Eyeliner -Maybelline - Eyestudio Lasting Drama Gel Eyeliner
hellohelloo 6/8/2010 5:43:00 AM
I bought 2 colors, the black and eggplant. The black is great. The color is long lasting and doesn't really smudge even though I have oily lids. The brush it came with isn't that reliable to me. It worked great a few times but it felt like it was dying afterwards so I just started using a traditional eyeliner brush. It seems to sort of dry out fast? But its possible I just left it open for too long I guess. But this product is great! It's not as smooth as Mac's fluidline but its great for only $6. AVOID THE COLOR: EGGPLANT! It looks great in the bottle but the color isn't pigmented at all. It took so many applications and all I was able to achieve was a faint purple. It looked really awful and too way too much time for a look I wouldn't even wear in public.
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Sunscreen -Neutrogena - Ultra Sheer Dry-Touch Sunblock SPF 100+ with Helioplex
hellohelloo 6/8/2010 5:37:00 AM
I REALLY love this product. I used to use Shiseido's sunscreen which was tiny and cost over $30 but it really isn't worth it for the money. It was only Spf 60 while this is 100 and 1/3 of the cost! The very first thing I noticed about this product is that it wasn't oily like other sunscreens. It's a drier type of sunscreen, which is great because you don't feel it once you apply it on, unlike greasy sunscreens. Also, it feels quite nice on. I get burned pretty easily (within minutes, its insane!) and I did feel a difference with this sunscreen. Sun exposure usually hurts my skin, especially my arms but the pain ceased immediately with this sunscreen? I was pretty surprised. The best thing about it is that you can get this on sale 2 for $11 so be on the look out!
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Sunscreen -Unlisted Brand - IQQU - Advance Sunscreen SPF 35 UVA/UVB
hellohelloo 6/1/2010 6:55:00 AM
I bought the Acne Serum AND the Sunscreen back in Feb. First of all, the products didn't arrive for 3 weeks so I e-mailed customer service a couple of times because my bank account was charged so I wanted to get my products! They only responded when I threatened to open up a paypal dispute. They instead sort of rude to me but said they'll "re-ship" my products. They finally came after 3 weeks.. My skin isn't sensitive at all but I had the most awful reaction to the acne serum (i left a more detailed review under the acne serum) but long story short, I thought I was allergic to the ingredients and asked several UCLA professors and a UCLA researcher/dermatologist. They said the sunscreen isn't harmful for the skin but its also made up of cheap ingredients. I tried using the sunscreen but it left white streaks on my face sometimes...but it wasn't as soft or smooth as I thought it would be. Its not that bad but I feel like it isn't worth the money since the Neutrogena sunscreen with 100 SPF is $10 compared to the TINY iqqu one for $30 with only spf 35. They said it might be because there is too much of a certain chemical and that it might not have been mixed properly during production? -- On a side note, I follow Michelle Phan on twitter and she posted a picture once of the ingredients in her home.. (http://twitpic.com/ajz36) and when the Iqqu stuff finally came, the return label was from Florida where she lives... Someone asked her if the products are made inside her home but she never responded.. !? Please be careful when using Iqqu. The sunscreen didn't break me out (i think) but it definitely isn't worth the money. If you want a high-end sunscreen, go with Shiseido, which has spf 60. If you want a drugstore brand, go with Neutrogena, they have spf up to 100. I used both and neither have clogged my pores.
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Treatments -Unlisted Brand - IQQU - Acne Serum
hellohelloo 6/1/2010 6:47:00 AM
So I bought the Acne Serum AND the Sunscreen back in February. First of all, the products didn't arrive for 3 weeks so I e-mailed customer service a couple of times because my bank account was charged so I wanted to get my products! They only responded when I threatened to open up a paypal dispute. They instead sort of rude to me but said they'll "re-ship" my products. They finally came after 3 weeks.. My skin is actually pretty clear but I do have an oily t-zone. Its only during finals week when I get one or two pimples at the most from stress, but I wanted to try the acne serum because its supposed to even out your skin tone, be a spot treatment, etc. I have hyper pigmentation and redness on my cheeks, under/around the nose, between my brows, and below my lips but not to the point where I wear foundation usually. In the end, since Michelle & I have similar skin, I thought it would work for me just like it did for her. For the first 2 weeks, I didn't notice any major difference except that my pores became larger, the redness on my face seemed to get lighter and the occasional pimple but I did have a few areas that turned red. Then I started getting extremely large, painful pimples... but I kept using it because I know some products take some time to be effective. I even tried the serum as a spot treatment but it only seemed to get worse. I planned to use this product a full 3 months but I stopped after 2 because the breakouts were just too ridiculous. And the pimples I used to get before this product were gone within 2-3 days but the ones I had after using the product? They stay at least a week+... Once I stopped using the products, the red blotches disappeared within a few days. 2 weeks later, most of the pimples have calmed down but I was left with a few scars... ='( and my pores are still pretty large now... Nothing like this has ever happened to me before because my skin isn't sensitive at all so I assumed I was allergic to some of the ingredients. I decided to ask my professors and bosses (I work at a research facility next to campus) at UCLA so I can avoid them in the future. They said there are a few unnecessary ingredients in the serum and that a few ingredients have been known to irritate the skin and make acne worse but some of these ingredients aren't uncommon at all. One of my professors actually told me about a dermatologist they work with and advised me to talk to them to get the full picture. The dermatologist pretty much said the same thing and explained that some of the ingredients must have been used because they are cheaper than more effective and less harmful ingredients but she said there still are cheap ingredients that are known to be more effective. I told her what happened to my skin after using them and said the ingredients still might work for other people or maybe this particular formula might be effective even if the ingredients are average/less than average but she doesn't recommend it. They also said the sunscreen isn't harmful for the skin but its also made up of cheap ingredients. It contains Talc which is still being tested because some tests say its linked to cancer.. but the dermatologist said thats not exactly the case yet so it could still be 100% safe. I tried using the sunscreen but it left white streaks on my face sometimes...but it wasn't as soft or smooth as I thought it would be. Its not that bad but I feel like it isn't worth the money since the Neutrogena sunscreen with 100 SPF is $10 compared to the TINY iqqu one for $30 with only spf 35. They said it might be because there is too much of a certain chemical and that it might not have been mixed properly during production? -- On a side note, I follow Michelle Phan on twitter and she posted a picture once of the ingredients in her home.. (http://twitpic.com/ajz36) and when the Iqqu stuff finally came, the return label was from Florida where she lives... Someone asked her if the products are made inside her home but she never responded.. !? But my friend also bought it and hers was shipped from Thailand. so I don't know, lol Please be extremely careful if you want to take the plunge and finally buy her products. Try not to use a lot of products either with the iqqu stuff because that can irritate the skin also. But if you have semi-decent or relatively clear skin, I advise you to stay away. Its too risky. Its been almost a month since I stopped using them and went back to my old products but it still hasn't gotten 100% better. Oh, and my review never showed up on the Iqqu site... =\ But take everything I said with a grain of salt. different products work on different people. and different dermatologists recommend different things. the dermatologist i spoke with doesn't specialize in skincare products but focuses on individual chemicals, doing tests, how it effects the skin cells, etc. so its definitely possible that a dermatologist that does focus on acne products or isn't researched-based, may say something different.
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