First Impressions: Benefit Hello Flawless Foundation!

Hi Everyone!

Hope you all had an amazing weekend! I recently tried the Benefit Hello Flawless Foundation, check out the video below to see what I thought of it!

July Ipsy vs. Topbox

    I would say I have tried a good share of subscription beauty boxes, from Glymm to Luxe box and even Glossybox (which was my favorite until they raised their price!!). 
This month I decided to order both Topbox and Ipsy, to finally decide once and for all which subscription service I would stick with.
Topbox in Canada is $12.00( plus shipping comes to around $13) per month Ipsy is $10.00 per month ( plus shipping it comes to around $13 or $14) per month

First I'll show you what I got in both boxes and then I'll tell you what I think of both and which one I am going to stick with!   Ipsy

  BH Cosmetics: California Collection Eye Shadow Palette Benefits: Benetint Coola: Mineral Sunscreen Moisturizer SPF 20 Pop: Lip Crayon in "rose romance" Healthy Sexy Hair: Soy Renewal Beach Spray with Argan Oil   Topbox

Belvada Cosmetics: One Moment Essential Day Cream MKS California: Add Volume Volumizing Spray ( weird thing about this...it looks like some product has already been used) China Glaze: "keepin' it teal" B.Kamins: BB Cream      Quick Thoughts: - They're both pretty similar in price - The packaging for Ipsy is a lot nicer ( and cuter!), it comes in a different cosmetic bag every month - Topbox 's products came stuffed in a cylinder and wrapped in tissue paper - Probably the only thing I didn't like about Ipsy was the it doesn't come with a card that explained what each product was and the price of it ( Topbox did come with this)        Overall: Ipsy is the winner! I can honestly say that I will use every single product that I received this month, and that's saying something because I have never said that about any subscription service. Ipsy also came with 1 more product than Topbox. With that said I did enjoy the Topbox this month and I'm super excited to try the bb cream but I just think you get more for your $$ with Ipsy!
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Review: Urban Decay After Glow Cream Blushes

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I recently picked up these blushes on Hautelook (see Haul here), they were such a good deal I couldn’t pass them up($6 each!). I had never heard about the After Glow blushes but I’m pretty sure they are an older product that Urban Decay doesn’t make anymore, which is a shame because I really love them!

The shades I got are “Quickie” and “Crush”

Quickie is a typical “Barbie pink” and Crush is more a bright fuchsia.

What they say about it:

“This cheek tint can be applied on top of foundation or bare skin without that powdery, cakey effect that can result from use of powder blush. The formula is loaded with good-for-you ingredients like Vitamins E, C, and A, so your skin gets nourishment and protection along with a dose of healthy-looking color.”

What I think about these blushes:

·         Insanely pigmented- Possibly one of the most pigmented products I have ever used. When I first tried this I used my fingers and it applied WAY to much product so the next time I tried the blush I used my Sigma F50 brush and barely had to tap it into the product and it applied so amazing.

·         Easy to blend

·         Very long-lasting

·         Gives you such a healthy glow look

·         Even though it is not meant for the lips it still acts as such a nice and long wearing lip stain

·         Doesn’t leave a sticky residue like most cream blushes

·         Very lightweight

Overall: This is an amazing product and I’m really wishing I picked up some more, hopefully they will come back on Hautelook soon. Like I said I would really recommend applying this with a stippling brush and a very light hand, it will go on flawlessly. As for the added vitamins that are supposed to help your skin, I haven’t noticed any changed yet but make after using it for a bit longer I will.

Have you ever tried these blushes? What did you think?

PS: Over the past month I've been making YouTube videos, check it out HERE. If you're on YouTube then leave your link below, I'd love to check it out!

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