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Jan 25, 2008

Laura Mercier Secret Camouflage

January 25, 2008 By Carleenp 1 Comment

Laura Mercier Cosmetics offer an array of products aimed at created the "flawless face." On of those items is the very good concealer, Laura Mercier Secret Camouflage.

Laura Mercier Secret Camouflage Concealer

Secret Camouflage is one of the best concealers that I have used. Although it can be purchased in single shades, I recommend the dual shade version because there is more flexibility when two shades are available.The concealer provides full coverage that, if warmed on the hand first and applied with a brush, blends quite well. It isn't the best concealer for applying with the fingers. For the undereye area, the darker shade of the duo works well. For covering redness, melasma, pigmentation acne, etc, the lighter is used, or is mixed with the darker shade.

It really is all about the coverage with this stuff. It does so much better at covering melasma than most concealers that I have tried. When using it, be sure to apply it after foundation, and set it with a bit of powder.

Interested in more Laura Mercier products? See my previous reviews of the Laura Mercier Oil Free Foundation and Laura Mercier Oil Free and Silk Creme Foundations.

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Jul 13, 2007

Patricia Wexler M.D. Instant Injection Line Filler, Instant Airbrush Concealer, and No Injection Lip Plumper

July 13, 2007 By Carleenp 3 Comments

I have been trying out some products from famed Dermatologist Patricia Wexler M.D. First up are some more cosmetic oriented products. I am also trying some anti-aging skin care products that I will write about in a few weeks after I have had time to use them a bit longer.

Wexler's Instant Injection Line Filler is a nice wrinkle filler that is similar to several other products that I have recently tried but have not yet reviewed. This is a silicon gel product that acts to fill in fine lines so that makeup will sit on top of them instead of sinking in and accentuating everything. I'm a pretty big fan of these types of products. They really do seem to make a difference. If you are familiar with DHC Velvet Skin Coat, it is similar in consistency to that, but perhaps slightly thicker. DHC also makes a thicker wrinkle filler, that is slightly more thick than the Wexler product. You could also envision this as a thick version of Smashbox Photofinish. The Wexler line filler is a nice medium between all of those products for me. It is not too thick and not too thin. It seems to work best under the eyes, with a bit of concealer over it. Which leads to a look at Wexler's concealer.

Patricia Wexler Fastscription Instant Airbrush Line Smoothing SuperConcealer is a pretty neat product. This is a liquid concealer packaged in a pen. On one end is a brush (with a cover), and on the other is a push tab that clicks the product up into the brush for application. This makes it very easy to carry and dispense without any mess. The concealer itself is pretty good too. One word of warning though, don't click that tab too much! I initially clicked it a bunch and overloaded the little brush. Once the thing is primed, it really only needs one click. The packaging is also a very attractive deep red color. It is a nice product to look at and to carry.

I also tried the Wexler Advance No Injection Lip Plumper (pictured). Like with every lip plumper I have tried, I didn't see much plumping. But this still is a nice gloss, and I really do love the tingle that lip plumpers give, including this one.

Patricia Wexler products are available at select Bath and Body Works stores.

Filed Under: Concealer, Lip Products, Makeup, Makeup Primer, Skin Care Tagged With: Anti-Aging, Concealer, Lip Plumper, Lip Products, Patricia Wexler, Skin Care

May 16, 2007

Benefit Cosmetics Realness of Concealness Kit Review

May 16, 2007 By Carleenp 1 Comment

I have been discovering a number of new favorite products lately, with one of the best surprises being the ability to discover several all in one box. Benefit's realness of concealness kit contains small versions of several of Benefit's most popular products, all in one cute little package.For general concealing, the kit contains lemon aid and boi-ing.

Benefit's lemon aid is a light yellow skin tone corrector developed for use on the eyelids. It does a great job of covering up red areas and evening out skin tone, especially on my very fair skin. It also works very well as an eyeshadow base. The only issue I had with it was that it didn't spread quite as well as I would like. I have read suggestions for the full size version of putting it under an arm for a bit to warm it up and make it spread easier. Sure enough, on a warm day where I did not turn on the air conditioning, it spread much better. So keeping it on the warm side is a useful tip for using it. I also have used it under my eyes and put a bit of boi-ing over it. I'm not sure how darker skin tones would adapt to this product. It does cover red well, so it might still useful on darker skin if a darker concealer is placed over it.

Boi-ing is a standard brown tone concealer. The kit provides it in medium, which I thought would be too dark for me, but I find that it works fine on my pale skin if I put a bit of lemon aid under it. This concealer covers well, and spreads a bit better than the lemon aid. I like it quite a bit. Benefit sells boi-ing in three shades.

Also in the realness of concealness kit are three tubes consisting of high beam, ooh la lift, and lip plump. I am hooked on ooh la lift! This light pink cream has just a hint of shimmer to it and is supposed to give your eye area a cooling lift. It does have a bit of a cooling tingle that I like, but I don't notice the lift part of it so much. Instead, the reason I like it so much is that when put over a bit of boi-ing, it makes for a really good light reflecting under eye concealer. Ooh la lift makes my under eye area look great! I will be purchasing a full size version of this product and using it regularly.

High Beam is a highlighting cream in a pinkish shade that works very well to highlight various areas. The shade seems to be pretty universally flattering. I have been using it on my upper cheekbones and on my brow bone and like it just fine.

Finally, the kit contains lip plump. This lip primer is OK. I'm not enamoured with it and likely will not purchase a full size version, but I also don't dislike it and will use up the little tube in the kit. Light brown in color, and fairly thick, lip plump provides a decent base for lipstick. It takes a bit to dry and is a little sticky until it does so, which is something I tend to lack patience with. I can't say that I noticed any plumping from it.

Overall, Benefit's realness of concealness kit is a great way to try five of Benefit's popular products all at once. It also is a nice way to have a bunch of concealing and luminating products all together in a convenient little kit. It would be great for travel.

You can buy Benefit online at a number of locations, including directly from the Benefit website
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