Mask of Magnaminty

 

I have seen the future, and in it, my entire skincare routine consists of Lush products. And my wallet isn't very happy about it. I've seriously been loving Lush stuff these past months, starting when I got Grease Lightening. But now I've come to rave about another skincare product that actually gets a lot of love online - the Mask of Magnaminty.

 

A friend of mine actually bought it, and gave me about two or three masks worth. Before I started using it I used to get really big pimples that generally left horrible scars, but ever since the first use I've been amazed at how clear my skin has been. So when I realized that I didn't have much left from what my friend gave me, I rushed to Lush and bought my own pot. It doesn't come cheap (here it was $5.900 Chilean pesos, about $12 US dollars, for the small pot of 4.4 oz), but I think it's worth it.

 

Since it's not one of their fresh masks, this one lasts up to four months, and you really don't need a lot to cover your whole face. I usually leave it one for about 15 minutes and then gently rub it before taking it off in the shower.

The only thing I don't really like is the smell - at first I thought it had gone bad (I even asked my friend if it was near the expiration date), but I ended up getting used to it after the second use.

 

 Mask of Magnaminty

LUSH USA ($12.95)

 

What's your favourite Lush product?

Empties No.1

I have so much stuff piled up that I'm going to split these into two posts! So here's the first batch of products that I've used up:

 

- Bodycology White Gardenia Shower Gel & Foaming Bath. I really liked the scent of this, but it didn't lather that much.
Repurchase? If it were on sale, I would.

- Whoosh Shower Jelly. The concept of a shower jelly baffled me a bit at first, but after you get used to it and learn to take small amounts so that it doesn't slip and fall all over the tub, I fell in love with it.
Repurchase? Yes, already did!

- L'Oreal Pure Zone Toner. I really didn't like this - I didn't think it did anything for my skin and the scent was so strong it made my eyes water.
Repurchase? No!

- Garnier Skin Naturals Day Moisturizer. I didn't like this one either - it left a weird residue after putting it on.
Repurchase? Nope.

- Neutrogena Oil-Free Makeup Remover. This was a terrible makeup remover. As a waterproof mascara user I've been searching for a good makeup remover, and this is not it! It never fully took off my mascara - I always woke up the next day with panda eyes, no matter how many soaked cotton pads I used.
Repurchase? No!

- MAC Pro Longwear Concealer in NC30. It had good coverage and was moisturizing enough, but I still didn't love it enough to make it my holy grail concealer.
Repurchase? Maybe someday.

- Cala Aloe Vera Make-up Cleansing Tissues. I wasn't really impressed with the way they removed my makeup, plus they sometimes felt like I was cleaning my skin with sandpaper. 
Repurchase? No.

Have you used any of these products? Don't you hate having to pile up empty stuff for these kinds of posts?

Cyzone 'Acqua' Nail Polish Review

Even though it's still technically winter here, we've had more sunshine-filled days than rainy ones, making it the perfect opportunity to start wearing those pastel nail polishes that I love so much.

 

 

 

I've been searching for the perfect mint colour for quite a while now. For some reason I have a feeling I would stop searching if I tried Essie's 'Mint Candy Apple', but the shop that stocks the brand here has never ordered it, so I'm still looking.

 

What I like about Cyzone's Acqua nail polish is that depending on the light, it can either look like a soft blue (like in the picture above) or much more greener, like in the following picture. The consistency is just perfect - it's not too thick, but it's not too runny, and it lasted about four days without chipping on my very-prone-to-chipping nails (seriously, nail polish barely lasts me a day). The only downsides are that it's a tiny bottle (it's only 5 ml) and that you can only get it every few months, as it doesn't appear very regularly in the Cyzone magazine. So I'd definitely recommend ordering it when you see it!

 

 

 

What nail polishes have you been loving this month?

 

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Aunque técnicamente todavía es invierno acá, han habido muchos más días soleados que nunca, por lo que es la perfecta oportunidad para usar los colores pasteles que me encantan tanto.

 

He estado buscando el color menta perfecto hace bastante tiempo. Por alguna razón tengo el presentimiento que dejaría de buscar si encontrara 'Mind Candy Apple' de Essie, pero la tienda que trae esa marca nunca lo ha ordenado. Así que sigo en la búsqueda.

 

Lo que me gusta del esmalte Acqua de Cyzone es que puede verse más azul o más verde dependiendo de la luz. La consistencia es muy buena - no es muy gruesa ni tampoco demasiado líquida, y duró como cuatro días en mis uñas (generalmente los esmaltes me duran un día sin que se me salga). Lo único malo es que encuentro que la botella es demasiado pequeña, y que aparece una vez cada meses y solo se puede comprar por la revista Cyzone. Así que definitivamente lo recomiendo si es que lo pillan! Cuando yo lo pedí (hace varios meses ya) me costó $3.490 pesos chilenos, pero Cyzone cambia los precios de sus productos con cada revista.
 

¿Qué esmaltes han estado usando este mes?

 

 

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Grease Lightening Review

I'm so so so so so sorry for not updating! I'd love to say that it's been because I've been in exams like everybody else, but the sad truth is that I still have a few weeks to go of classes before even starting my exams. Anyways (enough complaining), a few days (more like a week) ago, I got a volcano of a pimple on the right side of my chin that just wouldn't go away, no matter how much I squeezed and put toothpaste on it. Enter Grease Lightening, which I bought after reading pretty much all the reviews I could find online.

This thing is seriously god sent if you have oily skin, because not only it acts as a blemish treatment, but also controls the oiliness if you apply a thin layer to your face. I use it only at night, after cleansing. The pesky zit is still there, but it's almost invisible - I'm very prone to scarring, so the fact that it's dissappearing without leaving a massive scar is well worth the price, at least for me. Here in Chile it's $8.200 chilean pesos (about US$16), but I find that a pump will be enough to cover my whole face, so it will last you for a while.

 

Do you have a favorite product from Lush? Which one?

 

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Perdón por no postear! Me encantaría decir que es porque estoy en exámenes como casi todo el mundo, pero la triste realidad es que todavía me quedan un par de semanas de clases antes de empezar con los exámenes. Pero dejaré de quejarme. Hace un par de días (más bien dicho hace como una semana), me salió un volcán de espinilla en la quijada que por más que le pusiera pasta de dientes, no se iba. Así que fui a Lush y compré el Grease Lightening, después de haber leído miles de reviews en internet.

 

 Si tienes piel grasosa, en verdad es un regalo, porque no solo actúa como tratamiento de espinillas, sino que también controla la grasitud si lo pones en toda la cara. Solo lo uso en la noche, después de limpiarme la cara. La espinilla todavía sigue ahí, pero es casi invisible - siempre me quedan cicatrices, por lo que que esté desapareciendo sin dejar huella vale lo que pagué. Acá en Chile cuesta $8.200 pesos (como $16 dólares), pero encuentro que con lo que dispensa me alcanza para toda la cara, así que dura harto.

 

 Tienen un producto favorito de Lush? Cuál?

 

Maybelline Color Show Nail Polishes Review

Hi everyone! Today I have for you my first beauty review. Maybelline's Color Show Collection has finally reached Chile and I couldn't help but pick up a few colors I had had my eye on for quite a while.

 

First up is Fierce N Tangy, a bright sunshine yellow. This was the first color I picked - it's just looks gorgeous! Sadly, on the nails it doesn't look as great. I have a lot of nail polish, and this was the first time I encountered such a weird formula. It was streaky, and it tended to 'group' and leave some parts of the nail uncovered in the first layer. It took me three coats to achieve an opaque look, but it still looks streaky on some nails. 

The other polish I got was Green With Envy. This one is definitely the best one of the two. It was nearly opaque in one coat, and not at all streaky! I ended up doing two coats to even out the color, but you could get away with just one if you were in a hurry. I'm in love with mint polishes at the moment, even thought it's fall here and technically mint is sort of a spring/summer color but I don't care! 

I won't comment on the wear of these polishes as my nails have always been really weak and polish doesn't last me a day without chipping, so I'm not the best person to review that.

Overall, I'm torn - Fierce N Tangy isn't the best polish I've encountered, while Green With Envy is one of the best pastel polishes I've had, so I guess it all depends on the individual color.

What do you think? Have you tried the Maybelline Color Show range?

Also, I now have an Instagram! My username is TheTotalOpposite if you'd like to follow me :)

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Hola! Hoy día les traigo mi primera reseña de belleza. Por fin salió acá en Chile la colección de esmaltes Color Show de Maybelline, y no pude resistirme y compré unos de los colores a los que le había echado el ojo.

El primero se llama Fierce N Tangy, y es un brillante amarillo. Éste fue el primer color que escogí - es tan lindo! Lo malo es que en las uñas no se ve tan bien. Tengo muchos esmaltes, y esta fue la primera vez que me encuentro con una formula tan rara. Se notaban demasiado las rayas y tenía la tendencia a 'agruparse' y dejar círculos de uña sin pintar en la primera capa. Me tomó tres capas lograr un acabado opaco, y en algunos igual se notaban las rayas.

El otro esmalte fue Green With Envy. Éste fue definitivamente el mejor de los dos. Estaba casi opaco con solo una capa, y no se notaban las rayas! Al final hice dos capas para que estuviera perfecto, pero si no tienes tiempo podría pasar desapercibido con solo una capa. Me encantan los esmaltes menta en este momento, aunque acá sea otoño y técnicamente el menta es un color de primavera/verano pero no me importa!

No voy a comentar en cuanto duran los esmaltes, porque mis uñas siempre han sido débiles y no aguantan un día sin que se me arruinen con cualquier esmalte. 

En total, Fierce N Tangy no ha sido uno de los mejores esmaltes que tengo, mientras que Green With Envy es uno de los mejores esmaltes pasteles que tengo, así que parece que todo depende del color individual. Cuando yo me los compré me costaron $1.990 pesos chilenos cada uno.

¿Qué piensan? ¿Han probado la colección Color Show de Maybelline?

 También se me olvidaba decir que me hice un Instagram! Mi usuario es TheTotalOpposite por si quieren seguirme :)