Top/Base Coats -Revlon - Quick Dry Top Coat
laurista 9/14/2012 9:31:00 PM
Does the job and well. Leaves my nails shiney and it dries quick. Well priced though I'd like to see a nice wide, flat brush. I would buy it again if I was cruising the drug store aisles in a heartbeat but I think other brands could bring the shine more.
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Treatments -OPI - Nail Envy Sensitive & Peeling
laurista 9/14/2012 9:26:00 PM
I stole this from my mom, so I didn't feel the sting of wasting my money. I do have some nail peeling issues, but nothing that keeps me up at night. It has made zero impact on my nails, good or bad. I use it as a shinifier polish for when I'm not feeling colorful and it does a bang up job of that, so it gets a higher-than-average rating from me. If you get it for free or can put it on at a friends, try it out. Otherwise just use your top coat and moisturize.
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Bronzers -NARS - Laguna
laurista 9/14/2012 9:15:00 PM
If my boyfriend and I ever break up, I'm running away with this bronzer. Could be better priced but I would buy it at whatever cost.
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Blush -NARS - Orgasm Blush
laurista 9/14/2012 9:10:00 PM
Guys, you know this is the holy grail. It's rosy and corally shimmery perfection. My older sister got the laguna + orgasm combo for herself after trying mine out, and I bought the same for my sister in law. We're all happy girls :)
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Polishes -Essie - Vanity Fairest
laurista 9/14/2012 9:04:00 PM
I saw this polish on the front Page today. I read the reviews off chance and I was interested in the French look the reviewers spoke of. I'm not usually an impulse buyer but I got paid today and my nails were bare so I guess the stars aligned. Three coats later, I couldn't be happier with how it looks. Pros - goes on smooth, slight shimmer isn't overwhelming, definitely captures that vintage french look. Cons - brush could be wider/flatter for optimum painting, can seem a little milky or streaky if not painted with care. So yep, love this polish. I even want to make my friends borrow it so we can gush about it. My go-to flirty cute neutral.
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Lip Gloss -Marcelle - LUX
laurista 8/4/2012 3:49:00 PM
I have Lux Creme in Lolita and I love it. It doesn't irritate or dry out my lips. While my hair sticks to it sometimes, it's only when I'm being blown around and it's gloss, so hair will always stick. Both the shine and colour is subtle enough for everyday wear, at the office or while playing baseball. The colour does show and it's the only pinky corally I have ever gotten that doesn't turn fushia on my lips (I have purple undertones in my lips, I guess). I love that the tube is small and fits in my mini summer purse, though a bigger tube obviously means more product. The price was a bit high on this one, $10 something CDN, but it's available at Shopper's so that's easy.
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Shampoo -A/G - AG Sterling Silver Toning Shampoo
laurista 8/4/2012 3:42:00 PM
This shampoo (along with it's conditioning mate) do a great job of brightening my newly blonde hair, but the shampoo dries it out. Pretty badly, actually. But after I condition, I have manageable hair resulting from my floppy virginy brown hair being overhauled by bleach. It's not perfect as a shampoo, but used once or twice a week, it is totally worthwhile.
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Mascara -Cover Girl - Lash Blast 24 HR Mascara
laurista 6/1/2012 7:04:00 AM
loved the definition + volume it gave my long, but sometimes sparse, lashes but i could. not. get. it. off. i'd wash my wash with clinique at night - nothing. wash again in the morning with makeup remover - removed some of the 'blackness'. washed again with clinique in the shower and i still felt like i was putting mascara on top of mascara when i did my makeup. it actually blows my mind that some other people are giving this product a positive review. since i already have decent lashes, i've always been super happy with the regular formula... i don't even want to go back to it because i'm so mad at the cover girl brand.
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