I do really like this vibrant red-orange tone for summer I guess I was just looking for that perfect 2-in-1 and this didn't quite hit the mark for me. The longevity was ok on me it did start to look less vibrant after around 6 hours of wear and got a little patchy from the 8 hour mark, though I guess you can easy throw this in your bag and touch up when you're out and about. If you take a little extra time to apply it carefully I do like the natural flush of colour it gives, plus it's not overly pigmented and can be blended out with ease, due to its more emollient formula. You need to give it a moment to set in place or it will kind of keep moving on the skin and not look even. It looks nice on the cheeks, but feel it is a little harder to work with than my favourite dewy-look cream blusher formula from Kosas. I just find that the Ilia pigments are a far better multi-tasker than this. Straight off the bat I have to say I didn't love the Tinted Balm as much as I'd hoped I would! This balm is designed to be used on both the lips and the cheeks, but I found the colour clung a little to dry patches on my lips unless they were very well-moisturised, though it wasn't a really matte formula. I chose the Tower 28 Beach Please Tinted Balm in Golden Hour | £19 | and the Tower 28 Bronzino Illuminating Bronzer in West Coast | £19. I tried two product from Tower 28 - a brand I've wanted to get my hands on for ages. All in all, I'm really enjoying this bronzer and look forward to using it regularly during the summer months to get that sun-kissed glow. It warms things up nicely and doesn't look flat or overly matte on my skin, which is great. It does have a very slight sheen to it, but that doesn't really translate to the skin once applied, other than just giving the skin a bit more dimension. This bronzer doesn't cling to dry patches, which is important to me, and it wears really well on the skin. This comes in three shades and I chose the middle option, which is a good match for me, though I'd warn you that unless you have quite a warm skin tone it could look a bit orange on you (though not to the extent of something like MAC's Gimme Sun!) I'd also warn that it's surprisingly pigmented and does kick up some fallout in the pan, so be sure to tap off any excess before going in with it, and it'll apply smoothly and evenly to the skin. The coverage, to me, is medium-to-full I would reach for this on an everyday basis as opposed to if I was doing some full-glam look for a night out (as if that's happening right now, anyway!) Overall, this is a winner for me and we'll have to wait and see if it dethrones any of my absolute favourites, but I have a feeling it might.Īlso from Kosas, we have the Kosas the Sun Show Moisturising Baked Bronzer in Medium | £33. It has a hydrating finish, so doesn't look dull or dry under the eyes and lasts really well on my skin throughout the day, both in terms of minimal creasing and minimal fading. I blend it out with a damp sponge and set it with some loose powder and it meshes so nicely with the skin and is so easy to work with. The swatch below is the shade it sets down to and this works really well on me personally, though it does have quite a strong yellow undertone. The texture of this concealer is creamy, as promised, but not to the extent that it creases really easily. It definitely looks lighter in the tube than the colour it is once it dries down, so be careful if you're trying to match yourself online. I'd heard really good things about this concealer and I feel as though, deep down, we're all always looking for the perfect one! I chose Shade 5 because I already have their tinted face oil in the shade 6, and I tend to like the concealer for under my eyes to be a little more brightening. I've also ordered from Kosas directly in the past because they ship to the UK, but it's more expensive than Revolve and takes longer (though on the flipside, I believe you are allowed to return things to them if you buy the wrong shade by accident, for example). Kosas is available in the UK on Cult Beauty and Naturismo, but they don't seem to ever get the new releases in. The first product I picked up was the Kosas Revealer Super Creamy + Brightening Concealer (05) | £27.
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