Dermalogica Cream Exfoliant review...

Hey everyone! I hope y'all are doing well on this chilly (at least where I live) Thursday morning! I just wanted to share with you my review on a new (to me) exfoliating face product. I got a little sample of it from the lady that waxes my eyebrows because I had really bad dryness around my nose, so she told me to try this exfoliating product.

I tried it out after I showered and cleansed my face like I do every morning, I applied it to my face and left it on for 15 minutes. After I washed it off I was pleasantly surprised to find that the dryness was gone! I have tried a couple other face exfoliating products and neither of them did anything for the dryness, but the difference with the Dermalogica exfoliant is that it goes deeper than just the surface of your skin. It really gets in there and pulls all the dead skin cells and such out while leaving your skin feeling refreshed afterwards.


The directions do say to not get it near your eye area or on your lips, so if you try this out be careful :) they also say that it may give you a stinging sensation which should go away pretty quick after you've applied it. Personally, I didn't feel it stinging I just felt a "cooling" effect on my skin which felt very nice. What I thought was nice is the sample that I got, you only use half of the product so you can actually get two uses out of one packet, which is great!

You only want to use this product twice a week, as with any exfoliating face product but even more so with this one because it goes a little deeper than the surface of your skin. As I use it more, I'll give you a more in depth review but so far I'm really enjoying it!

Here's the website if you want to check it out and get more information on it: http://www.dermalogica.com/


I actually went on the website this morning to check and see how much this product is full size. For me, its a little expensive. Its $39 for a tube of this product, which if it works and you really like it, I guess its worth it. But holy cow I was surprised at how expensive it is! Anyways, thats my initial review on the Dermalogica Cream Exfoliant. I go to a skin specialist called an esthetician for my eyebrow waxes and she gave me the sample. Having said that, I am in no way, shape or form a "skin specialist" so I would check with your doctor and/or dermatologist to see if this would be ok to use on your skin.

Anyways, thats it for this review! I hope you enjoyed this and I'll be be blogging again soon! Have a great day everyone!



Daily Nuggets.....

• Getting ready to go to college classes for the rest of the day! 
• So excited for the gig with my band tomorrow night at the local Music and Art Festival!!! :D 
• Going to be getting back into doing videos for my youtube channel very soon, so be watching out for that! Can't wait to be back since college has taken up so much of my time lately! 

The Procrastinating Beauty Blogger Tag

Good morning everyone! I hope y'all are having a wonderful Tuesday morning so far :) I was reading Emily's latest post on her blog yesterday, (here's a link to the post: http://www.beautybroadcast.net/2013/09/the-procrastinating-beauty-blogger-tag.html) and I loved the tag she did, so I thought it would be entertaining for my readers if I did it too! So lets get started!

1. Name a beauty regimen that you rarely do? 

      

Let me just start off by saying, if you watch my beauty videos on youtube, you know I have short hair. And I am the kind of person that likes to get up, shower, and go without worrying about spending an hour on blow-drying my hair ;) I'll blow-dry my hair sometimes for special occasions or an event, but other than that I just wash it and let it air-dry. :) 

2. Is washing your brushes something that you do regularly? 

Yes, this is actually something I do probably more often than needed :) but when I clean them I use my Sigma brush cleaning glove, baby shampoo, and then I dry my brushes with the bristles pointing down in plastic cups. I also put brush guards on them as well because it helps them keep their shape. If you'd like to see my Sigma brush cleaning glove demo, click HERE. 

3. How long will you last with chipped nail polish? 

Hopefully as you can see here, I let my nails chip a little bit. But I play acoustic guitar, piano, and keyboard on a regular basis so especially with guitar my nails have to be cut short all the time. Thus the reason why I hardly ever wear nail polish :) 

4. How long will you put off buying/replacing a beauty product, even if you need it? 

Man, this one is a tough question! I will replace a product if I absolutely 100% NEED it, but otherwise I am buying different makeup products all the time because I want to try it out and review it. So that being said, I don't think I'll run out of eyeshadows any time soon because lets be honest here......backups of my backups have backups :) 

5. What is your worst beauty habit? 

I have to say I have a slight obsession with GREAT smelling candles! I just bought this one pictured above and when I get on a kick of buying good smelling candles, it gets kind of crazy :) I have so many I need to burn, its not even funny. I have two shelves up on my wall that have candles! But it's kind of like my makeup obsession, you have to try the latest and greatest thing! :) 

6. Name something non-beauty related that you put off doing all the time? 

With my forever long healthy passion of music, I've put off buying an electric guitar for the longest time! I love the sound of it, I just have never dove deep into searching the best one out yet. Lets just say this item just might make its debut on my Christmas wishlist this year ;) 

7. When going out somewhere, do you leave getting ready until the last minute? 

If at all possible, I leave PLENTY of time to get ready. I don't like being rushed to get ready and I don't like being late. I like to take my time in the morning so if I have to, I'll get up an hour early, just so I'll have an immense amount of time to get ready :) 

8. Can you commit to spending bans? 

Does what's pictured above look like I can stop myself? :) I try to put myself on a "no-buy" but it never works! Thats mainly because I want to be able to try the latest and greatest things to review for my channel/blog. But I will sometimes do a "low-buy" where I'll set a limit to how much I spend on new beauty products and I can stick to that actually. I also find enjoyment in "shopping my stash" and rediscovering old favorites. 

 9. How organized is your make-up and nail polish collections? 

I pretty much just have a pile going on my vanity and just reach into it from time to time. Just kidding! I'd say my collection is very organized. If you're going to have a large collection, you need to have it organized so you know what you have. I make do with the space I have, while I keep most of my makeup in my vanity, I do have a separate rolling 5 drawer sterilite container next to my vanity that holds an organized amount of makeup products. I actually have that container organized to where each drawer has all the products separated. For example, the drawer that holds my eye products, I have my eye primers in a container, eyeshadows in another separate container next to it, and so on. That helps a lot, because if I'm in some sort of time crunch I don't want to be rummaging through a disorganized drawer of  products trying to find what I want. Thankfully, everything fits into a section of my bedroom so it doesn't take up so much space, but it still helps me find things easily.

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Wondering what to blog about? Do this tag! It's a lot of fun! :) 

Daily Nuggets....

• Need to study for my psychology exam and the final sometime today! 
• I'm hungry, need to eat lunch so I can get ready for my music class this afternoon! :)
• The Yankee Candle in Spice Cake that I got from Kohls smells AMAZING. 
• Since I'm a music major in college, I had to include a music joke! Here it goes..... How many Folk singers does it take to change a light bulb? Answer: One to change it and 5 to sing about how good the old one was!! LOL! 

CVS Haul!

Hey everyone! I hope y'all are having a great Friday afternoon :) I just wanted to share with you a small haul from CVS, so lets get started!



I went to CVS yesterday with my mom to pick up some more of the CVS brand makeup wipes, and we were just browsing the section where they had all their fall decor displayed. I stumbled upon some candles, and I have a lot of candles already from Bath & Body works but they are all Spring/Winter scents. I realized I didn't have any fall scents, so I went ahead and picked one up! The scent is "Pumpkin Patch" and it smells like pumpkin spice! I looked to see what the price was: $5.99?! I thought that was a killer deal, so it was a complete impulse buy but I couldn't resist between the price and the scent :)

I put the candle on my vanity this morning and OMGosh! It fills my house with this yummy pumpkin spice scent, I love it!! And for $5.99? Absolutely! :)


Well, I hope you enjoyed this short post! I hope y'all have a great night and I'll be blogging again soon! I'm working on getting some new videos up on my channel very soon, so watch for those! :)


Daily Nuggets...

• Treated myself and went to the salon to dye my hair! What do you think? 

(Yes, I dyed my bangs red! And I also colored the rest of my hair almost black! I love it!) 

• Cleaned the house to get ready for family to come visit! Had to just "spruce" the house up real quick, because they called yesterday and told me that they were coming in today! So excited to see them! They live in Oregon so I don't get to see them much. 

• Will be working on some homework over the weekend for my college music class thats due on Tuesday :) 

Olay Fresh Effects Shine Minimizing Cleanser...

Hey everyone! I hope ya'll are having a fantastic Monday afternoon! I wanted to share with you real quick a review about the Olay Fresh Effects Shine Minimizing cleanser. DISCLAIMER: I received this product complimentary from Influenster for testing and reviewing purposes.

As a person with oily skin on a daily basis, I have been looking for something that would take the shine away so that my makeup would stay looking fresh all day. I've tried countless other products that claim to take shine away, and I end up disappointed. But I tried this and it really has lived up to my standards!! I am very impressed with this product and would most definitely purchase this.

I was also impressed because this not only is a cleanser but it also works great as a facial mask as well! So you're getting basically a 2-in-1, which I think is awesome!


So overall, I am very impressed with this product and I would highly recommend it! Here's the link to the Olay fresh effects website so ya'll can check it out for yourselves:  www.olayfresheffects.com


Well, thats it for this quick review of the Olay Fresh effects Minimizing cleanser! I hope ya'll have a great day and I'll be blogging again soon! :)


Daily Nuggets....

• Getting ready to leave for my piano lesson! 
• Excited to sing in a band from my church with some great guy-friends of mine on Friday night for a music festival!! 
• Girls night tonight with my college group, movie night with a 2-in-1 birthday party thrown in! yay! :D 
• Starting my Music fundamentals class tomorrow afternoon :D 

Expired Makeup: How long to keep and when to toss....Part 3

Hey everyone!! I hope y'all are having a great Sunday afternoon! Thanks for sticking with me throughout this new series, its been really fun! So this is the last part of this "expired makeup: how long to keep and when to toss" series and I will be covering lipsticks, lipglosses, and lip liners. So lets get started!

The first thing I'll start with is lipsticks. These are good for 2-3 years if kept tightly sealed after each use and stored in a cool place. As always, if the product starts to smell funky, dry out or change color, TOSS IT! 

Next is lipglosses. Again, these are good for 2-3 years if kept tightly sealed after each use and kept away from extreme temperatures. And I know I probably sound like a broken record, but if the product changes color, smells funky or dries out, TOSS IT. 

And finally, is lipliners. As already stated above, these are good for about 2-3 years if kept in a cool place and kept tightly sealed after each use. 

And if you missed the last post about writing the date you opened the product on the label tip I gave, here it is again. 

Remember that, once a product is opened, it starts to deteriorate. If you're like me and tend to have a lot of products on hand, open them, try them, and then move onto something else, you may want to write the date that you opened the product on the label. That way, when you pull out a mascara (for example) from 2003, you know to toss it. 

Well, that completes this series on expired makeup! Thank you so much for taking time to read each of these posts, it really means a lot to me! Have a wonderful weekend and I'll be blogging again soon! 

Daily Nuggets....

• Passed my Psychology final that I took on Friday!!!! :D 
• Just got back in town from celebrating my 19th birthday with my family and friends, it was so much fun!! 
• I did some shopping on my birthday last week (thursday, the 22nd) so I'll be filming and uploading a birthday haul of the products I picked up really soon (hopefully) on my youtube channel! http://www.youtube.com/user/Mariahsierra94 please subscribe if you haven't already, it would mean a lot to me! :) 

Expired Makeup: How long to keep and when to toss....Part 2

Hey everyone! I hope y'all are having a wonderful Saturday evening! This post is part two of my three part series on expired makeup. Today, I'll be covering eyeshadows, eyeliners, and mascaras. So lets get started!

The first one I'll start with is eyeshadows. Eyeshadow will last between 2-3 years as long you keep them well sealed and away from extreme temperatures. The exception is cream eyeshadow and those usually start to go bad around 12-18 months. Again, if any of the products change color, smell funky, or dry out, no matter how old they are, toss them out. That's a definite warning sign that something's wrong with them.





Next is eyeliners. These will last between 2-3 years as long as they are kept tightly sealed and away from extreme temperatures.

And lastly, is mascaras. This is one product that goes bad faster than any other cosmetic. Part of the reason this happens is because many users pump the wand in and out of the tube, allowing air into it which mixes with the chemicals and causes bacteria. Professionals say to toss mascara out after only four months even if you only use it a handful of times. You can probably get six months of wear from a mascara without any issues if you are careful not to pump the wand and keep the tube tightly closed after every use. Four to six months is such a short time, but better to be safe than sorry. Overall, the shelf life of a mascara is about 4-6 months at the most.


Remember that, once a product is opened, it starts to deteriorate. If you're like me and you tend to have a lot of products on hand, open them, try them, and then move on to something else, you may want to write the date that you opened the product on the label. That way, if you pull out a mascara from 2003, you know to toss it ;)


Well, thats it for the second installment of this three part series on expired makeup! I hope y'all enjoyed this and I hope it was helpful for you. Regardless if you're new to makeup or you're a veteran, it is always nice to have a little reminder every now and then :)

I hope you have a great night and I'll be blogging again soon! Please stay tuned for the last part of this series coming hopefully next week which will cover lipsticks, lip liners, and lip glosses :)



Daily Nuggets....

• Been busy studying for my Psychology final next Friday! 
• Went and got a massage tonight. OMGosh I was so tense in my shoulders and neck from being under a lot of stress, but this helped me relax ;) 
• Trying to decide what to do for my birthday next Thursday, hmmm.... :) Watching Beauty Broadcast Live in the morning and going to Sephora and Ulta in the afternoon sounds like a great idea! :D 
• Going to get Panda Express for dinner tonight, YUM! :) 

Expired Makeup: How long to keep and when to toss.... Part 1

Hey Everyone! I hope y'all are having a great Wednesday afternoon! I wanted to do a three part series on expired makeup products and how long you should keep them for. This first part will cover foundation (liquid, cream, powder, and mineral) blush, face powder, and bronzer. So lets get started!

With liquid and cream foundations, the shelf life is about 6 months to 1 year. If the foundation is unopened, it can last for years. Although it depends on if your foundation is water or oil based. If it's water based, the shelf life is about a year and if it's oil based it can last up to two years. The only thing is if the foundation gets too old, bacteria can start to grow. But if at any time the foundation starts to change color or smells funky, TOSS IT!

Now with powder and mineral foundations, the story is a little different. With these types of foundations if the package is kept tightly sealed after each use and stored in a cool place, it should NEVER expire! Although, keep in mind that all foundations should have an expiration date on them, so pay attention to that as well as if it changes color or develops a funky smell it needs to be tossed!

Just remember that even though mineral foundation should never expire, you can introduce bacteria into it from your face and the brushes used. So I would err on the side of caution and toss mineral foundation after a year to two years just like to the regular stuff.

Next is cream and powder blush. Now you have some leeway with blushes, but usually powder blush lasts up to 24 months and cream blush lasts up to 12 to 18 months. The one thing you want to be careful about is if you use your fingers to apply cream blush because you can introduce bacteria into the product and cause it to go bad before the expiration date. As already stated, if cream or liquid blush starts to dry out or smell funky, toss it.

Onto bronzers. Cream bronzers the shelf life is 12 to 18 months and powder bronzers the shelf life is 2 years.













Face powders, the shelf life is about 2 years.

And lastly concealers last about 6 to 12 months.

As stated numerous times in this post, if any of these products start to smell funky or change color toss it! And also please note that natural cosmetics will have a shorter shelf life because they don't have chemicals in them to extend their shelf life, so toss your natural cosmetics sooner than others.


Well, thats it for this first part of this new series on expired makeup! I hope this was helpful for those of you that are new to makeup or even those that aren't, a good reminder is always helpful :) I hope y'all enjoyed this and please stay tuned for the second part which will cover the shelf life of eyeshadows, eyeliners, and mascaras.

Have a wonderful day and I'll be blogging again soon! (And hopefully getting some new videos up soon too!)


Daily Nuggets....

• Passed my 4th Psychology exam for college!!!! :D Now to just study for the final..... :) 
• My birthday is next Thursday, yay!!! Can't wait for what this next year has in store for me! 
• Have had an elevated headache for the last few weeks :( praying its nothing going on with my mechanism in my head that drains my spinal fluid! 
• Starting my music fundamentals class on August 26th! SUPER excited!!!