Quickie Reviews: Nars Concealer + MBD Red Wine Mask

Another concealer review!? You must be kidding. I know, I know... I have this thing with collecting base makeup and concealers. It must've stemmed from my longtime frivolous insecurities. Rats.

Which brings me to review a cult favorite brand : Nars. Although their concealers aren't what makes them known, it's still worth noting. I was initially curious about their concealers because I tested their foundations and they are excellent. They have two types of concealers, one in a lipstick tube to make it easier to apply when you're touching up and a concealer duo which includes two shades housed in the signature Nars compact.

I bought in the shade Custard/Ginger.

I wasn't a huge fan of this concealer. And my reasons are pretty valid for my skin type/tone. Firstly, the shade selections are extremely limited - either too pink or too yellowish.

I bought this concealer online so I couldn't really color match, but I was sure from all the swatches online that custard/ginger would be perfect. Turns out that it's a bit more darker on me than I hoped for =/ I think the Vanilla/Honey might be too pink on me.. so yeah. No go.

Secondly, the formula is not as "non drying" as they describe. It is an absolute dry mess. Not very creamy but if I have to describe it, it would be like a cream to matte finish, and I can see the benefit of that for oil prone skin. Compared to what I am used to in a concealer, this one is like a bad waterproof lipstick for the face - drying, hard to remove and dull.

Unfortunately, this concealer didn't work for me. I found it to be exceptionally drying on the skin and cakey within a few hrs.

CONS

• Drying - feels like a wet powder
• Limited shade selection
• Cakey after a few hours
• Expensive ($30 on Sephora; a little less elsewhere)

PROS

• Sheer application; very buildable
• Warm shades

I'm a little disappointed, but you move on to better products. I am still in love in with my Tarte one :)

 I also tried the My Beauty Diary Red Wine Mask. I first read about it from Elle and she hated it. I got a sample sheet of it... so I tried it as well :p

I'm a big fan of MBD masks, but not the red wine one. It smells of day old berries and grapes...fermented, I guess, hence the wine. It was yuck. My skin did not feel refreshed. After I took off the mask, I spotted bumps on my face! No good.

So yeah, two bad reviews for today. Sorry! I'm usually hard to disappoint, but these two products were not really good. BUT, I hope you all had a lovely Valentine's Day yesterday. I think I had my fair share of chocolates and sweets!

And some fun news... I'm going to be seeing Glee in concert! LOL I know I'm 24 and I should be more than mature, but I'm enjoying the Glee series so much :)

Goodnight!!