Beauty Product Reviews | Page 2
Pinch O' Peach is supposed to be a warm peach shade. It's actually a warm pink with just a tinge of peachiness. Like a true sheertone, it looks incredibly natural on. However, on fair skin like mine, this can look a bit like a sunburn. It wore ok, for about 5 hours.
(read the full review on <a href='http://peakvolume.blogspot.com' rel='nofollow' target='_blank'>peakvolume.blogspot.com</a>)
Woodstock is a nice metallic hot pink that goes on beautifully on the lash line. It's vibrant in once pass, but the vibrancy can be built up more as well. Like all UD pencils, woodstock is creamy and smooth, and doesn't tug, pull or skip on the lash line. It looked flawless for 15 hours. It wore nicely (4 hours) on the waterline as well. It's an excellently performing and relatively hard to find shade, so I definitely think the quality is worth the price.
(Read the full review at <a href='http://peakvolume.blogspot.com' rel='nofollow' target='_blank'>peakvolume.blogspot.com</a>)
I'm in LOVE with this shade. It's a beautiful champagne gold with silver glitter. It's a multi-tasker, to. It looks beautiful on the lid, but I love it as a tear duct highlight as well. It goes on opaquely with a great metallic, foiled effect, even when dry and without primer. The glitter wasn't gritty, but without primer, there was a moderate amount of fallout (primer resolves this). Without a base, this wore excellently for more than 8 hours. With a base, it made it to the 15 hour mark looking flawless, with no fallout. I'm so glad this shadow didn't get discontinued, and would gladly repurchase.
(Read the full review at <a href='http://peakvolume.blogspot.com' rel='nofollow' target='_blank'>peakvolume.blogspot.com</a>)
VGG is a great, cool-toned, blue-based pink. However, it's not the most unique shade (Gaga herself said it was a reiteration of MAC's Pink Nouveau; Saint Germain and Snobs are other dupes, just within MAC's range, that come to mind). It feels creamy and nondrying, but it doesn't apply evenly, and disappears after a disappointing 3 hours. It's pretty, but it's just average.
(Read the full review on <a href='http://peakvolume.blogspot.com' rel='nofollow' target='_blank'>peakvolume.blogspot.com</a>)
Ransom is a medium-toned, shiny, bright purple. It featured UD's signature creaminess and ease of use, but it was one of the less-pigmented ones I've tried (I needed to go over the line once or twice for vibrancy). The color... I don't want to say faded, but the shine had worn off and the color was a little less bright after an hour. Beyond that, it wore excellently for a total 10 hours of wear. It didn't smudge, flake, or run, ever.
(read the full review on <a href='http://peakvolume.blogspot.com' rel='nofollow' target='_blank'>peakvolume.blogspot.com</a>)
Haight is a shimmery blue-teal with a silver sheen. The color goes on opaquely with or without primer. If a base is used, the green in the teal is brought out more. It's more complex than it looks in the pan! With primer, the shade lasts 10 hours nonstop. Without, it looks noticeably faded at around 6 hours. Blue can be an intimidating color, but Haight is so versatile and wearable (it's softer without a base, bold and loud with one). Love!
(read the full review on <a href='http://peakvolume.blogspot.com' rel='nofollow' target='_blank'>peakvolume.blogspot.com</a>)
Shy Girl is supposed to be a "neutral coral biege" cremesheen. However, I found that on my (pale) skintone, the color was more of a peachy-pink nude. Still very pretty! It has the cremesheen's shine, but also the cremesheen's problems: It would not go on evenly, settled into lip lines, and bunched up over itself. It wore (with gradual fading) for a decent 5 hours.Sadly, despite being comfortable to wear, this hue is also slightly drying.
(read the full review on <a href='http://peakvolume.blogspot.com' rel='nofollow' target='_blank'>peakvolume.blogspot.com</a>)
Zero is a rich, demi-matte black (not as rich or black as it's deeper cousin, Perversion, though). Like other UD pencils, it feels creamy and smooth on the lash line, and didn't drag, skip, or migrate. I got the color I desired in one pass. It also shows up darkly on the waterline. I achieved perfect wear for 10 hours, and great wear on the waterline for half that time. Black liners are a dime a dozen nowadays, so it's so important to find one that does things right. Zero is a perfect, wearable option. LOVE!
(read the full review on <a href='http://peakvolume.blogspot.com' rel='nofollow' target='_blank'>peakvolume.blogspot.com</a>)
MAC describes Ruby Woo as a "matte vivid blue red;" This description is perfectly accurate. The lipstick is bold, pigment rich, and flattering to every skin tone. It definitely has a matte texture that feels a little dry going on.
However, the product itself isn't drying-I noticed whether or not I would need balm after wearing depended on if my lips were already in good condition or if they were chapped beforehand. (If your lips aren't moisturized before wearing this, look out-it won't help the situation).
RW wears amazingly to. It survived 2 meals after 7 hours and still looked great. As it wears away, an unflattering ring of color will persist around the mouth, so try a lip liner underneath or keep an eye on when it' time to reapply.
(read the full review on <a href='http://peakvolume.blogspot.com' rel='nofollow' target='_blank'>peakvolume.blogspot.com</a>)
This is probably my favorite mascara! It gives unbelievable, ludicrous length. When you curl and separate your lashes, then apply this mascara, your lashes look lifted and fanned out, providing an incredible false-lash effect. I also got amazing wear: over 11 hours, without ever smudging, flaking, or clumping.
The wand had dense, spiky bristles that hook onto the lashes. There's also a small ball of bristles on the tip that make applying product to the small inner lashes a breeze. However, the bristles are sharp, and hurt if you may poke yourself. A full size is $23, but for the amazing results, I believe its worth every penny. I especially like to layer this over a volumizing mascara for even more of a false-lash effect.
(read the full review on <a href='http://peakvolume.blogspot.com' rel='nofollow' target='_blank'>peakvolume.blogspot.com</a>)