L’Oreal True Match Roller Foundation claims to easily create “the perfect airbrushed finish”. After I saw the commercial, I knew I just had to try it out — not so much because I was immediately sold on the whole “airbrush” part, but because it looks like rolling would be fun. The idea is pretty innovative — it’s kind of like when you’re painting a wall with a paint roller, except now you’re just doing it on your face. The roller is basically your normal foundation sponge wrapped around a plastic handle. Here’s what I think about it after using it for a few days:
PROS
- provides good medium coverage without using too much product
- easily build-able in areas where you need more coverage
- SPF 25! 
- affordable — I got it at CVS on sale for $10.00. Even if I had bought it for full price ($14.99), it is still less than half the price (and I like it better than some) of the non-drugstore foundations.
- if you have a headache, the roller feels good on your temples (haha — yes! I consider this a pro!)
CONS
- could easily end up with too much product if you roll too much (I recommend rolling the sponge back and forth 3 times on the foundation using moderate pressure, and then rolling it on your face)
- depending on your skin type, this foundation could end up looking too dry (I have combination skin, so I just use moisturizer beforehand and it’s fine for me)
- it’s a little weird rolling near/on your nose and around your eyes (roll vertically around the nose and horizontally around the eyes, but blend it out with your fingers in sensitive areas)
- the range of colors isn’t that great (but if you can find one that works for you, it’s worth trying).
I personally like this foundation, and I’ve already purchased another one in my shade because it’s still on sale at CVS. If you have similar skin tone as me (MAC Select SPF 15 Foundation in “NC30″, Lancome Photogenic Lumessence in “Bisque 1 (N)”, and Maybelline Super Stay 24-Hour Makeup in “Classic Beige”), then I recommend shade n3 – Natural Buff.
Since a picture is worth a thousand words, I rolled foundation on half of my face (left) and kept the other half bare (right):
As you can see I have some redness on my cheeks and a few minor blemishes. This foundation evened out my skin color, and I think it turned out pretty smooth and flawless. Overall, I think this product is definitely worth trying out!
February 8th, 2010 in
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Adding a little pop of bright color on your lids brings attention to your eyes. I’ll show you how to achieve this peek-a-boo purple effect. You can use any bright color you want (like something that matches your outfit or a bright lipstick). The trick to making the bright color subtle is to use neutral colors on the rest of your eye.
You will need four eye shadows — a highlighter color, a crease color, a bright color, and black. I used my Coastal Scents Ultra Shimmer 88 Eye Shadow Palette
, and I circled the colors that I used below.
STEP 1
Apply the bright color to your lower lids. Bring it out to the inner corners and to the outer V area. (If you are not yet familiar with these terms, take a look at my eye makeup map!)
STEP 2
Now use a fluffy blending brush like MAC 224 and pick up some of the crease (neutral) color, like the brown I’ve chosen here. Apply this color to your crease using windshield-wiper motions, and also apply it on your outer V. Use a light hand when doing this — this means lightly apply the brush tip on your crease area. If you press the brush tip too hard on your crease, you’ll end up with a blob of color, and it’ll be harder to blend out. A trick to using a light hand is to ease the grip you have on the brush handle. If the color comes out too light, just build up the color by repeating this step.
STEP 3
Now apply the highlight/brow bone color. Lightly blend the highlight and crease colors where the two colors meet.
STEP 4
To add more depth to this look, apply a black eye shadow to the outer V and blend it out.
STEP 5
Line your upper lash line with your favorite black eyeliner. I’m using Bobbi Brown Long-Wear Gel Eyeliner in “Black Ink”.
STEP 6 (Optional)
Sometimes I like to add black kohl eyeliner to my lower waterline for a more dramatic look. My favorite for the waterline area is MAC Eye Kohl in “Smolder”, since from my experience (and watery eyes), this kohl lasts the longest and doesn’t smear. Just compare the pictures from Steps 5 and 6 to figure out if you want to line your waterline as well.
That’s it for the eye shadow and liner part!
Now pick an outfit or lipstick color to match the bright color you’ve selected. The lipstick I used is MAC “Lavender Whip”.
This outfit goes with the Valentine’s Day Look post I wrote yesterday. I got this Red Rose Spaghetti Strap Tunic at Forever 21 for only $15.80. It’s very soft and silky, and the rose print is perfect for the occasion. I paired this with black tights and a floral headband also from Forever 21. The headband has black flowers along the side, and it’s $4.80.
This headband with red roses looks pretty too, but I didn’t see it at my local Forever 21 store:
I would probably wear my hair curly, since I think curly hair is romantic. Curly hair with these headbands would probably look more elegant too.
February 5th, 2010 in
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Valentine’s Day is coming up! This year it’s on a Sunday, so if you’re short on time and need a quick makeup look (maybe you’re having an early dinner out since you have school/work the next day) — this is one of the easiest eye shadow looks. I only used two colors, and it’s really easy to blend.
EYES
- Too Faced Shadow Insurance (all over lid)
- MAC E/S in “Naked Lunch” (all over lid and highlight/brow bone)
- MAC E/S in “Handwritten” (outer V; blend towards crease using a fluffy brush like MAC 224 Tapered Blending Brush)
- Bobbi Brown Long-Wear Gel Eyeliner in “Black Ink” (upper lash line)
CHEEKS
- MAC Powder Blush in “Harmony” (contour)
- MAC Powder Blush in “Sunbasque” (apples of cheeks)
LIPS
- Max Factor Vivid Impact Lipcolor in “80 Gilty Rose”
February 4th, 2010 in
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Do you have a lot of eraser shavings, broken pieces of mechanical pencil lead, and little pieces of paper on your desk? I usually do after a long physics problem set. I wish I had found this robo vacuum sooner (now that I graduated, my desk is too clean). Robo Vacum is a battery-operated (2 AA) gadget that picks up all those little unwanted debris on your table.
I ripped up some pieces of antibacterial tissue paper for my little demo:
Simply turn on the robot by pressing the blue button on top of its head. Then glide the robot gently along the area that you want it to clean up. Here’s the result:
The robot picked everything up! As long as the mess you want to pick up is dry (like crumbs and eraser shavings), then this little guy works wonders.
Robo Vacum comes in three colors: red, gray, and blue. I got the gray one, because I think it looks more like R2D2. I got it in a small toy store for $14.99, but I found it online on Amazon.com
in case you want one of your own!
My only complaint is that I initially thought the robot would move by itself, but you have to move it over the area you want cleaned. It’s still really cute though!
Wycee is a certified professional makeup artist and nerd.
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