Beauty Product Reviews

Eh

It's a very good brush as expected but there's not much to it. It's not particularly soft and I have far less expensive brushes that I find work just as well. Not really impressed.

Not good.

It's very messy and doesn't particularly lengthen or volumize my lashes. I have drugstore mascaras I highly prefer to this. I don't see any "false lash" effect, so I consider this product a dud.

10/10

This product is great and super slept on, in my opinion. It's my go-to foundation and has been for a few months now, simply because of the HIGH (and I mean high) amount of pigment, and because the foundation IS so customizable and build-able, as advertised.

I had a few.... eh experiences with it at first, simply because, as others have pointed out, it doesn't mix well with just ANY moisturizer. It really doesn't. Some of the creams I tried made it look nasty and blotchy and cakey on my face. Not cute. I hope they truly do improve upon this in the future. However, once you find a product that it DOES blend properly with, the results are incredible. This foundation truly gives off a flawlessly airbrushed look once used properly.

I find it works best when blended with a makeup primer or a repairing moisturizing lotion. I've mixed it with my Smashbox Photo Finish Primer with great results. However, my absolute favorite is mixing it with my Maybelline Baby Skin Pore Eraser. It makes the liquid consistency more creamy, not to mention it adds even more smoothness to my face. It also works really well with my Vaseline repairing lotion, it just depends on what kind of mood I'm in. I then use either buffing brush or a beauty sponge to help it merge with my skin and pores for that "second skin" look. It also surprisingly applies really well with my fingers, I've found.

Some people don't like matte finish foundations, but I love matte foundations as I am a fan of that "made up" look. I find that this matte foundation makes the perfect solid base and gives me free reign to then add color/dimensions as I please with other face products. Another way to change it up a bit would be to mix a dewey or illuminating primer with the foundation. I've never attempted this since, as I've said, I prefer a matte look.

For those days when I don't feel like getting dolled up (which is most days), I simply merge the TINIEST amount (a little goes a LOOOOOONG way) in with my choice of mixing product and it gives me beautiful sheer coverage as well. That's what I adore about this foundation, the versatility of it.

It goes on FLAWLESSLY, as I've mentioned. It hides my imperfections and moderate to severe acne very well, without inducing further breakouts, which is a must for me. It also has very good staying power. I have combination skin with an oil rig on my T zone, I only have to blot once for an entire day if I set it with powder and spray.

The one thing that truly annoys me about this product is the "dropper" design of the bottle. I get that the gimmick here is that you have to only use a few drops, but, I've found that's not really the case. I find myself on average using an amount tantamount to 4-6 drops. Not only that, but the consistency is a bit too thick and creamy to be fully viable with the dropper. It's definitely not a liquid, so it's just an awkward and impractical set up. I find myself NEVER using the dropper and just wiping off the product from either the dropper or the rim of the bottle to use on my face. Perfect segway to my next complaint about the design of the bottle: it's SUPER messy. I'm always careful so it doesn't get too out of hand, but it definitely gets all over the rim. If you're not scooping it directly from the rim as I do, I could easily a lot of this product going to waste and not lasting you very long. As it is though, I use it generously and pretty often (not daily), and I've had it for 2 months.

I don't believe this foundation is for everyone. Not everyone wants such a high coverage matte finish foundation, some people want a very natural look. A majority of consumers want to just put on their foundation and go, without the added step of mixing it in with another product. Not to mention most people don't want to have to work around a product so much to get it to work properly, which is beyond understandable. However, I DO believe this foundation is worth the slight effort (I don't know, I don't see it as much of an effort, since makeup is so much fun to me) it takes. It is AMAZING quality. It might even be holy grail. Cover FX, you've done it again.

Definitely not great

As most of the reviews indicate, this foundation provides only light coverage. The great thing about it is that it's very weightless and easy to blend. However that's where the pros pretty much end. It's not very pigmented and the coverage is almost minuscule unless you use a VERY heavy amount, and even then it's medium at best. I don't really recommend this except maybe for people with almost no acne breakouts who only want a casual use day time concealer.

Eh

This product was pretty disappointing. It'll work okay (not really any better than okay) for day to day, if you don't care about not having total coverage. For very noticeable blemishes and acne it is FAR less than helpful. You're better off buying a really good heavy coverage foundation and using it for spot coverage. Not even worth the low price, honestly. I wish I would've spent a little more and bought something better. Don't make my mistake.

Great long lasting powder foundation

This is my favorite powder foundation, and the most effective one I've found for my combination skin. It looks slightly dry upon first applying if I forget to use primer/moisturize, but my natural face oils always get it to a perfect consistency soon enough. It makes my skin look practically photoshopped after utilizing it; I don't bother using concealer on my pimples when I put it on. The longevity after initial application is also noteworthy.

A WINNER

My hair is definitely naturally on the dry side, but this conditioner always leaves my hair soft and shiny after using it. Definitely looking forward to trying more items from this brand.