title: Very thin, looks and feels like nothing on skin but sets makeup in place well!

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I have loved a lot of the By Terry products I’ve tried. I tried a mini of the loose Hyaluronic Hydra Powder, so I was excited to try the pressed powder version of it. But, I recently tried the By Terry Hyaluronic Hydra-Powder palette that had 4 different pressed Hyaluronic hydra-powders in it. It had colored powders, not translucent like this one. I got the “Fair to Medium” so it contained a pale pink, a pale bone colored shade, a pale bronzer, and a light bronzer shade. I didn’t like the light colored shades at all for setting my makeup. They seemed to make my skin look so dry, which I thought was so weird since it’s just a pressed version of the loose Hyaluronic hydra powder, which I loved. But, the loose Hyaluronic Hydra Powder only had 2 ingredients - silica and hyaluronic acid. The Hyaluronic Hydra-Powder Palette had a lot more ingredients, so I’m guessing that’s where the difference came from. They were also colored and the loose powder was translucent. This pressed powder is also translucent. It does contain more than 2 ingredients, I guess since it’s in pressed form rather than loose. But not a ton of ingredients (full list at end of review). But, given it had more ingredients and they were similar to the ones in the Hyaluronic Hydra-Pressed Powder Palette I tried and didn’t like, I was worried I wasn’t going to like this one either. But, I’m glad I tried it because I ended up loving it!

This comes in a nice outer product box. It comes in a nice compact with clasp closure, a mirror in the lid, and a powder puff. I never use the powder puffs that come in compacts like this, but it seemed nice enough.

The powder is very thin. It almost seems like you don’t pick any up when you dip your brush into it, but you do. Usually when I dip my brush into a powder, I have to dab off the excess from the brush before applying it to my face. I don’t have to do that with this. It only picks up a light amount, which is just enough for a very light layer. I have normal to dry skin, more on the dry side with some extremely dry areas. This doesn’t dry out my skin like the powders did in the palette that I tried. This goes on smoothly, sets my makeup in place with a very light layer, and doesn’t look dry, powdery, or cakey on the skin. It lasts well throughout the day.

I did notice that if I applied too much, I could get a dry look and feel to my skin. It’s so thin that it’s easy to think you haven’t applied any and to add more, which is when I get the dry look and feel to my skin. With the Pressed Powder Palette I tried, I found those powders worked well with a thin layer and didn’t leave my skin looking and feeling dry, but they also didn’t seem to set my makeup in place unless I applied more, which ended up giving me the dry look and feel. With this powder, I can apply a very small amount and my makeup seems to be set in place well and I don’t get a dry look and feel to the skin. So, I’m not sure why I got such a different result with the powders in the Pressed Powder Palette vs this one. Given they have similar ingredient lists aside from the color ingredients, the only thing I can think of is that this one is translucent and those ones in the palette were colored so that much

Overall, I think this is a great powder! It’s very thin and looks like nothing on the skin, but sets my makeup in place. It doesn’t feel or look dry on my skin. It works really well!

FULL INGREDIENTS
Talc, Silica, Mica, Ci 77120 / Barium Sulfate, Octyldodecanol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Magnesium Stearate, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Diisostearyl Malate, Methicone, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Sodium Hyaluronate. (T3355a1).


title: Matte liquid lip NOT a gloss. So drying it’s like it pulls every bit of moisture out of your lips!

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Color - “Stone”

I don’t like matte lip products. Usually, they’re way too drying. I don’t mind semi matte lip products that aren’t too dry. But, for the most part, matte lip products just feel too drying on my lips. I was a little confused by the product page for this. The title said it was a “lip liner and lipstick set,” but also said it was a “matte lip gloss” and “liquid lipstick.” I’m not sure how it could be matte and a gloss at the same time. It’s one or the other? So, I looked at the description, whcih said it was a “high pigment lip gloss and lip liner.” It talked about not being sticky, which to me definitely implied a gloss. I’ve never heard a matte liquid lip being described as sticky or non sticky. So, I decided to give it a try. Unfortunately, it’s NOT a lip gloss.

This is a matte liquid lip (NOT a gloss) and a lip liner.

The lip liner is great. It’s pigmented, creamy and smooth. It glides onto the lips easily. It’s easy to get it where you want it. It lasts well on the lips. It doesn’t feel too dry after applying it, but I did top it with a gloss.

The liquid lip on the other hand is horrible! It is waaaaaay too drying! It is NOT a gloss at all! When applying it, it has a grainy, rough feel. Once it drys down, it’s like it sucks every bit of moisture out of your lips. I even tried putting a really moisturizing lip balm on before this and it still seemed to suck out all the moisture leaving cakey, dry looking and feeling lips. It shows every single line, even lines you didn’t even know you had in your lips. It’s crazy! It’s not sticky like it claims, though I don’t know why it would be since it dries down completely matte. I don’t know how well it lasted because I couldn’t stand it on my lips for longer than about 10 minutes and had to take it off. It came off really easy though, so I don’t see it lasting too long.

I really hate when product pages are so wrong. This one gave mixed info, not making it clear what it was. I don’t like that at all. It’s like they were trying to make it so people who liked lip glosses would be interested in it, but also make it so people who liked matte lips would be interested in it. You can’t have it both ways. Just describe the product for what it is and let people decide if it’s something for them. Trying to sell it as both is ridiculous!

The color “Stone” is pretty. It’s similar to my actual lip color, which is what I prefer.

Overall, this isn’t for me. I really liked the lip liner and for the price it isn’t bad just for a lip liner. But, I HATED the matte liquid lip. If you’re someone that likes extremely matte liquid lips, you might like this. But, I honestly don’t know about that. This is the MOST drying matte liquid lip I have ever tried! I give it 2 stars for the lip liner being good and the nice color, but I took off 3 for the horrible description on the product page and the horrible liquid lip.


title: 2 of 3 have micro glitter (mica). Sticky but not too bad. Moisturizing

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These come in a nice little box. They are vegan and cruelty free. They are made in the USA. I included the ingredients at the end of my review.

You get 3 glosses - a peachy pink toned one that has a strawberry scent/flavor, a more reddish toned one that has a grape scent/flavor, and a clear one that has a bubble gum scent/flavor. As for the scents, I can notice them when applying, not so much after the fact. I don’t really notice a taste really with any of them, but the ingredients do list “flavor” not fragrance/parfum, so it made me think they’d have more taste to them. Not a big deal to me though.

While 2 of them are tinted in color, the color doesn’t really translate onto the lips. They just look clear on the lips. They don’t change any color of lip liner, lipstick, matte lip, etc. that I put them over top of. So, I liked that.

The formula is nice. It feels nice and moisturizing on the lips, which I expected given they have nice moisturizing ingredients like Shea butter, coconut oil, and squalane. They do feel SLIGHTLY sticky on the lips. I hate sticky glosses, but these aren’t overly sticky. They don’t feel thick or heavy on the lips. They feel nice and thin. They are glosses so they do need re-applied often throughout the day. But, I’m used to that with glosses so it’s not a big deal to me.

The strawberry and grape both have micro glitter in them (mica). I didn’t know that when I got these. None of the product photos showed they had glitter and the description didn’t say it either. I’m not a fan of micro glitter in my lip glosses. I feel once the gloss wears off, it usually leaves behind glitter particles on my lips. Also, they can sometimes feel gritty. So, I was surprised when I saw 2 of the 3 had glitter. Luckily, these didn’t feel gritty. I do notice that there are some glitter particles on my lips after they wear off, but it’s not too bad. The glitter particles are really small, so it’s not really noticeable. So, I don’t mind that.

Overall, these are nice glosses with a nice formula. They might seem pricey when seeing the $30 price tag, but you’re getting 3 tubes of glosses, so that’s only $10 a piece, which isn’t bad. Of course, it isn’t great. You can get a tube of gloss that looks great and works just as well from the drugstore for slightly less. But, the ingredients might make it worth it to spend the little more. I give them 4 stars.

INGREDIENTS
Bubblegum Lip Glossy:
Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil*, Isododecane, Ethylene/Propylene/Styrene Copolymer, Flavor, Sorbitan Oleate, Squalane, Butylene/Ethylene/Styrene Copolymer, Tocopherol, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate (Vitamin E Acetate).

*Organic/Biologique.

Grape Lip Glossy:
Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil*, Isododecane, Ethylene/Propylene/Styrene Copolymer, Flavor, Sorbitan Oleate, Squalane, Butylene/Ethylene/Styrene Copolymer, Tocopherol, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter Extract, Mica, Titanium Dioxide, Tocopheryl Acetate (Vitamin E Acetate), Iron Oxides (CI 77492), Red 33 (CI#17200), CI 15850 (Red 7), Iron Oxides (CI 77499).

*Organic/Biologique.

Strawberry Lip Glossy:
Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil*, Isododecane, Ethylene/Propylene/Styrene Copolymer, Flavor, Sorbitan Oleate, Squalane, Butylene/Ethylene/Styrene Copolymer, Tocopherol, Titanium Dioxide, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter Extract, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Mica, Tocopheryl Acetate (Vitamin E Acetate), Iron Oxides (CI 77492), Red 27 Lake (CI 45410), Silica, Tin Oxide.

*Organic/Biologique


title: Can make you look pale. Only takes a little & will not look pale at all

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This comes in an outer product box. It’s made in the UK. It is talc free, cruelty free, and vegan.

This has a very simple ingredient list - Corn starch modified, distarch phosphate, silica. I liked that.

It comes in simple packaging - It says it is sustainable packaging. It is an amber colored glass bottom (at least it seems like glass). It is thick, so seems durable. The top seems like tin. Mine was dented when I got it. Not sure how but it just came that way. The top twists off. Inside there is a plastic piece with 4 holes in it. There’s a sticker covering the holes that you remove. I like that it only has 4 holes. Loose powders can be so messy and I store mine in a drawer, but sometimes they get knocked over in the drawer and the powder goes into the cap and when I remove the cap I have to be careful not to get it everywhere. Because of that, I’ll usually only uncover like 3 of the holes on a loose powder. It means less powder getting out into the cap if it tips over. But, with this only having 4 holes I didn’t feel the need to do that.

The powder is finely milled. It feels silky and smooth. It is white. It goes on mostly transparent. I’m really pale and was surprised that this made me look a little paler when I first applied it. I ended up going over where I applied the powder with a clean brush to get any excess off and that removed the pale look. So, the next time I used it, I used a damp sponge. I picked some up on the sponge, dabbed it off on the back of my hand to spread out the powder and get off excess, and then pressed it into my skin. That worked much better. It left my makeup set and smooth, without looking pale at all. It doesn’t feel or look dry or cakey. It gives a nice smooth, matte finish to the skin, but not too matte. I have normal to dry skin, more on the dry side with some extremely dry areas. So, I only powder where I have to. This doesn’t make my dry areas look or feel any drier and doesn’t accentuate them either.

Overall, I really like this powder. It keeps my makeup looking nice all day. I don’t have breakthrough sweat or oils coming through it. I work 12 hour shifts and I’m on my feet running around for a lot of that time, so I often sweat. A lot of powders I’ll end up sweating through and needing to touch up throughout the day. I didn’t feel the need to do that with this. I really like it a lot. When I first saw how pale it made me after applying it the first time, I thought I was going to end up hating this. But, I’m glad I dusted off the excess and tried a different way of applying it the next time. Both ways work, but the damp sponge definitely is the best way I found for me. If you’re looking for a really nice powder, I’d recommend this!


title: Hydrates & melts makeup together but doesn’t help makeup last

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This is alcohol free and fragrance free. It is vegan and cruelty free. It is also paraben free. They said it is made with natural, safe ingredients. The ingredients are listed on the product page (I included them at the end of my review). It is made in the US.

This has vitamin C and E in it to give antioxidant protection, brighten, and nourish skin. Coconut water helps hydrate the skin. Licorice extract helps brighten skin. Rambutan peel extract seals in moisture and promotes a healthy skin barrier.

This is a nice setting spray. The sprayer on it is okay. It does spray kind of unevenly so I need to make sure I go around my face good so I get everywhere. But, the spray on it is a nice, fine mist, so I love that. It’s not like I’m getting spit in the face with uneven bursts in spots or like a jet sprayer on the face. It’s nice and soft. It has a nice faint smell. There is no artificial fragrance in it, so it must just be from the ingredients. I’m not really sure what the scent is because it’s so faint, but it isn’t bad at all and I really barely notice it.

I apply this after I’ve applied my foundation and concealer to add some hydration back into my skin. After it dries down (which doesn’t take long at all) I go in with powder in specific areas where I need it. I have normal to dry skin, more on the dry side with some extremely dry areas. So, powder can make me look really dry and even cakey. So, I like to use powder right where I need it then do the rest of my powder products like blush and bronzer, and finally use a hydrating spray to melt it all into the skin. This works great for that. It melts it all together really well. It isn’t matte but isn’t dewy either. Just leaves your skin looking natural.

I don’t think this really helps my makeup last any longer. I find it wearing down the same amount as it would if I didn’t use a setting spray, so I wouldn’t use this if I were trying to get my makeup to last longer. It also doesn’t make the makeup transfer-proof. It definitely transfers still! But, it’s great at hydrating and melting the makeup together. It also

Overall, I think the spray is good, just not great. It hydrates my skin nicely, melts together my makeup well and adds in hydration that I lost after applying makeup. But, it doesn’t help keep my makeup from transferring or help it last longer. I have other sprays that cost far less and do just as good of a job, even better, at hydrating my skin and melting my makeup together, and they even help keep my makeup from transferring and last longer. So, I give this 3 stars. I’ll use it up but won’t purchase it when I run out. If you’re just looking for something to hydrate the skin and melt your makeup together, this could work for you. Personally, I’d recommend cheaper options that do the same. But, if for whatever reason this is the one you want, it works well for that. But, if you want it to help make your makeup transfer-proof or to last longer, this didn’t do that.

FULL INGREDIENT LIST
Water (Aqua), Sorbitan Oleate Decylglucoside Crosspolymer, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Fruit Powder, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract, Nephelium Lappaceum Peel Extract, Phenoxyethanol, Glycerin, Propanediol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Chloride, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Allantoin, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Tocopherol, Caprylyl Glycol, Potassium Sorbate, Hexylene Glycol


title: Works really well, but even getting 2 in 1, it’s pricier than my go-to drugstore liquid liners

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This comes in an outer product box. It is made in Korea. The product page says it is cruelty free and vegan, but I didn’t see any kind of certified logo saying it was on the product box. It is free of parabens, sulfates, gluten, and “other harsh chemicals.”

This is a dual ended liquid liner. One end has a felt tip and one end has a brush tip. The caps are labeled, which is great! I don’t have to pull off the tops every time to figure out which end is which! Of course, since the labels are on the CAPS, you have to make sure not to mix them up. I don’t see myself having an issue with that since I don’t ever see a reason I’d take off both ends at the same time. But, if you do, you definitely want to make sure to put the correct cap on the correct side so you don’t mix them up. It probably would have been better for them to put the label on the center part rather than the caps, but it’s fine as long as you don’t take both ends off at the same time or just make sure to put the right caps back on.

Both ends work really well. They glide on easily without skipping or bleeding. They are a pigmented black, not thin or watery black. They dry down quickly and stay in place throughout the day without smudging or coming off. I have really small, really hooded eyes, so having a dual ended eyeliner pen is great! I have the brush tip to get the thin tightline I want on my upper lash line, then I have the thicker felt tip to do my little wing when I want to. Both work great.

When I first saw it was priced at $28.50, I thought that was pretty darn pricey for an eyeliner. But, it is dual ended, so you’re getting 2 eyeliners in 1 pen. Looking at it that way, it’s $14.25 a pen. I usually spend somewhere around $8-10 on my usual ones at the drugstore, so $14.25 isn’t the cheapest, but it isn’t too bad either. Personally, I love it being dual ended, but not enough to spend more than I spend on my usual liquid liners. My usual one at the drugstore ones are $10 (NYX Epic Wear Liquid Liner) and $8 (Maybelline Curvitude Angled Liquid Liner) and I never have any issues with them. So, I don’t see myself spending $28.50, even if I’m getting 2 for 1 because that’s still $14.25 each, which is more than I usually spend on my liquid liners. If price isn’t an issue for you, this is a really good liquid liner. Both ends work great and it’s a nice formula. I give it 4 stars.


title: Layered around Face, not all one length. But good for price!

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I got the 18” wig.

Overall, the wig is nice. At the current reduced price of $75.99 (reduced from $85.99), I think it is a great price! A lot of long straight wigs like this, the product photos show them one length and nice and full (like the product photos for this wig), but they will come really layered with extremely thin ends. This one came kind of layered around the face, which the product photos didn’t show, and the ends are a little thin, but not too bad. There are some shorter flyaway hairs at the top that need smoothed down too. But, other than that, I think the wig is nice! It is plucked well.

Not all of the hair is 18”. The product photos made it look like it was cut all one length, but it’s kind of layered around the face. Not too short thankfully, but still not all one length. The ends thin out some, but not too badly.

It is a 4x4 lace so it has a small piece of lace in the front going across 4 inches and back 4 inches.

For the price, I think this is a good deal!


title: Not moisturizing once absorbed but not drying either. Haven’t noticed brightening yet

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This comes in a plastic bag that is sealed. Inside it is just a jar, no outer product box. But, there is plastic sealing around the jar. When you remove the lid, there is no seal there. It is made in the US. The ingredients are listed on the label.

The product itself is a creamy yellow color. It has a slight scent to it, but I can’t quite place it, but it isn’t a bad or unpleasant smell, and I only smell it if I stick my nose right up to the jar. I don’t smell it while applying it. It has a gel like texture. It glides onto the skin. It feels extremely hydrating while applying it. Like your skin is going to be really hydrated. But, once it dries down it doesn’t have that feeling, it has a slight tacky feeling that takes a few minutes to go away. It does make the skin feel smooth and slightly hydrated but not as hydrating as I’d like. But, I didn’t get this to be my main face moisturizer. I got it for its brightening effects. So far I haven’t noticed any brightening, but something like this will take time.

Right now I can say that it’s not very moisturizing. It doesn’t feel drying, but doesn’t feel moisturizing once it absorbs either. I haven’t noticed any brightening effects, but I’m going to continue using it and hopefully will notice some after continued use. It does work well under my moisturizer and makeup. Right now I only feel comfortable giving it a middle 3 stars since I can’t really speak to its effects and don’t find it moisturizing.


title: Hair isn’t great. Tons of short hairs mixed in. Doesn’t seem like remy hair.

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I got the 3 Bundles of Body Wave - 18 inch, 20 inch, and 22 inch.

Overall, these aren’t my favorite bundles. They aren’t the worst, but definitely no where near the best. The hair definitely doesn’t look like the smooth, beautiful, healthy looking hair the product photos show. It looks like it’s just full of shorter hairs. It seems like each bundle is made up of a bunch of different length hairs - like they have strands that are the right length, but then they took a bunch of shorter lengths to add to it to make it thicker. I can’t really recommend them. There’s better out there for around the same price.

It says that “each package have a free gift.” I’m not sure if it’s different for everyone but what was included in mine was 2 black elastic hair ties that have a little fabric like bow tied to it. Each bow had a different design.

The product page said that these are “true to length.” Like I said before, I got the bundles that were 18 inch, 20 inch, and 22 inch. Now, when you measure hair that is wavy, curly, etc. - basically any style that isn’t straight - you are supposed to pull the hair straight to measure the length. It seems that most hair sellers state the length of the hair as what it is when it is completely straight. So, usually, if you want a body wave style hair that is 18 inches, you’d want to pick one that is a few inches longer than 18 inches since it will only be 18 inches when pulled completely straight. I never understand why hair sellers do it this way. Usually, if someone is buying a style like body wave, curly, etc. it’s because they want that style of hair. So, if someone is buying bundles/wigs and they don’t know about this, they would buy an 18 inch body wave bundle/wig thinking it will be 18 inches in that body wave style. But, it won’t be with most hair sellers. There have been a few times I was pleasantly surprised when I got a body wave or curly style and it was actually the length I ordered without having to pull it straight. But, it’s so rare, I’m usually pretty darn surprised when it happens! (And, that’s definitely a brand I’ll go back to in the future when purchasing because of that!). Anyways, these are NOT the length you ordered UNLESS you pull them completely straight. And I mean COMPLETELY straight. Sometimes with body wave or curly hair, you just need to pull it a little straight and the hair will be to the length you ordered. But, other times, you really need to TUG to get the hair as straight as possible to get it to the length you ordered. So, if you were to straighten the hair, THEN it would be 18 inches, and 18 inches EXACTLY. I wanted the body wave style, so I won’t be straightening mine. But, I wanted to mention that in case you’re like me and want to keep the body wave style, if you want a certain length with it in the body wave style, make sure to order a few inches longer.

When I measured the 18 inch bundle with it in the body wave style, it was about 12 inches. When I pulled (and I mean PULLED so it was as straight as could be), I just BARELY got to 18 inches, but that tells me that IF I was going to straighten it, it would go to 18 inches.

When I measured the 20 inch bundle with it in body wave style, it was about 13.5 inches. When I pulled (again, I had to PULL as much as I could), I could just it just BARELY to 20 inches, which, again, tells me that IF I was going to straight it, it would go to 20 inches.

When I measured the 22 inch bundle with it in the body wave style, it was about 14.5 inches. When I pulled (again, I had to PULL as much as I could), I could just it just BARELY to 22 inches, which, again, tells me that IF I was going to straighten it, it would go to 22 inches.

The hair itself isn’t the greatest. There are A LOT of short hairs that look like fly away hairs. I had to use a lot of oil in the hair to smooth it down.

The product page said that each bundle weighs 100 grams, so all 3 together weighs 300 grams. I did weigh them myself when I got them and they did each weigh 100 grams. Keep in mind that even though they each weigh 100 grams, they are NOT the same thickness. The longer the length of your bundles, the more hair you’ll need. That’s because, hair bundles are measured by grams or ounces. Typically, each bundle is around 100-114 grams regardless of the length. This means that the SHORTER lengths, from 8 inches to 16 inches will be THICKER when compared to LONGER hair bundles. Since the weight is the same no matter the length, longer hair will start to slightly thin out near the ends. So, always keep in mind that the thickness of the hair will differ based on the length - the shorter the hair, the thicker the hair.

Bundles/extensions weighing between 100g-140g are suitable for most women. Hair of this weight is usually sold in various lengths, but the weight is ALWAYS the SAME, for example a pack of 14 inch hair and a pack of 22 inch hair will both WEIGH the SAME but the 14 inch piece will have more hair on the WIDTH whereas the 22 inch extensions will be LONGER in length.

With these bundles, you get 3 bundles of differing lengths. I got the bundles that are 18 inch, 20 inch, and 22 inch. So, the 18 inch bundle is the thickest. The 20 inch bundle falls in the middle. The 22 inch bundle is the thinnest. When I felt the thickness of each bundle, I didn’t really notice a difference there. BUT, I did notice that it seems like either there are a ton of shorter hairs mixed into the bundles, or there are a ton of split ends/flyaways in the hair. It just makes it look really unhealthy. It does feel silky and soft, but doesn’t look it at all.

This has a double weft, which is supposed to reduce shedding. I haven’t had any shedding at all with these, so that’s great!

The product page said that this is 100% unprocessed Virgin hair. Unprocessed hair is also referred to as Virgin hair. They mean the same thing. Unprocessed hair is human hair that has NEVER been processed - no chemical, heat, etc. This means over the life of the hair it’s never been dyed, coloured, bleached, or heat treated. As a result, unprocessed hair is incredibly healthy. The hair is it’s natural color, which indicates it hasn’t been processed. To me, the hair doesn’t look that healthy. It feels smooth and soft. But the little hairs make it look so unhealthy. It honestly looks more like there’s some strands that are the right length but then they’re added with a bunch of different length strands to make the bundle. It doesn’t seem like they’re split ends. It seems like they’re just shorter hairs. Hopefully that makes sense.

The product page also said this is Remy hair.

When people talk about Remy and Non-Remy hair, it refers to the direction of the cuticles! The cuticle is the outer layer of the hair strand. It locks in moisture and provides strength. If you look at a cuticle under a microscope, it is not smooth. It grows kind of like a trunk of a palm tree with many overlapping layers. If the cuticles point in different directions, they catch, which causes hair to become tangled, broken (shedding), rough, and hard to manage. If there is no cuticle at all, then the hair will be thin, brittle, and dry.

All Remy hair is unprocessed human hair (I know it can be confusing and I’ve seen lots of people confused by Remy hair. I’ve even seen some people in reviews saying that the hair is Remy hair not human hair, but Remy hair is human hair). Remy hair means the hair was collected in a way that kept the cuticles intact and aligned in one direction. Meaning that it's very healthy, soft, shiny, and ultimately very high in quality! True remy hair is considered the best of the best. It’s 100% human hair, which usually comes from donors ranging from one single donor to a small few. Remy hair is gathered in one bunch. Keeping the gathered hair in bundles preserves the integrity of the cuticle with the hair laying in the same direction from root to end. This prevents tangling, matte, and provides natural movement. Remy hair is a smoother, shinier, and healthier appearance than NON-Remy. The hair will lay flat, have a healthy, shiny appearance, look smooth, and will be less likely to knot and tangle.

To me, this doesn’t seem like Remy hair at all. Like I said, it seems like it has some hairs that are the right length, but then they’re mixed together with a bunch of different length hairs to make the bundle. It doesn’t seem like it’s split ends. It seems like there’s just a bunch of different lengths in each bundle.


title: Great 1st step in my 2 step cleanse!

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This comes in a nice outer product box. It is made in Korea. The writing on the box and jar is in Korean, except for a part saying to use these on the face.

These come with little plastic tweezers to use to pick up the pad. There is no where to store them when you’re not using them! I thought I could just sit them inside the tub on top of the wipes to keep them where I wouldn’t lose them, but they don’t fit. It would be nice if they would have put something on the tub where you can attach them to keep them from being lost. I feel like they will easily get lost! On top of that, I feel like they’re more of a pain for me than a help. I need to try to get in there with them and separate the top wipe from the rest, then pick it up. I might just not be coordinated enough for them 😂

The product page says the pads are made of 100% pure cotton material. They are hypoallergenic, made with all natural ingredients to prevent burning sensations, stinging, itching, swelling, and redness. They keep skin hydrated. They contain 1000ppm of eggplant extract, extract from Centella Asiatica, Salvia Hispanica Seed, Houttuynia Cordata and Birch Sap to naturally hydrate and protect skin. They also contain lupeol, anthocyanin, polyphenol, vitamin C, and choline. Of course, I have no way of knowing if any of that is true since I can’t read any of the info on the box or tub since they didn’t put the info in English and didn’t provide a full ingredient list on the product page.

For use, according to the product page (since, again, they couldn’t be bothered to provide info in English on the box or tub), use the wipe to remove makeup then rinse off face with water. I’ve used wipes like these before, some of them leave the skin feeling pretty oily or like there’s a lot of residue left, which can make you want to wash your face after using it. Others don’t, which can make you feel like you don’t need to wash your face after. Really, it comes down to the wipes - how well they wipe the makeup off, what’s left on the skin, etc. - and personal preference on if you prefer to rinse your face off after, wash your face after, or just leave it.

For me, I always do a 2 step cleanse. I always used an oil cleanser as my first step in my two step cleansing. I love oil cleansing pads so that it was all in one - rather than putting some cleansing oil on a pad, the oil is already on these pads. I like these pads. Some wipes aren’t wet enough so you feel like you really need to scrub at your face. I don’t like makeup wipes for removing my makeup because I feel like they’re too harsh on my skin. There are some that are wet enough they wipe the makeup off pretty well, but they still feel harsh. I find oil cleansing pads feel gentler on my skin. These are soaked in enough oil where they gently wipe makeup off. They even remove my stubborn mascara and waterproof liner. But, I don’t feel like my skin is truly cleansed after using them. I like they get most of it off, then I go in with my facial cleanser to get the rest off. If you wear a full face of makeup and wanted to skip that step, I feel like you’d need to use at least 2 of these to really get all the makeup off, and I still feel like you’d definitely need to at least rinse your face after to remove any leftover makeup residue.

A lot of time wipes like these will break apart as you’re using them. These didn’t break apart at all while I was using them, so I was happy about that!

Like I said before, if you wear a full face of makeup and don’t want to do a 2 step cleanse, you’ll probably need to use at least 2 of these to really get all the makeup off. I find that trying to use 1, it just gets too much makeup on it and kind of just starts spreading oily makeup residue all over your face. If you use just 1, you can wipe the majority of your full face of makeup off and then rinse your face and go in with your second cleanser. That works well. If you don’t want to go in with a second cleanser, I found the best way is using one to get the majority of the makeup off, then once it’s covered in makeup get a new one and wipe your face again. You’ll see on that second one there’s still a ton of product that gets on it..at least for me. Then, you can rinse off your face and be done. I would say it really depends on how much makeup you wear. On no makeup makeup days where I’m not wearing much makeup at all, I can easily use just 1 of these and rinse my face off and I would feel like my skin was clean (although I still always go in with my facial cleanser because I get hormonal breakouts and doing that second step helps keep those at bay!). When I do a full face with full coverage foundation, concealer, eyeshadow, etc., I don’t feel like just 1 of these is enough. I need to go in with 2, rinse my face off, then go in with my facial cleanser to feel like I got my face completely clean.

For a while I used cotton rounds. I’d put my cleansing oil on my face, rub it around to kind of melt my makeup, add a little water by rubbing that on my face, then take a cotton round and wipe it off. That worked well. Then, I started using reusable cotton rounds. I like those because I can use just one and rinse it if it gets too much on it, rather than having to get another one if it was a disposable cotton round. Yes, I have to wash them, but they work better and save me money in the long run since I’m not going through disposable cotton rounds like crazy! I do find these to be easier since I don’t need to wash them. I feel like these are a lot gentler on my skin than my reusable cotton rounds are. Reusable cotton rounds always kind of just feel like a small wash cloth, which can be harsh on the skin. So, I do prefer these.

Overall, I really like these! They feel gentle on the skin. They are soaked in enough oil where they gently and easily wipe makeup off, even stubborn makeup. Even though I need to use 2, I still really like them! You get 60 pads for $19.99 (at the time of writing this review). I don’t think that’s too bad compared to other cleansing oil pads I’ve tried. These work really well compared to others I’ve tried. They don’t break apart when using them. Even using 2 each time, I still feel like they are a good value for me. They save me time compared to using reusable cotton rounds since I don’t need to wash them. They feel gentler on my skin than my reusable cotton rounds. And, when I use my reusable cotton rounds, I still need to rinse them off while using them to remove my full face of makeup, so to me that’s the same as needing to use a second one of these. They have a slight fragrance but it isn’t anything unpleasant or overwhelming. I would have liked them to include the ingredient list in English on the product box and/or tub. I also would have liked them to include somewhere to place the tweezers so they don’t need to be loose outside the tub where they’ll easily get misplaced and lost forever! But, the pads work great and I definitely recommend them!


title: HAS ACETONE!! Takes WAY longer than the 5-10 min they say!

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NOTE - It says this is for gel nail polish, glitter gel, dip powder, or nail glue. It is NOT FOR ACRYLIC NAILS OR POLY GEL!

I do a lot gel polish and a lot of dip powder on my nails, so I always have to use acetone to remove the polish/dip powder. When I saw this was a gel polish remover kit that had a NON-acetone polish remover, I was really intrigued! I was even more intrigued when it said it “gently removes gel nail polish, glitter gel, dip powder, or nail glue from your nails without damaging within 5 mins, the gel polish remover even can remove the toughest polish quickly and effectively, recovering the original state of nature!” To say it removes gel polish and dip powder gently within 5 minutes is a HUGE claim for a NON-acetone polish remover. To say that it also removes glitter gel gently within 5 minutes is an ever BIGGER claim for a NON-acetone polish remover! Even when I use my 100% acetone to remove dip powder and glitter polish, it takes longer than 5 minutes! So, for this to be NON-acetone but say I removes gel polish, gel glitter, and dip powder gently within 5 minutes…I had to try it!

Then, I got the product…It comes in a nice outer product box that is sealed with plastic wrapping around it. It is made in China. It does have an ingredient list, which is really short…”Alcohol, Acetone, Propylene Glycol, Essence, Deionized Water.” Yep, you see that right, ingredient #2 is….ACETONE! Exactly what they said this did NOT have in it! They are calling it a NON-acetone gel nail polish remover, yet the second ingredient is ACETONE!! After that I realized, the product name itself didn’t even say it was a NON-acetone polish remover. It was only in the product description that they said it didn’t have acetone in it. It said, “NON-ACETONE GEL NAIL POLISH REMOVER KIT: The gel nail polish remover, acetone-free remover liquid, is infused with premium formula.” Just a straight up LIE! 🤦♀

On top of that, they’re all over the place on how long you’re supposed to let this sit in your nails. First, they say quite a few times that it removes the product “within 5 minutes.” But, then in the product description when they get to the part of how to use it, they say “wait 5-8 minutes.” THEN, if you look at the product photos, the 6th photo has steps of how to use it. There it says to wait “8-10 minutes.” They just can’t decide!

Normally, to remove my gel polish or dip powder, I would first file each nail a little to kind of break the seal. Then, I would take a little cotton round, dip it on my 100% acetone to soak it, place that on my nail, place a soak-off clip over it to hold it in place, and let it sit for about 15-20 minutes before it would even start to come off! If it’s glitter polish or glitter dip nail powder, it needs to sit even longer sometimes! So, for this gel polish remover to be NON-acetone and say it works within 5 minutes, I was really excited to see that! Of course, imagine my disappointment when I get it and see the ingredients on the back Includes ACETONE as the second ingredient in this “NON-acetone gel polish remover.”

For use, it says to apply the polish remover to a cotton pad, put the cotton pad on the nail, clip it on with the soak-off clip, and then wait for 5-8 minutes, then remove it. I thought it was funny how it said it removes the product “within 5 minutes” quite a few times in the bullet points prior to the part where it tells you how to use the gel polish remover, but then when it gets to the part where it tells you how to use it, it says to “wait 5-8 minutes.” So, that means it works within 8 minutes. Saying it works “within 5 minutes” means that it will remove the product in 5 minutes or less. They should have said within 8 minutes if you’re supposed to wait 5-8 minutes. BUT, THEN, if you look at the product photos, there is one that shows the steps for how to use the gel polish remover. It’s the last photo before the video (6th photo). It says first file the nail surface. Second, soak the cotton pads in the nail remover. Third, cover nails with cotton pad folded in half. Fourth, and this is the important part, fix the nails with the nail clips and then remove the clips and pads “after 8-10 minutes.” Fifth, use the cuticle pusher to remove all the popped off polish.” So, first, they repeatedly said that this gel polish remover would remove product “within 5 minutes.” Then, it changed to “wait 5-8 minutes.” But, then, it says “8-10 minutes.” So, definitely seems to be some confusion there with what they wanted to put. Of course, removing the product “within 5 minutes” sounds a lot better than 5-8 minutes and waaaay better than 8-10 minutes. But, I’d rather a company just say what it is than try to sell it to me using some random numbers. But, even if it takes 10 minutes, it’s still faster than it takes when I use 100% acetone, so I was still really interested to see how this would work! Again, imagine my surprise when I got it and saw the second ingredient listed for this “NON-acetone gel polish remover” is ACETONE!!

I liked how they included a little bottle to put the polish remover in and cotton pads, so you just need to put the cotton pad on the top and push down to get the remover onto the pad. It also includes 10 soak-off clips to use. It also includes a cuticle pusher, which can be used to scrape the polish off once it is ready, and a nail file. So, it includes everything you need to remove your gel polish/dip powder!

Even though they totally lied about it being a NON-acetone polish remover, since I usually use 100% acetone on my nails, I figured I’d give it a try anyways.

And another thing..since it has acetone in it, it has a STRONG odor like acetone nail polish remover have, which I also thought was funny because on the product page, if you scroll down to “Customer Questions & Answers,” someone asked if it had a strong smell. The SELLER responded with, “No, it does not. It is colourless and low odour.” Along with a strong odor, it isn’t colorless - it has a slight yellow kind of tint to it. Looking at the other questions and answers I saw someone else asked if the kit came with cotton pads and the SELLER answered, “Yes, I get cotton pads with my purchase.” What?! “With YOUR purchase,” you’re the seller! 🤦♀ 😂

Just ridiculous all around…

As for the products in the kit…
The nail polish remover works just like nail polish removers work. It isn’t as strong as 100% acetone. It definitely takes longer to remove my gel polish and dip powders, especially the glitter polishes. It takes longer than the 15-20 minutes it takes with my 100% acetone. No where near the 5-10 minutes the product page says. It doesn’t even work better than my Sally Nail Polish remover, which has acetone as the 1st ingredient. It does work better than any of my ACTUALLY non-acetone nail polish removers, which won’t remove my gel polish or dip powders (or at least I’m not patient enough to wait to see how long it would take for them to remove it 😂).

The clips work just like any other plastic soak-off clips I’ve used before.

The cotton pads are little square pads that are stiff at first, but soften once the nail polish remover is applied. They work just like any other pads I’ve gotten before.

The little nail polish remover push dispenser bottle works okay. It takes quite a few pumps to get any nail polish remover to come out, but it comes out eventually. I’m interested to see if the bottle holds up with the nail polish remover inside it given that there is acetone in it. I’ve had bottles like these before, kind of plastic type feeling bottles, and the acetone usually eats away at it and I have to remove it before it starts leaking. So, maybe this is made out of something that can handle it. Or, maybe since this isn’t 100% acetone, maybe it’ll handle it okay. But, I’ll be keeping my eye on it since the 2nd ingredient is acetone.

Overall, I’d say, if you’re looking for a kit that has all this in it - soak-off clips, nail file, cuticle pusher, cotton pads, nail polish remover push dispenser bottle, and nail polish with acetone in it, this is a good kit. The price isn’t too bad given what you get and how large of a bottle of nail polish remover you get. But, if you’re looking for a NON-acetone nail polish remover - This is NOT it! This has acetone has the 2nd ingredient, so you’ll need to look elsewhere. If you’re looking for nail polish remover that is 100% acetone, this isn’t it. If you’re looking for nail polish remover that works quickly in 5-10 minutes like the product page says, this isn’t it. If you’re looking to buy from a brand that is honest in their description, this isn’t it. So, basically, I’d say, if you’re looking for a nail polish remover with acetone in it, that works like any other nail polish remover that has acetone in it but isn’t 100% acetone and that comes with everything else in this kit, then I’d say go for it. Otherwise, I’d look elsewhere. I’m giving this 2 stars because of all the lies on the product page!

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title: HORRIBLE! Tracks showing, HUUUUGE knots, hair fried!

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I got the 22” Body Wave 13x4 T Part Lace.

I do NOT recommend this wig! I recommend you quickly exit out from looking at this one and find ANYTHING else! The hair is so fried! It looks and feels unhealthy! The knots are HUUUUGE! They look sooo unnatural! The top is thin so you can see the tracks. Since you only have 1” parting space, which is already the middle part, there’s no room to change it so you can’t even try to cover the tracks. There are stains inside the cap, which look to be from the combs. There are tons of dark hairs mixed throughout the hair (even though the product page said it was virgin hair, unprocessed hair. But this definitely did not come from a natural blonde. It was bleached and it wasn’t done well so it’s totally fried!). I would honestly give it zero stars if I could, but I have to give at least 1 star. I go into more detail below if you’re interested…

The product page states this is 150% density. I’m never good at determining if it’s accurate density. It honestly looks about 150% density. HOWEVER, there are areas on the top that are thin and you clearly see the tracks. Unfortunately, this is a T part Lace, so you don’t have room to change the part to cover the thin area. To me, that makes it unbearable.

The knots on this thing are INSANE! I have no clue what on earth is going on with them but they are HUGE!! They look so unnatural and ridiculous!

The product page says it is “premium hair material” and “we guarantee that T part Blonde 613 Lace Front Wig Human Hair Is 100% Real Blonde Human Hair Wigs, Soft & Healthy, No Tangle, No Shedding, Can Be Dyed, Bleached, Curled Etc.; You Can Buy without Worries.” Honestly, that is a joke! It is blonde, but it has been processed to be blonde. There are a ton of dark hairs mixed in throughout the hair. The hair has been badly bleached so it’s fried. I would never want to dye/bleach this again because I honestly don’t think the hair could take it since it’s in such bad condition! It definitely isn’t “healthy.” It’s not even really all that soft because you can feel how the hair is fried.

The hair they show on the mannequins in the product photos on the product page are definitely NOTHING like the hair I received! That hair looks soft, healthy, plucked well, and without humongous knots and tracks showing on top.

When you scroll down to the middle of the product page where they have more info. It says on the side in the grey box, “Wig Type: T Part Blonde Body Wave Virgin Human Hair Wigs.” It also says, “ Human Hair Quality: Unprocessed Brazilian Human Hair, Minimum Shedding.” “Just Like Your Own Human Hair, No Chemical.” Just full of LIES! This is NOT virgin hair. Virgin hair is also known as unprocessed hair (they mean the same thing). Unprocessed hair is human hair that has NEVER been chemically processed, this means over the life of the hair it’s never been dyed, coloured, or bleached. As a result, unprocessed hair is incredibly healthy. This has DEFINITELY been bleached so it is NOT Virgin/unprocessed. It is definitely NOT “no chemical.”

It has 13x6x1 T part lace. That means the lace goes 13” in the front ear to ear, it goes 6 inches back, and the parting space is 1”. The product page said, “T- part 13x6x1 Lace, Giving You the Ability to Have a Longer or Multi-direction Partings and Makes You More Natural.” If you know what 13x6x1 lace means, then you already knew when you purchased it that the parting space is only 1” wide. But, some people might not know what that 1 means at the end. They might see it, but then see the product page says “ability to have a longer or multi-direction partings” and think they can change the part if they want. Like I said earlier, you can NOT change this part! It is only 1” wide and that whole 1” is plucked out making the middle part. There’s no room to change it. It’s unfortunate because, like I said earlier, you can see the tracks next to the part and if you could change the part you’d have the possibility of covering them up. But, you can’t with this.

Oh, and there’s weird stains inside the cap. They look to be from the combs.

I thought it was really funny in the middle of the product page they had a little thing that said, “Are you satisfied with the 613 blonde lace front wig human hair you bought before? If not satisfied, you can try ours. Maybe we will become the terminator of your choice of blonde lace front wig human hair, and we hope to have the opportunity to become your superstar.” Become the terminator of your choice? What the heck does that mean?! 😂 They definitely are NOT going to become my superstar, or anyone else’s if they keep putting out wigs like this! Especially given the fact they’re charging $102.39 for the 18” body wave (at the time of writing this review) is crazy! It is nowhere near worth that! I definitely do NOT recommend!


title: WOW! Get it now! You won’t be disappointed!

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I’ve forever been a fan of the Real Techniques sponges. They’re soft, they work great, they clean well, they last pretty well, and they didn’t soak up too much of my foundation. So, they were a win for me. I’ve tried many other sponges, but never found ones I loved as much or more than my Real Techniques sponges…UNTIL NOW!

Initially what caught my eye with this sponge was the shape. I loved it had a thin, pointed tip I could use for concealer and areas like around my nose. I loved the 2 angled sides so I can apply cream blush or bronzer or for when I want to apply powder. The sides would work great to apply my foundation. I was hoping the shape would work as well as it seemed like it would, and it did! I was a little worried about the size. Usually, I like to use those little mini sponges for under my eyes. I just never found a sponge, even with a pointy tip, that gets under my eyes to blend my concealer as well as the mini sponges do. So, I was hoping this would still work as a great all around sponge, and, like I said, it did!

The sponge is AMAZING! It’s so soft, but dense so it doesn’t seem to absorb hardly any product. That makes it so easy to clean! I’m the kind of person that hates when my sponges have product stains on them. After I use them, I clean them and keep working at it until all the product is out of it and it looks new again. This can be hard on my sponges and cause them to tear after a few washes. My Real Techniques sponges held up well during my washings, but still would start tearing after about a month of regular washes. I LOVE that this sponge is dense enough that it doesn’t absorb hardly any product, so it’s easy to clean and I don’t have to scrub it for a while, but it’s still so soft and bouncy!

It does get bigger when it’s wet, and it’s already a good size when dry. But, the point on it is thin enough that it gets under my eyes to blend my concealer the way I like it! I don’t have to switch to a mini sponge to do my concealer! I love that!

The sides work great to apply my foundation. It blends it so easily and it looks so smooth and beautiful!

The angled edges work great to apply cream blush/bronzer/contour. It blends them out great and doesn’t lift product underneath it!

It works great to apply powder too!

This is such a great sponge that does everything I need it to and I don’t need to switch to different sponges to do different things! This one sponge has enough different shapes that it does everything I need! I definitely recommend it!


title: Broken like so many others. Cruelty free status uncertain

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This comes in an outer product box. It is made in China.

It has a cruelty free logo (PETA), but I don’t believe it’s actually certified by PETA. I hate this but I see it all the time with products I get on Amazon from an unknown brand like this. They have the PETA cruelty free logo. In most cases it’s the old PETA logo that was changed back in 2015. This one actually had the new PETA logo, so I actually thought for once I’d search for the company on the PETA website and they’d actually show up…but they didn’t. I searched for “Pudaier” because that was the brand name on the front of the box, and it didn’t come up. I searched “MAEPEOR,” since the product page said the brand is MAEPEOR. The back of the box said “Cosmetic Production License Guang Dong Makeup,” so I searched that and it didn’t come up. The box also said, “Manufacturer Shantou City Han Ya Cosmetics CO., Ltd.,” so I searched that and it didn’t come up. I know brands can be cruelty free without being certified. I have seen many brands just put “cruelty free” on their packaging and that’s fine. I am more likely to trust that. But, when they put the logo of one of the certification organizations like PETA on their packaging and I search and it’s not there, it makes me not trust the brand at all. If they’re willing to lie a falsely use the PETA logo, then I’m guessing their willing to lie about being cruelty free. I don’t get why brands do this! Do they think people aren’t going to check? I’m not even cruelty free and I still check. So, I’d assume people who are cruelty free would check when it’s a brand they are new to. So it’s just odd to me that brands do it, but enough do it that they must think it works well enough. So, if you’re cruelty free, you’ll probably want to do some more research into this. But, I don’t think this brand is cruelty free.

The ingredients are listed on the box.

It comes in a little tube. The tube has a nice look to it. It’s black. The bottom where you twist seems to be the shade of the foundation, but I’m not for sure on that since I only have the one I got. The bottom part that you twist to twist the stick up moves REALLY easily. Like just barely touching it when you’re handling the stick will move it. With how easily it moves, when I removed the cap I wasn’t surprised the stick had squished up against the top of the lid inside. It was only a little squished, but still a little annoying. I tried to twist it up all the way to show how much product you get, and the whole thing fell out. It seems to have broken off of the inside part. I can put it back in and it stays put when it isn’t twisted up far, but if you turn it over it will fall out pretty easily. So, that stinks. You don’t get very much product either. Stick foundations already go quickly in my opinion, so I don’t see this lasting too long.

I got the shade “02 White.” I loved they had a product photo showing all the shades swatched together. I hate when brands don’t include that. It is already hard enough picking a shade online, it’s even harder when there’s no swatch photos. So I always appreciate it when it’s included!

I am fair and neutral leaning slightly cool.

I did a swatch on my arm showing the color. The swatch is 2 layers. The only other stick foundation I ever found that I liked on my skin is the Lancôme Teint Idole Ultra Wear. So, that’s the only foundation stick I had to use to compare shades. I did a swatch of it next to the swatch of the Bellapierre. The Lancôme one is in the shade “110 Ivoire (C).” As you can see in the swatch, the Lancôme one is definitely more neutral leaning cool. It matches my skin well enough, but I do wish it was lighter.  This one is definitely lighter and works well for my skin tone. I feel like it is neutral enough, but does have a slight warm tone to it. It works well enough on my skin tone.

I wasn’t sure what kind of coverage to expect from it. The product page said full, but it also said it was “ultra thin.” It does feel lightweight on the skin. It looks smooth on the skin. It said it is a matte finish, but then describes it as a matte satin finish. I have normal to dry skin, more on the dry side, so I like when a foundation isn’t too matte. This one is definitely matte, but it isn’t too matte where it makes my skin look really dry and cakey. So, I like that.

It says that it can be worn for up to 24 hours and stay on all day with your makeup looking great “even in Arkansas humidity.” I thought that was a weird thing to say 😂 I don’t know about Arkansas humidity, so maybe it isn’t weird?

This has a creamy consistency. It glides onto the skin easily. It blends out easily with a sponge, brush, or fingers. I would say it gives good coverage. I don’t think it’s full right off the bat, but it’s definitely medium to full and can be built up to full.

Overall, I think this is a nice foundation stick. It gives good coverage and can be built up. It is creamy and easy apply and to blend out. It looks nice on my skin. It doesn’t accentuate any dryness at all. You don’t get a lot of product and, like other reviewers, it breaks off very easily. Even though it is easy to apply and blend out and looks nice on the skin, this isn’t something I’d purchase. It’s affordable so I don’t mind not getting a ton of product, but I feel like foundation sticks always go pretty quickly and this one would go fast. Plus, since it broke, there’s only so far I can use it. Right now I’m able to pop it back in and use it because it doesn’t need twisted up far. But, once I get down in product and need to twist it up more, it will just fall off when I do that. So, this isn’t something I’d purchase because of mine coming broken and so many other reviewers coming broken. If you don’t mind that, it is a nice foundation.


title: Hard pressed, don’t pick much up, not very pigmented. Wish they provided more photos to choose color

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This claims to be titanium dioxide free, gluten free, made with natural and organic ingredients, vegan, and free of parabens, nano-particles, bismuth oxychloride, talc, silicones, mineral oil, GMOs, artificial fragrance, artificial preservatives, FD&C dyes, carmine, and phthalates. It is made in the USA. The ingredient list is on the product box and it is really short (see photos). It claims to be formulated with natural ingredients, such as Kaolin Clay and Jojoba Oil. They say they are cruelty free. The product page has a photo that says “Leaping Bunny Certified,” but the logo on the box is a PETA logo. I checked both websites and HYNT Beauty is certified by both Leaping Bunny and PETA.

I got the shade “Linen Kiss.” A little searching online showed it was a matte ivory. I really didn’t like they didn’t have much info at all about the shades to choose from. There weren’t any descriptions of the different shades to say whether they were matte, shimmer, etc. There weren’t photos other than the product in the little singles compact. I would have liked to have seen more product photos, like swatches comparing the different shades to help me choose, or at least a description of each shade. I had to search on Google and even when I went to their website there were only 4 shade options there. At least there they had a description for the 4 shades, but they only had the single photo of each in the singles compact. For a single eyeshadow coating $22, I expect more. The focus on the ingredients and what isn’t included is good, but they should also put a little attention on providing customers with more photos so they can easily pick a shade that’s right for them and be happy when the get it. Not have to guess what finish it has or if they shade is going to look like it does in the pan when they get it.

This comes in a little ziplock bag. Inside is a little outer product box.

It comes in a plastic singles compact. The top flips open easily.

It’s a matte ivory.

I show a photo where I swatched it. I did a finger swatch on my clean forearm (no lotion, primer, etc.). I swirled my finger in the pan and it seemed really hard pressed, like I wasn’t picking up much. I looked at my finger to see what I had picked up and should have been surprised after how much I swirled it in the pan that I didn’t have more, but I wasn’t really because of how hard pressed it felt. I took a photo showing it on my finger. As you can see, it isn’t very opaque and doesn’t look like I picked much up. I swirled a lot and that’s all I got. I swiped that onto my forearm. Then I went back into the pan. This time I pressed harder into the pan while I swirled. I picked up the same amount and put a second layer over the first one I had already done. Then, I did the same thing and did a different swipe. I did 3 layers for that one to show how it built up. It showed up enough on my fair skin, but I wasn’t a fan with how hard pressed this was. Maybe if I didn’t get such a light shade I’d like it more? But, I feel like the formula just isn’t too great and wouldn’t have great pigmentation with any color.

It’s nice and smooth.

Overall, its okay. It’s not for me. For me to spend $22 for a single eyeshadow, the eyeshadow needs to be pretty darn good. This just isn’t it. It’s too hard pressed for my liking. You don’t pick up much product and even when you do it doesn’t have that much pigmentation. Like I said, maybe with a different color it would be different, but I don’t think so. There’s way better options out there. I don’t recommend this.


title: 03 NOT as light as product photo shows. NO SPF IN INGREDIENTS

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This comes in an outer product box that is sealed with plastic wrapping. It is made in the PRC. The ingredients are listed on the box. The product page states they are cruelty free.

The product page doesn’t list a full ingredient list, just - “aqua, water, dimethicone,ethylhexyl etc.” I hate that. Might as well not even list any! It’s annoying. I show a photo of the product box that I got with the ingredients on it.

This claimed to be a lightweight, flawless, full coverage foundation. It claimed to cover “speckle, acne, scar, and so on.” It also claimed that it boosts radiance and leaves skin silky smooth. Claiming to be lightweight, full coverage, to boost radiance, and leave skin silky smooth seems kind of like they’re trying to combine all the different foundation finishes - natural, dewy, matte, semi-matte, etc. - together. But, it can’t really be all those things can it? I was interested to find out!

It claimed to be “poreless,” which is a huge claim I don’t think any foundation lives up to. So, even if it didn’t, I wouldn’t hold it against it.

It claimed to have SPF 15. It also claimed to be oil free.

It said that a “natural extract from the evergreen spice bush, provides antioxidant protection against so that you can stay 24 hours.” Again, that didn’t make complete sense, but I’m guessing it just means it provides antioxidant protection for your face while your outside.

It said you can apply it with a brush, sponge, or fingertips over your preferred primer and can layer as required for a fuller coverage. I thought it was interesting it said you could layer as required for a fuller coverage since it claims to be a full coverage foundation.

It comes in 2 shades at the time I was looking - 02 and 03. I assume there’s an 01 out there somewhere, but it wasn’t an option when I was selecting at it and it isn’t an option as I’m writing this review. I have very fair skin so I usually go for the lightest option. Usually, I’d think that would be the lowest number, which in this case would be 02. But, looking at the product photo where it seemed to have a drop of it out, it seemed like 03 was the lighter one and 02 was darker. I would have liked to have a product photo that compared swatches of the 2 shades. But, sometimes even when that is available the shades don’t work out right.

This comes in a nice, thick, frosted glass bottle. The top is plastic with a pump.

The product page said that this had a special design of the pump so you can control the amount of foundation, even for a beginner. It said, “When you rotate the lid can you use this foundation.” That sounds like a question but was written as a statement. I think they were saying that by rotating the lid, you’re able to use the pump and control the amount of foundation you get? When the lid is twisted where it’s closed, the spout of the pump is kind of in this little area, so the pump can’t be pushed down. When you twist the lid, it moves that little spout into an area where it can then be pushed down (see photos). I honestly don’t see how this pump is anything special, other than the fact that it will keep it from being pressed down accidentally IF you rotate it back each time. Seems to me just having a regular pump with a lid that goes over it would have done the same thing.

To me, this pump is NOT easier than a usual pump. It is funny because it said you can control the amount of foundation, even for a beginner. I usually can control how much foundation I get out, like I could do a half of a pump or 1/4 pump if I want. With this pump, I can NOT control it! I can only get a full pump. If you try to only push it down a little to only get a little amount of foundation, it doesn’t give anything. It needs to be pressed all the way down to give any foundation out at all. So, I’m not sure where they are getting that you can control it.

Another thing…the color is NOTHING like the product photo showed. The product photo made it look like 03 was the lighter shade. It looked like it would be a fair shade, maybe possibly fair to light. 02 looked like it was medium, possibly light to medium. But, in person, 03 is a medium shade to me. Maybe light to medium. So, I don’t know if they mixed up the product photos that show the bottle with the drop of foundation or what, but the shade 03 does NOT match the shade shown in the product photo with bottle and the drop of foundation. It looks like the one that’s in the product photos for shade 02. Of course, it would make sense since 03 is the bigger number. But, I was going by what the product photos showed. I show a photo of it swatched in my forearm compared to Maybelline Fit Me Matte+Poreless in 110 Porcelain. As you can see, they’re very different!

This has a creamy texture. It glides onto the skin. It blends in easily with a sponge or brush. It gives a dewy finish to the skin. It definitely is a nice finish for dry skin. If you have oily skin, this might not work well for you. It definitely isn’t full coverage. It gives very light coverage. You can build it up a little, but even then it just doesn’t seem to give much coverage at all. It’s just kind of going to even everything out.

Another thing…this says it has SPF 15 in it. But there’s no ingredient listed in the ingredient list that is an SPF ingredient. The box and product page doesn’t state what the SPF ingredient is supposed to be. But, I thought, maybe I just wasn’t seeing the ingredient. So, I ran the ingredients through an ingredient checker and not one came up as an SPF ingredient. I don’t like they flat out lied about that. At the end of the ingredients there is the usual may contain area (“[+/-…”) and there it has “titanium dioxide (Cl 77891)”. That is a pigment for coloring, NOT for SPF. So, I’m not sure where the SPF is, but it’s not anywhere in this ingredient list!

There are a lot of moisturizing ingredients in it like Shea butter, glycerin, urea, sodium PCA, yeast extract, beet root extract, sodium hyaluronate, and squalane.

Overall, this is just a no for me. I hate the pump. It’s nothing special and I use foundations daily and can control how much I pump out, but with this one I can’t at all! The shade is totally wrong for me and it’s because of the product photos they have shown for 03 don’t look anything like what I got! The shade I got looks more like what’s shown for 02. They say this is full coverage, but it’s not at all. It’s light…very light. They said it has SPF 15 in it, yet not a single ingredient listed is an SPF ingredient, so where they came up with that one at I don’t know. I don’t like all the misinformation.


title: Great razor, but no way to buy just replacement heads (at least not when I’m writing this)

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First the good…
I love the razor! It’s cute and comfortable to hold. The razor has 5 blades that are stainless steel. It says they’re made of high quality steel in the USA. The razor head is magnetic so it just clicks right on, I was a little worried with it being magnetic that it might slide or move during use, but the magnets are strong and I wouldn’t even know they were attached magnetically has I not done it myself 😂 It has a metal handle that’s comfortable to hold. There’s a nice ceramic base for it to sit in when you’re not using it. The razor head moves nicely to conform to your body as you shave. It says it goes down 15 degrees and up 65 degrees (it says degrees Celsius in the image but that’s only for temp, not angles so not sure why they added the C? 😂). It has aloe on top AND bottom for extra protection and slip, which is nice. It said it came with 2 replacement razors, which I thought meant it came with the main one and then 2 additional ones, making 3, but it only comes with 2.

Now for the bad…
They recommend to replace the blades every 2 months. But how?! There’s no replacement heads here on Amazon. Why sell something on here that requires replacement heads but not sell the replacement heads on here? Hopefully they will add them before I need them because I love the razor. The razor is currently $11.99. For that you get the razor handle part, ceramic stand, and 2 razor heads. So, if I replace the razor head every 2 months like they recommend, I’ll get 4 months of use out of this. Do I want to spend $11.99 every 4 months just to get replacement heads? That is $5.99 per replacement head if that’s all I’m buying it for. Then I also get a ceramic base every time that I won’t need since I’ll already have one and another razor handle, which I guess isn’t a big deal to replace over time. I can get 4 Venus Gillette replacement heads here on Amazon for $10.99. It’s basically the same thing but I can actually buy a replacement head for it.

So, I’m not sure about this. I love the razor, but it isn’t anything crazy special. The Venus Gillette ones I usually use have aloe on them and 5 blades that work well. I don’t get the nice ceramic base for it to sit in, but that’s not a huge deal to me. I can at least replace the heads easily with it. So, it’s up to you if you don’t mind spending the $11.99 to get replacement heads for this and having to get the handle and base every time too. It’s a really nice razor that works well and is comfortable to hold, and it has a nice base to sit in. The only downside is the replacement heads. Like I said, hopefully they’ll add the replacement heads onto Amazon soon. Right now, I’d say it’s a great razor and if you don’t mind that you can’t buy replacement heads for it, I’d recommend it. If you do mind that you can’t get replacement heads for it, I’d still say it’s a great razor so maybe by the time you’re reading this they have added the replacement heads onto Amazon, so you can check and see! If they have, I’d recommend it. If not, I’d say skip them if it’s an issue not being able to buy just the replacement heads.


title: Nice glowy finish with good coverage. Contains chemical sunscreen ingredients.

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This comes in an outer product box. It is made in Korea. The info on the box is not in English. I assume it’s Korean since that’s where it’s made. I hate when companies sell a product in the US, but then don’t put the product info in English. They did include the ingredients on the product page, I included them at the end of the review. This is NOT reef safe since it contains chemical sunscreen ingredients like octinoxate and octocrylene. I didn’t realize this had chemical sunscreen ingredients in it like octinoxate, octisalate, and octocrylene. I prefer physical sunscreens. But, it was my own fault for not looking closer at the ingredient list before getting this.

This does contain silicones, alcohol, and parfum too.

It has some good ingredients too like niacinamide, glycerin, jojoba seed oil, adenosine, sunflower seed oil, squalane, centella asiatica leaf extract, ascorbic acid (vitamin C), honey extract, and madecassoside.

I love cushion foundations. I have normal to dry skin, more on the dry side, with some extremely dry areas. Cushion foundations usually give me great coverage but look natural and healthy on my skin. This one claimed to “plump your skin” with “advanced luminous lasting cushion.” It claimed to be “fitting and superstay” that it had “advanced formula Fixative Polymer technology, which forming a moisture film on your skin, keep your skin hydrated, moistured and leaving your skin with the most luminous look. Simultaneously, this film helps to keep the foundation layer thin yet stay fit all day long.” I didn’t like the idea of a film on my skin, but liked the idea of it hydrating my skin and giving it a luminous look, but lasting all day.

This comes in a black plastic compact. It has magnetic closure. When you open the top there is a mirror in the lid and a little cushion applicator. When you take off the cushion applicator you’ll see the little plastic shelf that covers the cushion foundation. There’s a little tab to pull on to open it. Once you open it, there is a protective cover over the cushion that you remove. Make sure to always push down the shelf part over top of the cushion completely so that the cushion doesn’t dry out.

This comes in 2 shades - “21 Light Beige,” which is described as “bright and glamorous light beige,” and “23 Natural Beige,” which is described as “natural and lively natural beige.” I have very fair skin so I can usually go for the lightest shade and can make it work for me. But, I wasn’t quite sure which would work best for me so I got both.

I took a photo of swatches I did. I did a photo showing a swatch of shade “23 Natural Beige,” “21 Light Beige,” and a comparison swatch of Maybelline Fit Me Matte+Poreless in 110 Porcelain. I always like to use the Maybelline Fit Me since I know a lot of people have tried it and hopefully know their shade in it so they can hopefully get an idea of if the shade will work for them when compared to the Maybelline shade.

“21 Light Beige” is lighter. Usually the lower number is the lighter one, but sometimes that’s not always the case because of undertone or just weird labeling. In my opinion, the swatches in the product photos are much lighter than they appear in person. I’d say that they are definitely at least a shade darker in person than they appear in the product photo. They both have yellow undertones.

They provide good, natural coverage and gives a glowy finish. It doesn’t transfer once it’s dries down, which is nice. I don’t even need to set it with powder. Since I have normal to dry skin, I prefer not to use powder where I don’t have to. But, with glowy foundations it’s usually needed. So, I like that I don’t need to with this! It doesn’t give full coverage, but can be built up to medium. If you use a the included sponge or a beauty sponge for application you can get light coverage with 1 layer, medium with 2 layers. If you use a brush for application you can get medium coverage with 1 layer, but I find it looks to heavy if you try to apply a second layer using a sponge. My preferred method is using a brush to apply a thin layer, and then going over it with a sponge to kind of make sure it’s all blended in nicely. Then, if any areas need additional coverage, I’ll use the sponge to add some additional product where I need it.

Overall, I think this is a really nice cushion foundation. If you don’t mind the chemical sunscreen ingredients, and like cushion foundations and a dewy finish, I think you’ll really like this!

INGREDIENTS FROM PRODUCT PAGE:
Water,Titanium Dioxide,Butylene Glycol,Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Cyclopentasiloxane, Butylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Cyclohexasiloxane, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Niacinamide, Octocrylene, Zinc Oxide, PEG-30 Dipolyhydroxystearate, PEG-10 Dimethicone, Glycerin, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Acrylates/Stearyl Acrylate/Dimethicone Methacrylate Copolymer, Sodium Chloride, Isododecane, Caprylic/Capric Glycerides,Acrylates/Polytrimethylsiloxymethacrylate Copolymer, Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax, Paraffin, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Aluminum Hydroxide, Microcrystalline Wax, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Adenosine, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil Unsaponifiables, Rosa Damascena Flower Water, Propolis Extract, Squalane, Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract, Amethyst Powder, Solanum Lycopersicum (Tomato) Fruit Extract, Tourmaline, 1,2-Hexanediol, Nephrite Powder, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Leaf Extract, Pearl Powder, Ruby Powder, Coral Powder, Alcohol, Leontopodium Alpinum Extract, Pearl Extract, Amber Powder, Phoenix Dactylifera (Date) Seed, Ascorbic Acid, Honey Extract, Sodium Metabisulfite, Sodium Sulfite, Ethylhexylglycerin, Dunaliella Salina Extract, Madecassoside, Parfum, Iron Oxides (CI 77492), Iron Oxides (CI 77491), Iron Oxides (CI 77499)


title: Nice glowy finish with good coverage. Contains chemical sunscreen ingredients


title: Great white eyeliners for lower waterline!

text: These are great! They come in a box all together, not individually. They each have caps. They are sharp. They are the kind of pencils you need to sharpen on your own. They work well in the lower waterline, which is where I use my white eyeliners. A lot of white liners go on great but fade away quickly. These last well in the waterline. They are pigmented, but not so much so where it’s stark white, which I don’t mind since I have such dark brown, almost black, eyes. If a white liner is really pigmented, it can look a little too much. So, these work great! Plus, you get 12 so it’s a great value I think!


title: Great smooth, silky powder that doesn’t make skin feel dry!

text: This comes in a nice little black compact with a mirror in the lid. It’s a very smooth, silky powder. It glides onto the skin without looking powdery. I have normal to dry skin, more on the dry side, with some extremely dry areas. This doesn’t accentuate the dryness at all. It makes my skin look nice and smooth and sets my makeup nicely without making my skin feel dry. It doesn’t really provide much coverage, but it does slightly add to coverage I already have from my foundation and concealer. At $9.99, I think it’s an amazing powder!


title: Beautiful! But unfortunately DRIES OUT IN A COUPLE MONTHS!

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[[VIDEOID:aef92a6ecb4755ec5636ddbdac7d2be]] 🔴UPDATE: I am updating my review because after having this for a few months, it has turned into a multichrome rock 😒 I have had it for about 5 months now and I have always kept the seal on it and kept the cap on tight after using it. I went to use it after not having used it for a month and found it completely dried up. It’s literally solid rock. I tried rewarming it, adding oil, and other things I’ve done for dried out gel pots and cream eyeshadows in the past but none of that worked for this. I had a video showing the shifts of this. But, you can only have 1 video and I thought showing how it turns into a rock was more important 😂 It’s a shame because it worked so well and was so beautiful. At first I thought $18.99 for this jar wasn’t bad at all because it only takes a little bit so it would last for a loooong time. But, since it dries out so quick, $18.99 is pretty darn pricey! Unless you’re going to use it every single day for the first few months, and even then I don’t see you using all the product up. I’m even more upset because I did get a second pot of this not long ago, so now I know what the future holds for that one. Such a shame. Unfortunately, I have to change my rating from 5 stars to 2 stars. I decided to give 2 instead of 1 because it works amazing when it’s not dried up.

🔴ORIGINAL REVIEW
This comes in an outer product box. The ingredients are listed on the side. It is made in China. The product page says it is smudge proof, paraben free, vegan, and cruelty free. I didn’t see anything on the packaging saying anything about being cruelty free or logos. But, that doesn’t mean it isn’t.

For use it says, “Take a tiny amount of Shadow Potion with a flat brush. Apply to the desired area with light pressure.” I’m not sure what “Shadow Potion.” It kind of sounds like something you mix this with, but it doesn’t say anything about mixing, so it’s more like these are called “Shadow Potion.” But, the product info just calls them Multichrome Eyeshadow. There’s nothing calling them “Shadow Potion” except for when it’s talking about how to use it.

It comes in a plastic jar. The lid screws off. There is a plastic seal with a little tab to use to pull it up. I love that! A lot of products like this I get will have tinfoil seals that you’re supposed to just take off and throw out, but then the product has a chance of drying out. So, I love this has the plastic cover so that it helps keep it from drying out! The jar isn’t filled up. The product page says that the item weighs 3 grams. I’m guessing that’s how much the product weighs, not the actual jar with the product in it. But, it would be nice if the jar was filled a little more, especially at $17.99 (price at time of review).

I got the shade “Nebula.” In the the jar (in product photos and in person), it looks like it’s reddish purple with green and gold. But, then the product photo of the swatches has it looking like a lighter purple and greenish gold. So I was really excited to try it out and see what it looked like!

In person I don’t see what the swatch photo shows exactly. It’s more like what it looks like in the jar - a maroonish purple, shifting to a darker brighter purple, and green to goldish green. It’s really pretty, so I don’t mind it. The last photo that has swatches has more realistic ones. I’m not sure why they chose to put the other swatch photo before that one. Really, the first swatch photo shouldn’t even be included since it’s not realistic, at least for the “Nebula” shade.

I did a video showing swatches of them. I showed it on my finger after application. Then I show the swatches in direct indoor lighting. Then I show the swatches in indirect natural lighting (window in back).

It’s a cream so it glides on easily. It takes a minute to dry down but then it’s set in place and doesn’t move. It can crease if you have oily lids, but if you use a glitter glue or an eyeshadow primer I found it helps a lot.

Overall, I think this is beautiful! It seems a little pricey, but a little goes a LONG way so it should last a long time, and most times multichromes like this are expensive, especially cream ones. So, I think it’s a decent price. It works great. It is easy to apply, sets down and stays put. I recommend!


title: Stunning!

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This comes packaged nicely. It comes in an outer product box. It has styrofoam protecting it well. It even had a little styrofoam kind of eye mask protecting the eyes! Mine did have a little gouge on the collarbone, but it was only little so not a big deal to me.

It’s GORGEOUS! She has makeup and beautiful eyes with lashes! There’s a kind of wig cap on top of the head that seems to be glued on.

It doesn’t state the size of the head or how tall the mannequin is. The head seems to fit standard wigs (22-22.5”). There is a photo that shows a measuring tape around the head. Why they could show that but not actually state the measurement is beyond me. But, it looks like it’s about 54 and 1/4 cm. 54 cm is 21 inches, which seems about right. When I put a 22” wig on this, it fits snugly. I measured the height and it’s about 16.5” tall.

The bottom has a kind of felt on it so it moves easily.

She even has pierced ears if you want to put earrings in.

Overall, this is a gorgeous, well made mannequin head! You can use it for wigs and jewelry.


title: Beautiful except for hair along headband

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This comes in a black box. Inside the wig is in netting. There’s a wig cap and an additional headband. The product page stated that you would get 2 random headbands included, but I just got the one.

I love headband wigs because they’re so easy! You don’t have to glue or tape anything. You just throw it on and boom, you’re done!

This has a nice black headband. You can put on any headband you want over it to switch up the style and to make it go with your mood/outfit! Like I said before, the product page states that it comes with 2, but I only got 1 with mine.

The hair is extremely soft. You can easily run your fingers through it. It doesn’t tangle at all and I didn’t have any issues with shedding. It looked beautiful right out of the box. However, the line of hair near the headband doesn’t look that great. You can see the cap underneath along the edge of the headband it and it just doesn’t look great. Luckily, you can put another headband over it, like the one included, and that covers that area so you can’t see it. I also don’t like that the hairs along that area are extremely short. They’re mixed in with the longer ones, but you can see the shorter ones. Again, once I put another headband on over the black one, I didn’t notice it. But, I’ve gotten other headband wigs here on Amazon for around the same price, and they looked better along the hairline of the headband.

Overall, the wig is pretty. The hair is gorgeous. I just don’t like a the hairline along the headband. Since you can still wear it and not notice that when you put another headband over it, I’m just taking 1 star off.


title: Luckily, I got the full nails as shown in product photos, not just tips!

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These come in a nice little box with the sizes assorted into little compartments. The box has a latch closure that is easy to open and close.

I saw another review that stated that they thought these were more press on nails even though the description said nail tips and that she can’t use them because what she got were actual nail tips, not what the product photos showed. That surprised me because I got what the product photos show. I’m glad I did because, like the other reviewer, I didn’t want tips. Even though the title says “nail tips.” The description says, “square full cover square nail tips” and the product photos show full nails, not tips. When you scroll down to the lower part of the product page, where it has “Product Description,” it states, “Shape: Full Cover.” So, even though they say “nail tips,” their product photos and descriptions imply they are full nails. So, like the other reviewer, I was hoping for full nails. Unlike the other reviewer, I did get full nails like what are shown in the product photos. So, I’m really happy about that! Another reviewer who provided photos also got the ones that I did, which are the same ones shown in the product photos. So, I’m not sure why the other reviewer got different ones. But, the company should really figure that out so that customers get what is shown in the product photos!

Anyways, the nails are nice. They’re thinner, but not too thin. They are solid white and really shiny. The product page has “recommendations for use,” which states, “Lady french acrylic style artificial false nails have a smooth surface. It is recommended to polish the surface to make it adherent.” I definitely agree with that. They are so smooth and shiny, if you want it to adhere good, you want to file the inside some to get them to stick the best and adhere for the longest. If I didn’t do that, they lifted pretty quickly. But, as long as I did that, they lasted a long time!

I expected these to be a little shorter than they were, like just over my nail beds. But, they were longer than that. I’d rather have them longer than I need and just cut and file them, so I didn’t mind. They’re still definitely short compared to most nails.

Overall, these are great! They are full nails, not just tips (at least the ones I got, which are the ones shown in the product photos). You get a nice assortment of sizes in a nice container. They are solid white. They adhere well to the nail bed when you file the inside down a little first. They hold polish well and last really well as long as you file the inside down before gluing them. I recommend!


title: Fills in fine lines and pores giving a smooth base for foundation

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This is interesting! I’ve never seen a primer that comes with a brush built in like this! You push the bottom and 3 dots come out onto the brush. How I apply my primer usually depends on the primer I use. There’s some I use that I apply with my fingers to help melt the product into my skin and really press it into my skin. There’s some I apply with a brush to really spread it out. A while ago I watched a video from a well known makeup artist. He said that if you want to hide your pores, you can use a brush and basically press the product INTO the pores. Yes, your occluding the pore by using the bristles on the brush to put product INTO the pores, rather than just going over the pores, but if you wash your face well at the end of the day it shouldn’t be an issue. He said when you take the brush, you use the bristles to push the product into the pores, which fills them, and leads to an even base. If you use a product that just kind of layers over the pores, they aren’t filled, they just have a layer over them. A lot of times just having a layer over them works. It creates a smooth layer to put your base on. But, throughout the day the layer kind of breaks down and you end up with your pores showing. If you had actually put product into the pores, then they would continue to be filled and leave you looking smooth all day. So, ever since then I try to use a brush when applying product where I want my pores filled. So, this coming with a built in brush was perfect!

The brush is soft. It isn’t rough or scratchy. With 1 push giving 3 dots of product onto the brush I have enough product for everywhere I want to use it.

It makes my skin nice and smooth, so I have a smooth base to apply my foundation on.

Overall, I think this is a great primer! It fills in fine lines and pores. The built in brush really helps with that. And foundation goes over it great!


title: Nice small but angled tip. Little dry so need to press a little harder, but stays put well

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I usually like micro brow pencils with really small pointed tips rather than angled tips. Usually angled tips are thicker than I like, but I do like how quickly they fill brows. This is the perfect combo of both you get a thin, precise tip that’s angled. I feel like the formula is drier than I usually like. I usually go for creamier brow pencils, but I like the tip and as long as you press a little harder it works well. It also stays in place really well.

Overall, I think this is a really nice brow pencil. If you’re like me and usually like the micro brow pencils but like how quick angled tips fill in the brows, I think you’d like this if you don’t mind that it isn’t creamy and you need to press a little harder.


title: Powder gives light wash of color. Good for someone who doesn’t need too much.

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A little while back I got an eyebrow stamp kit like this and loved it! The only thing I wished was that the eyebrow stamp was a little thinner. When I saw this kit and saw the stamp looked a lot thinner than the one I had, I had to try it!

This comes with the brow stamp, 24 brow stencils, and 4 spoolie brushes.

Theres a whopping 24 eyebrow stencils included in this kit! That’s crazy! So, I’m sure most everyone can find a shape that they like for their brows among these stencils. Unlike most kits that have brow stencils like these, these have adhesive backing that sticks to you. Most kits I’ve gotten like these the stencils are plastic, so reusable. I like that they stick because you don’t have to worry about holding them perfectly in place while also trying to use the stamp to fill in your brows and worry about it moving some. But, I don’t like that they aren’t really reusable like this since once you pull off the backing and stick them on, they won’t stick anymore.

The first time I tried a brow powder stamping kit I wasn’t expecting much. I kind of expected this to make ugly, thick, blocky looking eyebrows. But, this actually works great! The product in the stamp is powder, so it creates a nice, light color, and you can dab more to build it up if you want. Once you use the spoolie, it looks pretty natural. You can also add pencil to if you wanted.

I don’t have thick brows, but I don’t have extremely sparse brows. My brows are thinner, where you can see skin poking through, but there’s basically an even amount of hair all the way across. I used to just leave my brows be, but when I do a full face of makeup I do feel like my brows need a little something. So, I started doing my brows. I usually do a little tinted brow gel. It usually gives enough tint to make them look a little fuller and complete, but not so much where they look too thick. I feel like since I’m just starting to do my brows, whenever I have them filled completely I think they look too thick and weird 😂 So, I like a middle area. So, using this stamp works well for me. If I’m doing full glam, I like to apply it to get a kind of light wash of color. Then, I’ll kind of go over the tail a little with some more powder to darken it a little more. Then, I’ll take a brow pencil and do a few kind of hair like strokes in the front. Sometimes I’ll go in and do some brow gel if I feel they need more defined. This fills them out nicely, makes them look complete, but doesn’t make them look too dark or full. If I am doing a more natural look, I’ll just use the brow powder in the stamp. I do feel that there isn’t a ton of product that comes out and I’m not sure how much product is in the stamp. I don’t mind that not a lot comes out, I actually prefer it. But, if you wanted more product, it might be kind of annoying for you.

Overall, I think this is a nice little set! It is a nice way to try different brow shapes to see what you like for yourself. The product works well. The brow powder looks natural and lasts nicely in the brows. I would definitely recommend this for someone who isn’t sure about their brow shape - what they like best on their face, what shape works best, how to fill in brows, etc. This set will help with those things! If you’re someone that just likes a little wash of color and fuller, more filled out brows, this would help with that. If you’re someone who likes a lot of color in the brows, you might not like this since it just gives a wash of color. So, I would recommend it but only if you’re someone who wants to try out different brow shapes to get an idea of what works for you or if you’re someone who likes a light wash of color throughout their brows.


title: Exactly what I needed to make picking up rhinestones/gems/sequins/etc. easy!

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These are great! They feel nice to hold. Not flimsy. They’re comfortable in the hand. Plus, they have a cute look to them!

They are dual ended. You have the wax tip that picks up rhinestones/gems or any other nail art like sequins or charms. Then there is a stainless steel tip that you use to press down the rhinestone/gem/etc. to keep them in place. You can also pick up a little rhinestone glue with the stainless steel tip and use it to apply a small dot of glue to where you want it on the nail. It’s so helpful!

I needed something to help me pick up rhinestones, gems, sequins, charms, etc. When I tried to use one of those pencils to pick up rhinestones, it worked but not every time, so I’d have to fuss around with it. Using tweezers worked, but it’s hard to not have the rhinestones/gems slip through them and sequins are so thin it’s hard to pick up just one. I tried using a little brush to pick up sequins and things like that, which worked, but sometimes I’d only get 1 or 2, sometimes I’d get a ton that were overlapping. So nothing seemed to work right and be totally easy to use. Until these! I really have no complaints!

Overall, I definitely recommend these if you do a lot of nail rhinestones/gems or art using sequins/charms/etc. It’s totally worth it to help with the ease of application and save you time and frustration trying to use something else. If you don’t do a lot of nail art using stuff like rhinestones/gems/sequins/charms/etc., then it might be fine just using something you probably already have like tweezers or a brush. But, if you were going to buy one of those pencils that pick up rhinestones/gems, I say skip that and go for these! They work so much better and you get 2 of them!