Ilia Sun Serum Mineral Sunscreen SPF 50 w/ 8 Hour Oil Control

Happy Monday Beauty Bag Doll's! I am back with another Beauty launch from Ilia! I adore this brand because they get it right! The just launched the Ilia Sun Serum Mineral Sunscreen SPF 50 with 8 Hour Oil Control. I have had the privilege of trying this out thanks to PINCHme and Ilia Beauty for sending it out to me to try out for a few weeks before leaving my review for both Ilia and Sephora. It retails for $ 40.00 and is clean at Sephora. 

Very lightweight and absorbs beautiful tint.

Grab this ASAP it's the best sunscreen that is actually a serum!

My review is below:

Ilia made the perfect sunscreen. As an oily skin woman finding a sunscreen that doesn't look and feel greasy is difficult until now. The serum texture that this has is lightweight and absorbs into my skin like skincare. The tint is beautiful and this leaves no whitecast. It can be worn alone because of the beautiful glow it leaves or under makeup. I am in awe with this formula and the performance. Ilia you have made sunscreen a dream. 

The perfect sunscreen all year round.

This is a beauty Bag must haves and another product I will always  repurchase from Ilia. 

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Note I received these products as free product samples from Pinchme.com in exchange for my honest reviews.

bareMinerals Mineral Veil w/SPF25 & Supreme Finisher Brush

 Happy Friday Beauty Bag Dolls!! I hope you have a beautiful week and have a beautiful weekend ahead! I mentioned last month that I was looking for a new setting powder and I am lucky enough to try one from bareMinerals that also has SPF25 built-in to it. I also got to try out the bareMinerals Supreme Finisher Brush as well and I left my reviews for BzzAgent and below I will leave them for you.

The bareMinerals Mineral Veil has been the translucent powder I have been looking for my entire life! It sets my makeup for my entire 12 plus hour day but it erases my pores without leaving any white cast. It glides on perfectly with bareMinerals Supreme Brush which make it look like an airbrushed finish. The addition of the SPF is something I never seen on the market until trying out mineral veil and I love it for the extra protection over makeup and I dust this on on my no makeup day just for the SPF factor and so my skin has Tha poreless perfection look. Give this setting powder a try, it's amazing!!

The bareMinerals Supreme Finisher Brush is my number one Brush! I am wowed by how soft it is yet how it just picks up the right amount of product to dust onto my face. I use it with the bareMinerals Mineral Veil with SPF25 and I get the perfect amount of loose setting powder on the brush and Brush it onto my skin. It evenly distributes it without being heavy handed. This brush is an absolute must. It has a sturdy handle and never lost a brush hair. My advice is get yourself bareMinerals brushes ( and makeup) you will not look back because it is the best!! I am hooked. 

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* I received the bareMinerals Mineral Veil with SPF25 and  bareMinerals Supreme Finisher Brush as a free product sample from BzzAgent in exchange for my honest review.

Splurge or Save: Drunk Elephant VS Neutrogena

 Happy Saturday Beauty Bag Dolls I am back with a Splurge or save post for you and it is from two of my favorite brands Drunk Elephant versus Neutrogena. The two products are one's that I use all the time and I have reviewed both on my blog and I am a longtime user (I have been using it for four years) of the Splurge product Drunk Elephant T.L.C.  Sukari Babyfacial and I have been using the Save product Neutrogena Skin Glowing Facial Treatment for a year now. You can read my review for the Drunk Elephant here and for Neutrogena here.

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 For further information on how to enter read on.

Now while the two products are very similar and for me do the the same thing, exfoliate my skin Weekly and both leave my skin feeling soft and deeply cleansed, each have positives and negatives. The Drunk Elephant is powered by Chickpea flour and is 25% AHA and 2% BHA which is relatively high and leaves skin very red compared to the Neutrogena which is 15% AHA/PHA Blend. This one leaves slightly pink for about 30 minutes whereas Drunk Elephant leaves red for over an hour. Drunk Elephant also burns for about 5 minutes of the 20 minutes you have it on for. Neutrogena is about 2 minutes of tingling and you rinse off after 15 minutes. While everyone's experience will be different with skin discomfort while using a facial treatment I am here to let you know if I think you should spend $20 for the Neutrogena at Ulta or spend $80 at Ulta or Sephora for Drunk Elephant. 

My honest opinion on this Splurge or Save battle is to buy the Save first and see how it works out its what I would do if I didn't fall for Drunk Elephant first. The results are the same but the Drunk Elephant version is clean beauty. My solution to this Splurge Versus Save situation is instead of buying the Drunk Elephant 4 times a year or once each season I now buy it twice a year and I buy the Neutrogena twice a year and one week I will use Drunk Elephant Babyfacial and the next week Neutrogena Skin Glowing Facial Treatment. However if my skin care budget ever changed I know the Save product Neutrogena is a drugstore find that works well.

 Now I am giving away one of each product mentioned above to one lucky winner who follows me on Instagram ,Twitter (Links to these accounts are below) and here on my blog of course. Winner will be contacted on Instagram where you will enter. Like the photo of these two Splurge or Save products comment on the photo which one you will try first if you win like 5 previous photos and that's it your entered to win. I will DM the Winner on February 3rd 2023 do not follow to unfollow and follow the instructions to be entered.

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Ilia True Skin Primer, Foundation & Concealer

 Beauty Bag Dolls I have a triple review for you today! As promised a little while back I was on a search for the perfect new foundation. I did say I wanted a primer and concealer from the same brand since I have found that matching the brand works best for me for a while now. I searched for a while researching and trying to make the best choice for my skin type, I also wanted something on the clean beauty side, and I have found the Ilia True Skin Radiant Priming Serum, Ilia True Skin Serum Foundation and Ilia True Skin Serum Concealer. The price at Sephora and the Ilia website is for the Primer $54.00, the Foundation $52.00 and the Concealer is $30.00. 

These three amazing products from Ilia are a beauty bag must! Due note that the Foundation drops on February 8, 2022 at Sephora.com 

The Ilia True Radiant Priming Serum is great. It applies like a serum and dries in a minute. My skin feels soft and matte ready for makeup. This is a must have because it is a skincare primer which is rare in the makeup world. I struggle to find a good primer that doesn't break me out and this one is the winner! I did notice however an off smell to this one it can be a deal breaker on some days, I won't use it.

The Ilia True Skin Serum Concealer is amazing. It feels light on the skin yet gives you full coverage. I hide my dark circles easily, some blemishes as well. In fact, I felt when I removed my makeup after a few days of use it helped to heal my blemishes. It was a medium coverage and never ever felt heavy. I paired it with the Ilia primer and their foundation as well, so my combination skin never felt overly dry just a nice matte finish. That being said I will repurchase before I run out. I will try another shade because with concealers I like to have a few different shades on hand for when I am sunless tanning.

The Ilia True Skin Serum Foundation has great coverage. It feels light on the skin yet gives you full coverage. I hide my blemishes and even out my skin. In fact, it truly felt like nothing on my face, and I never had mid-day shine in my T-Zone. I paired it with the Ilia primer and their concealer as well, so my combination skin never felt overly dry just a nice matte finish. That being said I will repurchase before I run out. 

An additional note: I am a big fan of this brand since trying their mascara in fact it is my must have go to and I was thrilled to fall head over heals for this trio of products!

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Note I received these products as free product samples from Pinchme.com in exchange for my honest reviews. The reviews above are the ones that I had left for Ilia.com as well as Sephora.com All opinions as always are my own, good, bad or ugly.

bareMinerals Superfruit Mask Duo- Limited Edition

 Hello to all of my Beauty Bag Dolls. I have been using masks a lot I have not really incorporated anything new into my mask routine since the Philosophy Purity Made Simple Pore Extractor but you know me and my love for using masks I had to grab some when I was shopping for foundation on bareminerals.com The bareMinerals Supefruit Mask Duo which is limited edition caught my eye pretty quickly for several reason. The are vegan and there are two. One is cranberry and one is blueberry. I had to try it and this is what I found. (Now after incorporating this into my routine I went searching online and found a new clay mask to incorporate and I am starting that this week with a review to come soon).

This mask duo is skin savoir! The cranberry exfoliates while the blueberry mask perfectly hydrates.

These two masks from bareMinerals are masks I didn't know I needed until I had them in my mask rotation. The Cranberry one is exfoliation but it is the most gentle one I have ever had yet very effective. I kept it on anywhere from the recommended 10 minutes to up to about 15 and my skin was so super soft and glowing after removing.  No stinging or burning even if you have the most sensitive skin you can use this.

The Blueberry Mask was amazing. I kept that one on each time for at least 15 minutes sometimes 20 and when I removed my skin was soft, supple, hydrated and had bounce to it like it added the hydration and moisture my skin  needed.  I would follow up with the bareMinerals serum and moisturizer I have full review here. After each of these masks at night and my skin was positively beautiful each morning. 

The bareMinerals Limited Edition Superfruit Mask Duos are a beauty bag must have! I have stocked up and have one more set on deck for the upcoming fall and winter.

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bareMinerals Skinlogevity Long Life Herb Serum

 Hello to all of my Beauty Bag Dolls! I am sorry for being MIA on here lately however if you follow me on Instagram my handle is loveannasbeauty and on Twitter my handle is LoveAnna111  you know that I have been reviewing and posting a lot of my beauty bag must haves there. I am doing that more often on there because my review are more concise and I can do it quickly without blabbing a bit like I do on here and with the fact that over the past year the world has changed as has my job situation I have even less time to devote to my blog. Not an excuse just letting all of you know what is going on. I do still post here when I can and I will as often as I can but do check my other social media accounts like Instagram and Twitter for reviews because they are happening a few times a week on those sites. Now my latest one is actually a three reviews on one post! Yup 3 reviews on one post Beauty Bag Dolls. Instagram link here.

They are of bareminerals Skinlongevity Long Life Herb Serum, bareMinerals  Skinlongevity Long Life Herb Night Treatment and bareMinerals Blemish Remedy Acne Clearing Serum. Here is the link to my Instagram post to the review of all three of these products here 

I hope you enjoy this different and new way of me reviewing products. I will do this more often and like them on my blog to take you to my social media. Also please do follow me on Instagram here as well as Twitter here 

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Biossance Squalane + Vitamin C Dark Spot Serum

 *Note: I received the Biossance Squalane + Vitamin C Dark Spot Serum VoxBox complimentary for testing purposes from Influenster.

Beauty Bag Dolls I have a brand new review for you today to kick off the New Year, and it is a little bit of a different way for me to post a review, as well as being a brand new brand to my skincare routine! I recently received a complimentary voxbox from Influenster. I have been apart of Influenster for several years now and every once in a while I am selected to receive a absolutely free voxbox like the Biossance My Rose Glow VoxBox You to can join here and receive skincare, makeup, hair care and much more. Just sign up on their website Influenster.com Now this review of the latest voxbox I received is the Biossance My Rose Glow VoxBox which is the Biossance Squalane + Vitamin C Dark Spot Serum which is $62.00 on their website and on Sephora.com It is debuting on January 8th 2021 .  I left my honest reviews on this amazing this serum on Sephora.com, Biossance.com and Influenster.com (as well as my Instagram post )So I will be leaving those identical  review(s) that I wrote with all my heart and honestly of course for you here on my blog exactly the way they appeared on those websites.

This is an amazing serum that gives you quick results! Thank you Influenster and Biossance! This is a beauty bag must have! I will be repurchasing before I run out!

I am beyond in love and impressed with this serum. It is by far the best serum I have tried. I have nothing but positive results in the dark spots I have. In fact they have become non existent and that is something that I have never said before. This is a must have and worth the $62 price tag. I have no complaints or issues and my skin can be sensitive. Do note that this does contain 10% vitamin C and is plant derived squalane. This is vegan but delivers results faster than any other product I have tried that has costed me even more money. This is a beauty bag must have. 

I know I teased in the beginning of this review how I got this product for a company called Influenster to try the for free in exchange for my honest review. I signed a long time ago and from time to time you may get chosen to try out products in exchange for honest reviews and I was lucky enough to be chosen for the the Biossance My Rose Glow VoxBox. I have had a few of these voxboxes over the years and it really awesome. You sign up answer questions and then wait and see if your matched to any of the Influenster current campaigns. I have linked the Influenster website throughout this review for you to sign up and you can also sign up right here. It's free and easy to join!

*Thank you to Influenster for the complimentary voxbox in exchange for my honest review. #contest*

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