Exfoliants | Hooked On Beauty

M.A.C Paint Pot

Whether you spend 2 minutes or 20 minutes on your daily makeup routine, you can probably benefit from M.A.C Paint Pots. Swipe a little on your lids with your fingers for some quick, long lasting color, or use it as a primer to create a canvas for shadow that doesn’t crease. All of the colors are soft and tame (especially for M.A.C) and the amount given is gen… Read More…

Olay Professional Pro-X

Drugstore beauty is back in a big way, so much so that there’s a new phrase ‘bargianista’ for the girls on the prowl hunting for the best in beauty on a budget. Olay is leading the charge pioneering a new category of skincare that uses advanced technology sold in grocery and drugstores environment so we can save money on the products that do t… Read More…

Physicians formula Organic wear 100% Natural Origin Face Sculpting Trio

Highlight, sculpt, and create a radiant glow with Physicians Formula’s Face Sculpting Trio, which allows for precise customization with a combination of shimmer and matte for the cheeks and face.

The everyday makeup girl will love mixing and blending the colors to find the exact shade she loves, but the true makeup diva will use the darkest shade alo… Read More…

Physicians Formula Nude Palette i.e. A Less Expensive Version of Urban Decay’s Naked Palette

If you’re not willing to spend the $50 for Urban Decay’s Naked palette, check out the Nude palette Physicians Formula just released with a similar look as Urban’s but for only $11. While I can’t vouch for the shadow’s textures and color payoff, I can say that I’ve had great luck with this line (especially the bronzers!… Read More…

TotalBeauty.com Homemade Beauty

TotalBeauty.com has some simple recipes for scrubs, masks, toners, cleansers, and creams that will save you money and contain every skin-loving ingredient you’re looking for anyway. Just remember, they don’t contain preservatives so their shelf life is probably around 1-2 weeks.

TotalBeauty.com homemade Beauty

Sometimes I feel like the more products I try the more they’re all the same, I’ll try something brand new and swear I’ve used it 100 times before. The first time I used Dermalogica’s Daily Microfollant the concept was so new to me that I just didn’t get it. It comes in a plastic shaker filled with dry powder which you collect in hand and turn into a paste with a few drops of water to exfoliate. A great combination of rice bran, green tea and oatmeal soothes your skin (even those who are super sensitive) while gently lifting impurities and leaving your skin super bright and flawless under foundation.

At first I thought it was a hassle and wondered why the product didn’t just come as a paste, but after years of using it, I have the water formula down. I use less water on days I want a stiffer paste and more exfoliation, more water when I don’t and sometimes add it to my cleanser. I might never understand beauty anomalies like tattooed lip liner, but this nifty invention is pure genus.

Dermalogica Daily Microfoliant

Jane Iredale is truly a pioneer in the mineral make up industry. As the first company to supply the aesthetics industry with a full line of good-for-your-skin make up, she has the experience and knowledge to release some great stand out products among them being Sugar&Butter. It’s a double sided lip treatment with one side containing a mixture of organic brown sugar and beeswax to exfoliate the lips and the other side containing a cool mint lip plumper and hydrator. The combination leaves your lips so super smooth that your lip gloss will stay on forever.

Since I’m a huge fan of their products, Jane Iredale is allowing me to offer a first time buyers discount which I can pass along.

Jane Iredale Sugar&Butter