SKINCARE

DIY Face Scrub

Over the past few weeks I’ve been using this face-scrub to wash my face once or twice a week and let me just say that, I’ve been getting a lot of compliments on my skin complexion. I’ve also been noticing how my makeup applies more smoothly and looks way more natural and it also has an even texture and finish.

I have read a lot and lots of home-made recipes over the past years, and one day I was home getting a “at-home-spa-day” and wondered around the kitchen and found the most basic and right on hand ingredients, so without more further ado, let’s jump into the ingredients and it’s benefits!

What you’ll need:

Olive oil
Sugar
Face Soap
Mixing bowl

Olive Oil: Rich in vitamins, minerals and natural fatty acids. It’s also convenient for a sensitive skin. Is also a powerful ingredient of anti-aging skin care products; rich in antioxidants, it prevents skin aging, the appearance of wrinkles and fine lines, it also nourishes, rejuvenates and protects the skin, rich in vitamin E and A, olive oil helps prolong youth, hydrates the skin, maintains its elasticity and softness. Also, olive oil helps skin cells to regenerate.

Granulated Sugar: Sugar’s small particles make an excellent topical exfoliant, and are used in a number of body scrubs to exfoliate dead surface skin cells and reveal the glowing, healthy-looking skin underneath; sugar is also a natural humectant; sugar helps encouraging the cell turnover and generating fresher, younger-looking skin.

Unscented Soap: Prevents irritation ans allergies, it also help to cleanse and remove impurities from the skin.

1. Gather all of the ingredients, an empty bowl, and place a towel underneath of them to create a designated area for you to make the DIY mess-free.

2. Pour some liquid soap into the bowl, about two quarter sizes.

3. Pour the sugar into the bowl until it covers the soap.

4.Pour some olive oil, until you cover the sugar don’t make it over flow, remember it has to have a thick consistency .

5. Mix your little concoction of healthy ingredients

6. Stop when you reach this kind of consistency; Make sure to not over mix, otherwise you’ll start dissolving the sugar and it will defeat it’s purpose as an exfoliant.

Once you’ve created the perfect consistency, damp your face with warm water and let the scrubbing begin. I usually stop until the sugar it’s dissolved witch really doesn’t take more than 5 minutes tops.

Rinse with warm water and proceed to wash your face with a regular gentle cleanser to get rid of the sugar residue on your face and after rinse with cold water to close up your pores and avoid any creation of dark circles.

I’ll leave you guys here pictures of the application process and after result! :). Don’t forget to let me know if you tried it and what are your thoughts on this DIY. Also, let me know if you like this kind of blog and tell us what would you like to see next!. Until next time..

Allie, TeamGlamItUp XX

Disclaimer: This blog it’s not sponsored, the products shown in here were purchased with our own money, all opinions expressed in here are as always our own, honest and true, the pictures shown in here are also ours

March Favorites 2015 + LIFESTYLE FAVES!

Another month flew by and it only means one thing! MARCH FAVORITES! I know I skipped February, but I felt I pretty much had the same favorites as the month before, so I’m really sorry I skipped it. But this month I started using a whole bunch of different thing and got another few ones, and I found myself having new faves, so here they are, hope you enjoy them, and get to try ’em; if you do please make sure to send me a pic of whatever thing you decided to try and let me know your thoughts on it, I love reading your guys’ opinions!

March Loves by Category…

LIPS

EOS Lipbalm in Strawberry Sorbet
BLISTEX Lipbalm

SKINCARE

Advantage Fast Clearing Spot Treatment by Clean & Clear

MAKEUP

The De-Puffer, Eye concealer by CoverGirl + Olay in the color 320 fair/light
L’oreal True Match W2 in Light Ivory
The buffer airbrush finish bamboo foundation brush by Tarte
Fit Me Blush by Maybeline
Neutrogena SkinClearing Blemish Concealer in 09 “buff”

EYEMAKEUP

Clinique High Impact Mascara in the Color 01 Black
Chella Highlighter Pen in Ivory Lace
Sigma Blending Brush E25
Clinique Instant Lift for brows in the color 02 Soft Brown

BODY & HANDCARE

Body Lotion, Dots By Marc Jacobs
OPI – Natural Nail Base Coat

I think this sums up everything that I’ve been using like crazy this month beauty and makeup wise, these are amazing products and If you ask me I will tell you to go ahead and try ’em they are fantastic, and they have been truly working for me.

Moving onto LIFESTYLE FAVORITES!!!!

Favorite Song: Want you to want me by Jason Derulo
Favorite TV Show: Pretty Little Liars (ABCFamily) & New Girl (FOX)
Favorite Youtuber: Makeupbyalli
Favorite Fruit: Oranges and Strawberries
Favorite Snack: Cashews

I hope you guys liked my March Faves, and let me know what else should I add to my next Faves of the Month! see you guys next time! Don’t forget to share it! ❤

XX. Allie TeamGlamItUp

Disclaimer: This blog it’s not sponsored, the products shown in here were purchased with our own money, and all opinions expressed in here are as always our own, honest and true, the pictures shown in here are also ours.

January Favorites 2015 + LIFESTYLE FAVES!

Wow Guys! The fist month of 2015 already passed, it actually felt like it flew by us, and so this means it’s time for January Favorites!

This month I focused a lot in my skincare, body care and hair care, I realize when I was gathering my favorite products of the months that I only had 3 makeup items to share in this month’s favorites blog. This being said… I’ll show you the pictures to my January favorites, I’ll also list them by category after the pictures and If you guys are interested in any of the products and want a review or DEMO or anything on it please just let me know, in the comments or twitter or in any of the links of our contact section.

I also want to explain that I’m not going over every single item, because I thought that it would be a hassle to read a super long blog post, and plus I also have reviews or mini reviews in some of the products, so I really hope you guys can understand me and enjoy!

Jan Loves by Category…

HAIR

Styling Treatment Oil, Awapuhi Wild Ginger by Paul Mitchell
Nourishing leave-in spray, Sulfate-Free Moisture System by L’oreal

SKINCARE

Advantage Fast Clearing Spot Treatment by Clean & Clear
Clearskin gel by ASAP
All about eyes by Clinique
Daily moisturizer, Positively Radiant by Aveeno
Skin Brightening Daily Scrub, Positively Radiant by Aveeno
Age Shield Face, Sunscreen SPF 110 by Neutrogena

MAKEUP

The De-Puffer, Eye concealer by CoverGirl + Olay in the color 320 fair/light
Eye rehab 2 in 1, Eye concealer by CoverGirl + Olay in the color 310 fair
Brow Fix, Brow kit by MILANI in the color 02 Medium
Chubby Stick intense by Clinique in the color 03 mightiest maraschino

BODYCARE

Body Lotion, Pleasures by Estee Lauder

Moving onto LIFESTYLE FAVORITES!!!!

Favorite Song: Sugar by Maroon 5 and Latch by Sam Smith (acoustic version)
Favorite TV Show: Pretty Little Liars (ABCFamily)
Favorite Youtuber: Ingrid Nilsen AKA Missglamorazzi
Favorite Fruit: Cuties
Favorite Snack: Veggie Straws

I hope you guys liked my Jan Faves, and let me know what else should I add to my Feb Faves Next Month! see you guys next time! Don’t forget to share it! ❤

XX. Allie TeamGlamItUP

Review: Clean and Clear Advantage Acne Control Kit

My least favorite thing about my skin it’s acne! If something new comes out to the market targeted for acne, bet that I will try it.

Salicylic Acid and Benzoyl Peroxide are two of the major over the counter approved ingredients for treating acne effectively, the Clean and Clear Advantage Acne control kit has it both in the kit and let me tell you, It’s a great combination. WP_000674

This is not like every acne control kit that has a soap, toner and moisturizer. This doesn’t has a toner and instead you get a Spot Treatment, I found this a little odd when I first got it, but I went ahead and used it. With the first few applications, my skin felt very clean and soft; they claim to “give you a clearer skin in as little as ! day of use” That wasn’t for me totally true, but I did find that my pimples were becoming a little smaller and more “cured” If I may call it like that.

I’ve been using the kit for a little over 4 months now, and I can totally feel the difference, I don’t miss wearing a toner anymore, and my acne it’s controlled but I still have the occasional or hormonal pimple, that I fight with the Spot Treatment, Just for as an update I still have acne dark spots, but it’s getting better and better as the time pass.

Now that you’ve read my overall thoughts on the Kit let me go a little more in-depth with each one of them.

Acne Control Cleanser

This product conta WP_000675 ins as Active component: Benzoyl Peroxide Acne (10%), Benzoyl Peroxide usually comes 1%, 2% & 5% of strength, so this particular product it’s really strong and it’s supposed to work faster; this was also designed to remain on your skin and keep working after you wash it off and go on with your day.

If you have very sensitive skin, you will dry up; I have combination to dry skin now and when I use this, the side of my cheeks tents to get really dry, and sometimes may peel a little, but it’s not really bad I just make sure to put extra moisture on the sensitive areas. Also your skin get a little more vulnerable to the sunlight when you start using this product, and the use of sunscreen is recommended.

Love it or Hate it?! I Do love this product it has been working wonders on my skin, it helped keeping away acne from my face, and getting rid of the pimple I already had. So this is a total love!

Salicylic Acid Acne Medication Moisturizer

The Active Ingredient for this product is Salicylic Acid, This it actually can penetrate into the pore to dissolve dead skin cell build up and encourages the shedding of the top layer of skin which prevents the pores from becoming congested. This makes it perfect for fighting acne easier; I actually think that this is nor moisturizing enough and if you have really dry skin this may not suit you well, you might have to reapply it thought the day or put on a second layer of it before applying your makeup.

Love it or hate it?! NONE! I like the product because it has a lot of benefits if you use it daily, but as I mentioned before, it’s not moisturizing enough for me and after I wash my face my skin it’s so dry and I have to reapply a 2nd layer and if you are in a rush at morning it can be a little annoying. Aside of that I like the product a lot.

Fast Acting Spot Treatment

At first I really hated it, because I thought I wasn’t doing anything for me, but now as the time passed, I’ve been using up the products and my skin has gotten a lot better; Now if a get a new pimple, I apply it on top and it does wonders for me, it diminishes the size of the pimple and it helps it get less red and better. I found that it’s better if you apply it after you moisturized instead of before moisturizer, that’s just my personal preference.

Love it Or Hate it?! Love It! a big miracle in a tiny tube.

Thank you so much for reading, give us your feedback in the comment section and let us know what other thing would you like to see in the blog!

XX. Allie, TeamGlamItUp

Disclaimer: This review it’s not sponsored, the products shown in here were purchased with our own money, and all opinions expressed in here are as always honest and true, the pictures shown in here are also our own.