Review: Tarte Tarteist Pro Glow Highlight & Contour Palette

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Today I'm going to share my thoughts on the Tarte Tarteist Pro Glow palette that I picked up a month or so ago. Sephora now has these "Weekly Wows" deals where products are 50% off. This palette was included on one of those weekly deals. Normally its $45 and I got it for $22.50! It was such an amazing deal that I couldn't pass it up. Keep reading to hear my thoughts on this highlighting/contouring palette and to see swatches!

Essence Makeup Favorite Face Products

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To continue on with my Essence Makeup favorites, today I am going to share face products. I will be discussing some of my favorite bronzers, highlighters, and blushes. You can check out my favorite lip products post HERE. Keep reading to hear about the face products!

Essence Sun Club Matt Bronzing Powder in Lighter Skin $4.99

 Here is what is said about this product on the Ulta site:

"For a sun-kissed, natural complexion! The Essence Sun Club Matt Bronzing Powder conjures up an irresistible natural-looking tan and has a great mattifying effect at the same time!"

On to my thoughts:

At first glance, this bronzer is giant! I also love that it is matte. I prefer matte bronzer over shimmers any day. I think it looks more natural. In the swatches above this looks a little on the orange side but on my face it doesn't look orange at all. I use this on  my cheeks and around my forhead and such. I think it will be best for my skin once I am lighter. The darker shade would definitely work better for medium skin tones. That being said, its a for an everyday natural bronze look to warm up your face.

Review: Maybelline Face Studio Master Contour

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Today I'm going to share my thoughts on the new Maybelline Face Studio Master Contour kits. Every beauty brand has come out with their on contour kits and these one caught my eye. This palette comes in Light/Medium and Medium/Dark. I decided to pick both up since there was a sale at CVS and I got these at a discounted price. Keep reading to hear my thoughts.

Maybelline Face Studio Master Contour in Medium/Dark $12.99

Both palettes come with a contour, blush, and highlight shade, The Medium/Dark contour shade is a matte warm bronze color. It wasn't too orange in my opinion. The blush is a shimmery coral with gold flecks. Its not overly shimmery and reminds me alot of the Balm Hot Mama blush and the Nars Orgasm blush. The highlight is a shimmery champagne shade. I really liked all three shades in this palette.

Review: Nyx Wonder Stick

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As you know, contouring has become ever so popular in the beauty industry. Beauty lovers have learned that you don't have to be a makeup artist to learn how to contour. Nyx came out with the Wonder Stick which is a super easy multi tasking product that has a highlight color on one end and a contour color on the other. I have wanted to try these out for so long and finally picked them up!

NYX Wonder Stick $11.99

The Wonder Sticks come in 4 shades; light, medium, deep, and universal. I picked up two shades; Universal and Light.

Universal is supposed to work with all skin tones. It has a shimmery highlight shade on one end and a more warm toned contour shade.

Here are swatches of the Universal shades:

Light has a non shimmery highlight side and more of a taupey brown contour shade.

Here are swatches of the Light Shades:

These products are super easy to use! I prefer the non-shimmery highlight shade but I am glad that I have both options. The lighter contour shade will work best for me now but more red toned shade may work better when I have a tan. These Wonder Sticks are super pigmented and creamy. They are super easy to use and blend out. I am so glad that I picked these up.

Have you tried any contour/highlight sticks? Post your comments below!