Beauty Guide No 1

The shade they gave me was in Fairly Light

I was told that this could be used as a foundation and a concealer so that's what I used it like.

Here's what it said on the inside of the sample.

I first applied Prime Time all over my face. This primer was very silky and left my skin feeling smooth. It's not as thick as other primers that are similar to this and you can see it started to slightly run off my finger.

Here, I wanted to show the coverage of the powder on one side of my face. I applied the powder foundation with my F88 Flat Angled Kabuki brush from Sigma and buffed it into my skin using circular motions. Some of the redness and darkness in my face has been concealed.

Here is what the first layer looked like. The coverage is about a medium here and is uneven in places. The center of my face (eyes, nose and mouth area) seemed to either not want to grab onto the powder at all or grab too much. Under my eyes have been kind of concealed, but not evenly. Above my eyebrows and on the bridge of my nose did not want to hold onto the powder at all. It also looks like I have a bag underneath one eye.

This is with the second layer. The coverage looks more even but is starting to look cakey.  My under eyes do not look completely concealed and are still uneven.

Upon further inspection, I noticed that even with the primer I used first, the pores on my cheeks and nose seemed to fill up with the powder and under my eyes looked cakey with the thick powder.

I applied the rest of my makeup and went about my day like normal. As you can see, even with the rest of my makeup applied, you can still see some unevenness around my eyes and you can see fine lines in my forehead.

Here's at the end of the day. My face looked and felt pretty oily. Notice the shine on my nose, cheeks, and forehead.

It was very strange how this makeup wore off. By the end of the day it looked really blotchy. I could swipe my finger across my face and the makeup would have come right off.

As you can see, around my nose looks like cake, my cheeks are a blotched mess where some of the foundation has worn off while the rest has caked and settled on top of the skin, and around my eyes look stained yellow (still with the unevenness).

Overall, I would NOT recommend this. Maybe you've tried it and loved it... great! Keep in mind that I have a normal/combination skin type so maybe this would work if you have dry skin. But I personally think for the money, there are way better products out there than this. This powder foundation retails for $29, while the primer runs $23 (and I guess is sold as a spray? not really sure). I definitely would have been disappointed had I bought the full size.

Another note I'd like to add, I tried this again but with a concealer and without the primer underneath the next day to see how the results varied. The coverage under my eyes were better, obviously from the concealer I used, but the rest of the foundation still looked like crap. Idk.

If you have tried this let me know what you think. I know some people are die hard Bare Mineral lovers and they are the reason I gave this product a try.

• T-shirt (I got mine from Walmart for $7.50)
• Scissors
• Bandeau or Bralet

First make sure the shirt is laid out flat with the sleeve seams lined up (on top of one another). Next,  hold the fabric tight together as you cut on the inside of the seams.

This will create a raw edge. Fix any mistakes you've made by trimming the excess pieces and then slightly pull on the sleeve. This will cause the raw edge to curl within itself and make the edge look neater

Always wear a bandeau underneath (or even a tank top). Stay classy!

And that's it! Easy peasy, right? If you don't feel too confident in your skills, try cutting a shirt you don't necessarily care about for practice, then move on to the real thing. I hope you enjoyed and let me know if you have tried this before and how you like it. :)

Hey guys!
Today I bring you a review of LORAC's TANtalizer. I received this sample a long time ago and never used it. Since Spring is finally making way and my shorts are starting to make an appearance in my wardrobe again, I figured I'd try it out. The tantalizer isn't a self-tanner per say but more like a shimmery body bronzer.

The tantalizer comes in two shades- Original and Deep. While this is only a sample, the regular 5 fl. oz. retails for $32 on the Lorac website.

I received this particular sample at Sephora.

There is a slight scent but nothing over bearing and does wear off.

You may also consider using this mixed into your tinted moisturizer or foundation for a hint of warmth.

I applied this all over my legs and it dried fairly quickly. After it dried, it made my skin feel moistened like I had just put on a lotion but never felt greasy.

When first applied, it seems pretty dark on the skin but easily sheers out the more you rub it in. You may also add it to a lotion or sunscreen if you have fair skin.

Here's what it looks like straight out of the bottle.

Here you can seen the beautiful golden sheen it gives your skin. In the sun light it looks so gorgeous! You're able to see little specks of gold shimmer/glitters.

I found that this luminizer lasted all day and never faded, streaked, or ended up patchy. It lasted until later that night when I washed it away in the shower. I also noticed that it never transferred to my clothes which was great!

Overall, I really liked the way this looked on my legs and think it would look great all over the body. I would not buy this intending to use it on a daily basis but only on special occasions. I think if you had an occasion where you wanted to show a little skin and wanted to look super glowy like a bronze goddess than this would be perfect!

Let me know if you have tried it and what you think :)