Too Faced Selfie Powders are finishing powders that are supposed to mimic the effects of photo filters. The palette retails for $36 USD ($45 CAD) and it's available at Too Faced websiteand Sephora.
Product Details:
Light-fragmenting technology is used to brighten with diffused warmth, bronze with diffused warmth or add an ethereal light to the skin.
Can be used individually or blended together.
Come in a portable compact
You can watch my video for Review and Demo of these powders:
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Packaging
I love the packaging! It's really cute! It has an Instagram logo, which fits the concept really well.
It comes with 3 powders of 4g each (12g in total): Sunrise, Totally Toasted & Moon River
Sunrise: Brightening Diffused Warmth
You can apply this all over to warm, brighten and neutralize redness
Totally Toasted: Bronzed Smoothing Glow
You cam apply this all over for a smooth, bronzedappearance
Moon River: Cool Ethereal Light
You can apply this all over to illuminatea dull complexion
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Swatches
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Review
Pros
Easy to blend: I like how it blends in very easily into my skin. It doesn't look patchy or anything.
Gives a subtle glow: It does give a very subtle glow.
Cons
The powders aren't sold separately: I like Totally Toasted the most out of all of them, so I'm sure I would end up using that one before the others. I wish they were sold separately like the Hourglass Ambient Lighting powders.
Hardly noticeable: I just wish they weren't all so sheer. I could use a translucent powder instead and achieve similar look.
I applied all powders on one side of my face (see photo below).
I took a couple of pictures and there wasn't much difference. You can watch my video as well.
This liquid foundation is finally available at Sephora. It retails for $48 USD ($57 CAD). You can also buy it online (narscosmetics.com) or NARS boutiques.
I really like the packaging! It's very nice and sleek. It's much better NARS Sheer Glow and Sheer Matte.
It comes in 1-ounce glass container and I'm glad they finally included a pump unlike with their other foundations.
Product Claims
Full, natural-looking coverage
Lightweight
16-hour wear
Highly Pigmented
Even Tone Technology instantly neutralizes redness and dullness
Perfect for all skin types
Formula
Oil-Free
Fragrance-Free
Formulated without Parabens
It sets quickly, so it's recommended you blend in sections
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How to Use
Shake well before using it it does separate.
It says one pump is good for the entire face but I used 2 pumps.
You can use your fingers or brush to apply it. I like to dab it on with fingers and blend it afterwards with brush. Work in sections because it does dry fast and blend upwards on areas where you have pores. I wouldn't recommend using a beautyblender because this is a liquid foundation, it will get absorbed easily by the beautyblender.
You can watch my video for demo and review of the foundation (my shade is Vallauris):
Here's a video posted by NARS on YouTube with a demonstration of how you can apply it with fingers.
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Shades
There are 20 shades but some of them might be different than NARS Sheer Glow or Sheer Matte. I'd personally matching in-stores but you can also refer to Sephora Color IQ.
Benares - Dark with golden undertones(Color IQ #3R14)
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Khartoum - Dark with expresso undertones(Color IQ #4R15)
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Review
Full Coverage:It's very close to being full coverage. It does cover my redness but not my dark circles. If you have large pores, then I'd also recommend using a primer to minimize the appearance of pores.
Long Wearing: It's claimed to provide 16-hour wear but the longest I had it on was for 12 hours and it did look good by end of night. It started to wear off a bit around my nose and mouth and my T-zone was oily. If you have combination and oily skin, then I'd recommend setting it with powder.
Drying: I have combination skin and it felt dry on my skin. It also clings on dry patches, so I'd recommend exfoliating and using a face oil especially if you have dry skin.
Photographs Well: It looks good in pictures even with flash.
Photo with flash
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Shade Reference
I know it can be hard finding a shade online, so I shared some photos/videos below for some of the shades along with the Color IQ. You can click on the color IQ number and you will be able to find more matches.
