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L’Oreal Paris Vive Pro Nutri Gloss Shampoo and Conditioning Treatment

Total Beauty sent me a set of L’Oreal Vive Pro Nutri Gloss Shampoo and Conditioning Treatment to try. If you are looking for a damaged hair formula, along with an affordable way to obtain silky smooth hair, this is definitely an option to try!

The Shampoo is nicely moisturizing, with a pretty heavy lather. A little goes a long way with this one. The Conditioning treatment does a nice job at providing deep moisture and also acts as a pretty good detangler. When I used both together, my hair was very soft and the frizzies were kept at bay.

One thing to note, however, is that I didn’t find the treatment to be that much more conditioning than a regular conditioner. So for a truly deep treatment, you may still want to look elsewhere. Nevertheless, the overall results from the pair were quite nice. At around $5 or less, these are great value products.

L’Oreal products are available at most drugstores, big box retailers, and grocery stores.

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L’Oreal Paris Vive Pro Color Care Shampoo and Conditioner

Total Beauty sent me a set of L’Oreal Vive Pro Color Care Shampoo and Color Care Conditioner to try. Retailing at under $5 each, these are good value products for anyone with color treated hair.

The shampoo feels moisturizing and is high on lather, so not much is needed. The conditioner pairs well with the shampoo by adding additional moisture and providing good detangling. My hair was left soft and smooth, and I saw no stripping of my color when I tested it. Considering its realatively low cost, I give it a big thumbs up!

L”Oreal products can be found at most drug and grocery stores, and big box retailers.

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Long Lashes with L’Oreal Telescopic Mascara

L’Oreal Telescopic Mascara has just about everything I want in a mascara: A little brush that is long and thin, rubbery bristles, yet a wand that doesn’t bend, and a great formulation.

I got incredible length with this mascara, with no clumping when used carefully. However, do wipe that wand carefully and go slow, because the formula will clump a bit if not completely cautious. This is all about length and isn’t so much about volume, so if you want that, look for a different type of mascara with a thicker and fatter brush.

Overall it is a really nice mascara. Retail is around $9 at most drugstores and big box retailers.

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L’Oreal Skin Genesis, Moisturizer and Treatment Serum

Total Beauty sent me samples of a couple of new L’Oreal Skin Genesis Items to try. Both are nice feeling products and have been getting pretty good reviews.

L’Oreal Skin Genesis Daily Moisturizer is an oil-free light lotion with Pro-xylane (don’t ask me what that really is, because I don’t know and L’Oreal doesn’t clearly say) and Hyaluronic Spheres. I found it to have a nice light feel and it absorbed very quickly, but because it lacks SPF, it won’t be my everyday moisturizer. I actually have used it some at night, and primarily tested it during that time.

The Skin Genesis Daily treatment is a lotion-like serum, also with Pro-xylane and Concentrated Hyaluronic. I found it similar to the lotion in terms of a light feel and quick absorption.

After a few weeks of use, both products left my skin looking good and I had no issues with breakouts. I rate them as above average items in terms of drugstore moisturizing and anti-aging skin care products. So these certainly are some decent value items.

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L’Oreal Sublime Bronze Pro-Perfect Self Tanner

Last year, I wrote about how impressed I was with L’Oreal Sublime Bronze Self Tanning Spray (Read Review). Now L’Oreal has updated the product with ProPerfect Sublime Bronze.

I gave it a try and interestingly, I liked the old version better. This one came out more orange on me than the one I tried last year. With that said, I got perfectly acceptable results and I will happily use up the can. Streaking was minimal, and I like the spray at any angle feature.

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L’Oreal Illuminating Blush

I really love all of the new spring shades coming out. Recently, I grabbed some L’Oreal Illuminating Blush in Luminous Pink on impulse because it looked so darn pretty in the store. Like so many of the new or limited edition drugstore products, the item isn’t up on the website. I wish the companies would be a better about this!

Anyway, this is a limited edition item, so I will have to stock up because I now have a new favorite blush! With my super pale skin, I tend to prefer very light shades of blush. Lately I have been wearing only a bit of bronzer, but I have been ready for more color again. The illuminating blush comes in a two shade compact. One one side is a sheer light blush, and on the other is a shimmery light highlighter.

The blush wears very sheer and very light. It is perfect for spring! Keep an eye out for it at drugstores on the display featuring Scarlett Johansson.

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L’Oreal Red Carpet Compact

L’Oreal and Kwiat, one of Hollywood’s favorite diamond jewelry companies, have teamed up to design th he L’Oreal Paris 2008 Red Carpet Compact that will be presented to the Golden Globes’ female nominees in all categories.

However, the compact is not just for the stars. The compact will be available for purchase at L’Oréal Paris retail stores for around $50, with 20 percent of the retail sale price going to the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund (OCRF).L’Oreal Paris has also commissioned a limited edition gold and diamond version of the Compact, valued at $4,900, to raise additional funds for the OCRF. Two of these compacts will be listed for sale through eBay Giving Works. The compacts will be auctioned on www.ebay.com/lorealparis beginning January 4 through January 14 with an opening bid of $500.

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