Caitlyn B.'s (caibre) Beauty Product Reviews
An absolute must-have
These are my favourite eyeliner pencils, hands down, no questions asked. They glide on smoothly, blend *beautifully* (if you want), and stay on ALL NIGHT LONG. Seriously. I wore this to work all day, went out to the bars until close, slept on my friend's couch, and when I woke up in the morning, my eyeliner was still on. Not perfect, but good enough to go out to breakfast without looking like a raccoon. I was sold. I now have them in seven shades!
I never thought I'd look forward to putting on my deodorant every morning!
My favourite little luxury!! I am obsessed with this product. My coworkers convinced me to shell over the cash for this and I've never looked back. The scent is amazing - not too faux-fragrancy like a lot of deodorants, but it isn't overpowering and I can wear it with any of my other fragrances without conflict.
I recommend buying this during the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale - you can get a pack of three for, like, $35 or something crazy. It's expensive for an item you normally get at the drugstore, but it lasts forever and, honestly, it's less expensive than a lot of beauty items you can buy.
I never thought I'd look forward to putting on my deodorant every morning!
Ridiculously light-weight for the amount coverage
I was so excited to try this product out at an Urban Decay event, and I was not disappointed! The incredibly light-weight product makes for an excellent everyday foundation, providing a light-to-medium coverage.
Though my skin isn't oily, per se, I generally have to wear foundations made specifically for oily skin as, for some reason, my skin becomes oily only when I put foundation on it! However, with Naked Skin, this is not the case. Although it is simply "oil-free", and not for oily skin, my complexion stays clean and free of grease all day.
My only disappointment is that I probably wouldn't use this product for big nights out when I want fuller coverage. Even though you can layer the fluid, it will never quite amount to "full coverage" without looking piled onto the skin. Still, beggars can't be choosers and I'm really happy with this to just throw on day-to-day.
I prefer to apply this product with a stippling brush for a nice, airbrushed look, as the fluidity and "weightlessness" of the foundation lends itself nicely to that method, and it requires very little product to achieve nice coverage.
Long, intense, flexible hold. My favourite.
This is my all-time favourite mascara. Nothing else provides the volume, hold and intense colour while maintaining flexibility and separation of the lashes like this does. Not Dior Show, not Lancome, not Clinique - nothing. This is the best.
My favourite everyday scent
I've worn this perfume for years now and I love to be able to call it my signature scent. It's light, clean, and lasts all day (though I do like to do spritz from my atomizer after work if I'm about to go out, just for good measure!). It's more expensive than the average fragrance, but it's a great, everyday scent that never "perfume-y" or overly girly.
Great for face, so-so for body
While I've found the Glow Pads to work quite well on small areas, such as the face or chest, I find them to be poor at tanning my whole body (this refers to the Body glow pads as well, not just the small-sized ones). The tan becomes uneven and streaky.
HOWEVER, if you do the body Glow Pad, and then do another one the next day, the tan evens out and looks quite nice, in my opinion. It's just a lot more work and time than I want to put into something that is billed as "convenient".
I also feel like the colour doesn't last that long, but maybe that's because I'm an avid, unapologetic exfoliator.
In a pinch, though, these are a great way to get a nice facial glow going for a night out.
Amazingly effective at masking self-tan odour
First, I can't believe how amazingly well this masks the fishy odour of developing DHA/amino acids. Second, I can't believe no one thought of making something like this before (at least not that I've heard of). A really great product. My only caveat is that it could be a better moisturizer, in and of itself, but it still definitely gets the job done.