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April 2020 Beauty Favorites

Hi all! I hope you’re well and staying safe.

Below are my beauty faves for April. As usual, If I have reviewed them before, I will include the link, if not, I will link to where you can purchase:

I had a pretty good mix of skincare and makeup this month. I have been wearing a lot of makeup, because I have been doing a palette a day challenge on Instagram (fortyflirtyfab) where I used a different palette each day. It’s been fun and exhausting! I will be posting my final update soon.

Here’s a close up of the eyeshadow and face palette:

The face palette it the PUR x Trolls World Tour Top of the Charts Face Trio. It’s very fun to use. The blush is my favorite as it really brightens my sad, pale face. LOL!

The Natasha Denona Mini Retro Eyeshadow Palette is fairly new, but I want to include it because it’s amazing! So pretty! I haven’t reviewed it yet, but I’m bringing back my 20 in 2020 palette reviews next month and will be reviewing it soon!

I received the L’Oreal Bambi Eye Mascara and the MAC Extra Dimension Skinfinish Highlighter in Double-Gleam in a giveaway from Youtuber Jessica Braun (she’s fantastic). Both of these are amazing. The MAC highlighter is natural and so pretty on and the mascara separates and lengthens my lashes. Love!

I picked up the Tarte Travel Size Timeless Smoothing Primer in my fall Ulta Points Haul. I just started using it, because I finished the pore filling primer I was using. I do love this. It works very well. I might have to pick up the full size eventually.

I received the Cure Natural Aqua Gel to review on Instagram. It’s a peeling gel, so you apply it to your skin, let it sit for a minute, then rub your face. The dry skin balls up and rinses away. It exfoliates it off and leaves skin soft and smooth.

Derma E is one of my favorite skincare brands. The products are affordable and so effective. This is the Skin Restore Advanced Peptides and Collagen Serum. I ran out of my neck cream and have been using this to firm my skin. It’s so lovely. It feels amazing on and does firm my skin.

This is the second bottle (first full size) of the Glow Recipe Watermelon Glow Pink Juice Moisturizer I’ve had. I received it in my December Boxycharm. I love using it in the morning under makeup.

I can’t believe it’s almost May. I hope you had a great month at home, and that May is better for us all!

Shop My Stash January 2020 Results and Monthly Empties

Hi All! Happy Saturday! I’m back with my January Shop My Stash results! I enjoy dipping into my collection and using products I haven’t used in a long time, or just haven’t given much of a chance.

My rule with this is if I don’t like the item after the month, I will move it out of my collection to make some room and let someone else enjoy it! You can check out my first Shop My Stash post for January.

I’ve had a lot of fun playing with these products this month! And I have decided to keep all of these products for now.

The Colourpop blush and Milani blusher are both amazing products! They are still fairly new to me, but I now have a good idea of how they perform, and I love them.

I’ve found that I don’t really wear lipstick any more, just liner and gloss. I did wear my MAC Creme in Your Coffee lipstick once or twice. It is nice and I’ll keep it, but I now want to go through my lipsticks and get rid of most of them. I did a pretty big declutter last year of my makeup, but I really want to pair it down to just what I use. Would you be interested in seeing that on my blog?

I used this palette a lot this month! I tried every shade. I’ve found that I like it okay. Many of the shades have to be built up, especially the shimmers. I am okay with building up mattes, but I like my shimmers to be soft and very blingy. I do like the variety of the shades and I made a lot of varied looks with it. I think I’ll keep it for now, but I might pass it on when I declutter.

Urban Decay On The Run palette in Detour – I really love this palette. It’s the opposite of the Emily Edit palette in that it’s very pigmented and easy to use. The shimmers, especially Dash, are creamy and are very blingy! And the mattes are so easy to blend.I am very happy to keep this in my collection.

On to my empties:

I had a lot more empties than I thought I would this month, but I have been trying to go through my products more. So I’m proud of these.

For skincare, I finished the PIXI Jasmine Oil and the PIXI Collagen & Retinol Serum. I’ve had the Jasmine oil for a while, but I concentrated on using it the last few months. I love the scent. I also liked the serum, which was unscented, but I don’t know if it did much to my skin. The Glow Recipe Pineapple Bright Serum was very scented like extremely ripe pineapple. I didn’t care for the scent but I loved the serum to brighten my skin. I would repurchase the PIXI Jasmine oil and the Glow Recipe.

The Laneige Choco Mint lip mask was amazing! I got it in a holiday set with a full size of the berry and another little one. I use the lip mask every day. And I will continue to repurchase them so I always have one on hand. I also used up the Body Shop Fall For Pumpkin body butter I purchased in October and two hand creams, Juicy Pear and Mango, from my The Body Shop advent calendar.

For Makeup, I finally used up the Tatcha Silk Canvas Primer. I’ve had it for about 18 months and have been working on using it up. It’s okay. It works fine, but was really expensive. I don’t know if I’ll purchase again in the future. I also finished my L’Oreal Lash Paradise primer, a deluxe size of the Too Faced Damn Girl Mascara and the Pop Beauty lip liner. I would purchase the lip liner again, I loved it.

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I had fun playing with the products in my Shop My Stash last month. I’ll be posting my new one hopefully tomorrow.

Shop My Stash July 2019 Results and Monthly Empties

Hi All! I’m back with my July Shop My Stash results! I enjoy dipping into my collection and using products I haven’t used in a long time, or just haven’t given much of a chance.

One product is already gone. The Colourpop Super Shock Cheek in Spoon was waaay to glittery for me. I tried it once and gave it away.

On the other hand, I used the heck out of the Buxom Lip Creams! I wore one with a lip liner almost every day! I still have a ways to go to use them up, but I want to use them up by the end of the year. I will be keeping these!

Here’s photos with the palettes open:

The Maybelline Lemonade Craze palette was my most used palette this month. I forgot how good it is! My favorite shade is Strawberry Lemonade because it is so shimmery dry, but very metallic wet! My least favorite is Main Squeeze because it’s so glittery. I wore it once and had glitter fall out all over my face. I guess you can use a glitter glue with it, but I don’t like to bother with it.

I am definitely keeping this palette because you can make so many different looks with it!

This is the Alamar Cosmetics Reina Del Caribe Vol.1 Eyeshadow Palette.

I got this last summer. I haven’t used it a lot before this. I used it a few times this months and I like it. The top four shades seem very summery and the bottom four are very fall-ish. The shades I used the most are Coco-taxi and La Costa. When I did use this I paired it with the Lemonade Craze palette.

Since I didn’t reach for it a lot, I don’t know if I will keep it. I might try using it in the fall and see if I use it more.

On to my July Empties:

I think this is the most empties I’ve had for one month! I’m pretty proud that I have used all of these up!

My favorite products here that I will repurchase when needed are the Mamonde rose toner, the Beauty Bakerie powder, the MAC fix+, the Urban Decay All Nighter spray and the L’Oreal Unlimited Length and Lift Mascara. They are all amazing products!

I won’t repurchase the Andalou face wipes or the Colourpop mascara. Neither of these products impressed me. The wipes didn’t really remove all of my makeup and the Colourpop mascara was so thick and goopy. And it made such a mess when I removed it.

The other products were all very good and I may repurchase if I run out of skincare. I have a lot now I am using and testing out, so I shouldn’t have to purchase new skincare for the rest of the year! LOL! I’m getting more in for review, too.

This was a really successful month for my Shop my Stash and for empties. I really used most of the products a bunch and I had a lot of empties.

Do you do a Shop my Stash? How’s it going?

March 2019 Beauty Favorites

Hi all! March is almost over! It was a very long month. It was fairly warm towards the end of the month, but it’s snowing today. Yuck!

I have chosen skincare, hair care and makeup for my March favorites. If I have reviewed them, I will link the post.

My favorites this month are:

Briogeo Rosarco Milk Leave in Spray — I received this in my January BoxyCharm. It’s what I use when I air dry my hair. It leaves it so soft and shiny. I have another one on reserve, that I won in a recent giveaway (with the lip products below).

Mamonde Floral Hydro Eye Gel Cream — I have been enjoying this eye gel. It’s fairly light on the eyes and hydrates well. It’s not very quick absorbing, so I use it as an eye treatment. In the morning my eye area is bright and hydrated! But, this has a very strong floral scents, so if you don’t like scented creams, this might not be for you.

Pixi Beauty Milky Tonic — I have just received this and some other Pixi Skintreats a couple of weeks ago for review. I will be doing a full review next weekend. I have already decide I love this. It calms my sensitive skin. I use it after cleansing and it leaves my skin toned and hydrated.

Colourpop It’s My Pleasure Palette — This is from a recent Colourpop haul. This is such a pretty pink and purple palette. To me it leans more pink than purple. I don’t wear a lot of pink eyeshadow, but I have been using the metallics with brown mattes for really wearable looks.

L’Oreal Unlimited Length and Lift Mascara — So, funny story. Last week I left my house to run errands. When I was close to the store, I looked at myself in the rear view mirror and saw I only put mascara on one eye! It was very noticeable. So I pulled in to CVS and chose this one. It’s so nice! I put it on in the car and it matched my other eye nicely (I think I was wearing the Colourpop mascara). I like this one more than the Colourpop mascara. It gives length and volume and you can adjust the wand. I’ve been using it ever since!

These are both by Nudestix. The top one (and right in the swatch), is the Intense Matte lip and cheek in Purity. The left one ( and left in the swatch) is the Gel Color lip and cheek in Rebel. I won these in a recent giveaway (there is a photo of the giveaway products up on Instagram @fortyflirtyfab. Let me know if you’d like me to post it here). Both of these are so nice on the lips. The nude one is mat ant the coral one is more creamy. Both formulas are gorgeous! I will continue to use these during the spring and summer.

Beautyblender Bounce Foundation — I am still loving this foundation that I reviewed a few weeks ago. My shade is 1.50. It’s a fair/light foundation with a cool undertone. It’s a perfect match for me and looks natural, but flawless on.

Touch in Sol No Poreblem Primer — I received this in my February BoxyCharm. I was so excited to try it, because I’ve heard such good things. And…I love it! Just a little goes a long way and it smooths out my skin and prepares it for foundation. I apply sunscreen before primer, and my skin can get a bit greasy. This primer brings that extreme glow down and makes my wrinkles and pores less noticeable. And my foundation looks amazing over it!

What products were you loving in March? Any new discoveries?

2018 Annual Beauty Favorites

Happy New Year! I am so excited to get 2019 started.

I haven’t done a monthly favorites since October — the end of the year has been so crazy! But I want to look back on a few of my favorites for 2018. I’ve chosen my favorite makeup in each category I use — and a skincare favorite or two.

Even though I am just picking one (or so) from each category, I needed two photos to capture my faves. And I am going in order of application:

The two skincare products I’ve chosen are the Derma E Firming DMAE Cleanser and the Elemis Pro-Collagen Marine Cream. I featured the Derma E Cleanser in my most recent Project Pan. I was proud that I panned it, but I’m also sad that I’m all out! It really cleanses the skin without drying it out. And it didn’t irritate my sensitive skin. I just started using the Elemis cream. It is so beautiful! I started out using it morning and night, but I’m almost out, so I only use it in the morning. It’s so nice under makeup. It’s smooths and hydrates my skin and my makeup applies smoother.

I then like to spritz some Smashbox Photo Finish Primer Water. I discovered it this year and really like using it before pore filling primer. My favorite has been the Cover FX Blurring Primer. I’m almost out of it, but I love how well it fills in my pores. I received it in BoxyCharm and am very impressed bye it. I want to try more primers from Cover FX this year. I next like to apply BECCA Under Eye Brightening Corrector before I apply foundation and concealer. It instantly makes my dark circles look lighter.

My favorite foundation this year is the Physician’s Formula The Healthy Foundation. I have it in the shade LC1. It’s a bit light for me, except for this time of year. I will probably purchase it in a darker shade for the spring and summer. It has a natural medium coverage finish which is exactly what I like in a foundation. I have used up a Flower Beauty Light Illusion Concealer and am working on a second one now that I found in my drawer. I think the first one I used was in Fair and this one is in Light, but they are both so beautiful on. It’s full coverage but looks very natural. I just panned the Maybelline Fit Me Loose Powder in 10 Fair Light. I have been using it for most of 2018. It sets the face so nicely and gives a hint of color.

After I apply my foundation and powder, I bronze with the Physician’s Formula Butter Bronzer. I purchased this in the spring and have been using it all year! It applies smoothly and blends out so well. And the smell is divine! The Natasha Denona Super Glow Highlighter in #1 Fair is one of my favorites of the year. I purchased this when I was trying to buy the Anastasia Amrezy Highlighter earlier in the year, but it was sold out. (I have recently purchased it and will be reviewing it soon). The Natasha highlighter is very blinding, but can be toned down with a little powder.

Speaking of Anastasia, I purchased a Blush Trio in Peachy Love earlier this year at an Ulta sale. I love mixing the first and third color to brighten up my light skin. I also love the bareMinerals Gen Nude Powder Blush in On the Mauve for cooler toned looks. To finish off face products, I want to mention the Urban Decay setting sprays, especially the Chill Cooling and Hydrating Makeup Setting Spray. I used it up this fall and don’t have the bottle, but it was my summer setting spray. It feels so nice on and my makeup lasts all day.

For eye shadow this year, my favorite is the Urban Decay Born To Run Eyeshadow Palette. I love the quality and the variety of colors. My honorable mention is one I just received in my BoxyLuxe, the Violet Voss Holy Grail PRO Eyeshadow Palette. I don’t know when this was released, but it’s new to me! I still need to review it, but spoiler alert, it’s gorgeous!

I have short, sparse lashes so although mascara helps, my lashes never looked amazing until I started using the L’Oreal Voluminous Lash Primer under my mascara. I received a small sample in an Ulta order in Spring and I purchased a full size. I think it’s time to get another one, because I don’t want to be without! The Buxom Lash Mascara works perfectly over it and my lashes look long and lush, almost like I’m wearing falsies!

Although my lashes are sparse, my brows are dark and full. As I age, they are finally thinning out and I have started to fill them in. I received the L.A. Girl Shady Slim Brow Pencil as a free gift the same time I received the L’Oreal lash primer. The words have rubbed off, so I’m not even sure what the shade is. I think it’s Blackest Brown. Whatever it is, it’s perfect for me! It’s very thin and easy to draw on brow hairs. And it has a nice spooly on the end. I’ts only $5.99 so I will be purchasing new one once I run out.

And lastly is lips. I am sooooo glad that gloss made a comeback this year! Light rosy and nude glosses are my favorites. I love a lot — Buxom, Lorac, Dose of Colors — but my favorite is the Fenty Gloss Bomb in Fenty Glow. It’s a beautiful nude-rose shade and is really hydrating, not sticky at all. My favorite lipstick is the Lipstick Queen Nothing But the Nudes in Nothing But The Truth. I also love The Truth and The Whole Truth. These are the original three in the collection, but there are now 6 more nude shades and I want them! These lipsticks are creamy and hydrating on. So nice if you like nude lipsticks!

Whew! That was a long post! What did you love this year? Any winners I should check out?

Affordable Makeup in the Pantone Color of the Year 2019 — Living Coral

Hi All! I’m sure you’ve heard that Pantone has announced their Color of the Year 2019 –Living Coral!

Coral isn’t just for spring anymore! It’s a pretty and wearable color for lips, cheeks, eyes and more! Here are some affordable options:

Pixi Beauty LipLift Max, Sweet Nectar ($14 USD) — Volume-maximizing lip treatment with a cooling sensation and glossy finish. Peptides hydrate, firm and plump. Added aloe heals, jojoba moisturizes and chamomile soothes. Fresh mint flavor.

Rimmel London Stay Matte Liquid Lip Color in Raw Kiss ($4.99 USD) — Rimmel Stay Matte Liquid Lip Colour delivers high intensity color with a velvety matte finish from the very first stroke! Apply to hydrated lips for long lasting bold matte color!

POP Beauty Prismatic Pop Blush, Coral Crush

POP Beauty Prismatic Pop Blush in Coral Crush ($12 USD) Beam up your favourite features & make your skin POP with prismatic perfection! This ultra light reflecting illuminator seamlessly blends onto the skin for an ethereal finish; creating a multifaceted, three dimensional, luminous glow.

L'Oréal Paris Paradise Enchanted Scented Eyeshadow Palette — L’Oréal Paris Paradise Enchanted Scented Eyeshadow Palette

LAVANILA Laboratories’ Vanilla + Fire for Strength ($14 USD) — Perfectly aligned with this year’s color is the newest addition of Vanilla + Fire for Strength to the LAVANILA Laboratories’ Elements Collection of healthy deodorants. Pantone credits nature as being one of the leading components behind their selection, and LAVANILA does too. Made with all natural ingredients, LAVANILA Laboratories’ Vanilla + Fire for Strength excludes aluminum and metal ions, and delivers antioxidants and essential oils to the skin instead. It’s time to enter the new year by revitalizing your beauty routine, and embracing the color of the year!

Vanilla + Fire for Strength An energizing combination of warm and exotic essential oils: red ginger, wild orange and vanilla to ignite your inner power.

What do you think about Living Coral? Do you have any coral makeup suggestions?

July 2018 Beauty Favorites

I can’t believe it’s August! It has been hot in Kansas City since mid-May so I am ready for summer to be over. My youngest daughter is starting high school in two weeks as my middle daughter goes off to college. So many changes!

And so many choices — at least for my fave July products. I loved so many makeup products this month. Here they are:

I have been testing so much awesome new makeup in the last couple of months, so I chose more favorites than usual this month.

Urban Decay Born to Run Eyeshadow Palette — I received this for my birthday in June and have been loving it since! There is such a great variety of shades. The shadows are so buttery and blend well, too. It will work nicely in the fall and winter months because there are some gorgeous plums and greens.

Alamar Cosmetics Reina del Caribe Vol.1 — This bright palette came in my June BoxyCharm. These are normally not shades I would wear — orange, red, blue — but these shades are so creamy and pigmented, it’s hard not to love them. I use them with a light hand and they are so pretty!

H2O+ Beauty Oasis Smart Tint Lip Color — This is a self-adjusting lip color. It has two sides. The dark blue shade turns rosy on my lips and the light blues turns a shimmery pink. Very fun and hydrating!

Urban Decay Chill Chill Cooling and Hydrating Makeup Setting Spray — I have been using this all summer. This has Temperature Control Technology that actually chills the surface of my makeup to keep it looking fresh for up to 12 hours. This also helps powders melt into my skin and I look dewy, not dry!

IT Cosmetics Your Skin But Better CC+ Cream Oil-Free Matte with SPF 40 — I really like this. It is a comfort matte so it is not too drying, but stays in place all day. I need it in a lighter shade, but I have been mixing it with a light foundation and it looks great!

L’Oreal Voluminous Lash Primer — I LOVE this! I got a sample in a free gift from Ulta this spring and bought the full sized one last month. I use it every time I wear mascara. It gives length and fullness to my lashes. My lashes are very short, so they need this! L’Oreal now has a rose gold primer that’s a part of their Lash Paradise collection, so I’ll pick that up, too!

Pixi Beauty Glow Cake in GildedBare Glow — I received this for review and ever since, I have used it every day. It gives me the perfect summer glow. I swirl my brush in the whole pan and cover my cheek with it. I then use the lightest shade as a hilghighter on my cheekbones, nose and cupid’s bow. Gorgeous!

Pixi Beauty Rose Mist — I love using this in the morning after I wash my skin, before serums and creams. It helps soothe my sensitive skin and gives a glow. It also helps hydrate, which I love. Plus, it smells amazing!

What products were you loving in July?

Makeup For Glam Halloween Looks!

Halloween isn’t only a time for candy (I have to remind myself), it’s for dressing up and being someone or something else for a night! I don’t really dress up, but I do like to play with my makeup and wear fun colors I wouldn’t normally wear!

Below are some great products for different looks. Go mermaid with blues and greens, unicorns with shimmery pastels or just change it up and wear black lipstick and eyeliner (my plan)!

L’Oreal Paris Infallible Paints Eye Shadow ($8.99 USD) — Paint it Loud with high impact L’Oreal Paris Infallible Paints Eye Shadow. Layer and customize colors with cream eye shadow duos. Wear alone or blend with other shades. High Impact Color, All Day Wear. In 12 fun and bright combos.

L’Oreal Paris Infallible Paints Eyeliner ($9.99 USD) — Paint it loud with L’Oreal’s Infallible Paints Eyeliner, 0.1mm felt tip for liquid liner precision. Define and design eyes with total control using one or multiple colors.

L’Oreal Paris Infallible Lip Paints ($9.99 USD) — Lacquer up lips in high-impact liquid color with L’Oreal’s Infallible Lip Paints. In one stroke, the designer applicator precisely diffuses vibrant, full-coverage color to lips for comfortable wear. Available in a variety of high-impact colors, from nude to bold.

Purchase online or at other mass market retailers.

Rimmel London Stay Matte Liquid Lip Colour ($5.79)Intense glossy colour that lasts all day and night, up to 24 hour wear. The formula is fade, transfer and waterproof. The Innovative ball tip applicator allows for a bold look.

Rimmel London Stay Matte Liquid Lip Colour (5.49 USD) — Get ready for a bold, matte lip-look that stays on. Rimmel London introduces Stay Matte Liquid Lip Colour, a new liquid lipstick with high-intensity colour, a velvety matte finish and a long-lasting, comfortable wear.

Purchase at Ulta and other great beauty retailers

Hard Candy Cosmetics Poppin Pigments Glitter Trio in Flaunt ($6) –This trio includes smoky lilac, rose gold, and opal pigments, which work perfectly for mermaids, unicorns, and other iridescent Halloween looks.

Hard Candy Cosmetics Just Glow! Liquid Luminizer ($6) –These liquid luminizers come in four different shades to make your cheekbones pop. Apply some to the peaks of your face for a soft shimmer or smear it all over depending on your Halloween costume. We suggest layering the Prismatic Highlighter on top of this liquid for an otherworldly glow.

Hard Candy Cosmetics Wet Ever Unicorn Lip Top Coats ($6) — These these topcoats alone or on top of lipstick to give your pout a prismatic effect.

These and more (including an eye shadow palette) only at Walmart stores.

The great thing about all of this makeup is that it is affordable. You can pick up a few new things for your costume, and keep it for future bold looks. What are you doing for Halloween, a fun new look or going all out with a costume?

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CVS Beauty Club Introduces New Products!

Just before the holidays, I received a package from the CVS Beauty Club with some fantastic products available now. CVS really has some amazing choices in skincare, hair care and makeup.

Have you signed up for the Beauty Club?

Here are some benefits of the club:

Beauty Club members receive incredible beauty benefits/savings, including

o $5 ExtraBucks® Rewards for every $50 cumulatively spent on qualifying beauty products

o 10% off beauty shopping pass at enrollment

o $3 ExtraBucks® Rewards on the member’s birthday

CVS/pharmacy regularly launches new beauty products from leading brands, including dermatologist-approved brands in the Healthy Skincare Center and exclusive to CVS/pharmacy brands like the Essence of Beauty fragrance, bath and body line, and the Nuance Salma Hayek beauty collection
In-store, beauty shoppers can receive personalized consultations and product advice from Beauty Consultants
Online, beauty shoppers/fans can access deals, expert how-tos, beauty giveaways, etc. at CVS.com, Facebook.com/BeautyClub and Twitter.com/BeautyClub

Here are some of my favorite new products that you can purchase at CVS:

Skin + Pharmacy Advanced Anti-Aging Therapy Glycolic Peel Pads ($20 USD) The alcohol-, fragrance- and oil-free Glycolic Peel Pads offer the benefits of a facial peel in a compact format for convenient at-home use. Specially formulated with Microsponge technology, which sustain-releases Glycolic Acid to improve skin texture and tone., these pads gently exfoliate dead surface skin to reveal brighter-looking skin. Calendula Extract soothes, while Vitamin E promotes healthy skin. These peel pads help revitalize and renew dull complexions, revealing fresher, younger-looking skin with continued use.

What I think: exfoliation is so important in keeping skin young and healthy looking. My skin is fairly sensitive, but this doesn’t irritate at all. I apply the pad on my skin, leave on for about 10 minutes and rinse off. My skin glows! Plus, it’s so soft. I really recommend these peeling pads for a younger look!

L’Oreal Advanced Hairstyle Blow Dry It Thermal Smoother Cream ($4.99 USD) — Hair is instantly tamed and protected to stand strong against heat styling and humidity. Instantly smooths and protects. De-frizzes with fibralock technology. Preps hair for stying with heat tools.

What I think: I use this before I blow dry, or air dry my hair. It makes my hair soft and smooth, plus I like how it protects from heating tools. My hair can use all of the help it can get!

Rimmel Wonderfull Waterproof Mascara ($8.99 USD) — clump-free volume & definition. Waterproof formula with Argan Oil. Full, perfectly smooth, clump-free lashes. Ultra-Flex brush hugs lashes defining them from root to tip.

What I think: This mascara not only adds tons of volume, it is also conditions lashes with Argan Oil. Plus, the new waterproof formula is perfect for year round flawless lashes!

These products and so much more are available now at CVS stores and http://www.cvs.com. So go sign up and get rewards for looking amazing!

Try A New Makeup Look This Fall

I have been testing some great new makeup this fall. I love changing it up every season for a fresh look.

I’ve been testing and loving makeup from Mary Kay, beauty ADDICTS, 20-20 Vision Cosmetics and L’Oreal. I love trying new products and new brands. Here are some of my new favorites.

Mary Kay CC Cream Sunscreen Broad Spectrum Light to Medium

Mary Kay Eye Color Palette Sapphire Noir

Mary Kay Semi Matte Lipstick

Mary Kay CC Cream Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 15 ($20 USD) — Get easy complexion correction with a formula that acts like makeup and is formulated like skin care. Lightweight coverage for a natural, flawless-looking complexion, easy out-the-door option without that “made-up” look, minimal shades cover a wide range of skin tones and suitable for all skin types.

Mary Kay Eye Color Palette ($24 USD) — Inspired by the world’s most precious jewels, each tempting palette includes five complementary shades, from matte to high-shimmer, with true color payoff. Intense color in one sweep, color stays true and lasts all day, blendable and buildable and has a luxurious, luminous finish.

Mary Kay Semi-Matte Lipstick ($16 USD) — Sleek sophistication is yours with this color-rich, creamy lipstick. This lipstick claims long-lasting, stay-true color, won’t feather or bleed, conditions and feels moisturizing and keeps lips feeling soft, smooth and comfortable.

What I think: This CC cream is a perfect match for my skin tone. It covers really well, too. A lot of CC creams are very light coverage. It’s a perfect, everyday base. The eye shadow shades are fun for a night out and will be perfect for Halloween, but not an every day look for me. The lipstick is very moisturizing for a semi-matte lipstick.

Available at http://www.marykay.com

beauty ADDICTS Play Eyeshadow

beauty ADDICTS Show Off Mascara

beauty ADDICTS Beautifull Lips Lipstick

beauty ADDICTS Play Eyeshadow ($15.50 USD) — Super fine, crushed pearls give a radiant look and a creamy application. They offer a burst of long-lasting, shimmering color.

beauty ADDICTS Show Off Mascara ($20 USD) — Intense, dramatic lashes with one easy stroke! This unique formula offers volume, length and curl with Argan Oil to condition and protect. The curved brush hugs the natural eye shape to coat every lash while fanning and feathering. No clumps, no flakes, no smudges! Comes off effortlessly with a gentle cleanser.

beauty ADDICTS Beautifull Lips Lipstick ($18 USD) — Rich, creamy color infused with intense hydration. Formulated with Vitamin E, Shea Butter, Jojoba Oil and other natural ingredients, this formula also plumps with natural peptides and stimulates collagen for a firmer, smoother more voluptuous lip.

What I think: beauty ADDICTS makeup is pretty and high performance. The eyeshadow is shimmery and lasts all day. The mascara is perfect for me because it curls and lengthens my short and straight lashes. Red lipstick is a bit bright (I like softer tones), but it is very moisturizing.

Purchase at http://www.beautyaddicts.com

20-20 Vision Cosmetics Concealer

20-20 Vision Cosmetics Lipstick

20-20 Vision Cosmetics Eye Shadow

20-20 Vision Cosmetics Concealer ($28 USD) — Start with the Corrector under the eye. Apply it softly and use it for the dark or discolored eye area…. bring it out to sit on top of the cheekbone for accentuating and to fill any crease, fold or blemish you don’t want to see. Then apply the Concealer over the corrector for absolute coverage and staying power! Both are crème based for moisturizing and darker of shade to avoid that raccoon eye look…fingertips or applicators work! This sleek compact includes our revolutionary magnified mirror system. Now move on to your foundation.

20-20 Vision Cosmetics Lipstick ($12 USD, or 3 for $30) — Lipsticks that contain shea butter, jojoba oil, grape seed oil and avocado oil! All of your fruit nutrients on your lips! They work while looking great! No other moisturizers or balms are necessary everything is in one fabulous tube with a magnifying mirror for quick clear application. Deep pigmented colors from Just Red to a Mellow Merlot, even a Baby Pink. All of the 14 colors, matte or pearl, promote staying power that will not fade or feather!

20-20 Vision Cosmetics Eye Shadow ($28 USD) — Colors are developed in matte and pearl…not too frosted just enough to lighten and accentuate while never drying out. Each three well package gives you a soft over all color, an accentuating medium tone to be used softly, and a slightly darker shade to be used wet or dry as a soft eyeliner.

What I think: This is a cool new brand! LOVE the concealer and the amazing magnified mirror. It makes it very easy to apply concealer and get good coverage. I also enjoy that there are two shades to use alone or combine for the perfect color. I have the lipstick in Baby Lips — a soft, light color. It is very shimmery, but pretty. The eyeshadows are gorgeous.

Available at http://www.20-20visioncosmetics.com.

L’Oreal Paris Magic Skin Beautifier Bb Cream, Anti-redness

L’Oreal Paris Voluminous Butterfly Mascara

L’oreal Paris Brow Stylist Sculptor

L’Oreal Paris Magic Skin Beautifier Bb Cream, Anti-redness ($7.99 USD) — Color transforming pigments infused in an ultra-light lotion to counteract redness. 4 BEAUTIFYING ACTIONS IN 1. NEUTRALIZES the look of redness, corrects skin color for a healthy looking, even complexion, hydrates for all day moisture, perfects complexion.

L’Oreal Paris Voluminous Butterfly Mascara ($7.99 USD) — L’Oreal Paris introduces new Voluminous Butterfly Midnight Black mascara featuring a breakthrough wing tip brush to lengthen, stretch and volumizes to the outer corners of the eye with a deep black intensity.

L’Oreal Paris Brow Stylist Sculptor ($6.99 USD) — Achieve defined brows in as easy as 1, 2, 3 with the L’Oreal Paris Brow Stylist Sculptor. This 3-in-1 tool allows you to draw, shape, and set for perfectly shaped brows every time.

What I think: The BB cream is pretty cool. It applies green, then turns into the perfect shade for my skin. The mascara separates well and gives lots of volume. The brow pencil is very blendable and is easy to use.

Available at CVS Pharmacy. While there, don’t forget to join CVS’s beauty club. Their Facebook and Twitter handle is @CVSBeautyClub.