L'oreal Youth Code Texture Perfector and Pore Vanisher Review

 Howdy everyone! Today I have 2 products that I have been loving and swear by! Loreal Youth Code skincare line is one of the best skincare line on the market in the opinion. Today I will be reviewing L'oreal Youth Code Texture Perfeector Serum and Youth Code Pore Vanisher. So do this product work or just simply overhyped? Lets take a look.

First up is the L'oreal Youth Code Texture Perfector serum, this a lightweight, non greasy milky iridescent white pink color. The texture of the serum is so smooth, it dries down to matte finish and within minutes you can truly see the texture of your skin becoming smooth and blurred. It moisturizes the skin nicely, so for oily skin people it won't make you over greasy.  The texture of my skin really changed with this product, my skin was so smooth and even. All my imperfections had been blurred and perfected! This is a miracle!

L'oreal Youth Code Pore Vanisher primer is a thick beige colored silicone primer. L'oreal claims that this primer will completely vanish your pores, not blur them, nor fill them, but truly vanish them. At sight and feel I immediately compared this to Benefit Porefessional primer, it has a nice non greasy, absorbing feel to it. My pores did immediately close up with this primer. I applied after I used the Texture Perfector so with my skin already blurred, this filled in my pores and honestly my pores were not there! Now the ingredients in this primer have elements that within 30 weeks are suppose to "cure your pores" I don't blame this at all, but this primer does do a great job at closing them while having the product on.

I love these both products so much! You don't need to have both of these products at the same time to vanish your pores. I have used the Pore Vanisher separately from the texture perfector and it still worked magically.  I do prefer using them together only because the texture perfector blurs my skin so perfectly, and the primer is just the icing on the cake. Price wise I think these are a good value considering what the cost of a serum and primer are in the higher end market. I found both of these at my local Target for $19.99 each. I highly recommend them. They work great together and apart! A must have!!

XOXO,
Brandee

January Favorites 2014

So January is OVER! January is one of my favorite months simply because its my birthday and the start of a new year. Today I'm bringing you my January favorites, which isn't a lot because I was so busy this month. Let's drive right into it!

First up is MAC Face and Body foundation. Quick story on this product I used to HATE this foundation. So what changed it to be a favorite? My skin. My skin cleared up since the last time I used this and I am in LOVE. I apply 2 coats and top it off with my MAC Mineralize Skinfinish. This has been my everyday look this month!

Lush Mask of Magnaminty Cleanser is one of my ALL TIME favorite mask. Its prompted by LUSH as a cleanser, but I use it as a nice, gentle mask everyday. It gives a nice, tingle, refreshing feeling and my skin just feels so radiant.

Wet n Wild Fergie On Edge Longwearing Eye Liner in the color Hyper Sky is from the new permanent line of eyeliner within the Fergie collection. I just love this color blue and awakes my eyes so much when applied to my waterline. It is pretty long wearing, but slightly fades in color towards the end of the day. But overall its a beauty!

Origins Drink Up Intensive Overnight mask is a great moisturizer for my skin doing the winter time for me. I use it nightly and it just gives my skin baby skin smoothes in the morning. My face feels hydrated and fresh.

Biore Deep Pore Charcoal Cleanser is a black charcoal scrub that is heaven in a bottle. As I rub this into my face I can feel a cooling refreshing on my skin. My skin looks and feels so clean with that "over drying" feeling. I love this cleanser.

NARS Light Reflecting Loose Setting Powder is pretty impressive. It lightweight and finely milled sparkling particles. It doesn't give my face a flat matte look, but simply a fresh, blurred look. If you have deeper skin, be careful with being to product heavy because it can give .|a white case effect if too much is applied.

MAC Select Cover Up concealer is a sheer to medium coverage concealer. I like this because it sets fast and dries down to a matte finish, so once in place it won't move. LOVE IT!

MAC Sable eyeshadow is a favorite of mines and has been for years. Its just the perfect peachy, shimmery color that suits every occasion. As you can see I have hit pan on mines and will be purchasing another sometime this week.

Revlon PhotoReady Skinlights in Peach Light is a beautiful illuminator with shimmery particles. I enjoy wearing this under my foundation because it gives a nice sheer throughout the day and truly keeps me looking dewy and healthy for the day

L'oreal Color Vibrancy Instant Shock Treatment is quick 60 seconds conditioner that gives your color treated hair a shiny, brilliant look. I recently dyed my hair a black blue color and this really keeps my color alive and awake.

SO…thats everything! Nothing too major but I truly love every single product. What were some of you guys favorites for the month of January?

XOXO,
Brandee

L'oreal Oleo Therapy Oil Infused Shampoo and Conditioner Review

Hello everyone! How was the weekend? Mines was nice and relaxing. The weather has been pretty amazing in Dallas, so I took full advantage of the breezy. Today I have the new L'oreal Oleo Therapy Oil Infused Shampoo and Conditioner. This set is a 6 flower oil based sulfate free system…so does it live up to the claim that you  will have luxurious, moisturizing hair? Lets find out!

First up we need the L'oreal Oleo Therapy Oil Infused Shampoo, now this is an extremely oil gel based shampoo. Its very thick and you can feel the heavily infused oil in the every drop. Despite how thick it is, the shampoo spreads nice over the hair, so you need don't need that much. Once rubbed in, the oil feeling goes away and turns into a traditional shampoo. Once rinsed out my hair was tangle free and super soft. This is rare in other shampoos that I have used can have my hair tangle and hard. It was also easy to rinse out, and there was no oil greasy feeling afterward, which is always a plus!

The conditioner acts similarly to the shampoo except instead of being a thick gel, its a thick oil based creme. It spreads easily and has a heavier scent of flowers than the shampoo. Once rinsed out the conditioner only help intense the softest of my hair. I mean, my hair truly felt like butter. It washed out easily and didn't leave a greasy feel or a strapped feel like some sulfate free conditioner can sometimes do.

Overall this duo has really impressed me. I love L'oreal products and this duo is amazing. Easy to lather up and rinse. No greasy or strapped feeling. Makes my hair feel like butter, and gives a really nice shiny healthy look to the hair. This is certainly my go to shampoo and conditioner at the moment and its so worth a try. You can find this at Target or Ulta.

XOXO,

Brandee 

L'oreal Voluminous Butterfly Mascara

Howdy everyone! I hope you guys week has been going good! Today I have the new L'oreal Voluminous Butterfly mascara. Now I am a mascara girl, I feel so naked without mascara, so I'm always interested in the newest mascaras. This mascara is being promoted to give a voluminous cat eye lashes. Well does it? Lets take a look.

The bristles are shaped in a comb effect, which is actually really good for combing out the lashes. With this "comb effect" I found that the brush wasn't very product heavy, so I didn't need wipe off the excess. This did not clump my lashes, no spidery eyes! The down fall in the this product is that I didn't find my lashes to be voluminous and no winged out action happened. Since the brush doesn't hold a lot of product the mascara simply gives a nice dark non clump…nothing ground breaking sadly. This mascara is pretty basic and nothing to rave about honestly. Now 1 thing that I did like was that it didn't smudge throughout the day.

This mascara is just ok. Its a nice day to day because its not going to make your lashes look clumpy or overdone. But as far as a butterfly winged out look…..NO not even close. If your in the market for just a basic comb through mascara this is for you, but if your into more a dramatic, true voluminous look then this is a pass. This can be found at CVS, Walgreens, Targets, and Wal Mart.

xoxo,
Brandee

L'oreal Sexy in Sequin Swatch

Just wanted to post a quick NOTD. Today wore L'oreal texture polish called Sexy in Sequin. This is purple blackish base with all kinds of colors infused. The texture effect is pretty good and the color is just so beautiful.

I've only been able to find these texture L'oreal polished at Walgreens. Hope you enjoyed!

xoxo,
Brandee

L'oreal Oleo Therapy Deep Recovery Hair Mask Review

Today I want to share with you all the new L'oreal Oleo Therapy Deep Recovery Hair Mask. This is a new system from L'oreal that they promise will give luminous and shiny hair. Now I am a huge L'oreal haircare person. I think their products for hair are just so good especially their hair mask. I spotted this on a recent trip to Ulta and I've used it several times and I must say L'oreal has done it again.

The L'oreal Oleo Therapy Deep Recovery Hair Mask is a thick restorative treatment with a mix of 6 flower oil blended formula. This product is thick, but not so thick that it's greasy. This product has no slip and glades into the hair easily. It spreads nicely on the hair so you don't need to be heavy handed to feel as though it has truly covered your hair. The directions say to leave on for 3-5 minutes, but I leave it on between 15-30 with a heating cap over my head. This product is HEAVEN. My hair left like butter after washing it out. It wasn't leap or dry, but just really soft to the touch and moisturize. Now I will say that it didn't make my hair shiny at all, but I can live with that. This product is just amazing.

Overall I love this product. I do plan on getting the entire the system and trying it out, but for now this deep mask is doing wonder for my hair. Because my hair is dry I do this twice a week and you can lessen depending on your hair. You have find this at Target and Ulta.

xoxo,
Brandee