Have you heard...?

I am introduced to ShopSquad by a twitter member. 
I'm a newbie but I liked it already. 
My friends' always come to me when they need an advice and when they need to hear the truth. 
If I hate one thing, 
that is seeing my friend not being true themselves and hurting themselves. 
So, I have zero bull s*** tolerance-excuse my French-and I always speak my mind. 
That's why I loved this website. 
Come and ask questions about make up, computers, baby care, what ever you want 
and you will find a real person online to answer you, 
and it's free. 
You don't have to buy the products they suggest, 
but it's always good to talk to different people on products you need or you plan to purchase. 
So, if you are gonna shop any time soon check out ShopSquad first. 
My screen name is Whitemintycandy just like my twitter name, 
but you can also chat/web cam with who ever you want. 
I know what a hassle it is to buy a product and regret it and to return it back, 
so today before you click the confirm button to purchase whatever that is that you want to buy, 
ask someone on ShopSquad, 
even I will ask to others on ShopSquad before shopping again :)


(Posted on May 18, 2011)

To Return or Not to Return...

I went back to the mall. 
No, not to shop again, 
but to return the products that I didn't like. 
I will talk about what I returned, 
but let me say this, it is freeing to return products. Lol 
Simply, because you know that you are getting back your money. 
I got full return, and for one product that I couldn't find the receipt I got a store credit from Sephora. So, it's still a win-win, because I always eye on something new. 

The first girl I talked to said, they can only give store credit if you have the receipt, 

but then they did give me a store credit without the receipt. God know where it is. 

They registered my driver's licence information and gave me a Sephora card for store credit. 

I already started to think about what to get with my store credit money. 

After all, I already paid for it and one way or other Sephora has that amount not me, 

so I should get something with that money, before I lose the card or forget about it. 


(Posted on March 21, 2011)

Losing my healthy skin...

I think I was really naive when it comes to make up knowledge. 

No, not in terms of my make up skills, 

but I never thought actually some make up products can cause me to break out. 

Recently, I remembered one incident... 

Because I changed my skin care products at that time I blamed the new guys in the collection for the break out. 

However, it was the mineral loose powder I used. 

I remember wanting to itch my face like crazy, and kept getting blemishes all over my face, and my combination skin dried out and I had no idea why. 

So,

...the Oscar goes to I.d Bare Essentuals Mineral Loose Powder for the worst loose powder EVER!!!!!!!!! award. 

Their powder has an ingridient called BISMUTH OXYCHLORIDE. 

Ladies and gentlemen, this ingridient is not your friend! 

Cosmetics companies use this product, because it gives you a nice pearly glow. 

Screw the glow, it's allergenic!, and according to researches most of the population is allergic to this ingridient. 

The common signs are itching and blemishes on the skin and cystic acne.

Guess who got acne like thirteen year-old at the age of 20?!

Which is funny, because I never had acne before even when I was a teenager up until I used this product, and I thought poor Dermalogica caused this. 

I started using Dermalogica again, and let me say this Dermalogica is a kind angel! 

It cleared out my acne almost completely in two months. 

Deja Vu

I had the same itching like crazy feeling when I used Maybelline Dreammatte Mouse. 

I Googled the ingredients in this product and I found out that this one is also formulated with bismuth in it. 

All this time I thought I can't tolerate drug store products, because they are cheap, but the problem was one of the ingredients. 

If you have sensitive skin like me stay away from powders that has bismuth oxychloride in it. 

Bismuth oxychloride is a natural ingredient found in the majority of mineral cosmetics. It is the main irritant in some brands of mineral cosmetics that often causes itching, rashes and mild to severe cystic acne. If you choose a mineral cosmetic that includes bismuth oxychloride it may cause additional irritation. If you have had a reaction to mineral cosmetics in the past it is likely because of the bismuth oxychloride in the product. (http://www.carefreebeauty.eu/sensitiveskin/bismuth)

You can google Bismuth Oxychloride allergy for more information... Personally I haven't heard Afterglow cosmetics other than a girl talking about it on youtube. (AndreasChoice) Recently, I went to Ulta, because I wanted to get a mineral loose powder for light coverage and a natural look.  Finally, after feeling frustrated, sad and depressed about the way my skin is, I am taking care of my blemishes, and acne scaring.  I will talk about the products that made miracles on my skin later,  but now it's make up time.  Powders... So, it was time to get out of the closet and show some skin....I mean my face. Lol  So, me and the seller girl spent a good 15 minutes to find a product that does not contain bismuth in it.  Never thought it was going to be this difficult.  The only one we could find was Smashbox Halo Hydrating Perfecting Powder.  Although I have combination/oily skin this product is good enough for me.  However, it's extremely expensive, even more than Dior.  So, I ended up getting a smaller size, but it's a set, so I got the primer, concealer, foundation and the loose powder in the set, Complexion Perfection.  My previous powder Lorac was oil-free, but still it was not helping my T-zone.  So, I decided to try something else after I ran out of it.  After all there are so many products out there and since we are mortal, we have limited time on this planet. Lol My next mission is to find out why my eye make up products are irritating my eyes as if I suddenly develop a pink eye for few hours.  It must be something in the products! By the way did I tell you I am still dealing with the cystic acne that bismuth oxychloride in the my make product caused for years ago!  It's sad!  I never had more than one small zit at a time until I turned 20 and used BE mineral loose powder and then 2 years ago Maybelline Dreammatte Mouse.  They screwed up my skin! (Posted on March 20, 2011)