Brunette Beauty

Packaging: This comes in a beautiful purple ombre cardboard box with a soft velvet feel with raised white text and flower image. This is a slim airless frosted round tube with a gunmetal shiny cap and bottom. The pump is activated with suction that pushes product from bottom up so there's no wastage or need to cut the tube open to get the last remaining bit. There is a matching gunmetal text on the actual tube which overall is a very clean and classy look. The pump has a small, precise opening that dispenses a thin spaghetti like shape. Smell/Taste: None Colour: Light pink that blends out clear. Formula/ Texture: Thin, smooth and silicone texture. It dispenses easily from the tube and glides onto the skin. Less is more with this. The silicone nature helps to blur fine lines and fill in pores. It acts as a smooth base for makeup applicator making the skin look more youthful being less textured. I do love this aspect of the primer as I find I need less...

Packaging: Square clear acrylic tube with a gold twist off handle that's half the height of the tube. The bottom clear portion is thick that shows the size of the internal product tube. In this case there's quite a lot of outer acrylic. There is a gold foil strip separating the two halves and gold 'Stila' text on the bottom portion. The handle is a thin and fat doe foot applicator with a short wand. The product stopper works well but still allows enough product on to doe foot. Smell/Taste: None. Colour: Diamond Dust - silver with multi coloured glitter. High shine and medium pigmentation. Available in 8 shades. Formula/ Texture: This is a thin and smooth with a tiny bit of grit. It easily glides onto the lids. Vigorously rubbing and blending with cause glitter fallout. The colour can be built with either the doe foot applicator but a finger is best used to blend this out. In saying that, this is easy to blend. It does require an eye make...

Packaging: A palm sized, round pastel pink compact with a snap shut closure. The lid features a raised antique pattern all around the edge with a raised gold foiled scripture 'Too Faced' text in the centre. This does open all the way with some resistance is stays at your desired position. The backside of the compact has product shade, weight and details. The underside of the lid is a full sized mirror. The powder pan has a thick gold foiled lined surrounding it and a line pattern pressed into the pan. The powder pan lifts up to reveal a deeper compartment that houses a too faced branded power puff. This does make the whole height of the compact quite thick for storage but great features a durable packing for on the go. Smell/Taste: None. Colour: Very pale pink white but is translucent once sheered out on the face. Light pigmentation with a matte finish. Formula/ Texture: This is a thin, smooth and velvety powder. It applies very easily with a brus...

Packaging: Typical lipgloss tube. Round plastic tube with a clear both and a shiny black handle. The handle features a flat and thin doe foot applicator. The clear bottom portion of the tube makes recognising the shade easier and does feature simple black text. The shade is printed on the side of the tube before a list of ingredients so it's no initially easy to find. The shade number is on top of the tube on the handle. Smell/Taste: Plastic Colour: #03 Lace Detail - rosy pink beige #07 Satin Ribbon - pink beige Matte finish for both. Available in 12 shades Formula/ Texture: These are a thick, mousse texture. Let me pref this with a knowledge that my lips aren't awfully dry, cracked or sensitive; they're in a condition I'd consider normal. These liquid lipstick apply unevenly. It doesn't build well in my experience, whether the first layer is left to dry or not. Patchiness continues and some clumps can start to form. The swatches in ...

Packaging: This is a hand sized flat squeeze tube. The actual tube is clear, allowing the shade to be seen with simple NARS text. The lid is a matte black with a tiny opening dispensing a tiny amount, depending on how much pressure is applied. The packaging is basic but it works for the products texture and use as suiting the overall feel of the NARS brand. Smell/Taste: None. Colour: Copacabana - glistening pearl. Pink and cool undertones, micro glitter, medium pigmentation. Available in 4 shades. Formula/ Texture: This is a thin and smooth liquid. It can be applied using your preferred tool, but I'd suggest start with your fingers first. There is a 30 second window once on the skin to blend out. After this time it doesn't seem too tacky. It is easily removed with a basic makeup wipe. This gives such a radiant glow to the skin. It is definitely buildable if you want more of an impact or use a very tiny amount for a natural look. Layer this unde...

Packaging: A thick round clear tube with a shiny gold screw top handle decorated with a purple diamond chevron pattern. The wand applicator  features an enlarged doe foot applicator. The product stopper does a decent job at allowing enough product to remain on the doe foot. Smell: Concealer. Colour: Fair Neutral - fair skin with pink and yellow undertones. Satin finish with medium to full coverage. Available in 14 shades. Formula/ Texture: This is a creamy, smooth, leaning on slightly thick side liquid. The large doe foot applicator enables a  few dots of product under each eye so you don't need a whole lot at all. It is easily blended out with your choice of tool. I prefer using a beauty sponge. It is easily removed with a basic makeup wipe. The coverage is definitely buildable with a medium to full look. The longevity is awesome too, I can get 10 hours on wear. There is no creasing, breaking down, patchiness, oxidisation, flash back or skin irrit...

Packaging: The sponge comes in a resealable purple plastic bag with the whole front side clear to view the sponge. The sponge is a narrow oval shape. One end has a slightly pointed tip and the other has a slanted edge. The slanted edge starts higher then the Real Techniques Miracle Complexion sponge thus giving it more area of the actual slant. When dry the sponge feels dense and soft. It's palm sized with some resistance when bounced. When wet the sponge feels very soft and easy to bounce. It blows up a lot larger. Application: This sponge is very good at blending out liquid products. I have tried it with a few different foundation formulas and concealers and the sponge does seem to soak up more product compared to the Beauty Blender. In this regard I feel like I'm using more product to achieve the same coverage. The flat slanted edge is a wide enough surface and blends well. The tip, while not as pointed as other sponges, it does the job of getting int...