1 post tagged “bare escentuals”

I have got to admit; I am addicted to beauty products. I love to browse drugstore.com, linger in Target's HBA section and spend obtuse amounts of dough at Ulta and Sephora on the rare occasions that I get to go to them. Beauty isn't all about looks for me. It's about fun, self-confidence and relaxation. And so I've decided not so much to make this VOX into a beauty blog, but to talk about all the nifty products I come across that I just have to recommend to others.

I'm going to start by noting a few of the best things that have ever graced my lips.
 

Smith's Rosebud Salve and C.O Bigelow's Rose Salve are like little tins of petroleum jelly, but better, because they contain rose extract and lanolin which are really fabulous for your skin. I use this as a basic lip balm, but it also works great to hydrate other areas of really dry skin and it soothes minor skin irritations you have here and there. This salve is also colored rose pink, which for some reason makes me want to use it more often because it is mentally soothing to look at. Rose Salve is my absolute favorite basic product for caring for chapped lips and other small areas of dry or irritated skin. It feels great, looks great and works great. Can't beat that.

I recently saw Victoria's Secret Beauty Rush Lip Gloss commended in a beauty magazine and had to run out and get a couple of tubes. Oh my god. This stuff is a little slice of heaven. Not only is the flat slanted applicator the perfect shape for a flawless application, it also looks gorgeous, smells gorgeous and tastes gorgeous. As soon as I put it on my lips for the first time, I "Wow"ed at how lovely this gloss felt. Silky, smooth and not sticky at all. It applies evenly and gives your smackers an absolutely glamorous glossy shine. My mom swears by the high quality of Victoria's Secrets's cosmetics. While I think the quality of some of their underwear and signature bath product scents have noticeably deteriorated over the years, their make up products do NOT disappoint. This gloss is better than any other I have ever tried in terms of texture, appearance and scent. It's also affordable and comes in a large array of colors.

 

Bare Escentuals Buxom Lips color is something to behold. The first time I used it I felt like I rubbed a hot cinnamon candy across my lips followed up by an Altoid. I hadn't realized I had applied a plumping lip gloss. (I don't really need to plump my lips. They're fine how they are, but this stuff definitely added some extra oomph to them!) What I did know is that it felt really awesome and looked really good. For about 5 minutes it felt like my lips were undergoing some sort of invigorating spa treatment, which I have appropriately labeled a "lipgasm". While Buxom Lips currently comes only 4 colors, they are all extremely wearable colors that look extremely fabulous. I guarantee you at least one of them will look great on you no matter what your skin color is. Or if you're me, you'll end up liking all of them. (I currently own Dolly and Candi, and adore them both.) In fact, I really like everything by Bare Minerals that I have used so far, and recommend the whole line to anyone who wants to try some totally revolutionary beauty products.

I own dozens of lip glosses, balms, sticks and more.. and these 3 products are currently my favorite and most used. I would definitely recommend them to anyone who wants products that work amazingly well.