The contour powders all have a semi-matte to satin finish, so, none were totally matte, and the shades looked natural on the skin. One shade in particular pops and the other, well, on my skin, was a big, fat DUD! Stop looking so shocked! You know I have no filter? That said, the highlight powders are soft and smooth but do kick up dust. Two of the four highlighters have shimmer to them. The contour and highlighting guide is on the cardboard packaging, which I will definitely bin, I wish the guide was on the back of the palette, you know, for those people who DON’T collect cardboard boxes. The names of the shades are at the back of the palette. It has a clear plastic cover so you can see the powders. It’s built for wear and tear because it is quite heavy. Luckily though, the pans pop out and you can buy re-fills, which I have yet to see in stores but (crossing fingers and not holding my breath) they hit the shelves. Depending on your skin tone this could be a warm-and cool-toned eye shadow palette with delightful transition shades or a bronzing palette. The NYX Highlight and Contour Pro palette has four highlight powders on the top row and four contour powders at the bottom. anywhoo, so when I saw this bad boy (the NYX Highlight and Contour palette), I grabbed it and held it to my chest like a mother protecting her first-born son! Sometimes, the shelves are re-stocked in like 4 months, that’s if you’re lucky? If the NYX shelves get stocked earlier, girl, you better take the Powerball and the lottery because that means, Lady Luck, is shining on you! The words ‘no stock’ is a phrase we have come to know better than the letters of the alphabet. I know that more often than not, the NYX stands are empty (NYX is sold exclusively at Clicks). (Search the blog, I review and have YouTube tutorials using drugstore makeup)īack to regular programming, I was with my friend at Sandton City recently when we, on our way home, decided to go to Clicks to just ‘browse’. It’s not because I don’t like drugstore makeup, I only BUY what I like or am curious about. I just needed to clarify that because I do get backlash sometimes for being ‘a makeup snob’ and only doing ‘high-end’ reviews. I got it from Clicks! I don’t do many drugstore product reviews on my blog. and no, not from a third-party seller or freight-forwarding company. The powder applies wonderfully on most foundations I tried (if set with powder), but it's as long lasting as the foundation if the base moves, this moves with it.Finally! I got my hands on the NYX Highlight and Contour palette. I actually find this performs better in the crease than most MAC matte eyeshadows. It's such a versatile product, that I can use for contouring the cheeks, use it as a neutral blush or even use it to sculpt my crease (although it would also make a great all over the lid shade for very natural looks). The matte MAC cheek powders usually go a long way, even with regular use (I keep my collection very streamlined, so I get lots of use from my products) I barely hit pan by the 2 years mark. With stiff brushes I get better pigmentation and some fallout with fluffier brushes I get a sheer pigmentation and almost no fallout. It's medium stiffness in the pan, which I like with contour shades. The formula is very buildable, so I can work with it both when I'm the fairest and when I get some color in the summer months. It's the kind of shade I was always looking for and once I found it, I never used anything else. MAC Sculpt is the ideal sculpting powder for my yellow toned light-medium complexion (NC20-25).
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