Beauty Product Reviews

Perfect Nude Palette for Darker Skintones

I reach for this extremely pigmented, delicious smelling product every day. Excellent for nude or neutral work friendly looks. It's also long wearing and easy to blend. This is my favorite palette by far.

None of the shades match me.

I am normally N90 in the mineral and oil free foundations, but none of the dark shades are a match. N-Deep is way too light and N-X Deep is too dark. I was told that since there are less emulsifiers the color range runs lighter than the rest of there foundations. N-Deep is supposedly comparable to N-80 and X-N Deep is comparable to N100 in their other lines. The color of the foundation is in the little panel will tell you nothing, you will need to get a sample and swatch it.

In terms of performance, it is lightweight and initially matte, but as time goes on I get shiny. I still have to blot and powder. I am extremely oily though. It didn't break me out, but I didn't use it long enough to determine whether it actively fights acne. It can get cakey (if you use too much) and cling to dry patches.

So if you can find your match and you have oily/acne prone skin. You should give this a try.

Not for all skintones

I can see this working for fairer complexions, but if you are tan to deep, this will not be dark enough. And since it is a cool matte shade, I can't use it as an all over color. So it was a complete waste for me. If you are light to medium, you will probably like this. And it does smell like chocolate.