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- Reviews: 23
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I tried living without this for a few months because the cost is astronomical in proportion to my budget. Just bought some again and I'm so, so happy with it. I have a lot of eye products that do a lot of things, but nothing - nothing - makes me instantly look younger except for this Chanel Ultra Correction Lift. You also will see the benefits with cumulative use. If it builds elastin as it claims, even better! SPF coverage would make this the only eye product you'd ever need, but alas, no SPF coverage currently.
January 20, 2011
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Love this! I've used clear brow gels in the past and found them effective, but "eh". Tried Anastasia tinted brown gel in the store and it looked clownish on me! I'd have to wipe 80% off on a tissue before even attempting to put it on...not at that price, no thanks! But this is perfect. just a light touch across the brows after using a pencil, then use a brow brush. Plenty of time to "work' the brows before it sets and it lasts all day. The pencil form is great for traveling, but since it lasts all day, I wonder if I even need to drag it around with me? There's supposed to be some moisturizing benefit to your brow hairs with this as well and it does feel moisturizing. I'm happy and probably will repurchase. I wish there was a way they could add just a little gloss or highlighting aspect to the pencil, then it would be perfect!!
January 20, 2011
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I've only been wearing this for a few days, but I'm very pleased so far. I'm a new convert to the mineral makeup craze, and this is the 3rd product I've tried. I started with Loreal True Match Naturale and found it to be a fantastic skin color match, but a bit heavy looking. Then I went to the Bare Minerals Original formula when a Sephora rep steered me away from Smashbox and towards Bare Minerals. I also let her - against my better judgement - direct me a shade darker than I would have normally chosen. I thought maybe she knew better, but the Bare Minerals ended up looking like a mask on me and never would blend at the jaw line. To use up the product, I mixed it with my remaining Loreal powder. Either way, I did not find Bare Minerals to be one bit better than Loreal. Now wearing Smashbox Halo for a few days and it's definitely the best of the three. Good skincolor match (though Loreal still trumps on skincolor match...at least for my extremely fair skin). Last all day, no complaints really. I'm curious about the "gold" element and if it will really benefit my skin in the long term. I wear Hourglass mineral primer, so who knows if the gold ever reaches my skin anyway? For now, happy with Smashbox Halo, and DON'T think the packaging is gimmicky in any way - LOVE the shaving fresh aspect of the compact!
January 20, 2011
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One of my absolute favorite essential oils! Truly smells like a tangerine. Delicious!
January 16, 2011
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I use this shampoo as a treatment when I feel some brassiness starting to show. I don't mind the smell, it's not overly strong. The shampoo can be drying though, so on dry hair like mine, this can only be an occasional shampoo, not a daily. I've tried a few other less expensive blueing shampoos but they were awful and left an actual blue dye look on my hair - yuck! If you need a blueing shampoo, Aveda's Blue Malva is worth the money.
January 16, 2011
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One bottle could last you years if you're not a daily user. When I want a shine for special days, this does the job beautifully. I'm not crazy about the feel of it on my hair though, and I'm not so sure it's of any real benefit to my hair's health. I'd rather have healthy hair that shines on it's own, so this gloss is not a regular part of my routine.
January 16, 2011
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Love the smell, doesn't everyone?! But the "moist" element was missing for my dry, coarse hair. In fact, when I used it for a month or so as my regular shampoo, it seemed to dry my hair out more than usual. My husband, who has oily-prone, fine hair that needs daily washing is using this now and it's working well for him.
January 16, 2011
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This is an okay conditioner. I love the smell. In a pinch I can use it, but long term it seems to have dried my hair out worse than normal. I gave up on it and now my husband uses it on his fine, more oily-prone hair and it works well for him. I bought a huge bottle from a warehouse club and we've hardly made a dent in it, so I'm glad he likes it.
January 16, 2011
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This pencil made me a brow pencil convert! On and off over the years I've tried brow pencils and colored brow wax here and there but it always seemed a hassle and I usually found the look unnatural. I am very pale with naturally blonde brows and now there are some white-grey brow hairs appearing (great...). Even the lightest application of makeup on me can look harsh. This pencil in Ash color does the trick. It's a breeze to apply, never needs sharpening and I love the brow brush on the end. I just do a quick couple of strokes, brush it through with the spoolie brush and I'm good to go! Just takes a few seconds! On the downside, the pencil caps are a pain, they're always falling off so now my spoolie brush is exposed in my makeup bag (don't know where the cap went). I'm adding the Anastasia Brow wax pencil into my routine shortly, I'll let you know how that goes.
January 16, 2011
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Love this stuff! I don't use a ton of product in my hair, so I just need a gentle shampoo that won't damage my dry, coarse, wavy, color-treated hair. This one does the trick! It doesn't strip the color out of my hair as so many other shampoos do. There are no sulfates, so you won't get much lather, but you'll get enough. This shampoo is a winner for me.
January 16, 2011
