1<!DOCTYPE html> 2<html lang="en"> 3<head> 4 <title>A D O R A beauty {a blog for all things beautiful}</title> 5 <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> 6 <meta name="keywords" content="adorability, beauty, products, hair care, skin care, makeup, reviews, home care, bath and body"> 7 <link rel="shortcut icon" href="/favicon.ico"> 8 <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Open+Sans" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"> 9 <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Josefin+Sans" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"> 10 <link href="/wordpress/wp-content/themes/007/style.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"> 11 12
12<script type="text/javascript"> 13 window.___gcfg = {lang: 'en'}; 14 (function() 15 {var po = document.createElement("script"); 16 po.type = "text/javascript"; po.async = true;po.src = "https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js"; 17 var s = document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]; 18 s.parentNode.insertBefore(po, s); 19 })(); 20 </script>
20 21 <link href="https://plus.google.com/104006532853568463005" rel="publisher"> 22</head> 23<body> 24
24<script type="text/javascript" src="//www.hellobar.com/hellobar.js"></script>
24 25
25<script type="text/javascript"> 26 27 28 new HelloBar(48628,67864); 29 </script>
29 30
30<script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.influenster.com/js/infservice.js"></script>
30 31
31<script type="text/javascript"> 32 33 getUserBadgeScore(15146,2,1,0) 34 </script>
34 35 <div id="fb-root"></div> 36
36<script> 37 (function(d, s, id) { 38 var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; 39 if (d.getElementById(id)) return; 40 js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; 41 js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1"; 42 fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); 43 }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk')); 44 </script>
44 45 <div id="container"> 46 <div id="header"> 47 <a href="/about/" id="about"></a> <a href="/contact-me/" id="contact"></a> <a href="/?cat=19" id="reviews"></a> <a href="/category/makeup/" id="beauty"></a> <a href="/?cat=6" id="fashion"></a> 48 </div> 49 <div id="sidebar"> 50 <br> 51 <img src="/images/7aboutme.png"><br> 52 <br> 53 <br> 54 <br> 55 personal blog | design portfolio<br> 56 <h1>Subscribe</h1> 57 <p></p> 58 <p></p> 59 <center> 60
60<script src="https://widget.hellocotton.com/friends/adorabeauty/180px" type="text/javascript"></script>
60 61 </center> 62 <form style="border:0px solid #000;padding:3px;text-align:center;" action="/" method="post" target="popupwindow" onsubmit="window.open('/?uri=adorabeauty', 'popupwindow', 'scrollbars=yes,width=550,height=520');return true"> 63 <p>Subscribe by Email:<br> 64 <input type="text" style="width:140px" name="email"></p> 65<input type="hidden" value="adorabeauty" name="uri"><input type="hidden" name="loc" value="en_US"><input type="submit" value="Subscribe"> 66 </form> 67Looking for Google Friend Connect? 68 <h1>Connect</h1> 69 <p></p> 70 <h1>Link Button</h1> 71 <p></p> 72 <textarea></textarea><br> 73 <h1>Programs</h1> 74 <p><img src="/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/content_intimint-logo.jpg" border="0"></p> 75 <p><img src="/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/stylemintlogo.png" width="200" border="0"></p> 76 <p><img src="/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/birchbox-logo.jpg" border="0" width="200"></p> 77 <p></p> 78 <p><img src="/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/hautelook.jpg" border="0" width="175"></p> 79 <p><img src="/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/bzzagent.png" border="0" width="200"></p> 80 <p></p> 81 <div id="profile-score"></div> 82 <p></p> 83 <p><small>(above are referral links)</small></p> 84 <h1>Blog Hops</h1> 85 <p></p> 86 <p></p> 87 <p></p> 88 <p></p> 89 <p></p> 90 <p></p> 91 <h1>Giveaways</h1> 92 <p></p> 93 <hr> 94 <br> 95 Check out my blog awards! br> br> 96 </div> 97<br> 98 <div id="content_area"> 99 <br> 100 <br> 101 <h2>Dec 4</h2>Benefit âHello Flawless!â Powder Review 102 <p>Its about time I did a product review! I already use Benefitâs Hello Flawless Oxygen Wow Foundation (full review here), so I decided to pick up the matching powder since I was running out of Bare Minerals Mineral Veil. I got it in the shade âIâm Cute as Bunny Honeyâ since I also have the âhoneyâ shade in the liquid foundation.</p> 103 <p></p> 104 <p>I canât tell whether this product is marketed as a powder or a powder foundation, but Iâve been using it primarily as a powder over my liquid foundation. The honey shade in this powder is slightly darker than the liquid foundation shade of the same name, but it isnât drastically different. I do which the color was closer to the liquid foundation since that matches me perfectly. As long as I donât cake it on, though, its barely noticeable as being darker.</p> 105 <p align="center"> </p> 106 <p>This powder has amazing coverage! Having used Bare Minerals Mineral Veil for so long (which is translucent), Iâm not used to a powder having even a little bit of coverage. Since the Hello Flawless Liquid Foundation is fairly light-medium coverage, this is the perfect finishing touch to get that âflawlessâ look! I didnât find the powder drying at all (which is a big issue with my skin in the winter time). It comes with a little brush, which I only use when traveling, as well as a sponge which can be used to pat the powder on small areas as a concealer. I have used this powder by itself before (without liquid foundation) and it gave me a really nice, light coverage! Using it as concealer works perfectly also, so if youâre pressed for time this is a good one-step product to have. Another plus is that it contains SPF 15.</p> 107 <p>The only downside I have to this is the packaging. Iâm not sure if its just me, but I have the hardest time opening this up every morning. The indentation to open up the lid is barely there so I struggle a bit with it, and also with getting to the lower part for the sponge/brush. Not a huge deal, of course, but still annoying! Another downside would be the price ($34), which I find a bit high for a powder.</p> 108 <p>All in all, Iâve really been loving the combo of this powder and the Hello Flawless liquid foundation! I will most likely purchase it again despite the price.</p> 109 <p><strong>Rating</strong>: </p> 110 <center> 111 <img src="/images/7sig.png"> 112 </center> 113 <p><img src="/images/comment.gif" alt=""> <span>Comments Off</span></p>Filed Under: Full Reviews, <a href="/category/makeup/" title="View all posts in Makeup" rel="category tag">Makeup</a> | Tags: <a href="/tag/benefit/" rel="tag">Benefit Cosmetics</a><br> 114 <br> 115 <br> 116 <br> 117 <br> 118 <h2>Sep 26</h2>My Updated Makeup Routine 119 <p>Its been awhile since Iâve done a post on my full morning routine! Iâve talked about most of these products individually, but this is what I use mostly everything morning.</p> 120 <div style="width:600px;margin:0 auto"> 121 <div style="position:relative;"><img width="600" alt="Updated Makeup Routine" src="http://cfc.polyvoreimg.com/cgi/img-set/.sig/0efhGwjb6ZAmO5MGuRAg/cid/59708457/id/-wRLZ2JfSbCtdRHWbo-gWw/size/c600x225.jpg" title="Updated Makeup Routine" height="225" border="0"></div> 122 </div> 123 <ul> 124 <li> 125 <strong>1</strong> Revlon PhotoReady Perfecting Primer (full review) 126 </li> 127 <li> 128 <strong>2</strong> Benefit Hello Flawless Oxygen Wow Foundation (full review) 129 </li> 130 <li> 131<strong>3</strong> Benefit Erase Paste</li> 132 <li> 133 <strong>4</strong> Bare Escentuals Hydrating Mineral Veil (mini review) 134 </li> 135 <li> 136 <strong>5</strong> Benefit CORALista Blush (mini review) 137 </li> 138 <li> 139 <strong>6</strong> DuWop Doubleglow7 Luminizer (full review) 140 </li> 141 <li> 142 <strong>
1427</strong> Stila Smudgestick in âOscar Fishâ (full review) 143 </li> 144 <li> 145 <strong>8</strong> The Balm Cosmetics Shady Lady eyeshadow (mini review) 146 </li> 147 <li> 148<strong>9</strong> Maybelline The Falsies Mascara</li> 149 <li> 150 <strong>10</strong> Revlon Lip Butter in âPeach Parfaitâ (mini review) 151 </li> 152 </ul> 153 <p>As you can tellâ¦I love Benefit! The only products that Iâll occasionally leave out are #3, #6, and #8 (mostly because of time constraints). Also, for lips, Iâll change up the color but âPeach Parfaitâ is the one I love the most!</p> 154 <p>What is your daily makeup routine like? Do you use any of these products?</p> 155 <center> 156 <img src="/images/7sig.png"> 157 </center> 158 <p><img src="/images/comment.gif" alt=""> <span>Comments Off</span></p>Filed Under: <a href="/category/makeup/" title="View all posts in Makeup" rel="category tag">Makeup</a>, My Routines | Tags: Bare Escentuals, <a href="/tag/benefit/" rel="tag">Benefit Cosmetics</a>, DuWop, Maybelline, Revlon, Stila<br> 159 <br> 160 <br> 161 <br> 162 <br> 163 <h2>Aug 16</h2>Benefit Hello Flawless Oxygen Wow Foundation 164 <p>Finally getting around to reviewing Benefitâs Hello Flawless Oxygen Wow Foundation! I know I promised it forever ago, but I just havenât gotten around to taking my own photo of it until yesterday. As you can see, Iâm already almost halfway done the bottle.</p> 165 <p></p> 166 <p>I absolutely love this foundation! This is the first true liquid foundation Iâve tried in a long long time (I consider Laura Mercierâs Silk Creme as more of a cream foundation than a liquid).</p> 167 <p>First off, the packaging is ridiculously adorable. The bottle is plastic, but I love how it has that foggy glass effect. I also may be a design nerd, but Iâm loving the typography on the bottle and box. Most importantly, this bottle comes with a pump! It makes it so easy and mess-free to dispense the product. It also came with a small sample of Benefitâs Porefessional included in the box.</p> 168 <p>The shade I picked up is called âIâm So Money Honeyâ. At first, I was thinking of going the lighter shade because I was afraid this would be too dark, but once I actually looked at the shades in person I chose the Honey, and Iâm so happy I did! I have never found a foundation that matched my skin-tone as perfectly as this! I tried to take a photo of it swatched, but I apparently suck at swatch photos and it kept turning out blurry. :/ I would suggest swatching it in person before buying if you can.</p> 169 <p>The consistency is pretty thin (especially compared to the LM), but it is <em>very</em> easily blendable. I usually use my beauty blender with this, which works perfectly, but Iâve also used my fingers to apply it and it blended super easily that way also. The coverage is light, but buildable to mediumâ¦very natural looking and brightening, but still covers flaws pretty well (definitely not at all cakey). The finish is on the dewy side (bordering on oily), although using a matte primer underneath might help a bit with that, and powder would as well of course. Thankfully, this foundation does not accentuate any of my dry patches, which is my main gripe with liquid foundations. This would be a great foundation for those with normal to dry skin. If your skin is oily, I might not suggest this for you as it tends to look more oily throughout the day. Iâm usually okay if I use my primer underneath, but sometimes Iâll blot, especially if its a hot day out.</p> 170 <p>All in all, I think Iâve found my perfect everyday foundation, and Benefit continues to be one of my favorite cosmetic brands! I love that this is so natural looking, but still makes your skin look flawless and radiant. It also has the bonus of being SPF 25 PA+++ (the PA+++ means that it is the highest protection for UVA rays). This is a definite re-purchase for me and something that Iâll use throughout the Winter as well! The only one downside is the price, which is $34, but is well worth it to me and thankfully not as much as the LM which is $42 (saving that for special occasions only). =)</p> 171 <p></p> 172 <center> 173 <strong>My Rating:</strong> 174 <p></p> 175 <p>
175Buy Benefitâs Hello Flawless Oxygen Wow Foundation now!</p> 176 </center> 177 <p></p> 178 <center> 179 <img src="/images/7sig.png"> 180 </center> 181 <p><img src="/images/comment.gif" alt=""> 1 Comment</p>Filed Under: Full Reviews, <a href="/category/makeup/" title="View all posts in Makeup" rel="category tag">Makeup</a> | Tags: <a href="/tag/benefit/" rel="tag">Benefit Cosmetics</a><br> 182 <br> 183 <br> 184 <br> 185 <br> 186 <h2>Aug 6</h2>Revlon PhotoReady Perfecting Primer 187 <p>I mentioned this primer in my July favorites post, so here is a full review of what I think of it and why I love it!</p> 188 <p>I usually donât use a primer regularly. The last primer I owned was Tarteâs Clean Slate, which was pretty good but it tended to break me out if I used it too often. But with the weather so warm, I figured that I should find a primer again to see if that would help my makeup last. I went to my trusted source, Beautypedia.com, to find a primer that was fairly inexpensive with a good rating. I decided on Revlonâs Photoready Perfecting Primer (as opposed to their color correcting one) and picked it up at the drugstore for about $13.</p> 189 <p>When I first applied it, I was slightly disappointed because it had a similar finish to Benefitâs The Porefessional. It has a very matte finish and blurred out imperfections. The only reason why Iâm not a big fan of matte finishes is because I have some dry patches and they usually make them worse. But not this primer! I was so relieved when the primer applied smoothly over my dry patches without making them any worse (in fact, they looked better). My skin was completely smoothed, matte, and had a very airbrushed look to it.</p> 190 <p>Makeup applies super smoothly over this primer, although it does not have that slippery silicone feel to it that a lot of primers have (if you prefer that), but it definitely is very smooth. The consistency of it is also closer to a lotion than a gel. After applying my makeup, I always have crazy amounts of oilyness around my t-zone that need to be covered up immediately by powder, but when I used this primer I could barely notice any oil! I even went without powder a couple times. My makeup held up better throughout the day (there will still be oil, but not as much as without using the primer). I was surprised when I came home at 5:30 and saw that my makeup looked almost perfect and that even my blush that I applied at 7:30 that morning was still perfect and visible.</p> 191 <p>All in all, this is a great primer and I would definitely suggest it to anyone who is going for a soft matte finish or likes Benefitâs Porefessional but doesnât want to pay the high price for it.</p> 192 <p><strong>My Rating</strong>: <br> 193 <strong>Want it?</strong>: Buy it now from Ulta!</p> 194 <center> 195 <img src="/images/7sig.png"> 196 </center> 197 <p><img src="/images/comment.gif" alt=""> 3 Comments</p>Filed Under: Full Reviews, <a href="/category/makeup/" title="View all posts in Makeup" rel="category tag">Makeup</a> | Tags: Revlon<br> 198 <br> 199 <br> 200 <br> 201 <br> 202 <h2>Jun 27</h2>FusionBeauty LipFusion Balm SPF 15 203 <p>Iâve had this balm for almost a month now so I thought Iâd review it for you guys! This balm was included in some May Birchboxes. I didnât receive it in mine, but was able to trade a Stila eyeliner that I got for it (since I donât have much use for blue eyeliner). I always have one balm sitting on my desk at work and this has been the balm Iâve been using daily!</p> 204 <p></p> 205 <center> 206 207 </center> 208 <p></p> 209 <p>Here are the claims made by FusionBeauty (from the Birchbox website): âThe lightweight formula is infused with hydrating sunflower seed oil, plus groundbreaking AmpliFat, which boosts collagen production to give your lips that feel and appear fuller. Built-in SPF 15 keeps lips protected from harmful UVA and UVB rays.â</p> 210 <p>This is only one of two âlip plumpingâ products I own (the other being Sormeâs Lip Thick Plumping Lip Gloss) and to be honest Iâm not sure if it provides much plumping. It doesnât really feel tingly like the the Sorme gloss does although there is a slight tingle if you apply it very heavily, so its possible that it plumps a little bit but youâd have to apply a lot of it.</p> 211 <p>As for moisturizing the lips, it does an average job. It could definitely stand to be moisturizing, and it also tends to wear away quickly. If youâre looking for a very moisturizing lip balm, I wouldnât go with this one. What I do love about this balm is the packaging (the silver container is very sleek) and the large size of the balm. This retails for $22, though, and I would honestly not pay that much for it. There are other balms (like the Fresh Sugar Rose) that retail for the same price but are actually worth it. This balm doesnât really offer anything, in my opinion, that a cheaper balm would not. If it was good at lip plumping, I would say maybe, but its not particularly good at that.</p> 212 <p>Overall, I donât dislike this balm and I definitely enjoy using itâ¦I just donât think its worth $22!</p> 213 <p><strong>My Rating</strong>: </p> 214 <center> 215 <img src="/images/7sig.png"> 216 </center> 217 <p><img src="/images/comment.gif" alt="">
217 2 Comments</p>Filed Under: Full Reviews, <a href="/category/makeup/" title="View all posts in Makeup" rel="category tag">Makeup</a> | Tags: FusionBeauty<br> 218 <br> 219 <br> 220 <br> 221 <br> 222 <center> 223 <div class="alignleft"> 224 « Previous Entries 225 </div> 226 <div class="alignright"></div> 227 </center> 228<br> 229 </div> 230<br> 231 <div id="sidebar2"> 232 <h4>Sponsors</h4> 233 <p class="center"><img src="/images/7sponsor.png" border="0"></p> 234 <p></p> 235 <p></p> 236 <p></p> 237 <p></p> 238 <h4>Ad Swap</h4> 239 <p align="center"><img src="/images/7adswap.png" border="0" width="100"></p> 240 <p></p> 241 <p align="center"></p> 242 <div id="pf_buttonswap" class="pf_ads"> 243 244 </div> 245 <p></p> 246<br> 247 <h4>Groups</h4> 248 <p class="center"></p> 249 <div align="center"></div> 250 <p></p> 251 <p class="center"></p> 252 <p class="center"></p> 253 <p class="center"></p> 254 <h4>Meta</h4> 255 <ul> 256 <li> 257 Wordpress 258 </li> 259 <li>LinkShare</li> 260 </ul> 261 </div> 262 <div id="footer"> 263 <center> 264 <img src="/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/ifabbo_seal_sml.jpg" height="100"> <img src="/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Sigma_officalRep_badge.jpg" width="100"> 265 <hr> 266 © 2012 Melanie Gebhardt | Blog design by Adorability Designs | Powered by Wordpress 3.4 267 </center> 268 </div> 269
269<script type="text/javascript" src="/wordpress/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.js?ver=1.8.3"></script>
269 270
270<script type="text/javascript"> 271 272 273 /* <![CDATA[ */ 274 var cl_settings = {"name":"author","url":"url","comment":"comment","email":"email","infopanel":null,"default_on":"on","default_on_admin":"on","cl_version":"2.92.4","images":"http:\/\/adorabeauty.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/plugins\/commentluv\/images\/","api_url":"http:\/\/adorabeauty.net\/wordpress\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php","_fetch":"35bea19c74","_info":"64c035322b","infoback":"white","infotext":"black","template_insert":"","logged_in":"","refer":"http:\/\/adorabeauty.net\/benefit-hello-flawless-powder-review\/","no_url_message":"Please enter a URL and then click the CommentLuv checkbox if you want to add your last blog post","no_http_message":"Please use http:\/\/ in front of your url","no_url_logged_in_message":"You need to visit your profile in the dashboard and update your details with your site URL","no_info_message":"No info was available or an error occured"}; 275 /* ]]> */ 276 </script>
276 277
277<script type="text/javascript" src="/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/commentluv/js/commentluv.js?ver=2.92.4"></script>
277 278 </div> 279
280<script type="module" src="https://static.cloudflareinsights.com/beacon.min.js/v31edd6df95cf4e85bb4c19e7a9bdbcba1788362987495" integrity="sha512-iIg7k2xntmwu6/uSb5tpc/hySgZc4eoL31yB29W6tJFo2akwjPWcEqnCEdJvGexCL0KEQwVYv5BlowfhVz26hg==" data-cf-beacon='{"version":"2024.11.0","token":"460c71207cf749ec84c4677c0acb3e1a","r":1,"spa":2}' crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
280 281</body> 282</html>
Line numbers count LF bytes from the start of the resource, as the search results do. Vendor segments are library code the classifier recognised; they are stored but not indexed. Bytes are shown as Latin1 characters, one per byte.