I’m not a person who would go and spend a fortune on just one product. There’s no way! Have yo
u SEEN the gas prices lately? Not to mention, I’m definitely one those people who would gladly pay $15 for a hipster burger than a lipstick. Sorry, food over anything. But I was in dire need for a new foundation, and couple other beauty products. I’ve been using them for about a month now so I guess it’s safe to say that I can give my honest opinion. I’m not a beauty guru, just a girl with honest (sometimes TOO honest) opinion. Yay! My first review post! *happy dance*
Tarte Amazonian Clay Foundation SPF 15
With constant research and spending a life time watching beauty gurus review about this or that foundation. I settled with this. I was going back and fourth about getting this sucker because of the price whopping $40! Those damn Youtube beauty videos! I ended up biting the bullet since my last foundation was a drugstore brand, I wanted to mix it up. First off, it claims to be full coverage, and oil free. Definitely, full coverage without that “cakey” feel which is a major plus!
I have redness around my jawline and cheekbones, not to mention some freckles, and uneven skin tone, that I was blessed with. Thank you, genetics! Anyway, this bad boy covers alllllllllllllllllll of my perfect imperfections. Oil free, that’s a hit or miss as weird as that sounds. Whenever I’m at work (I’m a server by the way) it tends to get “shinny” look after awhile. Again, this could be me cause I’m running around the restaurant getting my job done to feed those impatient hungry customers. On days when I’m off like a normal human, no shine. Just that beautiful matte, satin finish. Overall, very impressed with this product. Good job Tarte!
Designer Impostors Light Blue D&G
The infamous Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue. We all know this scent, right ladies? That clean, fresh, linen, smell that just makes you feel so complete whenever you walk out that door for a day out. But do YOU like paying $60 when you run out of this sweet liquid? Did you say, “hell to the no!”? Well, then my virtual friends! I give you Designer Impostors! I stumbled on this while I was at Walmart. I was like, “WHAAAAA?!” opened it, sprayed it, smelled it, saw the price ($7) and then I was like…
Mmm..hmm. Girl, it smells just like the real thing! My sister was really shocked on how it smelled exactly like it’s higher end cousin that she went to go buy a bottle for herself. If you want a good dupe then this is a definite must try. Love you, Wally World.
Maybelline Colossal Mascara Waterproof #7
I’m blessed with straight, very stubborn, short lashes. THANKS MOM! As much as I love those falsies, I really wanted to be on the more natural side. My best friend has the same eyelash handicap as me. But one day over lunch I noticed these full, voluminous, lengthy, Kim Kardashian of lashes on her. And when she said she wasn’t wearing any falsies….
I damn near tackled her to tell me what she used. To my already shocked face imagine what I looked like when I found out it was a drugstore product. I went to my local Target and threw money at the cashier. BUUUUUUUUT there’s no happy ending to my lash story…Unlike my friend, I didn’t get those Kim K lashes. I ended up with very clumpy, spidery, of freak show. Maybe I used too much product? So the next day I was very careful with the amount of product on that wand thingy. Still the same result (less clumpy tho!) I figured maybe it’s my eyelash curler? Either way, I was sooooo bummed out. Buy or no buy? I would say buy, cause I see what it does do. It does give you the length and thickness as promised. Just be careful on how much you put on, little does go a long way.
Maybelline Baby Skin Instant Pore Eraser Primer
Probably my least favorite purchase out of the 4. I figured it was a good alternative to Benefits POREfessional Primer. That’s one of the down falls on being a penny pincher on beauty products, sometimes you get what you pay for. In all honesty I don’t hate the product, I still use it from time to time but definitely not during work hours. I noticed that I get soooo greasy looking after x amount of hours. On the positive side, it’s very light weight and easy to apply. The product itself comes out clear, so no added color which I like. I think I would recommend this product for people who has drier skin than oily. Does it fill in pores? I honestly couldn’t tell but then again I don’t have very large pores to begin with. I just wanted my foundation to stay on longer but instead I got greasy cake face. Boo.
Wow, doing reviews is hard work! But I’ve been dying to do some of these for a really long time. I hope you enjoyed reading as much as I liked writing it. Also, I should put it out there that I’m not a grammar pirate. So if you see any misuse of any punctuation marks and you’re thinking, “omg she didn’t put a comma here or a semi colon there” well, here’s a potato
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