I'll put a spell on you

I've just found this really cool product at CVS:

Dickinson's 100% Natural Botanicals Witch Hazel Toner

Witch Hazel? It turns out is a really good toner! I've tried other toners before and they have so much alcohol in them my skin turns into the sahara after one use.


With my new Witch Hazel toner my skin doesn't dry out and is there are absolutely no traces of makeup left. I have those round cotton pads and place a few drops of this liquid on them. Then just wipe away. Be careful on your eyes though.

The smell takes some getting used to. Its.....er......different. Not bad just different.

For not attacking my skin's moisture, for removing my makeup and oil and for leaving my skin clean and refreshed Dickinson's Witch Hazel Toner deserves

Anyone for a bit of dry skin shavings?

You know those As Seen on TV products.....well I just wait till I see them at CVS or Walgreens.

I saw the Ped Egg late one night on some infomercial. Then when I saw it at Walgreens marked on sale it was a sign that my feet needed some extra attention.

If you've seen the infomercial you've seen that its this handy little egg that resembles a cheese grater.

Step 1: Rub and grate your dry callused feet

Step 2: See the magic

Step 3: See the nasty dry skin shaving left inside the egg. Ewwwwww!

Step 4: Empty, wash, repeat as necessary :)

This little egg works. I never wear shoes around the house so my feet grow an extra thick layer. Gross, I know. This little egg made my feet smooth and soft, made me cringe as I exfoliated and made me gag as I emptied out the large amount of dry skin.

Smooth feet just in time for spring.

My lucy lashes

I once tried putting on some fake eyelashes I bought for $6. I spent the entire night touching my eye and worried that I would have a mismatch set of eyelashes: one fake one real. Now I just stick to regular mascara. I'd rather spend that 6 towards a mascara I can wear on a daily basis.


I recently tried CoverGirl's Super Thick Lash Mascara.

It give's me eyelashes like Lucille Ball. (fyi I looooove lucille ball and her unique sense of style) The mascara is not clumpy, gets a good coverage of all my eyelashes in one swoop and I don't have to apply 3 or 4 times to get the results I do in one.

I've never tried the stick straight brush. I think this is what makes each lash stand out longer, darker and thicker.

If I have nothing but 5 minutes I grab this mascara and it wakes up my entire face. Call me crazy but I've been known to take mascara on camping trips.

Garnier Fructis Deep Conditioner

I'm always skeptical of deep conditioners. My hair is like the Sahara desert and I am always trying new conditioners. I've tried conditioners from the $2 range up to $40. Anything more is a waste of money. After all, that stuff is just going to rinse off after a couple of minutes, right?

When I saw the Fructis Fortifying Deep Conditioner that claimed to make your hair 5x stronger and 5x smoother well I just had to try it. Anytime I hear these unbelievable claims it reminds me of those really old commercials from the 40's where they had a magical fixer elixir potion claiming to rid you of all that ails you.

When I say my hair is like the Sahara I mean it. Without conditioner, serums, and regular trims my hair would look like straw. I've been dyeing it since junior high. I also have naturally curly frizzy hair that I straighten / blow dry every day. I use one day a week to try to bring it back to life and using deep conditioners and hair masques work.

Fructis Deep Conditioner has a nice smell and texture to it. I usually leave deep conditioners for 20 minutes wrapped in a shower cap to lock in moisture and heat up the conditioner (a tip I learned from a hairdresser). Fructis didn't have that wow factor. It just felt like I left a regular conditioner on for an extra while, a really good regular conditioner.

Would I try it again? Sure. A friend, who has perfect hair by the way, claims it left her hair feeling soft and shiny. She really liked it but then again her hair is perfect even with regular conditioner.....well maybe not suave conditioner.

Is Fructis D.C. my staple deep conditioner? nope, I found something better.

Stay tuned.

Sheercover

I bought Sheercover about two months ago. I have never bought anything from an infomercial even though I've come pretty close. Maybe it was because I had extra cash in my bank account, or it sounded like a good idea, or that I had a huge pimple just about to surface.

The infomercial had a special running. If you bought within the next 5 minutes (yeah right! im sure they show this every hour) you would get a 9 piece kit.



The kit comes with :

*TWO Mineral Foundations (I chose the shades Buff & Latte)
*Duo concealer (I chose light/medium)
*Extra Length Mascara (Black / Brown)
*Travel brush kit
*Foundation brush
*Concealer brush
*Eyeshadow brush
*Lip & Eyeshadow kit

Plus

* Moisturizer
*Cleanser

HOOK! LINE! SINKER!

Once they announced the slashed price of $29.95 and the free gifts I was sold.

I was more excited to try the concealer & foundations than anything else. That girl with the huge birthmark left quite an impression on me. I have a few freckles, sunspots and blemishes so I thought this would definitely help cover those tiny flaws. So lets start the review:

Concealer


It was creamy but maybe not the right shade for me. I ended up using more of the medium side than the light. I like the way it melts with your skin but it did not hide any freckles or sunspots on my skin. I guess to hide those I would have to dab a mound on my cheek but then what do I hide the mound with?

Mineral Foundations

In the cd included in your packet they show you how to put on your products. I've been doing this since I was 10 so I really don't need instructions. At first I made a blend of the two but as I spent more days out in the sun I used the darker shade more. I did notice a sparkle and it didn't cake up on my skin. It felt like I had nothing on making me doubt if I actually did put powder on. So points to SC for that.



Brushes


I love these brushes! I've been meaning to get new ones so its cool they were included.

Mascara


It was eh! I've seen better at CVS

Travel Brush Kit


It didn't work. I wasted more powder trying to fill this brush than it coming out. You fill it from the back, you close it and use the brush on the go. It's still at the bottom of my makeup case. Forget it.

Lip & Eyeshadow kit
Wayyyyy too much sparkle for me. I felt like I should get up on a stage and twirl around. They say to use it to highlight. Yeah its like a hi-lighter alright.

Moisturizer & Cleanser


Nothing spectacular here. Just like other good brand cleansers & moisturizers. They didn't dry out my face. That's a plus.


(drumroll)


4/5 nailpolishes.

Sheercover was satisfactory. I didn't hate and I didn't love it. I wasn't happy with the concealer and was ok with the foundations. I cancelled my account a few days ago before my next automatic shipment.

I'm really interested in trying BareMinerals as a comparison.

They do have a guarantee. You can return your stuff, even if its empty, if you're unhappy and get money back. For now I'm gonna stick with what I have. I paid for it so i'm gonna ride it out.

Click picture below to try.