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Iconic London Beach Vibes Sheer Bronzer Review & Swatches

Beach Vibes Iconic London Beach Vibes Sheer Bronze ($27.00 for 0.42 oz.) is a light-medium brown with warm, slightly more orange-leaning undertones and mostly matte finish, once the formula dried down. The texture was watery with a gel-like aspect that gave it more spreadability. It had sheer coverage, as promised, and it did not matter if one applied more initially–in order to build up coverage, it had to be layered and one had to wait for each preceding layer to drydown (only took about 10 to 15 seconds). It applied well over bare skin and on top of base products as long as I used a small amount, otherwise the liquidity tended to push around base products. This shade lasted well for seven and a half hours before fading visibly. FURTHER READING : Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent). Top Dupes Formula Overview Ingredients Top Dupes View Swatches View All Dupes Rose Inc Kauai (P, $36.00) is cooler (95% similar). ...

Makeup by Mario Mocha Raisin & Baby Coral MoistureGlow Plumping Lip Color Reviews & Swatches

Mocha Raisin Makeup by Mario Mocha Raisin MoistureGlow Plumping Lip Color ($24.00 for 0.11 oz.) is a medium-dark, cool-toned brown with a creamy, somewhat glossy finish. Mostly opaque pigmentation Medium thickness, non-sticky Prone to settling into lip lines (worsened over time) Short-wearing (2.5 hours, glossiness disappeared after 1 hour), non-drying FURTHER READING : Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent). Top Dupes Formula Overview Ingredients Top Dupes View All Dupes These are the dupes the editor has pulled but not yet rated and officially entered. Bite Beauty French Press (LE, $22.00). NARS Area (P, $26.00). MAC Thunder Kiss (LE, $20.00). Giorgio Armani Daybreak (201) (P, $38.00). Anastasia Rum (P, $16.00). MAC King Pin (LE, $20.00). NARS Mars (P, $26.00). Maybelline Retro (P, $7.99). ColourPop San Clemente (P, $8.00). ColourPop Fudge Yeah (LE, $10.00). Formula Overview $24.00/0.11...

ColourPop Summerland Beach Matte Bronzer Review & Swatches

Summerland Beach ColourPop Summerland Beach Matte Bronzer ($12.00 for 0.21 oz.) is a medium, peachy brown with strong, warm orange undertones and a matte finish. Semi-opaque, buildable pigmentation Finely-milled, slightly thin, lightly powdery Picked up evenly with a brush, applied and blended out well Long-wearing (8 hours before fading) FURTHER READING : Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent). Top Dupes Formula Overview Ingredients Top Dupes View Swatches View All Dupes NARS Illicit (P, $30.00) is more shimmery, darker (95% similar). Dior Soft Terra (001) (LE, $49.00) is darker (95% similar). Victoria Beckham Beauty Honey (PiP, ) is darker, cooler (95% similar). Huda Beauty Medium (P, $31.00) is lighter (95% similar). Marc Jacobs Beauty Tantric (P, $49.00) is lighter (95% similar). Dior Soft Bronze (03) (P, $48.00) is lighter (95% similar). Charlotte Tilbury Gorgeous Glowing Beauty #4 (LE, ) is mo...

ColourPop Topsy-Turvy Lip Duo Review & Swatches

Topsy-Turvy ColourPop Topsy-Turvy Alice in Wonderland Lip Duo ($18.00 for 0.26 oz.) includes a sheer, shimmery lavender-tinted gloss and a deeper, brighter pink lipstick. The lipstick could have applied more evenly, especially as I typically find ColourPop’s lipsticks to go on quite well. The gloss was as expected: sheer, plush, comfortable. Topsy-Turvy LE Limited Edition . 0 0 B B 8.5 Product 9 Pigmentation 8.5 Texture 7.5 Longevity 4.5 Application 84% Total Quick Shop: Ulta , ColourPop Total Nonsense Total Nonsense is a sheer, lavender-tinted gloss with very fine lavender pearl and larger flecks of silvery-lilac sparkle throughout. Semi-sheer coverage Lightweight, smooth, non-sticky Applied evenly and didn’t emphasize lip lines Average-wearing (2.5 hours), hydrating FURTHER READING : Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent). Top ...