➡️ NOTE: This is MY opinion & experience; regarding the product quality. As always, use/buy the makeup that makes YOU happy. Also, none of my stuff is sponsored. I do it for fun.
👉 Touch in Sol – ‘Pretty Filter’ Icy Sherbet Primer
First-Impression Review: the first thing I noticed was a very light ‘fresh’ scent. It starts out as a stiff matte gel – but as you rub it into your skin it turns into a water-like solution. It has a very cooling feeling, & it only SLIGHTLY filled in my pores. I would say this is more of a ‘hydrating’ primer. As the primer dried, my face became tight-feeling.
💰 Price: $20.00 (Ulta)
🚦 Rating: B
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👉 Physician’s Formula – ‘Butter Believe It!’ Foundation + Concealer
First-Impression Review: the tropical fragrance is STRONG with this one! It is a very creamy formula that was simple to blend out with my damp sponge. It did give me the ‘naturally radiant, glowy finish’ that it claims. It is most-definitely a full-coverage foundation, but it really did feel heavy on my skin. However, the longer I wore it, the more it melted into my skin & looked amazing! I also tried it out as a concealer, & I really liked it – it concealed my dark undereye circles with very little effort.
➡️ Shade: Light-to-Medium
💰 Price: $11.60 (Walmart)
🚦 Rating: A
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👉 Makeup Geek – Blush Compact
First-Impression Review: the first thing i noticed was that the powder felt very stiff & dry in the pan itself. As I lightly dusted my brush in the compact to pick up product, the kickup was REAL! The blush powder got everywhere, making a big mess. Upon application, the pigment was really nice. However, this formula was INCREDIBLY difficult to blend-out, giving me harsh lines on my cheek. It took 3 brushes, heavy pressure, & a lot of patience to blend it to what I did.
First-Impression Review: the pencil side was absolutely wonderful in all aspects. The tip is slightly bigger than a micro-brow pencil, but still manageable to create hair-like strokes. It has the perfect consistency ratio of creaminess to waxiness, & I can’t wait to use it again! On the other hand, the brow gel side didn’t do anything for me in terms of color, hold, or feathering. It seemed kind of dry & aged.
➡️ Shade: Taupe
💰 Price: $16.00 (Macy’s)
🚦 Rating: B
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👉 Storybook Cosmetics – ‘Fairy Tales: Little Red Riding Hood’ Eyeshadow Palette
First-Impression Review: as I swatched all the shades, each one felt very soft & butter-like. As I was applying each shade to my eyes, I didn’t run into any unforeseen problems, as each shade blended with ease & layered perfectly well atop neighboring shadows. My only complaint is that there is NO matte depth in this palette for me to build an entire eye look. Using the shades alone in this palette, leaves me wanting more, & unsatisfied. It might also be worth a note that I got a metric TON of fallout with this palette.
➡️ Shade: All of Them
💰 Price: $35.00 (Storybook Cosmetics)
🚦 Rating: C
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👉 Kaleidos – ‘Cloud Lab’ Lip Clay Kit
First-Impression Review: simply touching the tubes, I was impressed with the soft-touch matte packaging. It feels luxe & elegant. The applicator is a triangle-shaped paddle, which makes application a breeze. As I tested each shade out – I realized that this collection contains too many similar colors, & I should have gotten the other one. Bygones, I guess. Anyway, the lip turns out completely matte, water-resistant, & feels silicone-y. I just LOVE it, & I don’t have anything quite like it in my collection. Plus, the tin makes a cute collector’s item.
➡️ Shade: Sand Castle
💰 Price: $35.00 (Kaleidos)
🚦 Rating: A
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OTHER MAKEUP I’M WEARING:
+ Bellápierre – HD Finishing Powder (translucent)
+ Gigi Gorgeous – The Sick Sculpt Bronzer Duo (turnt + extra)
Love the way you’ve graded the products so simply and explained your personal reasoning.
Would definitely be keen to see some more of your reviews, I feel like it’s hard to find honest reviews that aren’t just echoing chambers for whatever opinions/hype is already floating around online.
I have both sets of the lip clays and was wearing Mahogany from the Flora Noir one this weekend! Definitely the biggest thing for people to keep in mind with these is that the Sand Castle set consists of nudes that people probably already have in their collection, so unless they really want those colors in that particular formula, the set will feel redundant. I do love the more grungy vibe with Flora Noir. That said, one thing I’ll have to keep in mind if I wear these shades in public is that they tend to wear out a bit in the center (especially after eating/drinking), and since there is more of a noticeable difference in color between the FN lip clays and my lips, I’ll get this very patchy effect where it kind of looks like I did a thick and sloppy outline. So I’ll just have to remember to have a mirror and the product on me if I’m having a meal or a coffee break.
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💖 First-Impressions Reviews 💖
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➡️ NOTE: This is MY opinion & experience; regarding the product quality. As always, use/buy the makeup that makes YOU happy. Also, none of my stuff is sponsored. I do it for fun.
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Background Info – (to combat bias):
▪️Primer Preference: pore-filling, silicone
▪️Foundation Preference: liquid, light-coverage, natural, satin finish
▪️Blush Preference: warm-toned, powder
▪️Brow Preference: cool-toned, pencil
▪️Lips Preference: ANY
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⭐ RATING LEGEND:
A = totally wow’d me
B = not the best, but I like it
C = personal bias, nothing wrong w/ product
D = this didn’t work out for me
F = I totally hate this
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👉 Touch in Sol – ‘Pretty Filter’ Icy Sherbet Primer
First-Impression Review: the first thing I noticed was a very light ‘fresh’ scent. It starts out as a stiff matte gel – but as you rub it into your skin it turns into a water-like solution. It has a very cooling feeling, & it only SLIGHTLY filled in my pores. I would say this is more of a ‘hydrating’ primer. As the primer dried, my face became tight-feeling.
💰 Price: $20.00 (Ulta)
🚦 Rating: B
……
👉 Physician’s Formula – ‘Butter Believe It!’ Foundation + Concealer
First-Impression Review: the tropical fragrance is STRONG with this one! It is a very creamy formula that was simple to blend out with my damp sponge. It did give me the ‘naturally radiant, glowy finish’ that it claims. It is most-definitely a full-coverage foundation, but it really did feel heavy on my skin. However, the longer I wore it, the more it melted into my skin & looked amazing! I also tried it out as a concealer, & I really liked it – it concealed my dark undereye circles with very little effort.
➡️ Shade: Light-to-Medium
💰 Price: $11.60 (Walmart)
🚦 Rating: A
……
👉 Makeup Geek – Blush Compact
First-Impression Review: the first thing i noticed was that the powder felt very stiff & dry in the pan itself. As I lightly dusted my brush in the compact to pick up product, the kickup was REAL! The blush powder got everywhere, making a big mess. Upon application, the pigment was really nice. However, this formula was INCREDIBLY difficult to blend-out, giving me harsh lines on my cheek. It took 3 brushes, heavy pressure, & a lot of patience to blend it to what I did.
➡️ Shade: Desire
💰 Price: $14.00 (Makeup Geek)
🚦 Rating: D
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👉 Julep – ‘The Works’ Brow Pencil & Tinted Fiber Gel
First-Impression Review: the pencil side was absolutely wonderful in all aspects. The tip is slightly bigger than a micro-brow pencil, but still manageable to create hair-like strokes. It has the perfect consistency ratio of creaminess to waxiness, & I can’t wait to use it again! On the other hand, the brow gel side didn’t do anything for me in terms of color, hold, or feathering. It seemed kind of dry & aged.
➡️ Shade: Taupe
💰 Price: $16.00 (Macy’s)
🚦 Rating: B
……
👉 Storybook Cosmetics – ‘Fairy Tales: Little Red Riding Hood’ Eyeshadow Palette
First-Impression Review: as I swatched all the shades, each one felt very soft & butter-like. As I was applying each shade to my eyes, I didn’t run into any unforeseen problems, as each shade blended with ease & layered perfectly well atop neighboring shadows. My only complaint is that there is NO matte depth in this palette for me to build an entire eye look. Using the shades alone in this palette, leaves me wanting more, & unsatisfied. It might also be worth a note that I got a metric TON of fallout with this palette.
➡️ Shade: All of Them
💰 Price: $35.00 (Storybook Cosmetics)
🚦 Rating: C
……
👉 Kaleidos – ‘Cloud Lab’ Lip Clay Kit
First-Impression Review: simply touching the tubes, I was impressed with the soft-touch matte packaging. It feels luxe & elegant. The applicator is a triangle-shaped paddle, which makes application a breeze. As I tested each shade out – I realized that this collection contains too many similar colors, & I should have gotten the other one. Bygones, I guess. Anyway, the lip turns out completely matte, water-resistant, & feels silicone-y. I just LOVE it, & I don’t have anything quite like it in my collection. Plus, the tin makes a cute collector’s item.
➡️ Shade: Sand Castle
💰 Price: $35.00 (Kaleidos)
🚦 Rating: A
……
OTHER MAKEUP I’M WEARING:
+ Bellápierre – HD Finishing Powder (translucent)
+ Gigi Gorgeous – The Sick Sculpt Bronzer Duo (turnt + extra)
+ ELF – Illuminating Palette
+ MeNow Generation-II – Eye/Lip Pencil (003)
+ Black Radiance – Body Building Mascara (black)
+ Wet n Wild – Megaslim Skinny Mascara (black)
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Love this! Is this a series you’ve done? It’s really helpful
Love the way you’ve graded the products so simply and explained your personal reasoning.
Would definitely be keen to see some more of your reviews, I feel like it’s hard to find honest reviews that aren’t just echoing chambers for whatever opinions/hype is already floating around online.
I have both sets of the lip clays and was wearing Mahogany from the Flora Noir one this weekend! Definitely the biggest thing for people to keep in mind with these is that the Sand Castle set consists of nudes that people probably already have in their collection, so unless they really want those colors in that particular formula, the set will feel redundant. I do love the more grungy vibe with Flora Noir. That said, one thing I’ll have to keep in mind if I wear these shades in public is that they tend to wear out a bit in the center (especially after eating/drinking), and since there is more of a noticeable difference in color between the FN lip clays and my lips, I’ll get this very patchy effect where it kind of looks like I did a thick and sloppy outline. So I’ll just have to remember to have a mirror and the product on me if I’m having a meal or a coffee break.
I love those clay lippies. They’re my favorite
Always love your posts! I’ve been curious about this Touch In Sol primer so the review was helpful to me. Also, I adore this eye look.
I loved the feel of the Butter Believe it but I couldn’t get past the smell.
Looove the way you did this!
I love your reviews! They are so thorough and we get to see some products that weren’t on our radar.
That blush is so pretty! And your brow looks great!
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