Beauty Product Reviews

Love this!

I was thinking of trying out an Ilia multi stick and was having trouble choosing a shade when, voila, up pops this palette as an option! I have had it about a week and am very pleased with the sheer glow and just-right level of creaminess. I have another brand of multi stick that seems heavy and greasy in comparison. I love that in addition to two pinkish and two peachy shades I have a bronzer/contour shade and a highlighter in this sleek palette compact. Just perfect!

Quite simply the best

This powder blush makes my skin glow. Its application is creamy smooth and foolproof. It is highly pigmented and takes just a tiny amount on a soft brush to deliver a beautiful lit from within, healthy looking result. After using it, most of my other high end blushes now seem chalky, grainy, or otherwise crude imitations. Because I use so little the Surratt ones I have are lasting beautifully. The luminous ones are not glittery and the matte ones are not too matte. The satin ones are, well, truly satiny. And yet, many reviewers focus solely on the minimalist packaging that is only intended to protect the product until you add it to a palette. The packaging makes the blush look small because it is not encased in a huge, mirrored hunk of plastic. I hope you will try to look beyond the packaging to the riches which lie within. Put your new treasure into a palette and enjoy your exquisite glow!!

Upgrading review from 4 to 5 stars!!!

Hi, everyone! I first gave this wonderful mascara a 4 due to difficult removal, but since then I purchased La Roche-Posay Respectissime sensitive eyes waterproof eye makeup remover. I both wear contacts and have sensitive eyes and this remover is the bomb! After using it, I go over my eye area with Bioderma miscellar water sensitive to remove any residual oiliness. Now, I’m loving this mascara 100%. Please read my first review for the details on why I love it so much.

A really beautiful, lasting foundation

I was on the fence between 200 and 300 level shades as I've recently purchased some foundations that trend light. I'm really glad that I decided to go with the 200N because it is a great match for my light but not pale/fair skin. The formula is liquidy and I'm still mastering how best to get it from the pipette to my face in even dollops on each side, but I'm getting there. I will say it is forgiving and blends out nicely all over my face if I have a little too much here and not quite enough there. I love how smooth and lasting it is and how velvety my skin looks after it is applied. One surprise is that it is quite a bit more matte than I was expecting. A spritz of hydrating spray and a little extra highlighter adds a bit more glow. Personally, I find that I need a good moisturizer under it. Even though I have mature skin I don't always need or want too much oiliness under my makeup. With this foundation I think it applies and looks much better if I use a little Embryolisse Lait under it. I may end up wanting to give it 5 stars once I've worn it longer and under more conditions, but for now I'm going with a 4.

Great value for a unique trio

Having been disappointed in a series of high end concealers, I decided to try a new approach. Rather than covering things up, I thought I would attempt to brighten my undereye area with these products. Since I don't have deep dark circles or lots of puffiness, I hoped this might be a less cakey, obvious choice than normal concealers. So far, so good. I like all 3 items and am especially surprised how much I like the brightening setting powder. I haven't used setting powder under my eyes before due to fear of it looking dry. this should help my eye pencil and mascara to stay put, which is a bonus to the brightening effect. The reasonable price of this trio makes it worth a try if you are on the fence, as I was.

Subtle, fresh sunkissed glow

I love to use a bronzer to warm up my face even on minimalist makeup days. The problem I have had is with too much glitter and not enough glow. This product takes care of that through a blend of illumination and bronzing. It is not something you will easily overdo for a garish-in-sunlight effect. The amount of product in the compact is quite generous so I anticipate it lasting a long time. There is no orange to this and sometimes I even forget to add blush because of its tone. I enjoyed my Becca bronzer but have quickly come to prefer the Hourglass version. The Nude Bronze Light version is subtle and I think it might be too much so for even medium skin. I will certainly try to dig deep for a second slightly darker shade for summer.

Just what I have wanted in a mascara but have never found!

This formula is NOT for someone who wants very thick, lush, fluffy lashes. It is for someone like me who wants subtle but very defined, glossy black, noticeable eyelashes that still look natural and will NEVER smudge or smear. I find the slim metal applicator to be genius. It applies the mascara smoothly and with zero clumping and promotes the curl in my lashes. I absolutely love it. The only negative is, as others have said, relatively challenging to remove. Since I don't apply it super thickly or in multiple coats the problem is not so difficult for me. I have found that Embryolisse Lait works really well to remove it gently and easily. I use lash conditioner and am not having any problems losing lashes or having them feel brittle. This product is expensive but I don't use much at a time and I anticipate that it will last a long time. I'm sure it will be extra fabulous in the summer when it is hot and humid. You can't have it all, and I prefer a little more trouble with removal and never getting the dreaded racoon effect. For me, this is one of my top 2 fave mascaras.

Glowy . . . in a good way!

So far, I'm enjoying this product and finding it . . . well. . . fun! There is both a little glitter and a lot of glow and the amount is very controllable by the heaviness of your hand and how much you blend. It is positively ethereal. I have been stroking it lightly onto my cheekbones, nose, chin, and forehead over a little bronzer - even on COVID no makeup days - because it brightens my face and makes me happy. I am confident that if I ever get a chance in the post-COVID world to go somewhere festive again I can amp up the look to meet the moment. One really important feature is that I have noticed that whatever I apply still seems to be there when I clean my face at bedtime. I'm definitely finding that it lasts longer than my powder or other cream highlighters. Based on its longevity, the tiny amount needed for an effect, and the generous amount in the tube I anticipate that it will be with me for the long haul. It is expensive, but for these reasons I think it is worth it.

Winter is coming! We need a great moisturizer!

This product is reasonably priced and a wonderful multi-tasker. I don't know if I will be able to use it the same way in our humid summers, but for right now heading into winter I'm finding it perfect for my mature, combination skin. So far, I have used a small amount as a daytime moisturizer and a larger dollop for night. I have been removing makeup with it as well and rinsing it off to leave soft, smooth skin. I love the soft lilly-of-the-valley scent and its silky texture; it disappears into my skin quickly and my foundation goes on beautifully over it. The redness in my cheeks also seems to be fading. My husband has extremely dry skin and he is dipping into it nightly with great results. Unless something changes, this is a keeper.

I’m loving this palette

I have light to medium skin and almost passed on this palette as I did not think the middle shade would be useful as a blush. Much to my surprise, I haven’t touch my other fave blushes from By Terry since I received this palette. I get such a soft, natural, luminous look using it. I have also found the contour shade to be even better than my Kevin Aucoin version. The highlighter shade is even better IMHO than my Natasha Denona. The texture and glow of these three shades is beautiful. I don’t know how deep a skin tone could use these three shades and think a trio of darker tones would be an important addition to the line. For someone with lighter tones seeking a natural look, this is a beautiful palette.