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Beauty Binge: Spring 2018

4/20/2018

One of my favorite pastimes is having a healthy beauty binge and discovering all the available products that will meet my personal care needs. My spring beauty binge, this year, bought me several goodies for the spring and summer seasons.

I started with picking out some @Garnier hair care products. Their Whole Blends line contains natural ingredients that help my hair remain healthy and hydrated. I opted for the Honey Treasures shampoo and conditioner, specialized to strengthen and heal damaged locks. I also bought the Avocado Oil and Shea Butter version for the restoration of dry hair.

I also grabbed a month's supply of face masks from @Garnier. All of their masks are designed to moisturize skin by at a minimum, by using hyaluronic acid, but they also contain additional ingredients targeted for specific skin concerns. For May, I picked up the Glow Boosting, Super Hydrating, Mattifying and Anti-Fatigue masks. The transition from winter to spring can wreak havoc on my skin and these products definitely help.

@Redken offers an All Soft Mega Recovery Tissue Mask Cap is "infused with a superfood nutri-complex of cactus extract, aloe vera and Sacha Inchi Oil to hydrate, strengthen, and to lock in moisture all day long." This product is intended to be used once a week for maximum results. While browsing the @Redken section I grabbed a bag filled with several other hair care products.

I have been having a love affair with @NYXCosmetics and their City Sets, which contains an eye shadow quad, two blushes and a lip color to complete the look. New York came home with me after this trip to join the other featured cities in my collection. See the NYX blog post here.
I also snagged a set of Velvet Matte Lipsticks from @NYXCosmetics so I can create ombre lip looks (using their City Sets) which are currently all the rage!

No beauty binge is complete without a few high end goodies for my collection. @GiorgioArmani has a phenomenal beauty line which includes everything from primer to powder. In my quest to create not only the ombre look, but other fun lip color combinations, I bought two of their lipsticks in the matte formula as well.

@LorealUSA brand products always find their way into my beauty binge outing and @Maybelline The City Mini Palettes made an appearance too! I can't wait to try the Graffiti Pop featuring an brilliant blue.

What beauty products are you using this spring and summer? Leave your comments below!

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@NYXCosmetics City Set Collection

1/9/2018

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I have recently become a huge fan of @NYXCosmetics since their products became available at the @LOrealUSA employee store. When I first began exploring the brand I started using their eye shadow/eyeliner pencils. I love the bright colors they offered and how easily they applied and blended. The texture is more of a cream but they even worked well with powders from other lines.

In my last beauty binge, Winter 2017: blog post here, I saw several lip, eye, face collections from the brand. I was totally drawn to the packaging, bold lip colors and city names. I knew I had to have one....I didn't know I would leave with five!

The first City Set to catch my eye was, Bangkok. This kit featured a bold lip in my favorite color, purple! The packaging looks like the lipstick is a high shine gloss but they are actually a long lasting matte formula. Each set contains four powder eye shadows, a blush, highlighter and a matte lip color. There's also a mirror for easy application, all you need a brush for your eye and cheek products. The @NYXCosmetics packaging makes these convenient for travel or for any girl on the go.

So once I had them all home, the question was what do they look like on? I started with Bangkok for my first wear. I watched a few tutorials to see how other women were using this palette, an the final looks ranged from mild to wild! I knew from the boxes these colors were not for the faint of heart but I wanted to start slow. Initially, I experimented with a daytime look then once I gained some confidence using the palette I went a bit bolder. Check out my images from the Bangkok set below and how the look appears indoors and outdoors.

I used all four eye shadows but no blush or highlighter for this look.

Using the lip color more as a liner makes this a great day time look that I could wear at work.

BOLD ALERT! I turned up the color for this look and used everything in the set.

I have been having loads of fun playing with @NYXCosmetics City Sets and have cracked open Moscow and Santiago in the past month. Each box takes me on a unique adventure and I've received compliments when I wear anything from this collection. Leave your comments about the brand, my pictures and your favorite city below!

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