Review: Lush Grease Lightening....

The UK LUSH shop managers and the manufacturing team were challenged to come up with a new product idea. The winning team came up with this super effective tea tree, rosemary and witch hazel gel, a spot cleanser for acne-prone skin. Dab on a tiny bit (with a clean finger) of this wonderful gel and you'll feel it working straight away. Use it on one spot or many and watch them shrivel up and retire. Go Greased Lightning! Lush Website

Pros:

-Perfect for beginning stage breakouts

-No irritation

-No drying out of the skin

-Dries clears and doesn’t flake

-Soothing to the breakouts

-Works well under makeup

Cons:

-Doesn’t work as well on breakouts with a head or cystic acne

-Too much products comes out in one pump

Jamie’s Take:

I used Grease Lightening when I was having a hellish breakout. I had some cystic breakouts, irritated skin and small breakouts all at once! I used it on all of it and the smaller, newer pimples cleared out overnight. I also used it in the morning and then applied foundation and powder and Grease Lightening didn’t flake or move and the combo of three didn’t irritate my skin. It’s a great ‘stage one’ spot treatment but for advanced acne, it didn’t work. Also, it’s a great product if you ‘greening’ your regimen and you need to add a spot treatment.

Jamie

***thanks to the folks over at Lush for sending this over!***

Fresh Coat: Essie Mint Candy Apple....

Finally, after two months...I have the Essie Mint Candy Apple. Then I let it sit in my nail polish box for another month. Where they do that at? lol

Two coats opaque...
Tried a little design and failed. Looks better in person. Still love it.:)

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!

Jamie

Review: Milani Mineral Mousse Foundation in Mocha....

Hey Everyone!!

I would like to thank everyone for the RG Birthday Wishes!

This is my first Milani Foundation. I always see them when I perusing their display but didn't' think they were brown girl friendly. Anyway, I found this Milani Mineral Mousse Foundation in Mocha in the Target Clearance for $1.48. I opened before bought it( Yes, and.....) swatched it. Seemed to match....then I bought it.

Pros:

-Perfect match. Perfect. And think its about to be discontinued

-kind of sheer. I had to build the coverage but I'm a heavy coverage girl.

-light fluffy formula. Reminds me of Maybelline's Mousse Foundation when it first came out and it was in a jar. Loved that stuff.

Cons:

-small container ) .50 fl oz. I've been using it for a week and I feel like I'm going to run out any day now

-doesn't dispense enough product in one pump to cover face.

Jamie's Take:

I pray to the Lord above to find more....at $1.48! lol!I can see myself wearing this all summer long. Lightweight and a perfect match.:)

Happy 4th Birthday Rural Glamour!!!

Happy Birthday Rural Glamour!!

Four Years of Beauty Bliss....yes!!!

I just want first thank the Lord for presenting and blessing me with my talent and love for all things beauty. Also, thank you too all my followers of the blog, blog friends, all my first, second, and third 'cuzins' and twitter homies who make my day everyday!!

catch me on twitter:

www.twitter.com/ruralglamour

Well, today I'm going to do a couple of things:

1) Cancel my MySpace page. LOL!

2) Create a new banner

3) Create a Facebook Fan Page....hell, why not?

4)Eat some that Carvel Ice Cream Cake:)

Also, I have a winner for the RG Birthday Giveaway...the winner is randomly selected by Contest machine.com

The Winner is Dominique!!

You have 24 hrs from 3:00pm EST for contact me:)

Love,

Jamie

In the morning when I rise....Weleda Sea Buckthorn Products...

I can’t say I’m not a morning person. I BECAME a morning person on August 18, 2004(the day the boys’ were born)!! So, I got to get up regardless of being exhausted and start the day as bright as I can. Staying bright in those early hours is the problem. Seems as though the orange, mandarin, and grapefruit trilogy that makes Weleda Sea Buckthorn Products have been became a blessing on the most roller coaster of mornings. I start off with Sea Buckthorn Creamy Body Wash as the perfect citrus shower oasis, then on to the Sea Buckthorn Body Oil that can be applied on wet or dry skin. Either way, it soaks in instantly and then the scent just mellows out. You can even apply whatever fragrance you like and the notes won’t compete with the Creamy Body Wash/Body Oil Combo. Even better, you can always remember the good time you had this morning with the Sea Buckthorn Hand Crème all day. There will be no sliding pens or pencils out of you hand. The Hand Crème soaks in a flash. Off to a fresh, new morning!!

Jamie

****Thanks to Siren PR for the press samples!!***