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You Had Me at Aloha, Cargo! The Cargo Limited Edition Summer Eyeshadow Palette

July 7th, 2017 by Karen 10 Comments

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Aloooooha, Cargo! Clockwise from the Cargo You had Me at Aloha Eyeshadow Palette in the upper right: Cargo Swimmables Waterproof Mascara Top Coat, Cargo Color Sticks in Key West and Maui and Cargo Swimmables Longwear Shadow Sticks in Morro Bay and Hudson Bay

I do this thing sometimes (sometimes? ALL THE TIME!) when I come back from a trip, where I think back to where I was and what I was doing the day before, or the week before, at that exact time, like, what I was doing in Hawaii exactly one week before at 9:05 a.m., and I do that until the fresh fabulousness of the trip fades from my memory…

I was thinking about Hawaii this morning as I sipped a cup of Kona coffee in the lady sanctuary. I wish I were there today… Le sigh!

To feel a little closer to the islands, I busted out the $34 Cargo You Had Me at Aloha Eyeshadow Palette, which has Hawaii-inspired colors and a Hawaiian theme.

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Aloha, swatches!

The You Had Me at Aloha LE summer palette has 12 powder shadows that appear exclusively in it, and it comes with a pretty soft dual-ended brush and a black eyeliner, which, by the way, is EPIC!

I know that it’s a little weird to obsess over a black liner in a palette that also contains gorgeous golds, teals and purples (also known as “My summer jams”), but the liner… It’s full-sized, pitch black, and it totally sticks to my lash and water lines. Plus, it doesn’t move! It’s lovely, and now, like the makeup weirdo I am, I have to hunt it down in more shades.

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I’m wearing the palette on my lids, Cargo Swimmables Shadow Stick in Morro Bay on my lower lash line, and the Cargo Color Sticks in Maui and Key West mixed together on my cheeks and lips.

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Categories: Cargo, Eyes, Makeup, Product Reviews

The Cargo Venice Enchantment Eye Shadow Palette: Venice, Here I Come!

January 18th, 2016 by Karen 14 Comments

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One of the good things about the post-holiday period: the sales! They’re a good reason to wait to make some purchases until after the holiday shopping madness mellows, because sometimes you can find things like holiday makeup palettes marked down.

Like this one from Cargo, the Venice Enchantment Palette. It was originally $34. It comes with 12 powder shadows, a black liner and a dual-ended brush.

The $34 wasn’t too bad to start with, but it’s marked down now to $27 on Cargo’s website.

Even better.

Cargo likes to take a travel angle with their whole philosophy on makeup, and it makes sense.

I mean…they’re called Cargo, after all. 🙂

This palette here was inspired by the rich, romantic opulence of Venice, and I WANT TO GO TO THERE.

The wines, brassy golds, olives and the burgundy shade go a step beyond the usual beiges and browns. They’re like “new neutrals,” and I can see myself wearing a lot of them, especially the olives and the burgundy, with the neutrals in my collection. I also like the amount of shimmer here. It’s juuust right for what I like to wear on my lids.

cargo venice eye shadow palette swatches
Swatches from the left in Canal, Magic, Carnival, Murano, Gondola and Mask

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Categories: Daily Beauty

Oui, Cargo, I Would Love To Meet You in France! Introducing the New Cargo Let’s Meet in Paris Holiday Kit

November 25th, 2013 by Karen 10 Comments

Cargo Let's Meet in Paris Holiday Kit
Cargo Let's Meet in Paris Holiday Kit
The new Cargo Let’s Meet in Paris holiday kit

I’ve always wanted to spend at least one Christmas abroad in a beautiful place like Paris…

It only took one visit there some years ago for me to fall deeply in love (most beautiful municipal parks I’ve ever seen), even though I spent the whole time wishing I’d paid closer attention in high school French class. (Try buying an umbrella from a street vendor during a downpour in Paris. Yeah! Not the easiest task.)

If I do ever spend a Christmas in Paris, I’m making room in my luggage for Cargo’s Let’s Meet in Paris holiday kit.

The chic set’s rich red and black shades for lips and eyes also sparkle.

I can see it now… Exploring the City of Lights wearing these lush lashes, shimmery black liner and bold red lips.

So sophisticated, are oui! 🙂

The $36 kit (an $85 value) comes with a combination of five new and repromoted full-size and travel-sized products…

  • 1 Red Essential Lip Color (new)
  • 1 Travel-size HD Lip Primer (new)
  • 1 Swimmables Eye Pencil in Black Sea (new)
  • 1 Travel-size Reverse Lip Liner (repromote)
  • 1 TexasLash Mascara (repromote)

You can meet the Let’s Meet in Paris holiday kit now at Ulta stores and ulta.com.

Cargo Let's Meet in Paris Holiday Kit
The black and gold box

Cargo Let's Meet in Paris: Red Essential Lip Color
Red Essential Lip Color

Cargo Let's Meet in Paris: Reverse Lip Liner
Reverse Lip Liner

Cargo Let's Meet in Paris: Swimmables Eye Pencil in Black Sea
Swimmables Eye Pencil in Black Sea

Cargo Let's Meet in Paris: TexasLash Mascara
TexasLash Mascara

Cargo Let's Meet in Paris: HD Lip Primer
HD Lip Primer

Cargo Let's Meet in Paris swatches
From the left: Red Essential Lip Color, Reverse Lip Liner, Swimmables Eye Pencil in Black Sea, TexasLash Mascara and HD Lip Primer

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Categories: Daily Beauty

I’m Getting My Kicks With Cargo Route 66 Lip Gloss

July 23rd, 2013 by Karen 20 Comments

Cargo Route 66 Lip Gloss
Cargo Route 66 Lip Gloss
Cargo’s Route 66 Lip Gloss ($14), available now at Cargo counters and online

Cargo’s got your kicks right here. 🙂

Route 66 is a fun flamingo pink with silver shimmer.

Anyone else thinking what I’m thinking…?

Road trip!

Cargo Route 66 Lip Gloss Swatch

Cargo Route 66 Lip Gloss

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Categories: Daily Beauty

Cargo’s Sheer Peach Sunset Blvd. Lip Gloss: Hollywood Glamour the Cargo Way

July 19th, 2013 by Karen 8 Comments

Cargo Sunset Blvd. Lip Gloss

Cargo Sunset Blvd. Lip Gloss

My friend Jen and I used to perform in a lot of musicals together back in the day (West Side Story, Damn Yankees and Chorus Line), and sometimes we also went to shows.

One of the shows we went to was a little something called Sunset Boulevard — just like this gloss.

(About the play, I don’t remember much from it other than being really hungry the entire time and almost falling asleep, LOL!)

Cargo’s Sunset Blvd. is a sheer peach similar to the other Cargo glosses I’ve tried. It’s non-sticky, feels like a Glossimer to me, is somewhat drying and lasts from 3-4 hours.

I do like it with smokey eyes…

It’s $14, and you can find it now at Ulta stores and online.

Cargo Sunset Blvd. Lip Gloss swatch

Cargo Sunset Blvd. Lip Gloss

Do you have much experience with Cargo’s glosses? Which ones have you tried?

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