February 2010 -

Awhile back I was in Vegas and realized that I had left my makeup bag sitting at home. Now, a girl can’t be in Vegas without makeup, so I popped into a CVS and grabbed a few items to get me through the trip and purposely picked out things I had not tried before so that I could review them.

For foundation, I grabbed Revlon New Complexion One Step Oil Free Makeup With SPF 15. This is a cream to powder type of foundation. The foundation comes in a compact that flips up to expose an included sponge applicator—something else I needed since I left mine at home! Overall, the Revlon New Complexion Foundation wore fairly well. It wasn’t the best I have ever tried, but I liked it fine. Coverage was medium, and it stayed put for most of the day. I didn’t experience any breakouts or serious issues with it. Mostly, the color wasn’t perfect. What I hate about shopping for drugstore products is the general inability to test the times in the store.

At $12, the price is OK. I don’t know if I would buy the Revlon foundation again, but it certainly was perfectly serviceable, and I liked that it came with a sponge applicator, which is always good when traveling.

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About the Author: Carleen Pruess Coulter

PH8 stores, which are a rebranding of Bebesport stores, offered me a gift certificate to visit their Chicago store and do a bit of shopping. Not being one to turn down excuses to go shopping, I was happy to oblige! PH8 carries sportswear ranging from daily wear items and accessories to trendy workout clothing.

The sales people were friendly and helpful, and I had a great time visiting. I picked up a couple of jackets from the PH8 spring collection on my shopping trip. The first is a lightweight, filmy jacket with a cute drawstring waist. I love the material on this, and the arms look neat pushed up to around the elbows as shown in the picture. It has a unique look to it that I really like.

The second jacket I purchased is an exercise jacket that will be perfect for spring runs. Made from wicking material, it is soft and light—this is a seriously comfy jacket! Now if it would just warm up enough outside for me to wear it instead of a coat! Unfortunately, I probably have another 6 weeks at least to wait. It is cold here in Chicago!

I also grabbed a vest on sale. The one in the photo is black, but I purchased it in brown.

PH8 has stores across the country and the Chicago location is in the Water Tower Place mall on Michigan Avenue. There are also Chicago area locations in Orland Park and Schaumburg. For a list of locations, visit the PH8 website.

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