My New Summer Foundation
I've been on the lookout for this product ever since watching Saaammage's Youtube video. It took a couple trips to the drugstore before finally finding it at CVS a couple weeks ago and now I'm finally writing this review after thoroughly testing it out.
I've been on the lookout for this product ever since watching Saaammage's Youtube video. It took a couple trips to the drugstore before finally finding it at CVS a couple weeks ago and now I'm finally writing this review after thoroughly testing it out.
Two iconic brands have joined forces to create the new OPI Coca-Cola Collection that released in June. Each color is inspired by a different soda within the Coca-Cola Company. OPI came out with 9 gorgeous shades, but for this review I unfortunately only have 6 to talk about. The colors that I DON'T have are: Get Cherried Away, A Grape Affair, and My Signature is "DC".
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June 2014: Birchbox vs. Ipsy
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- Perlier Shea Almond Body Cream: This Italian skincare brand is a nourishing cream that rehydrates skin for a silky finish. It's made with sweet almond milk and 25% shea butter and has a nice warm scent that isn't overpowering. It moisturizes very nicely without feeling too greasy and is perfect for keeping in my handbag.
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The Redken nature rescue radiant sea spray has quickly become one of my top favorite hair products. It is a lightweight texturizer with time-touch fragrance capsules that releases a burst of oceanic scent when hair is touched. It's formulated with sea algae, aloe vera, and soy protein to help protect the hair and is also silicone and paraben free. The scent by itself is awesome and lasts forever! It has a soft, fresh "sea" scent and when it's in my hair I can't stop smelling it (stay away from this product if you are sensitive to strong smells). It doesn't feel sticky or crunchy in my hair like many other salt sprays do. I also like how it has a fine mist spray which makes it easy to distribute through my hair.
The main reason I fell in love with this product is because it gives me the ultimate lazy girl way to get voluminous beachy waves with hardly any effort! I have a step by step tutorial below for how I achieve this look.
How to get super easy beach waves:
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Month of May: Birchbox vs. Ipsy
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When I was browsing through Ulta the other day, I ran into this lovely-looking makeup set. I almost didn't buy it once I got to checkout because I had quite a few other things in my basket. But I've been dying to try the bronzer and mascara so it didn't take long for the cashier to convince me to buy this kit. I love deals like this because they give me a chance to sample products that I haven't used before. That way I don't have to spend money on a full-sized product without knowing if I'll like it. As luck would have it, that wouldn't have been a problem with the items in this set because I ended up loving all of them!
FAB FIVE FRIDAY
1. L'Oréal Magic Nude Liquid Powder: This foundation applies like a liquid and dries to a natural powdery finish. I love how natural and lightweight it feels on my face. I apply it on top of moisturizer with my Real Techniques Expert face brush and then set it with powder on my t-zone. Since it has more of a "powdery" finish, the foundation has good lasting power throughout the day. This is saying a lot since I work more than 10 hours a day and I don't even wear primer most of the time. The
only con about this foundation is how runny the formula is. I just make
sure I'm careful when I put some on top of my hand before application. For reference, I use the shade 324 Buff Beige.
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REVIEW: Smashbox Full Exposure Palette
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This neutral palette is a wonderful mix of matte and shimmer/glitter shades. It includes a double-ended brush where one end is for matte shades and the other for shimmer. The matte end of the brush is an ivory haired blending brush/ long oval shading brush. The shimmer end of the brush is a short shader brush with black bristles on one side and white on the other. This is a nice touch for application of the lighter and darker eyeshadows.
A mini Smashbox Full Exposure Mascara was also included in this palette. This mascara was a little disappointing. It seemed pretty mediocre as far as mascaras go. It lengthened and volumized okay but I think there are better products out there. (It definitely doesn't beat my L'Oreal Excess Voluminous mascara.) I keep it in my purse for times I need add mascara
Now on to the eyeshadows, which is probably why you're here! In this palette are 7 matte shades, 6 glittery shades, and 1 shimmer/pearl shade. I'll describe each shade in detail below with the official Smashbox description in parentheses.
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