Pale Products and More

After loving my NARS The Multiple in Copacabana (review here), and mini version of Orgasm I got as a freebie, I had to purchase another shade. Soooo here we are.

The NARS The Multiple retail for $36 for .50 oz, to compare; Nudestix Nudies All Over Face Color is $30 for .25 oz, and Fenty Beauty Match Stix are $25 for .25 oz. This product is "buildable with sheer, high impact color with a powder soft finish".

The particular shade I have, Motu Tane, is a part of the Pop Goes the Easel Sheer Pop Collection, so it has a sheerer finish than the original Multiple sticks. It is described as a nude pink, and has a slight shimmer finish. It is slightly warm toned. I included a picture comparing this shade to the regular formula Multiple stick I have in Orgasm. It has less glitter than Orgasm, and isn't as warm and peachy. I only see a slight different in opacity that isn't really noticeable.

top is Motu Tane bottom is Orgasm

I like to apply this by tapping my damp sponge directly onto the stick itself, then blending it onto my face. I have applied the stick directly to my face then blended, which works fine, but its a bit harder to get evenly blended that way.



I find this can be built to light medium opacity (altho I do wear a pretty light wash, which is soo hard to pick up in pictures) where it still isn't like HEY I'M WEARING BLUSH, but its a nice subtle color, which I much prefer. I love the finish, as it gives my skin a nice healthy glow. It wears well for 8+ hours, doesn't face, and sets itself enough so that it doesn't slide around my face or rub off.

Overall I love this product! I prefer it to the other stick blush I have, the Nudestix All over Face Color (which I have upcoming reviews on) and wear this probably weekly. I doubt I'll ever run out of it, its huge for the amount I use! But if I did, I'd definitely repurchase. 10/10 for sure.

Now I'm not one for powder foundations, they've always seemed very old lady-ish and don't really make sense for me since I wear liquid concealer. But my favorite youtuber Thataylaa has raved about this product for years (although she uses it as a setting powder), so I decided to give it a go.

The Laura Geller Balance-n-Brighten Baked Color Correcting Foundation retails for $33 for .32 oz; comparing that to Mac Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation which is $30 for .52 oz, and the BareMinerals BarePRO Performance Wear Powder Foundation which is $30 for .34 oz. It claims to "color correct your skin to give you glowing, flawless complexion", but also "features a matte finish".

The color Porcelain is described as for "doll-like complexions, alabaster skin". It swatches very light, slightly pink toned (which makes sense when you note the swirls of pink in the powder itself). Swatches are really hard for me to photograph, so sorry for the weird angles- they caught the shade of the powder more accurately than straight on shots.



The first day I tested this as a setting powder, and found it to perform similarly to my regular Laura Mercier powder in that it somewhat caked up, sat on top of my skin, didn't look the best, etc etc, hence why I'm trying to find a new powder. For the sake of this review though, I tested this product alone as my only foundation. I wore it for 8 hours after priming with my Milk Blur Stick on my t zone and Smashbox Primer Water, and setting with my Too Faced Hangover spray. This is my usual everyday combo lately for priming/setting. I applied it with my damp Eco Tools sponge which is also my current go to.

It applied easily and sheerly. I could only bring the coverage up to light sheer coverage while using the sponge. Brushes tend to make powders look like shit on my skin, but I did add a final thin layer using a Wet n Wild powder brush, which did not seem to add any coverage. It blended easily, although it was difficult to tell where I had already applied product. I should also note that before applying the founation I did conceal my undereyes using the Nyx HD Concealer, since I didn't want to layer a liquid on top of a powder.

Powder applied to left half (undereyes concealed)

Powder applied to entire face

full face minus lips

It appeared to be a decent match, if not slightly dark. Immediately after application my skin looked okay, although my pores were slightly emphasized and it seemed to be sitting on top of my pores. It gave my skin a satin finish. I did notice that when I was done with my makeup, it had not settled into my forehead creases or smile lines in the way all liquid foundation do at this point.


After 6 hours (somewhat late check in, sorry!) I wasn't looking so hot. It had definitely oxidized a few shades too dark, and settled into my smile lines a bit. It seemed to also have rubbed off where my glasses rest on my right cheek (yay asymmetrical face). My pores were also seriously out to party, and it looked very heavy in between my brows which isn't typical for me. (as always ignore the glasses marks on my nose, happens inevitably). The pic below is in my car, and it shows most accurately how the foundation was looking- which obviously is pretty bad.



At the end of the 8 hours, I looked pretty bad. I was having the same issues as the 6 hour check in- creasing, heaviness, oxidization, large pores, and I was pretty oily.



Overall this gets a 0/10 from me. There wasn't a single redeeming quality (initially thought shade would save it, but then it oxidized), and I see no reason to use this again. I honestly went to Ulta the same night and returned it. I had such high hopes for this but it really didn't deliver.