Sally Hansen Airbrush Legs Lotion

Man have I been slacking on this blog! I thought nobody was reading it, but I got a few comments from people asking about it lately. Guess I was wrong! Ok, this blog is a review of Sally Hansen Airbrush Legs lotion. Some of the most common comments I recieve at work are about my even skin tone. Guess what? Not real. Hate to burst your bubble, but this stuff is a stripper's best friend. Yep, body makeup. Until last week, I was just fine using the spray airbrush legs. The only real complaint was that it's pretty cold coming out of the bottle, and sometimes it doesn't blend super well. No big deal. When I spotted this lotion next to the spray, I thought "Oh what the hell, may as well try it out. Maybe it will blend easier." WRONG. First of all, it was darker than the spray kind. I am a pretty pale person, but I like it that way. Not so happy with how dark the "light" color turned out. Second, this stuff is thick, and it's pretty hard to blend it evenly. It dries way too fast to really get it looking smooth. I actually had to go over it with the spray, because it looked all spotty and streaky. It gets two thumbs down. I'll stick with the spray Airbrush Legs.

Claudia Stevens Foundation Primer

Having noticed this primer at Sally's every time I go to get new hair dye, I thought I would give it a shot. It's only $4.99, so why not? (You can buy it on Sally's website, HERE)

It goes on very smooth, and you only need a tiny bit. I liked it the first few times I used it, but then I noticed the skin on my nose starting to peel off and look very dry and gross. My entire nose looked pretty nasty for a week or so, including around both nostrils, even though I quit using the primer as soon as I saw a problem.

After it healed, I thought I might give it a try JUST on the rest of my face. Surprisingly, it didn't make my skin dry. No, instead it made me break out in tiny pimples all over my face. I never get pimples, so I knew it was from the primer. My little sister told me it made her break out, also.

This primer is TERRIBLE! I do not recommend it at ALL.

Dream Lash (mascara builder)

Having read a positive review of Dream Lash, I was pretty eager to get my hands on it. It is a mascara builder, which means that you put it on in between coats of mascara and it gives you a lot more volume and longer lashes.

I couldn't find it at Rite-Aid, so I went ahead and ordered it from the official website. The website automatically added in a second "free" dream lash, and a heated eyelash curler. Then it charged me double for shipping! My order ended up being $34, which I was not pleased about, but it seemed like too much of a hassle to try and get a refund at that point.

Excited about the prospect of super gorgeous lashes, I waited for my Dream Lash to come. I waited....and waited....and waited.
After about 3 weeks, my package FINALLY came. Pretty terrible shipping for something I had to pay for TWICE for shipping and handling! I don't recommend buying it on the website, especially since I ended up spotting it at Rite Aid right after it came.

The heated eyelash curler didn't work, either, so I had to toss that thing out.

As for the actual product, it works pretty well once you get the hang of putting it on. This is what works best for me.

First, I curl my lashes.
Then, I put the Dream Lash on my eye lashes. It's not liquid, its sort of a fibrous powder that clings really well to the lashes. It is very messy, though, and will get all over your cheeks. (It's easy to brush off with a powder brush.)
Next, I carefully put my mascara on, over the Dream Lash. I use Cover Girl's Lash Blast in the purple container, it does a nice job of evenly coating the lashes and not leaving any clumps.
Before the mascara has a chance to dry, you can re coat the lashes with dream lash and repeat the mascara step, as many times as you like. Your lashes will keep looking longer, but seem to get more clumpy the more times you do this.
I finish with Rimmel's Lash Accelerator mascara on the very tips of my lashes (before the Lash Blast dries), just for a tiny extra bit of oomph.

I recommend experimenting with the stuff a little, and finding what you like to do. Make sure you have a separating brush handy, because it tends to clump very easily.

All in all, I would say I like the Dream Lash. However, I would definitely never buy it from the official website! It is much quicker to check your local CVS/ Rite Aid's As Seen On TV section!

L'Oreal Eyelash Boosting Serum

While at the Walgreens a few weeks ago, I came across this Lash Boosting Serum. Although I do use Latisse regularly, I have found that my eyelashes fall out quickly and break off.

I thought, what the hell. I'll give it a shot. It was only $14.99, anyway, so at least it's not a huge loss if it doesn't work!

Basically, you just put the stuff on like you would mascara, and the drag the applicator across your upper lashline. You are supposed to use it before bed and under mascara. I tried only this for about three days before I went to get my new bottle of Latisse.

To my amazement, this stuff actually worked pretty well! I noticed a difference in my eyelashes almost immediately. They were longer, and stronger within three days. It also made my mascara go on much more smoothly.

I started back up with the Latisse and I've noticed a HUGE difference in the way it works. My eyelashes seem more moisturized, and have stopped falling out when I take my makeup off. They don't seem to fall out at all, really. They are more even than when I was only using the Latisse, and they are growing longer as well.

This serum is a great supplement to the Latisse, or even just a great product by itself. I would HIGHLY recommend it to anyone looking to improve their lashes.

Latisse

I had first posted a review about Revitalash, a few months ago. It didn't work, so I went in search of something that would.
Having read glowing reviews about Latisse online, and looking around on their website...

www.latisse.com

...I went to my plastic surgeon and asked for some. It came out to about $130 bucks.
I got home and opened the package, the contents of which are pictured above. My surgeon told me that I should cut each applicator in half, but everything I read online suggests that you should just trash the applicators altogether, since they waste too much product and are very scratchy. I just took the applicator from my old revitalash and washed it off to use with the Latisse.

I've been using it now for about a month, and I can definately already see a huge difference in my eyelashes. I didn't take a before picture, but my eyelashes were disgracefully short. They have grown a bit in length, and seem to stay curled amazingly well. They are stronger, also, and falling out less.

I will be updating as I continue to use this product, but so far I am very satisfied. I would keep buying it just based on the results after this one month, and am looking forward to the change in the coming months.

Revitalash

With high hopes, I purchased revitalash on ebay on 1/12/09 for $70.
I had read really good reviews of the old formula, and was hoping that the new formula could live up to it's standards.

I have been using it since then, and I am very dissapointed with it. My eyelashes are not even the slightest bit longer. They do look less clumpy with mascara on, but that is hardly worth the money.

Apparently, they isolated the ingredient in a rx eye drop typically used for glacoma patients, which had a side effect of making thick, long, luxurious eyelashes. Well, apprently the producers of revitalash didn't get proper legal clearance to use said rx, and due to patent laws, as well as the fact the the makers of the eye drop (Allergen) saw they were sitting on a goldmine, revitalash was forced to reformulate.
(source EDN)

You can still get that eye drop, which has been reformulated by Allergen into Latisse. I'm pretty sure you need to get it from a plastic surgeon or something, but there is a doctor finder on their website.

The stuff is crazy expensive, about $120 a month, but from almost every review I have read is incredible.

Hopefully, I will have a review of Latisse in a month or so!