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Review: Mark Cosmetics

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Any girl, prissy or not, loves to try on new makeup and see what it looks/feels like. So imagine my delight when I opened my box of goodies that Mark Cosmetics had sent me to review from their meetmark.com beauty store.

Let’s start with the

Gloss Gorgeous Stay on lip stain – $10.00  – I must admit it took me a while to figure out how to get the stain to actually come out but that might have been more about me than the lip gloss 🙂 It was light and left my lips feeling soft, but the stain did not last through lunch and had to be reapplied after eating.

Hook Up waterproof Mascara – $6.00 with free connector which had attached a sample of the Hook Up Eye Liner $6.00

The hook up system is great, allowing you to connect your favorite  products for easy to find purse use-ability. I have never used liquid eyeliner so this wasn’t the best product for me to be trying. At no fault to the product it ended up more IN my eye than on it.  Having said that apart from a little stinging I was not blinded and my eyes were not even red after 2 mins so that’s a product plus! 🙂

Hook Up Lip Gloss- $6.00 – I really liked how light this felt – not sticky at all. Again this can connect to the mascara making it perfect for travel or purse use-ability.

Glowdacious Illuminating powder $12.00- I really liked this, it allowed me to dust dark or light depending on my mood and I look forward to using this again in summer when a warm glow is a must.

**REVIEW OVERVIEW**

Overall the products were great! The quantities on the mascara and lip liners seemed a little low at first but for the price (which I found out after using) was more than acceptable. I would purchase these products again and would highly recommend them for teenagers where budget is an issue or for those women who like to have a lot of variety in their makeup drawer as with Mark cosmetics you can afford to have a little of everything.

I did get a few more products but I have not reviewed them as yet so stay tuned for more.

Comments

  2. I too am also that you gave a favorable review of the mark. products…and the neat thing is if you can not find a mark. rep you can order from your Avon rep or on line at Avon.com. They are a great product for that young gal that wants to wear makeup, but you as the parent do not want her to look like she has the makeup on…

  3. Awesome! I love their products too that’s why I decided to become a rep 🙂 my eBoutique is nprovencio.mymarkstore.com

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