GROOMED L.A.

Temptu's lovely new Base & Concealer (love the simple font and packaging)

 

TEMPTU BASE Smooth & Matte Primer

WHAT :: Prep skin sans shine thanks to TEMPTU’s NEW BASE Smooth & Matte Primer.

A portable powerhouse:

poreless finish, diffuses skin’s flaws, and fights shine all day and night. minimize the look of pores and fine lines and achieve a soft-matte, airbrushed complexion.

 

(just say no to heavy, greasy feel of old skool face primers!)

Price: $35, available at Sephora and www.temptu.com

TEMPTU Under eye concealer

Price: $28 (0.05 oz)

WHAT :: An advanced concealer infused with reflective diamond dust and anti-aging vitamins.

diamond core diminishes the appearance of fine lines, dark circles, and discoloration

Vitamins A, C, E, and K, paired with cucumber and aloe to revive tired eyes and smooth skin.

dermatologist approved and hypoallergenic!

Yes! I've discovered another triple-hitter that delivers. MIRACLE SKIN TRANSFORMER 20. HYDRATE, ENHANCE, PROTECT.

check it out here at www.miracleskintransformer.com

I've always been weary of any product that has the word "miracle" in it.

But when I read just how savvy this brand is, how it was created, and by whom (long-time behind the scenes big beauty vet Sarah McNamara) I was more than intrigued..  There's a reason Miracle Skin Transformer is getting major play in all the hottest publications.

So, after sampling this product from the line - I am sold.  It's a power hitter. 

The Miracle Skin Transformer 20 is fantastic. SO light, you hardly feel like you're wearing anything at all. Light SPF coverage glides on like butter as your skin transforms and gets super hydrated. I like mixing the the medium and tan together for a perfect flawless look.

I did not go ga-ga over the concealer as I found it too thick for my under eyes. 

But this product is a winner.

An antioxidant-rich tinted skin enhancer that leaves your skin airbrushed, hydrated and protected in one easy step. Who knew that one product could transform skin instantly? Miracle Skin Transformer SPF20’s first-ever naturally derived silicone formulation is designed to improve skin texture, minimize fine lines and pores and reduce pigmentation spots over time.

Miracle Skin Transformer hydrates, enhances and protects your skin with our M3 Complex, a unique combination of natural active antioxidants and vitamins designed to:

• Hydrate and nourish skin
• Transform skin tone and provide an instant matifying effect
• Neutralize free radicals
• Reduce redness, calm and soothe skin
• Minimize pigment inconsistencies and discolorations
• Refine pores’ texture while softening and soothing fine lines
• Provide broad spectrum SPF 20/UVA/UVB protection

“Miracle Skin Transformer is an “all-in–one” product that can help to protect your skin from the sun, maintain proper skin hydration, and also reduce unwanted pigmentary changes caused by the effects of chronic sun exposure.” – Lance H. Brown M.D.

As recommended by dermatologist Lance H. Brown M.D.

 

WHAT :: M3 COMPLEX

The M3 Complex is a unique blend of targeted high performance ingredients that work to improve skin’s texture and pore size, evenly smooth out and help minimize the appearance of fine lines and reduce pigmentation imperfections, all with SPF 20 and UVA/UVB protection.

A very unique delivery system encapsulates Vitamin A, K, E and Enzyme Q10 into tiny beads that burst on contact with your skin, improving cellular renewal, skin firmness and circulation.

By incorporating Ecophysalis, an extract that protects from photoaging and delivers anti-inflammatory and soothing benefits – as well as Vitamin E and SPF 20/UVA/ UVB into its unique, proprietary formulation, Miracle Skin Transformer SPF20 protects from the sun’s damaging rays, environmental pollution and free radicals.

watch the video of how and why the brand was created here.  you'll be transfixed.

Simplify me. 100% PURE FRUIT PIGMENTED TINTED MOISTURIZER

100% PURE -  FRUIT PIGMENTED TINTED MOISTURIZER

With SPF 20 (sheer to medium coverage)

 

Seriously, I just don't have the time (patience) to put a lot of stuff on my face to make me look presentable not look like crap to the world, or Starbucks barrista, that is.

You know that I'm beyond ga-ga for an all in one deal-e-o.  As in a moisturizer-slash-foundation-slash- sunblock whoop whoop.  

Oh, and I'm totally into the less chemicals the better.  We live in L.A., I get enough chemies just driving the 10 or uh, pushing the stroller.  Please, do I need more yick on my skin?  Didn't think so.

I have a few of these brands that I LOVELOVELOVE major heart LOVE. 

100 % Pure is another one.

Heres the deal - a couple of pumps gives me glowing, gorgeous coverage that's light, weightless and in fact simply luminous and beautiful.  

Total chachingable for $32.00

It's lasted me months. Though I'm ready for another cuz I'm getting low and starting to panic.

Look at the ingredients below. Are you effen kidding me?

100% Natural, 100% Vegetarian, Gluten free

Tinted with natural fruit and vegetable pigments to give your complexion a flawless appearance while feeding your skin with nourishing white tea, acai oil, pomegranate oil and vitamins. SPF 20 protects your skin against the sun’s harmful UVA (ultra violet aging) and UVB (ultra violet burning) rays while antioxidants protect your skin from other environmental hazards such as pollution, smog, smoke, exhaust, etc.

Colors:

Ingredients: Pigments of Peach, Apricot, Carrot, Pomegranate, Cocoa Bean, Goji Berry and Tomato, White Tea, Cucumber Juice, Aloe Juice, Acai and Pomegranate Oil, Vitamin E (a-tocopherol), Vitamin C (ascorbyl palmitate), Rice Starch, Candelilla Wax, Extracts of Rosemary, Oregano, Thyme, Grapefruit Seed, Japanese Honeysuckle, Goldenseal & Cinnamon

SUNSCREEN ACTIVE INGREDIENTS: 15% Titanium Dioxide and 10% Zinc Oxide

Net wt.1.8 oz / 50 g

 US $32.00

• Créme
  
• White Peach
  
• Peach Bisque
  
• Golden Peach
  
• Toffee
  

WORD!

The first and only cosmetics colored from antioxidant rich fruit and vegetable pigments. While other color cosmetics are colored with either synthetic dyes or minerals, only 100% Pure color cosmetics are colored with fruit & vegetable pigments (patents pending)!

All the antioxidants and vitamins in fruits are in the actual color, so you will be applying all the healthy nutrients of the fruits directly on your skin!

 

 

PRODUCT OBSESSION - ILLUMINARE LIQUID MINERAL CONCEALER

This is my favorite CONCEALER.  I love it so much, I have one everywhere, as in, the coin compartment of my car, the cup compartment,  my make-up bag, floating at the bottom of my Le Sportsac...and several tubes are scattered everywhere around my apt. 

Wow, now that I'm going to their website, I'm seeing it's supposed to be a foundation.  HUH!  I've been using it for mostly under eyes (amazing!! get the blue tube, it's thinner and better for under eyes) and for little spots here and there. 

The green tube is a thicker one.  I actually use them both.  Even though you need the tinniest weeniest drop I still have this ongoing anxiety I am going to run out and reorder them all the time.  Go figure. 

Oh, and I forgot to mention, it contains an SPF of 21!

Anyway, this non-fancy, non-designer, affordable ($27) little tube is the best-stuff on the market.  And for someone who has dealt with really dark circles under my eyes my whole life, this is coming from having tried EVERY FRICKIN' (including every single fancy high end brand of course) CONCEALER in the book. 

Stat!