Review: Tarte Clean Slate Primer

YASSSSSS!!!  I can almost feel this filling in any imperfections in my dry flakey skin! When I put this on it is very silky which says “cones” which is certainly a good thing to have in a primer!   It does help my makeup stay on longer but I does not stop the makeup from settling into creased areas weather depending because sometimes I am flawless at the end of the day and on hotter days not so much.   I will have to pay better attention tho to see if it reacts this way with a certain foundation or if its just the weather.   We shall see.  A little of this product does go a long way but because I am very self conscious about my dry skin, I tend to be a bit heavy-handed. But as far as filling in the tiny pores and dry patches it WORKS!  The only problem is that the sales associate who gave me the sample forgot to label the bag with which product it was and they have three clean slate primers: Poreless, Flawless, and Creaseless.  I’ll get samples of each to see which is best for me then I’ll purchase this for sure!

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Review: NARS All Day Luminous Weightless Foundation

OMG!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE!!! I got a sample from Sephora – I love them so much for doing this – of this product in two colors: Benares and New Orleans, which is the one I will speak on in this review.  This made me look AMAZING without even knowing it was there.  I received compliments from people asking how I took care of my skin NOT what makeup I was using…thats how natural it looks!!!  Again, no smell with this foundation either.  It is lighter to me than the MAC Mineralize Moisture Foundation and gives a much more radiant look.  And it again, it looks very natural, the MAC Mineralize Moisture looks like you have makeup on even though it looks very nice you know its makeup.  This is my number one right now.  I haven’t purchased it yet because I’m still on my sample…lol but best believe I will be adding it to my collection (yes I plan on having several and I already have a list to try :)).

Because the New Orleans fit my complexion so well, I  didn’t try the Benares but I will just to see if it’s an even better fit…you never know until you try!

Review: Makeup Forever Step 1 Hydrating Primer

I got a sample of this from Sephora because of the work “hydrating”.  I have severely dry skin with several dry patches on my face.  Its gotten worse as I’ve aged. So I look for all my products to contain some type of hydrating ingredient.  This was not helpful to me at all.  I seemed as though I had nothing on my face to act as a barrier between my skin and the makeup.  I also want a primer to assist in protecting my skin from allowing it to seep within my pores.  I also could see my dry patches surface as the day went on. I also dont feel that it helped with keeping my makeup in place throughout the day.

So I will not be purchasing this.  Again, thank you Sephora for allowing me to get samples before I make a purchase 🙂

 

 

Makeup Review: M.A.C. Mineralize Moisture SPF15 Foundation

This was my very first purchase and even though it was not my first choice (I went into M.A.C wanting to purchase  Studio Face & Body), I’ve grown to like it a lot.  It  does what it is supposed to do for me, I have worn it very lightly and I have put it on medium.  I’ve never done a cakey face cause I’m not really into the heavy heavy make up look.  I have not gotten into contouring as of yet so I keep it simple for the most part.  My color in this Mineralize Moisture spf15 foundation is NC50.  I have very dry skin except my nose and this foundation does not affect my skin as in making it dryer, so I really love that.  It feels very light weight, I do not know that I have it on which was one of the things I really needed to happen.  When I feel things on my face it is irritating so I’m really enjoying that.  It does tend to make me itch tho but it doesn’t irritate my skin after I remove it so I think this may be my own issues…lol. It doesn’t settle into my creases by the time i’m off work so that’s great also. It has no smell which is wonderful…I dont even know if that’s a thing with any foundation but whatever.

Below are some pics of me wearing the Mineralize Moisture

This was my work look.  I applied a very thin layer of foundation, eyeliner, and nude a lip.  Just wanted a polished look for work nothing too dramatic.

Here my coverage was a little heavier, I’d say medium. I have eyeliner both below and above my eye with a soft plum lip.  This was a weekend so I am more daring with my look when I’m not at work.  I was taking baby girl to the circus so I could play around some.

Here the same medium coverage as above but I added some shadow to my eyes.  I used my nude pallet by Maybelline

 

 

First Ever Beauty Supply Haul

As the title suggest this is my first time EVER doing a beauty supply haul!  Being totally new to the makeup world I had to get everything, including the basics.  My first experience was with Ulta and I did not like it at all! Upon going on the store I was a bit overwhelmed by the amount of products and I didnt understand the set up until my daughter pointed out that it was by brand.  The floor was dusty also, my daughter said it was because it was a makeup store and it could have fallen on the floor.  While thats true you still need to clean your floor often when in that type of business; would you get your hair done at a salon with hair all over the floor? Not I.  Anywho, then I didn’t like the fact that one of the associates who was doing someones hair, yelled throughout the entire store in a very unprofessional tone and verbage that she was not going to clean the spill that a small child accidentally  made.  Hoodrat shouldnt even have a job! Anywho, back to my haul… From there I got a sponge and some NYX Matte setting spray for myself and nail polish for my daughter. I dont think I will ever visit that Ulta again! Oh the sponge and the finisher are not pictured in the picture above because I had forgotten about them once I went to MAC the next day…lol.

Next day I finished my haul by going to MAC for a makeup application session and purchase the following:

1. Mineralize Moisture spf15 foundation in NC50

2. Select Moisture Cover concealer in NW40

3. Satin Verve AB4 lipstick

4. Veluxe Brow Liner in deep brunette

5. Mineralize Skinfinish finishing powder in dark

6. Prep and Prime Highlighter (for my daughter; I dont know what she will do with it so its far beyong me right now lol)

The makeup-artist took her time with me showing me how to apply each product, she put on one side of my face and I did the other.  I told her I wanted a natural look with light coverage, nothing heavy and I dont want a cakey face. She went to work.  I suggested their MAC Studio Face and Body foundation because through my own research I discovered it was lightweight coverage. So thats what she did my makeup with but when it came time to purchase it they ran out **side eye** So instead of waiting for it to be ordered my daughter  (of course I had to take my personal stylist with me :)) asked if they had anything else lightweight that could be substituted, hence how I purchased the Mineralize Moisture spf15 foundation.  The difference was that the Studio Face and Body is not buildable, its totally sheer no matter how much you put on its still going to be light sheer coverage.  On the other hand the Mineralize Moisture is buildable, so you can where it light or you can build it up to be heavy or even cakey if thats your thing.  I think that was a better choice for me because while I do want light every day coverage for work, what about when its time to turn up with my hubby on our cruise…lol.  Okay, back to my application session, everything was pretty easy with the exception of the eyebrows.  Lawdy, I dont think I will ever be able to do them…lol. I also struggled with eyeshadow but I feel with a few more attempts I should be fine.

My daughter and I then went on to Sephora. YASSSSS!!! I loved this store, there were no ghetto girls like at Ulta (or they knew how to turn it on and off…and aint nothing wrong with that cause I got nothing but ghetto in my roots but you’d never know unless you got me twisted) and the floor was dust (makeup) free. Cleanliness is next to Godliness (my great grandma’s favorite saying). At this point I was looking for minor things such as primer, lipstick, cleanser, and wipes.  I didnt strike it big here but I did get a couple of foundation and primer sample .  I love love love that this store does that! You can figure out your perfect match before buying!  The primer sample was Makeup Forever Step 1 Hydrating Primer which is supposed to help with dry skin.  I got two NARS foundation samples: New Orleans and Benares because the sales association that was helping us had on makeup that made her look flawless without any coverage, I was greatly impressed by her look and had to try this product. Samples are a great feature for us newbies or even more experienced ladies.  What I purchase from them is below:

1. Sehora Glossy gloss

2. Smashbox Photo Finish primer

3. NARS foundaton (for my daughter who had been dying to try it)

Because I didnt want to spend $14 for each brush at this point because I am new at this we decided to take our journey in the direction of Target!  So I got all of the brushes I need right now from there as well as a few other things:

1. Maybelline The Nudes eye shadow palett

2. Maybelline Lasting Drama gel eye liner in 950 blackest black

3. Maybelline Volume Express mascara in 203 very black

4. NYX Matte lipstick n MLS02 (its a bright rose)

5. Maybelline Glaze Blush Stick

6. Neutrogena Hydro Boost Gel-cream moisturizer

7. Neutrogena Alcohol Free Toner

8. Cetaphil Facial Cleanser

9. Simple cleaning wipes

10.  Elf brushes (eye shadow, stipple, angled, concealer, powder)

We ended the day by going to Bath & Body Works because I can never walk by there without getting something and because they had the buy 3 get to 2 free I cleaned up 🙂

1. Beautiful Day lotion x2 (one for my daughter)

2. Beautiful Day fragrance mist

3.  Sweet Pea lotion

4. Sweet Pea fragrance mist

Some pictures are below of my MAC makeup application and my own application 🙂

What I looked like when I left MAC. I liked everything except my brows lol

What I did myself the next day. Not bad for an ameuature

My daughter and I, no foundation only eyeliner and lipstick for me that day

Full foundation application (at work selfie)