Mascara -Napoleon Perdis - Peep Show Madame Fantasia
kristabunni 3/19/2008 7:44:00 AM
This mascara did elongate and thicken my eyelashes, but it always always always smudged and gave me raccoon eyes by the end of the day. Not to mention the product clumped on the end of the wand more than others that I've used, which either resulted in me wasting my time in the morning clearing the wand or having globs of mascara fall under my eyelashes while applying. Although it seems to be a never-ending product (I've been using it almost daily for 2 years, which isn't hygenic anyway), it's not worth the $30.
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Foundations -The Body Shop - All-In-One Face Base
kristabunni 3/19/2008 7:36:00 AM
EDIT EDIT: I've bought more than I can count of these, and stock up every time TBS has a sale. HOLY GRAIL. I now wear the 06 shade. Original review: I found that this product gave hardly any coverage. I tried applying it with a dry sponge, wet sponge, and with a brush, and for the three months or so that I've been using it, I feel and look as if I'm not even wearing any makeup, in a bad way. My skin flakes each time I use it. Also, the colour was really hard to match to my skin. It came highly recommended by a friend, so I want it to work well, but I think I'm giving up on it entirely. EDIT: So I'd like to tag on an addendum to this review: the problem was not with the product itself, but with the sales person who matched the colour for me. At the time I was unaware that in any given TBS, there's only one person who is schooled in make-up application. I assumed that since customers can book makeovers at TBS that most sales people there were qualified to do so. Anyway, I'm Chinese and have the requisite fairly pale skin with yellow undertones, and 04 was too light for me, hence the lack of coverage. It just made my blemishes stand out more against the washed-out colour. When I went again with my friend, who had recommended the product to me, she matched me with 05, and since then it has been my go-to in the morning when rushing out the door. Just swipe on each cheek, nose, forehead and chin, and your on your way to work or school. It applies smoothly with the given sponge as well as with a dampened foundation brush, and is easily portable and durable. Concentrate it a little more on blemishes and in a pinch you won't even need concealer. Anyway, I highly recommend it for when you're on the go, or just to keep in your purse for touch-ups.
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