After much anticipation and what I thought would be a great sale turned out into a bit of a let down and what I thought was an April Fools joke. TheBalm announced last week that on April 1st their new website would launch and for 24 hours everything would be at 50% off at checkout, unfortunately, April 1st came and went and what seemed like a terrible joke for us theBalm lovers. 

After hours of refreshing, clearing my history, cookies, using different browsers, I could get the website up for just a couple of second and poof it was back to the message and no sale. Later on they announced this message on Facebook...

"We are so sorry our website crashed!

So, I've been working hard on trying to get reviews and videos up but it has been a challenge this week with my work schedule. In the process of searching for products to review, test and maybe fall in love I went to theBalm.com website and holy smokes..... they are running a 50% off all day on April 1st. I hope it's not a joke. I've been refreshing for the past 2 hours and 53 minutes like a zombie waiting to hit the hay and it's still not up. 

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Rimmel has come out with two primers that I've been loving lately, specially since I've been trying to clear my skin from a product disaster. The Rimmel Fix & Perfect Pro 002 and Rimmel Fix & Perfect 001 Primer have been great at helping my foundation stay in place, even out my skin, without the pesty effect of even more breakouts. Thank's Rimmel!

Rimmel Fix & Perfect Pro Primer 002 claims to smooth, restore, illuminate, mattify, and protect your face giving you a 5-in-1 result. I wouldn't say this primer restores or protects my face because it has no spf in it, so exactly how it protects my face I'm not quite sure. What I know is that It does smooth out my skin, fill in all the pores, craters (you know that chicken-pox thing I talked about earlier), and creates even skin for my foundation application. Perhaps they went a  little crazy with their claims but that's all it does. When you first apply it, it has a dewy consistency (seen in picture above) but dries matte (seen in picture below). It does have a brightening effect to it which I can see why they claim that it is illuminating but once the foundation comes on, that goes away so be prepared for a primer that just does it job.. PRIME! Fill in the imperfections so that you can have a better foundation application. 

As you can see, after both primers have dried they both look  matte in the skin. I do however think that the Fix & Perfect Pro 002 primer does feel more hydrating than the 001 on the right during the day. Because I have oil/combination skin I tend to go for the 001 primer and on my dryer days the 002 pro primer. Both primers works great at extending the life of a foundation, I've tried it with high end and drugstore and they have both performed well. I'd say it gave me a good 9 hours to a foundation that normally would last me 4-5 hours. When I can go through a long work shift without a touch-up, that speaks for itself. 

If you are in the US you can find these at Rimmel.com, Walmart, CVS, Walgreens, Target and a couple of other stores. If your international, please Google to find the nearest Rimmel retailer near you. 

Have you tried these primers? If so, did they work for you? If you haven't tried them, which one would you consider trying? 

PS: Don't Forget about my Revlon Pacific Coast by Gucci Westman LipButter Collection Giveaway on the right sidebar. 

Cheers!

Marisa

FTC Disclaimer: All products where purchased by ME. This review is my honest opinion and my experience with the product. I have notbeen paid to write this review. Some if any links below might be affiliate, some might not.

FTC Disclaimer: All products where purchased by ME. This review is my honest opinion and my experience with the product. I have not been paid to write this review. Some if any links below might be affiliate, some might not.

About a month ago, I ran out of my favorite moisturiser and I had a brilliant idea to substitute what was working well with my skin for something that was a temporary substitute because I was on a holiday and didn't want to buy another bottle of my favorite moisturizer knowing that I had a bottle home. So, 3 weeks of using a product I clearly shouldn't have put on my face I broke out like crazy. 

Shamefully, I have been trying to hide these little face monsters (acne) instead of treating the issue. So, on my trip to purchase the Avon giveaway items I ended up picking up Avon's Clearskin Blemish Clearing Pads which come 30 to a jar and contain 1.0% Salicylic Acid. I also purchased the Clearskin Blemish Clearing 2-in-1 Treatment & Hydrator with 2.0% Salicylic Acid.

At the time, I didn't have much hopes for this product but was surprised that within just a couple of days my pimples where drying, disappearing and going away. Woah! I was pretty impressed. I still have 3 stubborn spots but it's working wonderfully for them and I feel like in the next couple of days I can start doing videos and taking pictures outside of my hand. 

Today I have another trip to the Avon Store and I will definitely be picking up backups for these two little wonders. At a whopping $7.99 for both products this is a deal and a half. If you or anyone you know if having acne issues, I highly suggest you give these two little products a try. You might be surprised at how wonderful they work and how quick they work. 

Cheers,

Marisa

FTC Disclaimer: All products where purchased by ME. This review is my honest opinion and my experience with the product. I have not been paid to write this review. Some if any links below might be affiliate, some might not.

On a recent trip to CVS I spotted the display again and this is great news to those whom might have been looking for this collection but have been unable to find it. So far Ulta and CVS are coming out with displays. This time... I didn't forget to take a picture! If your on the hunt for these and don't have a local Ulta store near you, start checking out your local CVS stores for the display. 

For my full review check check out the post below for swatches or click here to link you directly to the post.  (not an affiliate link)

Don't forget about my New Revlon LipButter Giveaway for (Juicy Papaya, Pink Lemonade, Sorbet, and Wild Watermelon) from this collection.

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Cheers,

Marisa

FTC Disclaimer: All products where purchased by ME. This review is my honest opinion and my experience with the product. I have not been paid to write this review. Some if any links below might be affiliate, some might not.