Beauty Product Reviews

Excellent for my oily skin

I have oily skin that is still pretty dehydrated and has some dry patches. This makes my face feel so hydrated, but I don't wake up with a greasy face. I will only be using this going forward.

Love! Reduces minor breakouts and redness

I get small red bumps and the occasional big hormonal spot. I also have redness, some dry patches, melasma, and too much oil production. My skin tends to scar so it all leads to an uneven skin tone. This Azelaic acid makes my skin calm down. It also isn't as harsh as other acids. Gently exfoliates and is gradually making my skin better. But if I stop using it, my skin starts acting out again. I highly recommend it.

Perfect Nude

This is the perfect nude for my NC 30 skin. Gives me definition and is a shade or two darker than my skin so it does not make me look like I have concealer lips (which was a fear I had when I ordered it). I love it more than I love the Pillow Talk lip liner. It was a comfortable matte formula for about 5-6 hours. After that my lips did feel a bit dry, but happens to me with all matte lipsticks. I did end up wearing it for 8-9 hours, but I did feel a bit uncomfortable for the last 2-3 hours of wear. Also, it does not wear off ugly even if you tend to bite or lick your lips.

Much loved

Even though I have the dipbrow and the powder from Anastasia, and numerous other products from other brands, this is the one I always repurchase. Quick and easy.

Mixed feelings

I like the quality of these shadows. They are very pigmented and blendable, but they are very powdery. I have mixed feelings because of the color selection. All the shadows, other than the black, have some shimmer. The first color is a shimmery light pink, then a very shimmery peach, a shimmery rust brown, a shimmery plummy brown with glitter in it and then finally, the black. Just so much shimmer. I like a matte brow bone highlight, transition shades, and crease shades. I just can't do a complete look with this palette. I had hoped this would be my holy grail travel palette, but it just doesn't work for the purpose.

Works! But don't use as recommended straight away

I have sensitive oily skin and my skin can get angry with strong acids. I use this 2-3 times a week, but instead of leaving it on all night, I use it almost as a mask. I put it on and keep it on for 15-30 minutes (I'm gradually increasing the time). It does its job in those few minutes and then I just rinse with water and apply my moisturizer like normal. This has made a big difference in rapidly fading my acne scars and melasma. I suggest easing into it. It gives you baby soft skin and you can actually see the effect in a week or two. Will definitely repurchase.

Love it!

I've been using this at night and the niacinamide in the day. I really like this. I have oily skin, with the occasional zit, quite a bit of redness and sensitivity and melasma on my cheekbones. This does not irritate my sensitive skin (some skincare gives me eczema around the mouth, but not this. It has stopped my zits (didn't even get one during my period, which is an achievement). It has started to fade the acne scars and melasma. I do find it to be very gentle, so if you are impatient, like me, I'd recommend rotating in some stronger acid once or twice a week. It also calms down the oil production. I will repurchase this.

Does what it says

I'm really loving this. It does what it says. I have very oily skin, with enlarged pores, the occasional zit and redness and melasma. This has reduced the zits, redness, enlarged pores, pigmentation, and is calming down my crazy oily skin. I put it on in the morning and it leaves my skin feeling tight and shiny, the way gels usually do. I wait 5 minutes and then put on my sunscreen and then my makeup and it works wonderfully. I will repurchase.

Love this so much

I've stopped using all my other brow products. So easy and quick and looks natural. I initially used it for travel, but now I hardly reach for my other pencils or pomades anymore.

Nice but inconsistent performance between pans

I used this for the first time yesterday. In the palette I received, the powder, blush and highlight have a very soft powdery texture. They pick up very easily on my Wayne Goss Air brush. The bronzer, however, is extremely hard and tightly pressed. I tried to use it with my Wayne Goss brush and was getting no color payoff, so I wondered if the color is just too light to show up on my NC30 skin. But then I realized that the product isn't even getting on to my brush at all. I tried with my Kevyn Aucoin brush with not much luck. I'm going to try it with a harder brush to see if I can get some product on my face.

If you are wondering, the blush does not look crazy pink on my medium skin tone. It's easy to use and buildable. The highlight gives a beautiful subtle glow. No metallic stripe here. Perfect for a work day when you want to look pretty not made up.