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Mini Reviews: Farsali, Tarte, XO Beauty, & Milani

Mini Reviews: Farsali, Tarte, XO Beauty, & Milani 


Farsali Unicorn Essence 

 If you're obsessed with makeup and follow a lot of beauty influencers on Instagram then you probably already know what this is. I was so intrigued by this product when seeing all the short Insta videos of makeup looks while using this "essence oil", that I purchased this ($20) deluxe sample of it at Sephora. I wanted to see what all the hype was about with priming your face with an oil. I have combo-to-dry skin so the oil part didn't bother me, but I was curious as to if this would make me look oily. Then I read that this actually sinks right into the skin for a matte primed look. That it does! This isn't heavy feeling whatsoever and leaves your skin a little tacky as a primer. This beautiful shimmery pink oil smells really sweet, but not too strong. It's a nice scent. My foundation and face makeup applied and wore on my face really well. So well that it compared to my "holy grail" Too Faced HangoveRX Primer. This is definitely a keeper for me! 

Products worn in this look mentioned in this Mini Review:
Farsali Unicorn Essence
XO Beauty Creme Lipstick (Ubuntu)


*****

 Tarte 12-Hour Amazonian Clay Blush (Concept) 

 I HAD to mention this blush in a Mini Review. I've already raved about their blushes, but this shade! It is the most perfect natural shade I have found in a blush! It applies light and builds in pigment. Every time I wear this I feel like my skin is glowing! This has made me love blush, when I used to not be a fan.


Products worn in this look mentioned in this Mini Review:
Tarte 12-Hour Amazonian Clay Blush (Concept)
*****


XO Beauty Lipsticks 

I seriously want every shade she launches, but before I paid for that New Zealand shipping for every lipstick shade I wanted to really try out the formula on these to make sure I would actually love them! The creme shade lasted on my lips just like any other creme formula. There was the usual touch ups every 3-4 hours and/or after eating and drinking. The matte wore longer, but I had to apply a couple layers for pigmentation. They both were comfortable. I would go for the creme formula over the matte in these, but I still enjoyed both shades. I would be interested in buying more of these for sure! I'm also really wanting to try out their liquid lipsticks. 
(left shade: Ubuntu
right shade: Philocaly) 



Products worn in this look mentioned in this Mini Review:
Farsali Unicorn Essence
XO Beauty Creme Lipstick (Ubuntu)
Products worn in this look mentioned in this Mini Review:
XO Beauty Creme Lipstick (Philocaly)
*****
Milani Prime Light Strobing + Pore Minimizing Face Primer 


I didn't hate this primer, but I also didn't love it. This is NOT a strobing primer. I really didn't see a change in my pores even. My foundation wore alright for the first few hours, but always started breaking up around my nose and in between my eyebrows area after that. This looks like a highlighting primer in the pictures below on my hand, but it blends into the skin sheer just like any other primer. It was light and felt good on my face, but is still a disappointment since it doesn't do what it claims to do. 









Products worn in this look mentioned in this Mini Review:
Milani Prime Light Strobing + Pore Minimizing Primer



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