Showing posts with label #L'Oreal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label #L'Oreal. Show all posts

Sunday, January 24, 2016

Influenster Vox Box - L'oreal Revitalift Volume Filler Skin Care

I want to tell you about an awesome company that sends you free - yes FREE - items to try out and review.  All you have to do to get involved is click on this link - (it will open in a new window) and sign up!  Link all your social media accounts and unlock as many badges as you can, this will put you in the running for different vox boxes to try out!.


I have gotten a few boxes already, starting out with some small items to try out, but this box is awesome!  I am trying out the L'oreal Revitalift Volume Filler skin care line.  Influenster sent me the day and night cream, eye treatment and concentrated serum.  I've used these products for a few days now and I don't have any complaints - no break outs or irritations.

What came in the box...
The whole range contains hyaluronic acid, the day cream adds in fibroxyl (they say this is a skin booster) and the eye cream adds in caffeine. Let me tell you a little bit about each of the products...

The Day Cream

The day cream is in a nice hefty glass jar, it's a thicker consistency but doesn't leave the skin feeling greasy, it leaves a nice smooth finish - almost like a cream to powder product does.  Here's what it looks like...


Day Cream Claims

The cream claims to replenish skin's fullness and smooth out lines and wrinkles.  Within hours the skin cushion is significantly improved and skin is more hydrated; in 1 week it says it will re-volumize and re-plump the skin and make it feel firmer; in 4 weeks skin fullness will be visibly replenished, forehead wrinkles, nasolabial folds will be significantly reduced and crows feet will be diffused. 

There is a scent, so if you are sensitive to something like that, take not, but it's not overbearing and goes away shortly after applying.  It will be interesting to see what happens to the wrinkles on my forehead after 4 weeks of use.  

The Night Cream

The night cream  is a thinner consistency than the day cream which I found interesting.  The packaging is kind of generic, it comes in a tube kind of like a hand lotion.  Here's a look....

You can kind of see the consistency on my hand....
Night Cream Claims

The night cream claims to recover skin's fullness while sleeping and smooth out lines and wrinkles The next morning skin is smoother and more hydrated, feels fresher, softer, more supple.  In 4 weeks, skin fullness is visibly replumped, looks firmer, sleep lines and pillow traces appear smoother, skin cushion is improved reducing the appearance of sleep lines.  

It does leave a slightly greasy feeling after application, but I don't really mind it at night.  This also has a scent, but it also goes away after application.  


The Eye Treatment

The eye treatment is a thin consistency also, which helps it to absorb easily around the eyes.  It comes in a tube also, and has a fancy clear tip.  Here's a look at it...



Eye Treatment Claims

The eye treatment claims to replenish undereye hollows, reduce sunken shadows and firm eye contour.  In 1 use skin is more hydrated, and firmer.  In 4 weeks undereye hollows are visibly re-volumized, reducing the appearance of shadows and eye contours look more luminous and feel smoother with reduced puffiness and bags.  

I have no complaints about the eye treatment.  It doesn't irritate my eyes and it goes on easy.  

Concentrated Serum

The serum is a thin consistency, about what you would expect a serum to be.  The packaging has a button that you push on one end to dispense the serum out of a clear tip on the other end.  Here's a look...



Serum Claims

The serum states it is an intensive dose to replenish skin fullness.  Within hours skin hydration significantly improves.  In 4 weeks, skin is smoother, more even; cheekbones fullness is improved and more rounded, under eye area is less hollowed, fine lines and wrinkles are reduced.  

I don't really have any complaints about the serum either.  It sinks into the skin, doesn't leave it feeling greasy.  It too has a scent that dissipates after application.  


 I have only been using this for a few days so I haven't realized any of the benefits or claims that the line makes.  I plan to continue to use the line and see what happens.  My normal skin care routine consists of products from Paula's Choice Resist Anti-aging line.  I use Bioderma as a cleanser and an exfoliater, toner, eye cream and moisturizer from Paula's Choice.  I will definitely check back in about a month and let you know how it goes!

Saturday, May 10, 2014

Face of the Day - Ulta Gel Eyeliners and Real Techniques Sponge

I hauled a ton of Ulta Gel Eyeliners yesterday and a pretty cool Real Techniques Miracle Complexion Sponge and I wanted to play!  I already told you how afraid of color I am.....I love my Naked palate to death.  I dipped my toe into the color world and came up with this.  I'll give you my impressions of the eyeliners I used and the sponge as I go and a list of all the products with more pictures at the end...Lets get started! Here is the Final Look...Keep reading for impressions and step by steps!

Here is my face with NO makeup... ALSO - please excuse the hair....tomorrow is my day to wash it and I worked out and cleaned the house before I played with makeup.......


I normally use my fingers to put on my foundation.  I have a few foundation brushes from Real Techniques and Elf, but I can never seem to blend the foundation in enough and it looks streaky.  I have also used those little triangle sponges that you buy in bulk.  I always reverted to my fingers - but I think this new sponge is a keeper!

Here's my face with foundation only, applied with the Real Techniques Sponge (damp)...


I really like this sponge.  It can apply a light layer of foundation and you can build up the coverage where you need it and keep it light where you don't.  It's also nice for concealer, you can build up that coverage too without making a cake on your face.  I used the flat side for my foundation and the pointed tip for concealer around my nose and eyes.  

Here I am with concealer, powder and bronzer....


Now for the finished look.......


I primed my lids with the elf 1.00 primer then applied Rimmel ScandalEyes pencil in Nude to the inner 1/3rd of my lid, I covered that with Virgin from the Naked Palate.  Then I applied the Ulta Gel Eyeliner in Golden Egg to the middle 1/3rd of my lid and covered that with Half Baked.  Next, Penny went on the outer 1/3rd and was covered with Smog from the Naked Palate.  I blended each color into the next when I applied them.  I applied Darkhorse from the Naked Palate to the crease and blended it out and used the lightest color from the Louise Young Palate for my brow bone. The inner corner has Elizabeth Mott Smooth Shadow in Pearl.  I also used a little bit of Bronzer to transition the colors.  These liners make an awesome base and the colors are such a close match the the Original Naked Palate.  After 3 hours, with a little bit of sweating there is no creasing.....


I lined my upper water line with Ulta Gel Eyeliner in Blackout and Lined my upper lash line with the Matte Black  from the Louise Young Palate and an Elf small angle brush.  


I lined my lower water line with Ulta Gel Eyeliner in Starry Night and smudged it into the lashes.  I topped it with the light blue from the Sleek Original i-Divine palate. The eye shadow really popped over the liner.  The liners (Blackout and Starry Night) seem to wear like a usual gel liner on the water line and would probably need reapplied/touched up after a few hours. I finished it up with 2 coats of L'Oreal Carbon Black Mascara.


Here's a close-up of the eye look:

 


Overall, I am happy with how the look turned out. Normally, the upper lid colors would have been smudged on the lower lash line and both water lines would be lined with a black liner.  The pop of color makes it fun and (as lame as it may sound...) I would totally start matching it to my outfits! Or mood...does that sound better?


Full List of Products



Face: 


  • Foundation: Maybelline Fit Me in 125
  • Concealer: NYX HD Photogenic Concealer in CW03 Light
  • Bare Minerals Well Rested to top off the undereye area
  • Powder: NYX stay matte but not flat powder foundation in SMP02 Nude
  • Bronzer: Revlon Photoready Bronzer in 100 Bronzed and Chic
  • Highlight: Philosophy the color of grace amazing graze shimmering face powder
  • Blush: City Color Be Matte Blush  in Fresh Melon

Eyes:


  • Elf Eyelid Primer (1.00) in Sheer
  • Rimmel Scandal Eyes in 005 Nude
  • Ulta Gel Eyeliner in Golden Egg
  • Ulta Gel Eyeliner in Penny
  • Ulta Gel Eyeliner in Blackout
  • Ulta Gel Eyeliner in Starry Night
  • Elizabeth Mott Smooth Shadow in Pearl
  • Naked Palate (Original)
  • Louise Young Palate
  • Sleek Makeup i-Divine in 594 The Original
  • L'Oreal Voluminous Carbon Black Mascara
Lips:


  • Revlon Colorburst Lacquer Balm in 105 Demure