Lush Haul Went Bad!!!!

People if you love Lush Cosmetics, you need to check out their sale that they are having on holiday products. Holiday products such as Snow Fairy Shower Gel and Perfume, Star Melt, Snowcake Soap, Double Fast Luck, Father Frost, Angel's Delight, Fairy Tale, and etc Buy 1, get 2 for FREE!!!!! They are trying to get ridd of their Christmas stuff and are basically giving stuff away.

MAC Haul

These are the things that I bought from my MAC haul. To see the actual Haul video, please visit Youtube.com/Soappugh

From Love That Look Collection (Limited):

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Pearlglide Eye Liner - Black Russian

Pearlglide Eye Liner - Fly by Blu

Eye shadow - One Off

From the Permanet Collection:

Eye shadow - Scene

Eye shadow - Deep Truth

Eye shadow - Stars N' Rockets

Studio Fix Fluid - NC50

Select Sheer/Press - NW43

New Stuff I Tried Out, Brina's Beauty Secret #19

But there are a few things that I have been trying that are new that I want to discuss with you guys. First thing that I have tried that is new is Softsoap's Body Butter Apricot Scrub. OMG the smell of it is to die for. I never ate an apricot or know what an apricot looks like but when I take a shower it smells soo good that I want to eat an apricot. As most of you know, I love Softsoap body washes such as the Ultra Rich Shea Butter, Nutra Oil, Pure Cashmere, and the Moisture Wrap. Since I have like dry skin in the winter, I am always applying creams on my skin, but with the Softsoap, I dont need to put cream or just a little because the soap is sooo moisturizing. Very highly recommended!Second thing that I have been using is the Biore's Blemish Fighting Ice Cleanser. Now with this product it has its goods and bads to it. The good thing about this product is that I do see a difference in my skin. It does fight the blemishes from coming back and it does have that ice cold feeling when washing your face (good tingle). And also, a little does go a long way. I used two pumps of the ice cleanser and that was too much for my face (now I have to use like 1 1/2 pumps). But the bad thing about this product is that on the bottle its says "Oil Free" they are not joking about this. After I come out the shower and dry my face off with the towel, my face soooo dry and tight that is hurts. It really does suck out all the grease, dirt, oil off your face but at the same time, your face hurts soo bad after washing it cause there is no oil. And the dermologist is right " do not use a harsh cleanser on your face because then more oil is created to compensate for the oil that is missing"( which basically means that your face will become a lot more greaser faster). For some reason the Biore line is not working for me, the Foaming Face wash with the little micro beads, the Blemish Fighting Ice Cleanser is not working. The trick when using Biore's face products is that after washing your face, you have to use a toner and a moisturizer so that tightness on the skin does not occur. And even when you do that, there is some type of tightness on your skin. I do not recommend this product to nobody!!Third thing that I tried is the Trish McEvoy Blackberry and Vanilla Musk shower gel. There is a funny story about this product. I was in the shower trying to find my Softsoap but then I realized that my Softsoap is finish and that I have no soap to take a shower in. So I hopped like a bunny out the shower and started tearing the cabinet apart to find a bar of soap or something. So then I came across this product in the cabinet and I said screw it, I'll use it. It is like a tiny travel size soap but it was still soap. I will have to say that the smell is very good. I saw online for the 1.9 fl oz of this product is like $19. I recommend this product if you have the money to spend on it.

P.S. - I had a change of thought when it came to the Biore's Blemish Fighting Ice Cleanser. After using it for 3 weeks straight, I noticed that the dryness that occured after washing did not happen anymore. Its like my skin got use to the cleanser. Plus another good thing about this cleanser is that a little bit of cleanser does go a long way. That one bottle last me almost 2 months.

Brina's Beauty Secret #19 - Sometimes face products take time to grow on you.

HUGE Mac Haul, Brina's Beauty Secret #18

I went shopping today at MAC Cosmetics in 34th Street. I picked up some cool new things: Please do not think I am showing off. Since I am writing about makeup and stuff, I should let you guys know whats going on with me.
1. Eyeshadows in Antiqued, Bronze, Amber Lights, Plum Dressing, Humid, and Goldmine
2. MAC's Studio Finish Concealer in NC 50 and NC 42. The NC 50 is for my face to cover up any blemishes so that it does show through the makeup. And NC 42 is a highlighter for my eyes. I was not feeling the real white colors that people use when putting a highlighter, so my makeup artist suggested the color to me. I also found out that I have been using the wrong type of concealer to cover up my blemishes. I have been using Select Moisturecover in NC 45. Since that is a liquid, it does not go well with a liquid foundation. Basically if you put liquid with liquid it will not stay on your face and slide off. My makeup artist suggest to me to put the Select Moisturecover under my eyes only. So to cover blemishes on your face, use Studo Finish Concealer, then apply your foundation and powder. The best way to describe the Studio Finish Concealer is like a thick clay thingy in an eyeshadow case.
3. MAC Paint Pot in Indianwood
4. MAC Pigment in Gilded Green
5. MAC's Sheertone Blush in Pinch Me
6. MAC's Select SPF 15 Foundation in NC50
7. MAC's Select Sheer/ Pressed Powder in NC55
8. MAC's Eye Brows in Stud
9. MAC's Powerpoint Eye Pencil in Duck
10. MAC 15 eyeshadow palette

I did not buy these colors out of the top on my hat. I saw tutorials of people using these colors in videos on Youtube. I will post pics of when I try these colors out. I also found out that people with dark eyes like purple, green, blue, and gold look good with their eyes.

Brina's Beauty Secret #18 - The more your into MAC, the more hard it is to save money.

Neutrogena Make-up Remover Cleansing Towelettes, Brina's Beauty Secret #17

For me when I take off my make-up, I don't just wash my face off with soap and water. First, I use the Neutrogena make-up remover towelettes and remove all traces of makeup until they are gone ( usually I use 3 towelettes when taking off my makeup). Then I use the Laura Mercier eye remover to take off all remaining eye makeup that the towelettes did not pick up. Then I wash my face thoroughly. To tell you the truth, I really don't have any complains about this product. The towelettes are very moist, of great size, and gets the job done. What I did was for the towelettes to last me a long time, I put them in a little zip lock bag. They last longer, are nice a moist, and does not dry up. Neutrogena towelettes even take off waterproof mascara! One thing I should tell you about this is that do not think for a second that by using the make-up remover cleansing towelettes is an excuse not to wash your face. You have to wash your face after wearing make-up because then your pores are full of make-up then they get clogged and that is how pimples are formed. I usually do is after I take off my make-up, get into a hot shower and wash my face good, then out a face mask afterwards. At least the steam is opening up your pores so that the makeup can come out. With these moist towelettes you have to wash your face afterwards because it leaves like this shiny, slick surface on your skin. It kinda reminds me of Armor Oil that you put on your car tires, lol. That is the best way I can explain how it leaves your skin. Oh yea I almost forgot, in the package comes 25 moistened towelettes and I paid $7.49 for them.

Brina's Beauty Secret #17 - A clean face is a healthy face

Biore/ Lush Review #16

A couple of new things that I am trying out are the Biore Foaming Face Wash which has little micro beads inside the face wash. I don't know what to think of this product because when you look at it, it looks like a exfoliator even though it says foaming wash, and on the instructions on the back, it says to use it daily. But I find it that when I use it everyday it feels rough on my skin and then it begins to burn (keyword burn, not tingle). So I recommend when using this product to use it every other day and the days you are not using it then use a gentle cleanser. Personally, I will not be buying this product again.A second product that I have been using is the Lush's Enzymion Moisturizer which I LOVE!!!!! ******People with oily skin, this product is made exactly for you!!!! The moisturizer is soooo light that you barely even feel it on your skin and you do not need to use a lot of product. A little does go a long way. The price is a little expensive but it is sooo worth it. This moisturizer does not leave that greasy look on your face after 5 hours like they just finish frying fish on your face. I paid I think $36 for it and it is 1.5oz. And the Sales Woman told me that she bought one and it lasted her like 10 months and she used it everyday.(I don't know if it will last 10 months but I am keeping tally of it)

Lush Haul... Again + Skincare Product Review: Lily Savon, Herbalism, Tea Tree Toner and Enyzimon, Brina's Beauty Secret #15

I know, I know I am not going to hear the end of this but I bought other things from Lush today. I was soooo obsessed about that Lily Savon that I bought on saturday that I had to check out the other soap products that they had. Orginally on satuday I bought a 1/4 of Lily Savon, and a 1/4 of Honey I Washed the Kids but I am running low on Lily Savon. I can guarantee you that by this weekend or until early next week that I am going to run out of Honey I Washed the Kids. The REASON why I am running low on Lily Savon is because I bought that smallest size/weight that it comes in to test it out to see if I like it.
So from Lush I bought:
1. 1/4 of Demon In The Dark
2. 1/4 of Ice Blue Soap
3. 1/4 of Sultana Soap
4. 1/4 of Sexy Peel
I smelled all of the soap products in the store (which was like 12-15 soaps) and these are the ones that I really, really liked. Johnny also went along with me and also helped me on picking which ones that I liked. THANKS JOHNNY, LOL.So now I am going to jump into my product review for Lily Savon. Lily Savon is one of those soap that smells like your grandma's old perfume that she had from the 1960's. Its very soft smelling, does not contain that strong fruit floral smell to it. Personally I like how it smells but it is a different story when you take a bath with it. I feel like the strong smell that was in the bar when you smell it goes away when you take a bath with it. The smell is not very strong which disappoints me because it smells soooo good and sooooo clean. But, one positive thing I do have to say is that the soap does make you skin nice and soft like a baby's ass (there was no other way to describe it). So I hope that the rest of the soaps won't disappoint me like Lily Savon, if it does then I will not buy anymore soaps from that company. I haven't tried yet the bath bombs which I am looking forward to using. One thing that I do have to say is that for the face (cleanser: Herbalism, toner: tea tree toner, the moisturizer: enyzimon, and Sweet Japanese Girl DOES WORK!!!! OMG I feel a difference when I use those poducts. It does not leave a greasy residue on my skin and it does not leave my face shiny. It leaves my skin nice and soft and I recommend these products to people who have really bad oily skin or acne prone skin. I did not forget about those people who have dry, normal skin because Lush also carries products especially made for you guys. So if the products work for me, then it must work for you(but if things go terribly wrong, you will be the first to know about it).

Update (03/09/09) - Well I have some bad news about Lush Cosmetics. It looks like I am allergic to some ingredient in the soap because after the fourth day of using Lily Savon, I broke out to what looks like a rash on my collar bone. I did not pay it any mind since I finished Lily Savon. So I tried Honey I Wash the Kids hoping that maybe it was just the Lily Savon ... But then I started forming another rash-looking thing on the other side of my chest. So I returned all of the soaps that I mentioned in this haul (which sucks monkey's asshole). But I am still going to try their face products (I hope that I don't get a rash because of that too). If I have any more problems, YOU will be the first to know about it.

Brina's Beauty Secret #15 - Some things that you may want or obtained (such as skincare products) is not meant for you.