THE URBAN GIRL'S SURVIVAL GUIDE

Beauty Reviews

Beauty Review: Covergirl Lash Blast Length Mascara

8th June 2010 by Christie View Comments

We come from a long history of NOT wearing CoverGirl mascara. But hey, color us surprised. We might actually like this one.

Beauty Review: Tarte’s Natural Eye Primer

18th May 2010 by Laura, "Beauty Girl" View Comments

Product: Tarte Lifted™ Natural Eye Primer with Firmitol™
Rating: Maybe Next Week
A quick recap: I, EpicureanGirl (or L’Épicurienne if you prefer), am going natural.  Because of my recent “aha!” moment about cosmetics getting absorbed into our system and, well, it also gives me an excuse to try different lines of makeup and experiment.  My first foray [...]

Beauty Review: Sephora Lush Flush

11th May 2010 by Laura, "Beauty Girl" View Comments

Product: Sephora Lush Flush (Wine Lip & Cheek Stain) $12
Rating: Maybe next week
A while back, we talked cheek stains.  Ladies, summer cocktail season is approaching and we want lips that can withstand 10 sliders, fries, a bottle of champagne, several swirly margaritas, and lots, LOTS of kisses!  I’ve been sorely disappointed in the lipstick department [...]

Beauty Review: Chanel Sublimage Eye Essential Regenerating Eye Cream

4th May 2010 by Laura, "Beauty Girl" View Comments

Product: Sublimage  Eye Essential Regenerating Eye Cream, $200
Rating: Let’s Just Be Friends
Ladies, during beauty week, we received a sample of the Chanel Sublimage Eye Regenerating Eye Cream.  We were giddy and excited and hurriedly tried it.  We were impressed by the results: our rather dark circles under the eyes appeared to become a few shades lighter [...]

Beauty Review: Pur~Lisse Pur~Lip Comfort

27th April 2010 by Christie View Comments

Product: Pur~Lisse Pur~Comfort Lip Moisturizer $22
Rating: Crush
We got this product as a free sample when a special someone gave us the pur~lisse skin care line as a gift, and wow! Is all we can say. We have had a long love affair with chapstick, lipgloss, lip venom, and vaseline, and yet our [...]