Carmex Review

Carmex is a lip balm to soothe dry and flaky lips. Carmex is easily accessible in the UK. You can purchase it at a local chemists, boots and superdrug. I was recommended to use Carmex and stop using blistex (another lip treatment/balm.) I went through 2 tubes of Carmex and never saw a difference. My lips were the same flaky, dry, sore lips. The Carmex would just sit on my lips and not get absorbed into my lips.
I like that you get alot of product, so you're getting your money's worth and it contains SPF 15. However

the product itself isn't great.
Other lip treatments I have been using instead of Carmex are:
  -Blistex. This lip balm does the job. It's cheap and cheerful. It soothes your dry, sore lips leaving them soft and smoothe.
  - Vaseline. The aloe vera vaseline is the one I'm quite fond of. Aloe vera is good for the skin as it prevents your lips from many problems.
  - Palmers Cocoa Butter Formula with vitamin E-Soothes Marks and Scars (Original Solid Formula.) Cocoa butter softens the rough, chapped, dry lips. The solid formula comes in 100g pot/jar, so it can be used for other parts of your body. Definitely worth the money.
I have read and watched other reviews on lip balms. Maybelline Baby Lips and EOS lip balms are quite hyped about. Unfortunatly you can't purchase these in the UK :( 

Carmex

Blistex

Vaseline Aloe Vera

Cocoa Butter Formula

Maybelline New York Baby Lips

EOS lip balms

Maybelline Dream Satin Liquid Foundation-Review

I'm a big Maybelline fan. So when something new arrives, I'm willing to give it a whirl. I purchased the Maybelline Dream Satin Liquid Foundation in Ivory 10. Maybelline is a drugstore brand, so the foundation is affordable. I purchased mine for £5 at superdrug. This foundation has a 'shiny' finish to it but nothing like a pressed powder that could fix it.  This foundation has a light to medium coverage. Be generous and give yourself a second coat or application if you want medium coverage.I like the packaging of the foundation, due to the fact that it comes with a pump, which makes it easier for application. Throughout my experience of using this foundation it works better with a beauty blender instead of a foundation brush. If you don't have a beauty blender then get a clean cosmetic sponge and damp it under a running tap, so that the sponge becomes dense. This makes the foundation blend easily into your skin without leaving any brush stokes. It also leaves it looking flawless on your skin.
This foundation looks great on people who have dry skin or normal skin. I personally wouldn't recommend it to someone who has oily skin, as you'd have to use oil blotting sheets throughout your day.
Overall, for the price I paid for the foundation (£5) I feel like it was worth the money and I didn't feel ripped off.

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