Beauty Product Reviews | Page 2

VERY NICE

I have 2 shades of this polish: Poison Me, Poison You; and Clay-ton, My Hero. Poison is a warm purple with shimmer, a really gorgeous color. It applies completely opaquely in 2 coats and is relatively long-lasting. I do get some tip wear on the second day, but the color starts coming off after about 3-4 days. For me, this is pretty long. Most polishes last only about 2 days. Clay-ton is a muddy green color with golden shimmer. It is not nearly as opaque and needs 3 coats for it to more or less cover my nail completely. The staying power is similar to Poison. Both dry quite fast. All in all, I do like these polishes, they are quite good for the price and offer a very interesting variety of colors.

AMAZING BRUSH

I so love this brush. It's incredibly soft and dense. It's great for applying a number of products: all types of foundation (liquid, powder, mineral) and excellent for less pigmented blushes and bronzers. As Jacqueline already mentioned, it gives excellent coverage due to high density. It does not shed at all. I've had it for 2 years now and not one bristle fell out (mind you, I wash it every other week). Also, it's as soft as when I bought it. For a relatively low price, you get an amazing quality brush that makes foundation glide on so smoothly and evenly, not brush strokes are visible and everything looks so natural. Highly recommended.

This wasn't very volumising for me at all. The formula is a bit too wet for my taste so it tends to clump. It smudged a little under my eyes and did nothing as far as lengthening goes. Would not repurchase.

THE BEST!

This is, without doubt, my favorite mascara. It's not too wet, gives great volume without clumping my lashes or making them stick together. It's not for those who want length, because it mostly just delivers volume. My lashes simply look false when I wear this. One coat is great for an understated everyday look and 2-3 coats look glamourous. My lashes become a lot fuller and blacker. Also, it doesn't irritate my eyes at all. I wear contact lenses so my eyes are very sensitive, but this mascara is extremely gentle and doesn't make my lashes stiff, but rather soft and kind of flexible. It's not the longest wearing mascara ever because it does tend to start smudging after 6-7 hours or sooner in very hot weather, but since it's so excellent as far as everything else goes, I have repurchased it several times already and will continue to do so time and time again.

Overall, this is a really good quality primer. It's on the thicker side, but not too creamy. It leaves the skin looking smoother and makes the foundation glide on easier and stay on longer. It also disguises any dryness that I may have. It has a faint powdery-floral scent which disappears rather quickly so nothing to worry about there. Also, it didn't cause any problems such as irritation, pimples etc. What I do resent, however, is that it is not very mattifying. Mind you, my skin is quite oily, and this really does very little when it comes to keeping my skin shine-free. But this doesn't mean that my foundation disappears easily. Although it does not control the oilies, it still keeps the makeup in place. That said, I would recommend this to those with drier skin as well since it isn't drying at all, but rather gives kind of a comforting feel to the skin. Those with more combination/oily skin might like it also, just don't expect miracles when it comes to mattifying.

AMAZING!

I can honestly say this has knocked my off my feet. Up until now, I've only used liquid liners (either with a felt tip or a tiny brush) because I though a gel liner would somehow be messy to use and because most better gels are unavailable in my country (MAC, Stila, Bobbi Brown...). I've read some great reviews on this and when I saw it in a store, I almost shrieked with excitement because I thought that it wouldn't come to my country. Naturally, I bought it without much thinking. And I have been far from disappointed. It applies beautifully, glides easily, the pigmentation is excellent and is extremely long-wearing. I'm not sure I would describe the formula as a gel because it feels kind of creamy, but compact. Nevertheless, I still love it. The brush that comes with it is great for making a thicker line, but not so much for very thin lines. However, I generally do like slightly thicker lines so that poses no problem for me. All in all, I am utterly in love with this and for a relatively low price (around $12-13 in Europe) I got something that is well on its way to becoming a Holy Grail product. Highly recommended!

I adore these so much that I have them in 7 or 8 colors (all matte). They are my go-to blushes either for everyday or a night out (basically, any occasion). The pigmentation is excellent as is the wear, they stay on me the whole day. They are quite cheap as well and last for ages. Although I use them all the time, I haven't run out of any of them. The color selection is excellent and all skintones can find something that suits them. Although all my blushes are in the matte formula, they are not chalky at all, but glide onto the face very easily and smoothly.

This is a nice polish with a very wide array od colors. The one that I have is a true red without noticeable orange or blue undertones. It lasts quite long on my nails and in the bottle, I've had it over a year and it hasn't become goopy, it's still easy to apply. However, I resent that it becomes fully opaque only after 3 layers. After the first one, it's a sheer-ish coral, after the second one, it gains its true color, but the nail underneath is still slightly visible. I have nothing against sheer polishes in general, but a red one should, in my opinion be opaque, if not after one layer, then definitely after two. Nevertheless, its quality is quite nice and I would be willing to try some of their other polishes if/when I come across a shade I like.

This is an excellent moisturizer for those with dehydrated skin. Mine is oily as well and I didn't notice this caused any problems. I usually used it before bedtime during the colder months and it worked really well. I would wake up with smooth and soft skin. Although this is an excellent moisturizer, I find it to be overly expensive (around $50 in Europe) so I will not be repurchasing it, especially since I have found several that are equally good, but for half the price (namely Avene and La Roche Posay)

I only have this in one color: DOLLYMIX and I find I simply don't reach for it too often, although it is a good quality blush. Firstly, the color doesn't really suit my skintone. Dollymix is quite a cool pink and my skin leans towars yellow so it can be a little hard to make it work for me. Secondly, the shade is too pigmented for my taste. The pink is very strong and again, it's hard to work with. The staying power, however, is very nice. Nothing spectacular because it does fade after 8 hours or so, but still worth the while. It is likely that I wouldn't give all MAC blushes a rating as low as this, but Dollymix simply didn't sweep me off my feet. Perhaps my expectations were too high, and perhaps this shade is just not the one.