Wet n Wild Color Icon Blusher, like finally!

Yes! Finally I had the courage to open up my new blusher! LOL!

This is because I had a very bad habit of buying and buying and buying without thinking if I really need these babies. :P Please excuse myself for self confessing! :P

Anyway, let me introduce you another new blusher called Wet n Wild Color Icon Blusher. =)

May I present you the introduction for this baby.

Wet n Wild Color Icon Blusher is a luxuriously smooth formula that provides a transparent sheen and a radiant pop of color to cheek for a natural glow. Infused with a special blend of treated nylon powders, Wet n Wild Color Icon Blusher delivers a long lasting color. Wet n Wild blush is dermatologist-tested.

Usage description:

Sweep on wnw Color Icon Blush that strikes the perfect balance between a blendable transparent sheen and a radiant pop of maximum color. A special blend of treated nylon powders provides long-lasting color. Dermatologist-tested.

The packaging at the back.


Up close of the color that I got - Pearlescent Pink.

It does look a little dark here and in real life, the color is almost what you see as above.

Also, it comes with a little brush.


And the brush is uber-dissapointing. *hiks*

Why?? Do I need to say more?

 The swatch.


And on hand.


Product size: 0.14oz 4g
Product price: $3 (from Nonpareilboutique)

My thoughts:
This blusher is quite pigmented by itself, very powdery and quite finely milled too. Something like my previous ELF Blusher. Because of the "fragility" of the blusher, I have to hold it up firmly, just in case the floor "catches" it instead of me. =\ Also, fragance is very minimal too, I don't think it does have any strong scent attached to this one.

On the other hand, I still don't see myself reaching for this blusher as much as I does with my other MAC blushers. This is because I noticed that my brush tend to get "more" product than it should and I always have to tap it off a few times just to get the "extras" off from the brush, hence the wastage and messy-ness. Hmph! And no, I'm not talking about the brush that comes with this, because the brush that comes with it is too coarse for my liking. :(

But for $3, how can I expect so much for a blusher? If I had a choice, I would prefer to go for ELF blushers instead of this one because the prior's texture is somewhat a little more "smooth" and has a slight "silky with sheen" finish upon application.

Would I repurchase this?
No. But I'm glad I've tried it and it does kill any future lemmings that comes from this line at the moment. Sorry WnW!

The ingredients:


So have you tried this one yet?

Do you owned E.L.F yet?

I do. And I'm getting crazy over them, especially their brushes!


Okay, Stila is just irrelevant in the pic above. But that was my March haul actually. Right before they wave goodbye to our Malaysian counters.

Anyway, back to ELF. The first time I read about them is from Connie @ Skindeco , then coming down was Plue @ Pinkyplue if I remember well. And now it is so common among the bloggers who have owned them! Thanks to our Spreers around in LYN.

Let's start from the things that I've gotten from my first haul.

.........Healthy Glow Bronzing Powder - Luminance............. ($1)


My my, it does look pretty from the pan and from the swatches...


And here's the description from the packaging..


Pros:
Very pigmented. Color showed up with just one swipe.

Cons:
Too powdery.
A little crappy on the packaging.

My Thoughts:
For $1, I don't have any complaints about it. But this needs to be handle with care. The bronzing powder is quite powdery, which is not my liking. But they are seriously pigmented and will crack into many thousand pieces (if this fells off my hand -_-").

My Rating for this bronzer:



......................Natural Radiance Blusher - Glow....................... ($1)


The color outlook is very sweet. Sweet peachy pink.

The packaging..



And did you know it's a product made in China?



And I do not like this packaging.. Sliding type of blusher.




see? But for $1, I don't think they would spend so much money on its packaging.


When I swatch them...


The blusher is super powdery. More powdery than the bronzer.

See the mark there? It's actually just a light swipe with my finger...

The ingredients of this blusher..


Pros:
Very pigmented. Color showed up with just one swipe. Light shimmers.

Cons:
Too powdery.
Not so convenient packaging. Very fragile as well.

My Thoughts:
Again, for $1, I don't have any complaints about this blusher. The color is also very sweet, not too peachy nor too pinky. However, the texture is too powdery. I would prefer if the texture is like their Contouring Blush & Bronzing powder (ELF Studio Line).

My Rating for this bronzer:


...........Contouring Blush & Bronzing Powder...................... ($3)

* A comparison of its size with Stila's eyeshadow.*



This one is from the ELF studio line ($3 , more expensive), but the packaging is a lot nicer and easier to handle.



The swatches....


Instructions and Ingredients...


Pros:
Better packaging. Matte body packaging and also comes with a mirror. Average color payoff (but not as good as their radiance blusher and bronzing powder).

Cons:
I don't quite like the bronzer powder. A lil' too dark for my skin. Texture of the powder is quite hard / stiff.

My Thoughts:
This one was my biggest let-down. I was expecting this to be as good as their blusher (the color payoff) and the color isn't my liking. The blusher color looked sweet in the pan but when I swatch it, it's more like a tad-dirty (slight) kind of pink, and the bronzer color is too chocolatey. -_-"

My Rating for this bronzer:


......................ELF Powder Brush (Studio Line)........................................ ($3)



I seriously love this brush!

Just look at how dense this brush is! And the bristles is soft too!


See?


On the skin....


The Packaging..


Pros:
Nice handle. Soft bristles. No bleeding of brush when wash. No shedding.

Cons:
A little too dense, maybe. (for powder application)

My Thoughts:
Out of all the stuff above that I've tried, this is the best! Their powder brush is awesome! I used this for my 2-way cake. And I heard Connie said that she liked this for her liquid foundation (which I still tried yet other than my stippling brush :P ). No bleeding, no shedding which awesome as well. This brush picks up my powder foundation beautifully as well, and I think this does a better job than my stippling brush too (for powder products). And because of this, I bought more... Ha ha!



I haven't really tried them thoroughly yet but I can say their bristles are all uber-soft too! And with $3 for such awesome brushes, definitely no complaint from me. :P

My Rating for this bronzer:


So have you owned ELF yet? I recommend to get the brushes first instead!

MAC Blonde, Brunette and Redhead Collection Haul + My say

Woo hoo! I got my BBR stuff!

BBR as in Blonde, Brunette, Redhead collection from MAC.

*credits to bjooti*







Nice right? But I only got two items from the BBR collection. :P

My Blonde MSF and MAC 226 brush!

The Awful Damage:
MAC 226 - RM105
Blonde MSF - RM103

I didn't buy Redhead / Brunette MSF as I do quite like the peachy-yellow/gold shimmers from Redhead and Brunette is a little to heavy for me. Blonde was great as a blusher for me as it is super-pigmented after I swiped them twice (lightly) on my cheeks. Definitely you should check them out instead of waiting for Hello Kitty's collection. BTW, they had launch BBR in Penang on Feb-20, so you should still be able to get them before they ran out of stock for these MSFs. Cream Team is out too @ Penang's MAC!

Some swatches that I have tried..
From BBR's lip colors.


And Cream Team's lip colors. Their lipglass packaging is very elegant looking!I like the name "lickable" which I think it is a sexy name.. hahaha.. But I didn't bought any of them. -_-"


Here's my review of the Blonde's MSF..



I am loving it! Seriously, this round's MSF texture was superb. Fine and smooth, and very pigmented! If I got to know Blonde MSF first, I wouldn't sell myself off for MAC's over-rated Petticoat MSF. This is way much better than that in terms of its texture wise.

Just look at how powdery it is. Just a swipe on my fan brush!


The awesome ingredients of MSF:



As for the MAC 226...


I haven't really use the MAC 226 brush but it sure does help me in blending (As I had a very small cease). The brush is soft too! It does shed a little when I wash them. In fact, I think most MAC brushes do shed a little though. Just like my 187 still shed after using it for 4 years. LOL! :)

The carrot-like-head..:P




The only brush that I have that has the same shape as this was from Coastal Scents Italian badger round cease brush..

It is not a dupe for MAC's 226 , mind you. Why? Because CS's bristles are more compact, short and dense whereas MAC's one were more fluffy and less compact.

See how it picks up the color by just one swipe?


It really does its blending job well too! :) I *heart* it.

Overall, the MSFs are the ones that really gets alot of love this round. Definitely should check them out when you still had the chance to!