 Hey guys, it's Monica. I thought I would just share with you and this is by no means a Foundation test or anything of that nature because I am not like a you know, anyone that really does that well anyways, but I Have many of you know I really like the CYO and you've all heard the story that it has been discontinued and you can only buy it probably up until January February 2020 well, I don't want to stock up on a lot of foundations Because you know the expiration dates and all that stuff But I do have a number of the CYO that I bought because it's really hard to color match And I found in the CYO. It was the 107 sometimes mixed with the 104 that seemed to be the best mix for me So I bought that I really like that. It's very buildable last all day and then boom They just continue it so a number of you have said check out the soap and glory kick-ass foundation And I did so I have three bottles of this I have in the shade four and in the shade five two in the shade five actually five seems to be a really good shade for me Right now, but this just so you know the CYO is what 499 599 This not on sale is 1699. So, you know, it's like double or triple the money depending on the sale I got one in altar and I got two in Walgreens But what I did this morning is I ended up putting on the elf I didn't bring it in here, but I bought the elf pourless putty primer I put that on after I did my skincare in the morning and Then I did some sunblock and then I put on just my Benefit over my nose here let all that set and then I put this on So I've had this on the number five on my face. I Just wanted you to see what it kind of looks like Yeah, it is 6 30 now I Probably had this on since six o'clock this morning. So 6 a.m. to 6 30 p.m No touch ups The only thing I did is when I went and I went out for a walk and I was outside in the sun and the heat When I went out for the walk I added the the color science on my face for additional sunblock And I mean that's all so I think this the kick-ass has held up really nice There is some break up now some settlement, but you know what about this time? I'm gonna take my foundation off I'm not gonna keep it on. I don't want something that's gonna last 24 hours I'm not gonna go romping the hay with a full face of makeup if you know what I mean So I take all my makeup off and I when I go to bed But anyways, I just wanted to share this with you because I think this came out really good It held up really good. It's also buildable it lasts really really super nicely and then and I shared some of this on my Instagram I Bought the el tic-a-salta was having a sale and it was like you know by one get the other half off So I wanted to to because my favorite blush is the the one that I have from Avon and I'm running really low on that and I know I can order it But I wanted to see if I could get an other blush that I kind of like so I picked this and I will tell you I really like it. This is actually called retro rose retro rose and So I have the retro rose on And and then I my setting spray. I just use the NYX the Dewey setting spray. I just spray that on I don't have any contour on nothing. I just have the kick-ass the Benefit on my nose and then the Elta blush on today and I think it held out amazingly well I also tried to Eyeshadows so what I did is I have because of sale and I've been really really itching to try these This is I don't even know how this is showing on the count on the camera. I'm sure it's a mess right now because I've been touching my eyes but this is the this is coffee bean and This is plum up plum pop Coffee bean and plum pop. I The this is all I have other than I have the cream brulee and I then put this Cream eyeshadow and liner. I just put that little bit purple You know a little bit of lilac right down in the middle of my you know near my on my lower lid my lids and That's all I did so you know I mean short of looking in the mirror to see how bad I look right now I think for having worked all day for having gone out for a power walk and Got a little sweaty came home went out the motorhome checked out a carpet cleaning job that was done and Ran out for a close-in stuff like that And then I looked in the mirror and I said holy mackerel that held up really well So I just wanted to film this really quick I don't know if I'll ever share this with you, but I just wanted to film it really quick. It is August 20th and 636 and I've been like this pretty well since six o'clock this morning. I think it's done pretty well for an all-day thing Anyways, so big glory Kick ass I Like it, but I just dropped Jay off Well, I didn't just I dropped Jay off today at the airport I've been up since three so I'm like super super tired, but I dropped Jay off at the airport and it was dark We got there. We left the house about quarter past four. I think we got there just about five o'clock and You know drove into the airport and Let him go. You know, he's got his golf clubs. He's got his bag. He's gonna he's gonna do his thing He's gonna have a long extended weekend spend it with his son Justin in Atlanta. They're gonna be golfing They're gonna be doing a whole bunch of different things So I'm like super excited for him and I'm gonna be at the actual right this weekend So that's what my week has been so far. It's very very Exciting except of course, you know, I've been trying out some new makeup I bought the kick-ass foundation, which I've been wearing and I like it I'm not too sure about the shade. I did think the shed was okay in the beginning, but now I'm questioning it But I also bought the I bought two eyes. Let's from Alta. I really like them You know, there's been no fallout So some of times when I do drugstore or even high-end not that I have a whole lot I do get a lot of fallout, but there's been no fallout in these I think these the tube that I got a really nice and creamy so I'm kind of excited about that actually I really I really like it. So anyways, I am heading to work now. We'll see what the day brings Maybe you'll see me come back today. Good. Good morning world Don't look at my grace because I sprayed some of that batis batis Golden blonde to try to cover my grays because my hairdresser has a bone sparrow and on her Yeah, so she can't she's out of commission for a bit We're trying to see about when I can come in, but I wanted you to see this little braid I have on top of my head. Can you see that? Don't look at the gray Andrew from uni wigs. What sent me this from that and if I'm uni wigs love it Collection, I don't know if this is part of the love of it collection, but anyways No one isn't but he sent me this little break. He actually sent me something else too Which I'm going to review on a little bit But he sent me also this little tiny braid and I wrapped around my bun today, and I think that looks so cute Gray's and all This is what they what they sent me started in my hair, but this is basically what it looks like And this is in the color almond frost This is like really nice Amazing. Wow. Thank you. I love it You know what it just added a little bit of a definition to when I put my hair in a bun and I wrapped it around They also sent me this which I've worn in some of my insta stories Take a look at this. This is the amber human hair in the color almond frost Now I was planning on going to my hairdressers this week But I think I might have said in one of the previous clips that she got hurt. I was going to have her cut layers So until I actually go back And have her cut layers into this. I don't want to cut it anymore. I have trimmed it A little bit because it was way long, but look at this This is silk It has got the clips for really secure. So this is the amber silk human hair topper Rooted in the color almond frost with bangs When I wore it, nobody could even tell I had it on. I mean nobody could tell So guys what I want to do before I end this video is kind of share with you how my day went yesterday yesterday was the baby shower and What I had put on my skin knowing that I was going to be outside all day. I knew that it was a beautiful sunny day I think the temperatures were in the mid 70s high 70s Beautiful breeze and we were out by the ocean. So there was an ocean breeze. It was a beautiful cool Or summer day not a fall day because it was just it was just a perfect day. So the sun was out and We were outside at the baby shower all day. I picked up my mom I went and picked up the cake and then we got to the shower right around one o'clock and we did not leave till about 5 30 so from that whole time afternoon sun I was outside So what I did if you know me, you know, I'm all about sunblock I mean why spend all that money all that effort put all that effort into skin care into retina into using cvd oil or Rosypseed oil or any other oil you use or skin treatment you use on your face Why go through all of that if you're not going to do and use the number one proven anti aging skin Protecting product with your sunblock. I don't care what you use the sunblock, but it's sunblock And broad spectrum uva uvb when you when you go to uva uva the a stands for aging for me And I go anti aging the uva blocks those deep penetrating rays into your skin that causes the Premature aging the wrinkles or whatever the uvb blocks barn Which is both of these are super important. Absolutely super important But uva is really what because i'm going to protect myself You know, I'm not going to be I'm going to be in the shade as much as I can I'm going to wear a hat whatever I can do But so the uva is really super important. So yesterday knowing I was going to be outside I Put on in the morning like my normal routine after my skincare. I put on my australian gold. This is the mineral This is the broad spectrum. It's got a lot of good uva protection in here as well as uvb 50 spf I put it all over my face. I have to be really careful Because it's drying so I have to make sure that I've got my oil on I moisturize my skin Otherwise, I'm going to have an issue. So I put it on I let it dry. I had to leave the house I had to go pick up my mom Picked her up at 11 30 ish quarter of 12. So I left the house I finished all my makeup around 10 30 what I put on my skin and this was actually sent to me via the octaline network from the company called swasso Swasso and this is a affecting cushion this has 50 spf in it and It the color that I have is medium pink When I ordered this on the octaline network, most of the color choices were out So I took a gamble on medium pink. I also knew that I had medium pink and the a more pacific Cushion same thing 50 spf it comes in a part or a compact like this And I really like this they use this a lot. So I knew I had medium pink in that So I thought maybe medium pink would be a pretty good starting point for me for this What I didn't know at the time when they sent this was that this is actually Distributed in the u.s. By a more pacific as well. So interesting But anyways the company swasco the ingredients in this are absolutely lovely I will link all the information when I receive this via the octaline network And if you guys know how octaline works you have to do a review So when I receive this I Opened it up and it came it came in this beautiful little mirror. The presentation is really pretty. What a pretty compact I actually have gotten compliments on this compact when I've taken it out just to check my lipstick I've gotten I've had compliments on it. So I thought nice But anyways, this came completely airtight sealed. So when you opened it up There was a protective covering over here when you tore it There was a little destruction saying when you remove that make sure that you seal this Completely tight after each use to prevent the air from getting into it. So you can see hopefully The color it's actually a nice color and I'm gonna put this on You can see this Probably can't I don't think you're gonna pick that up at all when I put this on it says that it is long Lasting and full coverage, etc. I I did know it did not cover for example my veins. So I still have to use my Concealer on that which is my benefit industrial concealer that I use So I still have to use that I still have to use a little bit of a color correcting But I put this on and I covered my whole face now. I already had this on so I wasn't super super careful about You know having to have like a quarter size gobb of this on so I just patted it all over my face And I added some some blush and I went and I met my mom And all day long a couple of times I took it out and I looked at it just to you know Basically what I did is I touched up my lipstick a lot of times that sat in the shade But I was outside. I didn't never had any breakup. I didn't have any creases My wrinkles didn't look any worse than they were when I put it on which is always a good thing Because sometimes especially if you go up closer to your eyes your eye wrinkles look so much worse None of that happened. So it was actually Pretty happy with how this worked on me. It lasted all day. I came home after I dropped my mom off last night I came home. I looked in the mirror. I was actually surprised. I was going to film last night, but I was so Tired and it was so dark and I was like nah, so But it lasted all day long I really like this now it does come with a replacement pod So I think the retail for this is 60 dollars And so you get the cushion the compact with one cushion foundation in it and then you get a refill pod to slip in And I like that idea. So this has been super easy to use during the work week Touch-ups on the go and the foundation the look on my skin is really not been bad I have it on today even though I haven't gone out anywhere Maybe it's a tad bit light. I don't know But um, I'm not really not going to really do a whole bunch of different things today So but I just wanted to let you know About this because I'm actually liking this a lot and I will say it passed my test for sunblock Now I wear a lot of different types of foundations I've been trying the cyo and I talked about that earlier I talked about the kick-ass My ysl my st. Lauder one of the things that I bought when I went to one of the outlet malls So I think it was the the bimber in real store is I went in and I got the st Lauder and this is in the color pebble Which is my color and I because I really like the convenience of something like this and being able to open it up Dab on some foundation with this sunblock do a touch-up without having to shake a jar or Or a bottle or anything like that. I just love this convenience So I love my st. Lauder and I have the bottle and I said this is going to be really nice So I bought this and I bought the stick Holy cow So let me just because I'm talking about the compactors want to say now grant it. It isn't as pretty As this it doesn't have the 50 spf. It's not going to be sun protection But it is good. It's beautiful for touching up my skin on the day. I've got the compact I've got the same concept here except this is a Not a cushion, you know, this is a creamy foundation here So you put this on and you just you have the creamy foundation And I I'm telling you guys I don't know if I should do this Oh You can see it's a little bit lighter, right? But I'm telling you guys I really really I love the convenience Love the convenience of having something like this and I'm so happy I tried the st. Lauder because I absolutely love my st. Lauder double wear And then to find the same shade in this pretty serum compact of the st. Lauder. I like it. So Perfect now if only They could add the sunblock and 50 spf in here would not be the nuts. I would love it But in the interim winter's coming I can get away with just this in the morning or even a 20 or a 30 spf winter and fall But in summer now I need the help of something like this But I just want to tell you how much I am loving and loving and enjoying this Serum compact on the st. Lauder and also the stick the stick is nuts the nuts. I love it I should probably do a review on that. That's it for me guys. Thank you so much for watching Hope you enjoyed the photos that I included of the shower It was just an absolutely beautiful day like I said and it was gorgeous in my my future daughter-in-law the mom of the baby She's absolutely glowing the baby is due in october I can't wait to meet the little fella. I'm just like beyond excited over it. Jay's coming home Monday night and he He's he's at that in atlanta at that golf tournament You know where all the people got hit by a lightning or whatever On the course, but he's he's there today So I don't think they're having any stormy weather, but he's had a great time with his son and his son's family his His his fiancee and her family So it was a really nice family event for them and they just really really enjoyed it He'll be home late tomorrow night. I'm going to pick him up And he did tell me he fell on the golf course So his pride was a little hearty tripped over something and went down Splat And he said his pride hurt, but he also was bleeding and a little bit bruised and I'm like, oh Not good if he's bleeding. But anyways guys, thank you all so much for being with me. I appreciate every single one of you. Bye