Ms. Eva Mathews

Guest blog post by Eva Mathews, Tulane Medical student and younger, but taller, sister to Jen.

My lovely sister made my day by giving me a bag full of fun-colored products to review.  Don’t call it nepotism, call it a new perspective!  The new perspective is that of a busy, young medical student (that would be me) with no income, lots of bills, a fair amount of stress and no time to waste!

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The first product I wanted to try was SAMPAR’s Dew it Again Shower Gel.  The packaging is cute, pale pink and fairly unassuming.  Looking at it, I had no idea of the high end price ($34) or of the wide ranging benefits that SAMPAR claims this gel has.  These benefits range from the obvious and basic “eliminates oil, dirt and impurities from the skin,” to the scientific claims that I cannot verify, like “neutralizes lead and chlorine contained in water” to the completely un-provable and out there, “exclusive anti-pollution shield.”  None of these benefits/claims are actually written on the bottle.

My skepticism aside, I tried the shower gel before reading about the exclusive pollution shield (and so on.)  I found the gel itself to be very light, as it made a nice feathery foam which I really liked.  With the soft pink packaging and downy gel, I expected the scent to be that of baby powder or something sugary like bubble gum.

I was relieved to inhale the scent of mixed essential oils which include lavender, peppermint and cajeput (an ingredient sometimes used in decongestants or acne treatments.) It was definitely on the moisturizing side of shower gels and I wouldn’t recommend it for those with oily skin.  As for me, I’m going to keep on using it, but I do have my doubts about the claimed benefits and the price is too hefty for my pocketbook.  (However, I will keep my eye out for development of the Exclusive Pollution Shield, and I’ll let you know if I develop any super-human greenhouse gas or toxic waste fighting powers – that may be worth the $34!)

I tried a sample of NARS firming foundation.  The name of the shade?  Well first I have some ‘splaining to do.  I am very, very fair skinned, so much so that my own mother makes fun of me for it, and when I meet other pale people who are complaining about how they are the palest person they know, they pause, look at me and say something like, “except for you, that is.”  So, I had to laugh when my own really pale sister gave me this sample saying it was too light for her.  Are you ready for the name of the shade now?

It’s called “Siberia.”  It happens to be the lightest shade in their pallet.

It has a consistency of a moisturizer, which I really like.  I lot of other foundations are too thick or oily.  I feel like Goldilocks when I say that this one is “just right.”  The coverage is light to medium and it lasts well throughout the day. It also has firming agents (can’t start too early) including brown algae, organic gotu kola, boswellia and Vitamin C.

Now, at $50 a bottle, I do think it’s worth it, but for me this one will have to wait until the debts are paid and the checks are rolling in!

Next I tried Sweet Beauty’s Organic Chocolate Spa Treatments “Indulge” extra dark chocolate lip balm.  I love good chocolate and I also appreciate that their chocolate comes from organic Fair Trade chocolate from Seattle.  The good news is that it’s cruelty-free and it smells fantastic, I mean fantastic.  I keep sniffing it and trying not to eat it!

Have no fear, my bunnies, Lipstick Queen is here to save the day with her Chinatown Glossy pencils.  I tried the one called “Crime” which she describes as a sheer hot pink.  Hot pink, it is.  The pencil is a large gloss pencil dressed in black with Chinese characters.  I love the look.

The website’s description claims that it is a super sheer, super moisturizing, draw on gloss in a jumbo pencil.  I find all these claims true except the super sheer part.  I give it light to medium coverage (but I’m not the Lipstick Queen.)  I love the packaging, love the products, and love the names.  Next, I want to try “Thriller,” the sheer scarlet red.  Long live The Queen!

Guest blog post by Eva Mathews, Tulane Medical student and younger, but taller, sister to Jen.

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