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It Cosmetics Vitality Lip Flush 4-in-1 Reviver Lipstick Stain
Have no idea why everyone loves this....
This lipstick claims to be super moisturizing which it is not and it does not last long. All the colors gives the same fuchsia stain on the lips which I do not appreciate because sometimes I want a little variety and what you see is what you get. I got this in the color Damsel and I was hoping it would stain my lips like what the color is shown which is a pretty light brown nude color. I do like that after the slick feeling fades, my lips are not desert dry and cracked. It still has a little bit of moisture but not by much so I will have to reapply constantly. I like that there's no heavy scent to this. It smells kind of waxy with a subtle sweet scent. This lipstick stain is really sheer so there's really no point of building this up and it seems to me like it doesn't even matter which of the six colors you get because you will still get the same color and stain on your lips. Highly disappointed.
April 25, 2016
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I haven't had much experience with HD powders just because I do take a lot of indoor photography which requires a lot of flash photography. This is my first HD powder I've used and I'm impressed by this that I will definitely try other brands. And this is so affordable! In flash photography as with all HD powders, this will cause a white cast to your face. However I love how finely milled this is that it blurred my huge pores. I applied it to half of my face and I can totally tell the difference. I don't like how this is quite messy so only tip the container a little bit to get product into the lid to use or else powder will get everywhere. I love how this doesn't look cakey but on the downside, it will look really white on the face if you have a darker complexion. I can barely get away with it so I suggest you use this sparingly.
April 25, 2016
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EVERYONE absolutely loves this and highly raves about this everywhere on YouTube so I finally tried it out after much hesitation if I wanted to shell out $19 for a makeup setting spray. However because I wanted to try it out I only bought the deluxe size for $10. I swear every time I use this my makeup looks super airbrushed and gives a really nice dewy finish without looking too shiny. This works wonders if you feel like your face looks too powdery and when you set your face with this, it just blends everything together and doesn't make it powdery or cakey anymore. Also, it does what it's really suppose to do and makes my makeup last ALL DAY! I love the refreshing cucumber scent on this. Very unique smell and not overpowering at all. I only wish the spray on this is better. The pressure on the spray is really strong and it streams out instead of an even spray like a mist would, so some parts of my face would be drenched with this and I feel like I'm wasting a lot of product. Normally I would dock a star for this but because this is the ONLY product that doesn't make my makeup move, I decided to let it go and just put the product in a much better spray bottle like my empty bottle of my L'oreal setting spray. This intensifies my eyeshadow without making my eyeshadow hard in the pan like other setting sprays I've tried. I absolutely love this and will be purchasing the big bottle when I run out.
April 25, 2016
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On here, it says that this product is discontinued but I think Lancome brought it back and changed the packaging. Everyone seems to love this on YouTube so when I got 5X points on all Lancome purchases from Ulta I decided it was the perfect opportunity to try this much raved about foundation. I like foundations that gives good coverage while at the same time feeling light. Everyone mentioned that this has a full coverage which I find that is not the case. I like the many shade ranges of this because it has neutral, warm, and cool undertones. I found my perfect shade in 270 Bisque W. However when I applied this, the coverage was more like light to medium coverage. I do like that it is lightweight because this is not like those thick foundations. It's kind of gel-like and mousse-y at the same time. Kind of reminds me of the texture from the new Tarte Double Duty Gel foundation. This foundation gives a matte velvety finish as Lancome promised but it does not last all day. The good thing about this is that the foundation did not turn blotchy after a while but it just seems to fade after about a 5 hour wear of this. This is probably the most expensive foundation I've ever bought. I paid $38 for this with my employee discount and I can now say that it was not worth the money. It didn't even work as well as my beloved Estee Lauder Double Wear foundation.
April 25, 2016
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This is one of my favorite brushes of all time! This might look like a dupe to the Nars Ita brush but it's not because the brush head on this is way larger. The name is completely accurate. It is a blending brush. Ever since I bought this I no longer use my angled contour brush to apply my contour or bronzer anymore. It is that good! This makes all my contour/bronzer products blend seamlessly with no harsh lines. I will use a denser contour brush to apply my contour and then use this brush to blend everything out and it looks seamless every single time! And the handle on this is so genius. It fits perfectly in my hand to apply my contour. The bristles on this is so extremely soft that I look forward to using this brush every morning. The only bad things I have to say is that it sheds just a little bit but not horrible enough for me to knock off 1 star and the handle can get dirty because it's one of those velvet-textured handles. I would highly recommend this brush to everyone and try to get it when Japonesque is buy 1, get 1 free at Ulta. Such a steal!
April 12, 2016
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I bought this brush to wipe off products that I bake under my eyes. It has a nice tapered brush head to do just that. I was eyeing the Nars Yachiyo brush that looked eerily similar to this one even though that one came out first but I didn't want to shell out $55 for a brush...so I can't really compare if they both perform the same. I like the unique handle on this but the weave on the handle can sometime fray apart, leaving "splinters." The bristles on this isn't as soft as I would like but it's soft enough to do the job. I can feel a little bit of scratchiness when I use it under my eyes. Also, it sheds a little bit. I would rate this 8 1/2 stars if I could only because I love the tapered brush head on this and it fits perfectly in the contours of my nose and undereye area.
April 12, 2016
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This is the first makeup brush cleanser I've ever tried. I bought this on days that I can't do a deep cleaning routine on my brushes so this solves the problem of temporarily removing any gunky makeup left on my brushes. I use this to spot clean and it removes makeup from my brushes extraordinarily well. I think they repackaged this and I got this in the Rosewater scent. I don't like the smell of rose scented beauty products so I think I will switch to the Citrus scented one after this runs out. It's just that many people raved about this one more than the Citrus scent on Ulta's website and that's why I was under the impression that this probably performed better than that one. This product does have an oily consistency and that really helped to remove the makeup on my brushes. However, it dried really fast and didn't soak up my brushes in oil which I love. I can totally tell the difference by how clean my brushes looked afterwards. The only reason why I gave this 9 out of 10 stars is that I wish it would remove leftover foundation on my foundation brushes better. There was still a little bit of product left on my foundation brushes but on brushes that I use powder products, it removed the makeup fabulously. The directions on the back states that we should spray this product directly on the brushes and then rotate the brush head in a circular motion on a paper towel or terry cloth to clean. However, I do not like this method just because it will leave the handle on my brushes oily so I spray this product on a paper towel first and then I swirl my brush on the paper towel where I spritzed the product. Works like a dream!
April 12, 2016
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This claims to have an ultra-soft cloth which I highly disagree on. They feel very scratchy and rough on the face like I'm scrubbing my face off. After using this, my face is really inflamed even if I use the gentlest pressure. I decided to try these out because everyone seems to love these. These wipes did a good job of removing my face makeup but on the eye area especially waterproof mascara, it still left traces behind so I wouldn't back up their claim on removing waterproof makeup. This also left a greasy slick residue behind so I think this is where the "skin-conditioning" comes in where Neutrogena claims that skin will feel soft and conditioned. I still had to follow up with a cleanser after this because my face didn't feel clean with all the leftover oily residue. These wipes do sting the eyes a little bit but not as bad as other makeup remover wipes I've tried.
April 12, 2016
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I've always wanted to try Nuance especially since there's hardly any reviews out there. I only found ONE video out there on YouTube about her makeup but that video was super long and boring and I really wanted a lot more than just one person's opinion. I bought this in the color Sunset Visions and when I went to CVS they only had this color or the Neutral Brown shades to choose from and I figured I'll stick with this one since I have way too many neutrals. The pink and the purple shade in this palette really appealed to me because I really enjoy pink and purple eyeshadow combos. However when I took this home and swatched it, I can already tell I wouldn't really like it. It was super powdery and no pigmentation at all. I decided to use my trusty Urban Decay eyeshadow primer potion with this and it did a little bit better but doesn't really justify the $16 price for this palette. The eyeshadows did not want to stick to my lids at all but my biggest pet peeve about this palette is that it has 3 matte highlight shades! Three! Who the heck needs 3 matte highlight shades? The only thing missing from this palette is a good transition crease shade. It has a matte taupe color in here but it's way too dark to be a transition shade. I think one of the matte nude shades in here is supposed to be shimmery but it's so subtle that it looks completely matte on the eyelids. I just feel like if you're going to make a shimmery shade, at least have it look shimmery and not so subtle. The shadows blended out okay and it's buildable after I attempted the third time to make the pink shade pop but I hated how once I applied everything on the lid, it all seemed to meld into each other and looked very muddy. All the colors especially the purple and taupe shade ended up looking like the same color and all the three nude shades ended up looking the same too. The only contrast color I can tell on my lid was the pink shade. On the back, it said you could use this wet or dry but I don't really prefer using my shadows wet because it will harden the product over time. Overall, I was highly disappointed with this palette and will be returning it. Not worth it for one pink shade that I can really use and a mediocre brush that has a sponge tip applicator on one end and a small bristled brush on the other (which was quite useful for getting the bottom lash line).
April 11, 2016
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I got a pretty decent amount deluxe size of this. I haven't used much mud mask in the past so I'm not really familiar with how they perform. I know they say this is a "mud mask" but I wasn't really sure if it would smell like it too. This stuff stinks. This absorbs and dries really fast so you really have to work it fast into your skin. I ended up using a lot of this product because I couldn't smear it all over my face fast enough. This mud mask is not those super opaque high coverage mask. It's very thin and goes on sheer. I noticed a little tightness while it dries on my face as with all mask treatments I've tried but when I wash it off there's no film or tightness left behind. I like that about it but my face doesn't feel as dry or clean as I was expecting especially for a "purifying" mask. I only use this once a week to deep clean my skin but I still pick up a lot of makeup residue when I use toner after this.
April 5, 2016
