Beauty Product Test Drive!

Hello everyone! Today I’m debuting another feature for Clueless Fashionista. I’ve run into quite a few women who say they’re not good at applying makeup or they don’t know what beauty products to use for their skin type and they don’t want to spend thousands of dollars trying them all out. I understand completely!

I have very sensitive, dry skin and lately my skin has been going through some changes so products I used to use aren’t working as well any more. While a trip to the dermatologist is definitely coming, I need something that I can use now. I have spent way too much time in the beauty aisle in Target, Walmart and Walgreen’s over the last couple of months trying to figure out what to buy. Ultimately I end up leaving with nothing but frustration. So I wanted to start a feature on here to share beauty product reviews. I will be doing some test drives myself but I want to reach out to the Clueless Fashionista community and involve you in this as well. We don’t all have the same skin type and I need some variety to make sure as many bases are covered as possible.

So I’m inviting you to become a part of the beauty test drive panel here on Clueless Fashionista. If you have tried a beauty product and would like to share a review, please visit the “Contact Clueless Fashionista” page and send me a message. The review should be in a video format so pull out your video cameras and web cams! The video should be no longer than 5 minutes and should be uploaded to a website like Youtube, Vimeo or Bebo. I won’t host them here but I need to be able to embed them in the post. I will post the requirements up soon so if you have questions, either send me a message or keep checking back. You can review any type of beauty product. It doesn’t have to be makeup. It can be face wash, face cream, lotion, body scrub, etc. Any product that is used to make you more beautiful.

To kick things off, below is a video review of E.L.F. brushes. I am a big fan of their beauty products because they’re very inexpensive (prices start at $1) and some of them work very well.

I would strongly suggest you subscribing to her youtube page. She does great product reviews as well as tutorials. I’ve watched many of her videos and done some of the tutorials and she’s very helpful and thorough. Here is a link to her page: www.youtube.com/user/xteeener

Cleaning your makeup brushes

Happy Holidays!

I heard my official Christmas song on the radio the other day so now in my mind it is officially the holidays.  For anyone who’s curious, the song is “This Christmas” by Donny Hathaway.  Once I hear that song, it truly feels like Christmas for me.  Ok, back to the blog subject at hand.

I’ve started to talk about makeup brushes and featured a video or two about how to choose one or using one in applying your makeup.  As a makeup brush newbie, I am quickly learning how much easier it is to get the most desired results when you use a makeup brush rather than what is typically provided for you in the makeup packaging.  Now if you typically buy your makeup from a counter or store like Mac or Lancome, you may not get the applicators that can come with the drug store makeup like CoverGirl or Wet N Wild (don’t knock it.  They make some good products.  You just have to try them out but at those low prices, it’s worth the gamble.  I have sensitive skin and have never broken out using their products either).  However, as someone who uses Mac for some things but drug store brands for others, I typically used the applicator provided to apply my makeup.  I have recently started using brushes and the blending and coverage control is much better with a brush.  With that being said, brushes are typically something you would keep long term (at least 3 months, if not longer) and they need to be cleaned regularly.  I found a great video about how to properly clean your makeup brushes from the lovely, xteener on youtube.  I’ve posted a few of her videos and I like how thorough she is with spelling things out.  Even if you don’t think you need to, check out this video.  It’s only 7:37 long so it won’t take much time out of your day and it’s very helpful.  I figured I was doing everything OK with my brush cleaning and I learned a helpful tip.

If you’d like to check out more of her videos, visit her page on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/xteeener. Happy brush washing!