Tag: l’oreal

L’Oreal Double Extend Eye Illuminator Mascara

I am a sucker for gimmicks and this double mascara sucked me right in.  It is offered in four colors – for green, blue and brown eyes and one suitable for all eye colors.   I bought the Black Quartz for Brown Eyes. I should have known this would be a disappointment since I don’t really understand how lashes can “illuminate” eyes.  One end of the wand adds volume and length with a traditional applicator.  Step two is done with the other end of the wand and a sphere-shaped brush.  The color of this step is a brown pearl with metallic.  The mascara did not stay on for long and the second step was more work for no payoff.  In my opinion, there are lots of drugstore mascaras that are far more effective.

L’Oreal Serum Absolute Advanced Age-Reversing Makeup

I’m on a drugstore makeup kick.  The next few posts will feature some of my recent finds at CVS.  After seeing digital pictures of myself playing in Napa this weekend, I decided my tinted moisturizer is sometimes not quite enough coverage. Because I had read about the beneficial ingredients in this foundation, it was at the top of my list.  The formula includes SPF 17, pro-retinol A and vitamin C.  Coverage is medium and smooth.  The finish is matte, so a cream blush would add a nice luminosity.  The coverage stayed all day with a great natural look. 

L’Oreal EverSleek Intense Smoothing Shampoo

I really like the concept of this line.  The whole line is free of sulfates which initially led me to buy the EverStrong line.  The EverStrong worked okay for me, but when I realized they had an EverSleek available, I was on off to the drugstore.  I have fine hair, but lots of it, and in the winter it can get really unruly (read: frizzy) in the back.  I am not sure if it is the lack of silicon, but this doesn’t weigh my hair down like other smoothing products.  Argan, olive and sunflower oils are used to smooth. Without even blow-drying, my hair is smooth and bouncy.  There isn’t much of a fragrance, which I like in a shampoo, but I’ll overlook it because this stuff really works.

L’Oreal Paris Studio Secrets Professional Magic Smooth Souffle Makeup

I am so lazy when matching colors.  So I shy away from drugstore brands.  I still haven’t figured out the right shade for the hot, new Maybelline FIT.  But I did happen to find the right shade in this Souffle and I was smitten with the texture.  I thought it would be perfect to use with the L’Oreal Magic Perfecting Base, previously and positively reviewed.  While the color worked well with my Fair-Medium skin, there was a greyish cast to my face.  There wasn’t the luminosity I have enjoyed with so many other products.  For a matte look, this could work, but cheek color would have to be employed.

Voluminous Million Lashes Black

I love trying out drugstore mascaras.  I usually come away disappointed, but I just can’t help myself.  When I saw Eva Longoria talking about “millionizing” lashes, I chuckled…. what a silly word.  And proceeded directly to my drugstore and purchased Voluminous Million Lashes in Black.  So, I guess dumb marketing still works, at least on me.  Once I studied the product a little more, I was excited to see how this multiplication of lashes worked.  My lashes are long but not full, so I could be in for a treat.  And I was.  I didn’t get big think clumpy lashes. But I don’t really go for that look. That’s probably why I also like d.j.v. beautenizer Fiberwig LX. My lashes were long and looked more numerous and fuller, just not thicker. It was a clean look without being overly dramatic.  As silly as the commercial is, I highly recommend.  

L’Oreal Studio Secrets Magic Perfecting Base

I am not usually one for primers and other peripheral steps in the makeup process. But a recent reading of a review for Studio Secrets Base made me want to run out and buy it right away. I am always plagued by the dark under eye circles. I have loved both La Mer and Chantecaille concealers. By adding the base under by eyes first, my skin was smoother. Concealer stayed on longer and looked more natural. For a drugstore product, Studio Secrets Base really performs. I am making room on my upcoming trip in my paired down makeup bag for it as my new “must have”.