VenomousBeauty
Member Since: February 13, 2011Reviews
Toppik Hair Building Fibers
Toppik fibers are made of all natural organic keratin protein, the same protein that hair is made of. The fibers in Toppik are charged with static electricity so they intertwine with your own hair and bond securely. The directions state to gently... +
Toppik fibers are made of all natural organic keratin protein, the same protein that hair is made of. The fibers in Toppik are charged with static electricity so they intertwine with your own hair and bond securely.
The directions state to gently apply the product directly to the base/root of your hair, by shaking the bottle, and ready!, get set!, go! But, it takes just a little bit more patience.
I find it's best to section your hair, and shake the product directly onto your scalp, once you have applied a satisfactory amount, brush it through your hair with a fine tooth comb, something that will spread the product, but not cause you to lose a sufficient amount of it.
Overall, the product does a wonderful job of covering bald spots and thinning areas, while it mostly attaches to the root area, it does create a fuller, thicker appearance. You can literally get right up into the mirror, and not see where the product ends, and your hair begins. I think of it as a nice "fluffer".
The downside of the product is, losing a lot of the product during application and washing it out. The fibers tend to go everywhere, regardless of how much you try and concentrate it into one area, you will lose a lot of product, just by shaking it. I do know Toppik has started to add some applicators to their site, so maybe they will help that issue.
Washing the product out of your hair is a pain, if you have a white shower. The product will stain just about any area it lands on, if not immediately washed away, so be careful to clean up effectually, after removing the product in the shower.
Overall, the product does what it says it will do, create a fuller look, by camouflaging thinning areas/bald spots.
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Hard Candy Glamoflauge Heavy Duty Concealer
Hard Candy Glamoflauge, is designed to cover anything and everything, from Tattoos to Acne. I personally, bought Glamoflauge to try and conceal my under eye circles, which on a scale of one to ten, usually reside around an eight! The product comes... +
Hard Candy Glamoflauge, is designed to cover anything and everything, from Tattoos to Acne. I personally, bought Glamoflauge to try and conceal my under eye circles, which on a scale of one to ten, usually reside around an eight!
The product comes in a 0.71oz tube and comes in three shades, Light, Medium, and Tan. It also comes packaged with a small "tracing" pencil, to basically mark the area you want to cover (i.e a tattoo), in the same color as the actual concealer.
The product does conceal, and quite well, but at a cost. The formula is very greasy and, in my opinion, resembles 'face paint' in consistency. If you have oily skin (such as myself) then this product is going to look, and feel like grease on the skin, and, of course, will crease almost instantly. A trade tip, is to finish the concealer off with a powder, and while it does help, it doesn't fully conceal the sheen of the concealer, which will no doubt, find it's way through even the heaviest powder applications. This brings me to my second issue, the color choices.
I am a very pale person, I am usually never out of the "ivory" categories when it comes to concealers, but with this product I had to go all the way down to the medium, and regret not buying the tan. The color payoff is just way too light to be used for circles, acne, facial issues...without using some sort of darker powder. I can see how it would be beneficial if you were, in fact, using it to cover a tattoo or a scar somewhere else on the body but, it leaves much to be desired 'above the neck'.
Overall, the product does conceal, but not without some personal touches of your own in the form of mixing shades or finishing powder. But, The limited colors and lack of any inclusion of a powder, I would say, Glamoflauge, Fugheddaboutit!
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