Beauty Product Reviews | Page 3
Awesome, but breaks me out.
I've been using this for about a week now and love it so much! This primer disappears as I put it on and smooths out my skin. A coworker even complimented my skin and asked what had changed ahaha. It keeps my face makeup looking fresh all day, and even kept my powder and blush on through one of those horizontal rains. But... BUT~ This primer gave me acne. It's the only part of my skincare routine that's changed for a month or so, and my face has broke out quite a bit since I started using it. It's such a shame. :/ I highly recommend this primer... if you don't have acne-prone skin.
Feels a little weird, but works well
I left my nice Lancome eye makeup remover at a friend's house, so I bought a bottle of this stuff to last me until I got it back. Unlike most everyone else here, I thought it was kind of great for being $4. I guess I have really hardy eyes because instead of burning and stinging, my eyes just felt kind of warm while I used the stuff. Not only that, but I loved the smell (like acid and mangoes) and thought it worked really well. I didn't have to scrub or anything, even with waterproof mascara on. Since others had such a bad experience, I'll reduce my rating to 3 stars.
Grand Central Station
The secret needs to be out that NYC's Grand Central makes one great topcoat! I found out that the Sneakerette (to Google her is to love her) used this polish as her topcoat and was intrigued enough to go buy. At that point I thought Seche Vite was the only top coat worthy but holy crap was I blown away. For $2 this polish applies and wears better than SV ever did for me. It takes a few more minutes to dry but has a much nicer bottle and brush and value. Try it try it try it!
Lame
Well, I was excited about the violet (Forever Freesia) lipstain when I bought it but it just hasn't delivered. Applied patchy and the hard felt point was irritating. It didn't last an hour and I didn't even eat or drink. Hardly "smooch proof".
Cheap and Great
This line has some great colors! I own Big Teal, Popstar, and Icon, and use them all the time. The quality is great and the teal and purple have lasted just as long as my Artliners on the eye area. I don't recommend these for cat-eyes though, because they tend to smudge on the corners. And the white, Popstar, bothers me a bit because I have to layer it 2-3 times before it's opaque. Not complaining though, since it is plain cool to see drugstores carrying white liquid liner. These liners are nice to have, but not exactly must-haves. At least where I live, they go on sale pretty often, so I recommend waiting on 'em.
Yeah I'm a sucker for Wet N Wild, but these babies are definitely a reason for that loyalty. Seriously the nicest quality polish I've used yet, the formula is opaque in 2 coats no matter the color, never bubbles, and if I use a decent base and top coat combo, doesn't chip until something really violent (ahaha) happens. I know some people can't stand the brush, but to me it's perfect. I can do each nail in one stroke, so it's a great polish to use if I'm in a hurry. Go buy some and enjoy!
Perfect
My mom randomly gave me a pair of these in elementary school and ever since I've started grooming my eyebrows, this is THE tool I use! In fact, I was privileged to not know what a bad tweezer was until I shaped a friend's eyebrows with her pair. Yikes. I'll stick with my Tweezerman. :] Thanks mom!
Does the job.
I think the formula could go on a little smoother, but otherwise this is a staple for my red lipstick and I use it and it stays on as long as the lipstick and does not bleed. Not totally in love, but hey. It's just lipliner.
Perfect primer. I usually bicycle to work, and no matter what the weather or how much I push myself, my eye makeup is always immaculate throughout the day. Eyeshadows are more saturated with this as underwear even though the color of the product itself is invisible on my skin. Although I think the packaging is really minimalist and cute, I don't really like the wand. I always apply it with a clean brush anyway, since I feel like using the wand for application everyday would be pretty gross. But whatever, this will continue to be my go-to primer: I've already gone through two tubes. :]
Hit or miss, but worth the risk!
I own nine of these so far and will keep updating this review with every tube I purchase. I'm addicted and will probably own them all sometime soon. :] I'm going to go through all the colors I have since I realize how useful that would be.
24 Carrot Gold: Cute pastel orange. A little hard to get totally opaque without lipliner (which is hard to find in this color!) but worth the constant reapplication. Oddly moisturizing.
Bare It All: Medium pinkish nude. Very nice color, very opaque, wears well.
Dollhouse Pink: Super cool color, a highly saturated cool pink. Very matte and lasts forever. The only color in this line that has survived a kiss without transferring. The most true to its "Mega Last" name! :D
Purty Persimmon: My most-worn color. A gorgeous orange-red that wears semi-matte and lasts a long time! The tube itself is a good example of the line's lame packaging. It looks pretty beat up, for example the black is flaking off.
Red Velvet: A little lighter and pinker than a true red. Very pretty and long-lasting.
Smokin' Hot Pink: Beautiful raspberry color. Very matte, very long-lasting. This color is a no-brainer, flattering on everybody, and I think every lipstick-wearer should have a shade like this.
Stoplight Red: Super classic pin-up perfect red. Creamy and shiny and long-lasting. Needs lipliner though.
Sugar Plum Fairy: A dark red-purple. Very pretty and opaque, but doesn't have the staying power most other shades do. This is a problem for me since the tube I purchased has a faulty cap that won't stay on so I don't trust it in a purse. I haven't worn it out of the house yet for this reason. :/
Vamp It Up: Off-black purple. Such a cool color for a drugstore brand! Is not long-lasting and does not go on very opaque. To wear a color like this, I need to know it won't budge so this one isn't worn much.