"Ben Nye Banana Powder" review

What they claim:

Ben Nye banana powder is "micro-milled" into a silky texture, perfect for setting makeup easily and effortlessly.

My review:

It seems like every beauty brand out there offers their version of translucent powder...so why is everyone going bananas over this one?

Their SECRET is the "micro-milled texture". It feels different & it looks different! But can you really feel the difference? Yes you can, and it feels like a light dust of silk.

Unlike regular translucent powders, Ben Nye's powders lay beautifully on your skin while mattifying your face with a subtle hint of color.

PROS
*comes in a variety of colors
*mattifies
*settles into skin beautifully
*can be used dry or with a damp beauty blender
*has a hint of color

CONS
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Retail price $4 - $40

IT Cosmetics CC+ cream

Your skin, but better!

What they claim:

It gives full, flawless, perfect coverage, protects your skin with SPF 50+ from the harmful rays of the sun and is clinically shown to improve skin texture and hydration.

My review:

Is this "your skin, but better"...NO!

My biggest issue with this product is how oily it feels on your skin. I wore it 3X with/without primer, and it still felt greasy...and by greasy I don't mean silky, I mean greasy, but any time you wear any product that has "SPF", your skin will tend to feel greasy.

I would also like to mention that the coverage is more like "medium", not full.

PROS
*protects your skin from sun
*comes in 5 colors

CONS
*feels greasy
*not "full coverage"
*too pricey

Retail price $38.00

Free Makeup Session with me.

The perks of being my bestie! Free makeup sessions with me. 💄

This is Iesha, my bestie. What I need to tell you about her is that she is part middle eastern, and as so, she tends to have very dark under eye circles. She also has extremely sensitive skin, so I have to be very careful about what I put on her face or she starts breaking out.

  

1. I started off by applying eye primer to her lids. Applying primer will help your eyeshadow stay in place.

2. Working from the inside out, I applied a combination of taupe and peach on her inner lids, followed by a combination of cream and bone, followed by grey, dark grey, and black.

3. I winged out the dark portions of her eyeshadow and blended in some taupe to lead up to the highest part of her lid. I then finished her eyes by applying the lightest color (cream) on her arch.

4. Finally, I winged out her liner at the ends, extended her liner into a cat eye look at her inner corners, and applied black falsies to finish out her eyes.

Hope you guys like, and don't forget to let me know what you think by commenting below.