Review: Boots No. 7 Lift and Luminate Foundation

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Always on the lookout for the perfect foundation for my over 40 skin, I was anxious to try Boots No. 7 Lift and Luminate foundation ($14.99). It promises to “ lift, firm and brighten your skin- disguising lines and wrinkles as well as evening out the skin tone to give a flawless look.” This silky lightweight [...]

Review: Lumene Vitamin C+ Illuminating Anti-Age BB Cream

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If you haven’t heard of BB creams yet, you must have been living on the moon. For those of you with addresses like 9702 Crater Drive, The Moon, here is an explanation of BB creams.   BB creams originated in Asia and made it over to the US a few years ago. Now it seems everyone has a BB [...]

bareMinerals Hates the “F” Word – Introducing bareMinerals READY SPF 20 Foundation!

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Leslie Blodgett, creator of bareMinerals hates the F word and she doesn’t want you to say it anymore! The F word in case, being Foundation. According to Leslie, “foundation” has become a dirty word thanks to the cakey, pore-clogging formulas widely available that have given the category a bad rap. So she did something about [...]

Frugal Friday – Revlon Colorstay Whipped Foundation

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Marcia from Beauty Info Zone is today’s Frugal Friday Guest Host. Be sure to check out Beauty Info Zone for more of Marcia’s reviews, you won’t be sorry! My last Frugal Friday for Prime Beauty was also on Revlon where I admitted that I do play “Follow the Leader” when it comes to people raving about cosmetics. Revlon [...]

3LAB Perfect BB SPF 40: It’s All In The Name

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Even though I’m a big time beauty blogger (hee, hee), I’m still on a budget so when I get the opportunity to try a luxury product, I’m all over it!  I was recently able to try 3LAB’s Perfect BB Cream SPF 40/PA+++. And…..what’s in a name? The truth! I love the concept of BB creams. They are like a tinted moisturizer [...]

Best of Beauty June Edition

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  I discovered some great beauty products in the month of June that will help with summer spots, makeup meltdown and keep you looking and smelling great. Let’s re-cap shall we? When the temperature rises, keep your makeup from melting off with NARS Pure Radiant Tinted Moisturizer SPF 30   A strange thing happened with my GLOSSYbox subscription and I’m delighted it did! Finally [...]

SENSAI Fluid Finish Lasting Velvet Foundation

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SENSAI is a luxury cosmetics and skincare luxury brand from Japan that uses Koishimara Silk as a core ingredient in their products. Koishimara Silk, known as ‘precious cocoon,” is the source of the finest and rarest of silk in Japan, once reserved for the imperial family. This exceptional ingredient is responsible for the moisturizing properties [...]

Dior Forever Foundation: Patty’s Foundation Obsession Part 2

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If the foundation I reviewed in Part I of this series ( Make Up Forever Face and Body ) is my everyday, go-to, be-bop around town foundation, then Dior’s Forever foundation is my evening out with my husband, a night out with the girlfriends, or I want to make sure my skin looks PERFECT foundation!  I’m somewhat of a foundation collector [...]