Summer

Vivicin Cold Sore Cream

[button link=”https://www.ragingrouge.com/about-raging-rouge/raging-rouge-llc-disclosures” target=”_blank” rel=”nofollow” color=”RR” shape=”rounded” size=”small” align=”right”]Press Sample[/button]This product crossed my path with perfect timing. My children had both been suffering with really dry lips, and for the first time in years mine were feeling parched too! Our lips were so dry, my usual arsenal of lip balm did nothing! Thankfully, Vivicin cold-sore healing balm happens to be an incredibly emollient lip treatment, that simultaneously helps prevent cold sores from even forming!

Vivicin was born in a lab–the collaboration of a team of doctors from MIT and Harvard–but the product is actually 95% natural ingredients, including: Argan Oil, Grape Seed Oil, Avocado Oil, Sweet Almond Oil, Jojoba Seed Oil, Olive Fruit Oil, Baptisia Extract, Natrum Muriaticum, and Arnica Extract. The formula is free of parabens, DEA, TEA, Gluten, benzyl alcohol, and behenyl alcohol.

Retail price is $16.95. I can’t speak to the healing of cold sores, but if you have dry lips this teeny little tube is miraculous!

Click HERE to read more about Vivicin, or to buy a tube.

The product in this review was a press sample. Please click HERE to read my full disclosure.

Essence Cosmetics Summer Picks

Essence Cosmetics Makeup Perfect For Summer

[button link=”https://www.ragingrouge.com/about-raging-rouge/raging-rouge-llc-disclosures” target=”_blank” rel=”nofollow” color=”RR” shape=”rounded” size=”small” align=”right”]Press Sample[/button]Essence Cosmetics is a fabulous budget-brand with great options for you to get SUMMER READY! Vivid bright color? Check. Tanned and luminous skin? Double check! [Read more…] about Essence Cosmetics Summer Picks

OPI Color Paints

[button link=”https://www.ragingrouge.com/about-raging-rouge/raging-rouge-llc-disclosures” target=”_blank” rel=”nofollow” color=”RR” shape=”rounded” size=”small” align=”right”]Press Sample[/button]Heading to stores near you in May is the OPI Color Paints collection! This array of rainbow colors are intended to be used for some serious freestyle nail artistry. The colors included look like they’ve been pulled from a crayon box, and each has a semi-sheer jelly-like finish. The only exception to this is Silver Canvas, which can be used as a accent color or a base coat to make those pretty primary colors really stand out!

I’ll admit I was feeling pretty defeated by nail art. Stamping, water marbleing, ombre… I’ve tried every effect and generally felt my results looked amateur. The OPI Color Paints collection is perfect for aspiring nail artists like me. Channel you inner Jackson Pollack and have some fun! The formula of this collection is unique. These colors are truly blendable, and then settle to deliver a smooth, shiny finish. You can create your own “splatter paint” effect without it looking like you piled on layers and layers of color.

Click HERE to view the color collections on OPI.com, or keep scrolling for OPI Color Paints swatches and photos! Retailers include Ulta, Drugstore.com, and Amazon.com.

The Lighter Shades! From left to right: Silver Canvas, Magenta Muse, Chromatic Orange and Primarily Yellow.

The Darker Shades! From left to right: Landscape Artist, Indigo Motif, Purple Perspective, and Pen & Pink

OPI Color Paints Swatches

Chromatic Orange Swatch, OPI Color Paints

OPI Chromatic Orange is one of my favorite colors from the collection. Look at the glossy finish on this deep orange!

OPI Indigo Motif is a deep, true-blue.

Landscape Artist Swatch, OPI Color Paints

Can you get any more lush than OPI Landscape Artist?

OPI Magenta Muse is a deep pink that leans a bit red.

OPI Pen & Pink is a bright, vivid pink.

Primarily Yellow Swatch, OPI Color Paints

Lemonade anyone? OPI Primarily Yellow serves up a crisp citrusy zing!

Purple Perspective Swatch, OPI Color Paints

I am crazy about OPI Purple Perspective. This seasonless eggplant can be worn now or in the winter!

Last, but certainly not least, is OPI Silver Canvas. This gleaming metallic silver can be worn stand alone (WOW does it make a fabulous pedicure) or used as a base coat for the other colors in this collection. I’ll be following up with some examples of how to use this collection in a later post.

Remember, you are only limited by your own imagination with this collection! Have some fun!

Click HERE to view the color collections on OPI.com, or keep scrolling for a closer look at each color in the OPI Color Paints collection!

The product in this review was a press sample. Please click HERE to read my full disclosure.

Tory Burch Monogram Charm Sandal

[button link=”https://www.ragingrouge.com/about-raging-rouge/raging-rouge-llc-disclosures” target=”_blank” rel=”nofollow” color=”RR” shape=”rounded” size=”small” align=”right”]Aff. Link[/button]I own a million pairs of flip flops and sandals. Ok, not literally, but WAY too many, even considering that I live in a part of the world where the summer weather is 10 months a year. Even knowing this, however, I may need to add another pair to my collection. The Nordstrom Exclusive Tory Burch Monogram Charm Sandal has that sleek and streamlined Tory Burch design you love, but with the ability to slide on the charms you choose to truly customize your shoe.

Nordstrom Find: The Tory Burch Monogram Charm Sandal

The Tory Burch Monogram Charm Sandal comes in Black, Camellia Pink, and Masai Red (my top choice is Rouge, of course). The base sandal has a retail price of $125, and is available in whole sizes only. Each charm retails for $10, and the sandals come with a starter charm. Every letter of the alphabet is available, as well as a heart engraved with a Tory Burch logo. These are EXACTLY what I want to wear this Spring!

Click HERE to shop the Tory Burch Monogram Sandal at Nordstrom, or shop this sandal at ToryBurch.com.

The Tory Burch Monogram Charm Sandal review above contains an affiliate link. Please click HERE to read my full disclosure.

MAC Worldly Wealth

[button link=”https://www.ragingrouge.com/about-raging-rouge/raging-rouge-llc-disclosures” target=”_blank” rel=”nofollow” color=”RR” shape=”rounded” size=”small” align=”right”]Press Sample, Affiliate Links[/button]MAC Worldly Wealth Blush is one of those shades that will quickly become a favorite. It’s a peach/bronze amalgam that leans more bronze, and works so well as a blush on bronze skin. Don’t think this shade is for summer only, this spicy blush makes an excellent neutral choice for Fall! [Read more…] about MAC Worldly Wealth