As I have said before and I am a licensed cosmetologist and with that, for me anyway, I love just about anything to do with hair and makeup. I can do nails also but I don’t like to, mostly because they always turn out looking like my cat took a shit on them. When I say I love makeup I don’t mean the stuff you buy at Wal-mart, I’m talking about the high-end stores like Sephora, MAC, and half of Ulta. Some of it is just me being a bit of a diva, but even though the foundation I buy is over $40 is lasts me for six months, it has amazing coverage and it controls my semi-oily skin and I could never find all three of those in something from Wal-mart. And even though I like what I use now I am always on the lookout for something I can put on in two minutes for a lazy day when I just want to stay home but end up having to go out anyway.
So now to the point…I was up late one night and saw this infomercial for this tinted skin cream/balm that was supposed to do wonders. I really wasn’t paying too much attention until they said it was carried at Sephora. So of course I thought I just had to try it since Sephora sells it. I went to the Sephora website to check it out, the price and the reviews. the reviews were all fairly positive but the price was almost $50 and I was not will to shell out that much and then hate it. I went to the actual product website and it was $40 but besides the face “transformer” you also got a concealer, a cleanser, a micro-exfoliant and an electric cleansing brush.
Inside the box I received yesterday.
The “brush”. Not sure if it’s the batteries I am using, the brush itself or a bit of both. Either way it sucks big time. Good thing it was just a “free gift”
This is it! The acclaimed “Miracle Skin Transformer”. I got it in light hoping it wouldn’t be too dark for my vampire flesh.
This is the cleanser. I did try it last night and it seemed really nice but I am hesitant to give up my Bioelements.
The Hydroactive Mico-exfoliant. I tried this list night also and I think I am going to love it. I will probably end up using this a few times a week like I do my mask.
The concealer seem to be ok. It blends well with my skin but doesn’t have as much coverage as I sometimes need in a concealer.
Since I decided I wanted to review this I made myself wait until this morning to try the cream and concealer. So First I washed my face this morning.
Freshly washed face, no makeup
And then I tried it out. Just one application to start with but it says that it is buildable to a higher level of coverage.
It was a slight improvement on my naked skin but just one layer did not do what they claimed it would on the commercial. Even though my skin looks the best that it has ever been right now I still have lots of scars from acne. I would like them to be concealed but without caking crap on my face, which is why instead of layering it like they said you could I just used it as a primer and put my normal makeup over it.
I have eyebrows again! LOL This is my normal look with very minimal eye makeup
Overall I give everything together a 6 out of 10. I will use the concealer and the cream on days when I work and get ready quickly and I will try layering to see if that makes a difference. The mirco-exfoliant may now be a part of my normal skin care regimen and I might buy it in the full size soon. The cleanser I will keep as a back up in case I run out of my good stuff.
I’ve been on this huge makeup hunting spree because I have a feeling that I will end up doing my hair and makeup myself for my wedding. Which doesn’t bother me at all since I know how but I just want to make sure I have the best products to get the job done. A huge one that will keep me searching for a while probably is lipstick. I am not a huge lipstick wearer, but I think it will be better than gloss for the big day. I was just browsing last time I went to Wal-mart and I found a matte lipstick that I wanted to try, thinking it might just be the perfect thing.
Revlon ColorStay Ultimate Suede in Flashing Lights
Kind of a pink/peach/coral shade
Not sure why my lips look so crooked here but anyway, the color is ok.
The color is good and I will use it but not for my wedding day. As far as the brand I love the way it feels and it doesn’t come off when you kiss someone or when you take a drink so I will definitely be sticking with this line as long as I can find a color that will be perfect for my wedding.
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