The Beauty Bunny

If you’re looking for anti-aging products, listen up. L’Oreal’s new Skin Genesis line makes use of the company’s own patented ingredient, Pro-Xylane, which aims to reduce fine lines and wrinkles by boosting the production of glycoaminoglycans within the skin. And if you’re not into the science of things - the Skin Genesis serum won Allure [...]

Described as “fresh and sexy,” Armani Code Pour La Femme is a fabulous fragrance. And what girl doesn’t love a little Armani?

Top notes: Blood orange, ginger, pear sorbet, jasmine
Middle notes: Orange blossom, Seringa flower, lavender
Base notes: Precious wood complex, vanilla

I smelled this on my best friend and instantly fell in love (with the scent, not [...]

For a fun and flirty scent, try Betsey Johnson’s Eau de Parfum Spray.

Top notes: Pear, grapefruit
Middle notes: Freesia, lily of the valley
Bottom notes: Praline, sandalwood

I found this gem while cruising the perfume department at Ulta, and it makes for a great fruity, everyday scent. The adorable bottle and my love for Betsey Johnson drew me [...]

I’ve finally jumped on the mineral makeup bandwagon: my favorite base of the moment is Raw Natural Beauty RAWMinerals Foundation and its companion, the maximum coverage foundation brush.
I got the foundation in Medium 1, and surprisingly, it matched my skin really well. I’m usually in the pale ivory whitest-of-the-white category, but not this time ( [...]

My fellow blogger Cailin recently hooked me up with a jar of RedPoint’s Airbrush Effects Blushwhip in Glow, a peachy-pink shade. At first glance I thought to myself, “this is going to get messy.” The crèmelike consistency of the product isn’t what I usually favor, but I’m not one to judge a product by its [...]

One of my favorite components to my daily beauty routine is the MAC Paint Pot. The product can be used either for color or for priming the eyelids before application of eyeshadow; I use it most often for the second instance, and it works wonders. I have mine in Painterly, a creamy nude beige color, [...]

Everytime I buy mascara, I tend to buy a different one. I am always looking for something better than the last. Sometimes I win, sometimes I lose; it’s a game of trial and error. This time, I decided to try out Telescopic by L’oreal in 910 Blackest Black, and felt a lot like Cailin did [...]

In continuing my search for the perfect summer lip gloss, I tried Palladio Herbal Lip Gloss in hope of finding the perfect shade of pink for the summer season. I have to say, this time I’ve gotten very close!
On a trip to Sally’s Beauty Supply, I was browsing in the cosmetics section when Palladio’s Herbal [...]

There are few greater joys in life for this beauty addict than the marriage of two of my greatest loves: Shu Uemura and heat styling. What more could a girl ask for?
Shu Uemura debuted the Art of Hair line this year, and included in the collection is the Satin Design White Tea Polishing Milk, [...]

Need a boost of confidence? Try out this modern fragrance: Hot Couture by Givenchy. (By the way, for girls having trouble at the perfume counter in the mall - Givenchy is pronounced jee-vahn-chay.) Raspberry dominates this fragrance, while magnolia, amber, bergamot, and pepper draw Hot Couture together to create a confident, cheerful and stylish scent. [...]

They say your hair is the first thing people notice about you, and nobody has great hair without great styling tools. I picked up the FHI Heat Nano Weight Pro 1900 Turbo Hair Dryer from the excellent selection of hair dryers at Misikko.com (which is sort of the new Folica), and I have to say [...]

With all of the chatter about makeup and hair at The Beauty Bunny, we don’t talk much about fragrances. Don’t you olfactory addicts worry - we’re showing some perfume love by instituting Fragrance Fridays to feature our fragrances of choice. Enjoy!
Described as a “cocktail of pink fruits and vanilla,” Vera Wang Princess is one of [...]

Makeup products seem to be getting a makeover themselves everyday, and the biggest trend comes in changing traditional application methods. Enter Terry de Gunzburg, creator of YSL’s superstar Touche Eclat Radiant Touch and founder of the high-end line By Terry. I was lucky enough to try By Terry’s Light Expert Foundation, and I’m happy to [...]

I’ve been trying a lot of tinted moisturizers lately because full coverage foundation simply feels too heavy for summer. I tried Stila’s Sheer Color Tinted Moisturizer in Light, since I’m a big fan of the brand in general and hoped it would measure up to You Rebel and Sugartint.
The color was a perfect match for [...]

So I just recently tried out another sunless tanner, so I’d thought I’d give an update for my last post “Self-Tanning: Nightmare or Dream Come True?”
This time I have tried out L’Oreal’s Sublime Bronze ProPerfect Airbrush Self-tanning Mist in Medium Natural Tan, and this is what I got out of it…

So since the summer is approaching, or for some of us is already here, I’m in the search for a super cute new lip gloss. Pale pink, shiny, perhaps a few sparkles..Just something to keep it low-key natural, but something that will pull together my look whether it be dramatic, or just a natural-bronze day [...]

Since starting Cosmetology, I have heard claims of the miracle shampoo and conditioner, Mane and Tail. Person after person would say to me, “If you want your hair to grow fast, use this stuff!!” I jump for anything that involves speedy hair growth, so I tried it as soon as I could get my [...]

As you may be able to tell from my pics in the eyelash tinting post, I have some eye area issues, including dark circles and some undereye baggage. For my latest miracle cure, I decided to try Murad Eye Treatment Complex SPF 8.
This product comes in a small pump bottle; it’s only 0.5oz and costs [...]

Ladies, pay attention: this is possibly the only time you will see a picture of Cailin on the Internet without mascara or eyeliner on.

That’s because I got my eyelashes tinted today while I was beautifying my mom for Mother’s Day! Whaddya think? It cost me $25 (I’ve spent as much on mascara before, okay?) and [...]

Recently, I decided to give a try to L’Oreal’s HIP Cream Eyeliner. With the cute little pot it comes in and the “Buy one, get one free” deal going on- I could not resist!
At first, I was kind of hesitant when I saw the slant tip applicator brush it came with. Since I am one [...]

Continuing in my preventive maintenance approach to skincare, I tried Aveeno’s Active Naturals Positively Ageless Lifting and Firming Night Cream. The product is formulated with the ever-trendy shiitake complex and wheat proteins (because in theory, rubbing healthy foods on yourself is just as good for you as eating them).
This cream smells like your typical [...]

Maybelline Mineral Power Natural Perfecting Foundation is the liquid version of Maybelline’s Bare Escentuals-esque mineral powder foundation. I tried it in Light Beige, and I have to say that the shade bordered on orange-y. Who’s heard of an orangey beige? Not me.
This SPF 18 foundation offers an on-the-fence type of coverage, definitely not sheer and [...]

Because of how many products I try, it’s very rare that one really gets my attention anymore. Athena’s 7 Minute Lift is one of the few that has succeeded in doing so. After seeing its slogan “Facelift in a Jar”, I assumed this was your typical glue-like moisturizer that might produce some results after 6 [...]

Mineral makeup strikes again! I picked up Revlon’s ColorStay Mineral Eye Shadow in Sunlit Jade, which has shimmery creme, bronze and olive colors. Revlon’s ColorStay 12 Hour shadow is very popular and long-wearing, so I was hopeful about the talc-free version. Most of the shades are so neutral, they’d work for most skin tones, but [...]

I don’t have particularly dry skin, but I do have combination skin and I get very dry in some areas, so I know how frustrating dryness can be. I tried Clinique’s new Supermoisture Makeup foundation and I have to say it definitely lived up to its name. Due to my recent experience with very [...]

Keeping on the tinted moisturizer theme, I tried Sugar’s Sugar Tint oil-free tinted moisturizer and I’m a bit confused. How exactly are cosmetics companies differentiating between tinted moisturizer and foundation now? This and You Rebel were both quite thick and offered a lot of coverage (not that I’m complaining).
This product applies a lot like BeneFit [...]

I love tinted moisturizers in general, so I decided to try BeneFit’s You Rebel Lite. I find the whole “tinted moisturizer” thing to be a bit of a misnomer, as this has the consistency and coverage of a light foundation. And don’t let the “Lite” get you, either - they released this version after complaints [...]

What’s the most difficult part of applying makeup? The eye area, of course! As if liner and mascara weren’t tricky and messy enough, eyeshadow is hard as well, both in choosing the right colors, applying it evenly, and getting it to stay. Enter ColorOn Professional Instant Eye Shadow Applicators, a nifty new idea that [...]

I have been overblonding my hair myself for years now, and it seemed each time I colored my hair was bright white-yellow on the bottom and my natural dark blonde at my roots. Very Britney Spears; not very sexy. I decided to do the big change myself by tossing on a deeper base and some [...]

Smashbox’s Photo Finish line of foundation primers has received amazing hype, and I just wouldn’t be the Beauty Bunny if I didn’t try a product with so much press. My uneven skin tone persuaded me to pick up the Color Correcting formula in Blend, which at the price seemed like the safest buy (’cause who [...]

I had a monster breakout recently, an event I’ve not experienced since high school. I mean it was scary. Desperate, I used Murad’s Exfoliating Acne Treatment Gel, since they’re such a reputable brand in skincare. But the bad looking skin was yet to come.

Everyone is going crazy for organic products right now, and Juice Beauty’s Anti-oxidant Serum hits the mark by boasting all-natural ingredients while still including the scientific goodies we love, like liposomes, peptides and collagen-rebuilding. So does it work? I bought it just so I could tell you. Aren’t I a sweetheart?

All the hype surrounding Too Faced Lash Injection Extreme Volume Mascara led me to finally join the club and pick it up. So are all the raves you hear true? Well, that depends on what you’re looking for. Read on!
packaging: 2/5 - The tube itself is the standard mascara tube, but what’s interesting is the [...]

Since I liked Biore’s ice cleanser so much, I thought I’d give these little masks a shot. The packaging is very convenient; each mask comes in an individual tube that’s easy to get open and has a nicely sized opening to ensure it doesn’t explode out on your hand. The smell was nice, but not [...]

There’s been huge buzz surrounding Akasha’s new SPINLASH, which is now being sold at Target. It’s an innovative idea in mascara technology; basically, the brush spins while putting on your mascara to comb through lashes so that they get completely covered and don’t clump. It’s an amazingly simple idea that I’m surprised no one’s done [...]

We’re all looking for inexpensive versions of products that still do the trick. That’s one of the things that led me to pick up Lumene Time Freeze Firming Day Cream. Okay, so I’m not that saggy yet - but I’ve already got some areas that need help! While the product smells good, it’s pretty oily [...]

packaging: 1/5
I added this category just for this mascara because it made me mad. Don’t get me wrong: the tube is pretty and high-fashionish, shiny black with silver accents and that name-in-lights Max Factor logo. The problem is, they did this thing companies are doing now where they pack the brush outside of the tube, [...]

I love the idea of not having to ever wear foundation (even if it’s Chanel), so I’m naturally attracted to using a tinted moisturizer as a base for everyday. I’d tried Clinique City Block before and loved it, so I thought I might be able to cheat and nab the drugstore version. I bought it [...]

Why do I constantly switch haircolor products? I’m perfectly happy with the color I got a couple of weeks ago. Well, I know why - because I’m obsessed with trying new things and reviewing them for you, that’s why. Revlon Colorist was the flavor of the day, and here’s the rundown:
I’ve tried a lot of [...]

lengthening: 5/5
Length is definitely this mascara’s greatest asset. My lashes poked my browbone (I love that).
separating: 5/5
Excellent. This mascara found all of my teeny blond lashes and coated them individually, making them stand out.

Ladies, it is official: I am insane. There is definitive proof that there’s something wrong with me. You see, when most people open a tube of mascara and see a shade of garish pink found only on feather boas, they have no trouble walking away. Not me! I squeal, “How avant-garde!” and happily truck my [...]

The mineral makeup craze is booming! Let’s try out the new rating system on Maybelline Mineral Power Natural Perfecting Concealer.
coverage: 5/5
For a drugstore product, I was impressed. This baby blotted out my dark undereye circles with the greatest of ease!
texture: 3/5
While it was thick and matte, the finish wasn’t amazing and was almost grainy-looking. [...]

I got Maybelline’s new Define-A-Lash in #601 Very Black and I’m trying a new makeup rating system for mascaras, so check it out:
lengthening: 5/5
Wow! Define-A-Lash made my eyelashes look a half-inch longer.
separating: 4/5
My lashes were well-defined, but the mascara didn’t find all of them. Try this instead: L’Oreal Paris Telescopic Mascara
curling: 5/5
An unexpected [...]

My Chanel foundation has turned me into a snob. I tried Rimmel’s new and improved version of Lasting Finish 16 HR Foundation with Minerals, fully expecting it to suck just because it’s from the drugstore. What’s happened to me? I used to be so open-minded…well, that and cheap. But this product managed to surprise me! [...]

Ever since we turned twelve and our faces went haywire with oil and blemishes, skincare has been complicated for us women. Should you use astringent? What if you have dry skin? What age should you begin moisturizing? Should you moisturize all over? Luckily, Philosophy, the hippest name in skin care, has one easy solution [...]

I abuse my hair like crazy. I blow-dry and flat-iron daily, and color it light blonde at home myself about once a month. So I’m probably not the best spokesperson for healthy color - but I am most likely the best person to talk to if you’re buying home color. Last night I tried Clairol’s [...]

I love these shadows! I got this Lancome palette as a gift with purchase with the shades Latte (off-white), Suntouched (beige-gold), Designer (shiny olive green) and Lezard (deep brown). The Latte and Lezard are matte, while Suntouched and Designer are shimmery (they call the Designer shade “metallic”). The eyeshadows feel silky and luxe to apply, [...]

What exactly is my problem, girls? Do I just not like money, skin that looks good, and/or happiness? I purchased yet another Cover Girl product, apparently having been given a concussion by the last one. I bought it in Creamy Beige #250, which should have been named Chalky Crap #Don’tbuyme. This pressed powder is as [...]

It’s tough to find a great blush, and tougher to find one that looks natural on you. I got lucky and found one that flatters the bejeezus out of me for seven dollars. Maybelline Dream Mousse is a long-lasting creme blush that feels soft to apply and blends seamlessly into skin with a subtle glowy [...]

Remember those filmy Covergirl foundations I mentioned before? Cover Girl Clean Makeup Oil Control Liquid Foundation is the definition of my problem with the brand. This product provides less coverage than most concealers, let alone foundations. The watery formula doesn’t even blend well! On the (extremely nominal nearing nonexistent) plus side, it feels silky when [...]