Sephora Sample Review

I had these samples from Sephora  lying around and I thought it was great idea to the review these products.

Becca Ever-Matte Poreless Priming Perfector - To start off I'm going to say I absolutely LOVE this primer. I have oily to combination skin and this is such a great primer that mattifies your skin before you put on your foundation. This primer comes in a apple sauce kind of consistency its  kind of sticky but as you work it onto your face it almost sucks out all the oil and shine off your skin in an instant. This primer made my foundation glide on so smoothly and evenly.  My foundation stayed matte all day long!

This primer is great for those who have really oily skin especially in the summer. It will make your foundation stay matte even in hot and humid weathers.  I definitely want to purchase this product!

NARS Pure Radiant tinted moisturizer - This is a really good tinted moisturizer with an SPF. It feels really light and airy on the face. The texture of this tinted moisturizer is really smooth and nice.  It has really good coverage for a tinted moisturizer which is also a  plus and leaves your skin feeling hydrated all day long. This tinted moisturizer comes in 13 shades providing different undertones to match your complexion.

Hourglass Immaculate Liquid Powder Foundation Mattifying and Oil Free - This is another product I instantly fell INLOVE WITH! This foundation is made for people who have oily  skin and is great for the summer! This foundation gives a medium coverage,  it glides on smoothly and gives your face a nice powdery finish. I love the consistency of this foundation and  it also feels really nice when applied on the skin.

This foundation looks beautiful all day long! I really want to go purchase this!

Jack Black Glycolic Facial Cleanser - This cleanser is amazing. I washed my face with this and it left my face looking clean, it minimized my pores, my skin felt hydrated,  and  it evened out my skin tone as well.   Overall this is a great product!

Favourite Summer Nails

These are my favourite summer nail products that I'm loving

• Essie Nail Polish: Muchi Muchi - I love this summer nail colour. Its just simple nude pinky colour. This nail colour will probably look good on all skin tones. I thought this nail polish would require at least 3 - 4 coats for it to show up but it only took me two coats for the colour to look like how it appears in the bottle.
• Sally Hansen Mega Shine top coat - This is a really good top coat. You will have to let your nail polish dry for a few minutes before putting this on. This top coat dries in minutes. It finishes off with a nice shine. It claims that it makes your nail polish last up to 10 days and it does make my nail polish last longer. I'm liking this top coat but still in search for better ones! 

Nivea Mattifying Day Care Moisturizer

For those who have oily to combination skin I believe I found a really good moisturizer for you to try out! A moisturizer is essential for both dry or oily skin. If you got oily skin and believe that moisturizing your face will make it more oily you are wrong! When you cleanse your face and don't use a moisturizer to moisturize it your skin will start producing its own oils. In order to prevent your skin from producing more oil  we have to apply a bit of moisturizer to keep our skin hydrated for the day. 

This is the moisturizer that I use currently use. This moisturizer is suited for those who have oily to combination skin. This moisturizer is made out of a oil- free formula and is  suppose to moisturize while it mattifies the look of your skin and reduces it's shine. This product claims that it won't clog your pores and will leave your skin looking healthy, beautiful, shine free and matte. 

To start off I'm going to say I'm really loving this moisturizer. Some moisturizers I used in the past did leave my skin oily and greasy looking. This moisturizer works with my skin to help keep it matte and shine free. I wear this moisturizer underneath my makeup and I feel like it helps keep my face and makeup looking fresh all day long. 

This moisturizer is made with ocean algae and hydra IQ. Ocean algae contains compounds, sea minerals, antioxidants that offers many benefits for our skin.  Ocean algae helps prevent wrinkles, dark circles, under eye puffiness, dull skin, it soothes irritation, and is enriched with antioxidants and helps with acne and breakouts. I have been using this moisturizer for a while and my skin just looks more  healthier, hydrated and glowy (if that's even a word). 

Overall, I'm really loving this stuff! Great product! 

Beauty 101: Growing Long Healthy Hair

Uses of olive oil to make your hair grow faster:

Last post for today!  Thought I would blog about what my hair has gone through for the past year ... 

So my hair has been previously processed with with bleaching and lightening a couple of times which is very damaging to your hair(I have pretty strong hair since it had been bleached allot of times in the past year and its surprising to me that it never fell out!). I went  to the salon and got an ombre done to my  hair the first time and I liked it for a while then I went back to black hair then dyed it ombre again by myself and now I'm back to black! I know I must be hair bipolar or something! Well now I'm deciding to stick to my natural hair colour and I'm not thinking of dying it again for at least a long while...

So I went and chopped half my hair off to get rid of all the damaged ends. I now have to let my hair grow out healthy. I usually get trims every 4 - 6 months. If I go to the hair salon before 4 months it would be most likely be to just get face framing layers.  I don't like going to get trims that often so in order to keep my hair healthy and nourished I usually deep condition it with olive oil.  Olive oil provides many benefits for your hair and even your skin!

I have started using olive oil for the past year since I got my hair lightened with bleach and wanted to keep it healthy. Olive oil has proven to me that it is really effective at keeping hair healthy. I didn't really see that many spilt ends or discovered any breakage after all the bleaching my hair had gone through. Olive oil helped my hair become really soft and silky. Olive oil is also effective at making your hair grow faster (not even kidding).

The benefits I found are listed on this site 

Hot towel hair treatment  every 2 - 4 weeks using Olive Oil (This is what I usually do):

1. First I warm up the olive oil
2. Wait at least 3 - 5 min for it to cool down  just a little (don't want to burn yourself!)
3. I then distribute it evenly onto my hair
4. I then I grab a towel and run it under really warm water 
5. Now I wrap my hair with the towel and let it sit for at least 20 - 30 mins
6. Lastly, I wash out all the oil from my hair with my shampoo and condition it with a conditioner
7. After  you do this you will discover how soft your hair feels and how silky it looks! 

Olay Fresh Effects: Shine Shine Go Away Cleanser Review

So, to start off I'm going to say I'm REALLY loving this cleanser and the electrical cleansing brush that comes with it.

To let everyone know my skin type is:

• Oily to combination skin
• Sensitive to some facial cleansers and does get irritated

I picked up this Olay Fresh Effects - Shine minimizing cleanser from the drug store 2 days ago and I'm already loving it.  The box kind of caught my attention so I was so impulsive to buy it.  I have oily to combination skin and  I do get annoyed by the shine some cleansers leave so I was excited to try this out to see if this does what it says it does. This cleanser is suppose to leave your skin feeling clean and shine free.

I'm going to say that I believe it really does what it says it does! After cleansing my face with this cleanser my face felt SOO CLEAN, refreshed, and it left a healthy glow. The electrical brush that came with it is really good at removing all that  build up dirt and makeup! The bristles of the brush are like rubber which gently massages and exfoliates your skin to give you that really clean, refreshing feel and healthy glow.  Overall, I'm loving this duo and recommend it to those with oily to combination skin like me.

Drugstore Facial Products Review

• Aveeno Active Naturals -  Skin brightening scrub
• Marcelle - Soothing Cleansing water for face and eyes
• Marcelle - Night cream

Aveeno Active Naturals - Skin Brightening scrub

The Aveeno skin brightening scrub is a daily scrub made with moisture rich soy extracts and gentle microbeads. It is soap free, oil free,  hypoallergenic, non comedogenic.  It claims it gently exfoliates for even tone and texture to reveal brighter more radiant skin. I have the most difficult time finding the right facial cleanser for my face since it is very sensitive to most facial cleansers and scrubs. This is that one facial cleanser I have found at a reasonable price that doesn't irritate my skin. After a week of cleansing with this facial scrub I have noticed that my skin feels smooth, it looks brighter and healthier. This cleanser doesn't leave my skin feeling dry or flaky. It also leaves my skin feeling moisturized and hydrated. I'm really starting to love this cleanser and I had to purchase it again after finishing up the first bottle that I've bought. This bottle lasts about 3 - 4 weeks if you cleanse your face with it everyday. 

Marcelle - Soothing Cleansing water for face and eyes

The Marcelle soothing cleansing water for face and eyes is paraben free, oil free, alcohol free, non comedogenic, perfume free, hypo-allergenic. It's made out of a non - rinse formula and is gentle for all skin types.  It claims to cleanse the face without irritating or drying out the skin  and remove even long- wearing and waterproof makeup. Reading this I had to purchase it to try it out to see for myself.  I found that this cleanser removes all of my makeup and tones out my skin. It leaves my skin feeling hydrated. I usually use this at the end of the day when I need to remove my makeup and cleanse my face. Since its made out of a non-rinse formula its convenient for those women who are on the run to the gym and want to remove their makeup before they workout. You can use this cleanser any time to quickly cleanse your face and to remove all of your makeup off.

Marcelle - Night Cream

This is probably my first night cream I've purchased. Usually I just moisturize my face with a regular moisturizer. I didn't really have an interest in purchasing a night cream. After looking up the benefits of a night cream I found that its at night that our bodies take it's time to rest and repair. The skin also  regenerates at night and night creams are used to help regenerate the skin effectively while you sleep. Night creams consists of anti aging properties and can help prevent early signs of wrinkles. 

After using this night cream I found that it moisturizes my skin and my skin doesn't look irritated or oily at all. Usually some moisturizers I found leaves  my skin looking oily and this night cream doesn't do that on my skin. My skin looks refreshed and rejuvenated in the morning. So far I don't have a problem with this night cream and I will continue to use it.