Beauty Product Reviews | Page 5

Best Lipstick on the Market

This is my favorite lipstick formula on the market. No matter what color, even the lightest shade, is highly pigmented. The application is silky, and they have excellent staying power. I also love that the shade stays true. What you see in the tube is exactly what you get. I am irritated though that YSL stopped putting the little mirrors on the ends of the caps.

Pink Eye

So this is a palette that is comprised of pink and mauve tones. It's a very affordable price and a great deal for just 12 shadows. With that said, you get what you pay for. The blendability is average, with some shades being below average. These have creased on my lids without primer. I suppose that is why UD offers so many different types of eyeshadow primer. I try to avoid shadows that must be primed. There are many beautiful looks that can be created with this palette. But in the end for me, after experiencing the level of quality, wish I had used the money on a higher end brand.

Great Shade for Light to Medium Tones

The shade is perfect for sculpting-a gray based matte taupe. The formula itself blends effortlessly and has excellent staying power. On lighter tones it also makes a great eyeshadow. This is my favorite for contouring.

Surprised this is an Hourglass product

The lightest shade in the palettes barely gives coverage. It's sheer. The other shades have to be dipped and patted into the eyelid or else you will have fallout to deal with and clean up. The metallic shades are gorgeous when applied wet but the metallic shades in both palettes I purchased burned my eyes terribly. These are pretty to look at. I love Hourglass. But the quality does not match the price.

WOW

If you fill your brows in with a powder you have to have this brush. You always read brow pencil and brow powder instructions about making soft strokes like brow hair. Yeah. We do that but it's NEVER as fine as a brow hair. This IS. It has been one of the most impressive brushes I've purchased in a very long time. It also tight lines really well but it takes a bit longer to complete because the brush itself is a tad short. But it makes either task almost a no brainer. Great job Wayne!

Cream product champion

I guess I will have to admit that I am not huge on using brushes to apply foundation. I love to use my fingers as I find the heat from them to blend product beautifully without the need for a different technique. With that said, this is the first brush I have come across that I liked for this purpose. I find that it works great just by dotting the foundation first around my face and then blending with the brush. It's a gorgeous finish. But what I found to be the best use is cream highlighters and cream blushes. It applies them like a dream. So natural and soft. I need a second one.

My Favorite Brush!!!

A word on Wayne Goss brushes: You will be very hard pressed to find the same quality and ease of use anywhere else at this price. I am astounded. With that said, when the 02 brush arrived I took one look at it and felt a bit disappointed. It was so small. I couldn't understand how I would ever apply my blush with it. Fast forward to today and I own two of them. One for blush and contouring and the other for highlighting. It has become my favorite go to brush for cheeks and highlighting. It is super soft, more soft than brushes I paid three times as much for. I love the all black handle and ferrule. I've shampooed them numerous times and I swear they're getting silkier. I want more. More! LOL!

Great storage system for Ellis products

I have a crush on this holder. I will admit. It holds the pens and powder perfectly and this works especially well if you travel. Once you load the pens (foundation goes in the middle as it's larger than the other pens) you turn the bottom of the tube and it will push each pen up one at a time so that you can pull each out as you go in a circle. So cool. I'm a nerd in the worst way and this just plays into my quirky need for organization and beauty. Oh, it only looks like a hunk of metal. It's pretty lightweight, even when filled. It's just coated in silver. Beautiful and functional. I adore it!

A great pressed powder

I use the whole EF system with the holder and the powder was my last purchase. I was hesitant having combination skin. But I took a chance and it was worth it. It comes off being very fine. It didn't travel into pores or fine lines and kept oil at bay until after lunch. It is great for setting and also to add to brows to tone down the color if you fill them in.

The Perfect Cream Shadow

Does not crease. Stays put all day. If I am in a hurry I can line under my eyes quickly and smudge it out. The pigment is what you dream pigment would be in an eyeshadow. I just cannot say enough about them. Word of advice on using the Ellis Faas Pens. Every click you make to get it started must be done with care. If you get in a hurry or lose patience and start making multiple clicks all at once the product will catch up eventually and it will over dispense out of the brush. Be very careful. It's expensive and you won't want to waste a drop.