ISLE OF PARADISE

Today I wanted to quickly review some products that have been super hyped up over the years. Unfortunately, these products just didn’t work for me. I won’t go into detail like I usually do in reviews, but quick summaries. So, if you have any questions, please let me know! Up first is the BOBBI BROWN - Vitamin Enriched Eye Base . This product is supposed to nourish, hydrate and smooth the under eye area as well as prime it for concealer. This product did feel hydrating, but it made my concealer crease horribly no matter how little I applied. I gave it time to soak in and tried it will several concealers with no luck. I do think this is a nourishing eye cream, it just doesn’t pair well with makeup which is it’s intended purpose. Next, we have the wet n wild - Photo Focus Dewy Foundation . This might be a shocker since this is literally a cult favorite, but it just didn’t do it for me. It’s not the worst, especially in terms of coverage, but I didn’t really like the finish of it. It didn’t fuse with my skin; it just kind of sat on top. Plus, it wasn’t that glowy on my dry skin. I think my main issue is that I couldn’t find a good color match. As I said, this isn’t the worst and I’ll probably try to use it up by mixing it with another foundation. It didn’t live up to the hype though. Moving on, we have the ARMANI beauty - Luminous Silk Foundation . This ones hard for me because I’ve wanted to try this foundation for so long and has such high hopes. Unfortunately, I thought this was awful. For some reason, this applies very patchy on me and emphasized texture regardless of what products I used underneath. The coverage wasn’t great either. I have foundations a fraction of the cost of this one that are superior. I’ll use up the sample and see if I can find a combination that makes this look okay, but for now, it’s a hard pass. Lastly, is the ISLE OF PARADISE - Self-Tanning Water . This burned by skin SO BAD. Every single time I used this, my skin turned bright red, was itchy and was irritated immediately. As you can see, I gave this tanning water several tries, but I always had the same reaction. It’s a shame because this did tan my face nicely. People love this stuff and I really wish it worked for me. I might try using it on my body, just so I’m not wasteful. Hopefully I don’t have the same results! There ya have it: hyped products that didn’t work for me unfortunately 😩 Did you love any of these?

These products saved me from being either ghostly pale, or orange. I use the ISLE OF PARADISE - Self Tanning Drops mixed in with my face moisturizer - and it gives me a natural glow! Medium is the best shade (surprisingly light isn’t my favorite shade because it isn’t as olive or natural looking) for my fair skin. The ISLE OF PARADISE - Self-Tanning Water is the EASIEST self tan for the body that I have ever used. I exfoliate my skin in the shower and spray it on directly to dry skin afterwards. Always wash your hands after using these products so that your palms don’t look too crazy! I make sure that I am very moisturized from head to toes days in advance before using tanning products. Preparation is key!