Showing posts with label Estee Lauder. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Estee Lauder. Show all posts

January 17, 2016

Beauty Products, Hit and Miss

HIT

Yes to Tomatoes, Detoxifying Charcoal Mud Mask
I believe this is my first time trying a YTT product and I bought this on a whim because I had been wanting to try out a charcoal based product for awhile now. Happily I found this actually made my pores appear smaller with each use which is great because I haven't found any new products to help shrink my 30+yr old pores lately. This mask also seems to remove a bit differently than regular mud masks (which generally dissolve like nothing when removing) so, if you're tired of the same-ole-same mud mask than this could be for you. I do feel like this product also helps bring out some gunk from the skin as well which I found to be different, and my skin also looked brighter after using this. This product can be a bit drying so if you have dry skin you may only want to only use this every so often, and maybe just as a spot treatment on enlarged pore areas.

Burts Bees, Facial Cleansing Oil
I do like this oil based face wash and these types of products seem to be a growing trend lately. I actually found my lashes seem to grow out more when using this product since it is more on the moisturizing side and I love how this feels when I'm massaging it on my face. My skin in general does seem to look more glowy when using this as well. However, I noticed I can't use this everyday really because it has nothing to help prevent acne (which isn't a major issue for me normally) so, a few times a week I still have to use a salicylic acid based face wash to help prevent things like pimples from happening. I also like that this claims to be 100% natural as well.

Physicians Formula, Mineral Pressed Powder 
I may have mentioned this product before but honestly this powder offers the best coverage of any pressed powder I have ever tried. So much so that I find it doesn't really matter the coverage I get from concealer or liquid foundation because this stuff just gets all the not-so covered areas of skin flawlessly. It gives a nice glowy satin finish to the skin which looks natural although if you get this in translucent I don't find it be a true translucent powder as it will look the color of the product. A little of this can go a long way so if you have wrinkles you may want to avoid those areas a bit and if you have oily skin than this may not stay very well on your skin type as I'd recommend this more for dry skin types. One other thing to mention is if you use blush or bronzer, etc than just know that not all blush/bronzer/etc seem to show up well on top of this product as it can kind of just disappear into this powder but, you should be able to find something that does work without problems.

SheaMoisture, SuperFruit Complex Body Wash
Lately I have been trying to buy more natural or organic based beauty products (because the past few years I have been obsessed with doing detox baths) and while I have tried this brands other body washes this particular one has become my new fave (they also make this in a body wash/bubble bath but I prefer the one that just say body wash on it as the ingredients are slightly different). I don't feel these products really do what they claim to do on the bottle but I love how my skin smells after using this scent.

Freakin' Genius, Strawberry Yogurt Body Lotion
I had to order this online (since they don't have a location near me which sells this product) and while I don't care for the lack of online customer service I was glad to actually get this product after waiting a week or so for it to get to my house. This product smells super yummy (I heard about this from Trisha Paytas on YouTube) and I'm always skeptical of buying certain products without being able to try them first, but if you like the scent of sweet strawberries and cream than this will probably be right up your alley. I haven't used this product that long though to say how moisturizing I feel it is, but thus far it just seems a bit average to me in that area.

Anfora, Body Oil
I bought this product on a whim at Walmart (it may take you a minute to find it in the Spanish beauty product area) and while this doesn't have a lot of ingredients to it I'm not sure it's probably the best for your skin, but this does seem to work nicely on the bumps on the back of my upper arms (which is a skin problem I've had forever and I believe it is Keratosis Pilaris) and not many things really help remedy that issue for me but this seems to help (for some great KP remedies click here). This product does smell of roses although does not appear to have rose oil in it as this appears to mainly be made up of liquid parrafin which is a very highly refined mineral oil.

MISS

Pixi, Glow Tonic
I have seen rave reviews all over the internet on this product and I had been very skeptical to purchase it based on its fairly average everyday ingredients (you could probably make your own honestly, and if you didn't know Aloe Vera is an exfoliant so don't go thinking it's some miracle exfoliating toner). Finally I tried it and honestly I found this didn't do much of anything for my skin at all aside from removing some makeup residue. It seems to be a mild face toner and honestly I feel I have much better toning products than this one but if you have very sensitive skin than this may be a toner for you.

Estee Lauder, Advanced Night Repair Eye
I got this as part of a Christmas gift last year and had high hopes this may help my eyes (mainly wrinkles) but unfortunately it didn't really do anything for me. For $58 I would have to suggest saving your money for something else if you want to conquer wrinkles (it could possibly help prevent future wrinkles) although I do like that this dries enough you could wear it in the daytime under your makeup.

October 25, 2009

Sneak Peek

Since I loveeee Makeup sooo much...I couldn't help but take a sneak peek into my friends regular makeup bag...I'm sooo nosey(don't kill me, hah). Now, lets dive-in cuz I see sum MAC in their!!!LASH-A-DELIC FLIRT! FAST DEFINING MASCARA IN 01 MOD BLACK ($14)
I've never seen this before but looks like it's sold at KOHLS (we both use to work their)...it smells like old cheap mascara even though it apparently isn't and it's a bit liquidy then what I'm use to using.

MAC STUDIO SCULPT SPF 15 FOUNDATION IN NC42 ($35.50)
Seems blendable but few shades too dark for my fair skin (better for her Latin colour), has a weird smell :l Too expensive in my opinion but I also prolly wear makeup more often then she does.

MAC MINERALIZE SKINFINISH NATURAL IN MEDIUM PLUS ($27)
This appeared to leave a nice soft subtle finish to the skin but didn't seem to add much coverage but...what do you expect when a product says "natural skinfinish".

ESTEE LAUDER PROJECTIONIST MASCARA IN 01 BLACK ($19.50)
A more pricey mascara, I believe my Mom has this...hope this is the one she's using (LOL).

SPA H20 HYDRATING BODY BUTTER ($19.50)
I'm not sure what company sells this (some other state it seems)...I didn't try it but it looks like she uses this regularly as the top was screwed on loose.

VICTORIA SECRET PERFUME IN ORANGE FLOWER
I kept smelling something from the time I got near the bag and i wasn't sure I liked it at first but now the smell seems fairly alluring. I know she's the type which has odd perfumes, usually ones of peach fragrance. Although this tester says "orange" it smells more of strong yet muted floral scent. Apparently it's new this year and for those of you that don't know her...she gets discounts at VS ;)

MARKWINS BEAUTY IN LIGHT PALE 801
I think this is the brand name (sold at Target? Some kid makeup brand?), not sure where she got this exactly but it appears to be some type of coverage stick that seems more my color then hers, looks like she uses it often though.

MAC PRO LONGWEAR LIPCOLOUR IN DURASHELL ($21)
I did a wrist swatch with this and at first it's a nice pink color with gold shimmer, it goes on okay and then you follow up with the clear gloss. The gloss doesn't last long, it feels dry quick but the color does have some staying power as it fades into a nude-brown-pink color within seconds it seemed. BTW it took about 2 days for this to wash completely off my wrist!

As for any makeup brushes she used it generally consisted from the Victoria Secret Very Sexy Collection which came with her makeup bag. She mostly used foundation brushes...well she didn't have any eyeshadow so no need for the other brushes I suppose. She does groom her brows with a Maybelline brow brush, heh. All in all this total collection of hers is over $136.50, eep, I'll stick to drugstore stuff! Her usual makeup is generally natural looking, unlike her sister who does makeup vids on YouTube that are sooo caked-on and bold you'd think Drag Queen ;D LOL


P.S. If you invite me over...I WILL go through your makeup!!! SYKE...but not really ^.^ hahah

May 05, 2009

Recent Hauls

I was super excited when my NYX Jumbo Pencils arrived this week from E-Seller BuyCosmetics24! I loveeee these pencils ;) I took a fair skin swatch photo (below) that I did on myself. Also NYX is currently having their 50% off everything online Anniversary Sale till the 15th, I'm totally going to buy some more products. GOLD, HORSE RADISH, ICED MOCHA, MILK, OYSTER, & SLATEI got this cute swimsuit the other day, my mom says it makes me look like "little miss sunshine"...I guess meaning that I look like a pudgy white girl, jahaa...ok, not really that funny, hmph.
Wal-Mart Electronics Haul Sale (except the ZT2)Found the perfect cotton skirt at FB, its tough finding the right one in this type of style.
In my free time this past weekend I started creating my own miniatures that are around the size of a dime. Not bad for a first attempt...right? heh.My recent drugstore haul this past week
A few CS88 eyeshadow combo's I took the past week, I was just in a pink kind of mood :PStrawberry Inspired
I also made a makeup purchase on Eyeko this week after doing some fave prod research, if you want a free gift enter sales code E3178.

Still trying to find my perfect pair of Nike Dunks SB and I'm also interested in China Glaze nail polish this week...hrmmmmzzz...TBC.