So as I walked in I noticed a gift with purchase for Ulta cosmetics. If you bought $21.50 worth of Ulta brand cosmetics you got a full makeup bag of makeup. As I was spending a gift card and not cash, I went for it. I absolutely love some of it, the rest is just meh. So here we go!
First off here is what came in the bag and the look I put together with it.
Let's start with the bad.
The eyeliner was disappointing. It is dual ended with a gray and a purple. It was very dry even after I warmed it in my decolletage. OK. Boobs. I used the gray because I wanted a softer look, but I may go over it with my regular black because it's just not great.
The mascara wasn't my favorite either. I'm not a fan of the hard plastic spoolie in a mascara. It didn't pull out a lot of product and I didn't love the formula.
The matte colors in the eyeshadow palette are just OK. Nothing great but not terrible.
The lipstick wasn't very pigmented and very creamy. If I eat or even talk while wearing it it slides all around my mouth and when you have tiny lips it's just a terrible look. Although the color was nice so I may just use it on the inside of my lips for a gradient look.
Now for the good!
I was very pleasantly surprised by the shimmer colors in the eyeshadow palette. They are creamy and blendable and look like molten metal. So gorgeous.
I also like the brow tint in medium. It has an itty bitty spoolie brush applicator so it's very precise.
The powder brush is sturdy and very soft. I haven't seen any bristles fall out yet, so I'm happy with it.
Products I haven't used yet:
Eye shadow primer
Lip tint (although it does smell like cupcakes!)
Bronzer/highlighter (my 1 year old can now apparently reach my counter and he pulled it down when I wasn't looking and dug his little fingers into the high lighter. 😔)
This is what I bought to get the gift with purchase:
Matte setting powder on the left and a white shimmer on the right.
I love love love the shimmer. You only need the lightest touch for tons of highlight and it's just a gorgeous dewy finish.
The matte pressed powder is only so so. You have to really dig to get the powder out. I need to find a good loose matte powder I think.
(Index finger: matte
Middle finger: highlighter)
This matte lip cream is incredible. I love the color. (Called proper) It is a very orangey coral. I love an orange lip so much. The formula is great too. It is so so creamy and dries down after about half an hour to a smei matte finish. It isn't drying at all!
I definitely feel like this was a great purchase, even with the negatives in there.
Muah! 💋
Other products used:
Foundation: Loreal Pro Matte infallable in shade 101
Mary Kay timewise matte-wear in beige 4
Concealer: nyx HD studio photogenic in fair cw02 set with Nyx HD finishing powder in banana
Brows: elf brow duo in dark
Blush: Naked n808
Lips: nyx lip liner in alluring
Nyx pin-up pout in corset
I don't love Ulta brand makeup, it's hit and miss. The brushes are awful though, don't get those. You can try blasting your eyeliner with your blow dryer and that should make it softer but it's a lot of work just to line your eyes, you know?
ReplyDeletePS you look really beautiful in the picture!
ReplyDeleteOh I definitely agree that it was hit or miss on this. I like about half, the other half wasn't worth it. But I love the things that I actually purchased so I think it was worth it since the rest was free. Haha!
ReplyDeletePS thank you! 😙