Monday, April 16, 2012

PRODUCT REVIEW: Smashbox's "Try It" Kit

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I got this for $19 at Sephora. I tried looking for it again on the site, but couldnt find it. I guess they sold out. This kit included 5 mini sized products:

Photo Finish Primer:  I really liked this primer, but my face gets oily really quick so I cant apply both moisturizer AND primer onto my skin, so I really have no use for this primer on a daily basis.

Photo Finish eyeshadow Primer: This primer actually works pretty well. I do prefer the Urban Decay eyeshadow primer over this though because the formula dries more matte, which makes a huge difference for me because my lids get very oily and I really need my eyeshadow to not move around. This eyeshadow primer however, doesnt blend very well I think. It can get thick and sticky really quick and my lids do feel rather oily quicker than if I applied UD's shadow primer.

Limitless Eye Liner in Onyx: The eyeliner is okay. It's very similar to my VS eyeliner except it doesnt come with a smudger. That's too bad because the overall quality of this eyeliner is very nice. I really do recommend the eyeliner, but personally I prefer the VS eyeliner because of the smudger.

Hyperlash Mascara in blackout: Not a fan of this mascara. Maybe the full sized version with the longer wand might work better than this mini one because I felt like the toothed comb-like brush did nothing to volumize my lashes. It didnt exactly do a good job of lengthening it either.

Lip Enhancing Gloss in Illume: I really hate this lip gloss. The moment I put it on I feel like it feathers out off my lips and I constantly have to use my fingers to wipe the area around my lips to remove the product. It also makes the skin around my lips oily extremely quick which is WEIRD.. that has never happened before. And the more I touch my face, the more pimples I get, so overall I really hated this lip gloss. 

I probably would end up returning this set. Even though it was only $19, it was a good product to sample multiple Smashbox products at once. I think I'll just stick to their eyeshadows.

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