So I was going to the movies to see Dope (go see it!!) and I decided to turn my camera on as I did my makeup. This is NOT a tutorial! Just a girl doing her makeup in front of a camera because, internet.
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If you know me at all you’ll know there are several things I hold sacred - a damn good hot pink lipstick, anything Victoria Beckham and Nicole Richie related, the power of chocolate and my rather intense skincare regimen.
It [my skincare obsession] started back in the day as I watched my older brother agonize over his skin and slather Noxzema all over his face (it was the 90s after all). While he mainly wanted clear skin for the ladies, I quickly learned that one’s skin greatly affected their self esteem. I wanted clear, beautiful skin - at a time where I had a grand total of zero pimple - so I stuck my fingers in his gigantic tub of magic and prayed he never caught me.
Fast forward eleven or so years and you have a 23- year old who is still obsessed with keeping her skin as beautiful as possible, except this time there’s no need to sneak around.
Just before Christmas, I received a package in the mail containing a sample of L’Oreal’s new Youth Code Serum Intense. I’d heard rumblings on the interwebs so I was pretty excited. L’Oréal scientists claim to have unlocked the code of skin’s youth by discovering a specific set of genes that are responsible for skin’s natural power of regeneration.
Youth Code Serum Intense ($25) is a highly concentrated serum - to be used twice daily - that hydrates and makes skin smoother, luminous and rested.
With GenActiv TECHNOLOGY™ and 10 years of research, L’Oréal Paris’ Youth Code Skincare Collection promises to energize and repair gene expression, enhance the skin’s capacity for recovery faster after aggressions and unveil younger-acting skin.The line is formulated with Biolysat, a bacteria that works to repair genes, and Adenosine - a molecule that stimulates DNA and protein syntesis while producing collagen.
Having been using the serum for three weeks, I’ve become smitten. I’ve noticed that my skin is much smoother and radiant. During the winter, my skin tends to get very dull and I rely heavily on bronzer to make me look human. I’ve been able to ease up on said bronzer (and makeup in general) as my skin appears to be a lot healthier. I’ve been using this in conjunction with my Biore Steam Activating cleanser (or Clearasil DailyClear Daily Face Wash at night) and Cetaphil moisturizer. This has been giving me the best results thus far as I am not breaking out as much and can walk out of my house sans foundation.
If you’re in your 20s, I HIGHLY recommend this product as it’s great for preventative skincare. If you’re already experiencing wrinkles, I can’t say for sure how it would work at reducing wrinkles but you might want to give it a try anyway. The serum is great for anyone looking to brighten up tired, dull looking skin.
MissWYA Rating: A+
The L’Oreal Youth Code skincare line is available drugstores nationwide. If you want to learn more about the line, check out L’Oreal’s Facebook Page as they’ve got a slew of info available.
Please don’t forget that you can still help the people of Haiti, donate to the Red Cross today. Thank you.
The look for Gwen Stefani’s L.A.M.B. show was “tribal mixed in with a bit of glam punk” as told to me by Charlotte Willer. Willer is Maybelline’s New York Global Makeup Artist and was responsible for many of the looks created by Maybelline this past fashion week. This was a fun and daring take at the cat eye (a personal fave of mine) by extending the lower lash line and using beautiful shades of gold to make the look stand out.
| Charlotte Willer working backstage at L.A.M.B. |
The model’s faces were prepped with Maybelline’s Dream Liquid Mousse Foundation and topped with powder a shade darker than their original skin tone (she used Maybelline’s Mineral Power Finishing Veil Powder). Using Maybelline’s Eye Studio Color Plush Silk Eye Shadow in Give me Gold, she blended the bright yellow gold eyeshadow over the entire lid then used the copper shade in the crease and extended to the outer corner for the wing. With a white gold shadow, Willer highlighted the inner corners of the eyes, brow bone and cheeks. The look was finished off with Line Express Eyeliner in Ebony Black on the lower lash line and Maybelline’s Falsies Mascara.
As for lips, she used Shine Sensation lip gloss in Tempting Toffee lip gloss. Some models, however, were chosen to wear a deep red lipstick- also by Maybelline- called Red Revival (part of their Color Sensational line).
Angi Wingle, for CND, created a custom blend for L.A.M.B. which they called “Van Gogh-blue”. Wingle described it as “somewhere in between a midnight blue and a royal blue”. As a base Wingle and the CND team, used Speedy Top Coat because it sheered out Inkwell- a heavily pigmented black blue used on the nail. Next she added Anchor Blue and a little bit of Studio White to brighten it up. “The look dried really quickly because of Speedy and has a high shine,” said Wingle that matched the bold, African-inspired tribal prints Stefani used in her Spring 2011 collection.
| Danilo working backstage |
Hair continued on with the tribal theme, with large braids wrapped around messy updo’s crafted by Danilo. Clip in extensions- colored by the new ammonia-free Inoa color by L’Oreal Professionnel- were used to add volume near the front of the face. Danilo divided hair into three sections that then made one long braid. Using Density Spray (by L’Oreal), he worked it through the extensions and swept hair into an asymmetrical ponytail on the back of the head. Pins were placed artfully throughout the hair to finish off the look.
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The newest mascara to join the L’Oreal mascara clan is Telescopic Explosion Mascara*. It’s the first mascara in the mass market with a spherical brush, however, it’s bascially a affordable version of Givenchy’s Phenomen’Eyes.
Now, I’ll be the first to admit…I was afraid of this bad boy! I’m somewhat of a traditionalist and I like my makeup a certain way. But if I could give a vibrating mascara a go, than one with a ball for a wand should be a piece of cake.
The spherical brush allows the possibility of applying mascara at every angle possible, even those hard to reach inner corner lashes. I really really love this mascara when I’m searching for length. volume…not so much. It does reach the inner corners (thank the Lord!) but it takes some getting used to when first applying. The clumping on this needs to stop. I don’t know what it is or perhaps it’s the way I’m applying it, but I find that two coats clumps and three is just an assault on your eyelashes.
For about $10, I would definitely recommend this mascara if you are looking for length. If yo’re like me and want length as well as volume this may not work. I haven’t tried Givenchy’s Phenomen’Eyes so I can’t give a comparison. In terms of pricing, however, clearly Telescopic Explosion is a winner.
*I bought this mascara
