➡️ 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.
👉 Essence Cosmetics – ‘MySkin Perfector’ Tinted Primer
First-Impression Review: this primer has a very soft, silicone feeling. I used wayyyy too much, & found that a little bit goes far. It smells fresh & almost citrus-y. Upon application, I found that it really covered my redness, & did an INCREDIBLE job filling in my pores. I used it alongside a very trusted foundation, & this primer did NOT work well under the foundation. I found my base to not apply over certain areas of my face, & my entire base looked extremely patchy. I will continue using this to find if & how I can get it to work.
➡️ Shade: 20 Nude Beige
💰 Price: $5.99 (Ulta)
🚦 Rating: D
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👉 Covergirl – ‘Clean Invisible’ Concealer
First-Impression Review: the first thing that I noticed is that my most-closely matched shade is a VERY cool-tone. Interesting. I found this to have a sweet, perfumed scent. Upon application, I was able to easily blend the concealer out & achieve a medium-coverage level. Right after blending, the overall appearance looked kind of patchy, but I didn’t get any creasing. It also played well with trusted powder application.
➡️ Shade: Light Pale
💰 Price: $5.99 (Target)
🚦 Rating: B
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👉 E.L.F. Cosmetics – ‘Putty’ Bronzer
First-Impression Review: I honestly was SO excited for this, & had high hopes that this was going to perform wonderfully. The product itself feels very soft & creamy to the touch, & it spreads well & evenly over the skin. There is absolutely no fragrance to it, & the color is a beautiful bronze. Upon application, I became very distressed as this bronzer formula COMPLETELY picked-up & removed all of my base products. It looked so horrible on my face! Again, I will play around with this bronzer to see if/how I can get it to perform.
➡️ Shade: Honey Drip
💰 Price: $6.00 (Ulta)
🚦 Rating: D
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👉 Kokie Cosmetics – ‘Blush Up’ Blush Palette
First-Impression Review: even though each color is beautiful on its own, when I’m presented with a palette – I just have to mix all the shades together! The mixture created a single, beautiful compound shade. There is zero fragrance to these powders. Upon application, I was able to effectively place the blush into position, & then easily blend it out. After blending, I noticed that these powders actually have a ‘satin-finish’ (they are not completely matte), so it REALLY enhanced the texture beneath the applied product.
➡️ Shade: BL754 Demure
💰 Price: $9.00 (Kokie Cosmetics)
🚦 Rating: B
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👉 Beauty Creations – Eyeshadow Palette
First-Impression Review: I have great history with Beauty Creation’s eyeshadows, they’ve always outperformed my expectations. This palette isn’t an exception. I just absolutely love it. The mattes blend & layer nicely. The metallics are SPECTACULAR. They even pick up so well on a brush for precision placement. I really like the gradient in this color-story, & that each shade serves a purpose. I did experience a lot of kick-up in the pans with very little fall-out.
➡️ Style: Cali Chic
💰 Price: $14.99 (Beauty Creations)
🚦 Rating: A
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👉 NYX Professional Makeup – ‘Slide On, Glide On, Stay On, & Definitely a Turn On, Waterproof, Extreme Color’ Lip Liner
First-Impression Review: this lip liner is of the ‘sharpenable pencil’ variety. The formula is reminiscent of a gel formula, without the smearing of a simple gel. It truly does glide easily – there was absolutely no skipping or drag. This particular color isn’t my favorite, but it’s just ‘okay’. I really like that this lip liner works to blur out the lip line’s edges to create a soft-effect.
➡️ Shade: SLLP14 Nude Suede Shoes
💰 Price: $8.00 (Ulta)
🚦 Rating: A
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OTHER MAKEUP I’M WEARING:
+ Tarte – Rainforest of the Sea Water Foundation (light-medium sand)
Great review! Did you use a silicone based foundation with the essence silicone primer? I’ve heard that mixing oil based and silicone based products can cause patchiness
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I’d be interested in hearing if you get the elf bronzer to work in a way you like. I would like to try it but I haven’t seen it in stores around me. I have tried the putty blush, but I apply really carefully and do more of a patting to get it on. I’m pretty pale so I like the idea of the elf bronzer being pretty sheer.
💖 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
▪️Concealer Preference: liquid, radiant & full-coverage
▪️Bronzer Preference: shimmer, powder
▪️Blush Preference: warm-toned, powder
▪️Eyeshadow Preference: ANY
▪️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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👉 Essence Cosmetics – ‘MySkin Perfector’ Tinted Primer
First-Impression Review: this primer has a very soft, silicone feeling. I used wayyyy too much, & found that a little bit goes far. It smells fresh & almost citrus-y. Upon application, I found that it really covered my redness, & did an INCREDIBLE job filling in my pores. I used it alongside a very trusted foundation, & this primer did NOT work well under the foundation. I found my base to not apply over certain areas of my face, & my entire base looked extremely patchy. I will continue using this to find if & how I can get it to work.
➡️ Shade: 20 Nude Beige
💰 Price: $5.99 (Ulta)
🚦 Rating: D
……
👉 Covergirl – ‘Clean Invisible’ Concealer
First-Impression Review: the first thing that I noticed is that my most-closely matched shade is a VERY cool-tone. Interesting. I found this to have a sweet, perfumed scent. Upon application, I was able to easily blend the concealer out & achieve a medium-coverage level. Right after blending, the overall appearance looked kind of patchy, but I didn’t get any creasing. It also played well with trusted powder application.
➡️ Shade: Light Pale
💰 Price: $5.99 (Target)
🚦 Rating: B
……
👉 E.L.F. Cosmetics – ‘Putty’ Bronzer
First-Impression Review: I honestly was SO excited for this, & had high hopes that this was going to perform wonderfully. The product itself feels very soft & creamy to the touch, & it spreads well & evenly over the skin. There is absolutely no fragrance to it, & the color is a beautiful bronze. Upon application, I became very distressed as this bronzer formula COMPLETELY picked-up & removed all of my base products. It looked so horrible on my face! Again, I will play around with this bronzer to see if/how I can get it to perform.
➡️ Shade: Honey Drip
💰 Price: $6.00 (Ulta)
🚦 Rating: D
……
👉 Kokie Cosmetics – ‘Blush Up’ Blush Palette
First-Impression Review: even though each color is beautiful on its own, when I’m presented with a palette – I just have to mix all the shades together! The mixture created a single, beautiful compound shade. There is zero fragrance to these powders. Upon application, I was able to effectively place the blush into position, & then easily blend it out. After blending, I noticed that these powders actually have a ‘satin-finish’ (they are not completely matte), so it REALLY enhanced the texture beneath the applied product.
➡️ Shade: BL754 Demure
💰 Price: $9.00 (Kokie Cosmetics)
🚦 Rating: B
……
👉 Beauty Creations – Eyeshadow Palette
First-Impression Review: I have great history with Beauty Creation’s eyeshadows, they’ve always outperformed my expectations. This palette isn’t an exception. I just absolutely love it. The mattes blend & layer nicely. The metallics are SPECTACULAR. They even pick up so well on a brush for precision placement. I really like the gradient in this color-story, & that each shade serves a purpose. I did experience a lot of kick-up in the pans with very little fall-out.
➡️ Style: Cali Chic
💰 Price: $14.99 (Beauty Creations)
🚦 Rating: A
……
👉 NYX Professional Makeup – ‘Slide On, Glide On, Stay On, & Definitely a Turn On, Waterproof, Extreme Color’ Lip Liner
First-Impression Review: this lip liner is of the ‘sharpenable pencil’ variety. The formula is reminiscent of a gel formula, without the smearing of a simple gel. It truly does glide easily – there was absolutely no skipping or drag. This particular color isn’t my favorite, but it’s just ‘okay’. I really like that this lip liner works to blur out the lip line’s edges to create a soft-effect.
➡️ Shade: SLLP14 Nude Suede Shoes
💰 Price: $8.00 (Ulta)
🚦 Rating: A
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OTHER MAKEUP I’M WEARING:
+ Tarte – Rainforest of the Sea Water Foundation (light-medium sand)
+ No7 – Lift & Luminate Triple Action Finishing Powder (light/medium)
+ Wet n Wild – Loose Setting Powder (translucent)
+ NYX – Tinted Brow Mascara (blonde)
+ Colourpop Cosmetics – Act Natural Lash Defining Mascara (black)
+ Maybelline – Great Lash Mascara (very black)
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Great review! Did you use a silicone based foundation with the essence silicone primer? I’ve heard that mixing oil based and silicone based products can cause patchiness
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I’d be interested in hearing if you get the elf bronzer to work in a way you like. I would like to try it but I haven’t seen it in stores around me. I have tried the putty blush, but I apply really carefully and do more of a patting to get it on. I’m pretty pale so I like the idea of the elf bronzer being pretty sheer.