Luxe Foundation Review

I kept seeing videos and ads all over FaceBook regarding Luxe Foundation.  Luxe is a white foundation that adjusts to your skin tone as you put it on.

Does it?????

I watched a lot of videos and read a lot of reviews.  Everything seemed too good to be true; but if you know me, I'll try anything once.

First thing you should know; influencers are paid for their reviews, and though a few are totally honest, most will give a rave review.  Secondly, a lot of the videos are AI or heavily filtered; so don't expect the model look.  One thing I noticed is that most of the people doing the videos already have make-up on perfectly beautiful.  So why are they putting more foundation on??????

Anyway; I broke down when an offer came up to buy a tube and get a free tube and a free brush.  This is not shipped from within the U.S.A.; it's shipped from over seas; but it really didn't take long to get, maybe a week.  I have seen some reviews that shipping took longer.  Despite there being a guarantee...all reviews indicate that getting you money back is non-existent - just an FYI.

Anyway, I got my tube and gave it a try on my face with no make-up already on it.  It is indeed white and it does change color as you put it on.  I found my face felt a little itchy for about 15 minutes but then it went away (I did not scratch).  It didn't fill in the lines, it didn't cover any facial blemishes flawlessly and I certainly did not have the model look all the videos show.  It worked just like all the other foundations I've used over the years with the exception that it starts out white and blends in with your skin.  It does however last the day without melting away!

Suggestions??  Start with a base/primer for under the foundation; that will help with any itching (I get none if I use a base) and it's just a good way to start.  And don't apply like all the videos do...less goes a long way.  The directions will tell you to put some on the back of your hand, and use the brush to start blending, then apply with the brush.  You don't need a lot - I can't understand why all the videos show gobs of it on the face to start and then start blending.

I don't think I'd buy it again; but I'll use it up and then move on.  I can't say the advertising is false; but the videos are extremely misleading.

I Know, I Know!

Let's have a real talk......

I'm sick of tracking points, calories, fiber, macros, WHATEVER..... Sick of it.  I'm DONE!

I've decided I just need to start communicating with my body a little better.  I KNOW what I need to be eating.  I KNOW not to stuff myself full.  I KNOW, I KNOW, I KNOW....

There I feel better.

I do, however, know that I still need to keep track of what I'm eating.  I can't do it with an app because it will show me one of the above...and I don't right now want to see those numbers.

So I ordered *this*.  It's a plain ole food journal, I will not be using the areas to list the nutritional information, but I did want more than just a plain notebook and I liked that the spirals are on top rather than on the side.  I'll also continue with *Kickstart* as that gives me community and it is more about setting habits rather than a food plan.

I'm going to start making those changes now but go full in, in September.  

And that's where I'm at!!

A Walking I Will Go

Today I walked a mile.

I haven't walked in a long time, though I use to do it daily.  It was hard, like I said it has been a while.  I'm hoping to get back into it.

I bought a new Yeti (I'm so into Yeti, no Stanley's at my house, lol!); I went with 30 ounces this time and it looks like this:

And these are the details:

I really like the top on this one!  Hopefully, it will help with my water intake, a new cup usually does!

I often feel like I should continue on with the Weight Watcher app since I still have to pay a few more months.  I probably won't be renewing it, so then that makes me think that if I'm not going to renew it, why continue the program since I'll be switching to something else.  My something else will either be Healthi or the Lose It app.  I get so tired of tracking food though.