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- fabulousover40 » See my profile
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- Reviews: 88
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Another piece to the line that absolutely SHOCKED me at how fantastic it is, is the Finishing Touch Cream. I can tell you that I have tried about a zillion finishing creams, many that hairstylists swear by that won't weigh down fine hair etc. only to use the teensiest dab and about 1/2 an hour later my hair is either oily or flat as can be or both. This cream is fantastic! I have found only one other cream in my zillions I've tried that work on my hair and I just went and re-stocked it a few weeks earlier at $25 for a small jar. I wish I hadn't because this is only $5.49 for a HUGE jar. It doesn't weigh down my hair, enhances the body I have in my fine hair and I can piece up the look as well. LOVE IT!
June 28, 2009
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The shampoo is a nice texture - being thick and creamy and gives a nice lather. It's not super-moisturizing, but not drying either. Just a nice basic shampoo.
June 28, 2009
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The Flexible Hold Hairspray is a pump spray that isn't sticky, and it holds without being so stiff. Seriously. I used this all last week and part of the week before. No irritating my scalp, and the best part - we had horribly hot and humid weather here - which always does a number on my hair. It was 95 degrees and the dewpoint in the mid-70's. Let me tell you, that is tropical! I used this at 6:30 am, did not re-touch my hairspray or any product and when I got home from work 12 hours later, my hair looked just as good as it did in the morning. Not kidding.
June 28, 2009
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Now the mousse is WONDERFUL! I love this mousse - it gives me great volume and body - it really brings out the body in my hair too, adding to that touseled look.
June 28, 2009
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These are SUPER moisturizing - much more so than the original, and have the slightest hint of shimmer - a nice girly touch so no one in the "testosterone home" will steal mine! And the flavors pack a punch. The Peppermint Rush is blue in color, but not on your lips and is my favorite flavor - a powerful peppermint. Tropical is my next favorite with a summery flavor of coconut, Botanical Berry is probably my least favorite as I'm not a big berry/fruity flavored person and Blended Fruit Sherbet smells to me like black cherry. The only downfall of these new ChapSticks is that there is not any SPF.
June 22, 2009
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Now this Color Presso I like! Also part of the HIP collection, this is two little lip gloss tubes in one so you can create several lip looks. Once I figured out how to open the package I really love this. And, I'm not the only one who couldn't figure out how to get this open - my sister had difficulty as well! Pull the bottom off to reveal a slanted top with two small holes - one for each color. You can squeeze both shades out or just one at a time to creat the gloss look you like. It's a creamy, not shimmery, very nice textured gloss. I even used this to top my sister's lipstick when I did her makeup for a wedding this past week. It comes in several duo shades and I would definitely look into buying more of these. It surely fits the Beauty on a Budget scale too at $12.99 for 2 glosses.
June 14, 2009
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The L'Oreal HIP (High Intensity Pigment) line, well overall I think the line is too youthful for those of us over 40. The colors are extremely vibrant and shocking. However, that being said there are a few things in the line worth taking a look at like this Kohl Eyeliner. I've been testing the shades charcoal and gold. The charcoal is a beautiful shade, the gold however just doesn't seem to make sense to me as an eyeliner. It's more of a shadow color than liner color. The brush is built into the package and it is a very stiff brush that rather frightened me to put it near my eye, thinking clumsy me would poke an eye out! I thought that maybe this was a liquid, but when I opened it I realized - oh no, it's a powder, and a powder that flakes all over. Personally, I am not loving this product. If the brush was more soft and manageable and the powder stuck to the brush better instead of flaking all over, it'd be a great product. I just don't have time to deal with the mess to make it look great.
June 14, 2009
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I love this lipstick! It is so very creamy, and the color lasts a long time, and it's moisturizing as well. But besides the fact that you can get this for such a reasonable price, as it's a drugstore brand, it has absolutely no bad taste to it. That is typically my biggest pet peeve about drugstore lipsticks and why I don't wear them, but not with this one.
May 12, 2009
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2000 Calorie Extreme Lash Plumper made my lashes Extremely long! In fact, when I was trying it out I put it on before I went to dinner with my husband. He gave me this look and "eyed" me, if you know what I mean - and I gave him a confused look back (typical me!). I then said "WHAT?" He actually thought I had put on false eyelashes and had gotten all made up for him.
May 12, 2009
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First up the Eye Restoration Complex - I had originally continued to use my eye serum that is not an Olay brand, underneath this product. The results - horrifying! I woke up with red blotches all around my eyes. So once I healed, I thought maybe my serum and the Olay product did not like each other and I thought I should just try the Olay Restoration Complex on its own. Could I be a glutton for punishment? Well, the red blotches did not appear, but after using it for a week, I desperately missed my serum. My eyes felt more dry and wrinkles more prominent using the Olay product alone. Maybe for someone without such sensitive and dry skin this would be a better product
March 15, 2009
