Wednesday, July 31, 2013

"Fit Me" Foundation Stick First Impression and Naked Palette Series Look #2

So this video is a little different. I wanted to do a review/first impression video for the new Maybelline Fit Me foundation and I was super excited to do it but then the video turned out to be super short and kind of boring so I decided to throw in a look to go along with my Naked Palette series. So I am going to give a full review of the foundation here and then just list the products I used for the look!

Maybelline Fit Me Foundation Stick! (My color is 120)



So the foundation is super easy to use and like I say in the video, it's a little weird for me to use because I had a concealer stick about that size. It is nothing against the foundation that was all me! This is for sure a quick foundation to apply as well! It's a stick so really you can take it anywhere and it will be super easy to apply when you are in a rush. It also has a like, cream to powder core that helps to bring down shine. I noticed that it doesn't go on super shiny like some foundations can tend to, which makes you absolutely have to powder. It also blends really easy with fingers or a brush. I think this would be good for combination skin and possibly oily skin because of the "powder" core. It might be a little drying and not super comfortable for dry skin. I noticed later in the evening that it kind of highlighted my dry patch in my forehead and around my nose but my skin is combination more on the dry side though. I would say that oily skin would probably still have to use a powder or blotting papers for touch ups as well. 

 I would really recommend something like this for those young girls that are just starting out in makeup. It is not super heaven coverage and I think it still looks natural but just really evens out skin tone and all that. It is also build-able. So applying another layer on top of your first will not cause any problems, they just blend together and make it more full coverage. I would say this is a medium coverage foundation with just one layer. 

Like I said it goes on super easy and for me it stayed on well too! I was really impressed by that. I have a problem with drug store foundations wearing off of my face all over and not just around my nose and my mouth but for some reasons drug store foundations just fall off my face! Even with a primer! Now I did you a primer and some setting powder (through my t-zone) with this just to give it a fair test jus like I do with any other foundation. Now I am not saying that it magically stayed around my mouth and my nose but it didn't just fall off of my face and I was super pleased with that. I could also still see my blush by the end of the day (or the time I had it on...which was like four or five hours) and that is a sign of a good foundation! 

So over all I was pleased with how this foundation preformed and I will continue to use it. I'm not saying that it is going to replace my Mac foundations but I would repurchase this product!

Naked Palette Series Look #2!

Naked One Palette:
Naked and Buck in the crease and to blend out any harsh edges
Sidecar on the inner third (around the tear duct, top and bottom lid)
Darkhorse on the rest of the lid (top and bottom)
Smog between Sidecar and Darkhorse to blend
Creep in the outer v and very outer corner of the lower lash line.

Naked Two Palette:
Foxy to blend any harsh lines and brow bone highlight
Bootycall at the highest point of the brow bone (just under the eyebrow) to highlight

Like I said in the video, all other liners have been bothering my eyes so I have only been able to use my Mac liners lately. I did however list Urban Decay dupes below if you have or want to use those liners.

Mac Feline Kohl Power Pencil on top lid for liner (Urban Decay dupes are Zero or Perversion)
Mac Teddy Kohl Pencil to tight line (Urban Decay dupes are Bourbon, Corrupt, Hustle, Underground or if you wanted to you could use something like the color Smog. I also said Whiskey was close but it is actually to dark for what I wanted to achieve in this look.)

Benefit "They're Real" Mascara in black
Covergirl Flamed Out Mascara in "Very Black Blaze"

UPDATE: 
So this foundation made me break out pretty bad and I do not have sensitive skin. The product itself doesn't have a ingredient label on it that I saw or maybe I missed it so I would have to say that if you have sensitive skin or are afraid of being broken out I would look into what is in this product. I still think it is a great product but I just can't use it because it breaks me out. 

Thursday, July 11, 2013

Carol's Daughter Haircare Round One!

So like I say in the video I have used the Monoi Oil Split End Sealer for about a year now and I love it!!! It really is the product that turned me onto Carol's Daughter! So the last time I was in Ulta, I noticed the Black Vanilla Moisturizing line that they have and I was looking for something that would help heal the stress of bleaching on my hair. It has become really dry lately. So I bought the leave in conditioner spray and fell in live with it after the first couple of times I used it! It is just great and the fact that it is a spray pump makes me feel better about putting it in my hair. I don't have to worry about putting to much in because it is a fine mist that you are spraying into your hair. There is no guessing at what a dime size or quarter size might be. With traditional leave in conditioners I always end up with way to much in my hair no matter how much I use but this one is not like that at all, which is really why I love it.

So those two products are great but the ones that I am going to be reviewing are the ones pictured below!
  It is the Black Vanilla Shampoo (which is sulfate free!), the Black Vanilla Conditioner and the Black Vanilla Hair Smoothie (which is a deep conditioner). I am super duper excited to use these and see how they work! They smell amazing and I have already been using the leave in conditioner since I bought it like a week ago and it is amazing. This line just smells so good and it really does what it says its going to do. So that makes me super happy because, one of the worst things is buying a product that says it is going to moisturize your hair (or any product that promises to do something amazing) and it doesn't. Especially when it was expensive. These products are not super expensive but they are not cheap either. I got mine at Ulta and here is what I paid:

Shampoo: $13
Conditioner: $16
Hair Smoothie: $20
Leave-in Spray Conditioner: $14
Monoi Repairing  Split End Sealer: $25

So some of the products are double what I normally pay for shampoo and I am glad that the ones I have tried so far have worked well with my hair. So like I said I am super excited to use these three new products that I got today and can't wait to share the results with everyone! 

Make sure to check out the video if you want to see what I say about the products in that!
Carol's Daughter Haircare Round One (video)