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Covergirl + Olay join forces

Anyone that reads my blog knows that I have no problem "playing favorites" but I am always willing to try something new, that's why I was excited when my BzzAgent assignment was COVERGIRL + OLAY Tone Rehab 2-in-1 Foundation & Pressed Powder. As a kid I remember saving my allowance & buying my first bottle of foundation (accompanied with a grape roll-on lip gloss!) at probably age 10, it was Covergirl and it smelled vaguely similar to Noxema. Now that I'm all grown up, it's part of my job to use only the best foundations, so I was actually pleasantly surprised at how Covergirl has grown up as well. Gone is the smell of Noxema, and it's a lot creamier than I remember! Maybe it's the Olay influence but this foundation is pretty awesome, it glides on and dries to almost a powder finish, and actually stays pretty well all day. The pressed powder was nice, not as refined (or triple-milled)as I normally like but it's also not $55, this stuff retails for about $13.99. So for those of you that can't (or refuse) to afford my favorite $62 bottle of foundation, give this one a try....I think you'll be pleasantly surprised too! *This was not a paid post. My own opinions were used based on my perceptions and experience. Thank you to BzzAgent who provided the products for review (and thanks to my girl Stephanie @NewBeautyReview who told me about Bzz-ing)

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  1. Very nice!!! I remember those roll on lip glosses, mine was bubble gum! Lol!
    Xo

    *Stephanie*
    TheNewBeautyReview.com

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  2. Nice review - I'll have to give it a try. Thanks for sharing your expert opinion - takes out the leg work for me - HUGS, Andi

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  3. Hit me up for a $3 coupon, I've got plenty!

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  4. Fabulous review, I do not have a lot of time to do research, so by following your blog you saved me a lot of time. Thank you Dyana your AWESOME!!

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  5. Thank you Dyana, I remember the grape lip gloss to by the way. I usually use an expensive $50+ powdery foundation (I won't use names) so I will give it a try. Thank you!!......Sandra Nunez

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