Brunette Beauty

Packaging: Palm sized, thick circular frosted plastic bottle with a black screw on lid and wide open mouth. The bottle features black text. The plastic material makes this perfect for travel as its quite durable. The full sized version differs in that it has a click pour spout. Smell/Taste: Citrus. Colour: Banana (irrelevant to product performance) Available in 3 sizes. Formula/ Texture: This is a thick, creamy lotion. It is gentle on the skin, with no irritation, stinging or drying the skin out. It applies and lathers easily. It effectively removes makeup residue and dirt without any greasy film left behind. The 3 in 1 formula is super gentle and suitable for the eye area and does work well as a cleanser. While it does leave my skin feeling clean, I can't feel or see enough difference to warrant this working any more efficient then my favourite, holy grail Neutrogena Oil-Free Cleanser Gel. Available: Only from Mecca Cosmetica, mecca.co...

Packaging: Tall palm length skinny squeeze tube with a screw off lid. The whole packaging is a beige bronze with the majority of the tube a cool representation of the shade chosen. This way the very ends of the tube are the same across the whole range. Within the middle is white and black text with the product name. The nib is quite wide with a 5mm opening. Smell/Taste: Zinc. Colour: #15 Ivory - light beige with pink undertones. Matte finish and medium coverage. Available in 12 shades (the whole line leans more pink toned) Formula/ Texture: This is a thick, smooth gel. It almost has a gel whipped consistency. I find thicker foundations, best buffed into the skin with dense kabuki brush for a more evan, flawless coverage. It applied and blended out well. It did have a cooling sensation when initially applied. It is easily removed with a basic makeup wipe. The coverage is buildable and left lightweight on the skin. I noticed it catching slightly on dry pat...

Packaging: Tall palm length skinny squeeze tube with a screw off lid. The whole packaging is a beige bronze with the majority of the tube a cool representation of the shade chosen. This way the very ends of the tube are the same across the whole range. Within the middle is white and black text with the product name. The nib is quite wide with a 5mm opening. Smell/Taste: Zinc. Colour: #15 Ivory - light beige with pink undertones. Matte finish and medium coverage. Available in 12 shades (the whole line leans more pink toned) Formula/ Texture: This is a thick, smooth gel. It almost has a gel whipped consistency. I find thicker foundations, best buffed into the skin with dense kabuki brush for a more evan, flawless coverage. It applied and blended out well. It did have a cooling sensation when initially applied. It is easily removed with a basic makeup wipe. The coverage is buildable and left lightweight on the skin. I noticed it catching slightly on dry pat...

Packaging: The powder comes in the standard NARS packaging which is in a NARS cardboard packaged black box, however unlike the blushes this is has it's own sleeve, sponge puff . Nice touch but not something I'll use. The compact has a soft velvet matte finish  with a snap closure and standard white  'NARS' text on the front. It is larger and the size of your hand. Some people find it hard to keep clean as with use, loose powder catches onto the outside. It also has a clear plastic divider with black 'NARS' text on top of the powder itself to capture loose powder and a full width mirror on the inside of the lid. Smell/Taste: None. Colour: Translucent - white in the pan. When swatched, hardly any colour comes off. It takes multiple swatches for pigmentation to build up and then still sheers out. I can see very fine micro glitter in the swatch but can't see this translated to the face. Formula/ Texture: This is a very ...

Packaging: Flat, wide & thin squeeze tube. Opaque white tube with an orange twist off cap that corresponds to elements on the tube, with fine text. The nib is 2mm and a perfect size to control product. The plastic tube makes it portable and travel friendly. Smell/Taste: Zinc. Colour: #30 Light to Medium - medium beige with very warm undertones that almost makes this orange. Matte finish with sheer coverage. Available in 5 shades. Formula/ Texture: This is very thin, smooth lotion. It feels lightweight on the skin. It's applied easily with fingers, brush or beauty sponge and takes no effort to blend into the skin. It is removed with a basic makeup wipe. This does contain Mircoclear technology with acne medication which is Salicylic Acid. The purpose is to fight acne whilst providing coverage to disguise them to not make the situation worse. It's non greasy, doesn't oxidise, fade in patches or cause any irritations or white cast in flash ph...

Packaging: This is the standard lipstick packaging from MAC. It's in a small short round bullet with a round tip cap. The whole packaging is the holiday edition 'MAC Magic Of The Night' metallic, chrome purple. There is a black rimmed bottom on the cap with 'MAC' text. Inside reveals shiny black mechanisms. The lipstick bullet twists up with ease and I have never experienced any problems. Smell/Taste: None. Colour: Please Me - Muted rose pink. Full pigmentation with a matte finish. Available in the permanent range. Formula/ Texture: This is a thin, smooth and creamy consistency. It glides so effortlessly on the lips with no tugging or skipping at all, which is surprising for a matte finish from MAC. It feels lightweight and comfortable on the lips. It is easily removed with a basic makeup wipe. I didn't experience any bleeding or feathering but I did use a clear/transparent lip liner. A liner coloured closer to this shade wi...

Packaging: Acrylic frosted square pot with a round black screw on lid. It's a thin & flat tube which makes storage and portability great. The lid contains simple white text elements. It feels lightweight in your hands. There is no sifter with this, but I don't think this is a product that requires this. Smell/Taste: None. Colour: #3 Brunette - light to medium brown with cool undertones. Matte finish and medium to full coverage. Available in 5 shades. Formula/ Texture: This is a very thin, smooth, cream to matte wax. It is lightweight in the brows and is best applied in small strokes using an angled brush. It is smudge and water proof once it's set after 30secs. It does require a specialised makeup remover. This product is no joke, it lasts such a long time with the longest I've trailed it being 13 hours! Best part is you need such a small amount to cover a larger area. This doesn't ball up, flake, transfer, crumble, create a white ...