Physician's Formula Yellow Concealer Stick Review

I have been using Physician's Formula concealer sticks off and on over the past year or so.  Recently this yellow one piqued my interest.  It came with a flesh coloured one also, and it was only $5.99.

I had never used a yellow concealer before.  Here are the swatches- the yellow one is on top:

I like these lipstick-styled concealers, they are so easy to work with.  These have a creamy texture, excellent coverage and very blendable.   I followed the directions on the package exactly, and I did this deliberately at 1 a.m. because generally, I don't have darkness under my eyes. 

Here are the directions:

This brings me to something else I want to show you.  It is my favourite concealer brush of all time.

This is such a wonderful brush.  It makes application effortless, and I especially love that it is not too rough for the delicate under eye area.

Back to the concealers. It did take a bit of time to apply because I wanted to get it just right, but these concealers are so blendable and easy. 

I did a before and after, I think the difference is noticeable enough.

I thought it looked amazing!!!  The teeny little veins- gone.  The darkness- gone.  My eyes brightened up my entire face.  I love these so much now.  It's an extra step I never would have taken before, but now that I see the difference it makes, I will definitely be keeping these around.  

Wet n Wild Natural Blend Pressed Powder Review

I purchased this recently, for no particular reason except wanting a product to review- which I am reluctant to even admit, because I really don't usually do that.  I've started to recently though, because there seems to be a slim selection of products I haven't tried, or that I am interested in I suppose. 

The packaging is a recycled cardboard.  Unfortunately, that's what the product feels like as well.  It smells so bad, like clay, but really strong like I am ingesting it or something.  Ok, I am being generous.  It smells like dirt. I thought the smell would dissipate once on my face, but it took about 3 hours to do so. 

Here are the ingredients:

I really should have read the ingredients before I purchased.  Mica and calcium carbonate are oil absorbing minerals derived from rocks- and very drying if you do not have oily skin.  I would not deliberately put corn starch on my face either.  I was itching both figuratively and literally to get it off my face.  It also felt so, so dry- very chalky.  If you have oilier skin it may be helpful because it does mattify, but I feel there are much softer, smoother powders, even for oilier skin, that would give you a smoother appearance. 

It did give me a matte finish, but so extremely dry I could not possibly recommend this product.  

Too Faced Galaxy Glam Eyeshadow: Cocoa Comet

I can't think of an intro for this, so onto the pics:

Worst packaging.  Flimsy cheap plastic.  Am I opening batteries here? 

The product is not bad, it's dense with a smooth texture and I would say medium pigmentation.  

It really looks a lot better wet: 

Left is wet- it's a huge difference!  

Here is how it turned out, and yes, I did toss that eyeliner:

I did have a big problem with longevity though, and it didn't maintain the appearance in the swatch once on my lids either.  

It's ok, but I really have no use for an "ok" shadow, and definitely not a brown one. 

Guerlain Meteorites Perles Review

I've been using Meteorites since I was a teenager, mostly because all of my female relatives did. 

A lot of people are under the impression that this product is a good highlighter, but I have to disagree.  It is so light, that I cannot even get a swatch of it to show up.  You can barely tell it's on my face, but I always thought it softened it up a bit.  They do make a luminating one, Perles D'Or, I bought it when it was a limited edition, so I am not sure when that was.  I am not a fan of illuminators in any form really, but I have found a couple of nice powdered ones in the past few months- Revlon is one that comes to mind.  But this one was the main one I was using, Teint Rose.  I have tried the pressed version of these as well, which I thought was much more effective.

I don't use Meteorites anymore.  They don't really do much for my face, and even though the box is pretty and the product smells lovely is it worth almost $60?  Probably not.

Review: Rimmel Hide the Blemish Concealer

I tend to like concealers that are in stick form.  I have used NARS stick concealer for a long time, and I have also used Physician's Formula green stick concealer.

I purchased this in Soft Honey:

The texture was creamy and moist, but not thick.  NARS is much thicker and drier, for a comparison.  I did not have a blemish to cover, but I have a small blood vessel spot from pregnancy/childbirth on my cheek that I always cover. This product did not work for me at all.  It didn't blend well, and it did not cover the spot.  I would not purchase this product again. 



Review: Inglot Cream Lipstick 148

I bought this lipstick strictly for the colour, I wanted to try it out.  It is a very pretty pink, with a bluish tint. 

I immediately loved the colour, it was exactly what I expected.

The swatches:

I used the flash, primarily so you can see the lilac tint it has in the light:

The colour, I loved.  It was very pretty.  Unfortunately, I did not like this lipstick and I would not purchase again.  It has a really bad taste first of all.  I also did not care for the texture, I don't know if I got a bad tube, but mine was not creamy at all, in fact, it was almost grainy in texture, quite uncomfortable.  I also could not get much wear from it- about 2 1/2 hours tops, and that is with my mouth completely closed the whole time- forget about eating or drinking with this.  Or even talking on the phone lol. 

Here is how it turned out on my lips:

I got this lipstick from Inglotusa.com for $12.



On a side note, for those of you who have found out about new Inglot products, where so??  Have you seen them for sale?  The trio shadows, and even larger than 20 palettes?  I am very curious about these!!  

Review: Sonia Kashuk Brush and Sponge Cleanser

Every time I looked at Target, they had the label for this cleanser, but never the product.  So when I finally spotted it, I picked it up right away so I could check it out. 

I read the directions on the back, which stated to wet the brush or sponge, spray it with this, then lather and rinse.  Lather, it did not do on the brushes.  It did a great job on the sponge though. 

It does have a scent, not unpleasant, but it did linger on the sponge.  My brushes did not get clean using this product no matter how many times I tried, so I would not use it again for brushes.  It is an economical ($6.99), very good alternative to the Beauty Blender Cleanser, and I would recommend it for that.  

Review: Wet n Wild Color Icon Bronzers: Princess, Goddess

Since I was not very pleased with the Rimmel bronzer I bought, I went to pick up a different shade.... then I saw these!!!  I could not resist, considering I've had such great experiences with their eyeshadows and lash serum. 

Princess is shimmery, and Goddess is matte- so glad to have found them both!

The swatches:

These are soft, and powdery, Princess a bit more of the two, but they are still very easy to work with.  They applied evenly and smooth, and blended easily.  They are quite pigmented, I did not have to build them up at all, which I really found pleasing.  I like both shades a lot, but Princess is a bit more of a lighter bronze.  I did not find Goddess to appear muddy at all, despite the darker colour and lack of shimmer. 

A downside is, for me anyway, they did not last very long on my skin, particularly Princess- I almost got three hours, but not quite.  I got about 4 1/2 from Goddess though.  I don't have oily skin so I don't believe that to be the cause.  Since reapplying bronzer can be a bit tricky for me on the go, I used a setting spray and that worked perfectly to last all day.

I would recommend either or both of these, as they are very nice shades and texture.

Here are some visuals of how they applied on me, I did both at the same time to compare them:

PRINCESS

GODDESS

Oh and since MUG is making people upload their pictures onto Photobucket or something similar just so you can post to MUG, I will no longer be posting there. I have the pictures right here on my computer so I don't understand the point of registering somewhere else just to use that one site. If anyone else can shed some light on why they enforced this new requirement please feel free to comment. I am not particularly trying to be rude about it but it seems like a nuisance to make things more difficult, why the middle man.  

Update: Candy Yum Yum and Broken Camera

Soo..... I got this MAC package today which for some reason, I forgot I even ordered.  I LOVE Candy Yum Yum!!!  It is so neon pink! 

Unfortunately, my camera is fried.  If we were back in the days of film, I would have tossed at least a dozen rolls trying to capture the awesomeness that is this lipstick. 

My husband just got me this camera right before our son was born, and he is just now 14 months, so I dont know what exactly the problem is.  I tired it in every lighting scenario, in every setting.  I couldn' t even photograph the swatch. 

That being said, I may have to take a little hiatus until I can figure out the problem or buy a new camera. 

I also wanted to share that I got some Quite Cute pins, even though the web said a $75 purchase was required, which I did not buy that much, but I got them anyway!  Really cool!  MAC also reimbursed my shipping fee because I ordered at 9 a.m. but I didn't get my code until 1 p.m., and Candy Yum Yum was already sold out by then, no lie. 

Anyway, here are my crappy photos... sorry!!

Inglot Brow Powder, Brow Wax, and Concealer: Quick Review

I had a really hard time getting pictures to come out right, so I am just going to post what the products look like and then give my opinions.

I ordered a round palette from Inglot, which I chose brow powders and wax, and concealers. 

Brow powders

Concealer, brow wax

I have been using these for a week or so, and I do not like them at all.  The brow powder I really dislike.  It seems like I am putting a lot of it on my brush and it doesnt last through the day.  The texture is too hard for me to work with it.  I would much rather have one of their matte eyeshadows and use that as brow powder, rather than this.  I went back to my cheapie NYX brow powder and have been happy with it. 

The brow wax is ok, I didn't really have a problem with it besides it is too dark for me, and I thought I got the lightest shade they had.  If they had a clear wax I would rather get that. 

The concealer, this is my own personal experience with it, so I am sure others might see it differently.  For me, it is way too sticky and thick.  It has the texture of a lip gloss.  I don't like it.  I had to put a lot of product onto a brush and its really so hard to blend, I wouldn't use it.  I don't like any agressive strokes on my face, I really do not, and you really have to work this concealer in for it to be effective.  Probably better applied with fingers, but I'm not going to.  That being said, it does conceal very well once you can get it blended in, but for me, it's not worth the effort because thankfully, I hardly get blemishes, I don't have any noticeable under eye problems, and I only have a couple very tiny imperfections on my face that I need to conceal. 

Overall, I am very pleased with Inglot eyeshadows but these products are not fine with me and I would not repurchase.  However, they do have an excellent colour range of these products which would be very appealing.  

Sleek Paraguaya Eyeshadow Palette Review

The Paraguaya palette is a limited edition part of Sleek's Avoir la Peche collection.  It is simply gorgeous and definitely one of their best palettes!

 

Here are the swatches, top row I wasnt paying attention so it's four, then the last two:

Bottom Row:

I really like this palette a lot.  The shades are gorgeous.  Good mix of mattes and shimmers.  I don't remember ever doing a peach eye so I am loving that.  Unique is very good for me!  My favourites are Peach Gold and Persimmon.  I also love that they put grey/taupe shades instead of black, it really does go well with the peaches; black would have been too harsh in my opinion.  

I also really love that they wrote the name on the front.  I have a lot of black Sleek palettes they all look the same; this way it's a tad easier to find without turning it over.

I also experienced little to no fall out with the shimmers, which has not been the case in other palettes, so I was very pleased about that.  All of the shades have excellent pay out, but I was really impressed with the mattes. 

I would definitely recommend this palette!