Have you ever owned a palette that you could literally use for your entire face? It’s not only great for eyeshadow, but you could find blush, contour, highlight shades if it came to it. I’ve only seen a handful, but none from indie brands. Until now. Give Me Glow Cosmetics has just released a palette of staple shades that will keep you busy for a long long time. Keep reading for more thoughts and pictures!
What is the biggest beauty struggle for WOC? Finding products that match our varied skintones! One of the largest issues for me personally is finding ‘nude’ lipsticks that match my definition of ‘nude’. Nude for me is quite a bit deeper, and more pink, than the typical cool, sand shade you see over and over again from all the major brands. But after trying countless lippies, I’ve compiled a list of lipsticks from my own collection that I grab when I want to go completely in the nude!
Unfortunately, I don’t have the corresponding colors in the Anastasia Beverly Hills formula so I can’t tell you if these are exact dupes or not, but I can say I was more than pleased with the colors and the initial performance test. ‘Lara Croft’ (alleged dupe for ABH ‘Sepia’) is my favorite because I love the Tomb Raider video game series. The name really made me purchase the entire set, that’s how obsessed with Lara Croft I am! I’ve got all the games and movies that have come out since the early 2000’s so this had to join my collection. ‘Jane Smith’ (alleged dupe for ABH ‘Veronica’) is a gorgeous fall nude for brown skin. I would compare it to ‘Bumble’ Ultra Matte Lip from ColourPop, maybe a little darker. Not quite as dark as ‘Tulle’, but a cross between the two. ‘Evelyn Salt’ is darker than ‘Tulle’, but lighter than some of the deep burgundy shades we tend to see a lot during the winter (like ‘Wicked’ from Lime Crime’ or ‘Heathers’ from ABH).
All the shades were highly pigmented and I’m happy to report that I only needed one layer to cover my lips completely. The final product wasn’t heavy on the lips and it didn’t sink too deeply into the fine lines or crack after it dried. The formula was lightweight and comfortable during normal wear. I’m sure these shades will get some use this fall/winter!
Back to the fun, happy things! I came across a company called Give Me Glow Cosmetics a few weeks ago which runs an Etsy store with custom lipstick colors. At the time, the owner had recently recreated a lipstick similar to the matte liquid lipstick shade ‘Cashmere’ by Lime Crime. She posted a picture of the dupe online and holy moly every beauty lover on Instagram was in awe of its beauty! Since then, she has recreated several more Lime Crime color dupes as well as dupes from Anastasia Beverly Hills and Kat Von D liquid lipsticks and offers the lip product in both a tube and a pot.
I’m reviewing LC’s Cashmere and GiveMeGlow’s Deja Vu because I actually have Cashmere. Some of her other products are dupes for items I don’t have and I didn’t think it would be fair to do a review for you all without the original product. However, if you guys want me to give my thoughts on another one of her items (purely off performance), I would happily oblige.Here are my thoughts on Deja Vu’s performance against Cashmere:
Now it may seem like there are a lot of “not” and “doesn’t” in the list above, but it is all about preference. If you don’t like a suck-your-lips-to-death liquid lipstick, then you might want to try for a satin finish. Or if Cashmere is a bit too light for you, Deju Vu gives you the option to go darker. Got any more questions about the products? Let me know in the comments!
