Beauty Product Reviews | Page 2
Tiny - maybe too tiny to use
This is strictly a first impression because I just got mine in the mail today... these are smaller than my pinky finger. The lipstick product in each is smaller than a digit. Just be aware when you purchase these that they are minuscule.
Love the concealer side
I love the concealer side of this brush. It is so soft. Perfect for corrector and concealer under the eye and around the nose. I tried to use the bigger side with the IT cosmetics Your Skin But Better CC cream and I wasn't impressed with the results. I prefer my Beauty Blender for that. I'm going to try to use this brush with cream and powder products instead and see how it goes.
Nice but not exceptional
I like this brush and it is very convenient for travel, but it isn't something exceptionally soft or useful. I would have loved if there was a flat shader on one side and a blending brush on the other, but instead there's a fluffy brush on one side and a smudger on the other. I use the flat side of the large brush to pat shadow on the lid and turn it on its side for crease and transition shades. The smudger is good for the lower lash line and for brows. Ecotools has a duo set for $6 that is very close to this.
Great for lips
This is so comfortable for the lips. It's not truly non-sticky though and since I have oily skin, I won't put it on my face. But is stays really long on the lips. It's pigmented and quite nude and easy. I can reapply after about four hours and it layers great.
Only swatch great on the arm, does not translate on the eyes
These shadows compare so poorly with my Marc Jacobs and Viseart shadows. These are pretty colors and they swatch really well on the arm. But they fare worse than drugstore shadows on the eyes with a brush. Just to test for myself, I used these with my natural hair Zoeva brush one day and had to work really hard to build up the color. Finally, I gave in and used my finger and only then did I get any kind of opacity. The next day I used the same brush with my Marc Jacobs palette and wham! I had a gilded metallic eye in second. The one matte shade in this palette is below par. Not much color payoff, average to blend. I'd day, save your money and don't buy into the hype. Get a Marc Jacobs palette or the new Viseart Theory palettes.