In accordance with the The Society of Women Engineers Bylaws, Article XIII – AMENDMENT, this proposed bylaws amendment is being presented to the membership. The SWE Board of Directors will vote on these changes following the 45-day notice period. The amendment proposal contains the rationale and pro/con considerations. B2520: Amend SWE Bylaws – Absolve Non-Strategic…
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There’s a new e.l.f. powder that just launched and I have been testing it out. Here’s what you need to know about the e.l.f. Cosmetics Halo Glow Powder Filter. I have a review and swatches here for you.
This is described as a light buildable, ultra-fine pressed setting powder:
There are 12 shades in the collection:
I have swatches of Fair Neutral Cool, Fair Warm and Light Neutral:
The shade I chose to use is Light Neutral.
Gently press finishing powder into skin with the included puff or a small fluffy brush (I prefer the brush method)
You can use it alone to softly mattify and give the skin a filtered appearance or to set and refresh makeup.
I am a massive fan of the e.l.f. Cosmetics Soft Glam Foundation which I think you should definitely check out if you are looking for an affordable yet high performance soft matte foundation with buildable coverage. I have a full blog post with swatches of every shade: e.l.f. Cosmetics Soft Glam Satin Foundation Review and Swatches.
Because I have been loving that foundation, I was super keen to check out this new launch.
The e.l.f. Cosmetics Halo Glow Powder Filter is a pressed finishing powder designed to smooth out imperfections, blur pores, and give your skin a soft glow.
The powder’s texture is smooth and finely milled, and it has an almost creamy texture when you swipe your fingertip across it. I used a small fluffy brush to apply it and I found that it picks up beautifully that way. There is a velour puff included in the compact, but I prefer to be a bit more precise when it comes to applying powder products, as I tend to be a bit of a powder-phobe!
The formula feels very light on the skin and I find that it can blur imperfections whilst retaining the skin’s luminosity and it doesn’t make it look too matte. I find that it doesn’t settle into fine lines or emphasise texture, which is a win for those who want a radiant finish without looking shiny or oily.
On application, the powder sets makeup really easily, and it softly takes down the shine without looking obviously powdery or matte, which is always my fear. I tested it on just half of my face, and it held up really well and helped my foundation stay in place well, in the areas I applied it.
Check out this half face demo:
The e.l.f. Cosmetics Halo Glow Powder Filter is an absolute must-try if you are looking for something super affordable that will gently set makeup without looking cakey or heavy. If you don’t like powder, but find that sometimes your mascara smudges or your concealer creases, it might be worth trying this. Use it under the eye area and over lids and you may find this really helps. I think it does a really good job, especially for the price.
e.l.f. Cosmetics Halo Glow Powder Filter is £14 and available now via the links below:
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Happy New year! I hope everyone had a fantastic holiday break and a well deserved rest.
Starting 2025 off with a healthy hair check in. This post is a bit late but I know you will forgive me because it was Christmas!
So 8 months after my texture release and 12 months of a healthy hair routine, what has happened to my hair? And what have I learnt so far
Back in Aug I noticed some breakage around my crown area but I thought it may be due to the braids I had just taken out so I didn’t think too much of it. However over the next month, I kept noticing more breakage so I decided to visit the salon for some expert help. After speaking to my stylist about my routine, it became apparent that I was using too many protein rich products on my hair and since I wasn’t doing much to my hair during the week + my TR which was amino acids based it was protein overload and causing the breakage! I was using my Briogeo don’t despair repair too often! I decided to switch my routine and focus more on moisture and conditioning instead of strengthening. I booked a follow up app in Dec, 12 weeks time to see any changes.
I’m happy to say when I went back in Dec, the breakage was growing back and no further breakage! my hair also felt much better.
2024 was my year to rediscover my hair, focusing on restoring the health of my hair. I’m also happy to report my hair is back! look at my before & after pictures. I started my healthy hair journey in Jan 2024 with my 1st salon app in Feb, look at how dry and crusty my hair was! and this was after a deep moisture treatment! look at my hair now in Dec 2024! my hair looks and feels so much better!. My hair has improved so much! Whilst it may look like my hair didn’t grow much- it did! I had 4 trims in 2024 to get rid of a lot of dead hair
I reviewed a lot of products and you can go check them out but my routine was as follows:
wash- 7-10 days
deep condition with my thermal cap every 3 weeks focus on moisture.
deep condition every 6 weeks with a strengthening treatment OR olapex
clarify every 4 weeks
blow dry after every wash with a leave in, blow dry lotion and heat protectant
For 2025 i want to focus on length retention. My challenge is to grow my hair to waist length- I don’t have a time frame because I’m not going to sacrifice health over length so if I need to switch to focus on something else I will do so. Since its winter I’ve also gone into protective styling mode- no braids! From now until April I will be washing my hair every 2 weeks.
Conclusion
I’m really happy with the progress of my hair. Its so much healthier than 2023 and I can really start on my hair growth journey. I’m going to take the good practices I developed last year and keep on caring for my hair. Going to the salon once every quarter also helped tremendously and I will carry on with this and encourage my natural girles to start going to the salon if not already!
In 2024 I learnt braids as a protective style is not just my friend! even with human hair so I’m going to try to go this year without it. Also can I just say how proud I am of myself for having my hair out most of the time last year! I experimented with a lot of half up & downs thanks to Royale ponytails ( you need to check them out) here are some styles I loved PS that cornrow ponytail is actually a draw string ponytail! and I don’t even remember the last time I wore my own hair to a wedding! let alone 2!
After a year of blow-drying my hair, I did not experience any heat damage my hair grew and felt so much better when dried- no more AIR DRYING FOR ME! I did ‘backslide’ after one wash day back in the fall and airdried my hair(threaded) and never again! the difference was ALOT. My blow drying routine and products post will come soon!
Anyways, I don’t want to bore you with a super long post! Please check out my previous posts for more info and all the reviews of the products I’ve loved last year. I will carry with discovering better hair products so more reviews coming soon!
Here’s to 2025! May it be filled with favor, blessings, good hair & skin
catch you later
