Saturday, February 13, 2010

TAG: 40 Beauty Questions

it's very rare that i'll do 2 blog posts in ONE day, but i knew i would go over the time limit if i tried to do this as a youtube video! so here's the questions and i tag everyone to do this as either a blog post or video! please leave me a comment with the link if you do this tag!

SKINCARE
-How many times do you wash your face daily? once at night
-What skin type do you have? (dry,oily,combo) i would say it's combination because sometimes my whole face is oily and sometimes it's normal
-What is your current facial wash? Neutrogena Deep Clean cream cleanser
-Do you exfoliate? YES!! it's a must for me
-What brand do you use? right now i'm using the Lush Ocean Salt and so far i'm loving it!
-What moisturizer do you use? Clinique Dramatically Different moisturizing gel
-Do you have freckles? nope
-Do you use eye cream? no but i know i should, i just don't know which brand i should try first! suggestions?
-Do you or did you have acne prone skin? nope, i'm very lucky not to
-Did you ever have to use Pro-activ? once, but i didn't like it. i do like the refining mask which i just did i review on this blog! go check it out!

MAKE-UP
-What foundation do you use? Make Up For Ever Mat Velvet + foundation, Revlon Colorstay, or Benefit Some kind-a gorgeous!
-How about concealer? benefit erase paste (which i'm not a huge fan of) or Mac studio finish concealer
-Do you know your undertone color? i have pink undertones to my skin
-What do you think of fake eyelashes? I love them! i use them all the time for stage and sometimes for special occasions
-Did you know that you are suppose to change your mascara every 3 months? yes but i don't follow that rule religiously
-What brand of mascara do you use? covergirl lashblast and maybelline XXL extentions
-Sephora or MAC? Sephora, they have so many brands to choose from while Mac is only Mac products
-Do you have a MAC Pro-card? no, but i want to one day
-What makeup tools do you use in make up application? Sigma makeup brushes are amazing!
-Do you use make-up base/primer for the eyes? Urban Decay primer potion is awesome!!
-For the face? benefit that gal brightening face primer, but i never see much of a difference when i use a primer
-What is your favorite eyeshadow (color or shade)? i love the coastal scents 88 shimmer palette anbd the ELF beuty encyclopedia
-Do you use pencil or liquid eyeliner? both
-How often do you poke your eyes with an eyeliner pencil? i've never done that
-What do you think of pigment eyeshadows? they're very messy and inconvienient
-Do you use mineral makeup? no, but i like bareminerals. it's just very messy
-What is your favorite lipstick? benefit sily finish lipstick in good-to-go
-How about lipgloss? buxom lips in eva and brandy
-What is your favorite blush to use? NARS orgasm
-Do you buy your makeup on ebay? no i don't trust it
-Do you like drugstore makeup? i love drugstore makeup! it's cheap and a lot of it is good quality
-Do you go to CCO's? (cosmetic company outlets) no i can't find one in my state
-Did you ever consider taking make-up classes? it would be fun, but i have no time
-Are you clumsy in putting on makeup? no not really
-Name a makeup crime that you hate? i hate when i can see a line from people's foundation to their actual skin color
-Do you like colorful shades of makeup (lipstick,eyeshadow) or neutral ones? i like neutal shades because for eyeshadow they bring my blue eyes out and i always love pink lip color
-Which celebrity always has great make up? i can't pick one because i like so many
-If you could leave the house using just ONE make up item,what would you use? foundation
-Could you ever leave the house without any makeup on? yea i do for school all the time
-Do you think you look good even without any makeup on? not really
-In your opinion, what is the BEST makeup line? umm i can't really pick one, but i love Benefit, Nars, Mac, Covergirl, Revlon, and Maybelline
-What do you think of Makeup?? I love it!! it always makes me look pretty and polished!

XOXO
Rachel

Review: Proactiv Refining Mask


I have never used the Proactiv skincare system except once, but i don't have acne so i thought it would've been a waste to use an acne system on my skin. But i saw that i had a pimple yesterday and i remember seeing on a proactiv commercial that you can use the refining mask as a spot treatment, so i thought i would give it a shot since i threw out my old spot treatment.

Basically what i did was put the mask on the pimple and left it on for a little over 10 minutes. then i rinsed it off. when i rinsed it off i didn't see a difference in the pimple but i noticed the skin where the pimple was was softer. After about 5 hours the pimple reduced to a microscopic red dot on my face and i can barely feel that there is a dot on my face when i touch my face. i was completely amazed at the results and that it worked so quickly!

Now i'm not saying this is the only good spot treatment out there (in fact there's a new clearisil one that's supposed to work in 4 hours that i want to try) but if you know someone who has the 3 step system ask them if you can try it out because the mask is a free gift with your purchase when you buy it from the website. I say atleast go check out the Proactiv website and look for some other reviews on this product.

XOXO
Rachel