REVIEW: Hard Candy Glamoflage Concealer

Glamoflage Concealer (not blended)

Left: MAC Studio Finish Concealer in NC 35

Right: Hard Candy Glamoflage Concealer in Tan

I came across this product a couple of months ago and being on my drugstore concealer hunt, I figured that I'd give this a try.

So glad that I did.

This stuff is great; It reminds me of my trusty MAC Studio Finish Concealer (I'm an NC 35, got this product in the shade "Tan") coverage wise despite the different consistency. The Glamoflage concealer has more of a liquidy consistency, but leans more on the thicker side and in that case, would best be suited for covering discoloration and acne scarring, not for use underneath the eyes because it would accentuate any fine lines or wrinkles because of it's thickness. Can look a bit cakey, but I avoid that by applying it with a small blending brush which saves a lot of product but still gives a nice effect. It's very pigmented and gives just great color payoff. You also get a lot of product in the tube: 20g or 0.71 oz for $6. The downside to this is that there are only 3 shades out: Light, Medium, and Tan. Tan would be best for those at around an NC 35 skin tone <--MAC reference because so many people use MAC. I had to wait until I got a lot lighter to be able to use this because I was too tan over the summer. So for my tan/dark skinned ladies out there, sorry, you're gonna have to miss out on this one.

DAISO: Brow Powder and Pencil

Ever Bilena Brow Powder in Black/Grey tone, $2

"Fain Eyebrow" Pencil in Grey, $2

Alrighty, so here are the brow pencils and the brow powder that I got from Daiso. I've been looking for something new to use on my brows ever since my unknown name brand yet amazing asian eyebrow pencil disappeared. I tried out the Rimmel brow pencil, Maybelline Expert Wear Duo Pencil, and I've been trying to find the Maybelline Define-a-Brow these past few weeks but almost all of the Targets, Wal-Marts, Rite-Aids, etc etc ARE OUT. It's pretty ridiculous. Do they know how much gas costs nowadays?! Uggggh. Anyways! So I saw these babies and had to get them. I remember watching a video on YouTube about some of these and read some pretty good comments about them, so I decided to pick up 3 pencils and 1 eyebrow powder.

Me likey. :)

I'd say I like the powder a lot more since it looks a bit more natural and easier to blend, but the pencil is good, too.

I wish the powder was a bit lighter or more cool toned but it seems to work out alright with my hair color. The gray tone of the pencil is on point though, but it's not as creamy as I'd like it to be. Maybe it's just really cold where I live and made it harden a bit...?

But either way, I like both of these and if you're a dark haired girl in search of a cheap eyebrow product to use, check these out (if you have a Daiso in your area).

December 28, 2010

Took a trip to the mall with the family today! Found ANOTHER Daiso store, which got me really excited.

For those of you who aren't familiar with Daiso (or Saizen in other countries) it's basically this big ol' Japanese houseware/ placethathaserrythang. Kind of like your regular 99 cent store except everything is $1.50 and up. The goods they sell can range from the useful, odd, and just random, and if you can't read in Japanese, have fun guessing at what some of the products are. :)

That's what I love about going into the store; so many things I want but don't need but get anyways, haha

So being on this cosmetics/beauty buying phase, I went straight past the rows of delicious Hi-Chew candy, cute lunch boxes, animal shaped sponges and decorated chopsticks and rooted myself in the beauty section!

I know that some people on Youtube were doing reviews and hauls on some of the products, so I think that since a lot of people don't really have a lot of videos up about some of these, I might as well go ahead and do so!

• Cosmetic Wipes ( decent)
• Cotton pads (They feel really smooth and nice, I like them a lot! Comes in a pack of 150)
• Mirror
• Perfume atomizers -Love these, really good quality and have very good spray nozzles, I got them in the 12 mL and 5 mL sizes
• Mini Eyelash Curler- It's about 1/4 of the size of a normal eyelash curler; I really liked the full sized one and decided to try this out. Good for getting into the inner lashes and doing touch ups
• Nail Cutter- I thought this was really cute; I don't need another nail cutter but the way this was made is very convenient and great for travel. I'll put up pictures of this one along with the perfume atomizers and eyelash curler
• Brow pencils and brush- both of these are retractable; so far, I like both of them. The brow pencil gives off a nice color to compliment those of us with black or very dark brown hair. It's not a red-toned dark brown, it's a cool toned dark grey color that I've been looking for. Seems to last pretty long as well. The brush is a bit flimsy, but usable.
• Brow powder-Comes in two shades, a black and a dark grey. I like this one just as much as I like the pencil, looks a bit more natural and definitely easier to blend than the pencil and being a powder, it's easier to fix mistakes.

Pictures of the nail cutter, perfume atomizers, eyelash curler and brow product comparison in the next few posts. :)