Radiance Boost Brightening Mask

I got a chance to try out Neutrogena's new Radiance Boost brightening hydrogel mask.


This hydrogel mask is super slick and just molds to your face.  It is made of seaweed extract and uses South Korean technology to fuse a great mask with a serum that hydrates and adds radiance.


My skin has been looking a little dry lately.  Especially around my nose area.  This mask really helps.  I have combo skin but it often changes and gets dry patches.  This is a great pick me up for dull skin.


They also have a purifying mask that I can't wait to use when my skin is having a freak out moment.


Neutrogena Radiance Boost Mask






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Baby It's Hot Outside

Spring is here! But it sure feels like summer. it's hot and humid in my area. I wear sunscreen year round. It's a necessity where I live. Come spring and summer time it is a must. In fact I double up. I up my SPF and pretty much put sunscreen every everywhere the sun will touch. I have combo/oily skin so even though I need an effective sunscreen that will get the job done I don't want anything to thick. This will just cause me to break out.


I've really been enjoying this Jan Marini Antioxidant Daily Face Protectant with SPF 33. https://www.janmarini.com/skin-care-products/SPF/antioxidant-daily-face-protectant-spf-33-tube https://www.janmarini.com/BeautyInBloom/?r=bb  It's water resistant(that also means sweat resistant). It goes on silky and light. No clogged pores, no greasy face, no breakouts when I wash it off. It actually goes on very nicely under makeup.

Great Hydrating Face Cream

I recently got to try this great face cream from Exuviance.  Let me just say I have been a fan of this brand for a while. I had already been using their neck and décolletage cream for a while and it has made a huge difference in my skin.  But now I got to try their Age Reverse Hydra Firm cream for the face.  I fell in love.
 


I have combination skin.  Most of the time it's oily in the T zone but a little drier in the cheeks.  Especially if I have any type of treatment done.  The treatments work wonders with, pigmentation, acne and fine lines. But they do dry out my skin.  That is why I sometimes need a hydrating moisturizer that hydrates but won't completely clog my pores and cause me to break out.  Let me tell you that is not easy to find.


Enter the Exuviance Age Reverse HydraFirm cream.  I looks and feels rich but goes on very lightly.  Instantly sinks into skin and hydrates it.  Skin does not feel greasy or wet.  It has loads of goodies for your skin like; Hyaluronic Acid, Neoglucosimine, Maltobianic Acid, Prodew® and Peptides.  By the way it also firms and lifts always a plus.




Packaging is mint green and comes with a good pump.  One full pump is enough for face and neck.  A little goes a long way.  Althpugh it is a probably a spulrge product. I'd rather splurge on skincare than on makeup.


Very excited to add this product to my skincare regimen and see long term results.

Exuviance Age Reverse HydraFirmhttps://www.exuviance.com/product/exuviance+age+reverse+hydrafirm.do

LAURA MERCIER V NO7 LOOSE POWDER

After years of searching for the right products to keep my makeup from melting off my oily skin I found a great product a few years ago.  I was hearing a lot of hype around the Laura Mercier Loose Powder.  I heard great things about this product.  My biggest issue was that this product was $38.  I was reluctant to buy it. What if it was awful and didn't work on my skin? I would waste my money. What if it was great and I would keep buying it? I would be spending $38 on a loose powder?


 Well I bought it and was very pleased. I loved it.  It really does help.  Keeps oil at bay.  Slightly blurs skin and creates a smooth like finish. A little goes a long way.  A little too much and skin can look a little dry and wrinkly, especially under the eyes.


I recently purchased the No7 Loose Powder at Walgreens.  It looked interesting and at $12.99 is was way cheaper than the Laura Mercier Powder.  I was also pleasantly surprised. 


They both have the exact same affect on my skin.  They mattify and slightly blur my skin.  They create a slight filter like look on my skin.  The only visible difference I can see is that the Laura Mercier is more banana tone and the No7 is more pinkish tone. 


Anyway both are great products for someone with combination or oily skin.  Try them out.



NEW MILK MAKEUP BLURRING FOUNDATION

I had the opportunity to test out the new Milk Makeup Blurring Foundation. I am not super familiar with their products. I have their blurring primer stick which I really enjoy but nothing else.


  First of all it claimed it was a matte foundation which I really need because I have oily skin. A matte foundation is a must. I got sent 2 colors complimentary from Influenster to try out: medium and medium light. It's summer so I easily decided that I was medium. When I placed it on my skin it honestly looked way lighter and slightly yellow. As you can see in the video the applicator was a hot mess. I won't even get into that. I had worked out that morning and had just taken a hot shower that's why my skin was so red. Maybe that's why it looked lighter. Once applied it did look better and it is definitely a full coverage foundation with out looking cakey. I'm not sure if it oxidized a little or it's the color and how it looks on my skin but it took on a yellowish tone. It creased a little under my eyes. I won't be placing it under there again.

 Besides those hiccups it held up pretty well to my oily skin. Eight hours later it looked a little shiny but not too bad. A little goes along way with this foundation. I really enjoyed trying out this line. Will definitely enjoy trying more products from this brand. Have to keep on playing with this one and maybe try a different color.

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