PHYSICAN'S FORMULA BRONZE BOOSTER GLOW BOOSTING PRESSED POWDER IN MEDUIM TO DARK REVIEW

Hello my lovelies,
I have been wanting to get this bronzer forever and then it took me forever to write this review.
This has been the most raved about bronzer in the beauty circles after the NARS LAGUNA bronzer, I wanted one anyway so I thought why not try this one, but then this isnt readily available here I had to wait and well I finally got my hands on it and now I know why all the hype.
WHAT THE BRAND SAYS:

Description

Bronzing powder is formulated with glow activators¿a blend of nourishing vitamins, moisturizers and anti-oxidants¿to create a healthy sun-kissed glow. Bronze Booster Glow-Boosting Pressed Bronzer by Physicians Formula glides on smoothly for even coverage. Use alone or over makeup. Mirrored compact includes a precise-application brush. Hypoallergenic. Fragrance free. Dermatologist approved.

Directions

May be worn alone or over makeup. Lightly brush powder over face and neck for a natural-looking tan glow. To accentuate and contour, apply more over cheekbones. For the most even application, be sure to tap excess powder from brush before applying.

PRICE: $14.95 USD This bronzer is priced on the higher side for a drugstore brand.
Packaging is like a standard compact packaging with two sections ,the fisrt one opens up with hte product and a mirror and

the one at the bottom has a brush, which is rather hard and rough on the skin. I quiet like the packaging and specially the color, gives it rich looking feel. But it is a tad bit bulky.

When I opened it I was disappointed as I thought t would be too light for my skin and wouldn't show up as I wanted to use as a contour product also.But after I swatched it I was pleasantly surprised as it appeared to be just about right.

So next came the pigmentation test, I quiet liked it, you dont need a lot of color for the effect to show up, and the bronzer blends like a dream . Another thing that I liked the most was it didnt oxidize on me, it did not turn orange after some time.

But this bronzer is not matte, it has fine very fine milled shimmer to it, which I was aware of while purchasing it, but hoped that it wouldnt be too evident, and its not, the shimmer rather gives the face a glow under sunlight ,  and otherwise it isnt very evident and obvious.

I use an angled blush brush to apply it as a contour under my blush, and also to contour the entire face where ever required. Sometimes I use it with a bigger blush brush to warm up the face.

So overall I am quiet loving it. It feels very light on the skin and blends very easily and also the shimmer present is very very fine and rather imparts a glow to the skin. I would definitely recommend it and repurchase this one.
Until next time.

E.L.F. STUDIO CONTOURING BLUSH AND BRONZING POWDER IN ST. LUCIA REVIEW AND SWATCHES

Hello everyone.
This post is going to be review of an E.L.F product that I believe is te most talked about product from the brand. This was my first E.L.F  purchase and I was relatively unaware of the hype surrounding this product. It has been compared to a similar duo from NARS which contains their best selling blush and bronzer, ORGA*M and LAGUNA respectively.
Yes, NARS, although I believe this product has been reviewed around a lot in the blogo-sphere I too felt the need to add my two cents...

Oh well I forgot to mention  what we are talking about. Its he E.L.F CONTOURING BLUSH AND BRONZING POWDER IN ST. LUCIA.
So well off we go to the review:

PRICE: All of E.L.F. products  are dirt cheap and this one is priced for $3 USD .
PACKAGING: The packaging is similar to the NARS duo, black matte rectangular plastic case with a mirror inside, he lid snaps shut pretty tight so it is travel friendly. I quiet like the packaging its not cheap looking.

Pigmentation:: This is interesting, while the bronzer is very pigmented and requires a very light hand for application, the pigmentation on the blush is average, and needs more product to build up. But the color of the blush is so so so pretty, you just want to have it. Both the blush and bronzer have shimmer into them but it imparts a rather healthy glow to the skin and is not chunky at all. The color of the blush is just the perfect peachy pink color and that of the bronzer is deeper brown perfect to bring out the contours of the face and also to warm the face.

I use this bronzer all the time as a contour product and the shimmer doesnt seem to bother at all. Another thing that I like a lot in the bronzer and the blush is that during the course of the day the it doesnt seem to oxidize on me and neither does the fine glitter wander away on the face.
Apart from all the other goodness one in particular that is worth mentioning is the amazing staying power of these, I was totally thrown away as I didnt expect it to last all day on me.

One of my major concern for the product was that being so cheap will it affect my skin and give me break outs and stuff, but thankfully nothing of the sorts happened.( not that paying a hefty sum of money ensures that, it just was my concern that the quality was not compromised for the price).
If I would anythign different than it would be probably just a little bit lesser shimmer. Other wise both the colors are perfect.
So overall I would say it is a MUST TRY product. I love it and have been using it for years now.

UNTIL NEXT TIME...