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Tuesday, June 29, 2010

I would love to hear your thoughts on ...

Just purged my blushes makeup drawer, and have identified 10-15 drugstore blushes that I never use. They are barely to gently used.

How do you feel about having a sale of used makeup on this blog? Meaning the makeup is yours mostly only for the cost of shipping.

If you like the idea then I would like to have similar sales for eyeshadows, foundations, etc. as well.

UPDATE: Awesome so based on your feedback I will go ahead and have the sale in the next couple of weeks. U.S. residents only (sorry, I dont want to deal with the customs etc. for the first sale). Payments will be accepted by PayPal. Please stay tuned!

Monday, June 14, 2010

Review: Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Liquid Daily Sunblock SPF 55


Source: Ulta.com

My thoughts:
It is so hard for us dark skintoned ladies to find a sunscreen that has high SPF and does not create a white mask effect. My search is officially over! I am in love with the  Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Liquid Daily Sunblock SPF 55. It retails for approx. $13 at any drugstore (CVS, Walgreens, Rite aid etc.)

It  absorbs very quickly and gives a sheen (not greasy at all, but not completely matte). It's perfect for my dry skin. Foundation goes on so well over this sunscreen and seems to stay on longer, so this sunscreen acts like a primer for me as well. The only negative part is the amount of product/size of the bottle - its quite small, and I am sure I will finish the sunscreen in 2-3 weeks.

Ingredients:
Active Ingredients: Avobenzone (3%), Homosalate (10%), Octisalate (5%), Octocrylene (7.5%), Oxybenzone (5%)

Inactive Ingredients: Water, Cetyl Dimethicone, Silica, Styrene/Acrylataes Copolymer, C12 15 Alkyl Benzoate, Pentylene Glycol, Steareth 2, Cyclopentasiloxane, Polyester 7, Chlorphenesin, Bisabolol, Disodium EDTA, Acrylates/Dimethicone Copolymer, Butylene Glycol, BHT, Mannan, Xanthan Gum, Polymethyl Methacrylate, Camelia Oleifera Leaf Extract, Diethylhexyl 2 6 Naphthalate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Pantothenic Acid, Retinyl Palmitate, Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C), Phenoxyethanol, Fragrance (Parfum)

What is your favorite sunscreen for this summer?