Price: $4.99

wet n wild Natural Wear Pressed Powder
Image from Walgreens..

I am noticing a disconnect between wet n wild’s website and the products they have in stores. I noted it when I reviewed their Mega Protein Mascara, and now I can’t even find this product on there. It’s not this, but it’s similar. Weird.

Anyway, on to the powder itself. I bought it to throw into my gym bag for use after I shower, but it’s been getting a lot of non-gym use, too. I took it with me when I went to the beach for a couple of days at the beginning of this week, and it’s handy to throw on when I’m in a hurry in the morning. The cardboard packaging is surprisingly sturdy, too, and comes with a little mirror inside.

I get decent coverage from this powder. It’s obviously not nearly as complete as my usual primer+liquid foundation+finishing powder combo, but it more than gets the job done. It lasts, too. I have to blot a couple of times over the course of the day, but I usually have to do that anyway. The powder itself needs no reapplications, though. It also matches my skin perfectly, with none of the orangeness I’ve noticed in earlier wet n wild foundations.

My only gripe is that it’s kind of drying on skin, but if I make sure I moisturize well before I put it on, it’s not an issue. If you have dryer skin, though, I’d take it into consideration before you buy this powder. If you’ve got oily or combination skin, you might love this.

March 10, 2010 · Tagged with foundation, powder, walgreens, wet n wild

Cheap Thrills

Maybelline Mineral Power Finishing Veil Powder in Light

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What: Maybelline Mineral Power Finishing Veil Powder in Light

Where: CVS

Price: $9.49

Maybelline Mineral Power Finishing Veil Powder
Image from CVS.

I’ve been using this for a couple of months now. I gave it a try after I ran out of my New York Color finishing powder. Truth be told, I don’t like it as much. It doesn’t seem to last or to keep the shine away from my face for quite as long as the NYC powder. The difference isn’t drastic, and this is a perfectly serviceable finishing powder, but I don’t think it’s worth paying $4-$5 more for.

I think you do get slightly more powder with this, though. I will grant that it will last you for a while, but then again, so did my old powder. I’m switching back when I do eventually run out.

March 8, 2010 · Tagged with cvs, maybelline, powder

Mugshots

Friday Mugshot: Spring Break!

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My spring break started today. I started fake-baking for it a week ago. Normally I don’t mind my pallor, but I don’t want to blind people with reflected sunlight when I put on a swimsuit or shorts.

Products used:

Rimmel Fix & Perfect Foundation Primer

Maybelline Mineral Power Finishing Veil Powder in Light

jane Be Pure AguaCeuticals AguaGlow Bronzer

e.l.f. elements eyeshadow in Sage and Golden Glow

L’Oreal Paris Bare Naturale Mascara in Black Brown

Maybelline Pure.Makeup Shine-Free Foundation with H20 in Natural Ivory.

Hard Candy Painted Lady Lipstick in Hot Shot

Styli-Style Line & Seal Lipliner in Sand

Nivea Body Sun-Kissed Firming Moisturizer

March 5, 2010 · Tagged with e.l.f, hard candy, jane, loreal, maybelline, nivea, rimmel, styli-style

Cheap Thrills

Rimmel Fix & Perfect Foundation Primer

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What: Rimmel Fix & Perfect Foundation Primer

Where: CVS

Price: $7.29

Rimmel Fix & Perfect Foundation Primer
Image from Rimmel London.

If you’ve been looking at my Friday Mugshots, I’m wearing Rimmel’s Fix & Perfect primer in most of them. It’s amazing the difference it makes. You just put it on after your lotion and before your foundation, and it smooths out fine lines, evens out your skintone a bit, and makes your foundation last so much longer. It even helped out with the shine control.

The only two problems I had with this are the color and the packaging. It’s a deep orange, which almost scared me away from using it entirely. Fortunately, it goes on mostly clear. (My face was slightly darker, but you couldn’t tell once I had my foundation on. It did reduce the need for concealer on my red blotches.) As for the packaging, it’s a tube that likes to squirt out way more product than is needed. A little of this goes a long way, so it winds up wasting primer. I wish it were a pump or a bottle or something that you didn’t have to squeeze. Failing that, I wish the tube had a narrower mouth.

I think the best evidence of this product’s usefulness I can give is the following anecdote: not a week after I had started using it, and not two days after I’d been bemoaning the appearance of my very own crow’s feet, I went to a friend’s wedding. I wore the primer under my foundation, and the lady sitting next to me was convinced I was in high school. (I am attributing this to the primer, at any rate. I’m sure it had nothing to do with the fact that I don’t look like a grown-up yet.)

March 3, 2010 · Tagged with cvs, primer, rimmel