Miracle in a Bottle

Has anyone tried micellar water? It’s the latest craze in skincare and being that my skin can be an oily, acne prone mess, I thought I’d give it the old college try. 

  
I must say I’m glad I did. This stuff is fabulous. You can use it to remove make up, to freshen up, or for general cleansing. I use it as an astringent to remove any leftover traces of dirt, make up, oil, or soap scum. 

There are different brands on the market, but I settled for Garnier  because their list of ingredients was shorter than that of the other companies-even Simple, believe it or not. They also have a blue bottle that is solely for waterproof make up. It also comes in purse size bottles.  Plus it was only $4.99 which was cheaper than the rest.  

Garnier touts that the water “features micelle cleansing molecules that pull dirt and oil away from the face.” I have no idea what those molecules are but I’m sold! It doesn’t irritate or dry my skin out like alcohol and some other astringents I’ve tried before. 

Please leave a comment if you’ve tried it and let me know what you think! 

Lashed

I was traipsing around Target the other day and stumbled upon these beauties:

I don’t know who Vegas Nay is, but her Grand Glamor eyelashes are exquisite. The box says “lightweight” but they did feel a little heavy after the initial application.

I felt so sultry with them on, lol. I love the multiple layer effect.

ReFresh

I recently read in a magazine about a stylist who uses ReFresh dry shampoo between salon visits, and because she is Black, I was eager to see if it would work for me.

I sprayed it on thinking that it would saturate my hair, lol. No so. I probably sprayed too much because I wanted to have good results. But this initially left a powdery residue behind. I combed through it pretty well before wrapping it up.

The next day I was surprised that my normally oily hair wasn’t at all oily. My hair did feel heavy though and strangely clean.

I would only use this in a pinch because I noticed that it is very drying-which I’m assuming alcohol is a main ingredient. But then again, I might have sprayed too much.

I also picked up an old classic, Nozema, liquid soap which is supposed to moisture better than bar soap, and brownie bites vitamin. They taste like candy!

Lashed

I wanted to add a little “drama” to my day time look and decided to try Eylure lashes. I bought them for $7.99 from Target. I chose style number 202 “Dramatic” which was perfect for the look I was after. I’m guessing that they are a British company based upon the Union Jack flag on the box.

The lashes applied easily despite having a double layer. The kit came with adhesive as well as an applicator tool. It also had pictorial applying instructions. However, I opted not to use the supplied adhesive and instead bought Duo adhesive in black as it looks more natural than the white stuff.

I was pleased with the end result. I feel so pretty and feminine with them on, lol.

Clean Face

Unfortunately, I have very oily, acne prone skin. So I was excited to see Garnier’s new facial cleaner made especially for my skin type. I’ve been using it for a few weeks now and I do like it. I’ve even noticed that my pores look tighter. I have yet to use it with my Mia, but that’s next.

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Lush Life

I stopped by Lush a few weeks ago to get some cleansing products for my face.

I got the Dark Angels face mask and Tea Tree Water. After using the mask I’ve noticed that my pores feel tighter. And the water is a great toner. It removes residue left behind from soap and traces of make up.

Sephora’ing

I stopped by Sephora this weekend to spend the $15 coupon that I received in the mail and to replenish my foundation. Previously I used Macao by Nars. However, based upon a coworker’s recommendation, I tried Make up Forever #75 Mat Velvet. So far I like it.

I also got more primer which my oily skin needs.

When I saw this pretty pop of color, I had to try Nars Holly Woodlawn. It’s an orangey-red shade. I’ve never worn a red on my lips before but this one is quite nice.

Pretty Palette

I picked this up from Sephora’s–so pretty! The colors are highly pigmented and vibrant. They show up well on my brown skin.

It Works!

I’ve been using MOM for over a week now and I must say I am impressed! Normally after a FEW minutes I would be having a facial meltdown, but the MOM really holds the oil slicks at bay! It even works better than the Smashbox Photo Primer. I’ll have to see how it fares in the sticky, sweltering summer months though.

I also replaced my Clinique foundation for Nars. Wish I would have cleaned the bottle up before photo’ing, lol

Tattoo

I saw this new eye shadow and wasn’t sure if I wanted to try it. I finally gave in and grabbed the orange shade called “Fierce and Tangy #10.” I was surprised by the creamy texture. As you can see, it doesn’t look good on my skin, lol!  Hmmmm, still undecided on this one.