New Concealer test

Ok I was looking around at the local drug store and needed a concealer so I decided to give it a try and report back to you guys! I really like a nice concealed under eye almost boarder line raccoon but I can't help it. I think the perfect use of concealer would be Kim Kardashian. It lightens and brightens are entire face and really looks amazing. So I have always been on the quest for a great concealer. I have found a few fantastic ones but I am I trying to find one under $15. I saw a concealer at the drug store that really caught my eye. It was Neutrogena 3-in-1 concealer for eyes. This concealer is an eye cream, under eye concealer, and an s.p.f. for the eye area. This really caught my interest because it is rare to find a good, cheap under eye s.p.f. so I thought this would be a great new test to try! Unfortunately they didn't have the lightest color for my pale skin but I went for the next shade available. I am trying to convince myself that it's the color that doesn't work because I really, really wanted this eye concealer to work but it just doesn't. Even with the shade darker it really just matched my skin tone but when I get an under eye concealer I like to go a tad lighter than my skin tone. But even with the matching concealer, it still doesn't conceal quiet to my liking. My other issue is I like to use my concealer all over my face and this one really is specifically for the under eyes. But that's just me being picky. Since I have yet to find an amazing under $15 concealer let me give you my higher-priced picks.

Better Than Cover

You can buy it at The Cosmetic Market (www.thecosmeticmarket.com), Therapy Systems at Green Hills Mall or at Private Edition.

$24

You can use it all over your face and I do! I look like I have drawn all over my face and then you barely blend it in. I just lightly blend it to the skin and then I throw a loose powder all over my face and it looks great! It's in a chapstick form so it's easy to apply and it is 70% organic. This concealer also has acai and green tea. It's definitely a top pick for me!

Alison Raffaele

You can buy it at The Cosmetic Market (www.thecosmeticmarket.com) and at Therapy Systems at Green Hills Mall

$23

This concealer is amazing! It gives me the exact coverage and look that I want but my only problem is that it doesn't wear too well. After a couple hours I will look and it looks like it kind of get in the lines a bit and then it doesn't stay on very well! I feel like I run out of this in less than a month and the Better Than Cover lasts so long I can't even remember how long I had it because it lasts so long. But overall really good coverage. You should try both for yourself to see what you think!

Updates! Updates! Updates!

Ok, so I'm still completely loving the CoverGirl makeup that I wrote about previously. I still use it and I am loving it!! Another update is the Dr. Hauschka skin care. Well, I did that for about 2 weeks and I quit. I really wanted to stick through it for about a month but I think I wear too much makeup to use all natural products haha. I think that Hauschka products are still fantastic but I definitely think it is better for the all-natural kinda gal and I wear too much makeup for that! I felt like the cleanser didn't remove all my makeup and after about a week I could tell because I started to break out!! So in conclusion-I think it is absolutely a fantastic line but I think I need a little something more. I still have that struggle to choose between all natural and products with chemicals in them but I am starting to think that me personally, I need my Balancing Gel and Glycolic Cleansers. I feel like they really remove my makeup and my skin never looks better when I am using my regular regimen. If you're wondering what my regular regimen is this is it:

A.M.

I wash my face with Balancing Gel from Therapy Systems

I tone my skin with Seaweed Cleansing Lotion from Mario Badescu

Moisturizers really range in the morning-some mornings it's the Jergens Natural Glow Healthy Complexion Self-Tanning Moisturizer or the Murad Hydro-Dynamic Ultimate Moisturizer

P.M.

Every other night I will use my Clarisonic

I will wash my face with Therapy Systems Glycolic Cleansing Lotion (it's amazing!)

Sometimes I will wash my face with Therapy Systems Micro Exfoliating Cream every few nights a week

I will tone with Mario Badescu Glycolic Toner

and I treat my skin with Topical A from Therapy Systems (I will write about this later)

If I don't treat my skin with Topical A I will use Mario Badescu's Anti-Acne Serum and his Buffering Lotion (I will write about these two amazing products later too!)

For moisturizers I will either use Mario Badescu's Buttermilk Moisturizer or Therapy Systems Oil-Free Moisturizer.

As you can see my two favorite product lines are Therapy Systems and Mario Badescu. They are like Yin and Yang. Therapy Systems is a super-powerful line that has amazing active ingredients. Mario Badescu is not labeled all natural but they really contain minimum ingredients that are not active and harsh so they are very gentle and it's a nice balance between both. I'll write about all this later!