themakeupnut: September 2012

I received my Glymm bag earlier this week. I did not get too excited about it. I did like a few of the items in it. I love hair products and thought the bag was nice. But I was just not excited about it. Normally I rip these subs open as soon as I receive them. This one I just put in my tote at work and waited until I was at home and opened it after dinner.

In this month Glymm bag, we got a cream version of the same makeup bag from last month. The interior has black lining. I like the Glymm makeup bags. So far they seem to be pretty sturdy.

September Glymm bag

The rundown:

EVOLVH UltraShine Moisture Shampoo deluxe sample

Full Size: 8.5 oz / $24.00
Ideal for both color treated and virgin hair, this Shampoo gently cleanses while infusing moisture and nutrients, leaving hair nourished.

EVOLVH UltraShine Moisture Conditioner deluxe sample

Full Size: 8.5 oz / $25.00
Rather than coating hair, this conditioner penetrates the hair shaft to moisturize and repair hair from the inside out.

LA FRESH Waterproof Makeup Remover 2 samples

Full Size: 24 wipes / $9.99
Gently wipe your eyes & lips with love and good intention. Soon they will be sparkling clean. No need to rinse.

BENTABERRY Super Moisturizing Face Cream for Girls deluxe sample

Full Size: 30 ml / $19.00
The high-quality super moisturizing face cream for girls is made from 100% natural active ingredients: apple, prickly pear, strawberry, kiwi, kigelia africana and macadamia oil.

VILLAINESS Dulce En Fuego Whipped Body Crème deluxe sample

Full Size: 177 ml / $15.75
Whip your skin into shape and 'redefine bad' with this thick, yet light and quite soluble body crème - much like edible whipped heavy cream. Yum.

My Thoughts:

The Evolvh products are supposed to be pretty good for curly hair, so I have high hopes for them.

I really liked the La Fresh nail polish removers I received in a previous Glymm bag so I hope the La Fresh Waterproof Makeup Wipes meets my expectations.
I do not like the bentaberry stuff. Nope. Uhuh. I am pretty sure this is what broke my face out last month. Still mad.
The Villainess Whipped Body Crème smells pretty good in the jar, like Christmas cookies. It took me awhile to guess the scent of the nutmeg. On my skin, I did not like the scent so much. It smelt a little like my dad’s cologne LOL.

I have cancelled my Glymm subscription. Last month was good but this month...meh. I have said it before; I want at least one cosmetic item in these subscriptions. Since Glymm is not consistent with cosmetic items, I decided to cancel. I will be receiving the October Glymm bag as I have already paid for it.

So that’s it for my Glymm bag, what did you think?

~~99Raina99

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smashbox Camera Ready BB Cream SPF 35 in Light Medium

I have been searching for a BB cream that had a bit more coverage. I know BB creams are only supposed to provide sheer coverage but a girl can dream right?

I have freckles. Lots of them. I have had them my whole life. I used to hate them but now I have accepted them. They start out red and then ‘darken’ to a soft brown and then eventually fade. But I am still looking out for a primer or preferably a BB cream that will counteract the red freckles so it doesn’t look like I have rash on my face when I am not wearing a full coverage foundation.

One afternoon I wandered into my local Shoppers Drug Mart beauty boutique with the intent of trying a drugstore priced BB cream but I got talking to the consultants and decided to try smashbox. They did one half of my face in the smashbox Sheer Focus Tinted Moisturizer SPF15 for 50ml ($35cdn) and the half in smashbox Camera Ready BB Cream SPF35 for 30ml ($50cdn).

Here is what smashbox says about their Camera Ready BB cream:

      PRIMES: Wear alone, or under your favorite foundation to create a smooth canvas.
      PERFECTS: Tinted formula in 5 shades evens out skin for a flawless finish.
      HYDRATES: Improves skin moisture in 4 weeks. Guaranteed.
      PROTECTS: SPF 35 guards against UVA/UVB rays
      CONTROLS OIL: Minimizes shine with no chalky finish

The smashbox BB cream actually had better coverage than the tinted moisturizer and it blurred out my red freckles much better. I was impressed with the product but not the price. $50! WOW! But Shoppers was having a promo; if you buy the smashbox BB cream you get 8000 Optimum points ($10 off your next purchase) and since it would have brought my total purchase over $75, I qualified for the weekly promo where I got a $10 coupon for my next purchase. So basically I would get $20 off next time. Yeah I got it. But I also got a sample to try at home first just in case I changed my mind and wanted to return the BB cream.

My thoughts:

Well, I didn’t change my mind. I loved it! The smashbox BB cream has almost a medium coverage. It blurs my red freckles, fine lines and large pores beautifully.

Since my skin is on the dry side, I still moisturize underneath this BB cream. I think it could be worn alone with people whole have oily or normal skin.

I found it to be a little on the thick side, sort of like the Garnier BB cream consistency but it doesn’t feel heavy. A little goes a long way; a pea-sized amount is enough for the whole face. Since it is on the thicker side, you do need to apply this in sections at first, then smooth it overall. I find using my fingers to initally apply and then smooth it out with a buffing brush works wonderfully. Once it set, I was left with matte glowy finish.

this was WAYYY too much LOL

As long as it isn’t 30⁰C outside, then I do not have to really worry much about oil control. But I did notice that this BB cream does not hold up to ‘perspiration’ very well. During a few really hot days, 30⁰C+, I had some streaking around my temples. But it patted right back into place like I just applied it. So no power walking on hot days! LOL. Of course the higher SPF value a BB cream has the happier I am!

I have been wearing this BB cream almost every day for the past three weeks and I have not broken out from it. I did break out from some facial moisturizer I used from one of my beauty sub boxes. You can see a few little bumps on my face in the before picture. L I think the BB cream actually helped cover up the tiny pimples quite easily. I do think I am going to have to go down a shade soon. I am going to lose any colour I gained from the summer quite fast and I think the Light Medium shade I chose will be a tad dark for me. There are five shade to choose from; Fair, Light, Light Medium, Medium and Dark.

To get my face ready in the mornings all I do now Is moisturize, put the smashbox BB cream on, then put a little concealer under my eyes and around my nose and finish off with light application of my MAC MSF. I find a have great coverage and have a healthy glow from this BB cream.

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