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Member Since: October 12, 2017Reviews
Real Techniques 6 Miracle Sponges
This little sponge right here is amazing! I love this little sponge. This sponge has changed my makeup regime. I left my foundation brush for this sponge. It is so easy to use. All you need to do is soak your sponge with water or with setting spray... +
This little sponge right here is amazing! I love this little sponge. This sponge has changed my makeup regime. I left my foundation brush for this sponge. It is so easy to use. All you need to do is soak your sponge with water or with setting spray. Then you apply foundation onto your sponge and dab the product onto your skin. Never leave this sponge soaked inside a close container otherwise it will create mold and bacteria. Make sure to leave the sponge in a container with no lid on top that way it can air dry.
I usually have two of these sponges on my vanity. I use one sponge just for foundation & concealer. I use the second sponge for contouring and baking. It is truly a multipurpose sponge.
I usually stock up on these when Ulta has their buy one get one free sale on real techniques products. The reason I wait for this sale is because I use the ultra coupon on top of that offer.
This sponge is so easy to clean with either zote laundry soap or dish soap. You can also clean it with beauty blender soap or with elf brush cleaner soap. These are just a few products I have used to clean my sponges with that have worked for me.
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Coty Airspun Face Powder
I am so in love with this powder. I wanted to try the Laura Mercier but it's too expensive for my budget so I went for this. I specifically bought this for "baking" and let me tell you it works amazing. I pour some on the top lid and use a sponge to... +
I am so in love with this powder. I wanted to try the Laura Mercier but it's too expensive for my budget so I went for this. I specifically bought this for "baking" and let me tell you it works amazing. I pour some on the top lid and use a sponge to place it under my eyes then I then use the excess and use a fluffy powder brush to put it all over my face (no it's not cakey) then I contour and to give me that sharp contour I place it under my contour. I use a lot of this as you can tell but it still doesn't cake and there's no flashback although I haven't taken a picture with flash at night with this on. There's a lot of product too and it's cheap. Only complaint I have is the powder puff inside of it I feel I need to put it inside to close it so it won't open and when I open it there's product on the powder puff so I feel this uses up some of the powder but there's so much product it doesn't bother me much. I definitely recommend and right when I run out I'm running to the store to buy again. Picture below using product -
Maybelline New York Fit Me Matte + Poreless Foundation
The Matte and Poreless foundation's packaging looks the same as the original one, the only difference is the color of the Fit Me text is a teal- blue color. I will have pictures in this post to compare the differences. Anyway, the original Fit Me... +
The Matte and Poreless foundation's packaging looks the same as the original one, the only difference is the color of the Fit Me text is a teal- blue color. I will have pictures in this post to compare the differences. Anyway, the original Fit Me foundation is still available for those people who actually liked it. Personally, the original made me look like a grease ball and my skin is pretty normal to dry skin. I did not like it whatsoever but I tried it a thousand times to make sure my feelings towards it was final. When I heard they came out with this new Fit Me foundation that claimed to leave the face matte and poreless, I immediately had to get it! I prefer matte finishes anyway and I don't know anyone who does not want to look poreless! The price is way cheap, I got mine from Walmart and I paid only $5.94 for mine!
I have been wearing this new foundation for a couple of days now, and honestly, I love it!! It may even be one of my newest holy grail products. My former foundation was by L'Oreal and it was the True Match foundation and every now and then I would also use my Revlon Colorstay. Those are brilliant foundations still, but for now, I will keep using this matte and poreless foundation and figure out if it will be one that I will be re-purchasing again since it will be a permanent drugstore foundation as well.
Here are the claims of the new Fit Me Matte + Poreless Foundation:
Mattifies and refines pores
Matches natural tone of skin
Leaves a natural, seamless finish
My shade in this foundation is in 310 Sun Beige and it matches my skin tone perfectly. I am absolutely in love with the finish and I will agree with it's claim. When you wear this foundation, your skin looks like skin and it's very natural! My skin is normal to dry, but it is not extremely dry. I only get oily in my t-zone area through out the day, but nothing major. If you have similar skin to me, I highly recommend this foundation because, with it, the powder could easily be taken out of the equation! This foundation drys and sets pretty quickly, so if you take your time applying base, I suggest you start on one side first! The coverage for this foundation, however, is a light to medium coverage. I do not feel like you can build this up too much because it is meant for a more natural finish. It may cling to any dry patches and definitely requires you to exfoliate before. Honestly, I have no problem with it because I do not have any dry patches and I do not have major problem areas to cover. I do not know if it is because of my skin care routine, but I am thankful for my skin. I feel like this foundation is a great every day sort of foundation, but only if you want a light weight kind of foundation that does not cover as much as the Revlon Colorstay would. This foundation feels extremely light on the skin and when it sets, it does not feel sticky at all! I highly recommend using a primer, though, because it just looks better and I always have to wear a primer anyway!
This foundation also came out with the matching powder. I did not purchase it or felt the need to just because I felt like I could use any powder I already had. If you have more normal to oily skin, though, I would recommend you to buy the powder and the foundation together for better results. The staying power is not phenomenal, but I do not wear make up for more than 8 hours. It lasts for a good 6 hours, and that's only when my face starts to become shinier. I do not have a problem with touching up with a little powder, so it's no big deal! In the end, this foundation is beautiful and I highly recommend it to people with oily and normal skin. If you have extremely dry skin, I don't think this may work for you.
Now that I have raved about this product so much, I want to talk about the color selection that is available. The original Fit Me foundation came out with 18 shades and this new one only has 12. That is a con for those of you who have a darker complexion. Another con for this is the no pump deal, but to fix that, you can purchase a Mac pump because it fits perfectly.
For all of you interested in the differences between the original Fit Me foundation and the new Matte + Poreless formula, here are the comparisons.
Original Fit Me Foundation:
More Dewey skin finish
Wider color selection (18)
Foundation consistency is more liquidy
Comes with SPF 18
Fit Me Matte + Poreless Foundation:
Matte skin finish
Color selection is smaller (12)
Foundation consistency is liquidy but slightly creamier
Comes with NO SPF
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Dove White Beauty Bar
I bought Dove beauty bars (white) as I have very dry skin and I needed a bar soap that is moisturizing. After reading several positive reviews about them, I decided to give them a chance too. Each bar comes individually packaged in a box. When I... +
I bought Dove beauty bars (white) as I have very dry skin and I needed a bar soap that is moisturizing. After reading several positive reviews about them, I decided to give them a chance too. Each bar comes individually packaged in a box. When I took the bar out of the box, I noticed each bar has a dove engraved in it and immediately felt the weight of the bar. It was a bit heavier than other soaps, and it felt like suede, gave me the feeling that it was full of moisture. And that, it was! I used it on my hands first and noticed it lathers up fairly quickly. It has a very light to no smell to it and that was good for me as I was pregnant and couldn't use anything with strong smell to it. As I was rubbing the soap between my hands, I could feel a layer of moisture or lotion settling in my skin. It was creamy and smooth on my hands. I washed off the soap and dried my hands and could feel my hands weren't dry anymore. I followed up with some hand cream to lock that moisture in. Since then, I started using this in the shower and even use it on my kids. They have eczema and they love it too. The light smell also helps a lot and makes it easy to use on the kids. Store it in a dry soap dish until next use as leaving it in a wet soap dish will make the soap diminish quickly. I highly recommend this product. Definitely one of the better soaps you can buy from a big box retailer. Over several months of use, I notice my hands aren't as dry as they used to be. They also come in good use in the winter months. -
eos Organic Smooth Sphere Lip Balm in Lemon Drop SPF 15
I really like the EOS lip balm - it seems to be available EVERYWHERE now. I discovered it years ago when it wasn't widely available. I purchased the Breast Cancer Awareness pack at the pharmacy (Park Nicollet) when I was picking up a prescription. I... +
I really like the EOS lip balm - it seems to be available EVERYWHERE now. I discovered it years ago when it wasn't widely available. I purchased the Breast Cancer Awareness pack at the pharmacy (Park Nicollet) when I was picking up a prescription. I am diligent in supporting breast cancer awareness. I gave one of the pink ones to my boyfriend - he loves the green one - and it was funny seeing him pull out a pink ball out of his pocket! The only reason I am not giving it a 5 is because of a couple things - you CANNOT get the product out of the bottom of the ball without using your fingers when it gets that low. I don't like dipping my fingers into stuff like that - I have to wipe it off....but on what? It's kind of gross if you think about it....putting fingers in your lip balm and someone else doing it when sharing. Also, the shape is a bit cumbersome. I keep a lip balm in my jacket pockets or other pockets where it wont stick out, and the EOS is rather "in your face" with it's ball-like shape. I love the texture and smoothness of application. It seems to wear longer than others. I also have the EOS Moisturizer in my purse and talk about shape....it is EXCELLENT! Slim an larger than most. I don't "lose" it in my purse, yet it is not bulky -
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