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May 13, 2013

Makeup Wars: The Best Waterproof Makeup

May 13, 2013 By Carleenp 12 Comments

This week, Makeup Wars looks at the best waterproof makeup. I don’t wear a lot of waterproof items, but I do have a few favorites that I particularly like to get out for hot and humid weather. Sweating off your makeup is no fun, so these items are great for avoiding that!

Here are my two favorites for eyes:

(1) Make Up For Ever Aqua Eyes: Aqua Eyes are the ultimate in waterproof eyeliner. These liners come in a ton of shades, are soft and easy to apply, and then they stay put. I have swam with these on before and the color didn’t budge. However, they remove just fine with a good eye makeup remover such as Lancome Bifacial, or you can remove them super easy with an oil cleanser such as DHC Deep Cleansing Oil.

(2) Diorshow Waterproof mascara: Diorshow is one of my favorite mascaras and the waterproof version stay put and looks great. This is a cult classic mascara for reason!

Here is a new item that I really want to try!

(3) Tarte Aqualillies Eye and Cheek Palette: This new Tarte Aqualillies palette has been getting good reviews and claims to be waterproof. The color selection is also great for summer. I fully intend to order this and give it a try!

See more great waterproof selections at the links below!

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Filed Under: Eye Liner, Eyeshadow, Makeup, Makeup Wars, Mascara Tagged With: Dior, Eye Liner, Eyeshadow, Makeup, Makeup Forever, Makeup Wars, Mascara, Tarte

Apr 29, 2013

Makeup Wars, The Best Facial Masks

April 29, 2013 By Carleenp 14 Comments

This week the Makeup Wars group looks at the best facial masks. It is also an opportunity to see us in a different state (wearing masks instead of makeup)!

Yep, here I am just out of the shower, with wet hair and facial mask! I don’t plan to pin this photo, LOL!

I have three favorite masks, one of which is ultra affordable. Here they are:

(1) DDF Sulfur Therapeutic Mask , can substitute with Vibrant Skin Sulfur Clay Mask.

This is my go to mask for adult acne treatment. It is a quality clay mask for cleaning out pores and it contains 10% sulfur to kill acne causing bacteria. As long as I use this once per week, I tend to be able to keep a lot of my adult acne issues at bay. It also is great as a spot treatment. Put it on a blemish overnight and it will help dry it up and kill the bacteria from it. It is the mask that I am wearing in the photo.

Here is the sad thing though. When writing this, I discovered that DDF discontinued this item, despite it getting glowing reviews on most websites! However, Vibrant Skin Sulfur Clay Mask looks like a nearly identical product and I will be ordering it to try when my current tub of DDF runs out.

(2) Astara Green Papaya Mask

I hardly ever see anyone review Astara, which is too bad since it is a quality line of skin care products. Astara also makes particularly good masks, including my favorite mask for anti-aging and exfoliation, the Green Papaya Mask. This clay mask uses papaya enzymes to really work your skin and exfoliate. When you put this mask on you can feel it going to work. The results are also fabulous. It is kind of like getting a mini peel. I do one of these masks every couple of weeks or so.

(3) Queen Helene Mint Julep Mask

This is a super affordable quality clay mask for time when you just want a nice standard mask to help clean out the pores, absorb oil, and smooth your skin. You can find a good sized tube of it at any drugstore, usually for under $5. It has long been my fall back mask for when I don’t need the sulfur in the acne mask and don’t want the enzyme action from the Astara mask. If you like just plain old clay masks, there is no need to bother with high end brands, you can get the same results with Mint Julep for cheap!

Want to know the rest of the favorites? Click on through below to see what the other bloggers list as their favorite facial masks!

Filed Under: Makeup Wars, Skin Care Tagged With: Astara, DDF, Makeup Wars, Queen Helene, Skin Care

Apr 15, 2013

Makeup Wars: Favorite Cream Eye Shadows

April 15, 2013 By Carleenp 10 Comments

This week, the Makeup Wars bloggers look at favorite cream and pencil shadows. My favorites in this area have long been MAC Paint Pots.

MAC Paint Pots go on creamy and smooth and dry to a silky finish that stays, and stays, and stays. There is no creasing and no fade. These things last! In fact, removal is a bit difficult, since a standard eye makeup remover often doesn't take them off. I use an oil cleanser such as DHC Deep Cleansing Oil to remove them.

MAC Paint Pots come is a multitude of shades, both regular and limited edition. Below are swatches of favorites from my collection.

Pictured in the sun are Indianwood, Runbenesque, Moss Scape, Nice Vice, Painterly, Constructivist, Delft, Artifact, Greenstroke, Fresco Rose, and Cash Flow.

Below are the same colors in the shade.

One of my favorite combinations is Painterly, which is a very neutral shade on fair skin and Constuctivist, which is a pretty brown/taupe shade. I like to pair these for a long wearing natural look. I have them on in the photo below.