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Was debating on Naked or this.......I'm happy I went with this instead. I love how it gives me the option to use shimmer colors or matte colors. I realized that the Naked palette had more shimmer colors than matte so I decided to go with this. I love the colors of this and it's super soft and velvety and super pigmented. Watch out for fallouts especially the black color since it can stain your cheeks since it's so pigmented. I suggest holding a tissue below your eye to catch the fallouts. I can go from a natural look to smokey eyes in minutes. I use this to contour and highlight my face and to fill in my brows using the espresso color. This is seriously the best multitasking eyeshadow palette I've ever owned up to date. I don't really like the eyeshadow primer that comes with it though. I prefer the eyeshadow primer potion instead since it gives more intensity. The only bad thing I have to say about this is that I wish the gold color was more gold and not so closely related to the light bronze color. They are so similar in color that you can't really tell the color difference when applied to the lid. I changed my rating to 8 stars instead because I tried the Naked 2 palette and that one blends soooo much better than this.
June 16, 2015
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I'm not used to this eyeliner yet but hopefully i will soon. It is soooooo smooth that i find it hard to maneuver and create the perfect thickness of my line. This is the best eyeliner for the waterline by far because of it's creamy consistency. It stays on for a long time but I just didn't like how it gathers up around my outer corner. I bought this after countless remarkable reviews and I have to say it definitely lives up to its reputation but I found that it is not waterproof. It smudged under my waterline after several hours of wear. It dries quickly and applies easily so if you want to blend, then blend quickly before it dries. This is the first eyeliner I've seen that's like gel, pencil, and liquid in one. You really get the best of both worlds with this one! The other downside to this is that every time I try to sharpen it the tip keeps breaking off. I don't know if this happened to anyone else but it is so annoying. I can never get it to a sharp point no matter how hard I sharpen it. Oh well, I might just try to apply it with an angled brush instead.
June 13, 2015
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I find myself reaching for this often. It's creamy but not too creamy to the point where I have no control over it. It's perfect for applying in the car when I don't have time to do my makeup at home but can do it when I'm sitting in the passenger seat while someone is driving. The color is pretty pigmented but a little bit hard to show up on the waterline. It lasts pretty long but does tend to smudge on the outer corner of my eyes a little bit but like all eyeliners I find, they do tend to do that and so I'm still on the hunt for one that doesn't do it at all. I just don't know if that's even possible. And unlike other reviewers, this was not waterproof for me.
June 12, 2015
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I got a trial size of this in the Try It Kit and I didn't find the colors to be as pigmented as I would have liked. I had to layer multiple times until I got the color that was in the pan. I also found these hard to blend. They weren't as good as the shadows in my Lorac palette. This is the second time I've given Smashbox a chance to change my mind about their line since I've been eyeing the Double Exposure palette but after trying 5 items from Smashbox I think I'm going to stay away.
June 12, 2015
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I got this as a trial size in the Smashbox Try It Kit from Ulta. The product was so thick that it was kind of hard to squeeze out of the toothpaste look-a-like tube. The weird thing about this primer is that it's really smooth but tacky. The eyeshadow adheres to this because of the tackiness but on the downside, my eyeshadow seems to blend harder because of this too. I was not impressed. I thought it was just me that this primer did this to but when I checked out other people's review on Makeup Alley I realized I wasn't the only one who experienced this. It takes a while to dry but even after it dries my eyeshadows that I've never had a problem with still has a problem with blending out.
June 12, 2015
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I wish they had better and more color selection. I got this in Sand and the color was really orange. It didn't blend well and it left my skin splotchy in some areas. It has a very sheer coverage in my opinion. It doesn't have quite a matte finish or a dewy finish but more in the middle like a semi-dewy finish. Also, it has sort of a funky smell that I can't quite describe. It's not chemical or perfumey smelling but if you bought this, you will know what I mean.
June 11, 2015
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It makes my brows look natural but I notice that when I put the powder on, it makes my brows look red so I only use a little bit. I suggest you do the same. The wax is not so pigmented to the point where my brows look painted on. I like how I can layer a bunch of the wax on and not worry about it looking too dark or unnatural. It has more of a sheer color. I only wish the wax was stronger to hold my brows in place. I still have to use a brow gel after applying this. Because of this, I hardly ever reach for this product.
June 11, 2015
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Everyone seems to love this brush but I seem to disagree. I hate rounded dense brushes like this because it makes it sooooo difficult to blend colors in the crease. I don't have an eye crease so I think this brush is intended for people who are aiming for that sharp cut-crease look. If I was to use this brush to do my eyeshadow, it would look patchy and not so well blended. I love the ELF Studio brush line though. I just don't like their white handle line. The bristles on these are soft and doesn't absorb too much product.
June 11, 2015
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For some reason the matte version of this lip gloss is not like the original. It has the same smooth texture and not too drying but the scent on this is just too overpowering! I hated that and I couldn't stand it. I hate makeup that's too scented like perfume or rose and this had exactly that. It tasted nasty too. This product would be wonderful if only Rimmel took away the perfumey scent.
June 10, 2015
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Lipstick in a liquid form! This is the closest thing I have found to be exactly like a lipstick besides NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream. Many liquid lipstick I've found has seemed to be more of a lip gloss with the sticky texture and all but not this one. It goes on so smooth and very moisturizing. I have the color Nude Eclipse and it's not too shiny or too matte-looking paired with smoky eyes but I only wish the color didn't wash me out. The wand is also very uniquely shaped with an indent in the middle.
June 10, 2015
