Showing posts with label maybelline. Show all posts
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12.16.2011

A love for blush : Maybelline Dream Mousse Cream Blushes

A while ago during my Wal Mart haul I purchased a Maybelline Dream Mousse blush in Peach Satin.  At first I found the application a bit tricky because of the cream consistency but now I can say that I really love this blush.  A lot.

I love it so much that it's been my daily go to blush since!  It's perfect for every occasion and very subtle as a day to day blush for work or school.  I love it so much I've purchased a backup.

And then some.



They usually retail for 8.99$ (7.99$ at Wal Mart), but I got all of them on clearance for 3.99$.  It seems like they're clearing them out at several places because I saw them at 3.99$ and 4.99$ off at Jean Coutu and Shoppers Drug Mart.   

I got all the blush shades I could put my hands on so : Pink Frosting (10), Peach Satin (20), Soft Plum (40) and Cloud Wine (50).  They have some bronzer shades as well, but being so pale bronzers don't appeal to me all that much.


The texture is very creamy and it can be a little hard to work with, especially now that I've tried other brands of cream blushes, but I'll get to that in another post.  I use a small kabuki brush for application, but I'm sure a duo-fiber brush would work just as well.  I mostly use this kind of brush because a) it's exactly the size of the pot and b) they're quite dense and I like a dense blush application.   


So I swatched them all, of course. 

On the far left there's Pink Frosting.  It's a very pink shade with lots of shimmer in it.  I find it one of the hardest shade to work with.  It's just so... Barbie-ish.  You really need a light hand with this one.  It's sort of a really bubblegum lipstick kinda blush.  

After there's Peach Satin, my favorite shade.  A lot of people have been saying that this is a dupe for NARS Orgasm.  I don't have it so I can't say, but from swatches I've seen it really is similar.  It's a peachy shade with shimmer, but its shimmer is more natural than the one in Pink Frosting.  I'd say Peach Satin is a safe bet for most skin tones.  

Then there's Soft Plum which is significantly darker than the previous too.  But, with a light hand, this shade is really beautiful as well.  It's probably the one that has the least shimmer out of the bunch so when blended really well, it looks very natural and adds structure to the face effortlessly.  

The shade on the far right is Cloud Wine which has a deep brown undertone to it.  It's way too dark for my skin tone.  Wayyy too dark.  Even with a light hand it shows up a little muddy on me.  I can see it looking really pretty on NC40+ skin though!  But it's not for me, sadly!

I'm guessing these will be discontinued soon since I keep seeing them on clearance... will you pick some up?



11.06.2011

Walmart haul... gotta love those savings!

Hi everyone! Today I had a nice relaxing massage and day at the spa, so of course, as soon as I got out of there, I was ready to shop 'til I drop. So I went at Walmart first, and purchased a whole lotta drugstore products.

Pictured: Burt's Bees Lemon Butter Cuticle Cream (7.97 $CAD), Montagne Jeunesse Red Hot Earth Deep Pore Cleansing Sauna Masque (1.87 $CAD), Sally Hansen Kwik Off Acetone Free Nail Colour Remover (3.04 $CAD), Maybelline Dream Mousse Blush in Peach Satin (7.86 $CAD) and Rimmel Vinyl Gloss in Fashion Icon (5.98 $CAD).
Not pictured: SPAresource Pro-Series Premium Wedges (2.58 $CAD)

I'm very happy with the cuticle wax, as I have a terrible problem my cuticles. I don't bite my hands, never have, but I do tear my cuticles whenever I can. This leads to pain, bleeding and unhealthy looking nails, and since I'm such a nail polish addict, I really must address this problem. I also bought a Sally Hansen kwik off, which is a must for someone who hates removing nail polish. It is very drying though...

I'm also very happy to buy a sauna mask, which I haven't used since I've been like 10 years-old, when I first started using beauty and skincare products. It's only for one use though, but it has - from what I can remember - a very nice hot soothing feeling when you apply it.

I've also been searching for a coral lip gloss and this one was pretty much the only one available there. I preferred the Revlon lip gloss in Papaya, but they had only one left and it wasn't sealed, so definitely wasn't going to purchase that.

As for the blush, I haven't tried it yet, but I will post a more detailed review when I do. I've been looking at NARS and MAC blushes for a while now, but can't seem to resign myself to shed out the $$$ to purchase them. So I figured I was going to try this one first and start my blush expansion project from there. A very evil project for my wallet, but such a beautiful journey.

xoxo, MiMu