Beauty Product Reviews

Definitely feels hydrating, but did nothing to improve the performance of my products

This definitely feels hydrating on the skin, and it absorbs nicely never leaving the skin feeling greasy or sticky. However, I didn't see any improvement in the appearance or longevity of the products I applied over top of it, and for me that makes this ineffective as a primer. I could easily get the same effect from a skincare product like a serum with more additional skincare benefits built in. In my opinion, if a product is going to call itself a primer, it should make a visible difference in the way your makeup applies.

Overhyped

I was SO excited to try this based on all the insane hype and praise these products were receiving online, but this was such a disappointment. The foundation was a massive fail for me. It is super thick and sticky, making it a pain to blend out, but offers minimal coverage. It didn't wear well on my skin, was always visible on the skin, and never looked flawless or all that glowing honestly. I have many foundations that do a better job of providing flawless coverage while still looking like skin, last all day and feel fresh and dewy. The performance of this foundation is frustrating, and I haven't experienced such streaking with a foundation in a very long time. I have dry skin, and for me this foundation clung to dry patches and highlighted/settled into pores. I also found that anything I applied over it, like concealer, separated and was very hard to blend. The face glow cream shimmer totally broke down anything I put it over or under. I tried using this under powder, over powder, without powder and always had the same issue. The all over face glow powder actually is nice, but honestly doesn't do a better job than any other powder highlighter I have (such as CT Bronze and Glow or The Balm Mary-Lou Manizer) and the pink undertone looked unnatural on my olive undertoned skin. Many people were talkling about how this doesn't look like shimmer on the skin, that you just look dewy and glowing, but this looks like shimmer, sorry it does. The body glow was nice and I was surprised how much I liked it. It makes sense that if you're making your face all dewy and glowing looking that your body shouldn't be matte, however even though it appeared to set on the skin this definitely transferred onto my clothes, making it a fail for me.