REVIEW: Almay Smart Shade Perfect & Correct Primer

HELLO LOVIES! Hope all of you are doing fabulous! So here I am again w another product review that was just recently released. I purchased mine from Ulta about a month ago or so. I have been trying it out every day since and finally feel ready to do a review. So lets get right to it!

WHAT IT IS:
A face primer that neutralizes redness and brightens skin tone.


THEY DESCRIBE IT AS:
"new multi-tasking face primer intuitively adjust to smooth and soften skin while correcting skin's most common problem with visible color correcting strands. Green ribbons neutralize redness, while swirls of lavender pigments even out and brighten skin tone. Imperfections are diffused and skin is up to 265% more hydrated. This lightweight, non-oily formula works for all skin types but is specifically formulated for sensitive skin. Wear alone for a flawless finish or underneath foundation for the first step to perfected skin."

MY OPINION:
I must say I had some really high hopes for this face primer. So first off the packaging is great! I love the fact that it comes with a pump which makes for easy dispensing of the product. The look of the helix coil of the two shades is pretty eye catching. Kind of reminded me of Stila's One Step Correct.

So getting past the nice design lets get into what the product does for you. At first glance you would think that it would do what it claims to do, correct and perfect. However that is not the case at all. When you apply the primer it does not reduce or neutrilize any redness. I feel like after I apply it I still have the same amount of redness, no more no less. I also do not see any brightening of my skin. Just looks normal. To be honest I think my morning face wash brightens my face more than this primer. The primer is lightweight and do not feel oily at all.

When applied it makes my face feel super soft. Still that is not what I was expecting when I purchased this primer. I also noticed that it does have a smell to it. I cant quite describe it but I will say that to some of you it may not be too pleasant. To me is smells almost the same way that my Laura Mercier face primer smells. In conclusion this is just a face primer. It does not do anything it claims to do.

RATING:
*Product: 3 out of 5
*Packaging: 5 out of 5
*Quality: 1 out of 5
*Would I buy again?: No, the packing is great and it works well as just a primer but does not do anything it claims to do.
*Price: $13.99
*Where to buy: Ulta or any drugstore

Influenster VoxBox

Hey lovies! I am so excited to share with you that I have been preselected to try out the products for Influenster's Love VoxBox! This will be my first VoxBox I receive and I can not wait! For those of you that have not heard of Influenster or the VoxBox's here is the breakdown:

Influenster is a community of people that love to try new products, give feedback and spread the word about the stuff they love. You sign up (which is completely free) and earn badges that give Influenster a little insight of you. The badges range from following Influenster on social media sites (YouTube, Facebook, Twitter), to personal lifestyle preferances (dog/cat lover, outdoorsy, makeup lover, etc). To me the badges replace the questionnaire monthly subscription boxes make you fill out. Those badges then give you the chance to be selected to receive a free VoxBox with new products for you to try out. You get the chance to try these products and give your feedback to the community and to Influenster. The more you share the better the chances are for you to possibly get selected for the next VoxBox.

Once again all of this is FREE! This is ideal for those that have a very social lifestyle online and off. So if this is you, I would consider joining. Like I said before I am super excited to be selected for this months VoxBox and cant wait to share the goodies with all of you! Visit Influenster (click here) and see what it is all about! I must say that it is absolutely amazing!

Hope this is informative and like usual I will let you guys know and share what products I received in the Love VoxBox! Have a wonderful week and hope everyone Valentines Day was AMAZING!


XOXO,
Espy

NOTW: Zoya Carey

"Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy."~ Anne Frank

HELLO LOVIES! I am finally back and ready to get started on my new blogging schedule. A couple of days after posting my new blog ideas and what not I ended up getting sick and I am barely getting over it. Not trying to make excuses but I am wanting to let you all know what was going on.

SO! For this Nail of the week look I decided to keep it simple and pastel! I have recently started loving pastel colors more than usual. I ordered 3 Zoya polishes from Birchbox since at that time they were offering free shipping and I had never tried Zoya polishes but had heard great things about them. This is one of the colors that I purchased. I believe it is from their Fall/Winter Collection.

I must say I absolutely LOVE this color! It is a perfect pastel purple color. I would say it is lavendar but it seems to have more of the grey to it. The picture is with 2 coats of product. I love the formula of it, it was just the perfect consistancy. Drying time was about 2 minutes, which is not too bad. I think this is the perfect color for this time of the year, its not winter but not spring quite yet, its in between.

I would recommend this to anyone that is into the pastel colors or wants a totally different hue of purple. LOVE!



Love,

Espy