Murad's Acne & Aging Skin Care Products: Fight 2 Problems with 1 Set of Products

Sometimes, it can be very frustrating to be in your late 20's or early 30's. You want to start fighting aging, but you still have some issues with blemishes (especially at that time of the month) and it can be very hard to chose products that will fight both.

Murad is taking the guess work out of it with their Acne & Aging line. They recently sent me a starter kit, and while I can't find the exact kit I used on-line, I did get to try out 4 of the most useful products in that line.

Read on to find out more about them.

Lippie Love: Elizabeth Arden Poppy Cream

This is an amazing red. It applied like a dream, felt hydrating and lasted for hours. I think it is the best red lipstick that I've tried so far, and I've tried quite a few. This is definitely making it into my lipstick drawer, which is a rarity these days (it's quite full, something has to be amazing to make it in to that stash!)

Definitely check this one out if you want a great red.


Elizabeth Arden

Nails Inc Maddox Street

Nails Inc has crossed the pond and landed in Sephora. I've been slow to post pics of my 2 shades (this is my fave, Maddox Street), mostly because I've been extensively testing the wear. My first Nails Inc mani lasted about 20 hours before about half of an index finger chipped off. Obviously things weren't off to a great start.

What I've since discovered is that Nails Inc doesn't seem to mix well with Orly's Bonder base coat on me. I can now get about 5 completely chip free days (and 6 days with a few little chips) out of manicure if I'm using CND Stickey as my base coat. I've had good results with both Seche Vite and Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Top Coat.

In person there is faint same color shimmer in this shade (which I can *almost* imagine in this picture), and it applies easily with 3 thin or 2 thick coats.

I'll be trying out Nails Inc again. I'm definitely interested in their 45 Second Top Coat. My friend Michelle over at All Lacquered Up loves it. It's on my Sephora shopping list!

Nails Inc at Sephora

Maybelline Falsies Flared Review

Am I the only on that feels like Maybelline keeps releasing slight variations on the same mascara? They all have the same name, this one just has flared added to the name? I'm honestly not sure why they do that, since the mascaras all have very different brushes. I think they need a bit of help in the creativity department!

This new iteration of Volum' Express mascara promises to add volume by picking up every single little lash. The brush is a bit flexible, the wand is curved and has the nylon bristles (rather than molded plastic) that many of us are used to using.


I think my picture doesn't exactly do this mascara justice. In reality, there is a bit more volume in this mascara. It can be a bit difficult to apply, I really felt like the flexibility in the brush made me have to work to push the mascara onto my lashes. The brush kept flexing when I was trying to apply, really the flexibility seemed to work against me.

However, I do think this mascara offered good volume, some increase in length, and it held my curl all day. No issues with clumping, flaking or problems with removal.

Maybelline Volume Express

Lippie Love: MAC Rebel



MAC Cosmetics
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