Rural Glamour: Revlon Illuminance Creme Eye Shadow in Electric Pop....

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

I got Electric Pop with the BOGO Free last week. I've been wanting this for a minute and my CVS only had one left...whew.
I actually own two other Illuminance Creme shadows....They are dirt old...I mean pre-kids old. I used rock the hell out the second one. See, its at pan! I didn't really care about creasing, shading, blending back then.

( I don't use them now. I just keep them for nostalgia sake, like my two Caboodles train cases.:))
I used all four colors.

Of course they crease. BUT, if you had the matching powder shadows for this palette...that would be the bizness!
Say HELLO to my broken-out face!!lol!
If you don't care about creasing, buy it. Its really pretty and I plan on using it for base colors...

Jamie

Review:Lush Dark Angels...

Tuesday, March 09, 2010

“This is our soft black sugar scrub that feels oh-so-good when you rub it in and leaves your skin glowing. The velvety texture is sprinkled with black sugar and powdered charcoal to gently exfoliate and cleanse away excess oils. We add rhassoul mud and vitamin-rich cold pressed organic avocado oil to soften, moisturize and nourish skin, as well as sandalwood and rosewood oils to soothe. We're all in love with this daily cleanser (even those of us who don't have young or oily skin can't resist it!).”

Lush Website on Dark Angels Cleanser

Pros:

-effective as a scrub. Closed pores, smoothed my skin

-Clean smell. I think smells like good ol’ tea tree oil

-Washed off well. No sixths, sevenths, or eighth washes

-a pinch is all you need. Will last a good while

Cons:

-after washing, left an oily film that I wasn’t sure I liked. I like squeaky clean skin after scrubbing

-Some might not like the smell

-Overscrubbing and overuse might have contributed to a breakout

Jamie’s Take:

When I first started using Dark Angels, I was impressed by the effect that it had on my skin. Within a week, the larger pores on my face had closed up and my skin felt great. I was using twice day which have led to a breakout the next week. Yes, I blame myself for a breakout. I was over scrubbing. I would suggest using this twice a week at night, so that your skin can repair itself from the scrub. Great exfoliater. I need to get to a Lush store quickly!!

****Thanks to the folks over at Lush for this product sample!!!****

Rural Glamour: NARS Silent Night....

Monday, March 08, 2010

Thanks to Micki, I was able to try out NARS Silent Night...Remember, it was that $9 Sephora steal around Christmas time that everyone was using that $25 online gift card on?...Ah, beauty memories, like the corners of my mind...:)
Golden, crusty, glittery. To me, typical NARS shadow. For their shadows to run in the $2o range for one shade, they are chock full of glitter...not shimmer, people....GLITTER. Oh really?!?

The first time used Silent Night, I applied it dry and it did nothing. This time I applied in wet or foiled it.
Combined it with two of my wonderful specimens of eyeshadow of the NK HD kind....
Here's what I got for a breezy Saturday afternoon at Mickey D's and the Dollar Tree with the muffins...
Jamie

Diary of Nouveau Nappyhead: The Hattie McDaniel/Mo'Nique Hair Connection...




Last night, during the 2010 Oscars, Mo'Nique who won for Best Supporting Actress gave a beautiful tribute to Hattie McDaniel, the first African-American to win an Oscar and win Best Supporting Actress.

It wasn't the just the part in the speech where Mo' says....
“I want to thank Miss Hattie McDaniel for enduring all that she had to so that I would not have to.”


It just wasn't the color of her dress...a royal blue. ...the same color Ms. McDaniel wore when she won.


It was the gardenias in her hair....Ms. McDaniel wore gardenias in her hair and on her dress on her historic Oscar night....:)

Jamie

Sally Hansen Satin Effects Lip Gloss and Giveaway Reminder...

Friday, March 05, 2010

These lovely glosses are Sally Hansen Satin Effects Lip Gloss and I love them. They are light in texture, not sticky at all, have a minty smell and effect and just all round beautiful....

Plus....I got them at my infamous salvage grocery store.... brand new still in the package.:)

How did I even over look them in the drugstores??

I have Attraction, Pleasure, Sexy, Romantic,Glamorous, Seduction, and Delightful....
Here I'm wearing Sexy and Delightful mixed together for a golden pink...


AND I also have two of these lip glosses in my GIVEAWAY for Rural Glamour 4th Birthday Celebration!!!



Jamie