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11 Best Drugstore Mascaras

These products feel like splurging -- minus the high price tag

Are you a mascara fanatic? We are too. However, that doesn't mean we'll drop lots of cash on high-end mascaras (well, OK, it does, but we don't JUST do that). Especially when there are these cheap-but-awesome ones out there. Check them out, and say good-bye to your $20-a-tube days. See mascaras

Hello friends! My Arizona weather is gorgeous, no Punxatawney Phil here! So it's a perfect time to try out some new makeup and perfect the look you want for your Valentines Day date.

I just received some samples from http://www.aromaleigh.com/ and what a gem! Did you know that they send a dozen or so samples of other colors with each order?

So the photo of me is a "test shot" of the makeup and please forgive my photo! I am not sure if it's me, the camera or what? But the photo doesn't show the true deep pigments of what I"m wearing. And here's the breakdown of what you are looking at:

My skin is covered in Noah's Naturals anti-aging serum, La Roche Posay Anthelios spf 25 creme, my eyes are treated in DermaScyne Gone in 60 Seconds (stay tuned! it's the giveaway for today!)
Foundation: Arbonne Line Defiance 6N
*Aromaleigh L'Orchidee Seed Pearl loose mineral shadow on brow bone, through corner of nose/tear duct
*Aromaleigh En Pointe Pique loose mineral shadow all over the lid to the crease
The bottom lid is lined with wet En Pointe Pique. Remember to take the shadow out of the pot before dipping a wet brush into it, otherwise you will ruin the pot of product.
Mascara: L'Oreal Telescopic in black
Brows are black shadow
*Aromaleigh L'Orchidee Seed Pearl shadow is highlighting the top of my cheekbones, and sides of jaw
Blush: Arbonne Glow
Powder: Larenim Mineral Compact in Lt. Med
N.Y.C. #954 lip liner (nude color)
*Aromaleigh L'Orchidee Seed Pearl/En Pointe Pique mixed into lip liner. I applied the Pique to the outside corners of my mouth half way up, then filled in the top center ( bow) of my upper lip and bottom lower center of the lip with the Seed Pearl color.
I finish the look with Aromaleigh aromatherapy lip balm in pink grapefruit. 
If you try any of their products try this because there is no animal testing, and this is a lovely lip balm.

I love that this line is made in the United States of America! woo hoo!
Visit the website to learn more and pick some colors for yourself! http://www.aromaleigh.com/

Stay tuned, later today Makeup University is giving away the DermaScyne Gone in Sixty Seconds eye treatment! Free!
p.s. to get your Arbonne products, aske me or better yet, ask Cheryl Rhodes. She's better at it! You can find her at http://www.arbonne.com/selfdiscovery
Remember: you are beautiful!
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Grandma's got her lashes on! New L'Oreal Telescopic Explosion mascara

The 11 Worst Skin Care Serums

Hoping for an anti-aging miracle? You won't find it with these products

Some anti-aging products can completely revamp how our skin looks. Unfortunately, the serums on this list either didn't do much at all, or gave our readers worse skin (yikes!). Check them out, so you know what not to try. See serums

No. 11: Origins Plantidote Mega-Mushroom Eye Serum, $45

TotalBeauty.com average reader rating: 6.5

"The eye serum irritates my skin and burns my eyes ..."

No. 10: Olay Regenerist Targeted Tone Enhancer, $21.79

TotalBeauty.com average reader rating: 6.5

Even after "eight weeks" or using "the entire tube" readers "have not noticed a change ..."

No. 9: Fusion Beauty LiftFusion Face Lift, $140

TotalBeauty.com average reader rating: 6.4

"I didn't feel any of the benefits that were advertised, and cost per use was approximately $40 ..."

Want to see what's the worst? Click here!

I personally, am a serum lover! Some of these in the beauty bubble I have used and loved, and some I have used and got blackheads, the kind t hat require professional extraction.

Before you click through to find out if yours is in there:

You must buy this mascara and stay tuned to buy it when it comes out in a waterproof formula.

The new L'Oreal Telescopic Explosion does everything and more that it talks about. It's not just hype in my house.

The editorial sample arrived with two instead of one tubes. Bonus! So I tried one and gave the other to my grandma.

My personal experience is that the round brush is funky at first and less of a stroke is more than going at your eyelashes in a whipped up fury like normal isn't going to work with this shape of brush. It's round, with different sized rubberized spikes that can get into, around, beside and on top of all lashes.

So the first time I used it I literally had it all over my eye. Wow, my lashes, ( what they got of the mascara on them) were huge! The formulation is light, has a smooth texture, a medium black tone though I see that it is available in a "blackest black" which would be my personal preference.

There is not a strong scent or odor and it washed off with my regular face wash and water.

Now on the second application, I toned down my aggressive mascara habit and with a g entle wagging of the round brush around the top lashes and bottom, they were once again huge but without all the mess. So, I'm in love and personally feel that L'Oreal makes some of the best drugstore brand mascaras you can get!

Why I titled this post "Grandma's got lashes" is because I gave the extra tube to her. She is a mature, mid 60's lady, in shape, wears makeup and is almost always dressed up. On a particular saturday morning it was the first time since I've known her that I could see through her glasses her eyelashes!

Huge lashes on Grandma? She too loves the L'Oreal Telescopic Explosion mascara and said that she would buy it if it came in waterproof. I'm telling you, I've never noticed her eyemakeup like that before. The product really made a difference in her eyes looking larger and brighter, and the mascara showed up under her glasses. Wow.

Keep your eyes out, coming this Fall to a mass retailer near you will be your chance to purchase the latest in beauty from L'Oreal Paris: "Telescopic Explosion mascara"! Enjoy!

Remember to email in for your free V.I.B. pass to the Arizona Bridal Week festivities starting on September 26th, visit http://www.arizonabridalweek.com/ for more info!

Catch me in the catalog at http://www.dollfacebettys.etsy.com/ oooh, I love the black mink wrap and now is the perfect time to get my Christmas gift!

Finally, come see me at OneThing at City of Grace in Mesa Az or at the Social Distortion concert at Arizona Fall Frenzy in Tempe Beach Park.

:)

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