Walgreens Haul and Mini Reviews

Hey all. I'm back and planning on posing more now that life has died down a bit. I still have a crazy toddler but he has increased his independence (said while he keeps trying to steal my ipad). So I have more time to play with makeup and research some things. I've even been writing, so I will have some posts on that as well. I just need stuff to do with my time again. I've been very down about things lately. But that is another story. 

Today I have a Walgreen haul, like the title implies. I meant to write this when it happened but decided to wait and give some impressions on the products I picked up. 

                                               

  

I picked up L'Oreal's Pore Vanisher, which is the new edition to the Texture Perfector line. I was lucky enough to sample this when the product came out and I loved it from the samples and decided to buy the full product. It is about $25 normally but a lot of places have been having it on sale for $20 and then there are some coupons. Overall, it is a good price for a nice size product. It is a 1.4 fl oz product. I feel like it has a good ability to blur the pores, but that isn't why I love it. You can get similar results for the Baby Skin or Benefit's Porefessionals, but what I find amazing is the texture. It is creamy and smooth, but not oily at all. I have oily skin and this doesn't make me oiler and helps me feel like my face can stay oil free all day. Plus my face feels like silk afterwards. I seriously want to just touch my face all day long. Definitely a 5/5 for me. 

The second product was the Jordana liquid eyeliner Fabuliner in black. It is the basic $1.99 product but I have continued to hear good things about it. Especially from one of my favorite Youtubers, EleventhGorgeous. They have done many tutorials with this eyeliner and it has looked great for a great price. I have tried using it about three to four times and I think I got a bad one, because it is dry and patchy and not black enough. I can't get an even line to save my life. I'm thinking it is going to go in the trash. 1/5 (In this pic, the one on the left is with medium presssure, and the one on the right is pressing down really hard, much harder than I would press on my eyes.)

Another product I got was Covergirl Clump Crusher mascara in very black. This is another product I got because of a youtuber. Melissa Raymond, or Melmphs has talked about this product in a ton of videos. So I took the leap and grabbed it while it was on sale. I think it was $8.99 or something similar to that. But they were having a buy one get one half off sale and I had a coupon. I really like this mascara. I love the brsh and how it curves and I love what it does to my lashes. I have pretty normal lashes so they give good volume and good length. It is pretty good at crushing those clumps but I do notice some sticking together and it smears a lot on application. Overall, a 4/5. 

The product I got for half off was a Covergirl Outlast Stay Brilliant Glosstini in Scalding Emerald. This is a little 3.5 ml product but it is beautiful. It is part of their new Hunger Games: Catching Fire collection. It looks fine alone but absolutely beautiful over a light color like a pale green. I ended up getting this free with the half off and coupon. It is about $3.99 normal price. 5/5

The last beauty product was the Olay Fresh Effects exfoliating wet clothes. It is in the scent honeysuckle and white tea and they smell great. I can definitely smell the honeysuckle but the tea gives it a fresh scent. Very pleasant and not too strong. As for the wipes themselves, I have tried the Simple brand exfoliating wipes and they are similar. I think the Olay ones are more saturated and do a pretty good job taking off the face makeup. Obviously it doesn't work well on eye makeup, but not many wipes do. The exfoliation is nice and not too rough, but does the job. I use these when my face feels really oily because they do have a drying effect I feel. Overall, I am enjoying them. 3/5. 

Last product was a baby product and because this is more than a makeup blog, I will include it. It is the BabyGanics Bye Bye Dry moisturing eczema care cream. It is a 3 oz tube and was about $5.99. My little monster has bad eczema, he gets little dots all over his back and face and then gets some on his arms and legs too. They went away for awhile but came back so I needed something stronger than normal lotion. There is no scent to this product and it says to have no parabens, no sulfates, no Phthalates, and no toxins. It is made with natural, plant-based ingredients. I like this product a lot. It is not oily or greasy, so it works great as a regular lotion as well. My sister uses it on her face when she is really dry and loves it. It dries quickly and leaves his skin feeling very smooth. It does seem to keep the bumps to a minimum. 5/5 

Ok that is it. Thank you for reading. I hope these mini reviews helped and if you have a Walgreen's product you feel like I should try, let me know. Or if you want me to post on specific topics. Until next time, love you all.  

Links: 

EleventhGorgeous: www.youtube.com/eleventhgorgeous

Melissa Raymond: www.youtube.com/melmphs

Product review: Glamglow YouthMud

In my life, I have never been into beauty products. Up until I was 16, I didn't even care what I looked like. And even then, all I did was change my hair. I never did makeup or a skincare routine. It wasn't until I was in college that I got interested in it, but not enough to actually research it. I just wore mascara and eyeliner and went on my way.

Now at 23, I finally am starting to care. And I spend a lot of time on Pinterest looking up makeup boards and watching YouTube videos of makeup tutorials (I will link some favs at the end). Unfortunately I am not rich enough to buy the good stuff. I live by ELF right now, lol.

Coincidentally, my best friend is going through the same thing, but has more money to play. So recently she went to the Sephora section in JCPenney and got this good deal on some sample size products. For around $30, she got a pretty makeup bag and got to fill it with 5 sample products. She had been hearing good things about Glamglow and got a few of their samples. Lucky me, she gave me one to try.

Glamglow is a skincare product out of Hollywood, California. The one I have tried is the YouthMud Tingle Exfoliant. It is a mask that goes on your face to exfoliate and tighten your skin to give it a younger, softer look. It is made with volcanic rock, green tea leaves, and French sea clay. So the directions say to put a light layer on clean skin and keep it on for ten minutes. The tingle is intense and many people say it hurts, but that was not my experience.

So I tried this stuff last night.

I did my nightly routine and just skipped the moisturizer. Then I put a layer on with my finger. I have watched videos where people use makeup brushes to put it on for a more even application. Whichever you choose is fine. Some places started drying quickly and would tingle almost immediate. It was intense but nice. I liked it. When it completely dries, your face is nice and stiff, you can feel the tightening. And there are peices of green tea leaves in the mud so watch out for that.

Once the ten minutes is up and after your kids try to pull it off (Ray kept trying to touch it and my niece told me my face was dirty and tried to wipe it off), you use warm water and a circular motion to scrub it off so that is exfoliates.

My reaction to it: The mask was nice and I felt it working almost instantly but the exfoliation was painful to my skin. Once it was washed off, my face felt raw. I put moisturizer on right after to soothe my skin. Which I would have done anyways because my face was also dry dry dry. But once I did that, my face felt soft and new. And for hours after, that tightening feeling stayed.

The next day, I forgot I even did the mask. My face was back to normal, and I saw no difference in my skin. Of course that was one use and you are supposed to do it twice a week. So after a second use, it may be different. I know people live by this stuff. I hope I see results before my sample runs out because right now. I wouldn't say it is worth the $65 for the full size.

Overall rating: 3/5 Stars

Links:
http://www.glamglowmud.com/youth-mud.html#.UtWD0mIo4uw

Favorite Makeup Channels:
Melissa Raymond http://m.youtube.com/user/Melmphs
Emily Noel http://m.youtube.com/user/emilynoel83