Beauty Product Reviews | Page 3
Pretty Colour
Great wear. Matte but not super matte and drying. I've been wearing it now for about an hour with very little transfer after two coffees and food. The picture on the site is a lot different than it looks IRL. It's really more of a mid-toned bright pink than the dusty sort of mauvey colour pictured, or maybe my monitor sucks. Luckily, it's a colour I can and would wear, just not what I wanted, but it's still a keeper. I really hope you guys aren't doing away with the skin toned swatches, as they're really quite helpful. I've noticed a lot of the new products don't have them.
Not sold on the colour I got
Totally my fault though. The bright pink in the middle is not at bright as it seems in the pan, and the lighter part forget it. It just doesn't show up at all, didn't blend especially well either, this doesn't make me want to try anything else and I really wanted to like this line, but based on the three items I've tried, Charlotte Tilbury is definitely not for me.
Pretty Colour
I'll have to second the first review re cost to amount ratio. Also, this colour though deeper, is quite sheer. The gold sparkle is a bit of a turn off to be sure, I'm not a teenager. Once again, a pretty colour but for the amount you get, not worth the price point, if I had to do it again, I probably wouldn't.
Update
Ok, so after reapplying this, and wearing it for the last four hours, it looks great! It oxidised a lot, still won't make it from winter to summer, but being able to wear it most of the year isn't bad. I did have to use the CT Magic Cream as a primer to make it look the way I wanted it though, not a deal breaker, but I just wish I had more versatility in what I pair it with, seems it doesn't play nice with others.
Not so great a match
Not so great a match for me. In terms of colour at this point it's fine as it does oxidise a bit, but it won't make it from winter to summer. I think that has much more to do with the neutral undertones more than anything else though, as I'm extremely yellow-gold undertoned. This also leaves me unable to build it up to medium without looking quite ashy. Willing to continue giving this a go however, will contact Alisha to see if an exchange for 10 is possible as it may be a bit warmer than 9.
Great!
Seriously the best gold illuminator I've ever used, and for someone with golden undertones, that's saying a lot. It's not sticky or cakey, it just glides onto the skin and gives a very natural glow to the skin. I wear it under my matte foundations and it's the only thing that I've found to date that actually makes me look dewy and not sweaty. Just wish Beautylish carried the violet shade and I'd be all set.
Not the same
I may be judging this harshly because I used to use this years ago and was completely in love with it, it was the only thing that balanced my combination skin. But then they stopped making it, so I was thrilled to find that they'd started making it again and that it was here on Beautylish. Alas, the new formulation is not for me. For one thing, the consistency is now very runny, something it never was before, I had to be very careful how I held the container or it all went running out. I also find that it doesn't absorb into my skin very well, the two times I've used it, it's just sat on top of my skin and eventually turned my makeup into a greasy mess. So now it's just kinda hanging out on the sink in my bathroom. I'm sure this might work for others, and I wish this was the same formulation, cause the original was wonderful.
Not the same
I may be judging this harshly because I used to use this years ago and was completely in love with it, it was the only thing that balanced my combination skin. But then they stopped making it, so I was thrilled to find that they'd started making it again and that it was here on Beautylish. Alas, the new formulation is not for me. For one thing, the consistency is now very runny, something it never was before, I had to be very careful how I held the container or it all went running out. I also find that it doesn't absorb into my skin very well, the two times I've used it, it's just sat on top of my skin and eventually turned my makeup into a greasy mess. So now it's just kinda hanging out on the sink in my bathroom. I'm sure this might work for others, and I wish this was the same formulation, cause the original was wonderful.
Incredibly Tiny
I just got this in the mail and it is extremely small. It looks like a deluxe sized item you'd get with purchase. I love Kevyn Aucoin, but I'm unimpressed with the pigmentation, size and finish off this product. Really, truly offended by the size, especially when it's nestled in the box it came in, next to the incredibly pigmented Inglot blush of the same size that costs less than half the price of the KA.
Finally!
I've always known Anna Sui for fashion but never makeup until Beautylish, well thank god for Beautylish. I'm half black and half south Asian Indian, and unfortunately I've inherited my mum's deep yellow almost golden undertones. I'm always struggling to find something that mutes what I call my aggressive goldeness (especially in the winter time when others are dull, I'm super bright), that doesn't leave me looking flat. Most yellow based finishing products either make me look even more yellow/gold, or leaves me flat and white looking. This has no whitening effect that you can get with a lot of Asian brands even though this is huge in Asia from what I understand. Wow, this product is it. It instantly toned down the gold, but the little micro simmers kept me from being flat looking. I'm almost tempted to buy another one as a backup, but with as little of this as is used, I probably won't need it for a long time. I hate the packaging, it's a bit awkward and a little too cutesy for me and I'm terrified I'll knock it over in my already overstuffed bathroom, but it's worth it. If you have hyper yellow skin or undertones, you need this in your life.