Beauty Product Reviews | Page 10

Matte formula + anti aging technology makes this a win for mature lids!!!

Ok ladies...for those of you with lids that are sagging, textured or mature this is a great shadow palette for you! Shimmer shadows just accentuate the above issues and can tend to crease, smear or transfer. Which is why an all matte palette is ideal!!! Now typically matte shadows are tricky because they are often patchy or to powdery and difficult to work with. Not the case with this palette. The shadows are buttery, smooth and blend easily (so no more harsh tugging to get the matte to blend in the crease). The shade range includes warm and cool tones and is perfect for natural daytime looks and smokey evening looks. Wether you are looking for another palette to add to your collection or just looking for one good palette that does everything you won't be disappointed with this one. Not to mention the 42.00 price point is affordable and when you include the transforming pearl shade you went up with so many shades and finishes. Swatches (L to R) sheer joy, soft light, warmth, soulful, mocha, violet, midnight, noir, love, sunrise, sunset, all heart, java, iconic, transforming pearl.

My go to on the go concealer!

This is a great concept for people who are on the go, busy, travel a lot or leave the house in the morning only to return at the end of a long day! I keep this in my purse every day because it's ideal for a quick touch up and the formula doesn't require a setting powder. For me it doesn't work under the eyes, but is perfect for spot concealing and canceling redness around my nose. I don't think they advertise this as waterproof but it's so long wearing that it might as well be. In terms of using it I typically draw a little x over the mark or spot I want to conceal and then use the warmth of my finger tip to blend it and get it to melt into my skin. This is the perfect on the go touch up pencil!

The best product in Charlotte's whole collection!!!

70.00 is a lot of money to spend for a face mask and it might be hard to justify when face masks are a dime a dozen. So let me just put it to you this way...after using this mask one time I boxed up the 9 other (expensive) face masks I had in my bathroom and let me friends have every last one of them. This is hands down the best face mask I have ever used. I could see a difference in my skin immediately after rinsing it off. My skin was glowing, my pores looked visibly clearer, the texture of my skin was soft and plump and any dry patchiness has been sloughed off. I use this mask every week and people always comment on how bright and clear my skin looks after I use it. And your skin literally feels like baby skin!!! I can't see myself ever buying another face mask again. I will just replenish this one when it runs out.

Quick, wearable, and long lasting!!

These get a 10 in terms of wearability, blend ability and ease of use!!! I find it works best to use your finger for application and then you can just smudge it out and place it exactly where you want it. The texture reminds me of the Chanel illusion d' ombre, so it's a little squishy and wet feeling. It blends out so quickly and it's easy to create a soft wearable everyday eye look super fast. The only reason I knocked a star off is because the pigmentation is just not as intense as something like the CT eyes to mesmerize cream shadows. But it's perfect for those days that you need a soft subtle wearable look.

Beautiful warm bronzer

This was interesting swatching these and picking one out for my skin tone. I'm fair but Desert Days was very apricot on me and is quite cool toned so it was not right for me to use as a bronzer at all. So I went with Desert Nights and love it. It def is a rich warm bronzer and it thankfully very finely milled. Because I am fair it works best when I use a large fluffy brush and a light hand. It looks like it has a little bit of an orange shade in the picture but in person it's not orangey. I've used this for contour and bronzing and shade wise would still be complimentary for the darker medium skin tones. The quality, shade and performance is the same exceptional experience we can always expect from Kevyn Aucoin.

I always come back to this primer!!!

I can't even count how many different primers I've used or tried since primers hit the market a few years ago. And I always come back to this one as my favorite. It's always works, always looks flawless and the anti aging serum aspect of it actually helps repair my skin. I have combo skin and have found that less is more. You don't need much but it fills in pores and preps skin really well. For dry skin you would want to use a normal amount, especially because of the serum benefits. A tube of this typically lasts me 8-9 months with daily use. That's a lot of bang for your buck. It's never to early to focus on anti aging and taking care of your skin while you're young will pay of for years to come. I honestly can't say enough how much I love this primer and how it lives up to it's claims!

You need this!!!

I bought the smaller brush tree first and it's great for all my eye shadow brushes but not for face brushes which tend to take longer to dry. This hold multiple thick handle brushes in one spot and decreases the drying time for brushes dramatically. Brushes are such a major investment and taking care of them will ensure that they last for years. I can't live without both of my Benjabelle Brush Tree's and think everyone needs one!!!! I don't use this to store my brushes, just for drying them, but I have even seen people use this for brush storage.

Good multi tasker for cream products

Ok, so I've tried this brush for a wide variety of uses and products and my two favorite uses for it are under eye concealing and cream highlight. I feel like it's a natural fit for under eye concealer products because of it's shape and pencil sharp point. Additionally the synthetic brush hair helps give a more airbrushed look to the under eye area, But...what I really like using this for is to apply and blend cream highlight. It's shape is ideal for precision placement and it's dense consistency means you can really work the product into your skin so the cream highlight looks seamless instead of looking like the product is sitting on top of your foundation. Since the idea with highlighting is to create a lit from within look a cream product is the perfect choice. This brush helps to make sure it looks like the cream highlight is part of your skins natural radiance rather than "oh look at that unblended cream highlight streak". You know what I'm talking about...we have all been there!

Quick way to fill in brows

Personally I prefer a brow powder to fill my brows in because it creates a nice natural look but I am often in a hurry and this is a great solution for mornings when I don't have time to do the detailed powder fill in. The fine point of the pencil makes it easy to mimic brow hair and because it's such a fine point I don't ever feel like my brows get to crazy. Use it just like a pencil and draw small flicks (little hair) where your brow is sparse or where you need to cover grey hair. It's handy to have the spoil on the other end so you can brush through your brows and soften any hard pencil lines.

Rose Gold is a must have for blue eyes

I've been having a lot of fun playing around with these pressed pigments. I prefer a pigment type shadow and so naturally had to add these to my collection. I have worn rose gold on my lids everyday since I got it and am so happy with it. I have worn it with a primer and it still looks nice after 12 hours and without a primer it stays pigmented but I have noticed that it will transfer to my crease from my lid. I do have hooded eyes and I have been wearing it during HOT weather. I prefer the metallic shades to the matte shades as I feel like they are creamier where the mattes (in typical matte form) are a little chalky. Here are swatches of every shade except Hell (in ascending order left to right) Vintage Gold, Peacock, Royal, Orchid, Punch, Tangerine, Disco, Rose Gold, Copper, Heaven, Sunday.