Beauty Product Reviews | Page 2

Great Multitasker

I recently bought this and wow, I'm just blown away completely! I'm more of a natural makeup kind of girl, but when I go out at night I like to play around with darker shades. I bought this to use as a compact powder highlighter for summer and now I realize I can use this as highlighter, eyeshadow and even blush or light contouring! This is how I use this product...

First, I use the 2nd to RIGHT shade on my eyelids

Second, I use the center shade (the darkest shade) on the outer corner of my eye, blending into the crease

Third, I use the 2nd to LEFT shade to highlight under my eyebrows or the brow bone

Fourth, I use the 1st shade on the LEFT (the lightest shade) to brighten the inner corners of my eyes

Fifth, I swipe my blush brush across all the shades from LEFT to RIGHT and highlight my high points which is the C from brow bone to cheek bone, bridge of the nose and jaw line

Sixth, I use my blush brush on the 1st shade on the RIGHT (the coral, orange-y shade) then swipe that as a blush on my cheeks.

So 6 uses in all for how to do you're entire face with this awesome palette. All the colors work perfectly together, so there's no confusion or excess clutter when you're traveling. It's very summery and warm, perfect for pale skin in the summer time like myself.

Lasts Less Than 10 Days for Me

Like someone had said, this has a gel consistency so it can get really thick, really quick. Whenever I do a manicure with this topcoat, for the first 3 days, it's quite strong and resilient, but then it seems like the gel makes the polish peel right off if there's even a slight chip. Reminds me of peeling a sticker, the polish tends to just come clean off my nail after the 4th day. So this product is great only if your nail polish doesn't chip. Once I get a slight chip, it's all down hill from there.

It's Your Portable Mary Poppins

This salve is the ultimate multi-tasker your purse will probably ever see. I use this on my lips, on dry cuticles, on dry skin, preventative for blisters, to treat a cut when I'm away from home, the list goes on and on. The scent is so natural and clean, just rose, I can't help but be uplifted by it. It also lasts a freakishly long time, after constant use. One tin will usually last me for about a year or slightly more.

During the christmas holiday season, they sell a gift pack with this, the strawberry lip balm and the mint lip balm. So I guess I have more than 3 years of usage.

They make great gifts too in stocking stuffers and such since now the brand comes out with a large variety of scents.

It's good, but not great

This oil made a difference in my hair only when I first began using it and after a while I thought it would make my hair healthier but it didn't. My hair was only hydrated a slightly less frizzy only when I used it on the spot. I found a much better alternative to this product, even though it is more expensive, from Shu Uemura.

It can weigh your hair down quite easily if you put too much. I definitely recommend the lighter version for girls with fine hair. It smells nice yes, but where's the change in my hair? It didn't help protect against split ends or even moisturize my ends over time.

Cult Favorite for a Reason

This palette is just so versatile and so vast in colors, how can any girl go wrong? Every skin color and eye shape can really benefit from this palette. Not to mention you can go from day to night, work to play, in one single palette! I got it however with the dual sided black and brown 24/7 eyeliner rather than the brush. I noticed the later versions of this palette replaced the eyeliner with the brush, which is such a shame because the eyeliners are awesome. I use it with or without the eyeshadows.

Smokey Eyes for Dummies

There are so many variations of a smokey eye and it's nice to see such an easy palette to do it with. I'm wearing this palette in my profile picture.

I'm someone who has a hard time pulling off smokey eye looks, but this was super useful and easy for me. The shadow shades all have a degree of shimmer to it but it's just the right amount. As tasteful as a smokey eye look can get :-P

Lovely Travel Companion

This is really convenient for traveling since it has 3 products in 1 convenient package which is wonderful! The Secret Camouflage lasts a really long time and I use that solely on dark spots or zits. I use the Secret Concealer for my eyes and it helps conceal dark circles and puffyness but I'm not gunna lie, it does crease and it annoys me so much because of that. On an especially long hot day, it noticeably creases. It does however help keep eye makeup in it's place. The Loose Setting Powder is great too. Very fine and very translucent, so it helps keep all my makeup from budging for hours. I love using this more for convenient traveling. Though the Secret Camouflage is my favorite out of all 3 products.

Great for Oily Skin

This is a great moisturizer for oily skin. The "Dew" in the name threw me off because I thought it would give me a dewy look on my skin but it definitely doesn't. I have dry/combination skin so this moisturizer is definitely not enough for me. I would use this in the summer months though when it's super humid outside and I have to wear makeup.

Hot Stuff!

I love this scrub, and personally, I think it's one of the best on the market. It's salt, so it dissolves with water and it's meant to be used on dry skin before you start your shower. It really does make skin feel warm while scrubbing and it fills the bathroom with the wonderful scent of eucalyptus. So lovely! It also doesn't leave a film which is the MAIN reason why I hate other scrubs. This leaves the skin super smooth and completely flake free with no residue, unless you call the smell of eucalyptus in the bathroom a residue. The harsh sea salt CAN feel quite abrasive, so I wouldn't recommend this if you have sensitive skin.

Nifty Highlights

I really do love this palette. It's travel friendly because you can use your fingers, it doesn't spill and its compact. The mirror is HUGE so you can ditch any other mirror in your purse. You're also not limited to just one shade, so if you want to REALLY carry a light load when you travel, this can be all you need for day or night. The rose highlight I use for cheeks, the champagne color I use for lids and brow bone, and the pearl color I use on my cheek bones, nose and inner eye corners. I've had this for more than a year and there's still a lot of product yet. I haven't even hit pan after almost constant daily use! Definitely worth the high price tag!