmed by the color. Something came over me recently however and I can’t stop using it. It’s important to not be shy with this product. Be brave! It feels crazy and looks even crazier initially because my skin gets red from the application. Knowing this, I dab it generously on the apples of my cheeks (look like a clown) and then sort of tap it out across my cheek bones and up my temples. Once my skin calms down underneath, the result is soft and dewy. This color in particular is very light and peachy and the gel consistency creates a moist, soft effect. I've also been into layering my blush lately (I recently heard about layering a bronzer under a bright blush and it really is an amazing effect) so I add just a very light brushing of sorbet Bare Escentuals blush (a brighter pinky peach) to the...