New Product: Milani HD Advanced Concealer Pen

So I am not sure of the exact date that this launched, but all I know is that it came out recently (this year) and that I just discovered it at CVS.

What does this concealer remind you of? (In case you can't think of it, it's very reminiscent of YSL's Touche Eclat Concealer)

I love the gold packaging!

Here is a description of the concealer, taken from the Milani website:

"HD Advanced Concealer click pen covers imperfections, dark circles, with a weightless, good-for-your-skin liquid formula that leaves a natural finish as it brightens with a soft focus for flawless skin."

The shade I got was Medium Honey, which is beige with yellow undertones

You click here to dispense the product which flows down through the tube and onto the brush. The first time will take a couple of clicks to get it flowing, but after it usually only takes about two clicks.

I really like this pen concealer! I haven't used the YSL one so I can't compare the two, but from the reviews I've read, this one comes pretty close to it. The concealer glides on smoothly and blends in easily without enhancing any fine lines or dryness. I wouldn't say the coverage is full enough to hide major imperfections, but it does hide redness around the nose, under eye circles, and gives the skin a subtle  illuminating glow.

The formula is long wearing and I didn't find that I had to do any touch ups throughout the day.  I would definitely recommend this product, especially if you don't want to spend about 5 times more for the YSL!

You can buy this at CVS, Walgreens, or any other major drugstore for about $6.99-$7.99.

It comes in four shades: Light, Medium, Medium Beige, and Medium Honey

Rating: 4.5/5

Pros: good coverage, blends well, inexpensive, gives a nice, soft glow

Cons: Takes awhile for the product to dispense and sometimes too much can come out, don't like the brush for blending, also, limited shades

Would I repurchase? Definitely!

Note: you know the drill, this was paid for me with my own money...just because it works for me doesn't mean it will work for you and vice versa...use your own judgement...blah, blah, blah... :P

 

New Product: Milani The Perfect Red Lipstick

About a week ago I was getting my daily fix of Musings of a Muse's blog when I came across her latest post about Milani's new Perfect Red Lipstick. Supposedly this lipstick is able to change color according to your body's PH levels and adjust to the perfect shade of red for your skintone. How does it do that? I have no idea....but the idea sounded intriguing, plus her photos of the lipstick were what caught my attention because I love the packaging! It looks super fancy, kinda like the Dior Addict lipsticks, with the rounded bottom..thing. Obviously the packaging is all about looks and not functionality :P

Anyways, being the extremely persuable (?) person that I am, I immediately ran to the nearest CVS and got it, because hey, a girl can never have too many red lipsticks right? Just like shoes :P

So here is a swatch of it, this is definitely a verrry vibrant red, not for the meek

And here is the swatch on my lips. In case you guys are wondering, I'm attempting to be more creative with my photography, so please bear with me if I look kinda lame sometimes with my poses :P

I reallly like this lipstick, it's definitely the perfect shade of red if you are trying to look uber sexy and daring. However, I didn't notice it adjust at all, unless the color on my lips was the color that matched my skintone the best., I don't know. The formula is super creamy, almost slippery in fact, and feels very moisturizing. I haven't worn it out yet so I don't know how long it lasts when applied, but a word of warning: once you wipe it off, your lips will be stained for a looong time. So unless you're prepared to have bright red stained lips, do not try this on until you're ready to wear it for good.

What do you guys think? Any thoughts about this product?

 

New Cover Girl LashBlast Fusion Mascara

Okay for those of you who know me know that I absolutely love my Cover Girl Lashblast mascara (not the lengthening one though :P ). So I was super excited when I heard that they will be launching a new mascara called LashBlast Fusion, which promises to provide the ultimate volume and length all in one!

This new mascara will feature their new Fiber Stretch formula for bold length and their biggest brush ever for maximum volume!

Cover Girl LashBlast Fusion doesn't officially launch until April 2010, but you can pre-order starting March 12th by going onto

www.Facebook.com/COVERGIRL

and take advantage of their free shipping from March 12th-April 5th.

This mascara will retail for $8.99

I don't know about you guys, but I am really excited! :)

Any of you plan on buying this?

note: I am not affiliated with this company, I am just super excited about this product!

New Product: High Definition Makeup Brushes @ Wal Mart

I don't know how new these brushes are, but I just discovered them for the first time yesterday while I was looking for something else. I was pretty intrigued, Wal Mart now has a whole section dedicated to makeup brushes, even Revlon has a whole line there too. Except they were more expensive, and also the handles were really long, they kind of reminded me of paint brushes....a little too long though.

But these however really caught my eye, due to the color of the bristles, and also the words "High definition" on the label

(sorry the color quality is not very good, i don't know what's up with my camera!)

The package says that they are made to be used with high definition makeup

I got this set which costs about $11.98 I believe. It came with a concealer, foundation, mini powder, and angled blush brush, plus a small zippered mesh travel bag to store them in.

Angled blush brush

Foundation brush

Concealer brush

Mini powder brush (to set your concealer)

I also got this Powder brush, which was separate, I think it cost around $6.98

Here's a close up so you can see the texture

The packaging is also kind of useful, the brushes came in these plastic cases with snap closures, which will be good for storing...stuff. Well I don't know what yet, but I'll think of something :)

So...what do I think of them?

I looove them! They are suuuuper soft! Like ridiculously soft! I couldn't stop from rubbing them across my face, even before I had even used them for my makeup!

As for application, they work great too! The bristles are dense enough to pick up lots of pigments and distribute them evenly and they are not scratchy at all.

I haven't washed them yet so I am not sure if they will shed or not....I hope not because so far I can't find anything wrong with them!

It just goes to show that not everything has to cost an arm and a leg to work good! :)

 

New Product: Loreal Studio Secrets Magic Perfecting Base

So once again I was at CVS (I swear I should have like my own VIP card or something!) and I spotted this at the last second

When did this come out? I haven't heard anything about this or seen it in ads or anything...did I just somehow miss it? They also have new colored bases, for correcting redness, dull skin, etc, but they were all sold out! Bummer, because I really wanted to try those too..oh well, I'm sure I will soon enough.

Anyways, I'm pretty excited to try this out because I have been looking for a new primer, especially a creamy one, not silicone based.

I will do a review once I get a chance to use this

Has anyone else seen or heard about this product, or used it at all?