Beauty Product Reviews

Disappointed

This was my first Charlotte Tilbury eye palette and I was deeply disappointed in the pigment payoff. I used a nude eye primer underneath it, pretty much the same one I use with all my shadows and the lack of pigment totally caught me off guard. I used the Day colors and it took building and building before you could even see it and even then it was a disappointment. Once I blended to get rid of any demarcation lines it all pretty much became one color. I ended up having to get a different palette to finish off my eyes before you could see anything. And it did not wear long, after 6 hours it had all but disappeared and I wear glasses so it's not like I was touching my eyes all day. I am truly shocked at how lacking this product was, Wayne Goss practically worships this woman and I just did not find anything worship-worthy. I have many other palettes that are less expensive than this was and they have way better pigment. I have also purchased the Pillow Talk Palette and I sincerely hope this is not what I get with that considering the cost of that palette.

Works Quite Well

I have been using Bye Bye Makeup since it came out, don't have a problem with it I just wanted to try something else. I have tried a few other balms and been really disappointed by them, but this one hit the mark. I like that it comes with an interior cover. which is where you store the little spatula that comes with this. I like the spatula because I do not like to stick my fingers into pots to get the product out. A little goes a long way, I kinda over did it the first time I used it. I had a full face of Halloween makeup on and it removed every single trace of it from my face. It has a pleasant scent and it did not irritate my overly skin in any way and I have really angry skin that I can make mad quickly. However, there was no redness or irritation with this. It doesn't rinse off well just using water, it is better to use a cleansing cloth to help remove it. I have begun using "bar towels" to remove my makeup as they add a small amount of exfoliation while removing my makeup. I really love the texture of this, creamy, smooth, and soft. Being kind of an oil-based cleanser it made my eyes a little blurry once all the makeup was removed, but that is remedied with eye drops. I double cleanse so after I used this I used a calming foamy cleanser as my second step, I feel like this would have left my skin a little oily without the double cleanse. After using both cleansers my skin was soft, smooth, and hydrated, not dry and tight. I like the array of skin loving ingredients in this product, I also like the no animal testing thing as well. Based on my experience even those with the most sensitive of skins should be able to use this. I have rosacea, very sensitive and very reactive skin and with this, I experienced no irritation at all. Four stars only because I have to use a second cleanser. While I like that my face does not feel tight and dry after using this I wish I didn't have to use another cleanser to remove the remainder, if I don't double cleanse it leaves my face with an oily feeling residue that I do not like. Other than that fuss from me it is excellent.

Love the end result

I received a sample of this with my most recent purchase. When I first squeezed this out of the tube I thought uh-oh it's sticky and thick and is not going to work well on my hair, but I went on ahead and applied it anyway. It definitely goes on a little tacky. When I began the blow out process I felt this made my hair seem tangly and that is was not going to work out well for me, but I persevered. I have fine hair but a lot of it that has just enough of a wave in it to be an issue and not a benefit. However, once I had completed the process of the blow dry and flat iron, I was in love. This cream made my hair smooth and tangle free with quite a lot of shine, which I normally do not get with any other products I have used. I am 52 and my hair's color and texture have both changed a lot since my 20's & 30's, it lacks the natural shine it use to have so I was very pleased when I saw what the end result was for my hair. It is shiny and smooth and so very soft. It just looks and feels so good. I am happy enough with the results that when this sample is gone I will be purchasing the full size.