GlamGlow SuperCleanse Daily Clearing Cleanser #Review

If you've seen my posts about empties on Instagram, you know that facial cleansers hold a special place in my beauty collection, and I'm always looking for a new one to try. I am in love with GlamGlow's masks, so you can imagine how excited I was when I heard they were releasing two daily facial cleansers! Recently, GlamGlow released a SuperCleanse Daily Clearing Cleanser that rinses away pore-clogging dirt and impurities to reduce the appearance of skin imperfections and create a clear complexion and a ThirstyCleanse Daily Treatment Cleanser which creates a hydrated dewy appearance. Both cleansers are a mud-to-foam formula that removes dirt, oil and makeup without drying out your skin.

I'm trying out the SuperCleanse, since I have oily skin that is prone to breakouts. Here's a highlight of the ingredients:

-TEAOXI® Technology (Eucalyptus Leaf Powder): Delivers natural eucalyptol, natural linalool oil, and powerful flavonoids to soothe and treat skin.
-K17 and Mediterranean Clays: Detoxify, refine skin texture, and balance problem-prone skin.
-Bamboo Charcoal: Provides balanced replenishment to the skin with essential bamboo minerals.
-Black Cumin Seed Extract: Provides antimicrobial and antioxidant properties to help provide a more clear complexion. 

Water, Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate, Kaolin, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Sodium Cocoamphoacetate, Nigella Sativa Seed Extract, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate, Glycerin, Carbon (Bamboo Charcoal), Propanediol, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Powder, Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil, Lactic Acid, Glycolic Acid, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Glyceryl Polyacrylate, Xanthan Gum, Fragrance, Linalool, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin.

I ran the ingredients list through CosDNA and was pleasantly surprised to only find one ingredient to be a mild potential trigger for causing acne or irritating sensitive skin. I'd say that's my que to finally get this mud on my face!

The cleanser comes in a handy pump-dispenser bottle - nice!

We're going to test out it's makeup removing abilities tonight!

The mud is very smooth, with the same smell and color as the SuperCleanse mask.

After applying to my face - doesn't it match my Hello Kitty headband nicely?

After massaging a bit of water into the mud on my face. There isn't much foaming going on, but it feels very nice on my face!

My face sure looks clean!  I love how nicely it rinses away.

When I massaged the mud away with water, I gently massaged the cleanser over my eyes to remove my eye makeup. This cleanser did an amazing job removing even my Benefit They're Real mascara - wow!

I broke out my Neutrogena toner to pull any remaining crud from my skin that the cleanser may have missed, and aside from a few stray specs of mascara, the SuperCleanse really did remove all my makeup!

I am completely impressed! While the GlamGlow SuperCleanse Daily Clearing Cleanser has a hefty price tag, I have to say that with results like these, I think the product is completely worth the price. You can find the SuperCleanse at Sephora for $39.


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Maybelline Brow Drama #Review

I'm trying to find more products to use for my brows. They are unruly, kind of thick, but need help. I have seen this brow mascara on YouTube a few times and had to seek it out myself.

I purchased this Maybelline Brow Drama Sculpting Brow Mascara in Deep Brown at Target for about $7. It comes in 5 total colors - and claims to tint your brows while providing a natural, comfortable hold.

It offers very little color, but enough where I could see it helping if you really have light brows, or minor sparse areas that you could sweep over to build up a bit of color.

As far as the natural hold, I am on the fence. It's definitely natural, but I don't notice much hold to be completely honest. While my brows aren't out of control, the beginning of my brows stand straight on end and this product did nothing to even try to hold those hairs in place. I do enjoy the light tint to clean up my brow hairs after I apply my foundation, but unless you're looking for just an eyebrow tint, this product might be a disappointment for you.


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NYX Eyebrow Lift and Draw Pencil #Review

I've been a long time fan of NYX cosmetics, but only recently noticed their brow products. Maybe they're new, maybe I've just never paid attention to my brows before - Haha!

I picked up the NYX Eyebrow Push-Up Bra - Lift and Draw pencil at Target for about $10. It is a one-color-fits-all formula brow pencil to fill in, with a nude highlighting pencil on the other end.

The brow pencil side is light and very hard. I found it very difficult to add any color to my brow without it looking terrible. I had to press very hard to get any color to show - so needless to say this wouldn't be my first choice should I need to fill in my brows.

The highlight side is creamy and easy to work with, but doesn't really cover stray hairs, so this really is strictly a browbone highlight - a matte highlight.

Unfortunately, I have to say that I don't like this product. The brow pencil I found to be annoying and almost useless, and while the highlight works, it just doesn't work as I would need it to. This may be great for others, but not for me =(


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Rimmel Matte BB Cream #Review

This isn't a new product by any means, but it's a product that I've neglected to review and thought I'd share it with you all! I have been a big fan of Rimmel London matte face products since I had the chance to try their Stay Matte foundation. Since reviewing that foundation my face has improved greatly, and I no longer need such full coverage.

I picked up the Rimmel London Matte BB Cream 9-in-1 Skin Perfecting Super Makeup in Light with SPF 15 at Target, for about $7. The 9 claims this bb cream has are:

1. Minimizes the appearance of pores. 
2. Evens skin tone.
3. Mattefies.
4. Controls shine all day.
5. Smoothes.
6. Soothes.
7. Conceals dark circles.
8. Helps prevent blemishes.
9. Gives all-day coverage.

It does look a tad dark for my skin this time of year, but it's perfect for me in the summertime.

This had much thinner consistency than the Rimmel Stay Matte Foundation, which is like a mousse in a tube. This product smells light sunscreen and rubbing alcohol, but the scent fades very quickly. It blends very nicely into the skin leaving no streaks or lines behind when using a flat kabuki brush.

It offers just enough coverage to hide my minor breakouts and uneven skintone. It lasts fairly well, especially when I prep my skin with my Hourglass Mineral Veil primer (in the left "before" photo). I do like this product, I just wish the sun protection was higher so I didn't need an additional sunscreen.


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The Face Shop "Real Nature" Blueberry Sheet Mask #Review

This is my first Face Shop sheet mask, received from a swap. I've been saving it for a time when my face really needed something special, since I have a habit of treasuring items received from others more than those I purchased myself. This is the Real Nature Blueberry mask from The Face Shop:

A highly nourishing mask sheet containing blueberry extract to help regain skin softness and youthful impression. The air pockets within the sheet contain handful of nutritional essence, providing natural moisture and nourishment to skin.

The sheet fit my face fairly well, but was a little big in areas so it bunched up a little. It did sag or shift all, however. I also enjoyed the fresh fruity scent of this mask.

This mask didn't calm any redness but did eliminate some of the pain from the swelling of my cystic acne that sprouted up last night. I loved the moisturizing effect this mask had on my skin though, the remaining essence absorbed very well and left my skin feeling moist but not sticky.

I was able to find these masks online at TesterKorea for a very fair price.


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TonyMoly "I'm Real" Red Wine Sheet Mask #Review

TonyMoly is a very common Korean skincare and cosmetics brand sold all over the world. I own a few of their products (mostly fruit shaped skincare) but I recently came across their "I'm Real" line of sheet masks in the Meme-shop and had to give them a try.

Tonight I'm trying out the Red Wine sheet mask from the I'm Real line. This mask is for Pore Care as it boldly states on the packaging. It is supposed to tighten uneven skin texture with enlarged pores - sounds like a mask my face desperately needs.

The mask itself is very thin, but strong enough to not tear while unfolding or applying to my face. The mask had a bit of a wine smell to it when I opened the envelope, but after applying it to my face it turned into more of a mature grape scent. I could fall in love with these masks if they all smell this delicious. The ingredients are conveniently written in English on the back of the packaging, so I ran them through CosDNA to see if there was anything I should be worried about. I spotted a 1 out of 5 in each comedogenic and sensitive skin irritant category - each from different ingredients, but obviously not a concern.

The mask was thin enough to fully form to my face and stay put - there was no bubbling or slipping with this particular paper mask, which is a huge plus for me. After 30 minutes I removed the mask.

The mask had very little moisturizing effect, but made my skin look and feel smooth. The essence absorbed quickly and left no sticky or tacky feeling behind. Overall this is a nice mask that gave a nice pore tightening effect. I found this mask in the Memebox shop for $4 (available to residents with a US address only) - but you can also find it on other sites such as TesterKorea and KoreaDepart for a cheaper price but a longer wait time.

***Update: The next morning after using this mask I woke up to several spots of cycstic acne on my face - something I hadn't experienced in months. I can't say for sure it was caused by this mask, but it was the only new thing I added to my routine so it seems as though this is the culprit.


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