Review time again, today we have Anastasia Beverly Hills Beauty Genius Clear Waterproofing Gel.
I purchased this at the beginning of the month for a makeup look that I still do intend on doing, I wear and it never hurts to have a mixing medium in your collection. I know MAC has one and Lit Cosmetics does too, but here in Hickville, we're restricted to mostly online purchasing of products such as these. Most of the time I'm the kind of person that wants instant gratification when I'm buying something, even though I do, do a lot of my shopping online. But, in the entirety of the Ulta Beauty I was in, this was the only mixing medium in the entire store. And I looked everywhere.
Despite that mild annoyance, Anastasia Beverly Hills is rumored to have the best eyebrow products out there or so I've heard. The waterproofing gel is the first Anastasia product I've ever purchased, so I was going off other beauty bloggers and gurus reviews of this brand when I made up my mind to get this. For 18.00USD...I had to seriously think about spending that kind of money on an item like this.
Packaging says- Beauty Genius gel bonds, seals and waterproofs powder makeup, loose pigment, micas and glitter. Beauty Genius is safe to use on the eyelids, face, lips and on the body.
This is what the product looks like out of its box. It reminds me of a standard lip gloss tube, but instead of the foot applicator, this is a like a mini spatula. In the photo and in person, the product looks white in the tube, but it's not, I assure you. I have to admit to being a little irritated when I first opened this and saw white goop, instead of a "clear" gel, but once I deposited some on the back of my hand for testing, it was clear and I was relieved.
The amount of product that comes out onto the spatula is a good amount. You just pop this on the back of your hand or on a clean palette, mix the amount of powder makeup, loose pigment, ect into the gel and apply. The more of the pigments and so on you add to the gel, the more pigmented it will be.
I tried this out using two of the NYX Ultra Pearal Mania loose pigments and one of my bareminerals mineral eyeshadows. I was very impressed on how easy this was to apply after all the powder products were added. The texture reminded me of a good quality liquid liner. And that also goes for that this stuff does need a moment to set. The time varies between roughly 30 seconds to a minute, but the product on your hand or palette doesn't set as quickly, so you do have some time to do what you need to do before you have to add more gel and more product.
Now, on the box it warns that you WILL need a waterproof makeup remover. Luckily I bought some at the same time I bought this, so I was set there.
The bareminerals mineral eyeshadow does have quite a bit of glitter in it, its micro glitter, but it's glitter. And we all know glitter just flecks off everywhere. When it's in makeup, by the end of the day you look like you've been rolling around the hay with a pixie or some other mythical creature that sparkles. No one (and if you do, I apologize) likes to look like you've mated with a pixie.
It locked in the glitter pixies and they STAYED PUT!
Miracles!
Do to the fact that the pixies were jailed, I'm going to have to give the Ammo Palette by Urban Decay another try using this, since we know that that palette is littered with shadows infested with those little buggers.
Once this stuff sets, it doesn't budge, I'd keep that in mind when applying.
This stuff is very waterproof. I washed some dishes with some swatches on the back of my hand and the swatches didn't bleed, move or smudge at all. They did however start to come off when I scrubbed at them, but I wasn't being gentle either. Yet, when I used my Maybelline New York Clean Express Makeup Remover, which is a waterproof remover, the second round of swatches came off easily with no rubbing or scrubbing.
So, if you're looking for a mixing medium, something that will jail those darn glitter pixies so you can use your glitter shadows without irritation or want your powder makeup to be waterproof, then the Anastasia Beauty Genius is a hit in my book. If you don't have MAC counters or other counters in your area that don't carry things similar to this, then I'd recommend looking for this. Even with it being 18.00USD, you do get a good amount of product I think and you really don't need much when you do use it.
I think that pretty much wraps things up for this review. I'll be posting reviews here and on my tumblr, simplydarkpleasureblog.tumblr.com on the same days and time. So if you'd prefer to follow me exclusively there, then you're more than welcome to do so. As always come find me on Twitter via the widget here or @Blog_SDP where you can get immediate updates on blog posts and general updates from me.
Until next time,
Stay Creative.
I tried this out using two of the NYX Ultra Pearal Mania loose pigments and one of my bareminerals mineral eyeshadows. I was very impressed on how easy this was to apply after all the powder products were added. The texture reminded me of a good quality liquid liner. And that also goes for that this stuff does need a moment to set. The time varies between roughly 30 seconds to a minute, but the product on your hand or palette doesn't set as quickly, so you do have some time to do what you need to do before you have to add more gel and more product.
Now, on the box it warns that you WILL need a waterproof makeup remover. Luckily I bought some at the same time I bought this, so I was set there.
The bareminerals mineral eyeshadow does have quite a bit of glitter in it, its micro glitter, but it's glitter. And we all know glitter just flecks off everywhere. When it's in makeup, by the end of the day you look like you've been rolling around the hay with a pixie or some other mythical creature that sparkles. No one (and if you do, I apologize) likes to look like you've mated with a pixie.
It locked in the glitter pixies and they STAYED PUT!
Miracles!
Do to the fact that the pixies were jailed, I'm going to have to give the Ammo Palette by Urban Decay another try using this, since we know that that palette is littered with shadows infested with those little buggers.
Once this stuff sets, it doesn't budge, I'd keep that in mind when applying.
This stuff is very waterproof. I washed some dishes with some swatches on the back of my hand and the swatches didn't bleed, move or smudge at all. They did however start to come off when I scrubbed at them, but I wasn't being gentle either. Yet, when I used my Maybelline New York Clean Express Makeup Remover, which is a waterproof remover, the second round of swatches came off easily with no rubbing or scrubbing.
So, if you're looking for a mixing medium, something that will jail those darn glitter pixies so you can use your glitter shadows without irritation or want your powder makeup to be waterproof, then the Anastasia Beauty Genius is a hit in my book. If you don't have MAC counters or other counters in your area that don't carry things similar to this, then I'd recommend looking for this. Even with it being 18.00USD, you do get a good amount of product I think and you really don't need much when you do use it.
I think that pretty much wraps things up for this review. I'll be posting reviews here and on my tumblr, simplydarkpleasureblog.tumblr.com on the same days and time. So if you'd prefer to follow me exclusively there, then you're more than welcome to do so. As always come find me on Twitter via the widget here or @Blog_SDP where you can get immediate updates on blog posts and general updates from me.
Until next time,
Stay Creative.
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