Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Alchimie Forever Kantic Brightening Moisture Mask

The Alchimie Forever Brightening Mask is an all natural mask packed with botanicals and antioxidants to nourish, protect, and brighten skin while combating redness. Below is a list of its key ingredients from the website.
  •  Oats soothe skin and help keep it conditioned and soft.
  • Wild pansies protect skin from the harmful effects of free radicals.
  • Blueberry extract brightens skin and helps reduce redness by constricting blood vessels. It also acts as a potent antioxidant to prevent free radical damage.
  • Grape extract is helpful in diminishing the sun’s damaging effects and lessening free radical damage.
The texture of the mask is a bit strange for me, its very similar to rubbing yogurt on your face which was weird feeling at first. It also stays at that same consistency the entire duration of the mask so don't be worried if you are used to the stiffness of normal masks.

Wearing the Moisture Mask
The smell of the mask is amazing! The pansies and blueberries give off a very relaxing scent. It is a bit strong and again something you may not be used to.

As you can see wearing the mask is not the most flattering thing in the world. It made me look like I had shiny dirty skin, but then again mask are never the most flattering I guess : )

Overall I would say I liked the product but I didn't love it. It may take a few uses to really see the brightening it promises, because after my two uses I didn't notice much change. I did like the tingle it left on my face, the scent of the product, and the softness of my skin after use. I will recommend this to my boyfriends mother who has a lot of redness and see how this works for her. Hope you guys enjoy!

Monday, May 21, 2012

LashFood! Eyelash Conditioner, Liner, and Mascara

LASHFOOD EYELASH CONDITIONER

This month Bloom sent out our ambassador packages a bit early so we could fully test out the LashFood eyelash conditioner. LashFood is used to provide you with longer, stronger, thick and powerful lashes.  The difference between LashFood and other eyelash conditioners is that the product is 100% natural and cruelty free. LashFood uses an active ingredient called Nano-Peptide Complex promising quicker results in a safe natural manner.

Day 1
My natural lashes on the 1st day of use
I have pretty decent lashes to start but I was very excited to see just what the LashFood could do!

Day 18
My lashes just under 3 weeks of use.
I already saw improvement in the length and thickness of my lashes.  Maybe because I've been using the LashFood on double duty.  Directions read to use nightly on cleansed skin.  I misread and was using the conditioner 2x daily......Oops! Lesson learned: Read CAREFULLY!

After 1 Month

I love that the product is natural and actually works!  I did not expect to see the change I saw in the short amount of time I used the product.  Love it and will most def recommend!

LASHFOOD CONDITIONING MASCARA AND LIQUID EYELINER

I was also given the LashFood Conditioning Mascara and Liquid Eyeliner to test out.  I'm not a big user of liquid eyeliner but I did like the LashFood liner, it was very easy to apply and did look great on.

Lashes with the LashFood liner and mascara

The mascara I cant say I was a big fan of. It goes on easy and the brush is big and nice which I love, can't stand those tiny little rubber brushes.
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Close-up of liner and mascara
The mascara is very light feeling and you can even see in the close-up shot that it barely looks like I have any on. I love that! However I did experience a lot of flaking from the product. I wore it all day and kept finding myself wiping away the flakes under my eyes.

Overall I can say YES to the conditioner, love it and really can see a difference in a such a short amount of time. I will keep using the liner and hope using a liquid grows on me because it really did look great on. The mascara I would pass on, I just had too much flaking from it and I think the use of conditioner alone for me works great. Thanks to LashFood I will be out roaming the streets winking my healthy lashes at boys with confidence!