Monday, March 1, 2010
Review: Urban Decay Complexion Primer Potion - Pore Perfecting
Smooth on a little Pore Perfecting Complexion Primer Potion before foundation (or alone!) to totally minimize the look of pores and fine lines. The velvety, paraben-free formula flashes down to a soft-matte finish, without the greasy, heavy feel sometimes associated with foundation primers. The result? Flawless skin with an airbrushed look and feel. Foundation applies smoothly, evenly, and won’t fade away. Ideal for oilier skin, but dry complexions who want pore perfection will love it, too.
The convenient squeeze tube includes a twist-up dispenser (like school glue!) for easy portion control.
What I say:
Having been a huge fan of Smashbox Photofinish Primer, I was a little apprehensive about trying something new, however, I am glad that I did. This primer honestly does exactly what it says it is going to do: give you a pore-free complexion and makes your foundation last. When I first smoothed this primer onto my face, I immediatly noticed a huge difference in the size of my pores, especially on my nose and cheeks, which is where they appear the largest. This primer makes those pores almost invisible. This primer also makes my foundation last much longer. The texture itself is a mix between a lotion and a silicone feel. It is thicker and a different formula than Smashbox, but I have found that although thick, you don't need to use too much to achieve the desired result. I smooth this over my entire face, let it sit for a few seconds, then apply concealer and foundation (either Temptu or Mac Studio Fix Fluid).
I reccommend this primer to anyone with large pores. I personally have oily skin, and this primer didnt add to my oily dilemmas. It is rare to find a product that does exactly what it states it will do, and this really does deliver. Try it out and let me know how you like it.
Available at Sephora for $30 USD.
- Samantha
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Labels: Primer, Review, Urban Decay
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Makeup Brushes: Face
In my opinion, the most important aspect of makeup application is brushes. If you have the right brushes, you'll find that blending and contouring becomes much easier because the brushes do the work for you!
In this post, I'll be focusing on brushes that are used on the face. I use brushes from all different companies, at both high end and low ends of the spectrum. In this post, I am only going to talk about brushes that I physically own and use on a regular basis. Later, I will do another post of my full collection of brushes (jeeeeeze that will be a long post), and what I use them for, how I deep clean and daily clean them.
More after the jump!
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Tuesday, February 23, 2010
The Basics: Part 1 - Skincare
One of the most important aspects of beauty or makeup is having an ideal canvas to start out with. No one is perfect, and therefor no on has perfect skin, but there are all things we can do that can improve the overall quality, texture, and anything else that you don't like about your skin.
More after the jump!
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Labels: Philosophy, Skincare
My 1st Post
Yay!
I finally caved and decided to do a beauty blog... well, actually, this is my 2nd blog, but I had so much crazyness happen to me during the beginning of my 1st beauty blog, I figured I would just go ahead and start a new one.
Now, I have more time, less drama in my life, and even more of a passion for beauty.
I hope you stay tuned because here's whats to come:
My FOTD's & Readers FOTD's
Product Reviews
New Cosmetic Collections & Swatches
Hair Care Reviews
Organizational Tips for Your Makeup Collection
Best & Worst Products
Etc.
I would LOVE to hear feedback from you on what you want me to review, discuss, etc. So, my e-mail is SRL5045@yahoo.com, and once I have the site formally up and running... in the next day or so, I should have more contact information on my profile.
I look forward to starting!
- Samantha <3
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