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    56/44 | Maybelline Age Rewind vs. Tarte Shape Tape

    September 20, 2019

    Hi Everyone!

    Today, we have a 56% vs. 44% split on two cult favourite concealers: Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Eraser Dark Circles Treatment Concealer vs. Tarte Shape Tape Concealer! I will be talking about my personal opinions on the topics and sharing some of the replies I received from the Instagram poll I took.

    These results only include the opinions of those who saw my poll on Instagram. The majority of my followers are from Canada, United States and Australia.

    Age Rewind Concealer

    Available at drugstores, Ulta

    $12.99 CAD for 0.2 oz

    Cost per oz: $64.95

    10 shades + 6 new ones added

    No added fragrance

    Twist to dispense, sponge tip

    Shape Tape Concealer

    Available at Tarte.com, Ulta

    $35 CAD for 0.33 oz

    Cost per oz: $106.06

    30 shades with different undertones

    Fragrance added

    Large doefoot applicator

    Age Rewind Concealer

    I used the shade Light

    Pros: I enjoyed using the Age Rewind. It wasn’t too thick and it was easy to blend. You twist the tube to dispense the product. As you twist it up, the product is scraped clean on the sides of the tube.

    Cons: Doesn’t have a wide variety of shades compared to other concealers. I feel like I used it really quickly because it’s a smaller tube of concealer. I didn’t like the sponge tip on top. While it was very nice to apply the concealer, I didn’t like that you couldn’t completely clean it and it would never be dry. It’s easy to pull off the sponge with a pair of tweezers though. I feel like I wasted more of it by twisting it. I would twist multiple times before any product came out.

    I would buy Age Rewind again.

    Shape Tape Concealer

    Buying online is really tricky. I bought a shade that was way too light for me and it made my under eyes look gray. I bought the shade Fair-Light.

    Pros: The big doefoot applicator was cool and I liked how it comes in a large tube. Wider variety of shades and undertones.

    Cons: I was so excited to try it after hearing everyone rave about it, but it just didn’t work for me. I prefer a more natural looking concealer because I have dry under eyes. Shape Tape is way too full coverage for me. I was also surprised by how scented the concealer is because NO ONE has ever mentioned that it has a scent! Not only does it have a scent, it lingers. I swatched it on my hand one time and I washed my hands with soap and everything and I could still smell it. As you may know, I’m sensitive to fragrances in my skincare and makeup. I’d rather have no scent or one that won’t linger hours after I’ve applied it. Also, I think my eyes had a reaction to it. I tried using it as an eyeshadow base, but my eyelids got some red spots on them.

    I would not buy Shape Tape again.

    So, the 56/44 results were from a recent poll. A year ago, I took the poll because I needed help deciding which one to buy. I prefer a more natural looking concealer and I knew that Tarte Shape Tape was full coverage.

    The results from my 1st poll were 50/50. I ended up buying the Age Rewind first because it’s more accessible to me. I eventually ordered Shape Tape on the Tarte website. I don’t know if it’s available in stores elsewhere, but there’s no way to test out shades at a store in Canada. As you can see from the swatches, I ended up choosing a shade that was much lighter than the maybelline concealer.

    Here were a few replies to my question: Why do you prefer the Age Rewind or Shape Tape concealer?

    • creamier formula (shape tape)
    • excellent coverage, price is reasonable and quality is high (shape tape)
    • can’t find a shade match for age rewind (shape tape)
    • shape tape is more full coverage than I want and it’s too drying for under my eyes (age rewind)

    That’s all I have for today! If you have any ideas on what poll I should do next, comment below!

    Which concealer is your fave? Do you like either of these?

    Love,

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    50/50 | Under Eye Masks

    August 20, 2019

    Hi Everyone!

    I’m starting a new blog series – talking about the differences in opinions for a certain beauty topic.

    Today, the topic is split at 50/50 on under eye masks…how do you wear them?

    You know how some eye masks are shaped like an apostrophe? Skinny on one side and wider on the other side? How do you wear them? Skinny on the inside or the outside?

    This all started when I was scrolling through Instagram and saw a girl wearing under eye masks where the skinny part was on the inside. and I thought…OMG! Is that how you’re supposed to wear them? I’ve always worn the wider part on the inside because it covers more of the under eye area….so I looked it up on Google to see and saw masks worn both ways.

    wide on inside (top), wide on outside (bottom)

    I did an Instagram poll to see what you guys thought and the results were 50/50. I also made a post on Instagram and I got quite a few comments. Here are some of their answers (in my caption, I wrote that I use wide on the inside):

    I’ve wondered this exact same thing!!! I’ve always worn mine with the fat part on the inner eye too, but saw someone wearing them the other way so I thought I was wrong! 😅 Let us know the results of your poll! – @mom_into_beauty

    Interesting, I’m the opposite! My crows feet expand pretty far down, so I prefer the wide part on the outside. Never tried the other way though – @classic.skin

    Maybe I’m doing it wrong lol the ones I buy the girl on the package has the skinny edge to the inside – @melsmakeupdesk

    I do mine either way depending on what area I want to target but for the most part, I wear the fat side on the inner part to help with dryness. I’ll put the fatter part on the outside every now and then to target crows feet! – @lipglossnlashes82

    Lol I switch it up, that way I figure I’m doing it correctly at least half of the time. #itsamystery – @nowjenplans

    I tried it out both ways and I found that skinny on the inside looked more aesthetically pleasing when taking a selfie. When the skinny part is on the inside, I apply the masks closer to my nose (and slightly on my nose). This makes your face and nose look slimmer. When I put the wider part on the inside, they don’t touch my nose and therefore my face and nose look wider.

    I asked my family and it was also 50/50. I’ve always done wider on the inside because I have dry under eyes. I asked my dad and he said he would do the same. I asked my mom and sister and they both said wider on the outside. My sister said she instinctively put the wide part on the outside, but it’s also because her cheeks are dry.

    There’s no right or wrong way to put them on. We are all different and we use under eye masks for different purposes. Most people wear them to target different areas: dark circles, puffy under eyes, crow’s feet, etc.

    You wear the wider part depending on what you’re targeting.

    WIDER ON THE OUTSIDE: If you have crow’s feet
    WIDER ON THE INSIDE: If you have dry or puffy under eyes, or dark circles

    How do you wear under eye masks?

    Love,

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