Description:
Detox with our Green Tea Peel Off face masque for a deep cleansed, toned complexion. Experience the wellbeing of natural minerals, young Green Tea, root Ginger and reviving properties of squeezed Lemon to uplift and refresh skin.
Deep cleanse your pores, remove impurities and peel to reveal healthier, younger looking skin.
• Suitable For Vegans
• Gluten Free
• Dairy Free
• Nut Derivative Free
• No Added Parabens
Skin types: Combination Skin, Normal Skin, Oily Skin
How to use:
Cleanse face and dry. Apply thinly and evenly over face and neck with fingertips, avoiding eyes, lips and hair. Relax for 10-20 minutes or when totally dry gently peel off masque (never pull) wash off any stuck bits with water. Pat dry. Use weekly.
I normally like to use peel-off masks, especially as a teen. It made giving myself a facial fun, and the end result was worth it. I enjoyed using the Montagne Jeunesse Green Tea Peel-Off Face Mask because it was simple to use. You just apply it, wait for it to dry, then peel it off. Make sure you apply it evenly so that you are able to pull it off in one, full sweep. Also, it helps to puff up your cheeks and make funny faces when the mask is drying because it helps to loosen it up, especially around the corners of your mouth.
My skin was left softer, and refreshed. It wasn’t amazing, but, you get what you get for $1.99.
Great buy for the cost; it’s $1.99 per packet at Ulta. Also, you can easily get up to 3 uses per packet. Definitelyworth the price. Perfect product for someone who is a beginner at doing at-home facials.
LUSH Angel's Delight Soap
I purchased this in January during LUSH’s holiday sale. It came with two other items, the Shimmy Shimmy glitter bar and Snow Fairy Shower Gel (love the scent).
Out of the LUSH soap bars I’ve had the opportunity to try, this one is probably one of my least favorites. I do like the smell. The scent reminds me of fruit punch. What I did not like was that it did not last long at all. I felt like after the first use, half of the bar was gone. .:Womp Womp:. I’m kind of glad I didn’t pay full-price for it, otherwise I would have been upset. The bar lathered nicely, and my skin felt clean, but not dried out after rinsing. I can’t really say much about it because it didn’t last long enough.
The soap is only limited to Christmas holiday time. I do not know why that is when it doesn’t smell like anything related to Christmas time. Christmas scents, to me, are cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg; spice-type scents. Angel’s Delight is a sweeter, fruit-punchy type scent. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not complaining because I do love the scent, and it lingers.
If I had to go on scent only, I would re-purchase, otherwise my money is staying right in my pocket.
Where to purchase: LUSH.com
Completely Bare has always been a spa I’ve wanted to try for my brazilian waxes, but, I just couldn’t bring myself to spend $74 to get rid of some hair. When Groupon had a deal up for 3 Brazilian Bikini Waxes ($222 Value – $74 each) I didn’t pass up the opportunity to purchase. I finally ended up setting an appointment at the 5th Avenue location with Rita, prior to heading on my vacation toPuerto Vallarta,Mexico. What better time to use it? I’d definitely be wearing a bikini, and can’t have hair sprouting out from it.
The first thing I notice when going to a new place is how well the front desk person treats me. Was he/she nice? Did he/she greet me properly? Etc. There were instances where I’ve tried a new place for a service, and the front desk person was straight up rude, and even though the service was good, I did not return. Luckily, for Completely Bare, the service I received was excellent. I was greeted by a young woman who was expecting. We struck up a conversation since I had my 9 month old daughter in-tow (along with the hubby). Babies and pregnant people always = conversation now .:lol:.
Ahhh I hate going somewhere to receive a service, especially when it comes to hygiene, and it’s dirty or smelly! Completely Bare was the complete opposite – it was Completely Clean. The 5th Avenue location was very sleek, modern, cozy and clean. Nothing was out of place. It smelled nice as well. One thing I did notice were all of the framed pictures of naked women. I guess it goes with the name, Completely Bare.
The wax room was typical of any waxing room. It was white, with a bright light to see down there. There was a television on the ceiling, although non-working, was a first to me. It would have been cool if the television had worked since it would have been a good distraction for people getting waxed, especially for first-timers.
First, I’d like to say that the Groupon I purchased was for a Brazilian Wax; however, at Completely Bare, that means they leave a “landing strip”. If you are like me, and would like to have it all taken off, you have to pay an extra $8.36 for what they call their ‘Completely Bare’ wax, which they describe as “…a wax treatment is uniquely ours. It’s a very thorough waxing service that removes absolutely everything – including buttocks.” Normally, when I go to Shobha they take everything off without an extra fee. Imagine having to spend $82 every time for a wax.
I was brought into the room, Rita told me to strip from the waste down, and wipe. A Completely Prepped packet was not available for me to use, however, there was a container of baby wipes to use to clean up down there.
Two different waxes were used; purple (hard) wax for the sensitive areas (labia area) and pink (soft) wax for the least sensitive areas. The hard wax, which is intended for deeper roots, would dry, sprinkled with powder to avoid slippage when being pulled off by hand. The softer wax, wax strips were used to latch on to the wax, to then be removed.
Waxing is not completely painless, but, for me it comes close to being painless. I guess it is because I have a high tolerance for pain? Rita was surprised I didn’t let out a single scream, nor did I cringe, especially since it had been about 8 months since my last wax. Rita also stated I shouldn’t have waited so long in between. I told her I was scared of getting another Brazilian wax after having an episiotomy with my daughter.
Listen, if your wax person doesn’t talk to you during the session, do not use them ever again (somewhat joking). Conversation during a Brazilian is important, especially for first-timers to distract them from the pain they may experience, and it also kind of takes the awkwardness out of everything.
The true test of any waxing experience, other than the waxing process, is of course, what happens afterward. After my Completely Bare wax, I had no ingrown hairs, irritation or anything. I was smooth for a few weeks after my wax.
Overall, I had a great experience at Completely Bare. I’ve finally found a place that I can say provides comparable service to Shobha, which is my favorite place of all-time (and nearly $30 cheaper than CB)! If you can afford to spend $82 every month or month and a half to be neat and hair –free down there, go ahead and go with Completely Bare. I’m definitely going to return to use up the rest of my Groupon credit (and I paid the extra $8.36 in advance to have the ‘Completely Bare’ wax). I still can’t see myself spending $74+ on a wax, especially since I have a baby now.
Completely Bare has several locations in theUpper East Side, the flatiron district, and lowerManhattan. Completely Bare offers complimentary consultations if you’re interested to learn more. If you’re scared of the pain, Completely Bare also offers a Relax Wax, where they place numbing cream for 30-40 minutes prior to waxing, to ensure you do not feel a thing.
*Photos courtesy of Completelybare.com
Disclosure: I paid for this service with my own money. This is my 100% honest review/opinion.
Saturday, I attended one of Make Up For Ever’s (MUFE) free classes for Pro Artistry month. The class I attended was Editorial Skin Focus with celebrity makeup artist Orlando Santiago.
As the class began Orlando made it clear that before you get into editorial makeup, which is a very vague term to describe this type of makeup, we as makeup artists have to understand what is behind editorial makeup, and what goes into it; it’s all about angles. To start, editorials focus on perfect/flawless skin, and as an artist, it’s our job to provide just that to our clients, and of course with your own little flare. Below, you can see the “flare” Orlando added to the model after he made her skin flawless.
Orlando taught us to know the products we’re working with. For example, if we’re creating a dewy look, we’d use more silicone based products, and only apply powder to the creases (corner of nose). If you’re going for a matted look, use more powder and oil-free products.
More tips for creating the perfect canvas include:
Adding eye cream (or perparation H) to facial moisturizer to bring down puffiness of the entire face
Neutralize FIRST then conceal to ensure you’re using as less a product as possible
-Mix green, yellow, red and white to neutralize purple & blue
1. Tip of nose
2. Bottom of lip
3. Base of chin
-Contour with cooler colors. To cancel out warmth add cool colors.
Taking this class refreshed some things in my memory that I’ve known before. It also reminded me of the class I took during The Makeup Show New York, ‘Perfect Skin‘ with Jon Hennessey, where he taught us how to create the illusion of perfect skin; same concept, different techniques.
