Bronze powder review : NYX Tango with bronze powder review - Tan Enthusiasm

i wrote a post before about multi colour blush/bronzer, and this is one of my collection. You can read the post here. I like blush/bronzer/highlighter with more than one colour. they are cute and not boring like one colour only. hehe. although i must admit, that one colour blushes are  actually better in pigmented (base on my experience only). so in my opinion, if you want more pigmented blush just go to regular one colour blush, but if you just want natural look, shading,  bronze effect, or you like to experiment with those colour, you can try this kind of blusher/bronzer.

Anyway, this one from NYX, they named it Tango with bronze powder. it comes in 5 versions, and i chose Tan enthusiasm. This is the full range of NYX tango with bronze powder

picture from http://www.cherryculture.com
description from NYX website :

It takes two to tango but just one of our brilliant bronzing powders to kickstart your look. Our mosaic bronzer shades create a golden glow on the face and body—like you’ve just returned from a Caribbean getaway. Sun-kissed never looked this sexy or healthy. Available in five versions.

INGREDIENTS: Talc, Mica, Mineral Oil, Magnesium Stearate, Synthetic Wax, Dimethicone, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Polybutene, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Diethylhexyl Syringylidenemalonate / Caprylic / Capric Triglyceride, and Tin Oxide. May Contain: Mica (CI  77019 ) , Titanium Dioxide (CI  77891 ), Iron Oxide Red (CI  77491 ) , Iron Oxide Yellow (CI  77492 ) , Iron Oxide Black (CI  77499 ), Ultramarine Pink (CI  77007 ),  D&C Red 6 Na. Salt (CI  15850 ), D&C Red 7 Ca Lake (CI  15850 ), Manganese Violet (CI  77742 ), or Ultramarine Blue (CI 77007).

so as you can see from the description above, actually it's not a blusher.it supposed to give you the sun-kissed look.

well this is what i think about this product :

 first, the packaging.
well, for me it's a little too bulky. not convinient for travelling or carry around. when i put this inside my make up pouch, it makes the pouch full. But from the look, the packaging is much better than NYX mosaic powder that it just classic bored plastic packaging.

When you open the cap, this is the inside. the bronze powder with a mirror. No seperation between the bronze powder and the mirros, so the mirror will not be clear and always covered with some of the powder.

the blusher is hidden underneath the bronze powder.

This is the brush. it's a flat brush. the brush is not superb. the hair is not too soft. just ok i think.

and this is the swatch :

with flash

without flash

it was really hard to make that swatch for those 4 colours. i have to stroke each colour many timew to get that colour on my hand. 

and i really wanted to make a swatch for all those colour combined, but seriously, i couldn't! it was just glitter all over my hand. the brush seems just couldn't take the colour from the bronze powder. i tried with other brush, my kabuki brush, and it was same. when i took a picture, there's nothing you can see.. no colour captured on the photo.

so yes, i can say, it's not pigmented at all. there is some glitter, as you can see from the picture with flash.

when applied on my cheek, i like to just blend all the colour, it will show brown colour with pink touch on my cheek, but not really show. i guess it's just for a fresh natural glow effect for my cheek.

in conclusion,

for me it's not a must product. something you don't need to have, only for alternative it you want to switch your fav blush to something else for a day or two. no, i will not repurchase this one. maybe it's simply just not what i need. NYX Mosaic powder blush is more for me. well, it depends to the person needs. if you need or want to try a bronzer, you can try this one.

Lip gloss review : NYX Luscious lip gloss palette i 03 'the perfect everyday colors'

This is my second NYX lip products i tried. the first one was the mega shine lip gloss, which i wrote a review about that already. This time is the lip gloss pallet.
from nyx website :
The question on everyone’s lips: What’s on your pout? No need to kiss and tell with one of our dazzling lip gloss palettes stashed in your bag. Each offers five moisturizing and long-lasting lip gloss shades that can be blended to customize your own colors. Available in 10 sets with an applicator.
INGREDIENTS: Bees Wax, Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) wax, Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) wax, Ceresin, Polyethylene, Octyldodeanol, Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate, Bis-Digylceryl Polyacyladipade-2, Isostearyl Isostearate, Diisostearyl Malate, Polyisobutene, Tocopheryl Acetate, B.H.A, Polyethylene Trephthalate, and Fragrance. MAY CONTAIN: Mica (CI 77019), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxide Red (CI 77491), Iron Oxide Yellow (CI 77492), Iron Oxide Black (CI 77499) , D&C Red No.6 (CI 15850), D&C Red No.7 (CI 15850), D&C Red No.27 (CI 45410), FD&C Yellow No.5 Aluminum Lake (CI 19140) , FD&C Blue No.1 Aluminum Lake (CI 42090) , D&C Red No.36 (CI 12085), or Carmine (CI 75470).

i have LGP 03 the perfect everyday colors. Actually it's so hard to choose one. they have 10 of this cute palette!! let's take a look of all the collection;

 

pictures below are from ebay seller joy's cosmetics

who's not tempted with all nyx products? they are affordable,or i can even say cheap, and have lots of colors and range. The famous round lipsticks for example, is sooo cheap..  it's only Rp.33.000 if you buy from riebutik and for this palette it's Rp.85.000. not bad!
I wanted to buy the round lipstick, but when i saw this, for rp.85.000 you get 5 colors, i chose this. well how is it?

first of all, let me take you to take a look of the product and packaging.

there is a mirror on top of inside packagimg.

it also comes with a small lip brush.

the lip brush, to be honest, the lip brush is sucks. it's hard, not soft, it doesn't pick up the colour well, doesn't apply the gloss on the lip very well. i don't like it, so i always use another lip brush to apply this product.

the colours :

without flash

with flash

swatch on my hand :

(from left to right same like the picture aboce)

without flash

with flash

my experience, likes and dislikes  of  NYX luscious lip gloss palette :

• i don't like the lip brush. it's hard, not soft, not good to apply the gloss.
• the packaging itself is good, compact, good and practical to carry around. too bad that i must bring seperate lip brush.
• the lip gloss itself, well, sadly to say this but i know the colors look good on my hand. but on my lip, only one colour is good, which is the left one. the rest somehow the colors didn't show on my lip, lall looks pale, the colors show different than on my hand.
• the formula itself also not good for me, like there is no moisturizin properties at all. you need to apply lip balm before this. My lip is not dry or chapy when i applied this, but somehow when i put the gloss on my lip looked dry, dull, pale, not fresh. and yes, it makes my lip dry too!!
• the finish is super matte, no gloss at all. or at least that's how it is on my lip. maybe i shoud scrub my lip first to make it smooth?

i'm so sorry for the bad review nyx... don't worry, i'm not giving up on you. i still want to try the round lipsticks and the lip tinted spa.

This is only review based on my experience. Before i decided to buy this, i looked for reviews on some other beauty bloggers, and some of them have good review and this lip gloss look good on their lips! so it could be different to other people. if you are still confused either to buy or not, just type "nyx luscious lip gloss palette" on google, you will see many reviews and swatches out there to help you decide.

lip gloss review : NYX mega shine lip gloss natural

I found many good reviews about this product, so i bought one to try myself. i chose natural one, because i already bought some other lip gloss in orange/peach and light pink colour, and this colour i didn't have. Actually, natural or lip look alike colour was my favourite lip colour back when i was in college. Then when i started to work light pink became my favourite colour, and recently i like peach or orange for my lip colour. Anyway, now let's back to thic lip gloss.

The packaging is just like any other lip gloss, nothing really special about it.

the applicator.
and now is the swatch..

pretty colour huh..
well, what i thought about this lip gloss is...
first, the scent is just like common cosmetic scent, not a lovely scent. the texture is nice creamy and not sticky. i like the texture. The colour, it looks pretty when i swatched on my hand, but on my lip, the colour didn't really show or came out like in the picture. in fact it looks pale on my lip. i am using it right now as i am writing this so i can see in the mirror how the colour make me look pale. or maybe i'm used to more fresh colour like orange or peach i've been using? hemmm.. maybe? but anyway, maybe i got the wrong colour. Maybe i should try another colour from nyx mega shine :)

powder blush review : NYX mosaiz powder blush

from nyx website:

Like a light switch for the face, this medley of five luminizers creates a dazzling glow for every skin tone. Our Mosaic Powder Blush can be used on cheeks, eyes and even lips. The mineral-based formula highlights, hydrates and helps protect skin. Available in 12 shades.

INGREDIENTS: Mica, Talc, Zinc Stearate, Kaolin, 2-Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Mineral Oil, B.H.T., Methylparaben, and Propylparaben. May Contain: Ultramarine Pink (CI 77007), Ultramarine Blue (CI 77007), Red Iron Oxide (CI 77491), Yellow Iron Oxide (CI 77492), Black Iron Oxide (CI 77499), Brown Iron Oxide (CI 77491/2/9), Mica (CI 77019), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891),  D&C Red No.7 (CI 15850:1), D&C Red No.6 (CI 15850), FD&C Yellow No.5 (CI 19140:1), or Manganese Violet (CI 77742).

i chose this one for my first review in 2012 because i feel guilty that i put this on my 2011 fav list but i didn't review yet. anyway, last year (2011 is last year!) i was looking for a natural colour blush, i got fade up with pinky-cute blush and i wanted light brown-orange colour that will look natural and fresh. and after looking for review and swatch from google, i decided to buy nyx mosaic powder blush in peachy.
this is the colour :
without flash:

with flash:

on the brush :

my thought :

i like the colour. it is soo natural, make my face look fresh. it is perfect for any on formal occasion. not too pigmented, which is great for me because i don't like my blush to show too much. i have no problem with this blush. no irritation or alergy.well, what else can i say about a blush? it's the colour that is most important for me.
there is no brush included so you have to use your own brush, and no mirror inside. packaging just standard, which is ok for me as long as the product is great, and it is. so this is my fav blush!