Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Review:Hope In a Jar

Hello Hello lovely Viewers <3

I'm suppose to be working on my english essay but because I love you all soooo much I thought I would review the infamous "Hope In a Jar".

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it's sold in:sephora,philosophy stores/online,ulta,target,etc.
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so lets start off with the pros.
PROS:
-has a very nice light scent to it(I can't put my finger on it,I think baby products?but I heard of others saying they hate it but whatever)
-very moisturizing!
-makes my skin feel like butter!
-looks thick but it's very lightweight
-has this thing "ester of lactic acid" that claims its for exfoliation(I'm not sure it's true though)
-when you wake up your face has a glow to it which is always nice <3

CONS:
-you have to dip your fingers in it which is not really sanitary


I got this about a week to two weeks ago.and I am starting to really love this stuff! I use it just about every night over my "RoC night treatment".but I have tried it on it's own and thats good too.I have dry skin so for me,it's more of the case "I need a heavy duty moisturizer".but if your oily this will most def work for you.cause it's very lightweight(almost whipped),and moisturizes very well.I was really doubting this but this truly is a HOPE IN A JAR :P (I know I'm lame)
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I mean it looks thick....
but it feels very light and seriously a little goes a very long way! (probably as much as you see on my finger in the picture)

if you guys tried it out let me know and tell me how you feel about it ^^

but I have to finish my essays so ciao for now <3
-candice <3

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Life,Haul,And Review.

Hello Hello lovely people<3

As you can read by the title of this blog....
yea...on to the point.so lately I've been having problems with my boyfriend.we have been together for a good five in a half monthes now.But...He's being to harsh lately.All he wants is to control my life.Hell!my dad is'nt as protective has he is!I want to keep being with him but...it's getting harder to stay by his side as the days progress..what should I do?ugh whatever...I'ma get my mind off it so yea on to the review/haul.

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so I finally jumped on the "essence of beauty" and "merlot"bandwagon. I can't exactly review on the merlot since I just got it,but once I have a good amount of time to review it I'll put it down ^^

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okay so this brush set is a pretty good deal.it came with three double-ended brushes and one extra brush thats called the "eyeshadow brush" but,looks more like a crease brush.Anywho,I tried every brush and the only real brush I have a problem with is the crease brush.it's kinda scratchy but whatever...it's good.
-the blending and eyeshadow brush(first one on top)I like alot.the blending part is really good for highlighting and,the eyeshadow part is angled which is good for a all-over wash of color and blending out the harsh line.
-the blush and powder brush(second top)is alright.the blush part is good for contouring,while the powder part,well it's wayyyy to small for powder all over the face.so I use it for powder under my eyes or contouring my nose.
-the foundation and concealer brush(my fave!)it's by far the best from the set!ehhh I really perfer my E.L.F powder brush for foundation but this is most def something you should go for!

so yea that's it for now

-candice <3

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Face Routine/Skincare

Hello lovelies <3

so I know...
I've really really been MIA!
ugh...but I'ma try to update as much as possible now.
okay well yea as the headline says this is mainly my face routine.
just as a info,I do switch up alot because I find sticking to one routine can either get boring,or if not make your skin type change (which is odd)
okay so lets get on with it ;D


so here are the stuff I use just about everyday.
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items:
Missha Perfect Cover BB Cream #23 Natural Beige
MEMEME Beat The Blues liquid highlighter
Everyday Minerals Intensive Medium Concealer with the Eye kabuki

Okay so I'll do individual reviews now
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I'm a harddddd person to please when it comes to foundation and such.so for me to stick with one foundation for longer then two monthes is a huge deal.This BB cream is excellent!the one I had before this one was from beauty credit and it was just to fair for me to just it and it had a grey undertone that made it look ashy.This is a complete other story!it has a spf of 47PA++,buildable light to medium coverage,it feels really light on the skin,And it does'nt have that ashy look when you apply it.the only two downsides to this product,it does oxidize!since it's heading towards fall and winter,I'm getting slighty lighter so this is getting a bit dark on me.The other annoying thing,they only have two shades #21 and #23 if your NC30 you could probably get away with this but for those above like NC35 and up,I really would'nt recommend this at all cause it will look to light on you.

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I've been loving highlighters soooo much lately it's not even funny!I love the look of beautiful glowing skin!Well yea anywho this is the MEMEME Beat The Blues Highlighter.And if anyone knows of this,you would know it's the dupe for the benefit High beam highlighter which is double the cost of this one.The only downside,they only sell it in the UK DAMMIT!ugh....if they sold it in the us I would stock up like no other but oh well....I def recommend this to the people in the UK,and of the people in the us,def get the highbeam cause I'll be honest this bottle is lasting me forever!I even heard of people putting it into they're foundation to make it look more dewy and nice.

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With bb creams,although it gives great coverage and feels like nothing on the skin,for people with nasty dark circles like me,you need a concealer.so I choose mineral concealer for now cause well I'm lazy and liquids and creams tend to take a while to blend rather then powder.don't get me wrong I loveeee my mac,bobbi brown,and benefit concealers,but I don't like taking alot of time on my face.and most of the time I very much lazy.lol so anywho this gives really good coverage around medium to full and it's matte which personally i don't like but whatever.I use the eye kabuki to apply it cause the eye kabuki is wayyy to big for the eye but perfect for the curves of your face and it's dense and soft enough to where it blends like a dream but not harsh at all! woooooo for everyday minerals!if only they did'nt take away they're kits then I would buy from them again but they're just jacking up prices now. -____________-

so yea blush I usually just get whatever I feel like during the day since i always use a different blush everyday

heres a photo of everything on besides blush (I'm aware I look really funny)
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so yea that's it for now I guess
oh yea,
I just got the philosophy "hope in a jar"
and I'm testing it out if it's really all that great of a miracle worker.
so far,it's really creamy...idk about the moisturizing factor yet but I'll update later on.
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well that's it for now ^^
any questions on any of the products,please let me know ^^

-Candice<3