Ipsy Glam Bag Plus August 2019 - Review/Photos

I had dinner with a friend who was mind blown at my subscription box collection. He wondered how I used all these products in a month...then I burst into laughter. Anyone else have these convo's? Can you imagine if these products expired in a month? 😜

Purlisse Blue Lotus Daily Moisturizer 🧴- I've been quite happy with all the products I’ve gotten from Purlisse, in fact, I am in love with their BB cream. It contains vitamin E, white tea, and algae extracts to help prevent fine lines, calm, and soften skin. Because I have really dry skin I tend to prefer night cream and moisturizer; the blue lotus is thinner but does absorb quickly into your skin. I was fascinated to find out that the Blue Lotus extract is an anti-inflammatory antioxidant that helps protect against the sun ️ Retails for $45

  IT COSMETICS Bye Bye Foundation Full Coverage Moisturizer in Medium - one of my top three products to get in my Ipsy Glam Plus is a foundation. It’s infused with SPF 50 and has full coverage that conceals redness, pores, dark spots, lines, and wrinkles. My first impression was that it seemed small for a foundation. I barely needed any for full coverage. IT Cosmetics products have been growing on me. Retails for $40

 

 SUVA BEAUTY Liquid Chrome Illuminating Drops in Trust Fund - ingredients that come from Italy help make this product water-resistant. Their collection comes in a vast array of shades. My first and final impression...FREAKING GORGEOUS. Strobe, baby, strobe. Retails for $26

F.A.R.A.H BRUSHES 5 Piece Eye Perfection Set - Retails for $32

 TARTE Dream Big Eyeshadow Palette - Tartes mini palette includes 8 matte and metallic shades. I’ve pretty much always been a fan of Tarte, but their pallets have been blowing up in these subscription boxes lately. Personally, this one isn’t my cup of tea but it’s a great size to store in your purse or travel. Retails for $30

A SPF Lesson

Last night I spent some time looking around online at sunscreens. Since I'm spending my spring break in Miami and the Caribbean I know I must pick up a bottle. But being pure Rachael-the-glitter-fanatic I search for a little extra special sunscreen. While I found what I was looking for I had a question. What really was the difference between all the SPF's. I was never really a fan of sun block mainly because it smelled and I wanted a good, gorgeous tan. I did some research on this interesting website I found. Take a look at this math:

SPF Number x Time to Burn Without Sun Protection = Time to Burn while wearing sunscreen*

*assuming that sunscreen is applied properly

Example: If your skin would burn in 10 minutes in the afternoon sun without any sun protection, and you applied a sunscreen with an SPF 15, you would have 15 x 10 = 150 minutes (2.5 hours) before you would burn.

Percentage of Protection from damaging UV rays:
SPF 15 = 92%
SPF 30 = 97%
SPF 40 = 97.5%

Do you use sunscreen?

Check out Go Sun Smart HERE