Dandelion Love :)

This is my first post in the new blogger dashboard. Are you using it? I think I like it; but we'll see what this post publishes like...haha...

Okay, I promise I'll get back to vacation posting (I realize I care more than you do about this.. haha), but wanted to also mention something I LURVED on my trip! And I guess this can count for What I'm Loving Wednesday, too! Woohoo! :)

So, remember when I got Sephora's 500 point perk a bit ago? Right. Well, I'd been REALLY looking forward to trying the Benefit That Gal Brightening Face Primer Primer. I put it on and.... well... I didn't notice a lot. I read reviews on Sephora and it seems like it really just varies with your skin tone..makes sense. I mean, no product has the same result for everyone. Some people raved about how they didn't even need to wear makeup b/c they looked so fresh. I didn't feel that way. BUT, I do like it. It doesn't seem like much when you put it on, but I have to admit that my makeup looked fresher and lasted a bit longer than usual. And it smells darn good. Would I buy it? If I had a gift card, probably. If I'd had a bad day? Likely. (I buy panties or beauty products when I've had craptacular days. It is what it is). But make a special trip to Sephora for it? Nah, prolly not.

BUT, also in my 500 point perk was also the Benefit Dandelion highlighting powder and I.LOVE.IT. Again (and consider this your warning)... I'm sure it has different effects on different skin tones, but it really works for mine! I've tried highlighting powders before and they tend to make me look like I'd dunked my face in shimmery stuff and shook it back and forth furiously. This stuff is GREAT and not like that at all! I haphazardly brushed it on before we left for one of the wedding festivities and definietly noticed a difference. I mean, it wasn't night and day (b/c then I'd be glittery), but it was definitely more "dewy" looking and it kinda lifted my whole face! I looked like I'd slept for 12 hours! ha! :) After that, I kept it in my bag the whole trip for an easy way to brush on that fresh-faced-glow throughout the day without being shimmery. :) It's subtle, but I like that. So, don't take my word for it, but try it out if you're looking for something similar!

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And....while we're on the makeup thing... Can I just tell you how much I have LONGED for a vanity or large counter to get ready at lately? I love my little house. Love. But, the bathroom is teeny and my roomie and I share it, so we just get ready in our respective rooms...which are also too small for a vanity table of any sort. *le sigh* So, I'll just lust after things like the below for awhile... haha.. Do you have a vanity? If not, where do you get ready? :) I heart vanities....

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Happy Wednesday, friends! And thanks so much to those of you who wished Eric a happy birthday yesterday! :)