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Mascara Monday: Lumene Blueberry Curl Among Best Lumene Products From Total Beauty

I always thought that Lumene Blueberry Curl (read previous review) was a quality mascara. Apparently the readers at Total Beauty agree! Below is a list of Lumene’s highest and lowest rated products at Total Beauty, with the mascara among the highest. Lumene used to be regularly available at CVS stores, but reports are that it is getting hard to find there. Ulta stores have started carrying at least the skin care items.

Update: Sears has it now of all places! Lumene Blueberry Curl Mascara

Best and Worst Products from Lumene Cosmetics

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Ever walked past a Lumene display at a CVS and wondered “Hmmm, what’s the deal with that brand?” If so, you’ll love this guide. Check it out, but be warned: you may feel the need to rush to your nearest CVS soon after.

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The Worst: No. 2: Lumene Cleansing Waterproof Eye Makeup Remover, $6.49

TotalBeauty.com average member rating: 6.7*

What you said: “The product merely smears mascara around the eye area and…”

No. 1: Lumene Cleansing Sensitive Eye Make up Remover, $6.49

TotalBeauty.com average member rating: 5.8*

What you said: “It burns the skin around my eyes, especially under…”

The Best: No. 10: Lumene Vitamin C+ Energy Cocktail Pampering Drops, $22.99

TotalBeauty.com average member rating: 8*

What you said: “My skin is dry in the winter and I found this cocktail to give it the pampering boost…”

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Popularity: 2% [?]

Lumene Time Freeze Cooling Eye Stick

2167091 Time Freeze Cooling Eye Stick is a unique and literally cool little product. This stick eye cream has a nice cooling effect on the skin to help reduce puffiness and it moisturizes the under eye area at the same time. I have become rather addicted to mine!

The little stick (it kind of looks like a mini deodorant stick) is easy to carry and easy to use. I use it first thing in the morning and then sometimes stick in my purse for use after my noon workout. Look for Lumene skin care items at CVS and ULTA Beauty stores.

Update: You can now also get Lumene products at Sears: Lumene Time Freeze Cooling Eye Stick

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Popularity: 1% [?]

Lumene Blueberry Curl Mascara

I have been pretty fond of the Lumene products I have tried. Now it is time to add a great Lumene mascara to my favorites list.

Lumene Blueberry Curl Mascara contains blueberry seed oil to condition the lashes, while the brush has a flat side to help press the lashes into a curl form. The brush is on the smaller and thinner side (my preference) and it provides great definition to the lashes.

The Lumene mascara coats wonderfully and I have had no issues with clumping. Instead, I simply get long, nicely defined lashes with Lumene’s mascara. As for curling, I can also get it to curl some, but honestly, I think that pre-curling with an eyelash curler is always the best option. I don’t love this mascara for its curing factor, I love it for the well defined, clump free lashes that it provides. With that said, it does curl better than a number of other curling mascaras that I have tried (most of which don’t actually curl at all)

Bottom line: Lumene has another winner with their Blueberry Curl Mascara! Lumene products are now available at Ulta stores.

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Popularity: 2% [?]

Lumene Premium Beauty Rejuvenating Makeup

I recently wrote about a number of Lumene Skin Care Products. Lumene also produces makeup and I just love their Lumene Premium Beauty Rejuvenating Makeup. You can find Lumene at CVS Pharmacies, Target Stores and at ULTA Beauty (particularly online). The Lumene Foundation is it is my new favorite makeup. Although marketed for women over 50, Lumene Rejuvenating Foundation is ideal for anyone with either dry skin, fine lines and wrinkles, or concerns about preventing fine lines and wrinkles. What I love most about this foundation is that it is very comfortable to wear. It provides a good measure of moisture and never feels dry or heavy. It blends well and has good staying power, again without ever getting heavy or sticky. I also had no issues with it settling into my pores or lines. Coverage is medium and I found that while a bit of my hyperpigmented areas from melasma showed through, the coverage was quite acceptable for me in terms of what I expect for normal everyday use.

A side bonus of the Lumene makeup, and why the company has chosen to target it at a later age group, is that it contains a peptide complex of Hexapeptide-8 (argireline)and Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4 (matrixyl). Here is an article from Healthy Aging that describes various peptide complexes pretty well. These are a couple of the complexes that have some documentation of effectiveness in wrinkle treatment. At the age of 40 and with wrinkles coming on, being able to provide some treatment actives to my skin through my makeup is quite attractive to me and is what led me to initially purchase the Lumene foundation.

Overall, I love the Lumene makeup! in many ways, it feels similar to my other current favorite Estee Lauder Resilience Lift Extreme. But at $22 for the Lumene product as compared to $35 for Estee Lauder, and with the additional treatment actives in it, the Lumene foundation is the better product and better value. If you have dry and aging skin, or have normal to dry skin and want some peptide action from your foundation, give this one a try.

Update: You can now get Lumene makeup at Sears: Lumene Time Freeze Makeup

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Popularity: 2% [?]

Review of Lumene Skin Care Products

Over the past week I tried a number of Lumene skin care products with great enjoyment. I also tried a foundation, which I will rave about in its own separate post (update, that review is here: Lumene Foundation). Lumene Products originate in Finland and are available in the United States at some CVS stores, Target, and at ULTA Beauty (particularly online). They also sell some of their products in small trial sizes, so if you have a store near you that carries Lumene, it is worth checking there in person for trial sizes and various local sales.

First up are the Lumene Cleaning Express Touch Cleansing Wipes. These worked quite well at removing dirt, oil, and makeup, including eye makeup. The wipes contain oat milk, which helps keep the cleanser from drying the skin. I liked the Lumene cleansing pads and will likely purchase more. I had been using Garnier Nutritioniste Cleansing Wipes, but those tend to be a bit dry. I like the Lumene better because they are not too soapy, yet have a bit more moisture than the Garnier wipes.

I also really liked a pair of products from the Lumene Time Freeze line. Lumene puts age ranges on their lines, with age 40 plus listed for the time freeze line. Although it might be good for the company’s marketing, I don’t find the age ranges particularly useful or necessary, because in many cases the products may be very appropriate for people outside of the provided age range. The day and night creams that I tried from the Lumene Time Freeze line are perfect examples. These products would be useful for anyone with somewhat dry skin and/or fine lines or wrinkles.

Lumene Lifting Skin Supporter, Firming Day Cream is a medium weight moisturizer that provides a decent amount of moisture combined with SPF protection. I liked it just as well as a number of other good day creams, yet it is a bit cheaper than some of the equivalent higher end products.

What really shined for me though was Lumene Lifting Skin Supporter, Firming Night Cream. Although I have other products that I like better, such as Vita Amazonia’s Revitalizing Cream with 5 percent DMAE which also has better documented active ingredients, I found this creme to be particularly pleasant to use and a great value as well. The cream is fairly thick and provides enough moisture for dry skin without being too heavy for skin that is only a bit on the dry side. It absorbs quickly and provides moisture for the entire night. It might not have DMAE and other such ingredients that would make me declare it the perfect cream, but it does a pretty bang up job for its price. At around $20 for a decent size jar, this is a good value general use night cream.

Another product I tried and liked was Vitamin C+ Radiant C Energy, Age Defying Intensive Care Cream. This cream contains multiple forms of vitamin C and felt great when I put it on. It also smells quite nice with its light citrus scent. I could feel the tingle that comes with the use of vitamin C, so it must have a decent concentration. It also absorbed well and my skin was looking quite good after a week of use (although I do use other products). With a decent price at around $15-20, this is another good value product. So if you are looking for an affordable vitamin C cream, this one is worth a look.

Another of my favorite of the products overall was the Lumene Premium Beauty Rejuvenating Lip Care Lotion. This product has an interesting mix of ingredients. From the description:

“The products’ precious natural sea buckthorn oil contains omega fatty acids, antioxidants and vitamins that strengthen and renew skin. The Tri-peptides™–compound helps restore the skin’s elasticity and youthful glow. A-and E-vitamines stimulates cellular renovation.”

Adding peptides to a lip product greatly interested me since there is a decent amount of ancedotal evidence about the anti-aging, particularly anti-wrinkle, benefits of various types and combinations of peptides. However, whether the combination in this product comes from one of the better documented combinations is unknown (Update: I found that Lumene uses two documented combinations, see my comment). The Lumene lip care lotion is a light treatment balm/lotion. It has a nice moisturizing quality and it keeps the lips moist for some time. It has quickly become my favorite lip product for use at night when I want long lasting moisture, but don’t need SPF added. The treatment elements of the product also make it very attractive for night use. It has bit of a taste that is not unpleasant, but not pleasant either. But I would like to see it either entirely devoid of flavor or with something a bit more pleasing. Aside form that, I highly recommend this product.

Overall, I was impressed with everything I tried from Lumene. The company makes numerous products aimed at a wide range of skin types and treatment needs, so I really just got to scratch the surface. If you have a store nearby that carries them, stop in and take a look!

Below are shopping boxes for a few of my favorite Lumene items. I couldn’t find them all online, so do check stores for them!

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