THE URBAN GIRL'S SURVIVAL GUIDE

Beauty Reviews

Beauty Review: YSL Touche Eclat

2nd March 2010 by CityGirl No Comments

Product: YSL Touche Eclat $40
Rating: Crush
Our style guru friend took our hand one day and lead us to YSL. She lovingly pointed to the touche eclat and told us to make a change in our foundational makeup.  We have never been fans of foundation, but we have always needed some sort of cover-up…we are human, [...]

Beauty Review: Cle De Peau Face Mask

26th February 2010 by Christie 1 Comment

Product: Cle De Peau Face Mask, $120
Rating: Crush
With skin care products, only getting a sample is problematic because a sample is usually not enough to see an immediate improvement in your skin.  We are happy to report that that is not the issue in this case! After using the mask as directed (and fearing that [...]

Beauty Tip!

26th February 2010 by Christie No Comments

Thanks to all who stuck with us for this beauty week as we played with our samples.  We appreciate you lovely readers!  Our final beauty tip is fairly common sense, and yet we did not think about on our own…which we realize doesn’t say much about our common sense. By anyway, when creating a dewy [...]

Beauty Review: Chanel Lip Definer

25th February 2010 by CityGirl No Comments

Product: Le Crayon Levres, $28
Rating: Maybe Next Week
We got the sample version of this (no complaints, just saying) which did not include the lip defining brush on the other end of the color or the sharpener.   Overall, we like it because it rolls on smooth (thanks silicon and vitamin E!), and stays put for the [...]

Beauty Review: Estee Lauder Double Wear Lipstick

23rd February 2010 by CityGirl No Comments

Product: Estee Lauder Double Wear Lipstick, $22
Rating: Till Death Do Us Part
Wow, well first off we have to give Estee Lauder props for being very generous with their samples.  They are definitely a counter to visit the next time you play makeup roulette in a major department store.  But more importantly–wow.  LOVE the double wear.  [...]