So I haven't posted a product of the week but I am trying a few different products out in the mean time while I'm preparing for final exams next week.  Once that's done I plan on spending the summer searching for great products to post reviews, etc. about.  I'm also going to post products that I didn't find all that helpful or that were disappointing in terms of the hype around them and what results I actually got.  If there's anything anybody wants to suggest, feel free to leave a comment as I'm always willing to try new things when it comes to the world of cosmetics and beauty products :)  Anyway, I hope everyone has a great day/week and I will post when I get the chance after I test out some more stuff :)

Hugs,
Tiff

I've had the idea to do a Hulk look for awhile, mainly because I absolutely love the colors green and purple so it was just an excuse to use the fabulous Chroma Lust loose shadows from Sugarpill. :) I loooooove them.  Anyway, it was really just me being silly and playing with makeup because I don't get to do a lot of crazy colors on a normal everyday basis.  I wish more people would wear more crazy colors so that it doesn't have to be a "night time" look or a "going out" look.  Why can't I be cheery and colorful even during the day?  Anyway enjoy the pics.  :)  Just don't mind my skin right now.  It decided to go crazy kind of like the Hulk when he gets angry ;).
                                       
                                         
The Incredible Hulk (Three-Disc Special Edition)

Wow, time sure does fly.  It's that time again (maybe a little late, sorry) for the product of the week  :)

Here's my first attempt to do a look based on Wicked Lady from Sailor Moon.  Pink, red and black are the colors used.  I'll put a list of the different products I used after the photos.  I still don't have great lighting or a good camera yet but I'm working on it.  Eventually I hope to have both by the beginning of the summer.  We'll see.

Product of the week time.  I know I didn't do one last week and I apologize.  I was sick and had tons of stuff to do for my classes.  The product I've chosen is a hair removal system that I thought I'd try out before spending money to get waxing done at a salon or spa.  Many women out there find themselves with unsightly facial hair and in recent years I've found myself to be one of them.  We all hate to talk about it but it's a simple fact that we have to deal with.  Obviously, there are tons of products on the market that claim they can remove that hair easily.  I've tried a few different cheaper ones that you can get at Walmart or drugstores, but I always found that I had to apply it several times to get most of the hair removed.  Usually, I would end up just plucking instead.  Now, if you've ever tried it, plucking your upper lip is pretty painful and takes a good amount of time to get every little hair. So, the product here is something I have tried and found that it works pretty well for a microwave waxing system.


Gigi All Purpose Honee: Microwave Formula Hair Removal System is the name of the product.  I got it at Sally Beauty Supply for only 15 dollars.  It comes with a tub of microwavable wax as well as large and small strips, large and small wooden applicators, Wax Off (which you use to get any left over wax residue off your skin), After Wax Concealer (which I thought was pretty cool.  It's basically a tinted moisturizer that helps hide any redness), Slow Grow (you apply this after showering or washing your face to help slow the regrowth of the hairs), and Pre-Hon (which basically preps the skin prior to waxing).

  Ok, let me tell you.  This product blew me away.  I didn't have to reapply wax at all in order to get any hairs that were left behind.  It was amazing.  I'm pretty self conscious about my "mustache" and so this was great.  I even did the area between my brows, unibrow whatever you would like to call it.  I didn't really need to do it but there were a few stray hairs coming back in after plucking and I thought I'd just try it out since I already had the wax ready to use.  I would definitely recommend this product to those who, like me, feel kind of awkward going somewhere to pay somebody to remove my mustache haha.  I haven't tried it yet on any other areas, like legs or bikini zone.  I believe there are other types of wax that are made by the same comany that are designed for specifically the bikini zone too.  There is even one called "brazillian bikini" wax.  I don't know if I'm that brave just yet haha.  But I do feel it was worth my 15 dollars because there is plenty of product which means it easily pays for itself when compared to what you'd pay to get it done at a salon multiple times.


Anyway, I hope this helps for those of you who want to get a home system to remove facial hair.
My only con is really that the wax can get a little messy when you're trying to take out the applicator (as you get the little strand of wax that doesn't want to separate) but that's probably difficult to avoid regardless simply because of what it's made of.

Anyway, have a great week :)
Hugs,
Tiff

Disclaimer: all products were purchased with my own money.  I am not being paid in any way to promote this product.  All opinions expressed are my own.

So I decided that since many people have talked about how great some of the tools for microdermabrasion that you can buy and use, it occurred to me that I could buy a facial cleanser brush and possibly get some of the same benefits with that.  I just can't fathom spending hundreds of dollars (as a lot of them seem to cost on sephora) when I can barely afford important things like bills.  So I figured I'd give it a shot and see how it went.  I also picked up a product by Clean & Clear, the Blackhead Clearing Scrub that claims on the package that you will see fewer blackheads in just 2 days.  I really didn't think that would work but I figured I'd give it a go since it's pretty inexpensive as far as face/beauty products go.  I've been using that every night for the last 3 nights with the facial brush and I am actually both surprised and amazed.  Not only did I notice fewer blackheads, but my skin has cleared up significantly in general.  I don't know if it is just the product itself but I'm thinking that combining it with the brush has done wonders.  The best part is that you can get a facial cleanser brush for less than 2 dollars at Sally's.  So if you are like me and you really can't afford those expensive tools but you want some of the benefits then it's definitely worth a try.   If you already have a face scrub that you love you can try using it with that and see how that goes.  All I know is that I've been fighting with my skin for so long with blackheads, breakouts and the icky peeling patches of dry skin that no matter what you do show up under makeup and this has helped considerably in just 3 days.  So, the experiment shall continue for now.