Lily Lolo = Love

Have I expressed my love for Lily Lolo yet?  Have I mentioned how much I love the name?  Did you know it started in England?  Where do I begin... well, first of all, I haven't tried all of the Lily Lolo products yet, but I've tried many!  I have experimented with some other mineral brands and I do not love them like I love Lily Lolo mineral cosmetics.  My next blog post will mention Bare Minerals and why I dubbed it "devil dust", so stay tuned.

I was first introduced to Lily Lolo via a makeup tutorial on YouTube.  I was intrigued right away, therefore, Googling away.  I found the website and began to look around at all the products.  I was estatic that samples could be ordered for most products!  I placed an order of samples and received them the following week (not bad from England to the States!) I ordered foundation, blush, setting powder and cover-up samples and the foundation sample pots are a great size (perfect for travelling as well.)  I still have the PeepO cover up sample and lots of the blush colours left.  I had to try them right away and after an hour of wearing them, I was hooked.

My face did not itch... did NOT itch, after wearing it outside in the hot southern sun (I've lived in the south for two years... hate the heat and the sun.)  My face was not greasy looking, but had a nice glow.  It stayed on and didn't wear off, most excellent!  The Translucent Silk finishing powder was also great, kept shine down and didn't look cakey.  My husband was sweet and ordered me the Lily Lolo Basics Kit and the Parma Violet eyeshadow for our one year wedding anniversary.  I love the packaging too, it's not as messy as other mineral makeup packaging.  The minerals don't pour out at you and sprinkle themselves all over the bathroom countertops and floor.

I really enjoy the PeepO cover up for underneath my eyes.  I like to mix it with my eyecream or I'll mix a little water with it before applying it with my concealer brush.  I used to use the cult favourite Cle de Peau concealer in Ivory, but tossed it ($69 concealer in the trash, under 1/2 remaining) because it was full of filth.  I gently press a little of foundation over PeepO and amazingly, it covers so well!  If I do need a little more coverage, I'll use my Nvey Eco concealer (which happens to make an excellent eyeshadow base... just set it with a setting powder from Lily Lolo, add eyeshaow and voila!) 

What I love about the blushes is that not only are there beautiful colours, but you can use them as eyeshadows or mix them with a clear gloss to create a colour lipgloss.  Genius!  Multi-tasking products, who doesn't love that?

Give Lily Lolo a try, I can't wait to order more prodcuts :)  I wonder what they're working on next...