Beauty Blender: The little egg shaped make-up miracle

October 15, 2014

What is a Beauty Blender? I asked myself that same questions and started to research it, watch videos, and read testimonials about how this little pink egg shaped make-up sponge applicator gives you an airbrushed finish to your face.

I’m a skeptic, but I also love to try things out see if all the hype is true. I ordered mine on Amazon with some free shipping from Prime, and it was on my door in a couple days.

I followed the instructions and rinsed it out first saturating the sponge and then squeezing as much water out as possible. Look how big it gets! I have always used up & up™ Latex Free Cosmetic Rounds from Target to apply my foundation. They are inexpensive and you get a whole pack of them for just a few dollars. So the $ 19.95 price for a single pink Beauty Blender seems a little hard to swallow. But…I’m a little addicted to trying out new things. So I threw away my circle sponge, which needed to be replaced anyways, and opened the little canister excited to test it out. Before shot (below) with all my 40 years, sun spots, redness, and wrinkles taken in the sunlight so you can see each and every flaw. Ugggh!

Before

I applied my favorite foundation on the sponge for one side of my face, and directly on the skin in polka-dots on the other side of my face (think chicken pox with Calamine lotion) to see if either technique made a difference.

I didn’t think so. Next, I stippled (bounced gently) the Beauty Blender all over my face (like they tell you to) and blended it down on my neck lightly to avoid the harsh make-up line at my jaw like I used to as a teenager just learning about make-up. The Beauty Blender is very soft (apparently the knock-offs aren’t), and the wide base make it easy to apply my make-up with speed. I really to like the shape and the pointed tip is great for getting under my eyes to cover up the dark circles. I also notice that I used less make-up than normal. So there’s a few pennies in my pocket.

After

1 Week later…getting the hang of it.

1st excuse my big nose it’s hard to avoid. 2nd I think you could see the difference a little better with a HD camera, but my fragile pride is glad I don’t own one. Whew! The original “after” pictures was taken right as a cloud covered the sun which gives me a faded out look, like Lois Lane in the original Superman movies when they softened her as she aged. I think it was by putting Vaseline on the camera lens. So I took another one a week later with my weeks worth of experience in my pocket. I’ve decided the Beauty Blender does do a much better job of buffing out imperfections, and it soft on my face.

So…yes, it lives up to the hype. Is it worth $ 19.95? Well, that depends on if it lives up to the next test. These little pink eggs are rumored to last for 3 months. Some of the videos say it last even longer is you wash it regularly. Which you should to keep it hygienic anyways. The company actually recycles them when you send it back to them. You can get them in white, black, pink, and sometimes purple. The little package they come in are designed to be a pedestal to hold the Beauty Blender when it’s drying and not in use. I let it dry laying down on a clean shelf in my medicine cabinet to avoid sink clutter. You can use it for liquid foundation, concealer, cream blush, eye shadow, etc. I think I’ll stick with just using it for foundation and concealer though.

There is a short video from the creator of the Beauty Blender on this link that explains how to use it, why she created it, and how to care for it. Here are some other videos. They all have different opinions which I love.

Make 101:Beauty Blender

Beauty Blender vs. Sonia Kashuk from Target

How to clean the Beauty Blender

If you have tried one of these magic pink eggs let me know. Did you love it? How long did yours last? Let me know Tweet me@CollenHouck and @shara_lane.

*Now they have super cute little Beauty Blenders. Micro Mini Beauty Blender at Sephora so help make you make-up application even more precise. I haven’t tested them but I can tell you after 3 month my original pink Beauty Blender is doing great and I love the way it feels and how even my foundation and concealer is blended.

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HALLOWEEN CONTEST

October 7, 2014

“Shadows of a thousand years rise again unseen, Voices whisper in the trees, ‘Tonight is HALLOWEEN!'”

-Dexter Kozen

It’s here, it’s finally here! Halloween is just about my favorite holiday because it represents so many wonderful things. The cooler weather, the beautiful fall colors, the foods and spices, warm candles and smoking chimneys. Let’s not forget the parties, carnivals, costumes and treats!

So before I mention the awesome Halloween Contest, I thought it’d be fun to learn just a little history behind Halloween and its costumes.

It seems that some of the first documented costumes originated from the Celts. In addition to sacrificing animals to the gods and gathering around bonfires, Celts often wore costumes, animal skins and masks, to confuse spirits or perhaps to avoid being possessed, according to the American Folklife Center at the U.S. Library of Congress.

By wearing masks or blackening their faces, Celts are also thought to have impersonated dead ancestors. In an early form of trick-or-treating, Celts dressed as spirits and are believed to have gone from house to house engaging in silly acts in exchange for food and drink—a practice inspired perhaps by an earlier custom of leaving food and drink outdoors as offerings to supernatural beings.

Tribes in ancient Rome, what is now Germany and France, held riotous ceremonies whee they donned the heads and skins of wild mammals as costumes to connect with animal spirits.

Halloween Arrives in America

European immigrants brought Halloween to the United States, and the celebration really gathered steam in the 1800s, when Irish-American immigration exploded.

Anoka, Minnesota, may be home to the United States’ oldest official Halloween celebration. Beginning in 1920, the city began staging a parade and bonfire. As the years have gone by, Halloween customs and traditions have become mainstream and a time of fun for both young and old.

Look at some of the early costumes,