What I like:– Comes in 25 shades.– Super versatile.– Easy to layer.– Lightweight.
Cons
What I don’t:– Wears on the dry side.– Difficult to color match: I got shade 10, and it was way too pink for me. I recommend using their online quiz or online reps to help. I didn’t do this and I wish I did.– Doesn’t come with a sharpener and this pencil is larger than a #2 pencil, so you will need a specific sharpener. - continued -
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– Can tug around the eyes.– I can’t tell looking at this list if their mica is mined ethically or not.– Mismarketed petroleum-derived ingredients: pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate.
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Miracle Balm All Over Glow
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Miracle Balm All Over Glow | $38
Pros
What I like:
– Performance.
– Versatile.
– Finish.
– Texture.
– A natural looking highlighter for mature skin.
– Multi-use.
– Comes in 7 shades.
Cons
What I don’t:
– Some of the ingredients like phenoxyethanol, and the lakes.
– Some people might not like the tacky finish.
– The plastic packaging. I’m not sure if this is recyclable or not. There are no notes on the website.
– I can’t tell looking at this list if their mica is mined ethically or not.
– Mismarketed petroleum-derived ingredients: phenoxyethanol, red 28 lake, tin oxide
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The Best Pencil
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The Best Pencil | $22
Pros
What I like:
– Comes in 7 colors, including a fun metallic silver.
– Transfers easily.
– Strong color payoff.
Cons
What I don’t:
– Wish it came with a sharpener.
– Mismarketed petroleum-derived ingredients: C30-45 alkyl methicone, C30-45 olefin, manganese violet and ultramarines.
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The Best Eyeshadow
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The Best Eyeshadow | $25
Pros
What I like:
– Matte finish (some have a shimmer finish).
– Smooth application.
– Blendable.
– Sophisticated shades that transcend age.
– Buildable.
– Dense color payoff.
Cons
What I don’t:
– Some of the ingredients, like aluminum dimyristate, phenoxyethanol and poloxamer 338.
– The plastic packaging. I’m not sure if this is recyclable or not. There are no notes on the website.
– I can’t tell looking at this list if their mica is mined ethically or not.
– Creased on me.
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What I like:
– Minty flavor.
– Tingly minty feeling.
– Old school Blistex-like applicator.
– Lightweight.
– Not sticky.
Cons
What I don’t:
– Not hydrating.
– Don’t last long.
– Some of the ingredients like “natural flavor,” Yellow 5, Red 40 and aluminum calcium silicate.
– Mismarketed petroleum-derived ingredients: CI 77861/tin oxide, CI 19140/yellow 5 lake, CI 15850/red 7 lake, CI 45410/red 27 lake, CI 16035/red 40 lake .
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Just a Sec Eyeshadow
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Just a Sec Eyeshadow | $26
Pros
What I like:
– Cream texture.
– Glass packaging.
Cons
What I don’t:
– That glitter look.
– The glitter falls off my lids and onto my face.
– Some of the ingredients like phenoxyethanol and calcium aluminum borosilicate.
– Mismarketed petroleum-derived ingredients: dimethicone, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, dimethicone/divinyldimethicone/silsesquioxane crosspolymer, polymethylsilsesquioxane, phenoxyethanol, tin oxide.
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Eye Cream
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Eye Cream | $34
Pros
What I like:
– Packaged in glass.
– More accessible price point for this type of product.
– Lightweight.
– Ingredients that drive hydration and moisture
Cons
What I don’t:
– Mismarketed petroleum-derived ingredients: hydrogenated polydecene, tromethamine and carbomer.