Archive for January 2010 – Page 7

The Best and Worst of Chanel

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

This is an interesting article syndicated from Total Beauty. I have loved everything I ever tried from Chanel, including Chanel Sublimage, the first item listed as the worst Chanel product in the article—actually it appears to be the only item on the worst list.  I agree however, that it is awfully expensive for what it does. Personally, in the luxury skin care area, I prefer M Lab and Creme de la Mer, both of which are also expensive, but not as much as Chanel.

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Best and Worst Chanel Products

See which items from this luxe brand are worth the splurge and which one product you shouldn’t spend a dollar on

Best and Worst Chanel Products

Just because a product comes with the name Chanel, does that mean it’s worth the hefty price tag? We set out to discover the truth by asking TotalBeauty.com readers to share their skin care product reviews, mascara reviews and more to help you decide which products from the designer brand you should invest in.

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Envision Beauty The Solution

Monday, January 11th, 2010

Envision-TheSolution-045 Recently some beauty bloggers were discussing favorite products and products that they have repurchased, and multiple people brought up Envision Solution as a favorite.  I thought it sounded familiar, so I went digging through my group of products that I am way behind on reviewing, and sure enough, there it was! Apparently I had even started testing it for a review, but for whatever reason, I had set it aside and forgot about it. So I made a point of using it for 4 weeks, and I’m quite happy that I rediscovered it and gave it a try!

Envision Beauty The Solution is an interesting moisturizer that is akin to a cross between a serum and a light lotion.  In fact, the website advertises it as a replacement for most skin care items, stating:

The Solution’s luxurious all-in-one formula is loaded with the most effective ingredients found in Nature and Science. It powerfully nourishes, brightens and evens out the skin- repairing and preventing the signs of aging. Applied twice daily in place of a day cream, night cream, eye cream, moisturizer, anti-aging serum and pre-makeup base, The Solution rapidly produces drastic, visible results.

The active ingredient list is also rather impressive with: DMAE, Alpha Lipoic  Acid, Hyaluronic Acid, NaPCA, Vitamins A, B5, C, and E, Goji, Acai, Centella Asiatica, and Grapeseed.

Overall, I love the feel of The Solution.   Most moisturizers with DMAE and Hyaluronic Acid are thick and heavy, but Envision Solution is very light. It feels like a serum, but it still moisturizes very well. I currently have oily skin and had no issues with it feeling greasy or causing breakouts. I would happily suggest it for pretty much all skin types—I think Envision will take care of dry skin nicely, yet not clog up or grease up oily skin.  It tingles a bit on application, which is probably from the Vitamin C, and that actually makes me happy, since I can then trust that there is a decent concentration of it.

I used The Solution in place of most serums, eye cream and moisturizers for about 4 weeks and it did indeed replace all of them all rather well. I was particularly surprised to find that I liked it just fine in place of eye cream. I still used my melasma treatment products, Azaleic Acid for acne, sunscreen, and my makeup primer. Contrary to Envision’s assertions, I didn’t find that the Solution worked particularly well as a pre-makeup base. I like to use a silicone based primer for that (psst, try out one of these three best makeup primers).   I also would like to see Envision add sunscreen to the product. In any event, I will probably be repurchasing this one when my sample runs out.

Envision Beauty The Solution is $79 and 10% of the proceeds from their sales goes to charities in developing countries.

Note: This review was based on a product given to me by a representative of the company. For more, please see my disclosure page.

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