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Very Pigmented!

I bought Riveria Blue and I cannot remember the name of it off the top of my head, but it is a green color. Let me tell you, these shadows are very pigmented! No matter if you are doing winshield-wiper motions or packing it on, you are going to get a great color payoff! These colors really pop if you use a good primer and base with it!

Love this stuff! I have it in Milk, French Fries and Rust. They really do make eyeshadow colors pop, but if you apply too much, then you are asking for creasing. That is the only downside. A little really does go a long way.

Love the stuff, hate the packaging!

Please MAC, I beg of you, to change this packaging! This is my holy grail for a primer! It keeps my makeup matte for hours without having to do a lot of touching up and it has SPF 50 in it, which is a major plus! I love this stuff, but man, for $30, the packaging stinks! I wish this came in the bottle just like the Prep+Prime Skin version! I will continue to purchase it, but please change that packaging!

Now, I know some of the reviewers said that this is not good on oily skin. I have this foundation and I have combination/oily skin, but it does not make me any oilier than I am. The best way to apply it is in patting motions and this can be done either with a stippling brush or a sponge. Just take a dab and pat it on. Then take a setting powder and with a sponge, pat then roll over the foundation. You will get the desired coverage that you want that way. It is a great overall foundation!

Just as the original, this is a great primer! Sometimes, I use this primer just as a eyeshadow when I am in a rush and it looks so pretty! But beware, as the saying goes, too much of anything is not good. Just a little goes a long way and the product will last longer. I also know that they have came out with these primer potions in tubes, so as soon as all of mine are gone, I will definitely get those ones!

As much as I want to love this foundation, I can't and here is why. Just like some of the reviewers below me said, you have to have a face this almost acne scar free and not that oily. On my blog, I used this foundation a few times for pictures, but my skin was in pretty good shape. My acne scars were fading and I hardly had any new blemishes. Low and behold, a few weeks ago, stress caused my face to breakout like nobody's business and when applying this foundation, it accentuated my flaws. No matter if I used a sponge or my Sigma F82 brush, the coverage was not that good and you should not have to keep applying layers to get a good coverage. It is an okay foundation, but not if you are experiencing issues on your face.

Okay, I know I see a lot of users using this brush as a concealer/foundation brush, but let me tell you. This brush is soooo much better as a powder brush! I tried it with foundation and concealer, but while it does a very good job at those applications, uniquely enough, it is better as a powder brush! I love it either way!

Yup, you are talking about a good invigorating feel after you have put this mask on! I use this mask when my skin is acting up and it immediately after I wash it off, my skin is so soft and smooth, like a baby's bottom! One word of caution, if you have combo/oily skin like I do, make sure to follow up with a moisturizer or your face will be tight and dry! At least mine is if I do not follow up with one lol.

Haha! Have you ever heard the saying, "Snap, crackle and pop"? Well, that was my experience with this eyeliner. I got in midnight blue, gray and black. As soon as I went to apply the black liner to my top lash line, it snapped! I'm like, what the heck? So I go to turn the dial on it and it had a crackling noise to it, like most auto liners does, so it could twist up, and the whole center part of the liner popped on me! Bummer. The other liners in midnight blue and gray have not done that to me and the colors are so pretty! So I am going to chalk it up to the black one being a faulty liner.

This is a great eyeliner! I have it in gray and I love it! The smudger is my favorite! It is a really good tool for smoking out those lines!