For my Hard Candy Glamoflauge Mix-in Pigment Makeup Drops in Medium 1, the winners are Tamra F and beautyboxsubscriptionreview! Congrats! I have sent emails to you both.
I didn’t receive entries for the Deep 1 and Deep 2 drops. So if you would like them for you or someone you know, leave a comment!
I am giving away 2 Medium 1 drops, a Deep 1 and a Deep 2 for a total of 4 products given away! They are all sealed and are a brand new product.
Here is the info on the drops:
Hard Candy Glamoflauge Mix-In Pigment Makeup Drops – ($7 USD) Highly concentrated liquid pigments that allow you to customize any face product for coverage or shade. Squeeze the dropper and add drops to any daily moisturizer or primer to create a custom foundation. The more drops you add, the higher the coverage. You can also add light or dark drops to any liquid makeup to custom match your skin tone.
If you would like to receive one, please leave a comment with the shade you would like to receive. If the shades don’t match yours, remember summer is coming! Also, if you have a friend or family member would match one of these shades, they would make a great gift!
Available to US residents only. I will draw winners on Friday, April 21st. Good Luck!
Happy Easter! I hope you had a great day with friends and family! I had a low key Easter, and made a ham dinner for my family.
My faves this week are perfect for the warmer seasons. They include a great blush/highlighter combo, a brightly-colored ponytail extension, and a hydrating face moisturizer:
Mally Beauty’s Effortlessly Airbrushed Blush & Highlighter ($35 USD) — Skin that looks luminous, flawless and airbrushed – without a filter! Mally’s made it a reality with this perfectly paired blush and highlighter. The true color blush adds a natural looking, multi-dimensional flush as the golden highlighter delivers flattering radiance to every skin tone. Available in Perfect Peach (above) and Pretty Pink
What I think: This is such a gorgeous duo for a nice spring/summer glow! The blush gives a natural glow and the highlighter really shines! My favorite trick is to apply it to the tops of cheekbones and across the brow bone in a “C” motion for that lifted cheek appearance. This includes a two ended brush as well.
Purchase at http://www.ulta.com
Hairdo 23″ Color Splash Pony ($59 USSD) — Choose from your natural hair tone bursting with highlighted and dip-dyed pastel ends: blue, pink, light green or lavender. This is made with Tru2Life heat-friendly synthetic hair that can be flat-ironed, curled or blown out. The pony includes a smooth strip of hair that wraps around the holder and fastens it in with a hook-and-loop strip to conceal where the ponytail meets your own hair.
What I think: This is such a cool idea. Fun colored hair is popular now with people of all ages. And hair extensions is an easy way to try it out. This is super fun for going out, too!
Purchase at Extensions.com
Josie Maran Whipped Argan Oil Face Butter in Mango ($40 USD) — This indulgent whipped butter, which contains Josie’s 100% Pure Argan Oil, is designed specifically for the face and lightly scented with mango, leaves skin youthful, glowing, and nourished. Rich in essential fatty acids and vitamin E, it contains a blend of watermelon seed oil, shea butter, aloe, and cucumber extract to smooth, firm, and replenish skin. Clinically proven to increase firmness and hydration while visibly improving the appearance of pore size and facial fine lines and wrinkles.
What I think: This smells amazing, like a fresh mango. It is also hydrating without being greasy. Perfect for the spring and summer. I also really love that it doesn’t irritate my sensitive skin.
Purchase at http://www.josiemarancosmetics.com
I recently received a few Hard Candy Glamoflauge Mix-In Pigment Makeup Drops ($7 USD) for my honest review. I decided to do a giveaway along with my review to share the fun!
I did try these, but all of the shades I received were too dark for my skin tone. The lightest one was Medium 1, so I tested one out. Here is the info on the drops:
Highly concentrated liquid pigments that allow you to customize any face product for coverage or shade. Squeeze the dropper and add drops to any daily moisturizer or primer to create a custom foundation. The more drops you add, the higher the coverage. You can also add light or dark drops to any liquid makeup to custom match your skin tone.
I am giving away 2 Medium 1 drops (I received a total of 3 of these), a Deep 1 and a Deep 2 for a total of 4 products given away! They are all sealed, too. If you would like to receive one, please leave a comment with the shade you would like to receive. Available to US residents only. I will draw winners on Friday, April 21st. Good Luck!
Now on to the review:
These photos show a dropper of Medium one on my hand, then rubbed in a bit. Now, these are made to mix with moisturizer or other skin care product. The natural finish of the product is matte and highly pigmented.
In the left photo, I blended the makeup a bit and the one on the right, I added moisturizer to it. It covered nicely and looked natural on!
I think this is a really cool idea for foundation. By adding the pigment drops to primer or moisturizer, you can skin a step in your routine and get out the door faster. You can also control the amount of color you add. I think these are an affordable way to customize makeup!
Today I’m reviewing a fun app and some gorgeous makeup from No7! Here’s the description of the app and how it works:
No7 just launched an at-home app called the Virtual Match Made. It is based on the success of the complimentary in-store No7 Match Made service designed specifically to help women find the perfectly-matched foundation and color cosmetics for them to flatter every skin tone. The new virtual service helps women find the right foundation, concealer, lipstick and blush shade in the comfort of their own home, all within minutes.
HOW IT WORKS
I downloaded the app on my Iphone and it’s really fun to use. The first time I tried, I didn’t get it right (couldn’t figure out how to turn my camera facing me in the app, LOL). My first color match was Ebony, which is very dark and I am fair! So, I figured out how to do it correctly, and was matched with Calico, a color that does work for me! The blush and lipstick the app recommended were colors I love to use, too!
Here are some of the products I was sent with the app card to review:
No7 Airbrush Away Foundation ($17.99 USD) — glides over the skin like liquid silk. It delivers buildable coverage while blurring the appearance of fine lines and pores.Clever optical blurring powders give a velvet yet radiant finish, like your complexion has been placed in to soft focus.
No7 Match Made Powder Blush ($12.99 USD) — The No7 Powder Blushers contain a unique blend of micro-powders for a velvety smooth application, as well as Vitamin E to care and condition.
No7Match Made Bronzer ($12.99 USD) — creates a natural looking healthy glow with a matte finish that lasts all day. The silky soft powder blends and builds effortlessly with your natural skin tone, allowing you to achieve a perfectly bronzed finish.
I love the foundation. It applies very evenly and gives great coverage. My skin looks so smooth after use and my pores and lines appear less noticeable. The blush and bronzer both blend well and give a nice glow. They aren’t shimmery, which I like.
Have you tried the No7 Virtual Match Made app? Let me know what you think!
Mally Beauty’s Effortlessly Airbrushed Blush & Highlighter ($35 USD regular price) is on sale today for just $17 through the Ulta’s 21 Days of Beauty daily Beauty Steals for today only, April 3, 2017.
This is the perfect addition to your makeup collection, featuring a formula that creates a luminous, flawless and airbrushed look instantly. The blush provides the right amount of color to create flushed cheeks, while the golden highlighter delivers a radiant glow in seconds. This beauty duo is essential to creating that #nofilter look.
Available in: Perfect Peach (pictured above) and Pretty Pink
Mally Beauty’s products are so luxe, this is such a great deal! Are you going to pick it up?
Philosophy is an amazing brand that gives us skin care, fragrance and more. Some of my favorite products have come from Philosophy and I am always excited when they launch new products!
I was sent a selection of new Philosophy products for my honest review:
Renewed Hope in a Jar Skin Tint ($39 USD) –blurring the lines between makeup and skin care with new skin tint. powered by nature – H2O and Wu Zhu Yu fruit extract, this whipped water-gel formula offers the all-day hydration and glow benefits of the breakthrough renewed hope formula, plus buildable coverage of a foundation. It comes in 5 shades for a perfect match to your skin tone. I like how it’s so hydrating and covers well.
Renewed Hope in a Jar Glow Drops ($35 USD) –boost your natural radiance. This liquid illuminator brings a healthy, lit-from-within glow to skin, instantly blurring the appearance of imperfections as it highlights. skin is left with a subtle sheen that appears fresh and youthful (never harsh or made-up). formulated for ultimate versatility, glow drops can be used to highlight bare skin, blended with moisturizer or foundation, or layered as a finishing touch. I like to use it on top of my foundation as a highlighter. It blends well, because it has a light texture. And it gives a pretty glow!
Time in a Bottle Serum ($76 USD 1.3 oz) –breakthrough serum that helps repair skin damage, activate skin’s natural age-resisting mechanisms and protect against environmental aggressors. this serum works through the 3 dimensions of time—past, present and future—to reveal stronger, younger-looking skin. take control of the way your skin ages with our breakthrough serum that activates skin’s natural age-resisting mechanisms and protects against environmental aggressors. reveal stronger, younger-looking skin.
Time in a Bottle Eye Serum ($65 USD) –breakthrough eye serum that helps repair skin damage, activate skin’s natural age-resisting mechanisms, protect against environmental aggressors and achieve a more rested appearance. our high-potency eye serum simultaneously acts on all dimensions of time to impact your skin’s past, present and future.
Both of these products sink into the skin quickly and leave my skin soft and smooth. I like how they work to help with environmental agers. I hope to see a bigger change in my skin the more that I use them!
Pure Grace Summer Surf Spray Fragrance ($48 USD for 2 oz) –inspired by sunny summer memories and the salty ocean air, our newest, limited-edition fragrance has a refreshing, subtle beach scent. soak in the salty ocean air and pure warm sunshine. imagine your toes deep in the sand as blue-green waves roll in to wash your worries away. these moments of pure freedom and joy fill the heart with warmth.
This smells amazing! Clean like Pure Grace, but it really smells like you’re at the beach. Since I moved from Oregon to the mid-west years ago, I don’t get to the beach as often, but this smells like I’m there!
Pure Grace Dry Shampoo ($24 USD) –haircare just got more graceful–thanks to the newest member of the pure grace family. now, crisp and infinitely clean florals meet the style-extending power of the salon to instantly cleanse, volumize and texturize – leaving hair touchably soft. The fragrance of this spray is very floral, almost tropical. It’s strong, but fades quickly. I like that this doesn’t leave a powdery residue and give my hair volume.
What is your favorite Philosophy products? Have you tried any of the new ones? Leave a comment and let me know.
I recently won the amazing blogger JodiGlamGirl‘s recent giveaway of Jeffree Star’s Beauty Killer Eyeshadow Palette. I just received my prize, and Jodi included some other fun products as well. Thanks Jodi! Here is the palette:
The colors are gorgeous and really pigmented. They are perfect for a fun, dramatic eye! She also sent:
Crown brushes, a precision crease and a chisel shader. I haven’t tried this brand of brushes before and are looking forward to using them.
Thrive Causemetics Infinity Waterproof Eyeliner in Lauren, a black matte shade. I haven’t heard of this makeup brand, so I’m glad I get to try this. It’s a really creamy liner and well pigmented.
ModelCo Long Wear Lipstick in Kitty, a peachy pink nude that is very hydrating
And sample packs of Kerstian Florian’s Camomile Body Scrub and Hourglas Veil Mineral Primer.
Thanks Jodi for all of the goodies! I can’t wait to play with them all!
It was 80 degrees in Kansas City today! Crazy! I even had the air conditioner on. It’s definitely spring here (officially tomorrow) and this makes me want to change up my makeup.
I am loving gorgeous new makeup this week! From bright color to amazing new formula’s, here are my current favorite makeup picks:
Avon True Color Nourishing Lipstick ($8 USD) — True Color Nourishing Lipstick offers full coverage, lasting color and conditioning care in one nourishing lipstick. Infused with jojoba oil, vitamin E, collagen and lanolin. Keeps lips feeling conditioned & moisturized even after you take it off. I love how hydrating it is!
Avon True Color SuperExtend Nourishing Mascara ($8 USD) — True Color Nourishing Mascara makes lashes look longer, feel healthier and conditioned without clumping, smudging or flaking with argan and coconut oils. It’s also very well pigmented and really makes my lashes look long.
Purchase at avon.com
Merle Norman Shadow Stick ($18 USD) Play up your eyes with this long-wearing, creamy shadow. The easy-to-use stick is crease-resistant and designed for versatility. They’re perfect to use as your main shadow, a base or even a liner with a buildable formula designed to go from sheer to full-on color. They even have a special key ingredient, microspheres, which impart a silky texture while absorbing oil to keep lids sebum free. Available in 10 matte and shimmer shades.
Purchase at Merle Norman Cosmetic Studios and http://www.merlenorman.com
Arbonne It’s A Fine Line Pencil Eyeliner ($26 USD) Trend alert: metallic eyes!! This longwearing pencil crayon is creamy enough to glide across the lid without skipping spots or pulling skin, but longwearing to eliminate feathering or bleeding. Made with a built in sharpener, this eyeliner can be made subtle or smoked out. Moisturizing botanicals like cupuacu butter help support skin’s moisture barrier and promote the appearance of fuller lashes. Comes in an array of metallically, colorful shades!
Available at http://www.arbonne.com
Cargo Cosmetics Swimmables™ Longwear Eye Shadow Sticks ($20 USD) — These water-resistant cream eye shadows allow 20 seconds of play time to blend out before they set. Create buildable coverage with a smudge-free, crease-resistant, budge-proof finish in a few easy swipes. Shades: Botany Bay, Glacier Bay, Hudson Bay, Island Bay, Morro Bay, Palm Bay, Paradise Bay, Sandy Bay
Cargo Cosmetics ColorSticks ($ 28 USD) — These three-in-one cream-to-powder sticks consist of an oil-free, velvety, formula, which create an ultra-light texture and add a pop of color to the eyes, lips and cheeks. Shades: Champagne, Santorini, St. Tropez, Key West, Maui
Available at cargocosmetics.com
Lipstick Queen Lipstick Chess ($24 USD) — Six fantastic, full coverage shades that represent a new take on modern must-have matte. Enriched with natural oils, waxes and Anti-oxidant Vitamin E, this collection is power-packed with moisture and won’t dry out your lips. With a suede-like finish this long-wearing formula has bold color payoff. Beauty and brains combined in a lipstick!
Lipstick Queen Famous Last Words ($24 USD) — Everything you have been looking for in a Long lasting Liquid Lip, with none of the drying. Rich pigment, lightweight feel and hours of wear, Famous Last Words glides on smooth and wet, then sets to a luxurious velvet Matte finish that retains moisture.
Purchase at http://www.lipstickqueen.com
ybf bloomin’ cray cray crayons trio ($29 USD) — Create that perfect flush of color with a choice of these two trio collections. Inspired by radiant flower pigments, these paraben-free, hydrating lip crayons allow you to keep lips bright and plush. Colors are Cranberry Orchid, Peach Tulip and Tiger Lily
What fun spring makeup are you loving right now?
It’s time for another amazing IT Cosmetics and QVC Today’s Special Value! It’s called the IT’s All About You! Collection. I love this brand! Their products make it easy to get flawless-looking skin, eyes and lips. Here is the description of the amazing set on sale only today, March 18, 2017:
To celebrate you and all that you do, we’ve put together some of your most-loved, best-selling products—including one in a limited-edition super size, and one in a gorgeous new shade! While Supersize CC+ Illumination™ with SPF 50+ is your only step for your skin but better, Heavenly Skin™ CC+™ Skin-Perfecting Brush does the work for you to deliver your most flawless application. You’ll also discover your lip-transforming Je Ne Sais Quoi™ Lip Treatment in a new Rose color, plus your Superhero™ Mascara for super volume, super length and super elastic stretch!
You can purchase this today at QVC.com. It is $59.94 or three Easy Pays of $19.98.
Here is more info on the products:
CC+ Cream Illumination is your complete skin care, your SPF 50 broad-spectrum UVA/UVB sun protection, and full coverage in one step. There is no shimmer or glitter, but a true lit-from-within glow, while Drops of Light Technology gives your skin a radiant look. Paired with the Heavenly Skin CC+ Skin Perfecting Brush, it’s never been easier to treat, protect, and perfect your skin!
Superhero Elastic Stretch Volumizing Mascara stretches each lash, giving the appearance of longer and plumper-looking lashes and transforms the look of your lashes in one coat! The Lash-Enhancing Power Brush is custom-cut to coat each lash at every length–no lash is left behind!
Je Ne Sais Quoi Hydrating Color Awakening Lip Treatment delivers hydration and color. The treatment is formulated with peptides, nourishing butters and oils, and hyaluronic acid. And with the launch of the new shade, Rose, you’ll get a flush of rosy pink for the look of Your Lips But Better!
How do I use it: For your most beautiful skin, use the Heavenly Skin CC+ Skin Perfecting Brush to apply CC+ Cream Illumination to clean skin or over your moisturizer for a flawless complexion. For your most beautiful lashes, start at the base of your lashes, wiggle Superhero Elastic Stretch Mascara up and through to the tips, coating each lash. For your most beautiful lips, apply the Je Ne Sais Quoi Hydrating Color Awakening Lip Treatment whenever you want a flush of color with antiaging treatment.
These are all amazing products, and the mascara is my holy grail mascara, it makes my tiny lashes so long! The CC+ Cream is full coverage and looks amazing on. And, I love the new color of the lip treatment! It is a soft rose and is a great every day lip color!
Are you going to pick up this gorgeous collection?
Forty, Flirty & Fabulous 