Richard Theo's Make-up : 2014

Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Product Review: NARS Translucent Crystal Light Reflecting Pressed Setting Powder

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One of the most talked about powder, it felt like a powdery cream, with stark white powder appearance on the pan, but translucent when applied to the skin, I felt like it smoothen my skin texture and kinda blur my pores, well.. the powder has subtle glowing quality to it.

Pros:

Glowing sheen quality, makes your foundation looks more natural
Softens the appearance of the pores and skin texture
If used as setting powder, prolong your foundation coverage by couple hours (but in my opinion, this product act more like finishing powder)

Cons:

A bit pricy, but this product will last a long time
Be sure to use dry sponge, powder puff, or brush to apply this powder, and let your foundation set before applying, because a damp applicator can harden the surface of the powder in the pan and makes it hard to pick up the powder

Sunday, November 23, 2014

Product Review: Revlon Colorstay Foundation

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I bought this foundation as an early investment for my makeup kit, because Revlon Colorstay has lots of great reviews and recommendations from fellow makeup artists, so if you just start building your kit or you just want a go to drugstore foundation with good quality, this is one of the best in the market.

For myself, I’m perfectly matched with shade “Warm Golden”, but since that shade only available in Revlon Colorstay Whipped, I don’t know why?, but in Jakarta, I cannot find “warm Golden” in Liquid form, so I have to settle with “Medium Beige” , which is a match with my face, but a little lighter than my neck.For my case, fortunately this foundation oxidized within 30 minutes of application, so my face will be the same shade with my neck.

I found this foundation best applied with stippling brush or wet sponge for airbrushed finish, the finish is semi-matte, must be blended fast, because this foundation set very fast, medium coverage but build-able to full coverage, for matte finish need to be set with powder.

Pros:

· Good quality for drugstore price

· Last for a long time, in my case without primer it can last for 8 to 10 hours, with primer 12 hours.

· Medium coverage (buildable to full coverage)

· With the right application, can look subtle enough, and the semi-matte finish is gorgeous

· Huge range of color choice, too bad not all color available in Indonesia

· Even tough it has SPF 6, this foundation will not cause a whitecast in flash photography

Cons:

· No pump, harder to pour the right amount of liquid

· The strong foundation smell, it fades once applied to the skin but for people who sensitive with strong aroma like me, it could be a problem.

· Oxidizes 20–30 minutes after application, but barely noticable and only ½ to 1 tone darker than the initial color

· Good for photography, but for shooting outdoor in the sun, with hot and humid condition, primer is recommended, because withour primer the foundation can become blotchy around oily zone. If you shooting Indoor, this foundation can last long without primer.

Thursday, November 20, 2014

Product Review: Revlon Colorstay Whipped Foundation

This is one of my favorite drugstore foundation. easy to apply, last for a long time, satin fnished, so if you apply sparingly can look like skin, and a little product goes a long way.

I was matched with the shade “warm Golden”, and in Indonesia, this is the darkest shade I can found from this colorstay range, and kinda dissapointed with the color selection, because I am pretty fair and this foundation type does not cater to darker skinned customer.

For me, I like to apply this foundation with beauty blender or buffing brush for flawless coverage.

Pros:

Good quality for drugstore price
Last for a long time, in my case without primer it can last for 8 to 10 hours, with primer 12 hours.
Medium coverage (buildable to full coverage)
Satin finish, look like skin
This foundation doesn’t break me out

Cons:

Heavy glass container, and the jar is prone to bacterial exposure
Oxidizes 20–30 minutes after application, but barely noticeable and only ½ to 1 tone darker than the initial color
Good for photography, but for shooting outdoor in the sun, with hot and humid condition, primer is recommended, because without primer the foundation can become blotchy around oily zone. If you shooting Indoor, this foundation can last long without primer.
Limited color selection in Indonesia. Only from Ivory to Warm Golden