Showing posts with label foundation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label foundation. Show all posts

Thursday, September 4, 2014

CruzTube video - Review/Demo of BECCA Cosmetics The One Perfecting Brush


#ObsessionAlert -- I am loving this brush, which has saved me so much time in my daily beauty routine. The more quickly I can get out of the door with a full face of makeup, the better! This brush truly helps with that. 

PROS:
--Replaces multiple makeup brushes. It claims to replace up to nine brushes plus a beauty blender, but I use it mostly for foundation, powder, blush, contour and highlighter.
--Goat hair bristles (cashmere) are unique in that the products simply slide off the hair and you can transition seamlessly between cream to powder products, and vice versa!
--It's so big, it puts the products on your face more quickly since it covers more surface area at once.
--The magic is that it gives you an airbrushed look!

CONS:
--The price is higher than I'm accustomed to paying. I paid $49 without tax for this brush at Sephora, but I found it HERE ON QVC for $39! You also get a Shimmer Skin Perfector Deluxe Sample if you buy it there.
--The bristles come off regularly. A bit annoying, but nothing I can't handle for the high-quality output of this bad boy!!

Products used in my review/demo:


Neutrogena Skin-Clearing Oil-Free Makeup in Fresh Beige and Natural Tan
Benefit "Gimme Brow" in Medium/Deep

Thursday, May 29, 2014

New CruzTube beauty video: Mai Couture papiers review/demo/first impressions

Check out my demo of the Mai Couture papiers by clicking HERE! These little pieces of paper are like a kit of makeup in just your wallet-- just add eye makeup and lip gloss. I review the foundation powder, highlighter, blush, 2-1 oil blotting/bronzer, and I show the lavender oil-blotting papiers, although I didn't use them in this video.

They are now part of my to-go travel makeup kit, which I have tried to make minimalistic... goodness knows I'm always traveling, and I need toiletries to be convenient and take up very little room.

LOVE:
*Portability
*Sanitary
*Ease of application
*They are paper from pulp, therefore it's RECYCLABLE! Eco-friendly beauty! #GoGreen
*I got lucky and bought all of them half-off! (Dillard's "Edge" cosmetics)

DON'T LOVE:
*I got mega-oily, although I did use an ELF mineral primer. I had to use blotting papers three or four times today, versus once or twice during a typical day.

I'll try them next time with a Rimmel Stay Matte primer, and see if that helps. I'll also try to do a layer of MAC powder on top to see if that cuts down on the shine... but the whole reason I purchased them is to reduce the amount of products I have to bring when I'm traveling.