First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Instant Oatmeal Mask!!

Hello, beauties!!

I hope you're all doing well, and I hope you've all had a wonderful week!

Today, I'd like to talk about a skincare product that I find to be quite underrated in the skincare mask community.

First Aid Beauty's Ultra Repair Instant Oatmeal Mask! 

This mask has done wonders for my skin when it is feeling irritated in any way at all. First Aid Beauty (or FAB for short) really knocked it out of the park with this mask. I've never seen an oatmeal mask before discovering this, and that made me all the more intrigued by it. 

As I mentioned a few posts ago, Natural Honey is one of my go-to masks when I need some super skin healing powers. However, I love to switch up between the honey and the FAB Oatmeal Mask. 

One of the most important things to note about this mask is the fact that it is safe for ALL skin types. That means that myself and my fellow sensitive skin peeps are SAFE with this mask. I love when a mask states that it is safe for sensitive skin types because then I don't have to worry about having a bad reaction to it, or it doing more harm than good! 

Let's get into the details about this mask, shall we?

SO! The Ultra Repair Instant Oatmeal Mask is an extremely hydrating mask that calms, soothes, and nourishes distressed skin. It amazes me how much this mask does for my skin in such a short amount of time! 

It's main ingredients and their benefits:

• Colloidal Oatmeal: Relieves itching and soothes irritated skin
• Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Extract (Sea Buckthorn): Helps heal the skin and combats free radicals.
• Shea Butter: Helps moisturize and nourish the skin.
• FAB Antioxidant Booster (Licorice Root, Feverfew, and White Tea): Combats free radicals. 

If I'm suffering from redness and/or irritation, whether it be from a breakout, a reaction, dryness, etc. I just apply a generous amount of this amazing mask to my face, leave it on for  the designated 10 minutes, and my skin instantly feels hydrated, calm, smooth, and the redness is GONE. In just one use, my skin transformed before my eyes! 

The instant I begin to apply the mask to my face, my skin gets this wonderfully nourishing cooling sensation that feels so amazing! I wish I could bathe in it! 

You are really applying oatmeal, oats and all, to your face. How fun is that? I also enjoy the smell of the mask. It is NOT a scented mask. There is no fragrance. It simply has a light scent of the oatmeal. 

More important facts to note: This mask is free of Parabens, Sulfates, and Phthalates!

I think this mask is an essential for everyone! No one has perfect skin. Everyone's skin gets irritated from time to time. No matter what the reason, this mask is a beneficial holy grail mask to have on hand when needed!

Even if your skin isn't irritated, maybe you just want to give your skin a little TLC and nurture it a bit, this mask is perfect for a little hydrating pick me up! Stick to using it two to three times per week to keep your skin looking beautiful, soft, and supple!

It's simply a must-have treatment in my book, and I just HAD to share. 

This is my first First Aid Beauty purchase, and I really hope to get my hands on even more of their products! If this one mask is a testament to their entire line, then I need it ALL!

You can get a 2oz tube of this mask at Sephora for $22.00. If you just want to give it a try before you buy the full size tube, you can purchase a 0.75oz tube for just $9.00.

I also love that their products are not too expensive. I think $22.00 for a 2oz tube is an AMAZING price considering how amazing the mask is! Not to mention, a little goes a long way. I've had this tube for a few months and I've still got plenty of product left. 

My lovely readers, I really hope you'll give this mask a try! I truly love it, and I think you will too! And if you have tried this mask, let me know what you think of it! Do you love it as much as I do? More? And let me know what FAB products you'd recommend to me! I'd love to hear which products I should give a try. 

I'll have a great makeup product at the end of the week from my friend, Mally Roncal, that will go perfectly with your nourished, hydrated, and soothed FAB skin! :)

Until then, stay beautiful!

Christina Bracco

xoxoxo

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REVIEW: HSN Exclusive Too Faced Better Than Chocolate Natural Beauty Essentials! (With Chocolate Bar Palette)

Happy Wednesday, Beauties!!! 

I'm very, very excited for today's post. I've been anxiously awaiting this set since I ordered it, and it wasn't until I sat down to write this that I realized, this is my first time trying/owning any Too Faced Cosmetics products. I've been admiring several of their products for so long, but the money struggle is real so I couldn't go crazy. That's why, when I came across this Too Faced Better Than Chocolate Natural Beauty Essentials set full of several Too Faced products that I've been dying to try for the price of ONE... I jumped on it.

Can we talk about the packaging itself? It's no ordinary cardboard box. There's a fancy texture to it!

So, let's get into what makes this kit so amazing. How about its price? This is the first Today's Special that Too Faced has ever done with HSN and it could not have been a better start. To top it off, it was a special Beauty Event day, so there was FREE shipping on everything. I'm. Dying. YAS.

This kit was $49.00. It contains 4 top selling items including the incredibly popular Too Faced Chocolate Bar Palette. The palette itself is $49.99. That means that the other 3 items were basically FREE in the set. I'll give you a better breakdown below of the amazing value of this set.

This set includes:

• 1 Chocolate Bar Palette valued at $49.00
• 1 FULL SIZED Too Faced Shadow Insurance valued at $20.00
• 1 FULL SIZED Too Faced La Crème lipstick in the shade Nude, valued at $22.00
• 1 FULL SIZED Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara valued at $23.00

Total Value: $114.00 

HSN Value: $43.00 + FREE S&H

The set also came with a FREE year-long subscription to Glamour Magazine, a free sample of the Too Faced Coco Powder Foundation, and illustration guide for 3 different eye looks using the Chocolate Bar palette. 

Note: I did one of the eye looks called "Haute Cocoa" from the illustration guide. Photos below!

The Chocolate Bar Palette itself is gorgeous. The packaging... I love it so much. I love the detail involved in the presentation. It makes you want to buy from the brand even more when they care so much about the presentation of their product. It's all about the details, beauties!

The pigmentation in the shadows is to die for. Tied with amazing Shadow Insurance primer, the shadows don't crease or crack, and glide on so beautifully on the lid. I'm also a sucker for a good pun, so the names of each shadow are so cute. There's some shimmer in the shadows, but nothing overwhelming, so they're perfect for every age range. The most important note to make about this palette... there's a special reason why it's called the Chocolate Bar. Anyone who is familiar with Too Faced knows about the Chocolate Bar Palette. It's famous worldwide. What's so amazing about this palette, and what makes it so different, is that each shadow is infused with Cocoa Powder... so it smells like chocolate!!! The first thing I did when I opened the box was smell it, and I was not disappointed! Cocoa Powder is a natural antioxidant, so not only is this palette GORGEOUS, it's also great for your lids! The skin around our eyes is so sensitive, it's amazing that we can help it while WEARING makeup!   

 

The pink and purple shadow- I die.

The mascara is beautiful. It's so difficult for me to find a mascara that doesn't flake and leave little black specks on my cheeks, or smudge near my lower lash line. The Better Than Sex mascara does none of those things! It doesn't clump, and it leaves my already long lashes so voluminous. Also, I'm obsessed with the wand. It really helps to coat every lash. It has a bit of an hour glass shape to it. I really enjoy this mascara. Two coats and I'm good! 

The La Crème lipstick is the perfect nude shade with a light hint of pink that will look amazing with all skin tones. It doesn't crack or dry out the lips, and it stays on without having to reapply 10 times a day. I really love it! It's the perfect creamy, hydrating nude lipstick.

I love this packaging. Ugh, the color is so perfect!

Here I am after creating the Haute Cocoa look from the Glamour Guide. I am also wearing the mascara and lipstick. I'm SO obsessed. 

This was SUCH a fun look to create! 

So there you have it! That's everything about the HSN Exclusive Too Faced Better Than Chocolate Natural Beauty Essentials set! I'm so pleased with all of the products, and I hope this is just the beginning for my Too Faced purchases! The set, to no surprise, sold out, but you can still find all of the products individually at Sephora, HSN, Amazon, etc.

Let me know about your favorite Too Faced products and maybe I'll give them a try! I hope you enjoyed this post. If you have any suggestions for future posts, please contact me! Until Friday, have a happy rest of the week! Stay beautiful :)

Christina Bracco

xoxoxoxo

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Holy Grail Skincare Product: GLAMGLOW THIRSTYMUD Hydrating Treatment Review!

Happy Monday, Beauties!!!

Last week, I only posted one blog. This week, I'll be coming at you with three. I've got a special treat coming in the mail any day now, and I can't wait to do a post on it! For now, I felt as though I was lacking in the skincare-posts department, so I decided to fix that with this post!

Today, I wanted to write a review on the GLAMGLOW THIRSTYMUD Hydrating Treatment. There has been SO much buzz about all of the GLAMGLOW masks, treatments, and cleansers. Having heard so many things about the GLAMGLOW line, I was very intrigued. I decided to give it a go.

The Thirstymud Hydrating Treatment is AMAZING.

If you're like me, and you've been struggling with dry skin lately, this treatment is calling your name.

Like I shared a few posts ago, with the drastic change in temperature (and it's only getting colder), I've been struggling with dry skin. But have no fear, because all I had to do was pull out the Thirstymud Hydrating mask, and it's been working like a charm!

There's so many great things about this mask. It's most important feature: It smells delicious. It smells like coconut. Who doesn't want their face to smell like coconut? No friend of mine, I can tell you that! But please, don't eat it.

It's a nondrying Hydrating mask. That's so important. I hate when a mask is said to deliver hydration, but all it does is dry out your face and suck it of all its life. Not the GLAMGLOW mask. This mask gives you INSTANT hydration. It's amazing. The moment it touches your face, it delivers a slightly cool, intensely hydrating feeling that lasts!

The Thirstymud Hydrating Treatment Mask is said to moisturize, restore, replenish, and calm the skin. The "Dewdration" boosts and locks in moisture for a dewy/youthful result, while "HydraPack" leaves your skin with silky smooth, soft, and supple skin. "GreenEnergy" energizes the skin, making it look healthy- enhancing your complexion.

More greatness: There are no Parabens, Sulfates, or Phthalates in the treatment.

So, how do you use it? It's quite simple!

• You can use this 2-3 times a week, or as often as needed. (If I'm extra dry, I'll use it every day of the week!)
• Apply a thin layer to clean, dry skin
• You can use it on your face, neck, and chest
• Daytime Use: Leave on for 10-20 minutes, allowing it to absorb into the skin. Wipe off with a tissue and gently rub any excess into the skin
• Nighttime Use: Leave on overnight to infuse the skin with hydration and wake up with beautifully moisturized skin. 

I will say, if I decide to apply the mask in the morning, I apply it about 20 minutes before I apply my makeup. I do not wipe off the mask with a tissue. It's pretty much absorbed into my skin after 20 minutes, so I apply my makeup over it, and it leaves me with a beautiful dewy finish.

Now, the price is a little steep.
For a 1.7 oz jar, the price is $69.00 at Sephora. There is a 0.5 oz jar for $20.00 at Sephora if you want to give it a little "try before you buy." I've had my 1.7 oz jar for about 4 or 5 months, and I still have plenty left. The jar lasts a very long time, so to me, the price is worth it. If you can splurge, get the 1.7 oz, but if not, I'd still suggest the 0.5 oz.
(Hint, hint: You may be able to snag a 1.7 oz jar for a bit cheaper on Amazon.com. I'm just sayin').

I really love this mask, and it's helped my dry skin immensely! It's totally a holy grail skincare product for me.

I've purchased other GLAMGLOW treatments since purchasing the Thirstymud Hydrating Treatment, so if you'd like a review on those as well, let me know!

Let me know if you're going to give this treatment mask a try, and how you like it!!
Check back here on Wednesday for a new post. Until them, have a great week :)
Christina Bracco
xoxoxoxo

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