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Monica H Joo

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HOURGLASS : VANISH LIQUID FOUNDATION : REVIEW

February 27, 2019

Hourglass Cosmetics is really a one of kind brand. They are not only a cruelty free brand but they release new products at their own pace. And in an over saturated industry where new releases are as frequent as Instagram ads, it’s actually really quite refreshing.

So when Hourglass announced the release of their new Vanish Liquid Seamless Foundation, the beauty world went crazy. Including me. I was going two months strong with a no buy but the last day of January, my will broke and I ran to Sephora to pick up my shade. It was too tempting for this beauty junkie to resist.

To lessen my guilt about breaking my no buy, I decided I would do a comprehensive wear test of the foundation. A 28-day wear test to be exact. For the month of February I decided to test this foundation in a few different ways to really test out it’s claims but also to see the best way to apply.

Keep reading for my weekly trials and my final thoughts :)

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In BEAUTY Tags HOURGLASS, FOUNDATION, REVIEW, VANISH LIQUID SEAMLESS FOUNDATION, BEAUTY
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B A B Y B L U E S

July 30, 2018

This year brought with it a lot of nostalgia. I’m talking space buns, Buffalo platforms, micro sunglasses (which back in the 90’s were just...sunglasses), the list goes on. (Apparently butterfly clips are making a comeback?!)

Beauty being one of the fastest and ever evolving industries, there was a lot of throwback references there too. Colored mascara and liner, the grand return of lipgloss (Mac Whirl? So 2016), and of course - blue eyeshadow. And not just the bold cobalts and navy’s. I’m talking shimmery, icy baby blue. When I started seeing this pop up, I was - dare I say - shook.

Why? It’s just another throwback trend, Mon, stop trippin. I tripped. I tripped head first down memory lane.

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In PERSONAL ESSAY Tags BEAUTY, PERSONAL ESSAY
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