Makeup Review #2

It’s been about three months since my last post so I decided to do a makeup review and tips but the review alone is long so I’ll do tips another day. If you have any questions feel free to ask.

REVIEW

~True Blue SPA Just A Minute 60 second manicure scrub~
Price: $12
Pros: Exfoliates hands, warm foaming sensation, and smells nice.
Cons: Dried out my hands.
Thoughts: When I first used it, it did make my hands feel soft, but after a few hours my hands were worse than before.
Over All: I would not recommend this product.

~Clinique Moisturizing Gel~
Price: $24
Pros: has a pump, little goes a long way, moisturizes.
Cons: N/A
Thoughts: The gel one is for combination oily to oily skin. If you have Very dry to dry combination they recommend the lotion form. The amount in one pump was able to cover both my face and neck. It didn’t leave my skin feeling heavy or greasy. I really liked it for summer and fall but now that it feels like winter here my skin is getting really dry and I need two pumps so I might get the lotion one for winter.
Over All: I recommend this product. Best moisturizer I’ve used since… well since I stopped using it about 4 years ago (>_<)

~Hylexin~
Price: .78oz is $95
Pros: Gets rid of dark puffy circles around the eyes, little goes a long way.
Cons: the price (o.O)
Thoughts. First I just want to say that I myself did not buy it. My mom had bought the .38oz, which I think is now discontinued, and we don’t remember the price, but she didn’t want it so she gave it to me. It really did help with the darkness I get towards my inner corner, and you really only need the tiniest amount to do both eyes. It even says to use sparingly.
Over All: Even though it works well, because of the price I’d only recommend it if you have serious dark/puffy circles and nothing cheaper has worked for you.

~Revlon ColorStay (foundation)~
Price: $12 (depending where you buy it)
Pros: Good coverage can be found just about anywhere makeup is sold.
Cons: Can be tricky to blend
Thoughts: I love that it comes in both combination/oily skin and Combination/dry skin. For hygienic reasons I’d like it to come in a pump form. I found the best way to apply this was to put a small layer of moisturizer on the back of my hand, a few drops of the product and then apply it to the face with a kabuki brush. The moisturizer just kind of helps to keep it from staining the back of your hand and blend out a bit easier. I’ve read a lot of review on this and almost every one of them loved this product and said it was a close MAC dupe.
Over All: I Would recommend this to anyone that is looking for a foundation that has good coverage.

~Missha BB Cream #23~
Price: 30ml about $15(depending where you buy)
Pros: Good coverage, SPF 42, skin whitening, anti wrinkle. Comes in either pump or squirt form. Little goes a long way.
Cons: only comes in two colors. Natural beige and light beige. Sold mostly in Korea so has to be bought online.
Thoughts: Not going to go into great detail but BB cream is basically a beauty balm. It works as a foundation or concealer, with a lot of extra benefits. I got the natural beige, it comes out a little darker than what I am but it blends in half a shade lighter than me. Does have a kind of dewy look so I used a mineral powder in my shade to matt it down and help match my skin tone. Since it’s mainly sold in East Asia it really only suits a small skin tone range. I hope they change this soon because if I get tan it for sure wont match mine anymore.
Over all: If it matches your skin tone I for sure recommend it. Here is where I bought mine RubyRubyshop

~Carmex Moist Plus Balm~
Price: about $3 (depending where you buy it)
Pros: umm, nice tube?
Cons: dried out my lips, did not last long.
Thoughts: When I first put it on it made my lips soft but left a lot of product on my lips. Shortly after putting it on my lips would get dry again and over all my lips were much worse compared to before I started using it. In less then a week I had used up about 1/5 of it.
Over All: Stay away from it, stick with the classic Carmex.

~Sally Hansen Nail Art Pen~
Price: around $7 depending where you buy it.
Pros: easy control for nail designs.
Cons: For now they only come in eight colors.
Thoughts: I absolutely love these, They had a buy one get one half off at CVS so I got them in white and black, and will for sure be going back to get the other six colors. I thought it was going to be a felt tip pen, which would get dull over time, but it’s plastic. It doesn’t leak out from the tip because it sort of works like a fountain pen. The white one is easy to completely wipe off if you make a mistake but the black one does not. Keep in mind if you do buy these you need to let it dry and must put on a topcoat.
Over All: Even if it’s just to do a French manicure I for sure recommend these. They’re so much fun.