product we shd tok about - sudden glow

i'm quite a sucker for products from sellavision. although costly, sometimes it's really better than the mass products that's available on the shelf.

recently, i've just bought and tried a beauty product from california beauty - the sudden glow powder. it's actually a pure mineral powder which is light and doesn't contain dyes, oils or preservatives that supposingly will make your make-up look heavy or cakey.

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being a mineral powder, the texture of the powder is really fine and had a smooth consistency. although fine, the minerals are rich in pigment; on a normal day, a light simple glide is good enough to even out my face colour (we tend to have uneven skin colour especially under-the-eye, at the corner of the nose and chin area)
for night, just swipe on a few more layer to get a full coverage. i don't really have deep eye bags or dark circles but having none is a lie. sudden glow gives it a pretty good coverage even without having to put on the concealer prior.
to a certain extend, the powder do soften fine lines, light acne scars and even birthmarks.

the mineral powder not only contain rich pigment for coverage, but the pigments also have a light-reflecting effect that give your skin a natural radiant glow by day or night.

i've got my sudden glow from an authorized distributor located in united square. the powder comes in a set: sudden glow foundation powder, camouflage concealer and duo-glow (blusher and highlighter).
the concealer is great to hide really dark eyes circles and darken scars. the duo-glow is quite an all-in one product on it's own. the blusher can be used as eye shadow, blusher and even a lip tint. i love the highlighter as it's also an eye shadow (for me), and help to build some highlight the area on my brow bone, my nose bridge and on some days which i need an extra glow due to a dull skin (too much drinking), on my cheeks.
oh, because the blusher colour falls between red, brown and maroon, it can also be use as a contouring powder, really smart.

did i also mention that the set comes with a blush applicator which can be attached to the foundation powder - pretty nifty

so there's tons of mineral powder on the shelf, why sudden glow? personally, i've tried body shop's when it first launched it's mineral range in malaysia. not too bad for the fact that i finished the first one and was about to get a 2nd one. but i realized i just need to apply more and more layer every time i used it. and towards the end, my makeup looks really cakey. i also need to purchase a separate mineral brush for the application.
for the 2nd try, i was thinking of a cheaper alternative especially when all shelf-brands starts introducing mineral powder to their cosmetic range. maybelle and revlon, if i'm not wrong. i did a test at watson's and find the powder are not as fine as it claims. and don't make me tok about the packaging. (that's an important element for beauty/ cosmetic products, it should be made so that it can be kept clean easily e.g. blush are tucked away, powder/ liquid have less spillage)

sudden glow is better for me and it's affordable for the fact that the entire set only cost me S$99. and it's also my best travel companion.

this product is really good for those who really like hassle-free makeup. slab on moisturizer, a few swipe of sudden glow and duo-glow (you really don't have to be a master to use this), line my brows and eyes, lip tint and i'm ready to go. and most importantly, i hate heavy makeup e.g. liquid foundation/ concealer top with powder. let's put it this way, with sudden glow it's like having natural-perfect-looking complexion, how about that?

to prove that it's really dummy-proof and works, when i first try it at home, i just swipe half of my face with the powder and right in the mirror, i can see the difference.

read more reviews here

google sudden glow from california beauty and you'll have truck loads of other reviews.

oh, at the place where i bought this product, there's a trial session where the beautician will help you to put on sudden glow so you can really feel and see how the product work on your face. the trial cost S$10 but it'll be complimentary if you decide to purchase the set. just remember to go with a moisturized face.

if you're keen to find out more about the product, just leave your comments and i'll be glad to help.
and yes, let's keep toking about mineral products. share with me what YOU know, i might want to try that!