Hello guys! This is my first time reviewing a contouring and highlighting kit, much less use it (since I don't own one until I bought one 2 months ago).
I decided to pick this up (despite the mixed reviews by beauty gurus and beauty bloggers) because it was quite affordable and it is like a dupe for the Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Kit (well it looks like it anyway.
Anastasia Beverly Hills
Australis
Very similar indeed. Surprise surprise.
So there were reviews saying that it's not exactly a bad product, but it's not very buildable and has this muddy texture. I was a bit confused with the term 'muddy' but I ignore that fact anyway.
The palette is smaller than I thought. I don't know why (I expected anyway) but it was pretty small.
It's a bit hard to open the palette but I have to say, I kinda like the look of the palette because it has so many different shades (a very versatile product for light-skinned to dark-skinned people).
There were instructions written at the back of the palette, but I didn't really follow it and just swiped it across my cheek.
- Review:
It is definitely hard to build up because the colour itself is very pigmented and strong that one swipe across the face and the colour is very obvious already.
I only use 5 of the shades because the shade that I marked 'Not Great' had a grey-ish tone to it and it looks too muddy. The rest of the shades were fine. I was impressed by the highlighting shades. They really highlighted my non-existent cheek bones and nose bridge.
The contour however was quite difficult to blend because once you dab the product onto your cheek, the product stays there so you got to quickly blend it altogether.
I don't have that much of a problem for blending but for those who are new to this, don't purchase this product first as because it requires a bit of skill to do it.
- How to apply it onto the face?
-I actually treat this contouring and highlighting kit as a bronzer. I just dab my contour brush onto the palette and swipe it across my cheeks to and fro many times until they don't look too obvious. It also apply it onto the temple of the face and also, the upper part of the forehead, around the scalp area.
Also, use a thinner brush to contour the sides of your nose.
As for the highlight, I just use a foundation brush to highlight my cheekbones and blend them altogether as well as the T-zone area of the face.
This is how I contour my face. I think I put a little bit too much on because the lighting in my room is very dim so when I went into my bathroom, it was so heavy and thick (sorry if it looks weird).
- Where can you purchase this product?
-It is only available in Australia. Priceline Pharmacy.
- How much was it?
-$16.95AU.
Overall Comment:
It's not bad for a drugstore product/brand. It's a cheaper alternative to Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Kit (but obviously it's not as great). It's very affordable as it has 6 different shades (3 for contouring, 3 for highlighting). It's also good for travelling because it's a slim palette, so you don't have to carry 1 bronzer and 1 highlight separately. You can also mix and match the shades together to get the desired shade.
Rating: 4/5
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