The long awaited Bite Beauty Lip Pencils are finally here! The lip pencils took three years in the making at Bite Beauty labs and I am thrilled to test a couple of them out.
Bite Lip Pencil VoxBox
As a member of Influenster, I was sent the Bite Lip Pencils in shades #20 and #44. It also included a lip pencil sharpener and two colors (Whiskey and Honeycomb) from their lipstick line, Amuse Bouche.
The Lip Pencil
The lip pencils are available in 22 beautiful shades. #20 is my favorite out of the two that were sent to me. It’s a nice pop of color, yet subtle enough to wear on a daily basis. I love wearing a natural look during the day.
The lip pencils are very creamy and go on smooth with great precision. I love how it gives my lips a nice matted look, you could also pair it with a lipstick in a similar shade (like Honeycomb) for a completed look.
The lip pencil is also perfect if worn alone as an all over lip color and lasts most of my 8 hour work day.
Amuse Bouche
The lipsticks are available in 34 shades. Although Honeycomb is my favorite color, I do love that Whiskey is a great color for an evening look. I think it’s going to be a hit for fall!
Whiskey is a little too bold of a color for me, so when I’ve worn it I applied it lightly and then blended it on my lips to create a tint of color.
Wearing: Lip pencil #20, Lipstick in Honeycomb
About Bite Beauty
Bite Beauty’s products are made with 12 natural oils and actual food ingredients. They also use beeswax, Shea butter, citrus, wine and candelilla wax. So if you happen to ingest some of it from your lips then it’s ok!
The founder of Bite Beauty, Susanne Langmuir, was inspired by kitchen chemistry to create an all natural makeup line that is made by hand in a Toronto lab.
You can find Bite Beauty at Sephora online or in-stores.
This was my first experience with their products and so far I love it! Have you ever used Bite Beauty products before? Comment below!
I received these products for free to test and write this review.
Tucked away where the Caribbean Sea meets the Atlantic Ocean, is the all-inclusive Club Med Punta Cana in beautiful Dominican Republic. We stayed in their newest addition to the property, Zen Oasis which you can read about here.
This all-inclusive resort has 631 rooms making it Club Med’s largest Caribbean resort. It also offers accommodations and activities for all types of travelers from couples to families.
There are Sports Schools available for almost any sport you can think of trying such as tennis, yoga, fitness classes and more! The trainers are committed to working with you to excel at your choice of sport. I absolutely loved the archery school, it made me feel like Katniss from The Hunger Games!
Activities
You can also try your hand at water sports with or without a trainer. We took a sailing class with our trainer, Ryan. I was a nervous at first, but he was informative and I felt safe sailing out on the ocean with him – thank you Ryan!
Another great addition to Club Med is CREACTIVE by Cirque du Soleil where you can test your limits and learn how to fly on a trapeze, face paint and much more. There are 30 recreational and acrobatic activities for children and adults at Club Med’s immersive CREACTIVE playscape. You’re going to work up an appetite with all the activities at Club Med Punta Cana, which is a good thing they have 3 bars and 3 restaurants.
Indigo Beach Lounge & Restaurant
Dining
Hibiscus Bar & Lounge, Cielo and the Indigo Beach Lounge Bar are fully stocked with tasty beverages and snacks. Hispaniola is an international buffet open for certain meals during the season. They were serving breakfast and lunch during out visit. The restaurant sits on a terrace overlooking the ocean.
Dinner at Samana is an absolute must! There is an international cuisine buffet complete with appetizers, breads, fruits, cheeses and desserts. You can also order wine with your meal at no cost (unless you want a special brand – you can buy a bottle at La Cave.)
Indigo Beach Lounge Restaurant offers a nice sit down menu with tables overlooking the sea. We ate a delicious breakfast there and if you visit, try their catch of the day for lunch – the fish is amazing! If you want a table near the water for dinner, you will need to make a reservation.
Club Med Punta Cana may also be a family resort, but the night life is spectacular! Leisure Services Manager, Quentin Bourru, was the interim Chief of Village during our stay and he was an amazing host! He recently was promoted as a Chief of Village for another resort. I can honestly say he will make a wonderful Chief of Village! He was energetic, friendly and his positive energy made everyone have the best time.
There is a different entertainment theme each night such as a talent show, Dominican Night, and Creactive Under the Stars. There is also a dress code for each night but you don’t have to follow it, however it is a lot of fun to do! For instance, Saturdays are “Red and White” so in the evening you would wear a red and white outfit.
My favorite was “Black and 45” because we got to wear our very cool Club Med 45 Punta Cana shirts kindly given to us by Marion and Carmelo at La Boutique – an on site shop filled with adorable Club Med gear!
Club Med feels like a family from our interaction with the G.O.s and G.M.s, we truly had a memorable Club Med experience and made new friends along the way. We did not want to leave when it was time to go home. Not only is Club Med Punta Cana a stunning property to keep in our memories, but the kind and generous staff will never be forgotten.
I’d like to thank Club Med for hosting us in Punta Cana, my opinions are always my own.
On this installment of “Stay, Eat, Play” – we visit the world-class Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club!
Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club provides a world-class retreat located on the campus of the prestigious Duke University. Sitting on 300 acres of beautiful landscape on the edge of Duke Forest, the inn is a quiet retreat from daily life.
Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club opened in 1988. It was named after Washington Duke (1820-1905), an American Civil War soldier in 1865 who became an industrialist and philanthropist.
The family’s artifacts and photographs are displayed in many of the inn’s hallways including Ambassador Angier Biddle Duke’s gifts and papers from his work. Ambassador Angier Biddle Duke (1915-1995) was the great-grandson of Washington Duke who became ambassador for El Salvador, Spain, Morocco and Denmark.
Stay
There is complimentary Wi-Fi on the property, including the 271 guest rooms and suites which have been carefully crafted using the inspiration of an English country estate. They offer rooms and suites to accommodate your needs including its largest suite, the Presidential Suite at 1,776 sq. ft.
We were kindly given the Homestead Suite, it was a dream!
The Homestead Suite is 1,120 sq. ft. with hardwood floors, views of the 18 hole championship Duke University Golf Course, in-room Keurig, dining room, a separate sitting area with plush lounge chairs and sleeper sofa.
There is also a separate powder room that is of great use when entertaining guests or clients.
The private master bedroom has a king size four poster bed, HD flat screen TV with premium cable channels including HBO and CNN (in all rooms).
Its marble bathroom with soaking tub and separate glass enclosed shower is a nice welcome at the end of the day.
I couldn’t get over the Kohler digital shower controller! There were so many settings for the jets and you could even adjust the temperature, etc. If we had this in our home, I would be in the shower for hours! It’s very addictive!
Eat
There are many dining options from the casual Bull Durham Bar, Vista Restaurant to the AAA Four Diamond, Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Rated restaurant, Fairview Dining Room. The restaurant offers plenty of fine dining options including Afternoon Tea.
Fairview Dining Room is also open for lunch, dinner, in-room dining and weekend brunch. It has a relaxing and elegant ambiance, especially at dinner. For our appetizer, we chose their spring and summer salads. They were so fresh! Probably because it came from local farmers, which we love!
There is also a very impressive wine list! Our wonderful server, Shahab, was very helpful in recommending what wines we should pair with each course of our meal. He also helped us decide on what plates we should try since it was our first time dining there.
Before our main course, we were given a peach sorbet as the intermezzo (palate cleanser) so we could get our taste buds ready for the next course. What a great idea! We ordered the lamb for our main course and also had a taste of their aged 50 day old steak. We had the best meat ever at this restaurant!
My husband ordered cheesecake and I ordered their molten chocolate cake for dessert. We topped off our amazing dinner with delicious, frothy cappuccinos.
We had breakfast at Vista Restaurant which is open for breakfast and brunch. You have the option of dining from the breakfast buffet where you could also get an omelet or waffle made to order anyway you’d like.
Dania was the chef that morning, she made me the best cheese omelet I’ve ever had! She used American and Swiss cheese with the perfect balance of salt and pepper and then her secret – swiss cheese on top of the finished omelet! I am a huge lover of all cheeses (well maybe not blue cheese) so of course I was in cheese heaven that morning.
My husband also did the buffet but got a side of lump crab – he said it was the most delicious crab he’s ever had. You may be asking, “crab for breakfast?” trust me it’s good! We asked Jose, another amazingly friendly server, how it was made. Jose asked the chef for us and told us that Old Bay seasoning was used along with butter. We hope to try that at home, although I think it may not come out as good as the pros at Vista Restaurant!
French toast wasn’t on the buffet that morning so I ordered it from the menu. It was so good! I am a fan of french toast and don’t get to eat it as often as I’d like.
Play
Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club has a well-manicured 18 hole championship golf course designed by Robert Trent Jones, the only one in the region.
Pick up some gifts and souvenirs at their onsite gift shop featuring Duke University memorabilia.
There is a golf shop onsite as well; complete with everything you need for a great game. Go for a swim at the indoor pool or get a workout in at their fitness center supplied with treadmills, weight machines, elliptical trainers and recumbent bikes. Chilled, lavender scented towels are complimentary along with fruit and water!
The inn’s location is conveniently close to all of Durham’s area attractions including Sarah P. Duke Gardens, Duke Cathedral and downtown Durham.
Great Hospitality
Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club has excellent staff and service including numerous longtime employees simply because it’s such a friendly and loving environment. The interaction between staff members and even the guests are kind and generous like a family.
We really appreciate everything they’ve done for us, they made us feel welcomed and everyone was so nice! The room we were in was jaw dropping – I still can’t get over our room practically being an apartment for the weekend. Not to mention the property itself is gorgeous!
We experienced this classic, English tradition on our stay at Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club. Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club graciously welcomed us as …
You must be logged in to post a comment.