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Beauty Product Review: Philosophy’s When Hope is Not Enough…

December 5, 2016 By Joi

Today’s beauty product review is for a new favorite, When Hope is Not Enough by Philosophy. If you’re at all familiar with Philosophy products, it won’t surprise you when I say that this beauty oil is in a league all its own.

I confess, when I think of Philosophy, I’ve always thought of their beautifully addictive body washes and shower gels – but, recently, I’ve found that their beauty and anti-aging game is STRONG too.

Philosophy When Hope Is Not Enough is a Facial Firming and Lifting Serum. A lightweight, oil-free serum with antioxidant and peptide reduces signs of aging for the present and prevent for the future. Improve fine lines and rough texture while it brightens and hydrates the skin.

I noticed the brightening of my complexion almost immediately and have noticed that fine lines are no where near as prevalent as they were before I started using When Hope is Not Enough by Philosophy. This is one beauty product I have zero intention of ever running out of.

While the skin improvement I’m seeing in the present excites me the most, I can’t help also feeling great about the fact that it’s preventing problems in the future. The serum is very lightweight and not greasy-feeling in the slightest. There is no aroma to worry about (I hate when facial lotions or serums fight my perfume for attention!) – in fact, you don’t even know you have it on… until you start seeing the noticeable improvements, that is.

See When Hope is Not Enough by Philosophy for more information. I simply cannot recommend this enough!

Looking Younger Just Got Easier…

February 25, 2013 By Joi

Let’s face it, we all want to look younger. In fact, countless women search “How to Look Younger” on Google daily. It doesn’t matter if you’re 27 or 72, everyone wants to look younger than their actual age.

Thanks to wonderfully innovative companies like L’Oreal, it’s more possible than ever. I recently tried one of the brand’s newest skin care products and was so blown away, I knew I had to let you in on the secret. L’Oreal Revitalift Miracle Blur is one of those things that you’re just going to have to try for yourself. I can swear to you that you’ll fall in love with the way it feels on your face (actually, you’ll fall head over heels in love with the way it feels before your hand ever reaches your face…. it’s that amazing!) and I can tell you how much smoother your skin will look, whether you’re wearing makeup over the “Miracle Blur” or not. The thing is, I can’t possibly describe to you how thrilled I am with this beauty product. Suffice to say, I’m blown away and would love to order thousands of boxes of L’Oreal Revitalift Miracle Blur just to make sure I never have to live a day without it.

Common sense reminds me that this product is so amazing that it’s here to stay, so one box at a time will suffice.

I first tried L’Oreal’s Miracle Blur without makeup. I was anxious to see how it looked and experience how it felt. Silky smooth are a few words that came immediately to mind. It felt like fine silk on my fingers and on my face – a feeling I could easily get hooked on.

But since we’re here to talk about looking younger as well as feeling younger, what matters most is how the Miracle Blur looks. I can, honestly, say that fine wrinkles are MUCH less noticeable after using the Blur.

Product Description:

It’s not a moisturizer. It’s not a foundation. It’s more than a primer: Introducing Miracle Blur, the first-of-its-kind instant skin smoothing Finishing Cream.
Miracle Blur was specially formulated with a distinctive cushiony texture that instantly blurs lines, wrinkles, pores and uneven texture. This unique Finishing Cream blends seamlessly into skin so it instantly looks and feels smooth, leaving a velvet-soft matte finish.

A finishing cream in the truest sense, Revitalift Miracle Blur should be the final step in every woman’s skincare routine, applied after moisturizer. It can also be worn under foundation for smoother, more even application and wear.

Read more about my new favorite beauty product by clicking the following link. Order online or look for them in your favorite store. Whichever way you go, prepare to be amazed: L’Oreal Revitalift Miracle Blur

My August Favorites: Makeup and Beauty Product Reviews!

September 5, 2012 By Stephany

It’s time for me to write about my favorite beauty products of the past month, this time its my favorite stuff that I used or discovered in August!

I’ll start off with my favorite find, which is the NYX Cosmetics Black Label Lipstick, Nude (pictured above). This honestly is such a good lipstick, its a beautiful pinky-nude color with a slight gloss to it. It’s not matte, so it doesn’t sink into any lines or wrinkles you may have on your lips like some previous nudes I’ve tried. Its not a white-nude, or a orangey-nude which I know a lot of you don’t like at all, so I think you should really buy it if you want a gorgeous nude you can wear every day for every occasion. I LOVE it. It comes in a sleek nice tube, and it does have a wonderful very faint smell to it. It’s very moisturizing and just so, so nice. I tried the ELF Lipstick in Natural Nymph in August also, and I have to say I prefer the NYX Lipstick. The ELF one is pretty nice and has a great color but it did break really easily and seems kinda thick. I would probably buy it again though!

My next favorite is my absolute favorite Makeup Remover Wipes, the Neutrogena Cleansing towelettes. I buy the convenient refill pack, usually around $5.00, which isn’t bad for such a quality item. I use them every day, sometimes several times a day and they have yet to irritate my eyes or skin. I have really sensitive skin so I’m so happy this works well for me! Simply said, they get the job done as well as it can be done, so check these out.

Next up is the Smashbox Photo Finish More Than Primer Dark Spot Correcting (left). I put this on before my foundation or bronzer and it helps to make them both last longer, and just seems to give my skin a glow and I love it! It feels great, smells nice, and really does its job. I suggest you invest in this product.

When used twice a day for four weeks, 84% of women saw significant reduction of dark spots and improved skin radiance. Lovely! Who wouldn’t want that?

I have to mention my favorite Tanning Bed Lotion, which is the Paint it Black 50x Auto-Darkening Tan Lotion with Extreme Silicone (below) I buy this from Amazon which is a lot cheaper than buying it from other websites, and this is just such a good tanning lotion. I don’t go to the tanning bed that often anymore but when I do I wouldn’t think of tanning without this stuff. I get darker so much faster so I don’t have to lay in the bed so long! I love the smell, too. It smells so fresh and clean and just makes me think of tanned beautiful skin.

This past month I also have been loving the Aussie Hair Insurance Leave-In Conditioner. On the bottle it says it “Protects not-so-healthy hair against style disasters”, and well I’ve had plenty of hair disasters so I have to keep this in my bag ;).

I usually don’t like putting products in my hair because I hate the build-up and I cant STAND when my hair gets crunchy, but I decided to try this out and I’m so happy I did! When my hair feels dry after washing it and straightening it I use this and it just seems to quench my hair’s thirst if that makes any sense!

I want to try other Aussie products now because I’m so pleased with this one. Smells great, feels great, and I’m going to keep using it!

Back to makeup, I’ve been using the Maybelline Dream Fresh BB Cream Medium/Deep 1.0 Fl oz (ridiculously long, I know!). This is my first time trying a Beauty Balm, and I really have been loving it. The color is nice, although since I haven’t been tanning much anymore its almost too dark! So I would probably go with the lighter color next time since my natural complexion is soooo pale. This Beauty Balm is really nice though, I love the way it makes my skin look and it seems to improve the look and feel of my skin. After I put that on I always brush on some ELF Golden Bronzer. It comes with four different shades in a compact with a pretty large, nice mirror. There’s a beautiful highlight color that I’m almost obsessed with. I brush it on my cheeks, forehead, and some on my nose and I think it makes me look 10x better than without it. Also it comes with a gorgeous pink color and two darker bronzer shades that I love to just mix together with my large e.l.f. Studio Powder Brush elf
and just put different places on my face. This is gonna be a great way to make my skin look tanner during the Fall months when I get little sun! Very excited I found this stuff.

Thanks, ELF! 😉

And for my last favorite I have to go with the only eyeshadow I’ve been wearing, which is another drugstore product: Maybelline Expert Wear Eyeshadow Trios – Bronze Tlitz (above). I bought this way back in April and I just started using it and.. wow I absolutely adore this. I have lots of other eyeshadows, and this one is my absolute favorite. It’s such a pretty color for Fall, and I will be getting tons of use out of it. The light brow color gives such a pretty dimension to the eye, and it comes with a stunning bronze/orange color that I love to put on my entire lid. Then there’s a beautiful dark pink color that I put in my crease, and it just makes for such a pretty look. It’s really cheap on amazon which is where I bought it, so I highly recommend this one!

I’ll be doing another post soon about my favorite nail polishes and probably about some beautiful Fall clothes so keep checking back! Also, let me know what were your favorite products from August and what are you already loving for September? Any products you think I should give a try?

Thanks for reading! xo
Stephany

Beauty Product Review: Avon’s Wonderful Neck and Chest Perfector

August 15, 2012 By Joi

You are looking at a beauty and skin care product I use daily. Religiously. Furthermore, it’s a beauty product I will never, ever allow myself to run out of or even low on! I suppose you can see that this is going to be a very positive review.

I love Avon and have since I was in high school. Sweet Honesty was my first perfume and I, actually, didn’t move away from it until the last few years of high school. THEN, this Avon addict swithced to Soft Musk and Pavi Elle (I can’t remember if it was one word or two, but I remember it smelled like HEAVEN!) In addition to some of the best perfumes in the world (and lotions, hand creams, shower gels, bubble baths, etc), AVON also has outstanding make-up and nail polish. Honestly, I have never tried anything from AVON that I didn’t love.

That’s why when I first started buying skin care products and anti-aging products, one of the first places I turned was to AVON. I just Can’t say enough good things about the Anew line of products. They’re reasonably priced, smell amazing, arrive quickly, and they work beautifully.

About a year ago, I say something on AVON’s website that I wanted to try. I’d been noticing that my neck was beginning to lose a little elasticity. Not good! I’m not trying to have a turkey neck, thank you very much. When I saw that AVON had a product that targeted the delicate neck and chest area, I threw the product into my shopping cart on AVON’s Website. I used it as soon as it came in the mail (when I get a box from AVON, I’m like a kid at Christmas!) and have used this product every day since. I began to see a noticeable difference very, very soon.

The difference was apparent when I stopped looking in the mirror and being alarmed at my neck! When I noticed that the neck was no longer an issue with me, I realized, “Wow! This stuff’s good!”

It lasts for what seems like two forevers, even with daily use. It’s a foam, which I love. It feels good going on and, as I said, it lasts a very long time.

If your neck and/or chest is making you looking older than you are OR if you simply want to start caring for this delicate area before it gets any funny ideas, I strongly urge you to try AVON’s Solutions Neck and Chest Perfector. You’ll love it because it honestly does chase away the turkey neck!

Pamper Your Feet with These Heavenly Foot Buffers

January 14, 2012 By Joi

I was given Spongeables Pedi Scrub Foot Buffer 20+ Washes, Lavender Tea Tree Oil Aromatherapy, 2-Ounce (Pack of 3) for Christmas (seems everyone in my family knows what a foot obsession I have). I have been using them religiously since.

As you’d imagine, I’m more than a little familiar with foot care products. Truth be told, I could write a book. The only problem is, by the time the book was published, I’d have the sequel ready to go. I LIVE for foot care products and am ALL about pampering my feet.

The Spongeables Pedi Scrub Foot Buffer 20+ Washes, Lavender Tea Tree Oil Aromatherapy, 2-Ounce (Pack of 3) are as good as it gets. They leave my feet feeling so good they tingle and so soft you’d swear it was silk you were feeling and not feet…. even ridiculously pampered feet.

Product Features

Soothe soften and pamper tired feet
Makes even hardened calluses and dry cracked heels look and feel soft as silk
Invigorating texture stimulates circulation and leaves feet tingling

My heels are a problem area for me – or I should say they WERE a problem area. After these fragrant and effective little buffers got through doing their job, my heels are as soft as the rest of my feet. I guarantee you, you’ll really love these! Click through one of the links or the image itself to take a closer look.

Avon Foot Works Review

October 25, 2011 By Joi

I order a lot of Avon products. A lot. I love their fragrances, makeup, skin care products, bath and lotion products, and I’m absolutely addicted to their line of Foot Works products. I’ve tried just about every one they’ve rolled out and my feet have been deliriously happy. I’ve become as excited about pampering and caring for my feet as I do the rest of me.

There are a variety of scents available in Avon’s Foot Works line and they often change throughout the year. For example, you may find Cherry scent (a serious favorite) during the warm months and Berry Mint (another fave) during the winter months.There’s a great new scent now called Mocha Supreme and I can’t wait to try it. Can you imagine how outrageously wonderful that must smell?!?! A little tip: The Berry Mint scent lasts and lasts and lasts and lasts and…

Feet are an area that most people tend to overlook and neglect. Until, that is, they’re embarrassed when someone special begins to rub on them and they realize their heels are as hard as concrete. Not very glam. Avon’s Foot Work products not only keep your feet feeling fresh and glorious, they make them feel like a baby’s bottom. What’s more, they cause your feet to smell fresh for longer stretches at a time.

I can’t possibly rave enough about these products. I strongly urge you to take your neglected tootsies over to Avon’s Foot Works page right now and start a lifelong obsession with pampering your feet. You’ll find out what Happy Feet’s really all about!