I can’t believe it’s October already! I love fall and the holidays are right around the corner! Plus, it’s a bit cooler now and I am really looking forward to crisp fall days!
My fave products this week are lip products and fragrances that are perfect for the fall.
Burt’s Bees Ginger Spice Moisturizing Lip Balm
Burt’s Bees Ginger Spice Moisturizing Lip Balm ($3.29 USD) — The new Ginger Spice flavor will conjure up delicious thoughts of freshly baked ginger snap cookies with its spicy notes of ginger, cardamom, cinnamon and clove undercut by sweeter notes of butter cookie, marzipan and vanilla spun sugar. Only available this season, new Ginger Spice Moisturizing Lip Balm will keep your senses enveloped in warmth and your lips comforted and conditioned as the days grow cold.
What I think: Burt’s Bees lip balms are some of my favorites, and I love trying their seasonal flavors. This one tastes just like a gingersnap! Its perfect for fall. And it is so moisturizing which helps with cooler weather.
Purchase at drugstores and mass market retailers.
GrandeLIPS Hydrating Lip Plumper with Color
GrandeLIPS Hydrating Lip Plumper with Color ($27 USD) — Infused with Volulip and hyaluronic acid, this instantly improves lip volume in three to five minutes, adding a pop of lip-boosting color while hydrating dry areas. Its clinically proven formula increases overall lip hydration, volume, softness, and firmness in just 30 days of usage when applied twice daily. It’s available in 6 shades and clear.
What I think: I love this lip plumper! It not only makes lips look larger, it makes my lips soft and smooth. The clear is perfect to use at night, but try a color for day, all of them are so pretty!
Vera Wang Rock Princess ($30.99 USD) – Rock Princess is the older, sexier sister to Vera Wang’s original Princess fragrance. It contains some of the same sweet notes as Princess, but settles on the skin a little darker than its predecessor. It has notes of red raspberry, white peach, creamy coconut, jasmine and more.
What I think: I love this scent for fall! It is very sultry scent, but a little sweet, too. I like that it is not too strong!
Purchase at fragrance.com
Guess Seductive Homme by Guess
Guess Seductive Homme by Guess ($20.99 USD) – This fragrance is intended for a charming, charismatic and magnetic gentleman. It is a crisp fragrance that gives off a woodsy and musky scent—mixed with a hint of black pepper. The notes are Cardamom Milk, Pink Pepper, Patchouli, Sandalwood, And Musk.
What I think: This is a nice spicy scent, very manly! My husband loves a spicy scent, and I love that this once is affordable, too.
Purchase at fragrance.com
What are you loving this week? Leave a comment and let me know!
Luminess Air Epic2 ($299 USD on sale, reg. $399 USD) — I have received this amazing system for my honest review. What does this amazing device do? Here is the description from the website:
The Epic 2 is a revolutionary, age-defying airbrush cosmetics system that brings Luminess Air’s professional makeup artist directly into your home. Through the built-in video display, our makeup artist shares quick and easy tips for creating a soft, luminous finish that looks and feels as natural as bare skin. With the Epic 2, she shows you how to effortlessly eliminate wrinkles, even skin tone and smooth texture for a youthful, radiant glow. It’s like having your own digital glam squad!
The Epic 2 has a whisper quiet motor, continuous airflow and a patented TechnIQue No-Mess Tip Stylus. Our easy-to-use stylus delivers a micro-fine mist of tiny pixels to transform your skin from dull to dazzling — not a flaw in sight.
EPIC 2 Airbrush Compressor and TechnIQue No-Mess Tip Stylus
AC Adaptor
1 Year Warranty
4 – 0.55oz bottles Ultra foundation
1 – 0.25oz Blush
1 – 0.25oz Skin Brightening Glow
1 – 0.25oz Moisturizer/Primer
Benefits:
• Video tutorials with step-by-step instructions
• Ultra-Low PSI for soft and precise makeup application
• Patented TechnIQue No-Mess Tip Stylus
• Lightweight, compact and durable enough for travel
• Whisper quiet motor
• Sculpt, shape and highlight without ever touching your face
• Professional makeup artist results at home
• Dermatologist tested and recommended
• Easy to use on the face and body
The system is extremely easy to use and with practice, your makeup can really look flawless. The videos can easily make it look like a professional did your makeup!
Try it with the new Mystic Foundation ($39.99 USD). It is available in 12 shades from Porcelain to Java. It is a premium, all-in-one foundation, concealer, corrector and primer that gives you insanely radiant coverage and a naturally flawless finish without the cakey look of full coverage makeup.
Mystic delivers high-impact pigments in an ultra-lightweight, breathable foundation that evens and enhances skin tone, neutralizes imperfections and instantly takes years off your age.
Ready to change up your look for fall? I received some fun products from essence and Catrice Cosmetics for my honest review. These are affordable, but really high quality cosmetics.
Below are my faves of the bunch:
Essence Pure Nude Highlighter
Essence Pure Nude Highlighter ($4.49 USD) — Bring out your natural glow with this baked powder that has a slightly marbled effect. Works on any skin tone and is perfect for adding a subtle shimmer to your face.
What I think: This beautiful highlighter matches with my skin tone perfectly. A little can be used for a lit-from-within glow, or I can layer to full on strobe. So pretty for day time!
Essence 2 in 1 Eyeshadow and Liner
Essence 2 in 1 Eyeshadow and Liner ($4.49 USD) — This waterproof chubby eyeshadow stick combines the benefits of eyeshadow and eyeliner with its conic tip that doesn’t need sharpening. The creamy texture can be easily blended and is extremely long lasting. Available in 4 shades.
What I think: I have this in a light color called Light Me Up. It’s perfect for highlighting the corners of the eyes and under the brow bone, as well as using all over the lid for more subtle looks.
Essence Smokey 2-in-1 Khôl Liner
Essence Smokey 2-in-1 Khôl Liner ($3.49 USD) — The ultra-pigmented and ultra-versatile khôl liner you love in black is now available in white and brown! Use the pointed tip as a precise eyeliner, rotate to the side of the cone to swipe over the lid as an eyeshadow for an intense, smokey look. It glides on smoothly and the conic shape of the tip eliminates the need for a sharpener. Now available in a total of 3 shades.
What I think: I have been testing this in Smokey Brown. It is a really rich color with a little shimmer to it. It is smooth and easy to apply. The only issue I have with it is that it can smear easily. So I like to set it with dark brown powder shadow so it won’t budge.
Essence Prettifying Lip Oil
Essence Prettifying Lip Oil ($2.99 USD) — The lightweight texture instantly melts and leaves lips with a subtle shiny finish and sweet taste. This formula contains Jojoba Oil that ensures moisturized and smooth lips sans stickiness. Available in 3 shades.
What I think: The shade in the photo is SOS, My Heart. It is a sheer red that smells and tastes fruity. It feels to me more like a lip gloss than a lip oil, but I really like it. It gives very slight color and lots of shine! It also makes my lips very hydrated.
Catrice Liquid Metal Eyeshadow ($4.99 USD) — Heavy metal! Catrice Liquid Metal Eyeshadow dazzles eyes with high pigmentation and extraordinary metallic shine. Reminiscent of liquid metal, this silky powder is sure to make your eyes shine instantly. The unique 3D embossment turns this eyeshadow into an absolute highlight. The texture is smooth, easy to blend, and long-lasting. Mix and match to create brilliant metallic looks. Not tested on animals.
What I think: The color above is We Are The Champagnes. It looks gold in the compact, but is a soft champagne on. Very shimmery and well pigmented! The shadow is buildable and can look subtle or all out metal-y.
Catrice Luxury Lashes Volume Mascara Ultra Black
Catrice Luxury Lashes Volume Mascara Ultra Black ($7.99 USD) — Big, Bold and Beautiful! Luxury Lashes Ultra Black Volume Mascara from Catrice provides lashes with the perfect volume and curl – all with one swipe of the wand! Enriched with Argan oil and a luxurious cashmere protein, the formula cares for the lashes as it creates dramatic volume. A twisted fiber brush captures the ideal amount of formula to coat your lashes from root to tip for maximum impact. Not tested on animals. Ophthalmologically tested.
What I think: This mascara gives lots of volume. I usually go for lengthening mascaras, since my lashes are short, but this would be a great daytime mascara for me. It looked very natural on and did not flake off.
Catrice Ultimate Stay Lip Liner ($3.99 USD) — Perfectly outlined! The Catrice Ultimate Stay Lip Liner has an extremely long-lasting texture with high pigmentation. You can softly outline your lips with precision to prevent lipstick from feathering and bleeding. Not tested on animals.
What I think: This lip liner does not budge at all! I did one swipe on my hand first and touched it and it was not moving! Also it is nicely matte and would work under a lipstick or a gloss.
Catrice Ultimate Lip Glow Lip Colour Intensifier ($5.99 USD) — Genius glow! The Catrice Ultimate Lip Glow not only moisturizes and protects your lips, it enhances your natural lip color to create your very own personal shade. Not tested on animals.
What I think: This is such an interesting product. It is a clear rosy color in the tube, but applies really naturally on. I though it was going to be glossy, but it is a soft lip tint with a little bit of glow to it. On me it’s very light, almost looks like applying cherry Chapstick. But may be brighter on others.
My kids are back in school. but it is still summer! Even though it is cooling down a bit, it is still warm and sunny out (when we’re not getting summer storms!)
I’m squeezing every last minute of summer out with the following gorgeous products. My faves include an eyeshadow palette that will work for summer and fall, everyday self-tanner moisturizer, a sunny fragrance, tropical shampoo and conditioner:
CARGO The Land Down Under Eye Shadow Palette
CARGO The Land Down Under Eye Shadow Palette ($34 USD) — This season, Cargo Cosmetics is taking you on a vacation to Sydney, Australia through The Land Down Under Eye Shadow Palette. Inspired by the sand, water, and foliage of Sydney, Australia, this 12 shadow palette is accompanied by a dual-ended brush eye pencil and features warm, matte neutrals, shimmery bronzes, rose golds and cool toned shades in ocean-hued blues and a bright foliage green. Like all Cargo Cosmetics’ palettes, shades are laid out in 3 quads and 6 duos perfectly coordinated for easy to achieve day and night looks.
What I think: These eyeshadows are gorgeous! They are very well pigmented and there is a range of shimmers and mattes, which I love. My favorites include Domain, a stunning green, Bridge, a sparkly bronze and Koala, the perfect matte tan! I will be wearing this for the rest of the year (and into the next).
The palette is available at CargoCosmetics.com, Ulta.com, select Kohl’s Departments Stores and Kohls.com/Beauty.
Jergens Natural Glow Daily Moisturizer
Jergens Natural Glow Daily Moisturizer ($8.99 USD) — Natural Glow Daily Moisturizer is infused with a botanical blend of antioxidants and Vitamin E to help keep skin healthy-looking and nourished. The formula delivers the optimal amount of naturally-looking, glowing color to enrich the appearance of skin over time. The formula, with Erythrulose and DHA provides gradual color development over the course of a week to create a natural-looking summer glow.
Jergens® Natural Glow Daily Moisturizer is part of the newly reformulated Jergens®Natural Glow collection, featuring revolutionary odor-reducing technology, designed so that you don’t experience that smell that typically comes with applying a color enhancing formula. The innovative, exclusive technology effectively neutralizes malodor for the ultimate glow experience.
What I think: This is one of my favorite self tanners. I use it everyday because it’s such a nice moisturizer. Plus, the more I use it, the more I glow! It has a nice scent, too. Great for going into fall when I’m not ready to lose my tan.
Purchase at grocery, mass retailers and drugstores nationwide
FLOWER Sunshine Fragrance
FLOWER Sunshine Fragrance ($19.97 USD) — New for summer, Drew Barrymore introduces Sunshine to her FLOWER Beauty fragrance collection. The fresh, energetic scent is designed for the optimistic, hopeful and sunny girl – always dressed with a smile. With floral and citrus notes, the new fragrance features bright yellow packaging, reflective of sunshine-filled, happy days.
TOP NOTES: Italian Lemon, Lady Apple, White Freesia
BASE NOTES: Sweet Cassia, Clean Musks, Yellow Amber
What I think: This is a lovely, fresh scent. It is so soft and perfect for everyday wear. It is bright with the citrus and a bit sultry with the musks and amber. And it is so affordable!
Available at Walmart or Walmart.com
Garnier Whole Blends Hydrating Shampoo & Conditioner with Coconut Water & Vanilla Milk Extracts ($4.49 each) — Their moisturizing yet refreshingly lightweight formula blooms with a tropical fragrance of coconut water & vanilla milk, bringing to life their wholesome care that quenches and softens de-hydrated hair. Massage into wet hair, lather and rinse thoroughly. Follow with their Hydrating conditioner. For extra care, indulge in their Hydrating mask treatment.
What I think: First of all, the fragrance of this is so amazing, it’s a warm coconut and vanilla scent. So tropical! I love how hydrating this is, plus I love that it is made with natural ingredients. Perfect for washing every day!
Available at mass retailers nationwide or garnierusa.com
Today was the hottest day of the week in Kansas City. I think it’s got up to 97, but with humidity, it felt much hotter!
Keeping my skin and hair fresh is not easy on a day like today. Fortunately, I have been sent some amazing products for my honest review that help me beat the heat and stay going!
KORRES Pomegranate Cleansing & Make Up Removing Wipes
KORRES Pomegranate Cleansing & Make Up Removing Wipes ($15 USD) — These oil-free face wipes remove eye and face make-up, dirt and oil while also providing skin with mattifying, toning, pore-minimizing and moisturizing benefits. Infused with Pomegranate extract and the softening, moisturizing properties of vitamin E, these facial cleansing wipes will remove even the most stubborn face and eye make-up, including waterproof mascara making them the perfect make-up removing wipes. Perfect for on-the-go cleansing.
What I think: These smell so good, fresh and fruity! They work well in removing makeup at night, but I also like to use them in the morning to freshen my skin. Also works well after a workout or hot day to freshen the body.
Available at Sephora and Sephora.com
DDF Micro-Derma Crystals Polishing Gel
DDF Micro-Derma Crystals Polishing Gel ($50 USD) — Helps to improve the appearance of pores, minimize fine lines & wrinkles and resurface skin for a smooth even complexion. Micro-Derma Crystals exfoliate to provide a more even skin tone, promote skin clarity and brightness for a healthy glow. Routine exfoliation enables skincare products to be absorbed more easily into the skin for maximum anti-aging benefits. Vitamin B3 (Niacinimide) helps to nourish the skin with antioxidant protection and vitamin E (Tocopheryl Acetate) re-conditions skin for a healthy youthful look. Just a touch of vitamin C is added to provide clarity.
What I think: This is such a nice exfoliator! The formulation is gentle enough for my sensitive skin, but it still makes such a difference in my skin. I use it once or twice a week and have noticed that my skin is clear, glowing and smooth.
Available in UTLA stores
Burt’s Bees BB Cream
Burt’s Bees BB Cream ($15 USD) — Somewhere between a lightweight foundation and a super-hydrating lotion, our BB Cream with Noni Extract offers 9 clinically shown benefits in 3 mineral-rich shades.
• 98.9% natural
• SPF 15 protection
• Firms, conceals, smoothes, perfects, and illuminates skin
• Evens skin tone and visibly reduces the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles
What I think: This is my perfect summer foundation! The lightest color is light/medium, which is too dark for me usually, but in the summer it’s the perfect color when I get a bit of a tan. It also covers so well and blends nicely.
Alterna Haircare CC Cream Extra Hold ($25 USD) Altera’s best-selling CC cream is now available in a formula updated for thicker hair types, or for those who need extra hold. The leave-in cream provides hair with ten benefits– moisture, shine, smoothness, softness, anti-breakage, heat-protection, hold, UV protection, manageability and strength. Proprietary Enzymetherapy®, Seasilk® and Color-Hold® formulas give the hair omega fatty acids and antioxidants to infuse it with vital nutrients, rebalance moisture levels, and provide superior protection from UV protection rays and other light sources.
Alterna Haircare Caviar Miracle Multiplying Volume Mist ($28 USD) — This multi-tasking spray is both a treatment and a styler that nourishes stressed strands while adding twice the volume. Clinically proven to instantly plump strands as well as build body overtime, this mist boasts a Marine Plumping Complex that works to lift hair off of the scalp, restore natural thickness and strengthen strands. Spray throughout clean, towel-dried hair for voluminous yet touchable strands.
Alterna Haircare Caviar Repair Multi-Vitamin Heat Protection Spray ($30 USD) —
A deep side part starts with healthy, protected hair that’s free of flyaways and frizz. This lightweight, nourishing multi-vitamin spray protects hair from heat styling up to 450°F* while restoring hydration and strength and boosting hair’s immunity to outside aggressors and heat. By infusing the hair with caviar extract and vitamin C, it also restores vibrancy and elasticity. Color Hold® technology locks in hair color brightness while an exclusive blend of enzymes and minerals help essential nutrients adhere to hair. A mixture of marine botanicals delivers moisture and help repair damage, resulting in hydrated, perfectly smooth strands.
What I think: I love using Alterna products because they work so well in my hair. These products in particular are amazing for the summer because they condition, volumize and protect my hair. The CC Cream is a popular product and I can see why, it has transformed my hair. It’s made it so soft and bouncy! I spray the volume mist at the roots of my hair when it’s damp, dry it and I have so much volume. Plus the heat protection spray is a must with hair dryers and straighteners.
Available in April at Sephora, Ulta, Nordstrom, and AlternaHaircare.com
John Frieda Sleek Finish Flat Iron
John Frieda Sleek Finish Flat Iron ($54.99 USD) — Advanced ionic conditioning enhances manageability and transforms dull, lifeless hair into smooth, sleek strands.
This premium straightening iron features extra-long plates with advanced ionic technology, for up to 50% more ions than ions created from natural sources, and high heat up to 455°F/235°C. True ceramic technology delivers even heat and protects against damage. 11 professional digital settings provide the perfect results on all hair types.
What I think: I freshen up my frizzy hair with this effective and affordable flat iron. I love how it has so many different settings. After use, my hair is shiny and looks wonderful!
Maybelline New York has recently launched some great new products! The collection is inspired by the latest makeup trends and runway looks. The new products include fun looks for eyes, lips and highlighting/contouring.
I was sent some samples for my honest review:
Maybelline Mascara Colossal Spider Glam
Maybelline Mascara Colossal Spider Glam ($7.77 USD) –The exclusive asymmetrical spider brush features cone-shaped bristles that grab and group lashes together; delivering volume at the base and sculpting lashes to a point with extreme length. The result: A bold, star-worthy look that’s all about drama. Available in 2 shades.
What I think: The description of this mascara says that it clumps lashes together. That is not a look that I go for. Luckily, when I use this, my lashes are separated and are soooo long! I love it! My lashes are so short, but you wouldn’t know it with this mascara. I think because I take my time with it, making sure my lashes separate, it doesn’t clump. But, if you want it to, I would say follow directions on the package.
Maybelline Contouring Face Studio Master Contour Stick Light
Maybelline Contouring Face Studio Master Contour Stick Light ($10.99 USD) — This easy-to-use, split-sided duo features a dark contour shade on one side to add structure to the hallows of the cheeks and a light highlight shade on the other to enhance the cheekbones. Just swipe along the angles of the cheeks for an instant transformation to a V-shaped face. Available in 3 shades.
What I think: This is a really nice contouring stick. I like that it has the contour and highlight in one stick. It’s very creamy and easy to blend. I think it’s interesting that the highlight isn’t shimmery. It helps lighten the area without making it shiny. The only thing I have to watch is the colors bleeding together on the stick. I have had to wipe the dark shade off of the light one.
Maybelline Contouring Face Studio Master Strobe Medium Nude Glow
Maybelline Contouring Face Studio Master Strobe Medium Nude Glow ($11.99 USD) This creamy formula, infused with micro fine pearls, easily glides on skin leaving behind a luxurious light-reflecting sheen.The stick format provides the easiest way to achieve targeted results to beautifully define bone structure. Available in 2 shades.
What I think: This is definitely a shimmery strobe stick. The nude one above is so pretty with a tan, or to add a bit of color with the shimmer. The lighter strobe is really pretty as well. This is gorgeous on the cheekbones!
Maybelline Color Sensational Loaded Bold Midnight Blue
Maybelline Color Sensational The Loaded Bolds ($7.49 USD) High-intensity pay-off that’s truer and crisper on every skin tone. With 2D show-stopping shades covering the entire spectrum from light to dark that includes pops of vibrant pinks, modern browns and dynamic blues, you’re guaranteed a vivacious focal point to finish off any outfit. Available in 20 shades.
What I think: These lipsticks are so fun! Really well-pigmented! I tried the Midnight Blue above, and it is fun to wear! I also received a nude, bright pinks, an orange, bright red and a dark red. They all are so moisturizing. And if you want a matte look, blot your lips a bit and it’s gorgeously matte! For the price, grab a bunch!
Maybelline Lip Gloss Lip Studio Color Jolt Never Bare
Maybelline Lip Gloss Lip Studio Color Jolt Never Bare ($9.99 USD) — Lip Studio Color Jolt brings an explosive pop of intensity with eight times more pigment in every drop. The flocked tip provides for precise, clean application. Available in 8 shades.
What I think: I love these lip glosses, too! They are full coverage glosses. My favorites are the lighter colors, like Never Bare above. It is so pretty on. It is so glossy that I like to blot it a bit for a natural look when going out in the daytime, at night, more glossy the better!
Have you or are you going to try any of these products? They are really high quality and affordable at the same time! Leave a comment and let me know what you think!
It is the dog days of summer. I find that during the heat, a little makeup goes a long way.
A few, fun shimmery cosmetics can be used all over to give glow during those hot days and nights. Here are my current favorites:
No7 Shimmer Paletter
No7 Shimmer Brick Palette ($14.99 USD) — Get an all-year-round glow with No7 Shimmer Palette. The No7 Shimmer Palette is made up of flattering shades to give an extra lift to your complexion. Its spectrum of colors mean it can be used to enhance your summer tan or add warmth to winter skin.
What I think: This palette is so pretty! The colors are beautiful. I swirl a brush in it all over to apply to cheeks or use once of the lighter colors as a highlighter. I’ve even used it as eye shadow. It’s really versatile.
Studio 10 Youth Lift Glow-plexion ($40 USD) — The Youth Lift Glow-plexion’s lightweight multi-purpose formula works to give an instant radiant glow and can be applied to face and body to highlight and slim. Packed with key ingredients such as: anti-aging ingredients including Suberlift, Hyaluronic Acid and Vitamin C & D, Studio 10’s Glow-plexion is an anti-aging, multi-tasking wonder.
What I think: I love how this gives me a glow and has amazing skincare benefits! I love this as a facial highlighter for cheekbones etch. It’s also nice on arms and legs to give a little glow.
Contour Powder ($4.99 USD) — Contouring is all the craze! Essence’s contour powder, complete with a highlighter and bronzer, gives you the complete look in just one compact. Sculpt your cheekbones and give your face a glow on the go!
Blush Up! ($3.99 USD) — Give your cheeks some color with a delicate pink sure to make you look fresh and rosey. A pretty glow will never go out of style.
All About…Eyeshadows ($5.49 USD) — Find the perfect tones and shades to accentuate your eyes. Vintage, Rose, Greys, Nudes and Bronzes can help create any type of look from day to night and natural to smokey.
What I think: Combined, these three products give a great summer look! The contour kit is so pretty. Both colors are soft and give a great glow! The matte bronzer contours well. The pink blush adds a bit of brightness to the look.
The bronze shadows are very shimmery and well pigmented. It’s very pretty for sparkly summer looks. Maybe combined with matte shadows will make it more versatile.
In the summer my make up routine is all about a natural look that will last through the heat with the least amount of products. Easy? No, but I have recently found new products that help me look my best this summer:
Amp-Up Your Lashes Fiber Lash Primer
Pro Makeup Correcting Pen
Under Eye Illuminator
New makeup launches from Makeup Academy:
Amp-Up Your Lashes Fiber Lash Primer ($8 USD) — Achieve the look of false lashes without the hassle! It gently conditions and lengthens your lashes with emollients and fibers to give your lashes extra length and volume.
Pro Makeup Correcting Pen ($7 USD) — If eye shadow falls beneath your eyes, your eyeliner isn’t precise as you like, or your lip color has smudged, use this to neaten up your look. The gentle formula easily erases makeup mistakes and refreshes makeup that has strayed during the day. Use it to sweep away smudges and smears, or to quickly change your color for the evening.
Under Eye Illuminator ($9 USD) — Achieve glowing skin with this liquid highlighter! Using light diffusing pigments, it lends a brightness to the entire eye area for a youthful, luminous look- resulting in sheer to light coverage.
Sold exclusively at CVS Pharmacy nationwide and CVS.com
ybf beauty Neutralizing Pressed Powder
ybf beauty Neutralizing Pressed Powder ($25 USD) — Translucent yellow pressed powder that color corrects and creates a velvety-sheer, radiant finish for skin that looks naturally flawless. This one product neutralizes redness, diminishes the appearance of pores and blemishes, absorbs oil and sets foundation and concealer – it’s your new best friend!
Finely-milled, Italian powder makes application completely mistake proof. You’ll achieve a perfect complexion without worrying about over applying, looking cakey or masked with makeup. The powder is a universal shade created for all skin tones so there is no stress in finding your perfect match, it adapts to your skin.
Mally Beauty Evercolor Poreless Face Defender Boost
Mally Beauty Evercolor Poreless Face Defender Boost ($37 USD) — Mally’s Evercolor Poreless Face Defender Boost gives your skin a natural boost of warmth for healthy, glowing skin. This matte, lightweight formula offers a perfect finish for your make-up, while giving an instant warming glow. It works to diffuse the look of pores, minimize fine lines, and help your make-up last longer, giving a flawless-looking matte finish. Face Defender Boost comes in one universal shade made to suit all complexions.
The summer is heating up! This time of the year, I usually wear sheer or bronze lip color, but this year I am branching out to brighter hues!
Below are my current favorite beauty balm and lip products. The lip colors range from glossy pinks to matte reds! I love changing them up according to my mood and the occasion:
BB Natural Beauty Balm
Lip Liner Lotta
Matte Lipstick Claret
FACE Stockholm summer collection:
BB Natural Beauty Balm ($38 USD) — A multitasking cream in a compact to hydrate, prime, conceal and shield with Titanium and Zinc Oxides for UVA/UVB sun protection. Virtually melts into the skin for superior coverage that blends easily and diffuses imperfections. The result: a clean complexion that appears almost makeup-free. Wear alone for light coverage or use as a primer to boost the staying power of foundation.
Lip Liner ($17 USD) — Pencil it in! Smooth, writeable color in the precision of a pencil. Define, enhance and compliment lipstick or gloss.
Matte Lipstick ($22 USD) — Bold, bright and beautiful – matte lipstick offers dramatic color-saturated coverage with true staying power. From show-stopping reds to neutral nudes our modern matte formula provides highly pigmented, non-drying color for all skin tones.
What I think: I love the beauty balm. When I dipped my fingers into it, it was almost like a sheer gloss. But applied, it covers moderately and dries down to a dewy finish. The lip liner and matte lipstick create a long-lasting deep red lip.
Santhilea London Real Rebel Luxury Lip Care ($9.99 USD) Real Rebel Luxury Lip Care is a truly revolutionary product. A wonderfully blended formula, including Bees Wax, Shea Butter, Vitamin E & Jojoba Oil that actually work in harmony with your own body chemistry, enhancing your lips’ natural rosiness, redness and sexiness. All mixed into a sheer super-long-lasting base that creates long-lasting lip colour AND rich moisturisation and condition.Great for the days when healthy looking lips are the priority, but you want a hint of gorgeous flattering colour.
What I think: I love this color-changing lipstick! It is green in the tube, but when applied turns a sheer red on me. I don’t usually wear red, but it’s so pretty and brightens my face! Perfect for the summer.
Liquid Lipstick ($3.49 USD) — Liquid love! This NEW formula combines the best of both lipstick and lipgloss. Get the impact and coverage of a lipstick with the moisturizing shine of a gloss.
Sheer & Shine Lipstick ($2.99 USD) — Sheer love! This NEW smooth and lightweight lipstick provides a moisturizing wash of color and shine. Buildable color with every swipe.
XXXL Shine Lipgloss ($2.49 USD) — Ultimate shine for your lips! The XXXL shine lipgloss pampers your lips without leaving behind a sticky feeling. Contains vitamin e and panthenol to moisturize and prevent lips from feeling dry. Available in 12 glossy shades.
What I think: The liquid lipstick is shiny and full coverage. Perfect for a night out or an event that you want to add some drama! The Sheer & Shine is my favorite for summer. It gives a very moisturizing wash of color and smells like vanilla! XXXL Shine is so glossy without being sticky. Perfect for the gloss girls out there.
essence cosmetics products are available at Target and Ulta stores and Target.com, Ulta.com and the new e-commerce site, essencemakeup.com!
Today only — June 26th — You can pick up this amazing Today’s Special Value From IT Cosmetics! It’s your most beautiful skin, lashes, and lips–and IT’s All About You!
Includes:
2.53-fl oz CC+ Cream Illumination in Fair, Light, Medium, Tan, or Rich
0.118-oz Tightline 3-in-1 Mascara Primer
0.11-oz Je Ne Sais Quoi Hydrating Color Awakening Lip Treatment
Heavenly Skin CC+ Skin Perfecting Brush
The Your Customer Favorites Collection starts with super-size CC+ Cream Illumination! It’s your complete skin-care, SPF 50+ sun protection, and full-coverage foundation with a subtle touch of luminosity and radiance without glitter or shimmer. It’s formulated with antiaging ingredients, including hyaluronic acid, peptides, hydrolyzed collagen, and silk, and it’s perfectly paired with the Heavenly Skin CC+ Skin Perfecting Brush.
Tightline 3-in-1 Mascara Primer transforms your lashes from root to tip–it’s your eyeliner, conditioning black mascara primer, and your mascara in one step.
For your most hydrated lips ever, the new Je Ne Sais Quoi Hydrating Color Awakening Lip Treatment features the unique Vitality Lip Flush Technology. The moment you touch this to your lips, you’ll help hydrate and transform them with a lasting natural pink flush.
The price is an amazing $59.94 or three easy payments of $19.98. Visit http://www.qvc.com or watch QVC. Enjoy!
Forty, Flirty & Fabulous 