I've recently bought this palette from my local Sephora store. It's slightly below RM100 (can't remember the exact amount). I've never had a proper cream contour palette and frankly speaking I'm not a big fan of cream products due to my oily skin. But I've decided to give it a try cause at the end of the day, it's just makeup and it's gonna wash off.
Let's jump into the review!
The packaging is made up of plastic with a transparent top. It's great since one can take a direct look at the product inside, unfortunately it means sacrifice to the mirror. It's a shame because it would be a nice big mirror. It looks like a typical NYX packaging; simplicity with a touch of sophistication.
Judging by the pan size, there's a generous amount of product. From left; cool tone contour, shimmery pinkish highlight and a yellow shade for under eyes highlight.
There is no noticeable scent and I love how big the pan size because it's easy for my brush to pick up the cream product evenly.
All products are a tad stiff yet they're still creamy to the touch. I need to swirl my finger on the product and heat up the cream for it to melt off. Once it does, I was able to pick up a lot.
The contour shade glide on smoothly and not a single patchiness visible. It's cool tone contour which looks like real shadow once blended.
However the other two swatch slightly uneven but they are so pigmented. The tone of the products are also appropiate as of the shade "Light"
Bear in mind that the highlight shade has a chunk of glitter that sometimes migrate to the other part of my face. Not cute.
The banana shade is the most problematic of them all. I've tried using it under my eyes. It was impossible to blend! Even with a damp beauty sponge. In the end I have to use my finger (dabbing motion) and when I did, it took off almost all of my concealer. I did NOT like the banana shade.
I've set the cream contour with a powder contour by Makeup Revolution.
With the powder contour, it stays on for 5-6 hours without any fading. I'm impressed!
Overall, I'm in love hate relationship with this product but I'm willing to give it a few more tries before I decide whether to continue using it or to give it up.
