Pale Products and More

So...Glossier. I'm a little late to the party, this I know. Its soo hard for me to buy makeup from a website that isn't Sephora or Ulta for some reason, so I just never got around to actually getting anything from Glossier. Spoiler? I regret that so much. But alas I finally gave in to my own laziness and made the purchase.

This retails for $16 (or slightly cheaper when you buy it in a duo with Haloscope, as I did). It comes in clear, blonde, brown, and black. It is supposed to fill and shape brows while keeping the hairs soft and appearing thicker. I opted for the shade black (I know I know) because I wanted one with color, but knew the other two would be too warm toned for me. The shade actually works really well and doesn't look too shockingly dark.


Now this product has been hyped so damn much I thought there's no way its that great. I've used the Essence Make Me Brow for awhile and liked it, but I could only use it along with my brow pencil because I have really thin tails and virtually no arch. Having to use a gel in conjunction with a pencil defeated the simplistic idea of a gel to me, and I thought this one would be the same...but I was wrong!

glossier boy brow in black

left: essence make me brows in browny brown top: glossier boy brow in black bottom: etude drawing brow in gray

I applied this after penciling in my brows the first time and it did make them appear thicker, but I wasn't really sold until I used it alone. Here's my (very sad) brows with nothing on it, notice the super thin tail and lack of arch, and overall lack of shape. Sorry the right brow is out of focus but you get the idea.



I applied Boy Brow all over and this was the result. I liked that the product seemed to really only grab the hairs and not smudge all over the skin underneath, but I still don't have an arch and will need to pencil one in if I left it at this. This is about how my brows look if I only use the Essence gel, so I wasn't too impressed yet.



Then I applied it multiple times over the tail area, really working it in, kind of intentionally getting product on the baby hairs and skin. I somehow faked an arch using only the wand and not going in with a brush or pencil????




And here's a picture after using it for a couple weeks and really getting the hang of it. Sorry that its a selfie but I think you can still see how nicely shaped they are etc etc.


Especially because I've been going for a more natural look lately, this is a game changer. Sometimes my pencil brows look a little too "done" for the rest of my makeup, or they look off when I'm wearing no other makeup, so Boy Brow being able to give me these super light and natural brows? I'm amazed. I love it. I'm a believer. This is seriously the best eye brow gel, end of story.

As my lust for cream products continues I decided I wanted to try out more cream bronzers than the ones I already have (RMS Beauty Burti Bronzer, review here, and Nudestix All Over Face Color Matte in Bondi Bae, review here) I do love both products, I just wanted to try something else out, and that just so happened to be the Milk Makeup Matte Bronzer. I had my eye on it for awhile but I believe Sam Ravndahl on Youtube finally convinced me.

It retails for $24 for 1 oz. of product, comparing to the other cream bronzers mentioned above; RMS is $28 .20 oz., and Nudestix is $30 for .25 oz., so you're definitely getting your money's worth with Milk which I appreciate. It is said to be a creamy matte that gives an immediate hydrated warmth.



The color baked is described as a "neutral bronze". I think this does pull relatively neutral, maybe slightly yellow (compared to Nudestix which pulls orange and RMS which pulls more red toned). I find that its easier for me to work with a yellowy or reddish brzoner over and orange one, as over application can easily be fixed with these tones. The product itself is creamy with an ever so slight tug when I swatch it. It applied opaque but sheers out nicely, although it can be applied darker if one desires- I'm just a sheer bitch lately.

I have applied this with both a sponge and a stipping brush, and I like both just as well. They both evenly apply the product, whether I tap the tool directly on the product, or swipe the product on my face first. It is not patchy and blends easily, its hard to over do it.

just bronzer and base products applied

It wears well for 6-8 hours, as with all creams its going to rub off easier than powder, but I find that, like most creams, if it rubs off it doesn't look splotchy or bad really. I love the color on my skin definitely more than the Nudestix one, probably tied with RMS.

full face done

Overall I really like this bronzer and it has quickly become just as used as my other two cream bronzers. I can't imagine running out of this giant product soon, but if I did I would repurchase. The color works on my extremely cool toned pale skin, its even and creamy without sliding too much, blends and fades evenly.