Product Information Price: $149 Buy At: Sephora, Ulta Other Types: Mia, Aria, Acne & Plus Brush Heads: Normal, Sensitive, Delicate, Deep Pore, Acne & Body On Clarisonic's Website: http://www.clarisonic.com/shop/sonic_skin_cleansing_systems/sonic_skin_cleansing_system_mia2/# The Mia 2 differs from the original Mia, because it has a pulsing "T-Timer" and comes with a protective travel case. The Mia 2 also has 2 speed settings, while the Mia only has 1. The last difference is that the Mia comes in 6 colors, and the Mia 2 comes in 11 colors. I have the boring white one, because someone else purchased this for me. The Clarisonics also come with a cleanser. How To Use the Clarisonic Mia 2The Clarisonic is super easy to use. It only has 2 buttons, one being the power button and one being the speed button. When you get the Clarisonic you first need to charge it for 24 hours. The charger charges the device by magnetically attaching to the Clarisonic, which is really cool. Once it's all charged, wet the brush head & your face and put face cleanser on the brush or your face. Press the power button to start the the brush. Like I said before, the Mia 2 has a pulsing "T-Timer" which means it pulses after a certain time, letting you know when to switch what part you are cleaning, it's very similar to an electric toothbrush. The "T-Timer" goes off after 20 seconds of cleaning your forehead, 20 seconds of cleaning your nose & chin, and 10 seconds for each cheek. Once the minute is up, the Clarisonic turns off. See? Super easy! The brush head is also easy to remove by applying pressure and twisting counterclockwise (like a medicine container) My OpinionI really like the Clarisonic system and think that it's worth looking into and spending the money on. It makes your face feel much cleaner and softer than using your hands to wash your face. It's very simple and easy to use, making it great for everyone. You can also use this for multiple people if each person has their own brush head.
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Product Information Price: $10 Buy At: Ulta Ulta's Website: http://www.ulta.com/ulta/browse/productDetail.jsp?skuId=2229996&productId=xlsImpprod3220077&navAction=push&navCount=1&categoryId=cat80084 Real Techniques' Website: http://realtechniques.com/shop-collection/your-base-flawless/powder-brush When opening these brushes they have a little bid of a bad, packaged smell, but it goes away when washed. I haven't lost any bristles yet while using them to apply powder or while washing them. This is a fairly large powder brush, as you can tell when it's compared to my hand. This makes applying setting powder super easy and quick. This brush even looks soft in pictures. I'm planning on getting one soon, but I don't have Sigma brushes to compare these to. But, by my standards this brush is really silky soft. I pressed the brush into the floor to show how not dense it is. This brush has a lot of bristles, but isn't dense which makes it easy to apply powder without moving your foundation or concealer. XOX ♥
Product Information Price: $29 Size: 0.16 oz / 4.8 g Buy At: Sephora Nars Blush in Deep Throat is described as a peach with shimmer by Sephora and as a flirty, sheer peach by Nars. I leaned towards this color over the super popular shade Orgasm, because Deep Throat has much less shimmer. Like Nars described, this is a more sheer blush than the others. I didn't know this when I asked for it, so I'm a little disappointed However, when applied with a denser brush (I like the Real Techniques Expert Face Brush) it will be more pigmented. In the end, I think the Nars blushes are great additions to any makeup collection, but if you are more of a beginner, I would spend the $30 on another product. XOX ♥
(Some of these pictures are newer and were just added to the post to make the swatches and photos clearer and more true to color) Product Information Price: $7.49 Size: 1 fl. oz / 30 mL Buy At: Target Shades Available: 16 Target: http://www.target.com/p/revlon-nearly-naked-liquid-makeup/-/A-14305539#prodSlot=medium_1_1&term=nearly+naked+revlon Revlon: http://www.revlon.com/Revlon-Home/Products/Face/Foundation/Revlon-Nearly-Naked-Makeup.aspx Yep, I jumped on the bandwagon and picked up the Revlon Nearly Naked foundation. I never got the popular Colorstay foundation because I'm not a huge foundation person and don't need a medium to heavy coverage. So, when I heard that Revlon introduced a light coverage foundation I really wanted to get it. I also had a $2 off coupon from Target, so why not? Once again, I am the lightest shade available, Ivory. It's a great match and I like that you can find which shade is right for you on the Revlon website (see link under product information) For reference, I have NW20 skin. Making sense with its name, Nearly Naked is a light coverage foundation. It is easy to apply and doesn't really stick to dry skin. Having the light coverage, this foundation is fairly thin. I didn't find that it fried too fast, which gives you plenty of time to move it around and work with it. I found best results when letting it set for a few minutes (you can do your eye makeup) before setting it with powder or applying more face makeup. The only thing I'm not crazy about is that it doesn't have a pump and needs to be poured out. The swatch on top shows an unblended swatch on the left and a slightly blended swatch on the right. On the bottom it's completely blended in.
XOX ♥ Product Information Price: $18 Size: 7 g / 0.24 oz Buy At: MAC This product can be returned to Mac after it's gone through the "Back to Mac" program. Back to Mac lets you return 6 empty products to recieve a FREE product! See more about this program here: http://www.maccosmetics.com/giving_back/btm_return_packaging.tmpl This concealer comes in an exciting little black box. It has the product name on the front, drug facts on the back & shade on top. As you can see in this picture, this concealer is pretty small, just like most concealers. However, the container is relatively thick. I can agree with the amazing claim that Mac gave towards this product. Mac says that a tiny bit of this concealer can cover blemishes, tattoos, dark circles...etc. I use this to cover blemishes and I barely needed any to cover them! This concealer really is worth the money and since you don't need to use much for coverage, it should last you a while. I was nervous that it could look cakey like my other full-coverage concealers, but it doesn't. I have dry skin around my blemishes and this concealer didn't stick to the dry skin. If all this isn't enough, it has SPF 35 to protect your skin. More PhotosXOX ♥
Price: $5 * Buy At: Ulta * Size: 0.14 oz / 4 g Pinched is a muted warm pink with a little bit of shimmer. It's a natural looking color and provided a natural looking flush to the cheeks. Pinched is nicely pigmented and can be sheer and natural as well as more pigmented and bold. The shimmer is also very subtle. XOX ♥
(Some of these photos are new to make the swatches and product photos clearer and more true to color) Product Information Price: $4 Buy At: Ulta Size: 0.14 oz / 4 g Shades Available: 68 at Ulta & 124 on Nyx's Website! Nyx's Claim: "NYX Extra Creamy Round Lipstick is our classic lipstick for all-year round. The mineral-based emollient formula offers a beautiful velvet texture, saturated color and it resists wear and smudging. It’s your go-to lipstick. From Pure Nude to Pink Lyric to Chic Red, Extra Creamy Round Lipstick is available in a jaw-dropping 124 shades." Ulta's Website: http://www.ulta.com/ulta/browse/productDetail.jsp?skuId=2242440&productId=xlsImpprod2150072&navAction=push&navCount=1&subdoc=56nyx20off&categoryId=cat80058Nyx's Website: http://www.nyxcosmetics.com/p-15-extra-creamy-round-lipstick.aspx Nyx's Extra Creamy Round Lipstick is my favorite lipstick line. With 124 colors you are sure to find your perfect shade of nude, pink, coral, orange, purple, brown, red...etc. Plus at only $4 you can have every color you could possibly need! Also, it comes in 4 finishes; Pearl, Cream, Frost & Satin. (If you are looking for matte colors, try the Nyx Matte Lipsticks) These lipsticks do get dryer as time goes on, but, all lipsticks are like that. Right when you open up one of these, they glide on super smooth & feel like butter. Pure Nude is described as a Neutral Baby Pink. On my skin it shows up as a more of a peachy pink color. Since I am pale (about NW20 in Mac) Pure Nude is more like a light color than a nude. But, it gets more nude when I layer it. This would be a nude on people with darker skin, though. I like this color because it's light without washing me out and I like the peachy pink tone. XOX ♥
Product Information Price: $3 Buy At: Ulta Size: Shades Available: 1 (Black) On Ulta's Website: http://www.ulta.com/ulta/browse/productDetail.jsp?skuId=2249377&productId=xlsImpprod4540075&navAction=push&navCount=1 On Essence's Website: http://www.essence.eu/us/products/eyes/eyeliner.html Essence's Claim: "This eyeliner pen has a specialized Japanese felt tip to ensure an absolutely precise line. smudge-proof and extra long lasting. ideal for on-the-go. available in black." I've been wanting to get a felt tip liner for a while now, and Essence's is the cheapest I have found. Essence also has another liner pen that isn't super fine, but, I decided to go with the super fine version so I could get however thick or thin line I wanted. Right off the bat, I noticed that you could use the very tip. My first felt liner that I got over a year ago from Sephora had a tip that was too dry to line with. So, I was very happy with this. As for the color, it isn't as black as it could be, but it is fairly black. But, if you get any water on it, the top layer turns purple and slides off with the water and leaves you with a medium purple-ish grey remain. This is odd, but, I didn't notice it running or turning purple at all when it was on my eyes. I wore this on my top lid for an all day volleyball tournament and even with a sweaty face, the liner didn't come off. It is also easy to apply. So far I haven't noticed it making the line darker or more pigmented in one place and the color and amount of liner is even.
XOX ♥ Product Information Price: $32 Size: 0.008 oz. Watt's Up!, 0.11 oz. Creasless Cream Shadow, 0.04 oz. Longwear Powder Shadow, 0.1 oz. Hoola Bronzer, 0.22 oz Ultraplush Lipgloss & 0.1 oz. They're Real Mascara Buy At: Sephora Sephora's Website: http://www.sephora.com/product/productDetail.jsp?keyword=BENEFIT%20COSMETICS%20The%20Bronze%20Of%20Champions%20P377273&skuId=1476456&productId=P377273&_requestid=93813 Benefit Bronze of the Champions beauty kit comes with 6 smaller Benefit products. This set includes the Watt's Up! Highlighter, Creaseless Cream Shadow in Bikini-Tini, Longwear Powder Shadow in Thanks A Latte, Ultra Plush Lip Gloss in Hoola, Hoola Bronzing Powder, Powder Brush and the They're Real! Mascara. All of these come in a super cute cereal-like box. They're Real MascaraFull Size: $23 * 8.5 g / 0.3 oz The hype is true, Benefit They're Real! Mascara is one of the best mascaras on the market. This mascara does it all, it thickens, darkens, lengthens and volumizes all in one coat. This one is a definite must have. Ultra Plush Lip Gloss in HoolaFull Size: $16 * 15 mL / 0.5 fl oz Benefit Ultra Plush Lip Gloss in Hoola is a neutral bronzy gloss. Sephora and Benefit describes it as a shimmering golden nude. The color doesn't show up very well on my lips, but adds a nice shine. I wouldn't wear this one for the color, but for the formula. It is not even the slightest bit sticky even after a while of wear. Hoola Bronzing PowderFull Size: $28 * 0.28 oz Benefit Hoola Bronzing Powder is a well known & raved about bronzer. It is a warm toned bronzer which is ideal for bronzing the skin. However, for contouring it's only ideal for people with warm skin tones. Unluckily for me, I have a cool skin tone which looks better with more taupe shades. Aside from that, I do like the product. It's easy to apply and blend and isn't too dark or too light. To go with the bronzer, this kit comes with a little flat powder brush. The bristles aren't really soft, but it's not bad. The flat shape of this brush is ideal for contouring the cheekbones & sides of the nose. Watt's Up! HighlighterFull Size: $30 * 9.4 g / 0.33 oz Mini: $8 * 2.5 g / 0.08 oz Benefit Watt's Up! Highlighter is a shimmery champagne cream highlight with a lip balm like application. It isn't the creamiest, but, it applies smoothly without pulling on the skin. This product stays put which is good, but, can make blending it in all the way a little difficult. I like this highlighter more than any other I have tried because it isn't overly shimmery and doesn't make the face look shiny, oily or greasy. The middle swatch shows Watt's Up! on the left and the Creaseless Cream Shadow in Bikini-Tini on the right. Longwear Powder Shadow in Thanks A LatteFull Size: $20 * 3 g / 0.11 oz Benefit Longwear Powder Shadow in Thanks A Latte is described by Benefit as a golden brown. It does have a golden sheen to it, but it's a bit more taupe than brown. It's fairly pigmented but doesn't show up as dark on the lids as it does in the pan. Speaking of the pan, this is the other item in the kit that can't be removed. It is in a pan, so you could put it in a palette, but, it isn't a usual pop-out product like the other ones. Creaseless Cream Shadow Bikini-TiniFull Size: $20 * 4.5 g / 0.16 oz Mini: $8 * 3.2 g / 0.11 oz Benefit Creaseless Cream Shadow in Bikini-Tini is described by Benefit as an oyster pink. I would describe it as a light champagne. It isn't pink at all. I think that the pigmentation could be amped up a little more, but the formula is perfect. It feels just like smooth, creamy butter and glides on easily. The only thing that I don't like is how it's packaged. It's small and the product starts deeper than most cream shadows, this makes it difficult to get it on your finger, especially as it runs out. PackagingXOX ♥
From left to right: Victoria's Secret Kabuki, Coastal Scents large fan, flat buffer, powder buffer, angle blush, round powder & foundation brush (from the 22 piece brush set) Sonia Kashuk Proudly Pink 5 Pc. Brush Set. Left to right: crease, eye shadow, blush, concealer & eyeliner brush. (These are clean! The concealer and liner brush are just stained) Eye brushes from the Coastal Scents 22 Pc. Brush set. Sephora dual ended crease/liner brush (sadly no longer available I LOVE this brush!), Elf lash & brow comb, Sephora concealer brush & Sephora angled eye liner brush. Real Techniques Powder brush (top) & Expert Face brush (bottom)
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