Love It Or Leave It; Review 2.0: SugarPill Cold Chemistry Collection, Sweet Heart, Burning Heart, and Heartbreaker Palettes

Hello folksickles. As a makeup junkie and blogger you may have realized that I review a LOAD of eyeshadow palettes and I like to think of myself as being largely an eyeshadow junkie. In order to declutter a bit  I've decided to pick out a palette or series of eyeshadows for the month and have that be my monthly selection for those instances where I'm not doing a tutorial for the blog. Every month I'll do a recap on the eyeshadows - how I feel about them and whether I'll be keeping them or giving them away (and why :P) as well as if I think it's worth its price tag. 

Sugarpill Cold Chemistry Collection Palette,Sugarpill Sweet Heart Palette,Sugarpill Burning Heart Palette,and Sugarpill Heartbreaker Palette

These are the looks I created this month:

So as you can see I created a variety of mostly colorful, smoky looks with these eyeshadows. I decided to test out multiple palettes here, rather than just one, because having 16 colors to play with is much more versatile versus having just 4. Additionally, I decided to just pull all the quads I own from Sugarpill to experiment with. I love the quality of these shadows - the color payoff is excellent, they're beautiful and they blend fairly easily given most of them are matte. I enjoy, and will be holding onto all these shadows with the exception of Diamond Eyes and Soot & Stars from the Sugarpill Cold Chemistry Collection Palette, mostly because I feel like I have similar colors in other palettes and I don't see myself reaching for either one of those often.

Please let me know if you have any questions or comments.

Disclaimer: I purchased these palettes myself.

BB Cream Review: MIZON Multi Function Formula Snail Repair Intensive BB Cream SPF 50+ PA+++

Today's review is for the MIZON Multi Function Formula Snail Repair BB Cream SPF 50+ PA+++ in Fair #21

Availability: This retails at around $14 for 50 mL (1.76 fl. oz.) and can be purchased at amazon.com, yesstyle.com, and stylevana.com.

Would I buy this again? Possibly.

What is this product? What is it supposed to do?

Let's quote from yesstyle.com, shall we?

Formulated with 35% snail slime, this hypoallergenic BB cream is reinforced with a broad spectrum of SPF 50+ and PA+++ sun protection. With a buildable coverage, it significantly blurs blemishes while correcting uneven skin tone to give skin a hydrating glow. Free from parabens and artificial fragrances. Suitable for sensitive skin.

A featherlight BB cream helps correct uneven skin tone while blurring the appearance of blemishes.

Infused with 35% snail extract to moisturize your skin for a hydrated glow.

Features SPF50+ PA+++ sun protection to protect delicate skin.

The hypoallergenic formula is free from paraben and artificial fragrance, suitable for sensitive skin.

About brand: MIZON

Created by dedicated researchers from Korea's top cosmetics companies, Mizon is famous for its snail mucin-based skin care products that are now among the brand's consistent bestsellers. Established by the Nabion R&D Company in 2000, Mizon offers makeup, skin, body and hair care lines backed by extensively-researched, high quality formulations. Among its most popular products are the Pore Refine Deep Cleansing Foam, All-in-One Snail Repair Cream and Water Volume Aqua Gel Cream. All Mizon products are manufactured in Korea. YesStyle is an authorized retailer of Mizon.

Does this come in any other shade than the one pictured above?

This comes in 4 shades.

What's the coverage/consistency like?

I would say this is a hydrating cream with a buildable, medium to full coverage and a radiant finish.

Does this have any beneficial ingredients in it?
Snail Secretion Filtrate: Helps hydrate skin, has anti-inflammatory properties, helps boost collagen production, brightens skin, and helps smooth skin texture.

Glycerin: Helps attract moisture to the skin.

Niacinamide: Has pore-diminishing, sebum-regulating, anti-inflammatory and skin brightening properties.

Tocopherol: Vitamin E, acts as an oxidant on the skin and helps preserve the product.

Is this scented?

This has a very faint, paint-like scent.

What has my experience with the product been like?

Pros:

-Consistency is really smooth, easy to blend and apply
-Lightweight

- Wears well all day
- Natural radiant finish looks like skin, not makeup 
Cons:

- color is a bit off, ever-so-slightly yellowish for my skin-tone

- can feel a bit heavy in hot, humid weather
I've been using this as my "day off" makeup because I like to have a bit of a tint on due to having to shave my face due to my PCOS. I just feel more confident going on with a bit of a tint on. I really like this product because in addition to coverage, it also gives my skin added hydration and sun protection so I feel that it has multiple benefits as its name suggests.  

What do I use to apply the product?

I apply this with  my fingers.

I feel as though this review is pretty thorough but please let me know if you have any comments or questions.

Disclaimer: I bought this myself.

Cleanser Review: Kose softymo Washing Foam Ceramide

 'Ello folksickles. Today's review will be for the Kose softymo Washing Foam Ceramide.

Availability: This retails anywhere from $6 - $17 for 150g and can be purchased at amazon.com, stylevana.com, yesstyle.com, tesolife.com, and yamibuy.com.

Would I buy this again?: Probably not.

What is this product designed to address?

According to yesstyle.com:

The dense, soft foam cleanly removes impurities in one go, leaving your skin moisturized.

Formulated with ceramides and amino acids that have excellent moisturizing properties.

Does it contain any special/beneficial ingredients?

Glycerin: Attracts moisture to the skin. 

Stearic Acid: Helps shield the skin's barrier from moisture loss.

Lauric Acid: Helps keep acne-causing bacteria from growing on the skin's surface.
Ceramide NG: Helps protect the skin barrier, increase hydration and skin suppleness.
Ceramide NP: Helps the skin retain moisture.

What is the texture like?

This has my beloved cushiony hydrating cleanser texture that creates a thick, fluffy, hydrating foam in contact with water. It's not as thick as I personally love but it's a nice basic cleanser. 

Just a note, kose softymo has a line of "cleansing" foams in the same line - those have a gel texture to them versus being a cream like the "washing" foams.

Is it scented?

This doesn't have a discernible scent.

 

My overall experience/comments on the product:

I said in my review of the Kose softymo Washing Foam Collagen that these cleansers remind me a bit of the SENKA Perfect Whip Collagen in Perfect Face Cleansing Foam. I personally prefer the SENKA Perfect Whip Collagen in Perfect Face Cleansing Foam because I find it slightly more hydrating. In comparison to the Kose softymo Washing Foam Collagen and Kose softymo Washing Foam Hyaluronic Acid, I would say that this is slightly more hydrating but there isn't a significant difference between the three of them. I would say that they are a texture that I like and, for some reason, on the US market, cleansers with this type of texture tend to have a much loftier price tag hence me purchasing Korean and Japanese ones that I can typically snag for under $10 - $15. That being said, I prefer something that produces a bit more of a thicker, more hydrating foam. While this is my favorite out of the ones I've tried, I think I'll be trying other cleansers when this runs out.

Please let me know if you have any questions or comments.

Disclaimer: I purchased this myself. 

Love It Or Leave It; Review 2.0: Lorac Pro Eyeshadow Palette 2

Hello folksickles. As a makeup junkie and blogger you may have realized that I review a LOAD of eyeshadow palettes and I like to think of myself as being largely an eyeshadow junkie. In order to declutter a bit  I've decided to pick out a palette or series of eyeshadows for the month and have that be my monthly selection for those instances where I'm not doing a tutorial for the blog. Every month I'll do a recap on the eyeshadows - how I feel about them and whether I'll be keeping them or giving them away (and why :P) as well as if I think it's worth its price tag. 

Lorac Pro Eyeshadow Palette 2

These are the looks I created this month:

So as you can see I created mostly soft, smoky looks with these eyeshadows. I really love the quality of these shadows - the color payoff is excellent, they're beautiful and they blend like an absolute dream! I have tested this palette in the past but unfortunately the links to those eyeshadow looks have become unusable and so when my randomizer chose this palette for me to use I was both excited but also unsure how I'd feel because initially, upon first glance, the colors in here felt dark and cool-toned and I was concerned I wouldn't love the palette the way I once did. That being said, as soon as I actually sat down to test this I was so impressed by the formulation and performance of the eyeshadow that I knew right away this would be a keeper.

Please let me know if you have any questions or comments.

Disclaimer: I purchased this palette myself.