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#Beauty Product Reviews

I have a handful of new beauty products that I have purchased over the past couple of months and I have been dying to tell you about them!  I have mostly hair and face products to discuss today, but I tend to shop all across the board when it comes to beauty products, so I'm sure next month will be something completely different.


Products

OGX Shampoo/Conditioner (Sea Mineral Moisture) ($5.79/piece)

I had been wanting to try something new for a long time in regards to shampoo and conditioner. I kept reading about these sulfate-free shampoos and, after some research, I settled on this particular brand and version. I'm not totally sold on it yet. The kind I got doesn't smell as great as I would like it to. Besides that, it has minimal lather (which is common for sulfate-free shampoos) and the conditioner seems to moisturize the ends of my hair. I haven't seen a big change in my hair, so I will try another version of this combo before moving on to something else. (Anyone else use this brand?  I will take suggestions on a different version.)

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Aussie 3 Minute Miracle: Strong ($3.99)

Now this-this has been a life saver. I use it on my hair once a week after I shampoo and let it sit for the remainder of my shower (about ten minutes), rinse with warm water, then a final rinse with cool water before I get out of the shower. A blast of cool water on your hair locks in the conditioner-and does other fabulous things, too. I love this stuff. It smells great and my hair is so soft and shiny afterwards. 
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Tresemme Heat Tamer Spray ($3.99)

If you aren't using something on your hair to protect it from your heated styling tool(s), you're killing your hair. When you drag that straight iron through your hair and you hear small screams, that's your hair dying.  Go to the store, buy this stuff, spray it on your hair (damp or dry, no worries) before you use any kind of styling tool and protect your hair. I love this product.  Great smelling, good price, and it protects your hair.  Why spend all that money on shampoos, deep conditioners, and salon trips if you have fried hair? 
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St. Ives Timeless Skin Collagen Elastin Facial Moisturizer ($5.29)

As I've gotten older, I can't just wash my face anymore and go to bed. I need to a few more things in my routine to keep my skin from looking sixty when it's actually only 30. This is a great moisturizer to put on your face in the morning after the shower and at night after you wash your face.  A little goes a long way with this product. It's kind of perfum-y, but it's not overpowering.  It does feel a bit greasy when you put it on, but it dries pretty quickly. I always feel refreshed after I put it on and it dries. I can feel it soaking into my skin and I like that.  I haven't noticed any obvious visible changes, but I like to think that I am counteracting possible wrinkles. 
What are some of your favorite beauty products right now?

Beauty Review: e.l.f Primer + GIVEAWAY

I have to tell you all about my latest make up find!  I was over browsing around on e.l.f one night and came across their mineral infused face primer while searching for something that would help my face appear more polished when wearing make up.  I read some of the reviews and decided to give it a try for the whopping six bucks that it would cost me. 

I got it pretty quickly (along with some other things I had ordered from e.l.f) and I was so excited to get the stuff, I decided to show you all.  Some of you may have seen this on IG a few weeks back.

This was a good mail day. :)

I was really excited to try it out and when I did, I was amazed at the results!  This stuff makes my face look like it did in my twenties!  (For those of you that remember, that is just a little over ten years ago.) I got so excited I told my best friend and she bought some and she loves it too!

You want to see what this primer can do?

This is before primer...
(Yea, see....face needs a little help...)

And....AFTER!


The results are staggering, right?  I think what I am most impressed with is that it hides all my redness!  I purchased the tone adjusting green when I ordered and it did exactly what it said it was going to do.  I love it!  For six bucks, you can't beat it!

It goes on like SILK!  You feel like you are massaging SILK into your FACE! It doesn't leave a weird residue and it works well with my foundation and powder, so no clumpy face here, just a smooth and flawless finish.

This primer from e.l.f comes in four shades:
  • Clear: Basic prep
  • Tone Adjusting Green: Minimizes redness and combats blotchy skin
  • Brightening Lavender: Good for uneven skin tones and to brighten dull or yellow tones
  • Radiant Glow: Helps to cover dark spots and uneven skin tones
Like I said, I got the green and it completely removes all the redness from my face. Before I started using the primer, when I would finish my make up, you could still see the redness under my foundation.  It drove me crazy.  I would see these girls walking around with porcelain doll faces and I would silently scream, "How do they DO that!?"

And now I feel like I have been let in on the biggest beauty secret in the world: face primer.

Did I mention you can also buy this at Target? ;) Yes. Go.  Go to the make up aisle at Target and pick you up a six dollar bottle of pure genius.

Or...If you are feeling lucky...

ENTER FOR A CHANCE TO WIN 2 BOTTLES OF YOUR CHOICE OF PRIMER!



**This giveaway will close at 12 AM CST Friday, May 23, 2014.  Winner will be notified before 11:59 PM CST Friday, May 23, 2014.  

**All opinions expressed in this post are my own.  I was NOT compensated for this post by e.l.f or Target.  I simply just loved the product and wanted to tell you all about it.  Then, I felt generous and decided to gift two bottles to one of my dear readers. :) 

**Giveaway ONLY for US residents, 18 years of age and up. 





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