So I had finally run out of my go-to tinted moisturize, Clinique’s Moisture Tint. So, when nothing could be squeezed out of that tube anymore, I made a trip to Sephora to try other tinted moisturizers out and walked out with Lorac’s tinted moisturizer in In the Buff. (Don’t know what it is, but I seem to have a very short attention span when it comes to makeup/skin care and go from one product to another, though I do have my faves.)

What they say:

ProtecTINT™ SPF 30 Tinted Moisturizer gives skin a natural, healthy glow, while providing protection from the harmful effects of the sun. Its unique formula instantly evens out your complexion and provides a youthful, smooth, no-makeup look and feel and never looks obvious, even close up!

ProtecTINT is quite sheer. In fact, it feels the most lightweight of all the tinted moisturizers I have tried. While it feels so good on the skin, it may not provide the kind of coverage some want; it didn’t really bother me. You can see in the before and after photos on my inner wrist that there isn’t much of a difference. It did, however, make my skin tone more even than without the product; PLUS there is the added SPF 30 that we all need. Personally, I prefer SPF 50, but on days that I’m pretty much indoors (i.e. school and work) I can manage with a lower SPF.

So, if you’re looking for more coverage, then this may not be for you. If coverage is what you want then you may want to try Laura Mercier, Josie Maran, or Clinique (I will be doing a detailed review of the first two) as they have a more “foundation-y” effect on your skin. All three feel heavier (at varying degrees) than Lorac, but you will notice greater coverage.

Guess the question now is: Will I continue using this product? Well, though I don’t LOVE it, I do think it’s quite nice. I really dig the lightweight feel and that it has a reasonably high SPF content. But I also do think that there is more to be desired in terms of pigmentation and price point (it was $40!)

-Mary

March 05, 2010 || Face, Product Review || 1 Comment

My dear readers, I’m so sorry for my lack of blog posts… I am slowly drowning in school work and tests. Just. Another. Month. Just. Another. Month. Soon I will be able to walk to walk to the middle of King’s Circle and stomp, scream, then yell “I AM FREE!”
In the meantime, here are two not-so recent photos of myself with my bf and Dashly!

(Gosh, I went gung-ho with the kitchen scissors one night and felt like Lloyd Christmas with the end=

And Oh Em Gee, Canada won GOLD!! I normally don’t watch hockey; okay, I’ll just admit that I can’t sit through an entire game of anything, but the last game versus US was edge-of-your-seat-holding-your-pee-with-heart-palpitations kinda good. Congratulations, Canada!

Mary

February 28, 2010 || Other || 2 comments

Yup! You no longer need to buy pretty pricey eyebrow gel because taming eyebrows is nothing good ol’ Vaseline can’t do on its own.

Just grab your eyebrow spoolie (you can purchase one from MAC or any beauty store; better yet, just ask your fave makeup artist for a disposable one which they have tons of at Sephora) and, ever so lightly, dip the ridges into your tub of vaseline. Wipe off the excess using some tissue and run it along your eyebrows.

Great, huh?! Short of being able to make me cheesecake, Vaseline really can do a lot!

February 20, 2010 || Beauty Tip || 4 comments

SALE ALERT! SALE ALERT! For all you Laura Mercier junkies out there, Hautelook will be having a sale on select Laura Mercier products. *Shrieks* So, ladies, mark your calendars; the sale will begin on Tuesday, February 16^th. An added bonus (as if the discount weren’t enough) is the free deluxe sample of their uber famous Tinted Moisturizer in Nude with any order.

So, again, visit their site on February 16th to view the sale.

Take care, ladies

February 14, 2010 || Sale News || Be the first to comment »

I have never been into this “holiday” but I do wish everyone else celebrating it a great one!

February 14, 2010 || Other || Be the first to comment »