I
fell absolutely in love with this product when I first tried it about a
year ago. VitaZing is a fantastic oil free moisturizer that starts out
white, but then as you rub it into your skin, it reacts with your
natural pigmentation and turns into the perfect tint for your skin
giving you a beautiful sun kissed glow. It will even out your skin tone
and I feel that it also really helps reduce some of the redness that I
have around my chin. I was a bit skeptical at first because I am so fair
(I have a hard time finding a foundation pale enough for my skin) and I
was worried that this would make my skin look orangey or like I had a
bad fake tan, however I was pleasantly surprised. If you are as fair as I
am (Mac NC 15 or paler) you are going to need to blend it down your
neck to make sure that you don't have any harsh lines but it truly is a
beautiful product. I think that it goes on best with my hands ( just
because I feel that it is faster), although I occasionally will use a
stippling brush to apply it. In the summer when I have a tan and my skin
is looking better I generally use this as my regular foundation because
it evens out my skin tone and you can't tell that I am wearing anything
on my face at all. In the winter when I am paler, I generally wear this
as my daily moisturizer and then set it with a light pressed powder
such Mac Mineralized Skinfinish Natural, or if I am going for a more
full coverage look I will use Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua, both of which I
highly recommend.This product definitely doesn't break me out, and if
anything I think that it actually makes my skin become clearer.This is
also fantastic in the way that although it does have an SPF of 15, it
doesn't seem to have the casper effect in photography (when wearing a
foundation with SPF, flash photography can make it so that wherever you
put your foundation looks about 5 shades lighter than it looks in real
life which is never a good look!). This product also has a really
pleasant almost minty sort of smell. I would definitely recommend this
product, and if you have an origins store near you, it is definitely
worth going and testing it out.
Selling Point: Although
rather expensive, this product is well worth it. It is by far the best
under eye concealer and it gets rid of the dark circles I constantly
have as a result of being a sleep deprived college student. I use shade 1
which is pink tinted and acts as a corrector and a concealer as the
pink tones in the product counteract the blue tones in my skin. It is
extremely creamy and as stated above it is especially good for more
mature skins as I have found that it does not seem to settle into fine
lines and wrinkles. This is a holy grail product for both my mother and I
and we have extremely different skin types. This product also brightens
as it conceals making you look awake, refreshed, and like you've had a
full night of beauty sleep.
I
have tried just about every concealer known to man kind, but I have
always been hesitant to try some of the mac concealers because some of
their face products break me out. This is one of the exceptions. I have
been using it for about 1 year now, and so far I have not noticed any
breakouts or it making my skin dry, red, and flakey. The amazing thing
about this concealer is that it blends perfectly into your skin without
getting that "grainy" effect ( I cant think of any other way to describe
it, but its when you can see clumps/flakes of uneven spots where your
concealer was worn off and now it just looks like an uneven yucky mess),
which has happened with every other concealer I have tried. I am very
pleased with this concealer, and I would definitely recommend it for
covering up blemishes and uneven skin tone. If your skin is extremely
dry and sensitive, their moisture cover concealer would probably be a
better better suited for your skin type. I know multiple people with
oily skin who swear by this concealer, and I have combination/dry
sensitive skin and this works wonders on it. I personally would not use
this as an under eye concealer because I much prefer YSL touche eclat,
however I do know people who use for under the eyes. If you are going to
use it for this purpose I would recommend getting the NW shades in
order to combat dark circles, or if your eyes are quite red then I would
recommend the NW shades in order to counteract the redness.
This
was a foundation that I was talked into buying because it came shade
extra light. I was so excited to finally have found a foundation similar
to their MSF natural, only in a lighter shade. However, this product
is definitely nothing like the mineralized skinfinish natural. With this
"foundation" I feel like I don't get any coverage what so ever, and it
doesn't seem to be any lighter than the Light shade of my MSF natural. .
. If anything, I think that this should be used as a setting powder,
but I definitely wouldn't recommend it to anyone as a foundation. Even
as a setting powder though, it doesn't seem to help your foundation stay
on any better, and does absolutely nothing to control oil. Its not a
bad product in the sense that it doesn't really make you look bad or
cakey if you apply it, but it just doesn't seem to do anything at all.
This is a product that I definitely won't be repurchasing. . . . I will
keep trying to make it work and use it up, so maybe I will find a better
use for it (one can only hope!). The only similarity I can find
between this and the MSF natural, is that its mineralized, and it does
have a nice finish and no matter how much you put on (I wouldn't
recommend putting like loads of layers on)/ reapply it. 
Ive raved about
this product multiple times and it truly is my go to product when I am
in a rush. I can just quickly buff it into the skins and it evens out my
skin tone perfectly! It's also great for those of us who are extremely
pale because it comes in a wide range of colors. The secret with the
product is that the more you buff, the better the coverage becomes!
tried it three times since I've bought it, and I HATE this product. I really
wanted to like it because at $50, it is relatively expensive. I also
love most of Boscias products and I love the fact that everything they
make is all natural. However, Every time I used this product (I tried it
3 times, for about two months each time) it would BURN, and then within
about a week of using it I would start to break out really bad. Not to
mention it did absolutely nothing for my super dry skin. The only plus
side to this product is the packaging. It has a really cool spring
loaded top, and every time you push down on it product comes up to the
middle, which is a great way to keep things sanitary. If you don't have
sensitive skin this product might work for you, but it
definitely did not work for my skin. If you do end up trying this
product I would highly recommend getting it from Sephora or Ulta, so if
your skin doesn't react well to it you can return it. Both Sephora and
Ulta have amazing return policies ( I believe you have to have 3/4th of
the product left and within 30 days of purchase). I personally cannot
recommend this product because it did absolutely nothing to help my
super dry skin, and it did break me out.
I have tried about every "mineralized powder" available, and nothing
compares to Mac's MSF Natural. I use this foundation everyday and it
only takes about two minutes to apply, and as long as you match the
color correctly, no one will notice if you forgot to blend somewhere.
This is by far my favorite foundation for everyday use. As soon as you
apply it, it looks exactly like your skin, to the point where I've had
people tell me they didn't know that I was wearing foundation. It is by
far the most natural looking foundation that I have ever tried. Although
it does have SPF, it photographs perfectly and won't leave your face
looking ten shades lighter than the rest of your body in flash
photography. It also seems to last well throughout the day, and it works
fantastically for my combination skin. It does not cling to any dry
patches, but it also seems to keep the oil on my T-zone at bay. It
has buildable medium coverage, and the more you buff it into the skin,
the better the coverage that you will get. I never have to use a primer
with this foundation, however if I know that it has to stay on for more
than 6-8 hours, then I will spray Urban decay's de-slick makeup setting
spray on my skin first, let it dry, and then apply the foundation over
that. This allows it to last all day long, and keeps me shine-free
throughout the day. I would highly recommend this product!
I
actually got the "mini mani month" set as a Christmas gift and I have
to say I LOVE these polishes! I haven't been brave enough to try out the
nail caviar quite yet, but as soon as I do, I will definitely write a
review! Like the OPI polishes, they are very opaque so you need fewer
coats to get the desired color. I also am obsessed with the little bows
on all of their polishes! The only problem that I have had with the
minis is that because the brush is so tiny, certain polishes can come
off a bit streaky, however, it can easily be fixed with a second coat.
