Thumbs Up, or Thumbs Down? My review of GlamGlow Glow Starter Mega-Illuminating Moisturizer

Hello again lovely ladies!

Today I decided to do a review.  As I told you before I am a makeup and skincare junkie.  Of course there is really nothing wrong with that as I want to take care of my skin.  I have been an avid skincare user since I was a teenager.  My Mom, who is now 94, taught me at a very early age to care for my skin.  She was a sun worshiper back in the day, and she has suffered skin cancer on her chest twice.

 If you are old enough to remember the 60's you know it was tanning oil with no sunscreen.  Since she has always taken great care of her facial skin. She really looks like she's more in her late 70's or early 80's, if you only take the skin on her face into consideration when you look at her.

Many people say to me, "I am not really a makeup wearer"........you don't have to be!  But always take care of your skin.  If you do that, you have the basis for looking better.

So, today I am featuring a product that has gotten a lot of hype.  Try not to get sucked into hype,  because it's a crap shoot at best.  "GLAMGLOW Glowstarter Mega-Illuminating Moisturizer" is the product I am going to talk about today.

I ordered the Nude Glow in this product, and for the most part I like it, but I am not in love with it.  Let me explain.  So, I have been using this over my other skincare.  (I will do reviews and things on these other products later).  I like the texture, I like the "glow" it gives and the smell is heavenly.  I have super sensitive skin, and I am allergic to a lot of things, but this one is good.  The smell is the faint scent of Creamcicle.

This cream is made in the USA, which is important.  (If something is made in China I will not wear it on my skin.  To me, you have no idea what they might be putting in it.  People will say I am paranoid about Chinese products, but I could never throw caution to the wind when it comes to skincare).

When I use this with certain makeup primers, it works great.  However with other primers I have, I can see the Glamglow "pilling up" when I am blending the primer on it.  This makes for a hot mess.

If I am not doing a major makeup day with going out, or going to work, it's fine.   Basically, I am 50/50 on this cream.

Of course, these are just my opinions on the product, but more than likely I will not buy it again as I think it's pretty expensive at $49.00 for something that I am only 50/50 on.

                                            Here you can see the "iridescence" in the jar.

                                     Notice the "sheen" or "glow" to the skin on my hand her.

I hope you enjoyed reading my thoughts on this product, and I hope it was helpful for you when trying to decide about purchasing this for yourself.

Here is the link from their website for more information about this product.

http://www.glamglow.com/product/18842/41472/shop-all/glowstartertm-mega-illuminating-moisturizer

See you all next time!!  Have a lovely day!

5 Tips For Getting the Most of Your Mascara

Hey lovely ladies!  Here we are with our first installment of our new beauty blog.  I hope my tips, tricks and suggestions will be helpful to you.  Please don't forget to sign up for email alerts. 

Just to make this clear from the get go.  This blog page is not sponsored by any company that I may mention from time to time.  This is only my opinion, and I am only trying to be helpful.  If at anytime any company notices my posts (which I highly doubt) and they contact me to send me anything as a "freebie" I will let you know.

With that being said........let's go.  

So, here are my top suggestions on how to get the most out of your mascara.  I am a mascara junkie......and not ashamed of it.  I have really short lashes, so I have to do the most to maximize what I have.
                      

1. Never "pump" your mascara wand.  By this I mean don't pull in out, and push it back in really fast.  I see people do this all the time.  First off, this lets way too much air into the tube and it will promote drying out.  Secondly, this will allow bacteria to get into the tube.  You should never keep mascara more than 3-4 months anyway, but doing this will not be good for your mascara or your eyes.  Slow and steady with the in-and-out of the wand is your best bet.  

2. Don't wipe the mascara brush against the side of the opening of the tube to "wipe" off  the excess off the tip of the wand.  Instead, wipe in on a tissue.  You think you will go through your mascara faster by doing this?  Nope!  You will actually go through it faster by doing what I said not to do.  First off, the edge of the tube will get all built up with dried on mascara.  This causes several issues including the fact that you will not have a good seal around the edge anymore, which will cause your mascara to dry out quicker.  

3. Curl your lashes with a quality lash curler i.e. Tweezerman or Earth Therapeutics.  I have a Tweezerman that I got through Benefit Cosmetics, but Tweezerman has several that are really good.  
Curl for at least 20-30 seconds and then put your first coat on immediately.  Then proceed to the second eye.  After you put on your first coat, use a lash comb to go through the lashes if you want a more separated look before applying coat #2.

4. Speaking of drying time........let your mascara dry for at least 45 seconds to a minute fore applying that second coat.  If you go in for a third, do the same thing.  This will allow the coats to dry well.  If you go in too quickly with the next one, all it's doing is taking off the first coat, and what's the point in that, right??  I don't have time to waste in doing something that is taking me back to the starting point.

5. Mascara can be a chore to remove, especially if you use a waterproof variety.  If you have allergies like me, waterproof can be your best friend.  I use a regular mascara for my first two coats, and then I follow-up with my third coat being the waterproof to seal everything in.   This really helps on those "wattery-eye" days when my allergies are really acting up, and saves me from looking like the mistress-of-the-dark with black flowing down my face!
There is a new product that was just released by CARGO Cosmetics called Swimmables Waterproof Mascara Top Coat.  This is a clear product that adds to color and no additional weight to the lashes.  I have tried it a few times now, and I am going to purchase it next week.  

My three favorite eye-makeup removers for waterproof or tough to remove mascara or eye makeup are Bi-Facil Double Action Makeup Remover by Lancome,  Take the Day Off by Clinique and H20 Elements Shaken Not Stirred Makeup Remover.  All three work really well.  These are the types that you need to shake as they are some kind of an oil based product that really cuts through bright colors on the lips, and eyes.  I like all three equally as well.  From what I understand by research, the better the quality of the ingredients, the faster they separate so you will need to shake all three of these several times while using them.  

I hope this post has been helpful to you, and gives you some tips on how to make the most out of your mascara.  

Join me again soon for my next post .  

Welcome to My Beauty Blog Page!

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Hi there, and welcome to my new beauty blog page.  My name is Kris and I have been asked by several friends to start this beauty blog page.  I thought about it, and with the questions I get asked daily in my profession as a Beauty Advisor, I thought what the heck!  

I have over 30 years of experience in the beauty industry starting out selling Avon door-to-door ( that's back in the day and only more "mature" readers will remember that).  I had to develop my selling skills and gain product knowledge so I could help my customers make the right decision on what products to choose.  
I was so successful with Avon, that I won the Mrs. Albee award for sales 5-6 years in a row.  

Later, I furthered my career in cosmetics with a job at the department store where I was employed and worked for Clinique.  This is where I was really trained on technique and application.  This in turn lead me to my current position at Kohl's as the Lead Beauty Adviser/Supervisor for going on 13 years.  I love what I do!  I guess you could say that sales, cosmetics and skincare are in my blood. 

I am not into the "vlog" scene.....I will leave that up to the younger set.  I am soon to be 58 so I will stick with the written word.  I will be posting photos of products and techniques here from time to time as well.

I will be posting tips on skincare, makeup, hair care and more.  

I hope you will sign up for alerts from this blog.  Click on the link on the right side of the page and then you will be directed to sign up so when I do post, you will get an email alert.