Beauty Product Reviews
Flawless finish to the skin
I purchased Savannah Love as the Light & Tan Vibes was sold out. Beautiful formula and very hard to overdo it with this powder. Gives a beautiful satin/ candlelit finish to the skin. I have been using this solidly for a few months now which says something as I have a drawer full of similar products. The only negative I can think of is that the deepest blush colour is a bit too dark for my skin tone (NC15-20)
I have to say that this foundation didn’t wow me and that’s not even considering the ridiculous price tag. It’s a light silicone consistency. I found coverage very light but buildable. It has a mineral/ aromatic smell.
Can’t comment on the skincare benefits of this item which is supposedly why the price tag is so high.
I actually prefer L’oreal’s Lumi Magique in N1-2 (Pearl) which is very very similar in consistency and coverage and the shade is almost the same. This is $9 a bottle on sale compared to the Terrybly Densiliss which is $150 in Australia.
Photo taken in natural light. I’m NC20 at the moment
Flawless formula and amazing liner
I have kiss n tell (red), pillow talk and iconic nude. I’ve been using the neutral liners for years and I keep repurchasing as nothing comes close in quality and tone to these liners.
The thicker consistency means the liner lasts longer on the lips. Pillow talk is perfect as a pinky nude base for my neutral lippies. Iconic nude comes a close second - it has just a slightly more nude-beige tint to it compared to the pink tone in pillowtalk but both work very well with nude lipsticks. I’m NC 15-20 for reference, blonde and green-blue eyes.
The CT pencil sharpener is equally awesome, no wastage or snapping off of the liner and a lovely Art Deco design familiar to a lot of her packaging
Mediocre product
Own loads of CT products and this is a disappointment. It’s ok but it just doesn’t blow it out of the water which is what I expect from CT. I mean I can buy something similar from the pharmacy. It’s a very yellow toned gold so not flattering in pale skintones.
Packaging perfectly complements the highlighter - cheap rose gold cardboard.
On the upside I can use this as an eyeshadow but I wish I’d just spent my money on Becca or a Dior highlighter.
I purchased Too Bad I'm Bad, Screen Siren and Show Girl.
These are mediocre at best I'm annoyed at myself for two reasons. Firstly I should have waited until there was more feedback about the lipsticks as I would not have purchased three. Secondly I should have stuck to my instincts and ordered more matte revolution lipsticks (my main reason for purchasing was I was going to order Carina's Love but decided to try the new formula liquid lippies).
Cons: swatches online are not very accurate for certain shades. Show Girl has a lot of brown in it not shown in pics for example. It's not very comfortable to wear so you can feel this on your lips at all times. It's not at all 'blurring' or 'soft focus' for the lips - it does tend to accentuate lines so unless you are blessed with pouty lips or inject them it's not a very flattering look especially on older gals like myself (40). Some of the colours need quite a bit of blotting before you feel safe going out in public. The applicator is just not good and makes it hard to apply. And lastly the mousse like texture is clumsy when withdrawing the applicator to apply. You tend to get a lot of product which you need to wipe off to get a nice-looking application.
Yes these are more matte than matte revolution but in all other aspects the formula and product is inferior to the Matte Revolution lippies.
Screen siren is a gorgeous cool-neutral ruby red.
Too Bad I'm Bad is a deep rose leaning slightly warm but more neutral. It's ok on my NC 20 skin tone.
Show Girl is disappointing for me. It's very much a 90's/Kylie Jenneresque colour. Not quite burgundy/Brownish/rose. I was hoping it would be a more intense version of Secret Salma but alas not. Would look better on more olive or deeper skin tones. This lipstick looks like I'm 'trying too hard' .