I bought this Revlon Kabuki Brush for $4.75 at Target online store and took advantage the free $10 gift card with $30 beauty and personal care purchase about 2 months ago. It’s currently sold out at Target.
I returned this brush back to Target. It got strong chemical smell even after being washed and aired out for several days. It was shedding and scratchy. I don’t think I’ll buy any Revlon brushes anymore.
Here are three body sunscreen lotions I am using and finished. They are all chemical sunscreens so there are no white cast issues.
Here is my today’s beach sun protection?:
This Clarins Super Restorative Redefining Body Care for Abdomen & Waist is a free sample with a purchase. I finished the tube and won’t buy the full size.
This full size body lotion is 6.9 oz for $96, pricy! It got really nice light weight texture, moisturizing and absorbs easily. It smells good and but also strong. Sometimes I could even smell the alcohol from it! It supposed to firm up your skin, but I didn’t see much of a difference.
Ren Skincare sent me their REN Satin Perfection BB Cream Sunscreen($38 at Sephora) to try out. Review is not required on my blog.
I finished this tube completely and like this product! It is a lightweight and skin friendly BB cream. I treat all the BB cream as lightweigt foundation with bonus of sunscreen. I don’t use BB cream alone as a moisturizer or sunscreen lotion becuase the amount you need for BB cream is just not enough as sunscreen and moisturizer.
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I bought this Aveeno Protect+Hydrate Lotion SPF 70($9.99 at Target) and finished it. It’s a chemical sunscreen. I mainly use it on my hands and arms before I am out. I always have a sunscreen near the door so that I won’t forget to put it on before I leave.
This is great to use it as hand cream since it’s not greasy at all. It feels moisturizing and absorbs well. The high SPF is a big plus! I will buy it again.
I bought this Perricone MD Face Finishing Moisturizer Tint SPF 30($75) and finished it. I won’t buy it again only for one reason – it’s a bit too dark for me. If you use liquid foundation in light or lighter shade, I don’t recommend it. However, this is still a great moisturizer and sunscreen, I would buy it if it comes with a lighter shade or not tinted.
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I finished off the Mario Badescu Seaweed Cleansing Lotion, then poured the two bottles of No7 Beautiful Skin Refreshing Toner into the empty Clinique Clarifying Lotion 2 16.5 oz bottle.
I am currently using the No7 toner in a Clinique toner bottle.
The bareMinerals Perfecting Face Brush is $14 at Ulta.com right now. It’s 50% off and the sale will end tomorrow 3/18. Some of you might receive the $10 off $40 bareMinerals purchase unique promo code which will expire on 3/25. Good deal if to stack these two together.
I own the Perfecting Face Brush. It came from a bareMinerals value kit I bought last year. Let me tell you what I think about this brush.
How I use it:
Tip of using:
Pro:
Con: Pricey for $28.
But for $14, I recommend it!
I bought this Mario Badescu Hand Cream(4 oz for $8) from Nordstrom and used it all up. I like it being lightweight and moisturizing. The scent is nice but also could be a bit strong to some of you. I prefer to use it before going to bed. And, it’s affordable.
2 things I don’t like about it:
Will I buy it again? Most likely NOT.
This Kate Somerville EradiKate To-Go Acne Treatment is a free sample with a purchase.
The full size is $40 for 30 swabs at Sephora.
It might work a bit to me, but not good enough for me to buy the full size. It’s a little tinted. It does smell, just like a lot other acne treatment medications.
My suggestions:
I received this Simple Eye Makeup Remover Pads as a free gift with a purchase. It is full size. Target is selling it for $5.49.
I do not recommend it. The texture is rough and the eye makeup didn’t come off easy. A cotton pad + Lancome bi facil is much better!
This Murad Oil Control Mattifier SPF 15(0.3 oz) is a free sample with a purchase. The full size is 1.7 oz for $39.5 at Sephora.
This is a chemical sunscreen.
This is a quite popular item. It got 4 stars and 1740 reviews at Sephora right now. It did give me a matte finish but I couldn’t finish this sample and I won’t buy the full size.
Because:
This Biore Deep Pore Charcoal Cleanser 1 oz is a free sample with a purchase. The full size is 6.7 oz, $5.82 at Walmart, $5.99 at Target, and $7.49 at Ulta.
It really cleans my face well, but I don’t like the minty cool feeling on my face after using this cleanser. It’s a personal preference, I don’t but you might like that.
I finished up this tube by washing my beautyblender sponge which works quite well!
I won’t buy the full size. If I receive it again as a free gift, I’d be happy to use it to wash my makeup tools!
I bought this Glysomed hand cream 1.7 oz for $3 from drugstore.com a while ago. You can also find it at Amazon.
It’s affordable and got good ratings. I finished this tube but I will not buy it again. Becuase it’s too much silicone and made my hands so slippery that I couldn’t even twist a door knob after applying it. If you got a pair of busy hands, I do not recommend it.
