tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73097323331531444802024-03-13T11:50:43.886-04:00fine printereviews.Florence Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04134950442629754442noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309732333153144480.post-30120997112532547112014-03-10T13:44:00.000-04:002014-03-10T13:50:47.474-04:00Dry Shampoo Price ComparisonI ran out of yet another bottle of dry shampoo last week, and I started to wonder whether using dry shampoo was becoming an overly expensive habit. I'm not sure if I use more per spray than most people -- I really douse my second-day hair in that stuff.<br />
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So I wanted to know whether I could find a cheaper alternative to my Batiste Dry Shampoo, which I've been repurchasing for years.<br />
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I looked up the list of dry shampoos from CVS, Target, Sephora, and also threw in a few popular dry shampoos to do an ounce by ounce cost comparison. From least to most expensive, here's what I found:<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">1. Suave Dry Shampoo Keratin, 5oz, $2.74 -- 0.548 dollars
per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">2. Suave Professionals Dry Shampoo Spray, 5oz, $2.74 --
0.548 dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">3. Suave Moroccan Infusion Dry Shampoo, 5oz, $2.84 -- 0.568
dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">4. Dove Dry Shampoo Invigorating, 5oz, $3.94 -- 0.788
dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">5. Vidal Sassoon ColorFinity Dry Shampoo, 4.9oz, $3.99 --
0.814 dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">6. Not Your Mother's Clean Freak Refreshing Dry Shampoo,
7oz, $5.99 -- 0.856 dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">7. CVS Dry Shampoo, 5.5oz, $4.79 -- 0.871 dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">8. Herbal Essences Naked Dry Shampoo, 4.9oz, $4.99 -- 1.018
dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">9. Pantene Pro-V Blowout Extend Dry Shampoo, 4.9oz, $4.99 --
1.018 dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">18. Batiste Dry Shampoo, 5.05oz, $5.5 -- 1.089 dollars per
oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">10. TRESemme Fresh Start for Fine/Oily Hair Dry Shampoo,
4.3oz, $4.99 -- 1.16 dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">11. TRESemme Fresh Start for Dry/Prone to Breakage Hair Dry
Shampoo, 4.3oz, $4.99 -- 1.16 dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">12. Pantene Pro-V Blowout Extend Dry Shampoo, 4.9oz, $5.99
-- 1.222 dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">13. Pantene Pro-V Original Fresh Dry Shampoo, 4.9oz, $5.99
-- 1.222 dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">14. TRESemme FreshStart Volumizing Dry Shampoo, 5.7oz, $6.99
-- 1.226 dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">15. Lee Stafford Original Dry Shampoo, 5oz, $6.79 -- 1.358
dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">16. Garnier Fructis Volume Extend Instant Bodifier Dry
Shampoo, 3.4oz, $4.99 -- 1.468 dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">17. Got2B Rockin’ It Dry Shampoo, 4.3oz, $6.79 -- 1.579
dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">19. Nexxus Styling Aid Youth Renewal Rejuvenating Dry
Shampoo, 5oz, $7.99 -- 1.598 dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">20. Psssssst Instant Dry Shampoo, 4oz, $6.49 -- 1.623
dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">21. Garnier Fructis Volume Extend Instant Bodifier Dry
Shampoo, 3.4oz, $6.29 -- 1.85 dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">22. Fudge Urban Dry Shampoo, 5.07oz, $10.99 -- 2.168 dollars
per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">23. TONI & GUY Dry Shampoo, 5.2oz, $14.99 -- 2.883
dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">24. Sexy Hair Big Volume Dry Shampoo, 3.4oz, $9.99 -- 2.938
dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">25. Umberto Dry Clean Dry Shampoo, 4oz, $11.99 -- 2.998
dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">26. Lush No Drought Dry Shampoo, 4.6oz, $13.95 -- 3.033
dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">27. Toni & Guy Cleanse Dry Shampoo, 5.2oz, $15.99 --
3.075 dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">28. Tigi Dirty Secret Dry Shampoo, 6.3oz, $19.49 -- 3.094
dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">29. No-Poo Quick Cleanser, 5oz, $20 -- 4 dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">30. Alterna Cleanse Extend Translucent Dry Shampoo, 4.75oz,
$22 -- 4.632 dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">31. Sachajuan Dark Volume Powder, 6.8oz, $32 -- 4.706
dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">32. Oscar Blandi Volumizing Dry Shampoo Spray, 5oz, $25 -- 5
dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">33. Oscar Blandi Pronto Dry Shampoo Invisible Spray, 5oz,
$25 -- 5 dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">34. Oscar Blandi Pronto Dry Shampoo Powder Spray, 5oz, $25
-- 5 dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">35. Drybar Detox Dry Shampoo, 3.5oz, $20 -- 5.714 dollars
per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">36. Drybar Detox Dry Shampoo for Brunettes, 3.5oz, $20 --
5.714 dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">37. Ojon Full Detox Rub-Out Dry Cleansing Spray, 4.1oz, $24
-- 5.854 dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">38. Klorane Gentle Dry Shampoo with Oat Milk, 3.2oz, $19.5
-- 6.094 dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">39. Clean Original Dry Shampoo, 2.9oz, $18 -- 6.207 dollars
per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">40. Peter Coppola Dry Shampoo, 3.5oz, $24 -- 6.857 dollars
per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">41. Oscar Blandi Dry Shampoo Spray Blonde, 3.2oz, $23 --
7.188 dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">42. Oscar Blandi Dry Shampoo Spray Brown, 1.4oz, $11 --
7.857 dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">43. Bumble and Bumble A Tint of Brown Hair Powder, 4.4oz,
$36 -- 8.182 dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">44. Bumble and Bumble A Bit of Blondish Hair Powder, 4.4oz,
$36 -- 8.182 dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">45. Bumble and Bumble White Hair Powder, 4.4oz, $36 -- 8.182
dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">46. Bumble and Bumble Soft Black Hair Powder, 4.4oz, $36 --
8.182 dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">47. Alterna Caviar Anti-Aging Dry Shampoo, 2.65oz, $22 --
8.302 dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">48. Oscar Blandi Dry Shampoo, 2.5oz, $21 -- 8.4 dollars per
oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">49. Clean Dry Shampoo, 0.95oz, $10 -- 10.526 dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">50. Stila Cosmetics Fragrant Hair Refresher-Crème Bouquet,
2.6oz, $28 -- 10.769 dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">51. Bumble and Bumble Pret-a-Powder, 2oz, $26 -- 13 dollars
per oz</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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And here is the list broken down by store:</div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">1. Not Your
Mother's Clean Freak Refreshing Dry Shampoo, 7oz, $5.99 -- 0.856 dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">2. CVS Dry
Shampoo, 5.5oz, $4.79 -- 0.871 dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">3. Pantene
Pro-V Blowout Extend Dry Shampoo, 4.9oz, $5.99 -- 1.222 dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">4. Pantene
Pro-V Original Fresh Dry Shampoo, 4.9oz, $5.99 -- 1.222 dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">5. TRESemme
FreshStart Volumizing Dry Shampoo, 5.7oz, $6.99 -- 1.226 dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">6. Got2B
Rockin’ It Dry Shampoo, 4.3oz, $6.79 -- 1.579 dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">7. Batiste
Dry Shampoo, 5.05oz, $7.99 -- 1.582 dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">8. Psssssst
Instant Dry Shampoo, 4oz, $6.49 -- 1.623 dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">9. Garnier
Fructis Volume Extend Instant Bodifier Dry Shampoo, 3.4oz, $6.29 -- 1.85 dollars
per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">10. Toni
& Guy Cleanse Dry Shampoo, 5.2oz, $15.99 -- 3.075 dollars per oz</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">1. Suave Dry
Shampoo Keratin, 5oz, $2.74 -- 0.548 dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">2. Suave
Professionals Dry Shampoo Spray, 5oz, $2.74 -- 0.548 dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">3. Suave
Moroccan Infusion Dry Shampoo, 5oz, $2.84 -- 0.568 dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">4. Dove Dry
Shampoo Invigorating, 5oz, $3.94 -- 0.788 dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">5. Vidal
Sassoon ColorFinity Dry Shampoo, 4.9oz, $3.99 -- 0.814 dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">6. Herbal
Essences Naked Dry Shampoo, 4.9oz, $4.99 -- 1.018 dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">7. Pantene
Pro-V Blowout Extend Dry Shampoo, 4.9oz, $4.99 -- 1.018 dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">8. TRESemme
Fresh Start for Fine/Oily Hair Dry Shampoo, 4.3oz, $4.99 -- 1.16 dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">9. TRESemme
Fresh Start for Dry/Prone to Breakage Hair Dry Shampoo, 4.3oz, $4.99 -- 1.16 dollars
per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">10. Lee
Stafford Original Dry Shampoo, 5oz, $6.79 -- 1.358 dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">11. Garnier
Fructis Volume Extend Instant Bodifier Dry Shampoo, 3.4oz, $4.99 -- 1.468 dollars
per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">12. Nexxus
Styling Aid Youth Renewal Rejuvenating Dry Shampoo, 5oz, $7.99 -- 1.598 dollars
per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">13. Fudge
Urban Dry Shampoo, 5.07oz, $10.99 -- 2.168 dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">14. TONI
& GUY Dry Shampoo, 5.2oz, $14.99 -- 2.883 dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">15. Sexy
Hair Big Volume Dry Shampoo, 3.4oz, $9.99 -- 2.938 dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">16. Umberto
Dry Clean Dry Shampoo, 4oz, $11.99 -- 2.998 dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">17. Tigi
Dirty Secret Dry Shampoo, 6.3oz, $19.49 -- 3.094 dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">18. Oscar
Blandi Volumizing Dry Shampoo Spray, 5oz, $25 -- 5 dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">19. Peter
Coppola Dry Shampoo, 3.5oz, $24 -- 6.857 dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">20. Oscar
Blandi Dry Shampoo Spray Blonde, 3.2oz, $23 -- 7.188 dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">21. Oscar
Blandi Dry Shampoo Spray Brown, 1.4oz, $11 -- 7.857 dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">22. Oscar
Blandi Dry Shampoo, 2.5oz, $21 -- 8.4 dollars per oz</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">1. No-Poo
Quick Cleanser, 5oz, $20 -- 4 dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">2. Alterna
Cleanse Extend Translucent Dry Shampoo, 4.75oz, $22 -- 4.632 dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">3. Sachajuan
Dark Volume Powder, 6.8oz, $32 -- 4.706 dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Blandi Pronto Dry Shampoo Powder Spray, 5oz, $25 -- 5 dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Detox Dry Shampoo, 3.5oz, $20 -- 5.714 dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Original Dry Shampoo, 2.9oz, $18 -- 6.207 dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and Bumble A Bit of Blondish Hair Powder, 4.4oz, $36 -- 8.182 dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Caviar Anti-Aging Dry Shampoo, 2.65oz, $22 -- 8.302 dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">15. Clean
Dry Shampoo, 0.95oz, $10 -- 10.526 dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">1. Lush No
Drought Dry Shampoo, 4.6oz, $13.95 -- 3.033 dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Gentle Dry Shampoo with Oat Milk, 3.2oz, $19.5 -- 6.094 dollars per oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Since I'm already here, I'll give a short review of Batiste. It works well and the effect lasts all day. I tend to spray liberally, so the white powder that shows up, I simply rub it in after waiting a minute or two. I have dark hair and I have tried the dry shampoo for dark brown hair -- I have to say that I do not prefer it. Despite the fact that the powder is brown, it is not the exact color of my hair so I still like to rub it in to blend and distribute it. What inevitably happens is that I come away with brown powder on my fingers, whereas with the normal dry shampoo, the translucent powder on my hands disappears and goes unnoticed. In general, Batiste leaves my hair a little stiffer and one could say, more volumized. Dry shampoo residue stays on my scalp all day, but I assume that all dry shampoos would do that. The thing I appreciate about Batiste is the range of options. Of the ones I've tried, I like the Blush scent the best.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Things always seem like they come in waves. Recently I’ve had a wave of researching eyeliner again, after a year of contentment with my little gel liner collection. I recently picked up a jar of NARS Eye Paints, which I will review soon. I was also looking into Maybelline Eye Studio Lasting Drama Gel Liners and Laura Mercier Crème Liners. I’ve heard good things about the consistency and lasting power of both, but neither have colors that are really appealing to me. The purples? YSL does it better.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Yves Saint Laurent Effet Faux Cils Long-Wear Cream Eyeliner is a fittingly long name for a product with such nice packaging. As for the actual contents, it is a black base saturated with flecks of purple. The purple is red-leaning and the color lays down nicely. The texture is more gel than cream and is super easy to work with.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The staying power is as good as Bobbi Brown’s, if not better. Bobbi Brown can start to smudge into the bottom outer corners by the end of a long day, but YSL merely fades out. If the day is really long, then the line starts to blur and a little transfers to the top of my lid. But we’re talking upwards of 12 hours at that point.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I’ve had this product for about a year and I have noticed that it has dried out just a smidgen. I make it a habit of storing my eyeliners upside down. While the liner was softer and creamier when I first opened it, it is still easily usable now. It has infinitesimally more drag. But really, we’re nitpicking, and as you can see from the swatches which were done at point of opening, it didn't produce ultra clean edges to begin with.</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Left to Right: Bobbi Brown Black Ink, YSL Effet Faux Cils Cherry Black</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Conclusion: Will You Reach for It? </b>This is often my gel liner of choice when I’m not reaching for Bobbi Brown Black Ink. It’s hard to mess up, it remains reliably long-lasting, and the color is how I like it – dark enough to be <i>almost</i> inconspicuous, but still purple enough to bring out brown eyes.</span></div>
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<a href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/yves-saint-laurent-eyeliner-effet-faux-cils-longwear-cream-eyeliner/3228029" target="_blank">Nordstrom</a> and the <a href="http://www.yslbeautyus.com/Effet-Faux-Cils-Creme-DEyeliner/1002YSL,default,pd.html" target="_blank">YSL website</a> both carry all seven colors, though Nordstrom uses different names, calling this shade Black Burgundy. <a href="http://www.sephora.com/eyeliner-effet-faux-cils-long-wear-cream-eyeliner-P299016" target="_blank">Sephora</a> only carries four shades: this one, blue, bronze, and black. All of three locations price the liner at $28.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It’s almost impossible to be prepared enough to enter Inglot and be able to leave in any less than an hour, at least if you’re going for the first time. I had list going into the New York store last summer, and upon swatching a little of this and a little of that, I don’t even think I got more than 2 eyeshadows I had planned to get. In hindsight, abandoning my list may not have been an advisable decision because the quality of some of the shadows I got didn’t live up to the Inglot hype.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This product is rather unlike most other gel or cream eyeliners. It looks dry, but when you dip your brush in and gather some product, your brush picks up what resembles paint. Upon application, it dries down to a matte finish, and although it does not feel uncomfortable on the lid in any way, the texture makes this something that would flake off (as oppose to rub off) if you chipped at it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The paint-like liquidity coupled with its ridiculous pigmentation means that your hand must be more steady and careful in application. It will go exactly where your brush touches. I often find that my line is thicker than usual when I use this eyeliner. It also stains ever so slightly, so if you use makeup remover to clean up edges like I do, the color doesn’t totally come off.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This consistency gives me the impression that it is messier than normal gel liners on oily lids. After a long day, some darkness transfers under the eye as well as above the eyes when you blink. There is also the flaking factor if you rub your eyes or even just attempt to rub smudges away. Bear in mind that eyeliners don’t last very long on me in general, so this level of performance is still nothing to complain about. If you don’t have a problem with oiliness, you will be impressed by how clean and sharp the lines remain throughout the day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It is unfortunate that the liner cracks in such an unsightly way in the container, because it really has not affected the performance at all. I am a little skeptical of the container itself – I am not overwhelmed with confidence that it is airtight. I use a square of cling wrap to lay on the top of the eyeliner before I screw on the cap and this may or may not help to keep this product from drying out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The color is really wonderful -- it is surprisingly difficult to find blue-leaning purples. The sharp, bold lines complement the days when you’re in the mood for a more dramatic look. Overall, this eyeliner is an up and up. It's $12 from Inglot stores or on their <a href="http://www.inglotusa.com/Eyeliner-Matte_Collection_AMC_Eyeliner_Gel.html" target="_blank">site</a> for a gigantic 5.5g container-full.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">For someone who’s one and only requirement for eyeliner is that it stays in place, this cake liner would be an awfully unusual choice.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And yet, the color is so phenomenal that it might be even be worth leaving around to look at, regardless of whether I ever use it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I exaggerate. It looks much better on the eyes than as room décor.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Laura Mercier Tightline Cake Liner is completely dry and needs water or special solution to apply. LM sells solution that makes the liner waterproof, but this liner was already ridiculously expensive for the piece of watercolor that it essentially is. I didn’t bother doubling the charge to get the “Activator”, so I suppose if I complain about staying power, I only have myself to blame. There are comparable solutions by other brands that may be less expensive and equally efficacious but I cannot testify to that. (The last time I checked, these kinds of “eyeliner sealants” or “eyeliner transformers” are almost exclusively high end.) All I know is that if you put droplets of LM solution onto your cake liner, you can no longer use water to pick up the pigment from that point on. It seals the cake liner from water, which is a pretty logical consequence if you think about it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I personally use water, and with a little work, my end result can look just as polished as those of other liners. The finish reminds me slightly of chalk, but it stays much better than that. In fact its performance is pretty solid until the 5th or 6th hour mark when my lids start to get oily enough to interact with the product. After that, it can go pretty downhill. Do not wear this on those 12 to 16 hour days, because touch ups will do nothing. The color will migrate and move around the whole eye area, the clean, sharp edge will disintegrate, and so on.</span></div>
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A square of this liner is $23 in most places like <a href="http://www.lauramercier.com/store/shop/Eye%20Liner_Tightline%20Cake%20Eye%20Liner_prod320008" target="_blank">Laura Mercier online</a> and <a href="https://www.blogger.com/"><span id="goog_1331719431"></span>Sephora<span id="goog_1331719432"></span></a>, though Sephora's color selection is limited. This is also the case with a few department stores. <a href="http://www1.bloomingdales.com/shop/product/laura-mercier-tightline-cake-eye-liner?ID=519146&cm_mmc=Google-PLA-ADC-_-Beauty+-+Eyes+-+PLA-_-52505626111-_-adc_pg_301_11046_51c0a8fbe4b0265095078ca7_32657195071" target="_blank">Bloomingdales</a> notably has the full line of 8 colors and also peculiarly prices them a dollar cheaper at $22.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I used to think that MAC was super high end, back when I got $2 of allowance weekly and never spent more than $20 in one go. Imagine the nest egg I would have if I were like that now. That is, the spending habit, not the allowance.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Kudos to MAC for maintaining nice quality packaging and name brand status while their gel liners retail for 15 to the 23, 24 dollar liners of Bobbi Brown, Makeup Forever, et cetera. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">However, I have to say, this product leaves me with negative impression of MAC Fluidlines. The pigmentation is just not good.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The texture on this one resembles gel much more than cream. I almost want to describe it as gel ink because there is a sense that you are laying down a stain, as opposed to a layer of product. Well, whatever it’s doing, it’s not very good because I definitely need multiple layers for full opacity.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It’s in the medium range in terms of longevity. It starts to fade at about hour 6 or 7 and can get on the upper lids and lower corners, and get messy-looking as it gets into the night, maybe at 12 or 14 hours. Unfortunately, this color is does not handle messy-looking gracefully. It is red-toned and we just want to avoid that situation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Dark Diversion is limited edition but gets repromoted every now and then. If you haven’t picked one up, then you haven’t missed out on anything as far as high quality products go. The color is really unique, but I wear it alone without eyeshadow and it just doesn’t do itself any favors as it declines with the day into a weak red-tinted stain.</span></div>
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When available, it is $15 at, you guessed it, <a href="http://www.maccosmetics.com/product/shaded/151/898/Products/Eyes/Liner/Fluidline/index.tmpl" target="_blank">MAC</a> (and MAC counters everywhere).</div>
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Today, I am introducing the Tarte Amazonian Clay emphasEYES waterproof liner in Bronze. I have had this liner for about a month, keeping it upside down and in constant room temperature. I don't see any alarming changes in texture, or any indications that it will, so I don't expect this liner to dry up in the near future. Comment below if you want an update on the liner's condition.<br />
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This eyeliner came with a double-sided brush. As you can see below, one side is a thin, pointed eyeliner brush and the other side is a small flat shader, most likely for the purpose of smudging or for applying the liner as shadow.<br />
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I have to admit that I do not use this brush at all. The brush is beautifully made and the bristles are soft on both ends. However, I think that the pointed tip is slightly too thick.<br />
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It seems to "absorb" a lot of the liner, so the liner saturated into the brush gets wasted and I don't get a nice clean line because I have to re-dip my brush multiple times. I think this brush would be good for patting eyeshadow on top of eyeliner. As for the opposite end, I don't smudge my eyeliner, so I never have use for the smudger brush.<br />
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This liner is supposedly made of Amazonian clay - and indeed, the texture is noticeably clay-like. I would describe the texture as a thick, smooth paste as opposed to the inky gel of MAC Fluidline. Does texture affect application? Well the product seems to dry slower so you have more time to work with it. You can smooth it over your lashline until you're happy with it. Given that this liner is pigmented and you only need one pass for full opacity, I am satisfied.<br />
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The only think remotely questionable about application is that sometimes, the bronze sparkles do not distribute evenly. Occasionally, you may find that your line has a streak of brown without any sparkles. When that happens, you just have to work with it.<br />
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See how you can get a very clean line from this liner.<br />
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The other thing I really like is that this bronze is not too light - it is a dark medium brown with bronze sparkles. Liners like MAC Rich Ground are a truer bronze but this bronze is more wearable.<br />
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As for wear time, I have very oily eyelids (which I mention in every post...) so at the end of the day, the edges of this liner fade, the base color fades, and it transfers a little to my eyelids. It is also very easy to remove, which is a blessing and a curse when you're trying to clean up smudges and accidentally wipe off a whole section of eyeliner. In terms of wear time compared to Bobbi Brown or YSL, I think this wear time is slightly weaker but still acceptable. If you don't have problems with oily lids, then I highly highly recommend this liner.<br />
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I do wish the color range were a little wider. The product line has your obligatory black, brown, purple, blue, and olive green. They're basic and slightly unimaginative, so I couldn't find any other colors I wanted besides this bronze color. But if you are just looking for simple colors, check these liners out. I approve of the formula. And I will say that the olive green is really quite pretty, even though it's very dupable.<br />
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$24 at <a href="http://www.sephora.com/emphaseyes-waterproof-clay-shadow-liner-P262304?skuId=1226620">Sephora</a>, <a href="http://www.ulta.com/ulta/browse/productDetail.jsp?skuId=2220299&productId=xlsImpprod3330157&navAction=push&navCount=1&subdoc=4tarteemphaseyes&categoryId=cat80042">Ulta</a>, and online at <a href="http://tartecosmetics.com/tarte-item-Amazonian-clay-waterproof-clay-eyeshadow-eyeliner">Tarte's</a> website. According to the websites, Sephora doesn't seem to carry green and Ulta doesn't carry blue. One pot is 2.5g, which is slightly less than most gel liners which are around 3g.<br />
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<b>Overall:</b> Unique formula/texture. An occasionally inconsistent lay of sparkles. Brush is not useful to me except to look pretty in my brush jar. Wear durability is acceptable but I prefer something closer to perfection at this high end price point!<b> 7.5/10</b>Florence Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04134950442629754442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309732333153144480.post-85706648610419257522013-01-11T00:00:00.000-05:002013-02-26T00:10:43.567-05:00Gel/Cream Eyeliner Swatch Pt.2: LancomeI did some gel liner swatching on my recent gel liner shopping trip. See <a href="http://fineprinte.blogspot.com/2013/01/gelcream-eyeliner-swatches-pt-1-ysl-and.html">Part 1</a> for extensive color coverage on YSL and Bobbi Brown.<br />
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This is Lancome Liner Design<span style="font-family: inherit;"> <span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">Long Wear Calligraphy Gel EyeLiner. Hmm. Long name.</span></span><br />
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Lancome in different lightings:<br />
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Left to Right, Lancome:<br />
<b>Emerald Seduction</b> is a matte green with a slight hint of teal, depending on the lighting<br />
<b>Purple Jewels</b> is a midtoned purple on the warmer side<br />
<b>Downtown Blues</b> is a blackened royal blue with sparkles and a sheen<br />
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I have swatched Lancome on two separate occasions now and am completely unimpressed with the formula. Look how it dries and flakes. The purple seems to apply streaky. I researched Lancome gel liners and am confused about the names. They apparently had gel liner called Ink Artliner. This collection that I swatched is Liner Design. Was it a simple rename or a formula change as well? At any rate, Ink Artliner gets good reviews, but I have dismissed Liner Design as a contender in my collection based on these swatches.<br />
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Once again, Sephora doesn't carry all the Lancome colors. But the link is <a href="http://www.sephora.com/long-wear-calligraphy-gel-eyeliner-P306406?skuId=1399286">here</a>. <a href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/lancome-liner-design-long-wear-gel-eyeliner/3276671?origin=keywordsearch&contextualcategoryid=0&fashionColor=&resultback=0">Nordstrom</a> has the complete selection. As does, sure enough, the <a href="http://www.lancome-usa.com/Liner-Design/10045,default,pd.html?dwvar_10045_color=100%20Uptown%20Brun&start=5&cgid=makeup-liners-pencils">Lancome website</a> itself. It retails for $24.50 across the board.<br />
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If anyone owns one of these, are they as flaky as my swatches were?<br />
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<br />Florence Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04134950442629754442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309732333153144480.post-59658708693819947402013-01-10T23:42:00.002-05:002014-01-10T18:26:54.874-05:00Gel/Cream Eyeliner Swatch Pt.1: YSL, Bobbi BrownAs I said in my previous post, I swatched a few gel eyeliners when shopping the other day.<br />
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If you want to test gel liners, I recommend going to department stores. Gel liners in particular can dry out especially with people opening them and recapping them improperly all day long. The testers I tried at Sephora were not very representative of the actual liners because they were so dry. For some reason, department stores seem to keep gel liners better.<br />
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Here's my hand full of swatches. I walked around the mall like that!<br />
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The top row is YSL Effet Faux Cils Cream Eyeliner (<a href="http://fineprinte.blogspot.com/2014/01/review-yves-saint-laurent-effet-faux.html" target="_blank">reviewed here</a>).<br />
The second and third row are Bobbi Brown Long-Wear Gel Eyeliners<br />
The bottom row is Lancome Liner Design Long Wear Gel Liner (<a href="http://fineprinte.blogspot.com/2013/01/gelcream-eyeliner-swatches-pt-2-lancome.html#more">swatches here</a>).<br />
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I didn't swatch every color from those product lines. As you can see there are no blacks. I swatched the colors that I was open to buying. So I left off dark browns, blacks, really bright colors, etc.<br />
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Cherry Black / Black Burgundy 05</div>
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Jade Black / Black Green 06</div>
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Ashy Black / Black Grey 02<br />
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<b>Cherry Black</b> is a really dark purple shimmer with reddish pink sparkles.<br />
<b>Bronze Black</b> is an olive-y shimmer. In some lightings, it is much less yellow than in these pictures.<br />
<b>Sea Black</b> is a darkened bold blue shimmer<br />
<b>Jade Black</b> is a beautiful shimmery, sparkly emerald. It's really eye-catching in person.<br />
<b>Ashy Black</b> is a grey, dark taupe kind of deal with multicolored sparkles. It's similar but less spectacular than Black Mauve Shimmer Ink from Bobbi Brown which is further down this post.<br />
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The YSL shimmer and glitter particulars are very very fine compared with the Bobbi Brown liners which are swatched further down. YSL is also very opaque and pigmented. They seemed very smooth and creamy in the pot.<br />
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<b>Denim Ink</b> - Blue with black base and large sparkles. This one applied less evenly than the others. Comparing this to Cobalt Ink, I think Cobalt Ink is a darker blue with much less shimmer and sparkle (almost matte).</div>
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<b>Forest Shimmer Ink </b>- The most glittery of them all. It has a yellow-green tint and yellow-green sparkles.</div>
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<b>Sepia Ink</b> - Matte dark brown with a greyish, taupey tint. This is the lightest of the various shades of brown, such as Espresso Ink and Caviar Ink. Still, it is not that distinguishable from black, especially to the average passerby. However, I can see that it would be very office appropriate. And it might be very good to pair with eyeshadow, because it's not as striking as black and easily matches whatever shade of eyeshadow you're wearing.</div>
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You can tell that some of the sparkle particles in these Bobbi Brown liners are larger than those of the YSL liners. Bobbi Brown gel liners have a thicker, more stiff consistency compared to other gel liners, although it still applies easily and with full opacity. I find that the Bobbi Brown shimmers are slightly more smooth than the mattes, but they look equally good when applied.</div>
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Just for kicks and comparisons, I came home and swatched my own gel eyeliners. The leftmost swatch is Smashbox Jet Set in Vamp, which I have already <a href="http://fineprinte.blogspot.com/2012/12/review-smashbox-jet-set-gel-eyeliner-in.html">reviewed</a>. It is not as pigmented compared to the other superstars swatched here. But it literally will never flake - the formula is just that way. So Jet Set is easy to touch up. The next one over is MAC Fluidline in Dark Diversion, which is sort of deep wine-esque. Fluidline pigmentation is between Smashbox and YSL/Bobbi Brown. Usually one layer won't quite do it. But it's very smooth and almost inky and thus layerable. I will do a thorough review of this one later (<a href="http://fineprinte.blogspot.com/2014/01/review-mac-fluidline-in-dark-diversion.html" target="_blank">here it is!</a>).<br />
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<b>My thoughts on the colors:</b> I ended up purchasing the YSL Cherry Black (dark purple) and also a Tarte in bronze which I also swatched that day. YSL Cherry Black was pretty similar to BB Violet Ink, but YSL was blacker. In fact, YSL is so black it is practically redundant with my black liner. But it had that pink glean, whereas Violet Ink is straight up purple. I like unique colors so I decided to forego the "you can tell this color is purple", and just bought the color that looks unique under bright lights but looks black in every other occasion. I don't know how that computes in my head.<br />
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I was actually going to purchase BB Black Mauve Shimmer Ink, but I tried it on and goodness, something about grey looks very off on me. I have never ever been able to pull off grey and I do not know why. I was also really drawn to YSL Jade Black. My sister said I could never pull it off. I'm not one for really bright colors and sparkly glitter, but that color is so great!<br />
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<a href="http://www.sephora.com/eyeliner-effet-faux-cils-long-wear-cream-eyeliner-P299016?skuId=1370568">Sephora carries YSL</a> and <a href="http://www.sephora.com/long-wear-gel-eyeliner-P270539?skuId=1287408">Bobbi Brown</a>, but be aware that Sephora doesn't have the full range of gel liner colors.<br />
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For example, you can't get YSL Jade Black or Bobbi Brown Sepia Ink from Sephora.<br />
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Nordstrom and other department stores should have the full lines. <a href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/bobbi-brown-long-wear-gel-eyeliner/2797696?origin=keywordsearch&contextualcategoryid=0&fashionColor=&resultback=0">Nordstrom Bobbi Brown</a> $23. <a href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/yves-saint-laurent-eyeliner-effet-faux-cils-longwear-cream-eyeliner/3228029?origin=keywordsearch&contextualcategoryid=0&fashionColor=&resultback=0">Nordstrom YSL</a> $25. Just make sure they're not out of stock at your department store. Prices are the same whether you go to Sephora or department stores.<br />
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<br />Florence Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04134950442629754442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309732333153144480.post-78835500552900079942013-01-10T01:33:00.001-05:002014-01-10T03:02:07.298-05:00Winter Makeup Haul: YSL, Tarte, Sugar Lip BalmsI went shopping today! I just wanted to show you guys what I got. Reviews will come on everything once I've tried them all.
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My two main purchases were the gel liners. They took me so long to pick out! First, I did a bunch of swatches on my hand.<br />
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I actually wasn't swatching for the blog. I just wanted to compare gel eyeliners for myself, but it ended up working out both ways. To continue, I swatched all of these, looked at them and thought about it for a while. Held them up against my eyes. And then I went back to Sephora and sat at the counter for like an hour, trying the front runners on my eyes! Good thing the store wasn't too busy today and the sales assistants were very nice. Thanks Ebony!</div>
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I got a YSL Faux Cils in Cherry Black 5 (<a href="http://fineprinte.blogspot.com/2014/01/review-yves-saint-laurent-effet-faux.html" target="_blank">reviewed here</a>). It is also called Black Burgundy - it is a dark purple.</div>
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I also got Tarte The Stand Outs set, mainly because I wanted the eyeliner which is $22 by itself. Since the set was $25, I paid 3 extra dollars for the lip thing and sample-sized mascara. Come to think of it, I don't need either of those things. I think I might gift the chubby lip pencil to a friend. There's not quite enough readers on this blog to do a giveaway yet.<br />
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And my birthday happens to be around this time, so I got the Sephora birthday gift. They officially have the Benefit small mascara and highlighter as the free birthday gift right now. But my store still had these lip balms from the previous official birthday gift. Lip balms will be much more useful to me.</div>
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In the back of my mind, I am already planning my next round of gel eyeliner purchases. What colors will balance out my collection, what color families don't I have, etc. etc. The heart is never satisfied. Honestly, that's why it's kind of futile to seek purchasing <i>stuff</i> to fulfill you. I was walking through the mall, past a jewelry store with the most beautiful blue diamonds, then past a line of colorful pastel jeans, and then shelves of the tallest and most stylish heels (really awesome designs). I was thinking that maybe someday I can buy them all, and I'll have this wonderful lifestyle where I'm all fantastic in a fancy job that I love and where I can have everything I want. But let's be real, this is life we're talking about. Every single part of your life has to be exactly right for you to have "everything you want". How often does that happen? Maybe in a few fleeting moments, and what, you're "unfulfilled" or "not feeling high-flying" all the rest of the time? That sounds sad. I feel really good about my life sometimes, and those times are when I'm brushing off and not fixating on all the things that might be wrong. </div>
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I'm not saying that you should pretend like all the bad things aren't there. I'm just saying that how good you think your life is shouldn't be dependent on unreliable things, like whether your friends are nice to you today or whether you can afford gold plated diamond necklaces. Because if your friends snap at you or your gold is chipped, all the work you put into the relationships or into getting that money was all for naught since you're back to square one in the feeling that your life is not as good as you want it to be. In actuality, your life is not that different from how it was before, so fickle things are not a good measure. I think fulfillment has to be found in something good that is unchanging, unlike life, so that your happiness and feelings aren't just riding with the ups and downs of life. How horrible would it be if you go through life always seeking to improve this or that, but you fix one bad thing and another one comes up, so you're never finding that rest, contentment, and fulfillment. The "good life" never comes to stay, and you've just wasted your time and effort trying for it. It doesn't have to be that way. Just put value and significance in something else. Let a "good life" be defined by something else - something that doesn't compensate your time and effort with a smack in the face and a "you're not getting the lifestyle and dream that you were hoping for after all".</div>
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That just got really deep quick. I just sometimes have to remind myself that objects are nice to have and they make me feel good for a while, but life is not all about that and I have to not get sucked into lala land where a big makeup collection means something more than it does in reality.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS2LJwwGSaYayTlg2jGqG-Pqx8yDqxzfICTHlN4n9b3nUYU3HIPZEV798jv3p-xvhRBF4249Uaj-6HT-vRlRlWKGvIQfLs384SKRPm3ohlNZxF0l9hXzXWbbRviDFu_QJK2866hLEBjLU/s1600/Yes+2+Edited.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS2LJwwGSaYayTlg2jGqG-Pqx8yDqxzfICTHlN4n9b3nUYU3HIPZEV798jv3p-xvhRBF4249Uaj-6HT-vRlRlWKGvIQfLs384SKRPm3ohlNZxF0l9hXzXWbbRviDFu_QJK2866hLEBjLU/s200/Yes+2+Edited.jpg" width="73" /></a>I should briefly describe my hair. It's pretty resistant to hold. Naturally straight, medium thick, pretty strong, and I have a medium amount of hair. Curling iron curls would always fall out by midday.<br />
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About 6 months ago, I curly-permed my hair. Well of course, hair dressers never give you what you ask for, whether it's because they don't listen or some other inexplicable reason. So instead of loose curls, the kind you get when you do a french braid and let it out, my hair turned out curlier and the spirals smaller. But it has loosened up a bit since then and I'd say it's now between at 2B and 3A. <a href="http://www.naturallycurly.com/hair-types">See here for curl typing.</a><br />
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The main point is that my hair was different so I needed different products. I looked into scrunching gels, but they make my hand all sticky and are difficult to distribute evenly. I found this hairspray, and it's truly wonderful in every way you can think of.<br />
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Texture: This hairspray is not sticky and not hard or crunchy at all, despite the fact that it's "Extra Strong Hold". When I touch and play with my hair, it has a slightly stiffer feel as if you sprayed a light mist of stiffener, which is exactly what you did. So hair moves, falls, and looks like it's completely natural but invisibly, your hair is being supported by the spray. There's never that "wet" look.<br />
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Hold: It keeps my curls from becoming limp or falling out of curl-formation.<br />
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The mist has a pretty strong scent but doesn't linger for more than half a minute. If you breathe in the mist, it has a pretty bitter taste, so I spray in another room, try my best not to breathe much at all, and then walk out before I take a big inhale. I accidentally got some spray near my eye this morning and I didn't feel anything - no stinging whatsoever. I cover my hair in this about once or twice. I don't layer much more than twice as there really is no need. But I don't think it'll hurt much in the way of crunchiness. Your hair will look less natural and more stiff, but you can always shake it out/press it out. If you really soak it, it'll get shiny and/or clumpy and your hair will hold like no tomorrow.<br />
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I got lucky and ran into a whole shelf of these hairsprays at Marshalls, a regular-sized can of 10oz for $9. 10oz is huge. I also saw it on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Rusk-W8less-Spray-10-Ounces-Bottle/dp/B002RS6JGW">Amazon</a> for about $11 and you'll have to pay $16 at <a href="http://www.target.com/p/rusk-w8less-plus-extra-strong-hold-shaping-and-control-hairspray/-/A-14229276">Target</a>.<br />
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Overall: This is good stuff. This is the rare occurrence: that something I buy to get the job done actually does the job without any complaining. You might choke and spit if you breathe in all the spray, but hold your breath and it's the best everyday-but-also-buildable product you've ever met. 9/10<br />
<br />Florence Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04134950442629754442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309732333153144480.post-10039304959585727142013-01-08T20:37:00.001-05:002013-01-08T20:41:29.277-05:00Review: NYX Slide On Eyeliner in Tropical Green<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
These NYX pencils were so darn popular when they first came out. Practically everyone with a beauty blog had a review on this.</div>
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It's like when Taylor Swift's song We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together came out. On the third and fourth day after it was released, covers were popping up on my Youtube subscription box like popcorn from practically every musician I was subscribed to. (I exaggerate.) It's as if everyone in that microcosm just got a bit of Youtube musician intuition that that song was a good one to cover. It's so cool when that happens.<br />
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Well anyway, here's a look at NYX Slide On Glide On pencil eyeliner in Tropical Green, which is a teal that pulls more green and has a semi-glossy sheen finish. I want to say metallic, but it's not quite to that extent.<br />
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Application: This eyeliner is very very smooth, which means that it is sometimes harder to control. It has a greater tendency to make an uneven line when you don't hold your eyelids taut, which I don't because I don't want wrinkles. How should I say it...: Because it is so smooth and so pigmented, you naturally press very lightly and go across the lashline quickly. But in the speed and because the eyeliner slightly tugs on your skin, it often produces an uneven upper edge of the line. So you should apply with more care and a steady hand, as the eyeliner will literally lay color down wherever it touches.</div>
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It's so pretty! To me, this color is not a daily look kind of eyeliner, but it's a wearable way to switch things up. Bear in mind that I would wear this alone, without eyeshadow.</div>
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Staying Power: Unfortunately, as expected from such a smooth-gliding pencil, you never quite feel that it dries down. It's just there. At the end of a long day, I would definitely see some of this transfer up to my lids, below the outer corners of my eyes, and sometimes in specks below my eyes. I have never quite figured out how it gets all the way down there. But in all fairness, we're talking about seriously oily skin that I have. It lasts pretty well for most of the day - only slight corner smudging and sliding at the 8 hour mark. And it doesn't fade, even with the moving and smudging.</div>
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I must say that the color range is slightly disappointing. A lot of the colors are light/bright and the rest are rather unoriginal. I actually also have Jewel which is a mauve/plum with pink sparkles. Jewel is not that pigmented and the glitter is rather large.</div>
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These go for $8 at places like <a href="http://www.ulta.com/ulta/browse/productDetail.jsp?skuId=2226156&productId=xlsImpprod3490137&navAction=push&navCount=1&categoryId=cat80042#sku2226157">Ulta</a>.</div>
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Overall: Since it's unpredictable how long I keep my makeup on each day, I need an eyeliner that will carry me through without looking like things are melting and breaking down by the end. I suppose it's too much to ask that my makeup look exactly as it was at the beginning of the day when it's the end of the day. But I have eyeliner that is more reliably long lasting and doesn't look like it's given up on me at the 15th hour. 6.5/10</div>
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Florence Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04134950442629754442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309732333153144480.post-63526691589150131082013-01-08T01:25:00.000-05:002013-01-08T01:37:39.300-05:00Mascara ThoughtsAfter writing my long mascara comparison post, I thought it would be fun to talk about mascara in general.<br />
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But before I get too into it, as promised in that comparison post, here is my "lash separator comb":<br />
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This is the wand of a CoverGirl LashBlast Lash Exact mascara. I know they make real lash combs (Google it!) but I've seen metal lash combs and they look like torture devices. This one suffices for me, although it's best to wash it frequently as the dried mascara that gets on it will flake onto the lashes you are separating if you let it build up on the wand too much. Speaking of the CG Lash Exact mascara, the mascara itself was good but not great. I had a little trouble with flakiness and I thought that while it was defining, it wasn't necessarily volumizing, which is what I like best.<br />
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It seems like every mascara I've tried recently has failed me in the volumizing department. I like separated lashes and apparently, it's hard to have both separation and volume. Still one of the best mascaras is Maybelline Full 'n' Soft which was the first mascara I had ever bought for myself. It was at the beginning of 10th grade.<br />
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I kind of eased into life with makeup in that I incrementally added each product to my daily routine. In 7th grade, I used a bit of concealer and powder. It wasn't until 10th grade that I started using mascara. Just to finish the story, I started eyeliner in 11th grade, foundation in the latter part of 11th grade, blush in 12th grade, and makeup setting spray in sophomore year of college.<br />
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I then used CoverGirl LashBlast Volume, the original orange one. It was good but tended to flake more as it dried up. Then came CoverGirl LashBlast VolumeExact as I mentioned previously. I can't remember exactly what mascaras I used after that. But I remember doing a lot of research for L'Oreal Voluminous (the grey tube) and being quite disappointed. That formula is rather dry, flaky, clumpy, sticky - sort of a mess. It didn't take long for me to give up on it.<br />
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Researching mascaras has always been something of a mystery to me. It seems that mascara is simultaneously hard to describe and highly variable in the effects it has on different people. Resultantly, reviews aren't always helpful. I've learned that the best way to read mascara reviews is that if most people agree that a mascara clumps, or does nothing, or smudges, then it's probably will have that effect on you too. Or at least it's too much of a risk to try. But that grey area between 60% and 80% approval is really a toss up. The best reviewers describe their own lashes and explain what standards they use to judge mascaras. Some people are completely okay with clumpy, spidery lashes and if they wrote a review, I probably would not find it very helpful.<br />
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After writing the Mascara Comparison post, having scrutinized my lashes with various mascaras coated on them for a good hour or so, I've noticed some qualities of mascara that might help to describe them better than just "good volume" or "doesn't clump AT ALL". (*Points a guilty finger to self.*) I think that reviewers need a certain level of experience with different mascara formulas to be able to report whether a mascara is <i>relatively</i> more dry or more stiff, etc. I definitely don't claim to be one of these experienced mascara wearers. (After all, I've practically given up on mascara half out of laziness/lack of time in the morning and half out of discouragement in finding the perfect one.) But you might try to notice a couple of these qualities next time you put on your mascara, to see what works on your lashes. I think the qualities really help define what mascara-wearing people are looking for, and the concepts are simple to understand even if being able to rate a mascara is not.<br />
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<i>Coverage</i> - Does it even cover the entire lash? Does it cover more thickly at the root and taper at the tip (which I think looks better)? This is more of a brush factor combined with how sparse your lashes are. Think about what shape of bristles you prefer, and whether plastic or fiber. I like shorter plastic bristles. If you tend to have more sparse lashes, you want to pay particular attention to the shape and density of the bristles, because what the bristles look like help determine how well they catch your lashes.<br />
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<i>Smoothness</i> - Smoothness is indicated by whether the mascara coats a lash evenly from root to tip as opposed to bunching up in places, often at the tip or has a jagged surface usually because there are tiny bits of dried mascara in the formula.<br />
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<i>Thickness</i> - Thickness is similar to smoothness. But smoothness is more about the outline/surface/finish of the mascara. Thickness is about how much mascara formula coats your lashes when the brush combs through it. I suppose it is hard to tell just by looking at your lashes whether your lashes bind easily to formula. Usually the dryness and stickiness of a mascara helps determine Thickness. If you've tried a few different mascaras, and only the very driest and stickiest give you the Thickness you want, then you'll know that the review about the medium wet formula is about a mascara that won't work for you.<br />
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<i>Shaping</i> - The speed at which a mascara dries is related to how much it holds the shape of your wand motion. Okay okay, let me explain what I mean. For example, if mascara dries very quickly, as you pull your wand straight outwards from root to tip, your lashes will stay straight from root to tip. Other factors that affect how easily you can shape your lashes is the stiffness of the formula, the weight of the formula, and the "weight" of your lashes. If a mascara formula is heavy, it may tend to pull lashes downwards so heavy formulas have a lower Shaping index. -- If your lashes are "light" and curl easily, you may be able to control the direction and shape of your lashes very easily with just a moderately good Shaping mascara. If your lashes are thicker, stiffer, "heavier", you may need a really strong Shaping mascara.<br />
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I'll give you an illustration of all of this. Suppose Elma's lashes naturally aren't very tame. They don't always align parallel to each other. Furthermore, they are very stiff, but they are also pretty thick and dark so she is not too concerned about Thickness. She will want a strong Shaping mascara so that she can control the shape of her lashes. She should look for something with less Thickness because high Thickness mascaras will only accentuate the clumping that her lashes are prone to, due to the fact that they tend to overlap naturally anyway. Lastly, everyone wants Coverage and Smoothness. (Although someone who doesn't really care about Smoothness may be okay with a mascara that doesn't have it. ...Obviously.) So Elma's going to want to go to a reviewer that knows at least the basic range of mascaras with high and low Coverage, Smoothness, Thickness, and Shaping so that she (or he) can rank the mascara she's reviewing on the scale from low to high for each of these four categories. Then Elma will look for a mascara review that reports high Coverage, high Smoothness, high Shaping, and medium low Thickness. Done!<br />
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I haven't said anything about length partially because there tends to be agreement on whether something is lengthening or not. Also partially because if your lashes bind well to mascara, then a lot of mascaras will lengthen your lashes, whereas if your lashes don't bind too well, you might want mascara that is rated as highly lengthening and that everyone agrees is lengthening.<br />
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So there is my unscientific study of mascara. I think that if reviewers and readers use a similar facet-based index, reviews would be a lot more fun and easy to write and they'd be more helpful to read! But if that doesn't happen, at least I hope that this gives you some ideas to figure out how to use your mascara. Perhaps you realized that it has really strong Shaping, so you'll pull it to how it want it to look, instead of wiggling it around and letting it be.<br />
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Are there other aspects of mascara that you've noticed? What kind of brush do you like best? How did you get into life with makeup?<br />
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All the best,<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Right to Left: CoverGirl Professional Super Thick Lash, Majolica Majorca Lash Expander Frame Plus, Buxom Amplified Lash, Maybelline Volum' Express One by One, Maybelline Great Lash Lots of Lashes, Sephora Outrageous Volume</span></i><br />
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I'm not sure how I came to own so many tubes of mascara at one time. In fairness, two of these were samples.<br />
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Mascara is an interesting subject for review because how a mascara works tends to vary widely due to the fact that everyone's lashes are different. I'm going to describe my lashes in the chance that mine are similar to yours, but my post is going to focus more on the objective features of these lovely mascaras. I've found that people have an idea of the kind of formula and brush they prefer. So in a mascara review, it's much more useful talking about those than about how the mascara works on my eyes in particular!<br />
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But first things first: My lashes are black, medium length, medium thickness. As you might know by now, I have oily skin and on me, mascara is not spared from it's tendency to smudge! For mascaras, I prefer volumizing (too much length scares me a little), and I can't stand clumpiness. But first let me define clumpiness.<br />
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I must admit that I don't always know what reviewers mean by "clumpy". On this blog, clumping lashes mean that the lashes are sticking together as opposed to being separated. I'm very particular that my lashes should be mostly separated. I usually wear just one coat from fear of "spidery lashes".<br />
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<li>CoverGirl Professional Super Thick Lash - <a href="http://www.target.com/p/covergirl-professional-super-thick-lash-mascara-very-black-300/-/A-11206141#prodSlot=medium_1_1&term=CoverGirl Professional Super Thick Lash">$4 at Target</a></li>
<li>Majolica Majorca Lash Expander Frame Plus - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/SHISEIDO-MAJOLICA-MAJORCA-Expander-Mascara/dp/B002SG90MS">$17 on Amazon</a></li>
<li>Buxom Amplified Lash - <a href="http://www.sephora.com/buxom-amplified-lash-mascara-P286723">$22 at Sephora</a></li>
<li>Maybelline Volum' Express One by One - <a href="http://www.target.com/p/maybelline-volum-exp-one-by-one-mascara/-/A-13081166#prodSlot=medium_1_1&term=maybelline one by one">$6 at Target</a></li>
<li>Maybelline Great Lash Lots of Lashes - <a href="http://www.ulta.com/ulta/browse/productDetail.jsp?skuId=2232651&productId=xlsImpprod3800001&navAction=push&navCount=1&categoryId=cat80040">$5 at Ulta</a></li>
<li>Sephora Outrageous Volume - <a href="http://www.sephora.com/outrageous-volume-mascara-P303303?skuId=1357813">$15 at Sephora</a></li>
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<b>CoverGirl Professional Super Thick Lash:</b><br />
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Effect - This mascara was suppose to be volumizing. While it did thicken my lashes a little bit, the wand did a bad job of reaching the base of the lashes. By the second coat, my lashes look slightly "scraggly" because the volume didn't taper from root to tip. I actually got quite a bit of length from the second coat - in addition to quite a bit of clumping (by which I mean, lack of separation). In general, the second coat just didn't look very smooth.<br />
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Results from just doing one coat: somewhat lackluster. This mascara darkens your lashes a bit and that's about it. My lashes still looked separated with one coat, but the few lashes that stuck together plus the lack of volume made my lashes look more sparse than necessary.<br />
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Brush - Clumsy and unable to coat evenly nor separate well.<br />
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Formula - Strong mascara smell which obviously dissipates when dried. The formula was pretty sticky, which translates to "dry".<br />
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Verdict - Utterly ordinary. Smudges a little bit. 5/10<br />
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Effect - This is a fiber mascara - you can see the little fibers in the formula when you pull the wand out. It produces a very smooth finish/look and does a good job lifting the lashes. Essentially, I liked the shape of my lashes after using this mascara. With one coat, you get relatively good separation which makes it look like you have more lashes. Lashes look darker with one coat of this than two coats of the CG Professional. With two coats, you need a lash comb if you don't want noticeable clusters of lashes.<br />
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Formula - Medium wet formula. Doesn't flake.<br />
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Brush - The reason I'm not fawning over this mascara is because of the wand. It doesn't separate very well. I think if it had one of the plastic wands that "grabs" your lashes and covers them thoroughly, this would be the perfect mascara. The curved and flat side don't differ much in terms of application or separation. It just that ergonomically speaking, the curved side is easier for upper lashes and the flat side is easier for bottom.<br />
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Verdict - Pretty good but overpriced. Very waterproof. 7/10<br />
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Effect - This mascara makes my lashes seem particularly fanned out. It lifts lashes only a little bit and isn't the most volumizing, but made my lashes look quite thick. On the second coat, this mascara gave my lashes the peculiar shape of a curve. My lashes look lifted in the middle but drooped a little at the tips. This mascara is pretty annoying for the lower lashes - gives it very little volume, only length, clumping, and stickiness (sometimes catching my upper lashes when I blink).<br />
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Brush - This brush is very easy to use! It is an amazing separator - lashes are still quite separate after two coats. It does a pretty good job at getting individual lashes. Bad at catching the baby lashes near the corners. Bad at getting close to the root of the bottom lashes.<br />
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Formula - Thin and medium dry. The first coat can only build up so much before it stops adding any volume/length. Needs coaxing to get the second coat to apply as you try to get the second coat to bind.<br />
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Verdict - Nice and natural look. I don't think you'll ever get that dramatic volume from this mascara. Also, it smudges on me. 6/10<br />
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Effect: Really good separation. Makes my lashes very straight. Pretty nice texture and finish after first coat in that lashes are evenly coated. Flaky and clumping upon second coat - ironically, this results in a very volumized look.<br />
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Brush - Really good at getting baby lashes at the corners. Also good at getting near the root of the bottom lashes, which I think is the difference between this and Maybelline One by One. Beware that the tip of this brush doesn't separate perfectly, so your baby lashes are more likely to clump. The brush in general is kind of small. The formula will thicken your lashes just fine, but getting the mascara on your lashes is not the easiest because a large part of your brush is just very little and flimsy.<br />
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Formula - Medium dry, medium thin formula. The slight clumping from the first coat will catch your brush and give you problems in the second coat.<br />
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Verdict - I'm surprised that I liked this more than expected, mainly due to the way the tapered brush reaches all those small lashes. 6.5/10<br />
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Formula - It used to be more wet but it has since dried out a bit. I like it both ways.<br />
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Effect - It doesn't lengthen very much on the first coat. But it looks like I have crazy many lashes. It separates very very well. I like the finish - it's almost feathery; not many clumps and not many flakes. The mascara doesn't increase the volume of each lash that much, but the collective effect is pretty volume-noticeable. The thing about this mascara is that I feel that I'm wearing mascara. It's not weightless. The second coat lifts the lashes particularly well and ups the length. However, it doesn't look as smooth.<br />
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Brush - The large brush makes it difficult to reach smaller lashes. The brush is long and has pretty short bristles. This creates a nice separating and practically lash multiplying effect. The nature of this mascara makes it very suitable for lower lashes!<br />
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Verdict - Two coats is dramatic enough for me for a night out. It's very pretty with both one and two coats. I'm a bit peeved that I can feel this mascara when I'm wearing it. Also the reaching of baby lashes and the passable volume leaves something to be desired. 7.5/10<br />
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This is <u>almost</u> two reviews in one since you can adjust the brush. You twist the top of the wand so that the brush itself elongates and contracts. The movement is pretty cool to look at. I have used the brush at it's longest and shortest, but it just occurred to me that you could pick somewhere in the middle as well.<br />
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Formula - A fairly wet, thin formula that's easy to work with. I love the finish - there are no flakes or unevenness. It looks very smooth, although it doesn't necessarily comb lashes to make them go in the same direction. You have to be quite deliberate if you want that. There is very little clumping. Any clumping together of lashes is not a huge problem because not too much mascara gets trapped between the clumped lashes, which is usually what makes clumping look egregious.<br />
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Effect / Brush - When the brush is short, it separates amazingly well. It's not as lengthening. When the brush is long, separation is acceptable (not as good) and is better at lengthening lashes. When short, each lash get covered in more mascara than when the brush is long. This difference is more noticeable on the lower lashes.<br />
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The second coat looks kind of bad. Lashes start to go in all different directions and look unevenly coated. However, it does further lengthen and volumize lashes by a noticeable but not shocking amount. If you want to layer, I recommend applying the first coat with the short brush and applying the second coat with the long brush. Afterwards, use a lash separator. Then lashes will not look too clumpy. By this I mean that the tips of your lashes will not be too far from each other (which is what makes them look clumpy and sparse) and will be relatively evenly spaced. As a result, lashes don't look that dramatic. If instead you use the long brush for the first coat and short brush for the second, your lashes may look spidery and go in wonky directions. Lashes don't look very fanned out - I suspect this mascara is relatively heavy. You can try to coax your lashes in the direction you want them, but bear in mind that the lashes are a bit difficult to control during the second coating (they are somewhat set in place from the first coat).<br />
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Verdict - This mascara does the job. Other than the astounding separation, volume and length are just so-so. But honestly, this mascara is nice and the packaging is way cool. 7/10<br />
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Final Thoughts:<br />
I've mentioned lash combs/separators once or twice here. See my Mascara Thoughts post for what I use. (Yes, that sounds like a lure. No I'm not trying to be scheming or wicked crafty. This post is way too long as it is!)<br />
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<br />Florence Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04134950442629754442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309732333153144480.post-66457419509830203522012-12-30T17:47:00.000-05:002013-01-04T22:05:56.218-05:00Review: C.O. Bigelow Mentha Lip Tint in Pink MintThese lipglosses are sold at Bath & Body Works. They smell and taste minty and feel slightly cooling. This has practically replaced my lip balms.<br />
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I have always known that lip balms tend to dry out my lips and forces me to constantly reapply. I don't like that fact and I have recently discovered that lipgloss is a great solution.<br />
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This Mentha line of lip gloss is very low maintenance - I can put it on without a mirror because it is rather sheer. It also doesn't feather and it's not streaky. It's very comfortable to wear since it isn't sticky.<br />
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<b>Longevity:</b> The trade-off for the non-stickiness is that it only has moderate staying power. The thicker a layer you apply, the longer it will last. On a good day, it will stay 2 or 3 hours. On a normal day, I talk, drink water, eat, et cetera, and so all of these elements shorten the staying power of the lip gloss. This may sound weird, but sometimes the lip gloss seeps down so that I can taste the mint. It is not at all unpleasant, because the mint flavor is fine and doesn't taste plastic-y or bitter. However, this probably contributes to the short lasting power.<br />
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<b>Product:</b> The product doesn't emphasize or highlight chapped lips. It has medium shine and doesn't dry out the lips when it wears off. It feels lightweight, though you can always tell when it's on.<br />
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The color can be built up and you can control the opacity, as you can see in the swatches. There is no shimmer. I really like this color as it is natural and pretty.<br />
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<b>Packaging:</b> Tubes seems more hygenic, as opposed to say doe-foot applicators. However, they can also be messy. Thankfully, the cap stays on tightly, even while it's tossing around inside my bag. I have never experienced lip gloss leaking out. However, sometimes I squeeze out too much and don't wipe the excess off, so when I close the cap, lip gloss gets all over the inside of the cap. I advise you to avoid touching the lip gloss with your fingers as it is very sticky.<br />
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You can find this in a Bath & Body Works store or online <a href="http://www.bathandbodyworks.com/product/index.jsp?productId=12986018&cp=12586965.12587148.12587161.4248380">here</a>. I'm not sure if they've changed the color, as the picture online makes the lip gloss look brighter and look like it has shimmer. But regardless, the formulation is great. I am also eager to try the 2x Supreme line of glosses.<br />
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<b>Overall:</b> This is my go-to lip product right now, which is high honors since I've never been a lip gloss person. It's such an easy product to work with. The color is lovely and so is the taste/smell. The only thing fussy is the packaging, but given everything else, I can live with it.<br />
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<b>Total:</b> 8.5/10Florence Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04134950442629754442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309732333153144480.post-60450719300363787292012-12-30T16:51:00.002-05:002013-01-08T20:47:36.636-05:00Review: L'Occitane Hand Cream in Fleur CherieRecently, I've been hearing a lot of good things about the L'Occitane Hand Creams.<br />
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I found a free coupon the other day. I'll tell you more about that at the bottom of this review!<br />
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My coupon was for the <i>Shea Butter</i> Hand Cream, but they ran out at my local L'Occitane store. The nice lady at the register let me choose any of the other hand creams so I sampled/smelled all of the different scents. They were all quite lovely. I remember that the Rose and the Lavender scents were very true to what you might expect of those flowers. The scents were strong enough to be distinctive, but not so strong as to be overpowering or to burn your nose. To me, this is indicative of high-quality products.<br />
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I chose the Fleur Cherie, which is a unique soft scent. The English language is rather deficient in the description of scents, so all I can say is that I like it and I don't think I will get tired of it.<br />
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If you were wondering about the orange blossom in this, I definitely do not smell oranges, citrus, or fruit of any sort.<br />
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The consistency is "normal" - right in the middle between thick and watery. I wouldn't necessarily say that a little goes a long way - It doesn't spread very easily so you tend to need more. I use a pea-sized amount that only just covers my relatively small hands.<br />
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I am very particular about hand creams, as I hate the sticky/slippery/filmy feeling that a lot of hand creams leave behind. For example, I tried out the famed Soap and Glory Hand Food Hand Cream in store, a hand cream that is suppose to dry down quickly, but I very much disliked it.<br />
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I like that this L'Occitane hand cream isn't ever slippery and most of it dries down within 5 minutes. Your hands still feel soft, but the feeling of a film on my hands becomes so minimal that I don't notice it after the first few minutes. That being said, this is not the most moisturizing hand cream. On severely dry, cracked skin, this hand cream won't do much and practically disappears unless you really spot apply. It's best for normal skin and works moderately well for slightly dry skin.<br />
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The scent stays on your hand for a while. Of course, it fades so you don't feel like you're walking around smelling like your hand cream for the whole day. (Although I suppose I wouldn't mind that.)<br />
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I think the packaging is very pretty. I like the flower pattern and I like that the cap is octagonal, which makes replacing the cap very easy, even with lotion on. The tube is suppose to look like metal, but I'm fairly certain everything is plastic.<br />
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<a href="http://usa.loccitane.com/fleur-ch%C3%A9rie-hand-cream,82,1,29465,263761.htm">Fleur Cherie</a> and most of the other scents only come in a 1oz travel size tube for $10.00. You can find them online at the <a href="http://usa.loccitane.com/natural-beauty-products-skincare-l'occitane-en-provence-usa,82,1,28281,333753.htm">website</a>. There are also L'Occitane counters inside department stores and freestanding L'Occitane stores.<br />
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<b>Overall:</b> There's not really much point in applying this hand cream if you're looking for extremely soft and moisturized hands. For now, I keep it in my bag for whenever I have nothing to do and want my hands to smell good. This lotion will definitely leave your hands in better condition than before, but I'm sure there are more effective lotions out there.<br />
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<b>Total:</b> 8/10 Extra points for the luxuriousness and the wonderful smell.<br />
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There is a recurring offer for a free bottle of Shea Butter Hand Cream. I think it is for USA only but if anyone can confirm, let me know in the comments.<br />
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1. Go to the L'Occitane <a href="http://usa.loccitane.com/natural-beauty-products-skincare-l'occitane-en-provence-usa,82,1,28281,333753.htm">website</a><br />
2. In the upper right hand corner, register for an account using your Facebook<br />
3. Follow the directions and check your email.<br />
4. The coupon should come in your email. Bring the email to your nearest L'Occitane USA store and redeem your free hand cream.<br />
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I found this offer via a quick Google search that brought me to <a href="http://hunt4freebies.com/free-shea-butter-hand-cream-at-loccitane/">hunt4freebies</a><br />
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<br />Florence Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04134950442629754442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309732333153144480.post-41499859467413829482012-12-30T13:17:00.005-05:002013-01-04T22:07:27.592-05:00Review: Maybelline Dream Lumi Touch Highlighting Concealer in NudeI have tried many many undereye concealers because I have always had dark circles. The one thing I've learned is that your undereye concealer and your spot concealer has to be different - one product can't do both jobs. For the undereye, the Maybelline Dream Lumi Touch Highlighting Concealer is the best that I've tried.<br />
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<b>Packaging:</b> As you can see, the pretty lettering has all rubbed off just with regular usage. As for dispensing the product, I have always been averse to twist-up packaging and built-in brush. I've had bad experiences with unresponsive twisting that sometimes doesn't dispense anything and sometimes dispenses way too much. For this particular product, I can live with the packaging - usually two clicks dispenses the proper amount of product for one use, and I don't have to wait too long for the product to come up. (Note that you have to twist quite a few times when you use the product for the first time.)<br />
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<b>Product:</b> The product itself is pretty great. It reflects a bit of light and blends really well. I usually apply this from under my eyes to a little below the dark circles, then blend. It looks really natural.<br />
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<b>Longevity:</b> Since everything creases below my eye, this does crease slightly after about an hour even when I set it with powder. The creasing becomes noticeable after about 6 hours. At the 6 hour point, and every hour or two after that, I have to pat the undereye area to blend out the creasing. However, bear in mind that I have very oily skin.<br />
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<b>Coverage:</b> Opacity is just right - it covers my relatively dark circles but doesn't look dry or cakey. You can build it up or feather it out depending on the coverage you want. (You should build it up before setting it with powder. It won't blend properly after you apply powder. This means that touch-ups don't look very good.) It doesn't dry out your skin, but does emphasize dry skin that's already there so you should moisturize as needed.<br />
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<b>Color:</b> I use the shade Nude. There are 6 shades total, with both cool and warm tones. Since this concealer is light-reflecting, it shouldn't be too difficult to find a matching shade. However, it would be nice to see them make a few more darker shades to cover the entire range of skintones, purely judging by the pictures on the website.<br />
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Availability: You can get this from practically anywhere that sells drugstore makeup: CVS, Target, Walgreens, Ulta, etc. It retails for around $8.<br />
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<b>Overall: </b>This is a fantastic undereye concealer. It's creamy, natural, and easy to work with. I don't use highlighters and I don't expect that this would make a very great one since the light-reflecting quality is too subtle for that. As an undereye concealer, it has become my HG. It would be absolutely perfect if it didn't crease at all.<br />
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<b>Total:</b> 9/10Florence Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04134950442629754442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309732333153144480.post-50698258309134503072012-12-29T22:10:00.001-05:002013-01-04T22:09:50.231-05:00Review: Be Fine Exfoliating Cleanser<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I first learned about this scrub from Ingrid also known as <a href="http://youtube.com/missglamorazzi">missglamorazzi</a> on Youtube. I like this face cleanser so much I am already on my second bottle.<br />
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<b>Consistency: </b>This is an exfoliator that I use on my face. Most of the granules are brown sugar, so as you gently massage it onto your face, the scrub melts into a lather. It's gentle enough to use daily. If you don't want as much of the exfoliation, you can rub it between your fingers for a few seconds so some of the crystals melt down before applying it to your face.<br />
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<b>Effectiveness:</b> The granules are large enough to exfoliate a little bit, but I find that in the winter, when I have drier skin with patchy areas, this isn't the greatest scrub. It works best if you take a half-pea-sized amount and apply it onto a section of your face in circular motions. I would do this two or three times on the same section if I want to make sure that I've gotten all the dry skin off.<br />
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Once the scrub becomes a creamy lather, it cleans extremely well. I usually only wear eyeliner on my eyes, so I don't use eye makeup remover (I know that's still bad...). But this stuff cleans off my eyeliner (and foundation!) better than any other face wash I've used. When I'm done washing my face with this, it feels completely clean, residue-free, and not tight-feeling.<br />
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<b>Scent:</b> To me, this smells distinctly of ginger. I don't see ginger in the ingredients, so I'm not sure if it really is there. But I love ginger and the scent is very natural. It's not very sweet and not at all artificial-smelling.<br />
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<b>Packaging:</b> The packaging is quite nice. The letters don't rub off. I am unhappy with the cap, which is hard to open. I don't like digging my fingernails into caps to open them, so usually I keep this half-open, like this:<br />
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It seems to work fine that way - I don't think water gets in and the product inside doesn't "dry up". Since I sometimes keep this in my shower, I am generally impressed with the fact that everything inside the bottle doesn't melt. I thought that it would, since it's basically made of brown sugar crystals. The packaging keeps away moderate heat so you can keep it in the shower if hot water doesn't directly hit it. But my last bottle kind of died because one day, probably it got too hot inside the shower and about half of the product turned into liquid. Good thing it was almost out anyway and I had a backup bottle.<br />
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<b>Price:</b> I found one for $20 on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Befine-Exfoliating-Cleanser-Brown-Almond/dp/B001KFDHZE">Amazon</a> and $25 on <a href="http://www.birchbox.com/shop/be-fine-exfoliating-cleanser">Birchbox.com</a>. I'm not sure why, but I had found mine for about $12 on Amazon when I bought it. The seller was ABC WHOLESALE, so maybe they will restock or bring back the discounted price.<br />
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<b>Overall:</b> I love that this product turns from a scrub into a cream lather. It's great for making your skin feel smooth. Furthermore, you don't need very much to cover your whole face - about a dime-sized amount - if you're looking for a quick overall scrub instead of a deep exfoliator. This bottle should last you a while. I highly recommend it!<br />
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<b>Total:</b> 9/10<br />
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<i>Have you tried this scrub? Do you like it?</i><br />
<br />Florence Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04134950442629754442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309732333153144480.post-34989359206606459062012-12-22T23:15:00.004-05:002013-01-04T22:11:45.625-05:00Review: Smashbox Jet Set Gel Eyeliner in VampEver since I got the Bobbi Brown Gel Liner in Black Ink last summer, I have been using gel liner almost every day. I recently made an online purchase from Sephora to buy Secret Santa gifts, and thought I would give Smashbox's gel eyeliner a try. This particular shade was only $10.<br />
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I think it is now out of stock, but you can get other shades at <a href="http://www.sephora.com/jet-set-waterproof-eye-liner-P153000?skuId=941138">Sephora</a> or at the <a href="http://www.smashbox.com/product/6028/17753/Eyes/Eye-Liner/JET-SET-WATERPROOF-EYE-LINER/index.tmpl">Smashbox</a> website. The colors from the permanent line retail for $22. You likely can still find the shade Vamp on Amazon.<br />
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When I first received the pot of gel liner in the mail, I was surprised by how small it is. I thought it was a mini size, which would explain the discounted price. But this one actually contains a little more product compared to the Bobbi Brown gel liner. Smashbox contains .12oz/3.4g while Bobbi Brown contains .1oz/3g.<br />
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This particular shade is extremely unique. (I generally like more "complex" colors in my eyeliners, so I was happy with this one.) I have swatched it below. Vamp is basically a medium/dark brown base with a purple sheen/shimmer. In brighter lights, the light will reflects more purple. In dimmer lighting, it looks almost completely brown.<br />
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The brown was rather difficult to capture in the swatches. Perhaps you can see a little of the brown tinge on the second picture, on the right side where there was more of a shadow. The color on the side of the pot is very pretty when you hold it to the light. The duality of the brown and purple seems more obviously in this last picture.<br />
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As for the wear of the product, I am not disappointed but not impressed either. In the swatches, the top line is one swipe across. The opacity didn't carry through, and that is exactly what happens when I apply it to my eyes. When I wear it, I have to constantly re-dip my brush and go over the line several times to reach opacity.<br />
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The staying power is acceptable. I have very oily skin so I have a perpetual problem with eyeliners smudging and transferring to the lower corners of my eyes. I only wear eyeliner on the top line. After 14 hours of Jet Set, I do see some transferring to the lower corners, but the transfer is very light. The shimmer is very fine so it does not transfer nor end up somewhere else. There is also noticeable fading. Fading begins at about the 8 hour point and becomes substantial enough to warrant reapplication at about 11 or 12 hours. This eyeliner does not flake.<br />
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Moving on to packaging, like I said the pot is small as far as gel eyeliners go. It's compact if you like to carry makeup in your purse. The pot is made of glass and has a plastic top. The plastic top doesn't seem like it seals, but the liner has not dried out. I have had it for only a month, but I have seen little to no change in texture. Email me if you want an update on that. I always store my eyeliner upside down, which really helps. Also be aware that texture changes with the temperature. I try to keep my eyeliners at room temperature (as opposed to besides a window ledge in the winter).<br />
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I was a little miffed that part of the lettering on the top was rubbed off when I received it brand new. The testers in stores all have parts of the lettering rubbed off, so my jar is not an anomaly. Otherwise, I have no complaints about the packaging. The product is easy to reach with a brush, and not too deep into the jar. (You'll know what I'm talking about if you've seen Clinique Brush-On Liner.)<br />
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I use the brush below to apply it, and it works like a charm. I always start with a clean brush, because application is very difficult and uneven when there is product leftover on the brush.<br />
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This brush is from Crown. It's the C217 Bent Liner brush and I paid no more than $3 for it, probably less.<br />
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Overall, I like the unique color, but I would not pay full price for this. I am dissuaded from buying other shades from the Jet Set line, because it bothers me that I have to go over the line several times to reach opacity with this formulation. However, I will use Vamp often because compared to the smudging that I have experienced with pencil liners, the staying power is more than reasonable.<br />
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Packaging: 3.5/5<br />
Longevity: 4/5<br />
Product: 3.5/5<br />
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Overall: 7.5/10 AcceptableFlorence Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04134950442629754442noreply@blogger.com0