NEW BEAUTY GOODIES

Okay so everyone knows that Sunday is the day of rest.  Well for me it's the day that my parents come home from our house in the Thousand Islands every weekend.  That usually means one of two things: Either I have to clean up from the party that I had the night before (hungover, albeit) or I have to get in as much "me" time as possible.  Because I'm anxiously awaiting Pirates Weekend next week (further referred to as #PW13), a party was not part of my weekend agenda. SO this means I went on my weekly sushi date for one at Osaka and perused the cosmetics at Rite-Aid.  I also made sure I snagged all the good Sunday paper coupons before my mom could when she got home.  Coupons in hand and beaming bank account, I was able to score a few random items that I thought would be less than life changers. WRONG. I think this is my most successful beauty haul TO DATE. To start things off, I had a coupon for Covergirl's new Clean Whipped Creme foundation.  Now, I was an avid user of the Maybelline Dream Matte Mousse long ago until I realized it was way too cakey after it oxidized and made me look like a mess, let alone I broke out if I accidentally went to bed in it after a night out.  So to my pleasant surprise, this new whipped creme foundation was a dream! I'll list its pros below after my rant. The other hidden treasure I found was Physician's Formula Sexy Bronzer.  Not only is the packaging too cute to handle but it came with a matching BONUS BLUSH. No, not a pathetic trial size or something totally out of my skin range, but an equal sized blush that matched the light to medium tone it was intended for! I thought it was too good to be true at $14! A little background on these "sexy" bronzers and blushes; Physician's Formula has some geniuses working for them because what they did was pack these products with pheromones so that the opposite sex is more attracted to you and you feel more sexy.  Now I know this sounds insane, but it's true. In my head pounding study sessions for Anatomy, we learned that pheromones are released when animals are ready to mate in order to attract a partner. Off track, but anyways...when I opened up the packages, they smelled like vanilla and some other beautiful scent that I could smell on my face which also made me glow.  I literally was so giddy that I jumped up and clapped at myself in the mirror (don't hold it against me). Now, another product that I've been searching to find is a somewhat inexpensive concealer that's much lighter than my skin tone to use as a highlighter and an equally inexpensive fair powder to go over it (I use these when contouring and highlighting my face).  I've struck out so many times in this category that I was about to give up, UNTIL I saw that Rimmel had a concealer and highlighter duo stick that came in extremely fair at only $4! That's not even the best part...I HAD A COUPON FOR $1 OFF. Okay, I swear I'm not a crazy coupon lady, but they never seem to work out for me so when TWO did in the same day I can't help but be excited.  I also gave the Wet 'n' Wild section a quick glance and found a cheap fair powder called Coverall to go over the concealer which was only $2.99. I was just feeling the love today.  After my shower I tried all my new swag, finished it off with my Make Up Forever HD Finishing Powder, and guess what - I loved my face. Even after 7 hours, it looks healthy, flawless, natural, and most importantly not cakey or orange from oxidizing.  The Whipped Creme foundation is my perfect color, the bronzer gave me a beautiful contour, the blush gave me a gorgeous glow, and the Rimmel duo stick gave me perfect highlights under my eyes, on my chin, and in the middle of my forehead.  I can honestly say that I'm in lust. SO GO OUT AND BUY THEM, I swear by it!  Have a great week everyone!

Covergirl Whipped Creme Foundation in 320
Lightweight, clean finish, great coverage
How To Apply: you can use your fingertips or your beauty blender sponge. I used my fingertips for all over coverage and went back with my beauty blender to concentrate on my more redder areas.





 


Physician's Formula Sexy Booster Bronzer and Blush in Light to Medium
Smells amazing, natural glow, not too orange (bronzer), blush is a perfect kiss of bubble gum pink (without being a barbie/hooker cross)
How To Apply: apply the bronzer under your cheekbones and on your temples, using the darker outer brown for a more defined look.  Use the gold corset for a dewy glow on the apples of your cheeks. Lightly dust a mix of both the outer and inner pinks of the blush onto the middle of the apples of your cheeks.

Rimmel Match Perfection 2-in-1 Concealer & Highlighter Pen in Fair
lightweight, squeezable brush tip ensures precision of placement and also amount of product used, great highlighter
 How To apply: squeeze the desired amount of concealer onto the brush applicator, after foundation has set highlight your under eye area and cheek bones up to your hair line (making a V-shape), draw a line down the bridge of your nose, and apply a small amount to the center of your forehead, chin, and cupid's bow. Blend with beauty blender, sponge, or foundation brush.