A lot of the time I avoid high end products because I really do
not see a difference. The only things I religiously buy high end are eye
shadows and eye shadow primers. About half of my foundation is High End (right
now I am using a MAC foundation daily...Yes I know using MAC daily is bad but
it does not seem to affect my skin).
Plus, the prices of high end things can be
stupid high. 30$ for a mascara? Most of the time I wear a smoky eye with cat
liner so my the length of my lashes is not a big deal.
A while ago I got this primer from The Face Shop. I noticed in the store it
looked, smelt, and felt like Benefits porefessional primer. At home I compared
the ingredients, and they were literally identical. But TFS product was
something like 14$, while the Benefit one was around 35$. TFS one came in a tub
package with about 20% MORE product!
I was amazed. I knew those makeup
companies were just drawing us in with their fancy packaging!
I have really been into the whole illuminated sparkly look. I am
not a matte person, I love dimension and glitter. I
thought the Stila Beauty Balm was nice, but I didn't want to pay 50$
for what really is sparkly goo. I picked up Hard Candy' Glow all
the Way in Doll Face for 8$ CAD at Wal-Mart today.
Again, I compared the ingredients to Stila's product,
and they were very similar
Hard Candy Glow all The Way
Water, Cyclopentasiloxane, Dimethicone, Triethylhexanoin, Butylene Glycol, Dimethiconol, PEG-10
Dimethicone, Polymethylsisesquioxane, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Dimethicone/PEG10/15
Crosspolymer, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Chloride, Colloidal Gold. May
Contain: Mica, Titanium Dioxide, Iron Oxides, Carmine
Stila
Beauty Balm
Butylphenyl
Methyl Propional, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Caprylyl
Glycol, Cyclopentasiloxane, Decarboxy
Carnosine HCl, Dimethicone, Dimethicone Crosspolymer ,
Ethylhexylglycerin, Fragrance/Parfum, Glycerin, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower)
Seed Oil, Hexyl Cinnamic Aldehyde, Hexylene Glycol, Hydroxypropylcocoate PEG-8
Dimethicone, Isododecane , Isopentyldiol, Limonene, Linalool, Palmitoyl
Tripeptide-37, PEG/PPG-18/18 Dimethicone, Phenoxyethanol, Physalis
Angulata Extract , Phytic Acid, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Propylene Carbonate,
Pyrus Malus (Apple) Fruit Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf
Extract, Silica, Sodium Chloride, Sodium
Hydroxide, Tocopherol, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Water. May contain: Mica, Titanium
Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499).
Now, I don’t know anything about all of these fancy
chemical ingredients (I could not
fathom chemistry whatsoever. It is beyond me.) but they
seem to share a similar base. Surprisingly, the cheaper product
has less ingredients! This might not mean much coming from my
un-scientific eye, but I don’t think there is a quality difference between the
two. I feel like the Stila Balm just has so much of a mark up when I look at
this comparison.
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| what it looks like straight from the bottle. very pink at first |
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| what it looks like spread out but not fully blended |
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| without flash |
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| with fla |
The Hard Candy Glow Luminizer came in a few shades. I
didn't want to be that douche who opens stuff up at Walmart, so I went
with this shade as the others seemed to be more white pearl based
or bronze-y. I also liked the name Doll Face. The colour
is definitely on the pink side. It is very illuminating, like
there are tiny grains of glitter in the balm. It blends out super easily, you
just need your hands.
It is great to add to your cheekbones for that extra dimension. It isnt drying on me or anything.
Another plus is how much product you get. Stila's has 1.3 OZ, while Hard
Candy's has 2.70! That is literally twice as much.
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