Smashbox Studio Skin Full Coverage 24-Hour Foundation

Beauty Bag Dolls I am so excited to be brining you a review from Smashbox via Influenster.com I received a complimentary vox box a few days ago 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 vox box like the Smashbox Studio Skin Full Coverage 24-Hour Foundation. 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 Smashbox Skin Full Coverage 24-Hour Foundation is going to be a little different because I left my honest reviews on this amazing trio of products on Sephora.com and Influenster.com Below I will attach the exact review I left on the two websites.

My must have foundation is the Smashbox Studio Full Coverage 24-Hour Foundation that I received from Infuenster complimentary in exchange for my review! Hands down the best full coverage foundation I have used! 

My new favorite foundation has arrived from Smashbox Cosmetics. I have been using this Smashbox Cosmetics Studio Skin Full Coverage 24 Hour Foundation since it arrived and the coverage is out if this world amazing covers everything from acne to dark circles with very little product. Combine it with their primer and I never needed to touch up my foundation even after an hour 18 day. This foundation is hands down awesome! It truly feels weightless and controls oil and shine which my combinations skin type is prone to. I love that it is a matte finish too but isnt drying my skin out.

This is a 5 $$$$$ and beauty bag must haves that get EXTRA LOVE FROM ANNA! Read on to learn more about Influenster and how to receive your own free makeup!

I know I teased in the beginning of this review how I got this product for a company called Influenster to try the Smashbox Studio Skin Full Coverage 24-Hour Foundation 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  Smashbox Studio Skin Full Coverage 24-Hour Foundation  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!

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Drunk Elephant F-Balm Electrolyte Waterfacial

Beauty Bag Dolls I have an inside look to Drunk Elephant's newest addition! That's right they are launching a new mask and it doesn't drop until January 1, 2020 but I have a first look at this just dropped product and let me tell you its something you absolutely need if your like me and suffer from dry winter skin! The Drunk Elephant F-Balm Electrolyte Waterfacial is a cooling, skin-quenching over night mask that plumps and restores the balance of hydration and moisturizer levels to overly-parched and stressed skin. That description right there had me. The day this arrived I had been complaining for a few days already that after I would come home from a long day and remove my makeup my skin would still feel dry even after moisturizing. I kept saying my skin needs something more. I didn't know what so I tried those hydrating sprays and it worked for a few minutes but then by bed time my skin still felt tight and dry even my acne prone usually oily skin felt dry. However the day this arrived changed everything. Read on to learn more about my experience with Drunk Elephant F-Balm Electrolyte Waterfacial.

Drunk Elephant F-Balm Electrolyte Waterfacial is what your skin needs this winter!

The Drunk Elephant F-Balm Electrolyte Waterfacial is made with Drunk Elephant's "4-electrolyte blend that helps restore the water content of skin while protecting against its loss, which makes the lipids, ceramides and oils in the formula even more effect at the job of keeping skin soft and supple." Now as I menetioned my skin has been so dry lately. Of course I must say it has been snowing where I am from, the temps are so cold and the heat is turned up in our home so I know that, that does play a roll in my skin loosing moisture. Even with moisturizer applications my skin can't keep up so when I got my hands on this and I did my usual nighttime routine which includes using one pump of Framboos, BHydra, Marula and Protini on any giving night my skin still needed more so as my last step I use about 3 pumps of the brand new  Drunk Elephant F-Balm Electrolyte Waterfacial and it went on nicly and did not feel heavy, greasy or slimly like some other night masks. It was indeed cooling and didn't ball up or feel tacky. I was really excited when I went to bed and woke to see it didn't ruin my pillow case and when I looked in the mirror my skin looked plump! It felt hydrated and glowed. It was also so very soft I did not want to wash it to take away the softness and clarity. F-Balm was doing its job and each night I used it to only see better results. Throughout the day my skin didn't loose its hydration, it still felt soft versus the tightness I had been feeling before starting to use F-Balm each night. For the first time in my life my skin was neither oily nor dry it was just soft and dewy! The Drunk Elephant F-Balm Electrolyte Waterfacial is a beauty bag must have that gets a 5 $$$$$ and EXTRA LOVE FROM ANNA!

I knew before the F-Balm came into my skincare routine that I was missing something but now with this extra hydration and cooling my skincare routine is complete! 

As I mentioned this drops on Drunk Elephant.com and Sephora.com on January 1, 2020 and will cost $52 which is worth every dollar!

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PUR Joystick

Beauty Bag Dolls I am very excited today to be sharing with you something that I have been using for a little while now and it has truly helped clear my skin from the little bit of acne I have been struggling with again. My acne comes and goes as it pleases and thanks to the PUR Joystick it has gone. This is a little miracle stick and if you would like to learn more please read on.

The Pur Joystick is pictured on the left and has been a skin savoir! 

First I am sure you all know how much I love to use masks and exfoliate my skin. I find this to be a very important step even though my skin is sensitive and acne prone. The first product I decided to try out was the PUR Joystick. The Joystick is described as an "all-in-one cleanser, exfoliator and toner foams on contact to instantly draw out dirt, oil and impurities with charcoal and Moroccan Lava Clay. Suitable for all skin types, but specifically formulated for congested, acne-prone skin."  Now when I read it was formulated for acne prone skin I was instantly drawn to it. I used it on clean makeup free skin that was damp. It was easy to roll up the stick it come in and run it across my face in a circular motion. I massaged it to a cream lather and rinsed. My skin looked and felt refreshed along with being brighter. I used this twice a week and noticed improvement in my skin's texture immediately. I love the PUR Joystick and will not be without it. This is without a doubt a beauty bag must have and a 5 $$$$$ that gets EXTRA LOVE FROM ANNA!

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Drunk Elephant A-Passioni Retinol Cream

Beauty Bag Dolls the review I am about to bring to you is truly a personal one because it involves Retinol. Now if your like me with sensitive, acne prone skin that tends to be oily to dry depending on its mood you hesitate when it comes to retinol. Although I know I need it, it has always scared me because in the past if has hurt my skin instead of helping it. That being said please put all of your worries and common misconceptions behind you because Drunk Elephant A-Passioni Retinol Cream has broken through all of my stereotypes. Drunk Elephant describes A-Passioni Retinol Cream as "Retinol reimagined. A-Passioni Retinol Cream is a clean, cutting-edge formula that combines 1.0% vegan retinol with nourishing, superfood-rich ingredients to dramatically diminish the appearance of fine lines, deep wrinkles and sun damage revealing a vibrant, younger-looking complexion." To learn more about what this Drunk Elephant A-Passioni Retinol Cream does for me read on.

Drunk Elephant A-Passioni (pictured on right) has changed what I think about retinol forever! It is gentle yet effective and has helped me say good by to line, wrinkles and dark spots!

When I reach for the Drunk Elephant A-Passioni Retinol Cream I take a look in a mirror and of course I use the retinol in strategic areas. For me I like to use it on my forehead to smooth the fine lines, on some dark spots and acne scars on my face as well as the pesky laugh lines. Now the Drunk Elephant A-Passioni Retinol Cream is to be used one or two times a week AM or PM gradually increasing your frequency to every other night and then every night as your skin tolerates it. I personally use this twice a week for 2 weeks and then I use it about 4 days a week there after. The recommendation from Drunk Elephant is to use a pea-size amount or less to clean dry skin which is what I did. You can also mix it with your favorite Drunk Elephant Cream or Oil I used it the B-Hydra Intensive Hydration Serum included in the box of A-Passioni Retinol Cream and some of their Protini Polypeptide Cream. After the first application I was thrilled not to have any irritoation or redness at all (that was a first for me with Retinol) Then I used it a second time that week and had no issues. After my third application I woke up in the morning and just noticed my skin was a little dry after the 4th application dry and flakey so I used a thicker moisturizer and did not have an issue. I did continue to increase the use of the A-Passioni Retinal Cream to about 4 days a week and I had great results. My forehead fine lines had truly diminished and my acne scars were faded which meant I didn't have to use as much concealer. I can finally say that I LOVE a retinol cream and its all thanks to Drunk Elephant A-Passioni Retinol Cream! This is apart of my fall skincare routine and you must gift this one for yourself this holiday season! This is a beauty bag must that gets 5 $$$$$ and EXTRA LOVE FROM ANNA!

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Green Estate Reusable Makeup Removal Pads

Beauty Bag Dolls I have the best new product to introduce to you! OMG I am beyond excited and thrilled to introduce to you an amazing company called Green Estate. This is a brand that is so cool however I will first stick to the amazing product that was sent out to me which was the Green Estate Reusable Makeup Removal Pads. You get 14 Microfiber rounds and laundry bag. These microfiber rounds are washable, reusable, extra soft and gentle on the skin. For more information on my new makeup removing must haves from Green Estate read on.

This is the perfect gift to give any beauty lover this holiday season and you can use the Green Estate Makeup Removal Pads countless amount of times so you giving a gift to our environment!

As I mentioned Green Estate is a new brand to me but is such a wonderful brand. They are truly trying to make the world a bit greener. For me in a world where everything is so disposable I really gravitated toward that sentence. I just try to do small things here and there (I am big on recycling everything I can and I do love to compost as well as a beach lover I volunteer as often as I can to keep our beaches clean) and by now using the Green Estate Reusable Makeup Removal Pads I will do my best to try and not contribute to creating more harm than good to our planet. Green Estate says that just one pad will replace two cotton pads. One side is black and the other white. With the black side after wetting your Microfiber round just run it across your face like you would your cotton round. Make sure your Microfiber round is very wet and rinse it out and repeat until your makeup is all off. With the white side of the Microfiber round grab your favorite toner for me I am going between two different ones and apply it onto your face. I am just amazing and floored at the one reusable microfiber round did for my face. It just cleaned off all my makeup I didn't have to rub endlessly and tug at my skin. With cotton round or makeup wipes you have to tug at your skin a lot to make sure it all off. This is great for anyone but for me its perfect because try something new like a cleanser is always scary since my skin is sensitive. This is just warm water and a Reusable Makeup Removal Pad it is awesome! I had no irritation or reaction just CLEAN skin! Before the first you wash them and after each use wash them in the washing machine inside the included laundry bag. No fabric softener that can ruin their soft microfiber texture. Let me tell you now makeup wipe or cotton round is softer and more effective than the Green Estate Reusable Makeup Removal Pads. You get 14 in the box and they are a Beauty Bag must have that gets 5 $$$$$ as well as EXTRA LOVE FROM ANNA!

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Sauce Beauty Haircare

Beauty Bag Dolls  I have a brand new brand to my blog and its a wonderful one for your haircare routine! Sauce Beauty is haircare created by a founder who combined two of his favorite passions haircare and food to make formulas for the hair that are good for your hair and scalp. I am tried out four of their product and I am amazed that my hair has a daily good hair day! To learn about the four amazing products I have been indulging in from Sauce Beauty read on.

This haircare has changed my hair to amazing. Sauce Beauty is made with the best ingredients I have seen.

First up is the amazing Sauce Beauty Intense Repair Shampoo in Mint and Peppermint Oil. First off you will notice the scent it is amazing and invigorating I love it. Next you will notice that it goes to work at yes cleansing your hair but I can feel that it is also working on my scalp to cleanse and nourish it. My hair feels moisturized, fresh and clean. If you though your hair was great after just shampooing then your jaw will drop when you the Sauce Beauty Intense Repair Condition in Coconut Cream. The Coconut Cream smells like a sweet treat! This conditioner like the shampoo is free of sulfates and parabens and is color safe but for me it is a gentle and truly moisturizing which is what my hair really needs right now. It is also creamy and glides into my hair. After keeping it in for 3 minutes I rinse it out and my hair feels so soft and luxurious! If you think your hair is perfect at that point then great but for me I love another step.

For me I do like to use hair masks I use one at least two or three times a week most are average until Sauce Beauty came into my life. The Sauce Beauty Deep Moisture Mask in Guacamole Whip. This smells like a jar of goodness (I mean everything I have used smells so incredibly good). What it has done for my hair is just amazing! It has helped dehydration and frizz! I just take a generous amount (my hair is long) and massage it from root to ends and wait no more than 5 minutes and after I rinse my hair is so soft and touchable. This never weighed my hair down like other hair masks. I adore this one and will never be without it. Now on days that I don't use the hair mask I love the Sauce Beauty Leave-In Conditioner and Detangler Tzatziki taming spray. I use this spray on my towel dried hair and then just comb and style as usual. This leave in conditioner is light not like others that have weight my hair down and it truly help me at this time of the year with static. It also helps to leave my hair feeling so soft and touchable. It also detangles which is what my hair needs!

All of the Sauce Beauty haircare products are amazing and beauty bag must haves that get a 5 $$$$$ as well as EXTRA LOVE FROM ANNA! I highly recommend these products to everyone and you can even gift these for the holiday season to anyone who wants beautiful healthy hair!

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Drunk Elephant T.L.C. Framboos Glycolic Night Serum

Beauty Bag Dolls I am so happy to be bringing you a review of the Drunk Elephant T.L.C. Framboos Glycolic Night Serum. I have used this in the past in the deluxe sizes but never in the full size and now that I have tried it in the full size I cannot see myself ever using any other Glycolic Serum. This glycolic serum like I always knew is so gentle on the skin it will make you rethink what you ever though about glycolic. To think almost a year ago before I began my Drunk Elephant journey I never touch glycolic serums because when I did my skin would react. Read on to learn more about the  Drunk Elephant T.L.C. Framboos Glycolic Night Serum.

Drunk Elephant T.L.C. Framboos Glycolic Serum is the BEST serum I have ever tried with Glycolic in it! Gentle yet effective at smoothing my skin and making it glow!

To start I just have to say that the Drunk Elephant T.L.C. Framboos Glycolic Night Serum has transformed my skin. Each night (when I have not used the T.L.C. Sukari Babyfacial which is a once a week mask or if I have not use their A-Passioni Retinol which I use most morning three days a week) then I reach for my T.L.C. Framboos Glycolic Night Serum I would say I use this 6 nights a week even when traveling I have a deluxe size with me. The Drunk Elephant T.L.C. Framboos Glycolic Night Serum has truly smoothed out my skin and added a glow that I never had before. If you have any type of texture or bumps on your face this will take care of it. I have never been happier. My skin is improved over time and you will see results in about two weeks and it gets better with and better in a month. But if your like me your asking will I see something in just one use and my answer is yes! Your skin will be brighter when you wake up the next morning. According to Drunk Elephant  the T.L.C. Framboos Glycolic Night Serum is a "high-tech gel resurfaces dull skin, gently lifting dead skin cells away by dissolving the glue that holds them to the surface. Formulated with a dream team AHA/BHA blend of glycolic, lactic, tartaric, citric and salicylic acids, and blended with raspberry extract, T.L.C. Framboos sinks in easily and delivers an effective level of chemical exfoliation without the harsh side effects like dryness or sensitization. Fine lines, wrinkles and discoloration, along with excess oiliness and the appearance of pores, will appear dramatically diminished. Horse chestnut, bearberry and white tea help to calm and soothe while improving the appearance of broken capillaries. Go from a drab complexion to an absolutely luminous one, practically overnight." Now if your like me and your skin is super sensitive I beg you to give this Glycolic Night Serum a chance because it works so perfectly and is so gentle! The Drunk Elephant T.L.C. Framboos Glycolic Night Serum is a beauty bag must have and get 5 $$$$$ as well as EXTRA LOVE FROM ANNA! 

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Sara Happ Pink Peppermint Lip Treatment Duo

It's that wonderful time of the year Beauty Bag Dolls where I get to bring you amazing reviews of amazing products that are specially packaged for the 2019 holiday shopping season and this review is a brand new one because it a new brand to my blog that I have never reviewed before! A gourgous gift packaged Sara Happ duo arrived at my door and I giggled with joy! The Sara Happ Pink Peppermint Lip Treatment Duo is out of the world amazing! I have been obsessed with lip products since elementary school in all honest from the moment I got my first drug store balms and the search for the best one was never ending until now. Sara Happ is The Lip Expert, she made her first scrub in her kitchen and the rest is history. Sara Happ made her lip scrub when no other lip scrub worked for her and I am so grateful she did, because her Pink Peppermint Lip Treatment Duo has restored my dry damaged lips. Read on to learn more.

Vanilla-infused Pink Peppermint Lip Scrub has been paired up with Whipped Vanilla Lip Slip Balm to create the perfect holiday duo. Sara Happ is the lip expert because this duo has transformed my lips to their best!

Since fall has arrived and the temps have truly dropped and then suddenly go back up like your skin your lips tend to react. At least mine do. They can go from pretty normal to just dry and lack luster in mere hours so when the Sara Happ Pink Peppermint Lip Treatment Duo arrived I had a good feeling I was in for a real luxe treatment. Beautifully packaged and ready to give as gift this holiday season the Sara Happ Pink Peppermint Lip Treatment Duo is a gift that keeps on giving. This should last a full 60-90 days with daily use which is what I need. The Lip Scrub is in pink peppermint and it is scrumptious and delicious, truly a treat to use. Just take a generous amount and begin to scrub it all over your lips for around 30 seconds to a minute. This is a real peppermint treatment for your lips but you will taste a hint of vanilla which is so tasty you will love it. After your done grab a tissue and wipe off excess! With ingredients like "nourishing oils and finely-ground sugar crystals, it eliminates dead skin and brings out your naturally beautiful lip color." I must say after doing this scrub my lips are a beautiful pink color and they feel so so soft and smooth, however do not forget the other important step the Lip Slip in Whipped Vanilla Balm. This is such a nourishing and hydrating step I do not remember why I ever used anything else. This is so soft on the lips its like a cushiony soft treatment that leave your lips hydrated get shiny so you can use this during the day when you want a nice shine to your lips. You can wear this alone or under your lip color. I personally love this so much. I use it in the AM before lip color or alone and in the evening before bed because I wake up with the softest lips of my life and did I mention they have never been dry since starting this routine. You can exfoliate with the Pink Peppermint scrub daily, every other day or weekly its up to you. I exfoliate daily and for me I love doing it in the evening. As far as lip slip I use it at least twice a day sometime three times a day just depending on my needs. To shop Sara Happ click here or any of my link highlighter throughout.

As far as my rating if its not obvious by now this is a beauty bag must have! Never ignore your lips like your face an body a lip care routine is an absolute must! The Sara Happ Pink Peppermint Lip Treatment Duo is a delight and a gift to give or get this holiday season and throughout the year. This is a 5 $$$$$ and get EXTRA LOVE FROM ANNA! Tuck this in a stocking or under the tree to make anyone in your life so super happy this holiday and to say good bye to dry winter lips!

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