Shiseido Synchro Skin Long Lasting Foundation Review

Hello to my fellow beauties. Today's product review is a foundation that was sent to me complimentary from Influenster for review purposes.

The Shiseido synchro skin long lasting foundation is a new formula inspired from Japanese beauty culture, made in Japan. This product claims the following:

• Long lasting finish
• Full coverage
• Eliminates dullness with vibrant foundation
• Provides all day wear
• Price is $58 Canadian / 1 Fl Oz

 After testing and using this product out on myself here are my thoughts:

• Formula is a very watery based consistency, lasting power on my skin (oily combo) was not long
• Coverage is light to medium, can be build able BUT it will begin to look cakey
• This foundation made my skin look more dull then vibrant. 
• Clings to dry patches I didn't know I had, which is odd for a water base formula.
• Broke me out instantly with in hours of wear
• Did not cover my redness, had to use a heavy duty concealer to hide redness (Note a good foundation will not need you to use a heavy concealer)

For the price of this foundation my final thoughts are, if your going to spend $60 on a foundation which is pricey it needs to work for you.
This foundation I see would work for those people who have perfect skin with no issues (IE: Redness, acne etc) That is not me unfortunately LOL
Not my favorite formula, your best bet is to ask for a sample first to try it before making the huge money plunge.

Xoxo
MacGirl25

Saturday Shopping at Sephora!

Ola beauty lovers! It is one of those Saturday’s where I am home, and bored. I know I sound like a kid whining to their parents that they are bored. I remember I used to always do that to my mom and she would say “How can you be bored with all the toys and books you have?” I think every kid does that at one point in their childhood. It’s only natural. But when you become an adult like me, it’s a bit pathetic.

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Any ways as I was saying I was a tad bored earlier today, so my girlfriend Maria texts me and says I am going to the mall you coming? Now, when any girl gets an invite to accompany their friend to the mall you definitely accept unless you have a prior engagement to attend. So I said HELL YES. So off I went to the mall to meet her. I was supposed to work out today, but I woke up with a sore throat and said, ok guess that isn’t going to happen. Usually when my body aches like that, I try not to work out and make it worse. Lord knows my tonsils have a mind of their own and I can’t afford to take any sick days off right now with work being so damn busy.  So I thought the walking around the mall would be a good source of movement. Usually when I am at the mall I put up a sweat, not by choice, just by walking the entire mall in and out of stores. 

I had some items in mind to purchase from Sephora, since I had a few gift cards laying around from Christmas. Plus I wanted to stop into MAC because I had some back to MAC empties to return for a free lippie.  Well, I think I did well because once I got there, I did a walk-a-thon in the entire mall and it was nice to walk around and get some leg work in.

Sephora was busy as hell. But really when is Sephora ever NOT busy? To get a chick to help you with some samples is like pulling teeth sometimes. Sephora if you are reading this you must put more girls on the floor to help out customers ESPECIALLY ON A SATURDAY! So I managed to pick up the Buxom Lip Gloss in White Russian because everyone and their mother rave’s about how such a great topper it is on a nude or light pink lipstick. Then I also picked up the Anastasia Dip Brow Pomade in the color Chocolate.  The samples I got were the Glam Glow mask in the white jar and blue jar. I think the white jar is to help clear up acne and the blue jar is to hydrate. I wanted to try those two out first before I get suckered into buying them full price (each tiny jar is like $69 plus tax, ouch I know).  Also picked up the Formula X nail polish in the color Alive since it is their spring 2014 limited edition collection and fell in love with this shade.

Then when I strolled over to MAC to get my free lipstick, I decided to go with the famous shade Myth. I know another nude to add to my collection but no girl can ever have enough nude lippies in their collection. Nudes are the most wearable on an everyday basis all year round!

I did head over to Sally’s beauty supply but I did not do much damage there. I only picked up my conditioner form L’oreal, and a couple of nail items. If you want to see those items, then I encourage you to go watch my YouTube Video linked below :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XO-g5WXERxQ

After spending a few hours in the mall I was pooped.  I was ready to eat something hardy and healthy then heading home. I grabbed Greek food to eat and then went home to do my weekly stuff around the house.  

Well fellow readers that was my Saturday. If you want to see reviews on any of the products I have mentioned please leave me a comment below and let me know. 

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This is the full size but I only got a sample of this

 

This is the full size but I only got a sample of this.

Clinique Chubby Stick Intense Balm Review

Ola beauty lovers. Today I am going to give you some of my quick thoughts on the Clinique Chubby Stick Intense Balms. I saw some hype here and there on these balms but I wanted to see for myself what was the big deal.

First off each chubby stick intense balm is around $19-$20. They have the regular line of chubby stick balms too but those are not as pigmented as these intense ones are. Which brings me to my next plus. These intense sticks are freaking pigmented galore! They are so smooth and buttery to apply on the lips, they provide the moisture of a balm and the pigmentation of a lipstick. That is the beauty of these, they are the best of both worlds!

The wearing power on these babies is decent. I have eaten and they still stay on, sometimes the balm may wear away but the stain of the color still sticks around to give you lips a great color.  My lips do not feel or look chapped or flaky when wearing these balms. They are so comfortable to wear on an every day basis, and have been my go too lippies for the last month. There is no tingling feeling to these lip products which is a plus so a larger range of consumers can use them. You don't even have to wear a lip liner with them. They are so perfect to throw on your lips and go out the door.

This would be an awesome product for those mothers on the go all the time. Throw it on your lips then throw it in your bag for a touch up later on in the day. In the mean time your lips are getting the best conditioning treatment while spicing your look up with a bit of color!

The current colors I have are:

• 01 Curviest Carmel: This is the perfect everyday nude to wear to the office or out and about if you are wearing a more darker eye look
• 04 Heftiest Hibiscus: This is a beautiful coral shade for the summer time (but I still use this in the winter)
• 05 Plushest Punch: This is a gorgeous hot pink shade for the summer time as well (but we all know I always use vibrant colors in the winter time too)

If you live in a cold climate like I do for half of the year, then these balms will be your go to staple for the fall and winter time. My lips feel so hydrated when I use these babies. I am looking in to grabbing a couple more colors. I think they have around 8-10 colors in the Intense range of chubby sticks, don't quote me on that I am making an educated guess.

Anyways hope you enjoyed this review, thanks again for reading my posts! I do appreciate you all xo

Until next time beauty lovers <3
MacGirl25
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