Jae Raids the Drugstore
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
So it's been a while since I've done a JRTD! If you're new here, it's when I give you the benefit of my insane cheap cosmetic buying addiction to tell you what I loved and hated. Most of this stuff I bought at various drugstore-type places -- occasionally it'll be from a department or specialty store. As you should already know, no one pays me for this. Especially not the brands that I rail on instead of love. It's allll out of the goodness of my heart.
OK, fine, say it. Feel better now? You're disgusting.
Moving on. I grabbed this stuff honestly because I hate sharpening eyeliner pencils so I always grab the roll-up ones. And it is magical. It goes on so smooth that the first time I tried applying it I inadvertently put way too much on because I'm used to pressing hard. Instead, this is gel like and once it sets, it won't budge in the water. Which is great because I've spent the last week at various water features to keep my kids busy. It's only the second week of summer. Save me. Anyway, I loved it so much I bought it in both brown and black and since it was like $4, that's doable.
Hello, lover. This Big Sexy Hair Root Pump Spray usually retails at about $17, but I bout a combo pack with the volumizing hairspray for that much at JC Penney so there you go. The hairspray is pretty major. Like, it will give you crazy 90s side poof if you let it. I like it for updos, but when I'm wearing my hair down, this root pump is my fave. It sprays on but then puffs up like a mousse. I just douse my roots with it before blowdrying my hair and it lasts forever. Totally worth the extra money.
OK, so I bought this BareMinerals mascara having never tried their mascara before. I love love the foundation, but I'm not gonna lie here -- I didn't love love this. It made my eyelashes a little spiky. And I don't really need length, I need thickening and this just didn't do it for me. I'm still waiting to find a mascara that trumps my beloved Diorshow, but it looks like another one bites the dust -- and I can add to my substantial collection of once-used mascaras. Huzzah!
Zoooooomg you guys get ready for my favorite latest find. THIS STUFF! Maybelline Color Whisper. It's like a glossy lipstick that gives color without being like "OMG is this lipstick fading funny?" all day. I'm obsessed. I've bought a couple different colors, but I'm going to level with you here: Choosing colors with this stuff is kind of a crapshoot because they're SUPER DUPER sheer. Like, the color pretty much looks nothing like the cover or the stick. But the color is so sheer that it kind of doesn't matter. I got both a really bright pink and then a nude-y rose and they both look amazing. I've been carrying them with me everywhere because it's enough to perk up your face without being like I'M WEARING LIPSTICK EVERYONE!
Yeaaaah I tried this, but if you're a brunette you might want to look somewhere else. This stuff is WHITE. And the first time I used it, I used it just like my favorite -- Suave of all things -- and it left a giant white polka dot in my hair and it freaked my husband out because he thought I was going gray. Like, it's useable if you really brush it through, but it's probably best for blondes.
Hey, low maintenance girls -- I'm looking at you. I bought this in plum a month ago and just barely used it all up. Because I used it literally everyday. It's a nice smudgey eyeliner on one side and a super easy cream eyeshadow stick on the other. I usually wore it when I was going low key because I'd line my eyes and then smudge some of the shadow into the crease of my eyelid and I was done. Oh darn... looks like I'll need to do another order soon... whatever will I do...
Alright, that's my latest and greatest. Also, the not-so-greatest. I'm off to feed my children. WHY do they want food all day?
6 comments:
It pains me to say this, but I hate the Bare Escentuals mascara too. Love all their other products, but hate the mascara. I've been using Diorshow on your recommendation!
Thank you for the beauty head's up. Do you have access to CVS where you live? Salma Hayek has a line of skin care/makeup/hair care, etc. called "Nuance," and it's been getting rave reviews.
Oo, boringly enough, one of my favorite e.l.f. products is the little tube of cocoa butter for your lips. It doesn't make your lips look good (it kind of leaves them paler than they are) but it feels AWESOME. It is so incredibly smooth, your lips feel like suede, as creepy as it is to compare one's mouth to a type of leather. It tastes good,(coconut and vanilla) and it smells really good. Kind of like a comfort-food version of cosmetics.
I love these posts but always wind up frustrated as a Canadian! I can't find these! Grrrrr.
(I still like you though.)
With the dry shampoo, you can't spray it too close to your head or it will turn your hair white. The tresame is good but Suave has some that is just as good but cheaper. I've had slightly redish brown hair and no grey spot problems.
With the dry shampoo, you can't spray it too close to your head or it will turn your hair white. The tresame is good but Suave has some that is just as good but cheaper. I've had slightly redish brown hair and no grey spot problems.
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