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Jan 9, 2013

Smashbox Camera Ready BB Cream Review

January 9, 2013 By Carleenp Leave a Comment

This is a reader/guest review of Smashbox Camera Ready BB Cream. Thanks, Natalia for the review!

I am absolutely in love with Camera Ready BB Cream by Smashbox. BB cream is a state of the art cream from Asia that acts as a foundation, concealer, moisturizer and primer. This product has coverage you can build upon, so if you have any acne scarring, blemishes, or other imperfections, you can simply rub in more cream. I tend to use this product with a medium coverage that effortlessly smoothes out my face.

Smashbox's BB cream is creamy and smooth for easy application and I love how it makes the skin glow. Unlike foundations and powders, BB cream does not dry up even the most sensitive skin. Instead, it will hydrate and nourish dry skin, maybe even improve it after a few months of use. My dry skin is no longer a problem once I started using this cream, it is very nourishing. This light cream also has SPF 15 in its ingredients, so its the perfect product to wear even during the hot dog days of summer. After wearing it for a few weeks, I noticed it also absorbs your face's natural oils so it won't get greasy during warm days.

Camera Ready BB Cream is available in 5 different color shades. I use the fairest shade and it blends in nicely with my porcelain complexion, you can't even tell I'm wearing makeup. I have only one concern about this product, I needed to touch it up after about 5 to 7 hours during the day. The cream might wear off a bit if you are out and about, so you might want to take it with you in your purse. Its small and compact size is perfect for travel. If you prefer, you can also dab a small amount of powder on your face to let it stick better.

Overall, Smashbox's Camera Ready BB Cream is an amazing experience for those that want to try a new kind of makeup that will replace their foundation and concealer completely.

Buy Smashbox Camera Ready

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Filed Under: Face Products, Foundation, Makeup Tagged With: BB Cream, Makeup, Smashbox

Oct 2, 2012

Makeup Wars Fall Makeup Look

October 2, 2012 By Carleenp 12 Comments

This week Makeup Wars looks toward fall. Yes, unfortunately summer is over, but that also means that we can break out the pretty plums and purples for fall. I love those types of shades!

For my fall makeup look, I pulled together a look using the Smashbox Master Class Palette and the MAC Azealea Banks Yung Rapunxel Lipstick.

The Smashox palette is new this fall and has everything that you need for creating great makeup look. You can see my previous review and full swatches of the palette here: Smashbox Master Class Review).

For my eye look, I used a combination of the following shades: Frost (second shade in the top row), Ambient (first shade in the second row), Cabernet (last shade in the second row), and Aubergine (second shade in the third row). I also used the midnight purple liner in the set. Here are swatches.

I applied Frost below the brow, Ambient on the inside half of the lid, Cabernet on the outside half and in the crease, and used Aubergine at the corner and in the crease. Then Blended it with Frost.

On my lips, I applied MAC Yung Rapunxel and layered a bit of mulberry lip color from the Smashbox palette on top it (last shade in the bottom row). Here are swatches, and you can see another MAC swatch here: MAC Azealia Banks Yung Rapunxel Swatch and Review.

Here is a swatch of the two layered together.

Here I am outside wearing my fall look. I also added a bit of the warm apricot blush from the palette to my cheeks and I am wearing Urban Decay Naked Skin foundation in shade level 3 (see my previous Urban Decay Naked Skin Review and Swatches).

And just for fun, a blooper picture where my assistants decided to stick themselves in the photo!

Want to see more fall makeup looks? Click on through below!

Filed Under: Beauty Tips, Collections and Looks, Makeup, Makeup Wars Tagged With: Looks, M.A.C., Makeup Wars, Smashbox, Swatches

Jul 25, 2012

Smashbox Master Class Palette Swatches, Video, Review

July 25, 2012 By Carleenp 4 Comments

If you are in the market for a comprehensive, quality palette, the Smashbox Master Class Palette (aka the Master Class 11, Meet The Masters Palette) is just the ticket. With 28 shadows in a variety of matte and shimmer, neutral and bright shades, 8 cream liners, 2 blushes, 3 Soft Lights highlights, and 4 high pigment lip glosses, just about any look desired can be created.

I purchased the palette at Sephora and did a video review and swatches. Everything is quality in this set. The Master Class shadows have good pigment and staying powder, the liners are quality as usual, the blushes have excellent pigment, and the glosses are quite nice. The shadows are decent enough size for a palette and the blushes are downright huge. The colors are also covered by a plastic protector that flips up. I like that for keeping things cleaner in terms of powder flying around while it is closed and being transported. The video at the end of this post shows it pretty well, if you would like a better look.

Below are photos of the swatches from the Smashbox Master Class set. These shadows appear in other Smashbox items, so these can be a good reference if you are looking for swatches of things like the shades in the Smashbox Photo Op Eyeshadow Trios as well:

Eyeshadow swatches from rows 1-3 with the following shades: Vanilla, Frost, Butter, Parfait, Ambient, Frambois, Peacock, Cabernet, Serpent, Auberguine, Azure, and Ash.

Shadow rows 4-6 with the shades: Opal, Linen, Flirt, Nectar, Granite, Golden Orchid, Dusk, Cinnamon Toast, Blackout, Chesnut, Haze, and Roast.

Row 7 with the shades: Bliss, Bare, Sable, and Sumatra.

Below are the Smashbox Cream Eye Liners. These are always excellent products. The ones in the Master Class Palette are no exception. It includes the following 8 shades: Ivy, Gilt, Picasso, Lava, Midnight Purple, Image, Midnight Brown, and Caviar.

Here are the highly pigmented blushes in Posy Pink and Warm Apricot:

The Softlights come in the following three shades Lens, Prism, and Shimmer:

Finally, here are swatches of the 4 lipgloss shades: Buff, Bitten, Guava, and Mulberry.

For my Master Class 11 Palette video review see below. I plan to do videos of a lot of my swatches from here on out, so consider subscribing to my new YouTube channel as well for updates!

Overall, I highly recommend this palette. These are quality items and, at $ 59 ($250 value), it is a heck of a good deal! It seriously is one of the best overall palettes I have seen in quite some time, given the excellent section, overall pigment quality, and price. I am extremely happy that I bought it!

Buy it at Sephora