Archive for the ‘Product Reviews’ Category
Ponds Evening Soothe Wet Cleansing Towelettes
Thursday, March 31st, 2011
Many of the makeup removing towlettes on the market claim to remove all makeup, and then when you try them out it’s like a bad April Fools prank. Ponds Evening Soothe Wet Cleansing Towelettes actually removed ALL of our makeup easily. We think that the cloth being textured has a lot to do with it; it lifts more makeup that way. It also passed the ultimate test, which is removing black eyeliner and mascara. If you’d like to give the Ponds Wet Cleansing Towlettes a try you can go to http://www.ponds.com/coupon.aspx for a coupon. We tried the towlettes with chamomile and white tea (ingredients which are soothing to the skin) for evening, but they also have a morning towlette with citrus and cucumber
Tags: chamomile, Cleansing, Evening, makeup remover, Ponds, product review, Soothe, Towelettes, Wet, white tea
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Max Factor Vivid Impact Highlighting Mascara
Monday, March 28th, 2011
The formulas for mascaras are always changing but the available colors remain the same. For a different look, Max Factor’s Vivid Impact Highlighting Mascara in shade 901 has a basic black coat, and then a pink shade to go on the top. The color is a lot more subtle than it looks in the tube, but it’s still a fun to have some pink on your lashes. What we liked the most about this formula is that it easily washed off at night so there weren’t any remnants of pink and black in the morning! You can’t buy Max Factor’s in stores in the United States, but you can buy the shade we tried at Amazon.com.
Tags: highlighting, Mascara, Max Factor, product review, Vivid Impact
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L’Oreal Infallible Never Fail Powder
Monday, March 21st, 2011
If you have oily skin the warmer weather is not such a good thing! To keep the shine at bay, L’Oreal’s Infallible Never Fail Powder promises to help ‘you stay shine free all day’ and promises 16 hour wear. We gave it the ultimate try out – a work out at the gym. After forty five minutes we still had a matte finish. It’s also nice that you can dampen the cosmetic sponge and use with the powder if you want a heavier, foundation-like coverage. However, since there are only 6 shades available we prefer to use it in a powder form (there is more leeway for color matching with powder). L’Oreal’s Infallible Never Fail Powder has an SPF 20 sunscreen.
Tags: 16 hour wear, Infallible, L'Oreal, Never Fail, Powder, product review, sunscreen
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Revlon ColorBurst Lipgloss
Monday, February 28th, 2011
We loved Revlon’s Just Bitten Lipstain and Balm so we decided to also give their ColorBurst Lipgloss a try. This gloss promises “weightless color and mirror-like shine”. It also contains moisturizers (anti-oxidants and Vitamin E) for healthy lips. While we didn’t find this lipgloss much shinier than most glosses, we were truly amazed by the weightless feel. It feels just as light as Chapstick. High shine without feeling like you have gobs of gloss on is always a welcome experience! ColorBurst Lipgloss is available in 15 shades. We tried Peony, which is a very natural looking pink color.
Tags: ColorBurst, lipgloss, product review, Revlon
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wet n wild megalast nail color
Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011
When we tried wet n wild’s megalast nail color, we expected a day or two of wear before chipping given the $1.99 price tag. However, this is literally the longest lasting nail polish that we’ve tried to date (including higher end brands such as O.P.I.). We went to wet n wild’s website and saw that their megalast nail color contains a polymer system that helps the polish to adhere to your nails. And as a nice touch, the polish is calcium and mineral fortified to prevent nail discoloration. This was especially useful since the shade we tried, Red Tape, was a very vibrant red. Another bonus is that this polish is toulene, phthalate, and formaldehyde free. We’re really impressed by the quality of megalast nail color, and at $1.99 we can certainly afford to get even more colors!
Tags: formaldehyde free, long lasting, megalast, nail color, WetNWild
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Almay Smart Shade Anti-Aging Concealer
Monday, February 21st, 2011
Instead of just covering your crow’s feet with makeup, you can treat your skin at the same time with Almay’s Smart Shade Anti-Aging Concealer. It moisturizes your skin to reduce the appearance of wrinkles, depuffs your eyes, and it has an SPF of 20 to reduce further damage. This product comes in light, medium, and dark and it transforms into your ideal shade upon application. What we loved the most is that we got a perfect concealer color and our eyes looked smooth. However, even though the product is hypoallergenic we felt a little bit of sting while using it. Maybe it was the ingredients that depuff? This concealer is great if you’re looking to combat aging and smooth your skin. But if you have dark under eye circles it may not be enough coverage – this concealer provides light to medium coverage.
Tags: Almay, anti-aging, Concealer, Smart Shade, SPF
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Almay Intense I-Color Smoky-I Kit
Thursday, February 17th, 2011
Almay has a line of eyeshadow kits that are designed to flatter your natural eye color. We tried the kit for brown eyes and didn’t think the purple shade (for the crease) would look good at all. However, if applied with a light hand it looked great. These kits are made for the smoky eye look, so if you want to go for a day time look don’t go any farther than your crease with the darkest shade. By the way, these eyeshadows are hypoallergenic as well as talc and paraben free!
Tags: Almay, eyeshadow, i-color, Intense, Kit, product review, smoky-i, talc-free
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