Hair Styling Tools -Conair - Infiniti 1" Nano Tourmaline Ceramic Curling Iron (model CD107TN)
Piggie8 5/14/2013 3:22:00 AM
Overall, this isn't bad as curling iron. Gets hot fast and pretty hot. I however, have extremely thick hair and my hairstyle requires tons of curls. Because of this, I feel like I'm awesome the first set around of around my head and when I go for more layers, I feel like I've lost at least half the heat. I think most would like it.
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Hair Styling Tools -Goody - Self-Holding Rollers
Piggie8 5/14/2013 3:18:00 AM
If you have thick hair, forget about these. I've tried every which way and what to use these and make them work and nothing does it. No hold and half the time it made my hair a knotty mess. If you have thinner hair, this would be ideal.
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Styling Products -Got 2 Be - Glued hairspray
Piggie8 5/5/2013 9:57:00 AM
I have fine hair, but it's EXTREMELY thick. Every single time I go get my haircut and they touch my hair, the stylist's first words out of their mouth is something along the lines of "wow you have thick hair". To do my hair, I have it layered and textured and at just above shoulder length. I take a curling iron to it and curl several layers, almost with a 50's look. I work in retail as an assistant manager and need something for me to literally last all day long and this is the only thing I've found that last the longest. I couldn't decided between 3 or 4 stars, but honestly, I'm pretty dang sure that the rest of the population would have no problem with this holding up. If I do my hair at 8am, it starts to kind of droop just a little at 4, which isn't too bad considering my hair and how many times I have to move my head around and heavy store work that I have to do. When it hits about the 10 hour mark, my hair looks ok, but it's definitely down. It does make your hair crunchy, but I don't think people realize that if you need an extreme hold, that's pretty much how it has to be. This isn't for people who don't wash their hair every day. If my hair gets wet, it clumps together and get extremely sticky. I don't personally mind though because I shower at least twice a day. As far as pricing goes, I also can't complain, especially for the hold. Normally it's around $6-7USD, which is much less than salon ones and one's I've tried, including the Big Sexy Hair one, but FYI, it's almost half the price at Target. I'm going to use this for now, I've used tons and tons of different kinds and this is the only one I've come close to on my hair, and if it works on mine, it'll certainly work on yours.
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Primer/ Corrector -Cover FX - Clearprep FX Matte Foundation Primer and Anti-Acne Treatment
Piggie8 4/30/2013 1:54:00 AM
This is my third face primer I've tried. First was the Hard Candy which was so awesome, but gave me the worst cystic acne I've ever had in my entire life. The other was Rimmel London's and that didn't do anything for me. I was suggested to this by a Sephora employee since I'm wearing my makeup 12+ hours a day and I work in retail with no time for touch-ups. She also recommended this one because of the anti-acne aspect of it since I'm so acne-prone and oily. This is good, I've noticed such a vast improvement of the staying power of my mascara, but I don't notice anything special about it that would make me have to go out and buy this one specifically again. I also feel like it makes my skin kind of red. For the price that it is, I don't feel like it's really worth it completely, however, it is nice and I would purchase it again if I didn't have time to try another or something.
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Mascara -Bobbi Brown - Everything Mascara
Piggie8 4/30/2013 1:35:00 AM
I usually like to use a product a few times before giving out my opinion, but I was so shocked the one time I've used this that I kind of had to. Keep in mind that I am using a sample mascara from my points from Sephora and it was the last tube, so it could have been sitting there for a while. I know that some people say the sample mascaras can be different than the full size tube. I got this at Sephora and this wasn't anything that jumped out at me, but I wanted to try something different, but didn't have the money as I'm a mascara junkie. I finally put it on today. Upon opening it, I was kind of sad as it is a natural bristle brush, I feel that a lot of natural brushes are the same effect and clump the product and are disappointing, but I thought, what the hey. So I put it on and I could feel that it was a dryer formula, but I got the last tube at Sephora so I don't know how long it's been there. To me it looked like there was a lot of product on the brush, but I wasn't getting getting very much on my lashes. I usually put on my mascara by running the comb through about 5-10 times kind of slowly, sometimes wiggling it and I'm done. I also am a kind of girl that I will only do 1-2 coats max and if it takes more, I don't want it. I had to do a ton of strokes to get something going. However, no matter what I did, I didn't find any clumping, it was an extremely smooth application. Even though I wasn't getting much on, it's extremely buildable and I was actually getting pretty decent volume, but not a ton of length. I have long lashes (and I know I shouldn't complain....), but I had trouble getting product at the end of my lashes to let everyone know that they exist. The thing that made me really want to review was I was so surprised about how it made my eyes feel. I have extremely dry eyes, I don't even wear contacts, and when I wore this today, my eyes felt ok. I noticed on Sephora.com that this said it was ophthalmologist approved, but I've seen it before and I'm like, whatever. When I usually wear mascara, my eyes will become extremely dry and sometimes my eyes will struggle so much to become hydrated that the bottom eyelid will flood and make me "tear up" for several hours. This however, didn't make me do that. As soon as it dried, I noticed how my eyes felt fine and like I wasn't any at all, like a normal day with my eye drops, or even better. It was really lightweight, no crunchiness. It never got any worse and my eyes felt like they could breathe. As far as staying power goes, I somehow picked a good day to try this out. I am an assistant manager in a retail store and I work 12 hour days constantly on my feet. Also in my building, the sun shines through it and it gets extremely hot in my store. Today I was sweating like a pig and running everywhere like a chicken with it's head cut off and when I finally got to look in a mirror 9 hours into my shift, I was totally expecting smudges or flakes or something and I didn't have anything like that. The effect of this mascara isn't anything special, it's definitely a very natural looking one, and especially for the price I would expect more. However, because of the smooth application, wearability, how wonderful it was on my eyes, I'm actually seriously considering purchasing this. I'm going to try this out more, but as long as this hasn't be edited, it's how I stand currently.
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Makeup Brushes -Sephora - Professionnel Platinum Air Brush #56
Piggie8 4/12/2013 11:15:00 PM
Woah!! Finally found the perfect face brush! I've never been able to find anything that I like and everything felt so harsh on my sensitive skin. A Sephora associate recommended it to me when I was purchasing a new foundation (Tarte) and I was thinking, wow this is expensive and I was like, this won't be that great, but I was extremely impressed and I'm sooo happy with my purchase. It's also built well and it's like my little baby, I feel like I've gotten the most bang for my buck. So soft as well.
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Misc Beauty Tools -Sephora - Daily Brush Cleaner
Piggie8 4/12/2013 10:39:00 PM
I'm lazy, big time lazy and I feel this is a great solution. I'm personally cheap, and I don't think the small is bad for the price and I use it decently. I love the anti-bacterial aspect of it. I was noticing that if I didn't clean my brushes daily or every other day it would break my skin out, and this eliminates that problem. I wish there was some better cleaning power to it, but I can't complain too much.
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Misc Beauty Tools -Sephora - SEPHORA - Whole Store
Piggie8 4/12/2013 10:27:00 PM
I have personally an interesting relationship with Sephora. I was so scared to walk in, how nice it looks with expensive makeup and the associates. One day I walked in wanting something badly and try it out, and I like it sooo much more than Ulta. I'm personally a tall, big girl and I know people judge me everywhere I go and walking into a beauty or clothing store is like the shark tank for me. When I go to Ulta, I can tell I'm being heavily judged and the people there are fake. People at Sephora, I know they are trying to get me buy from them, but I feel like they do want the best product for me. I've found excellent solutions and they are sweet and kind to me, I don't feel a fake put off from them. And when I say I don't have enough money, it's understood. I actually feel pretty for once and confident from them. I also like the brushes they sell themselves. It is a lot of money, but they have the same prices at Ulta and I don't have to pay shipping and handling. I do feel like they help me get the bang for my buck. I also love their rewards program. I wish they had coupons or something, but either way, I feel so much more comfortable here and I've NEVER been at ease at anywhere that's more high end. I wish the sales associates weren't as pushy, but hey, it's retail and sales.
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Mascara -Cover Girl - Lash Blast Fusion
Piggie8 4/4/2013 6:10:00 PM
Worst brush ever to exist, it isn't thick enough or whatever to do anything to any lashes, I have to give it a 2 rating because it's the only mascara that I've ever tried that doesn't smudge or flake as much as any ones in my experience. And for that, I keep buying it for my lower lashes. That's it. I hate it, I hate it, I hate it, except I can't! D:
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Mascara -BeneFit Cosmetics - They're Real
Piggie8 4/4/2013 1:46:00 AM
I am personally a mascara junkie. Anything new that comes out, I want to try. I use a different one on the top than the bottom because I've only used two that don't really smudge (depends on the day). I personally have very long lashes and probably average thickness and a natural curl, so I'm looking for more help with thickness. I got this as a recommendation from a worker at Sephora as I was asking for something less clumpy and separates my lashes apart more, and this really didn't do that for me. I feel like it's not very clumpy, but just enough that it's bothersome. I'll get a decent sized one on each eye sometimes. It helps my natural curl a lot, people will ask me what eyelash curler I use and I have to tell them I don't, lol. If I want multiple layers, I have to do it while it's still wet or my lashes will clump together and even then they don't really separate. I do have to give kudos a lot to the brush itself, which I really love and wonder if I would love this mascara if it had a different formula. I love how much it can coat my lashes with one swipe, which I'm a one-swiper type of gal, I really don't like to hassle with more. I am a HUGE fan of the end with all the little spikes that can get into the corners and I REALLLY wish some other mascaras would do the same (namely the CoverGirl LashBlast Fusion- the only one that doesn't smudge on my lower lashes, GRR) I am kind of confused because I feel like this is a waterproof one, but it's not, because it's so hard to get off my lashes and if I accidentally brush on my eyelid or something, I can't smudge it or get it off or anything. That being, there is a lasting power on my oily lids/lashes. I would purchase again, but definitely not in my first choice category. I don't think I ever will again, but it's not like I'd be horrified to again.
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Foundations -Tarte - Amazonian Clay 12-hour Full-Coverage Foundation SPF 15
Piggie8 4/4/2013 1:22:00 AM
This is currently the best foundation I've ever used. I want to label it as HG, but I'm not sure if I should or not. I have EXTREMELY oily skin along with very sensitive that I didn't develop until a few years ago, and I finally found something that I can relax about. I hate trying foundations because they never stay on me. On my days off I'm usually ok, but I work as an assistant manager in a retail store for long days and not only do I move around a lot, but I don't have time to go touch up. I'll have 12 hour days and this stays on very close to what it was when I first applied it. I do have to set it with powder, but I've been noticing that with other foundations I've had to do the same, so that might just what it has to be, but it's really no big for me. I can use this without a setting powder just fine, just doesn't last me the entire day, but does longer than any other I've tried. Very great coverage, covers all my redness and uneven skin tone. I have both pinks and yellows in my skin and it does a great job of blending in flawlessly. It kind of stains my skin when putting it on, I put a blob out on the back of my hand then dip my Sephora 56 brush in it and if I don't wipe it off afterward, it leaves it's mark, LOL. This is similar to Revlon Colorstay, which was my fave until I started to get sensitive skin and then the CS started to break me out :( I can see someone with dry skin or someone who only needs light to medium coverage not liking this, this is one of those foundations that only fits a small spectrum of customers, but I am seriously grateful for this!! I feel like I have to knock-on-wood, because if I like a product on here, it usually turns crappy for some odd reason... This will be my foundation from now on however. EDIT: Looking at Sephora.com, I honestly am shocked I paid so much for makeup, I would never do that normally, but to me it's way more than worth it, and seeing me as I bought it a while back and I've made a small dent in it, it's going to last me quite a while.
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Eye Primer -E.L.F. - Essential Primer Eyeshadow
Piggie8 4/4/2013 12:21:00 AM
This is definitely a great primer, don't get me wrong, especially for a buck, but it's not quite perfect for me. I have extremely oily lids and I work in retail with 12 hour days, and my eyeshadow doesn't smudge, but sometimes it disappears. It's also nice for my under eye so my concealer stays put, which has also been nice for me since I've always had a problem with that and my mascara smudging, this helps that as well. It's kind of concealing as well, I know my eyes look better upon applying it. I don't feel though it doesn't enhance color on it, almost takes away from it and I know it's only a buck, but I feel like there is so little in the tube that I have to buy it often and I would rather pay more for more than always having to get some. I also don't like that the tube is colored, I can't see what product is left inside. If no other ones existed, I would be perfectly content with this, it really isn't horrible, just not my fave. I liked this starting out and as my first primer (I had used paint pots before), but I'm on to step up. I also gave one to my mother to try, she loved it and was really happy and isn't as into trying different make up like I am and has the same routine every day. I think if you aren't picky about everything, this will be your cup of tea, otherwise you'll probably want to explore the market.
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Lip Treatments -Burt's Bees - Beeswax Lip Balm
Piggie8 8/28/2012 3:30:00 AM
It was the bomb until they changed the formula. Don't fix what isn't broken!!! I felt moisturized before and it was the only thing close to my HG blue Chapstick, now it makes my lips feel so dry. Boo!!
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Scrubs -Equate - Apricot Scrub
Piggie8 8/28/2012 1:48:00 AM
This is based off of one use, I found out I'm allergic to walnut shell powder :( but I loved the smell. Besides my allergic reaction, my face feels so much cleaner and refreshed and my face looked kind of good too. Wish I could have used this long term, but if I wasn't allergic, I would have kept this! I'm not a big generic person, but I had no problem with this
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Hair Removal -Unlisted Brand - Shick Intution
Piggie8 8/25/2012 3:08:00 AM
I wanted to like this so bad :( I'm super hairy though and my moisture bats ended up being lopsided and I didn't get as many uses, plus it's not easy to rinse after a few swipes. Oh woe is me!!
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