BANANA BOAT EXPANDS SPORT PERFORMANCE COOLZONE SUNSCREEN LINE

Hi all,


Today I wanted to share with you that Banana Boat has now expanded their popular Sport Performance CoolZone sunscreen line to now offer SPF 30 & 50 lotion's in there existing line up.

For those not familiar this product is a fast absorbing crisp clean, somewhat manly sunscreen product. It is enriched with aloe so it leaves the skin feeling cool and comfortable. I did notice it has a slightly thinner consistency then other sunscreen, but still emollient. For people that don't like the heavy feel of more traditional sunscreen, then you will like this product.  When used as directed this product not only is sweat resistant, but is water resistant for a whopping 80 minutes. Be sure to always apply your sunscreen 15-30 minutes prior to sun exposure so that you reap it's full protection benefits against deadly UVA/UVB rays, which are harsher then ever. Also remembering that it is necessary to reapply as recommend on the bottle for full coverage on going.

Also returning to stores this summer is the Natural Reflect sunscreen line for the whole family. The lotions included are 100% natural minerals and are available in adult, kid and baby formulation all in SPF 50.

I have tested out the kids one on my child and what we both like is there is no strong fragrance as children don't need this in products that are being applied to their face and body. Also rest assured that this line is paraben, PABA and oxybenzone-free. You can have the pleasure of knowing this won't sting or cause tears if it gets near little ones eyes.

I was extremely thrilled to receive this parcel and was not expecting the large array of items and am very grateful to Banana Boats PR for sending this out to me. In the box I got a large sand pail and shovel, travel cup with spiral straw, All 3 of the Natural Reflect lotions and both of the brand new Sport Performance CoolZone lotions. This was incredibly generous, so thank you ever so much. My child has already had the pail and shovel out in the sand and uses the new cup everyday since we got it.

Pricing for the Sport Performance CoolZone is as follows

The new sunscreen lotion SPF 30 sug. retail price is $10.99
The SPF 50 lotion sug. retail is $11.99
and the same pricing structure applies to their existing sunscreen spray range.

As for the Natural Reflect sunscreen across the board is sug. retail of $11.99


So this summer give these new and previously released sunscreens a try and let me know in the comments if you love Banana Boat products too. If you want super gentle sun care for your face the Baby Natural Reflect is great because if you can put it on baby then your face will thank you too.
I love products that can be double duty:)

Hope you all enjoyed this post gearing everyone up for summer and have a great day

XOXO:)

**NEW** 2014 PHYSICIANS FORMULA NUDE WEAR GLOWING NUDE POWDER

Hi girls & boys,

Physicians Formula is one of my most favourite cosmetic brands, for the most part I have been satisfied with the items I have either received for review or purchased myself. They are a more pricier drugstore brand, but worth the investment.

 

 

Physicians Formula has a bunch of new products launching in the coming month some of which is repackaging and reformulation. However today I wanted to share one of the items with you. This is the Nude Wear glowing nude powder in "Medium".

 

 

Based off the package it states the following claims

Look flawless without looking made up

 

-A perfecting "no makeup" powder delivers a complexion boosting lit-from-within glow for a fresh and beautiful bare skin effect.

-Multi-colored palette of nudes creates the most natural finish

-100% nude pigments deliver a skin glowing finish. These special translucent pigments appear virtually invisible, allowing skin's natural radiance and color to shine through.

-Airy formulas are infused with natural extract that allows skin to breathe, as if completely "in the nude"!

 

I think this packaging is so fantastic and the perfect marriage of faux leather and beautiful metallic pink. The powder is self is visually very pretty as well. The lettering on the powder has an over spray of the most delicate gold. All though fragrance free there is a very subtle smell that I can't exactly pinpoint, but its nice.

 

These are the four shades that make up this powder

 

 The top picture is before the powder and bottom is after application

I see a bit of a difference, but I will have to try it out on my face and report back as to my further opinion on the product. The powder has a very nice soft finely milled feel that is almost suede like.

 

 

I am under the impression this is suppose to give a similar finish to that of the Hourglass "Ambient Lighting" powder, but I have never purchased that so it will be difficult for me to give a fair comparison in the future.

 

 

I hope you have enjoyed this look at Physicians Formula glowing nude powder.

 

I want to try some other items from the new releases, but I do find PF quite pricey and may wait till I see a 30or40% sale.

 

This powder is 7g  will cost about $20

 

HAVE A GREAT DAY EVERYONE

 

XOXO:)

 

 

 

 

 



***NEW*** NEW YORK COLOR EXPERT LAST LIP COLOR

Welcome back all,

New York Color is releasing this month in Canada a new range of lip colors, part of their Expert Last collection. I got a hold of 4 colours and wanted to share them with you all.

L2R-Smooch, Forever Fuchsia, Air Kiss, Blue Rose

So what is the promise from these new Expert Last lipsticks??? They will moisturize, feel comfortable on the lips and are longwearing, at about 6 hours. There is a good colour selection for varying tastes as well.

404 AIR KISS-  A delicious crimson red/pink like petals on a rose

405 BLUE ROSE- This to me is a deep pink fuchsia with very cool purple/blue base tones. This particular lipstick has a more iridescent finish, where as the rest of them are cream.

446 SMOOCH- I was a little worried this next colour was going to turn out to be a more of a  orange nude, but I am pleasantly surprised and this is my second favourite of all four colours. It turned out to be a very gentle pink  nude.

447 FOREVER FUCHSIA- This is an all out insane 80's hot pink lipstick. I am extremely impressed with the pigmentation of this and all the other lipsticks I am showing here today. I love this colour and it works well with my complexion. I would love to see some girls of colour rocking this shade, it would be magic.

I wore "Forever Fuchsia" for New Years and it lasted a very long time even through drinking. As the lipstick wore off it left an amazing stain on my lips, which made me love the product even more. However I wouldn't say the stain left behind is true to the actual lipstick colour, but pretty no less. So YES these really do last and I highly recommend them.

The other thing that I like is the bottom of the lipstick tube coordinates to the colour of the product and is pretty accurate. Also the cap is clear which allows for a very clear view of the product itself, with little to no guessing games.

I would also like to point out that for the staying power, creaminess and colour payoff you can't go wrong here for the price point of $2

Hope you all pick up at least one of these to try, I don't believe you will be disappointed.

ARE YOU IMPRESSED WITH WHAT YOU SAW HERE TODAY???? WHICH COLOUR IS YOUR FAVOURITE. ANYONE ELSE PICK THESE UP IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD???

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MAYBELLINE FALSIES BIG EYES MASCARA REVIEW

Hope your all having a great day,


I want to say that I am in no way the type of person that feels I need to buy tons of mascara. Due to the nature of the product and the fact that it is something that needs to be replaced more often I tend to be much more selective when deciding to buy mascara.

I probably would have not purchased this BIG eyes mascara for the simple fact I have four mascara's on the go that I continually rotate through. However I did buy this one because I already made a statement that I would be reviewing it and I did not want to go back on my word.

So I did pick one up at my local SHOPPERS DRUG MART and I think they were $10.99. My choice was and usually always is blackest black with any mascara unless it's a colour like electric blue. So if you see this Maybelline please consider bringing back the GREAT LASH mascara in the blue and plum those were amazing mascara's and I miss them.

So for anyone who hasn't heard about this mascara basically it is a dual ended product. This mascara offers up one standard size wand on one end and a small one on the other to fine detail your lower lashes.

 SO THIS IS MY EYE BEFORE THE MASCARA

THIS IS MY EYE WITH UPPER AND LOWER LASHES COMPLETE

As you can see this mascara really does define and accentuate even the smallest of lashes. I do like this mascara, but I feel I can achieve the same quality if not better with Maybelline's Rocket mascara in the same colour. One thing I will say is that being it's not waterproof it does have excellent stay power. Just for the sake of my blog I did one eye and left it on while I slept and the next morning my eyelashes still looked nice. I did have a bit of smudging on my lower eye lid and flakey bits, which is to be expected. Oddly enough there wasn't any smeared on my pillow case which is great to know should you accidently fall a sleep wearing it.

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My question to Maybelline is how different are the formulations from one mascara to the next??? Is it really a significant difference that would make for a $3-4 difference from one mascara to the other, or is it merely because it's the new shiny toy on the shelf? (sorry I just have to put that out there.) 

One thing I really appreciate about this mascara is because it's dual ended the wands are shorter. I like that because it feels like you can get in so much closer to your eyelashes without having say a two inch length of wand, it's only about a quarter inch and it feels more in control in your hand.

The small detailing end is a creative endeavour on Maybelline's part and for those who are novice to makeup this might be a great addition to start off your makeup collection. This may also be helpful to those who have an unsteady hand due to a medical condition or a senior who still wants to try to put a little makeup on from day to day with little to no help. I on the other hand I have been using mascara for just about 23 years and feel I can accomplish this task with one standard wand.

I imagine in the cosmetic industry mascara is probably one of the hardest things to continually reinvent to seem better, bolder and seem different enough to catch consumers attention. So I say kudos to the brands that make every effort to keep bringing us something new and marketable in such a demanding market such as makeup.

So I would love to hear your thoughts on this new BIG eyes mascara and any comments you would like to share.

Maybelline falsies BIG eyes mascara is available at many retailers now

$10 will get you .3fl oz/9ml

So thank you for reading and much more to come to MakeUp'Asylum

STAY BEAUTIFUL XO

MAYBELLINE PURE PIGMENTS PART 2

Hi Everyone,


So if you haven't checked out part 1 of my Maybelline pure pigment reviews then have a look to see the colours wild gold, brash blue, pink rebel and downtown brown.

Today's review will cover the remaining four colours in the collection. As mentioned previously I opted not to purchase the 9th pigment called "Black Mystery."

Starting with 35 BREAKING BRONZE. This is truly a feast for the eyes in all its bronze glory. If you love maxing out that bronze goddess look for summer then this is the pigment for you. I love this its such a warm colour that gives that lite from within feeling.

 

Such a tropical feeling takes over me when I look at this colour and it makes me think of a beautiful Hawaiian sunset, pina colada's and the smell of rich tanning oil and exotic fruits. Wow all that from a colour. However as mentioned in my previous post you do not have to wear this quite as bold you can use a gentle hand and apply sparingly and really sheer it out so its not as intense.

 

This next colour is 15 POTENT PURPLE. To my surprise when I did the swatch on the back of my hand it was actually not quite as intense as I was expecting. I will be doing many looks using all the pigments for some up coming Instagram pics, and will have to play around with this colour to see how much I can build it on the eye. So my final thoughts are obviously far from over in regards to this colour. There is a sheen of iridescent blue playing gently in the background, but I feel Maybelline held back with this one and it's almost there, but not quite. Lovely no less.

 

 

 

 

Now moving on to the last two which are my personal faves. First is 55 BARELY BRAZEN. This is the perfect light reflecting, feminine, sexy, champagne colour that is sure to get those eyes noticed. I can already think of many different ways to utilize just this one pigment and it's all going to be so much fun. It seems it is a very light pinky gold with a mild peachy undertone that commands your attention. Its the kind of colour that you see on eyes of others and think "what is that she/he is using?"

 

 

Its almost like the most perfect pair of satin ballerina shoes that you can not stop looking at. I feel this colour is likely going to be one of the hottest sellers in this collection, so get yours soon or as soon as they are available near you.

 

Last but not least is a very bold statement colour which is 5 NEVER FADE JADE. This colour screams attention and is not for the meek. I love it because anything that conveys the idea of water for me is sure to be a hit. All though I am a Libra which is an air sign we equally gravitate to water so that is probably where my passion for it comes from. So if I can't be immersed in water, why not wear something that reminds me of it.

 

 

So my one and only argument with this particular pigment and it may seem trivial is the name. I realize there are green tones within this, but when I think Jade I think green deep and rich or creamy green. This to me friends is more like dark cyan or teal, please do correct me if you feel I am wrong. No less I love this colour and look forward to using it often, along with all the others.

 

I would like to add that all 8 colours plus the 9th one "Black Mystery" are in Canadian Stores now. However I do realize there are 3 other colours which I am not even sure we Canadians will see as sometimes is the case with these collections. For the note though those three additional colours are called Forest Fatale, Improper Copper and Buff and Tuff. If they do release these colours as well I am not sure I would want the copper or buff and tuff as there is a lot of similar colours in the collection already. I am however very interested in seeing the Forest Fatale, which seems like an interesting green to play around with and I think would compliment brown eyes wonderfully.

 

Again for about $9 you get 1.5g in a small jar, but a very little goes a long way.

 

If you are after Maybelline Color Tattoo Pure Pigments and live in Canada check out your local Shoppers Drug Mart, Walmart or other chain stores that carry cosmetics in your area.

 

For those that live in the Richmond Hill, Ontario area please visit my friend Christina at her cosmetics counter at Shoppers Drug Mart at 1070 Major Mackenzie Dr,

I would also like to thank Christina for her great help this past week and ensuring that I got all the colours in the pigment collection that I was after. Which in turn made it so much easier to blog them for you all.

 

SO ENJOY THE DAY and much more coming to MakeUp'Asylum so check back often and...

 

STAY BEAUTIFUL XO