My Too Faced Love Affair
Can we just talk about Too Faced for a minute?
The whole affair with the brand started with a couple little randoms here and there. You know, the little travel sized bottles in the check out line, the Christmas sets that show up every year in adorable packaging, etc.
So one day in the checkout line, they had one of those little boxed samples of the Chocolate Soliel Bronzer and the Better than Sex Mascara together.
WELL WE ALL KNOW HOW I FEEL ABOUT THE MASCARA.
https://www.toofaced.com/p/mascaras/better-than-sex-mascara/
This is by far one of the best mascaras I have ever used and I wish this came in every color of the rainbow and in waterproof so that it would be the only brand I would ever need in my entire life because this is the shit. Seriously, this mascara is THE SHIT. I haven't used any other (except my one waterproof mascara. Seriously, Too Faced, why isn't the Better than Sex mascara in waterproof too?) mascara since discovering this.
Like, do you want your lashed big, fat, and fluffy (like me? jk.) ? Yes, you do. Everyone does. Don't be that guy who bucks the system just because you wanna feel different.
And the bronzer you ask?
https://www.toofaced.com/p/bronzers/chocolate-soleil/
It's also amazing. It's so rich in it's pigment, easy to blend, not too orangey but still warm. My only gripe is more of a personal gripe- which is the color is too dark for me. BUT, FEAR NOT FRIENDS! Too Faced makes a lighter version of this called Milk Chocolate and a darker one called Dark Chocolate SO WE CAN ALL BE BEAUTIFULLY BRONZED.
For me though, because the color is darker, I can use it as more of a warm contour shade SO, it's not a total loss. (Plus it was a sample size, so, it's not like it's gonna take me forever to get through it.)
So then, there was a ton of hype surrounding the chocolate bar themed palette and because I'm a sucker for hype sometimes- I bought it.
The whole affair with the brand started with a couple little randoms here and there. You know, the little travel sized bottles in the check out line, the Christmas sets that show up every year in adorable packaging, etc.
So one day in the checkout line, they had one of those little boxed samples of the Chocolate Soliel Bronzer and the Better than Sex Mascara together.
WELL WE ALL KNOW HOW I FEEL ABOUT THE MASCARA.
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| Photo: Too Faced website |
This is by far one of the best mascaras I have ever used and I wish this came in every color of the rainbow and in waterproof so that it would be the only brand I would ever need in my entire life because this is the shit. Seriously, this mascara is THE SHIT. I haven't used any other (except my one waterproof mascara. Seriously, Too Faced, why isn't the Better than Sex mascara in waterproof too?) mascara since discovering this.
Like, do you want your lashed big, fat, and fluffy (like me? jk.) ? Yes, you do. Everyone does. Don't be that guy who bucks the system just because you wanna feel different.
And the bronzer you ask?
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| photo: Too Faced website |
It's also amazing. It's so rich in it's pigment, easy to blend, not too orangey but still warm. My only gripe is more of a personal gripe- which is the color is too dark for me. BUT, FEAR NOT FRIENDS! Too Faced makes a lighter version of this called Milk Chocolate and a darker one called Dark Chocolate SO WE CAN ALL BE BEAUTIFULLY BRONZED.
For me though, because the color is darker, I can use it as more of a warm contour shade SO, it's not a total loss. (Plus it was a sample size, so, it's not like it's gonna take me forever to get through it.)
So then, there was a ton of hype surrounding the chocolate bar themed palette and because I'm a sucker for hype sometimes- I bought it.
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| Photo: Too Faced website https://www.toofaced.com/p/eye-shadow-palettes/chocolate-bar-eye-shadow-collection/ |
All of the "chocolate" stuff from Too Faced (the bronzer as mentioned above, the cocoa powder foundations, the chocolate bar palette, etc) has the nicest scent of cocoa powder. It's delicious. I usually gravitate to those products purely for the smell alone.
But aside from that, the colors on this palette are LOVELY. Now, that being said, there are some colors I wish would have been swapped out. Not so much because they aren't nice and the pigmentation is terrible, but because a lot of the colors are a bit too similar for my personal taste. I wouldn't have mind if some of the middle range shimmer shades were just done in matte, or something like that so they didn't seem TOO similar. You can kinda tell on the left hand side there's a couple shades in there that are pretty similar.
BUT, I kinda get it. I mean, when you theme something to chocolate, you kinda have to stick to chocolate shades and there's only so many candy browns in the world. (Except, wtf, why is there a purple in there? Like I get the cherry chocolate one, but that purple is like, what? Why?)
So then I kind of went crazy down the Too Faced Train....
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| Photo: Too Faced website |
The Cocoa Powder Foundation is so nice. Super nicely milled, easy to apply, color (on me) is perfect. Just slightly yellow enough to cover weird redness, great for those off days where you don't really wanna wear foundation. (If you're using this as a setting powder though, it's a bit too... hydrating (lol. what? It's a powder. I know. Just roll with me.) to make that happen for a long day.)
And usually, I'll wear this powder on top of...
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| Photo: Musings of a Muse |
The Air Buffed BB Creme- which they don't sell on their website anymore.
HOWEVER, my local Nordstrom Rack is amazing for makeup for some reason and I find a TON of Too Faced stuff there usually. (I got the BB cream and the cocoa powder foundation from there)
The bb cream is super nice- IF you don't have super oily skin. Despite my skin being oily, it's quite dehydrated so it acts a little more like combination skin and I can pull off wearing this with some powder without any problems. It's a very light handed coverage but in combination with the powder- it can get to a medium coverage.
(Note: for the pale ladies, they actually make this in a very very light shade called... snow? I believe? Might be snow bunny. And it's PERFECT.)
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| Photo: Too Faced website |
The Born This Way foundation (Is Lady Gaga gonna sue over this? Does anyone know?) is INSANELY AMAZING.
Short story, my skin is a nightmare. Between the oily/dehydrated fiasco, I always have flaky skin, large pores... it's just... I hate my skin so much.
THIS MAKES ME LOOK LIKE THE PORCELAIN GODDESS I ALWAYS KNEW I COULD BE.
Seriously, I don't know if it's the coconut water/hylarounic acid combination or just the liquid/cream love child consistency or what, but I have never ever looked better. I have constant complements on my skin when I wear this and it gives the nicest finish. It's dewy but not sweaty, solid but not matte.
Rose petal would probably be the best description I could give. It's very velvety and soft. The coverage is... medium to full I would say but definitely buildable. It feels like you're wearing nothing when it's all blended in and it sets very very well. I always go over it with powder around my eyes and nose and stuff- but you could probably get away without it. It's pretty pricey, but it's SO SO SO SO SO worth it.
(And note for the ladies: The porcelain shade was a shade too dark for me, but they are releasing lighter and darker shades this fall SO WE CAN ALL BE BEAUTIFUL SMOOTH SKINNED BEAUTIES.)
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| Photo: Too Faced website |
This is La Creme Color Drenched lipstick and it's legit.
Honestly, lipsticks and such is kind of a mess for me usually. I'm a picker, a lip biter, etc. Lipstick has always been the one thing I wish I could wear nicely and just can't. It always wears off on me super fast BECAUSE I EAT AND DRINK ALL THE DAMN TIME, but lipstick is just one of those things where you put it on and you feel like a damn lady. I can't live without it.
SO, that being said. I love this stuff. It's hydrating and workable and when I have to reapply 8 times in the day it doesn't cake up and get gross in the corners- YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT, DON'T ACT LIKE YOU DON'T.
I have a couple different shades, but my stand-out is definitely Nude Beach. It's that perfect nude that has the hint-iest of pink and brown in it so you don't look completely dead but it doesn't compete with that dope smokey eye you spent 2 hours doing.
Lastly, I have to talk about the Melted Lipsticks.
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| Photo: Too Faced website |
Ok, so I only have one of these but I got it in a color that's not the most flattering on me and therefore it's not my most favorite thing. HOWEVER, for the sake of the blog and everyone wanting to know more about these lipsticks- I wore the shade for a few days so we could get the jist of it. Because I'm not one of those bloggers who hates on something because I personally made the mistake of getting a color that didn't work on me.
SO, aside from the shade, this lipstick is amazing. It's exactly what I personally would want from one of these melted lipstick sort of formulas.
Matte but not too matte, comfortable to wear but doesn't slide around all day, sets like a stain but isn't drying, looks good through eating and drinking, minimal amount of reapply times in the day, doesn't goop up, need the tiniest amount when applying so you aren't wasting a ton of it, can wear it with barely any product for a "stain" look or can apply a normal amount for full coverage, doesn't seep into fine lines around my mouth, etc.
Ok, obviously I really liked this stuff. I've teamed it up with glosses for a shinier look too and that totally works.
My ONLY real gripe with this is the application process and even that's not really a big deal. Instead of this having like, a doe foot wand or a small brush, the whole head of it is the doe foot style applicator and you just squeeze the tube and apply it straight on. Now, for me this isn't a big deal- but for the smaller lipped girls I can see this being problematic. BUUUUUUT, you can totally just swipe the product off the top with a lip brush if you wanted more control. It's an extra step but to me it's not a deal breaker. I mean, I'm not gonna kick it out of bed for eating crackers.
Honestly, lately I've just been really into the Too Faced brand lately. They seem to be really pushing to the forefront and they're developing really, really fun products that actually work and have adorable girly packaging that even the more hardened bad-asses would still love to have and use.
And just to add a small rant- which you can totally skip over if this doesn't really matter to you one way or another.
As a blogger, as someone who appreciates makeup and the craftsmanship that goes into it, I just want you to know that I would never recommend something I didn't genuinely spend my own money on and didn't personally try out on myself or my friends. In this case, everything listed above are things that I've personally bought with my own money and were NOT sent to me. In addition to that, I linked everything above to the Too Faced website- they are not affiliated links and I do not make any money off anything you choose to purchase from Too Faced.
If a company should ever choose to send things to me, I'll 100% be sure to tell you that that is the case. I will always be upfront with you guys. I will always tell you whether or not I like something based on how the product performs and not because I got it for free. I know what it's like to be a makeup consumer and to buy something because a blogger/youtuber told me they liked it because of a contract. It sucks and it's not fair.
So, take this as gold- I will never sign a contract with a company I don't believe in based on their business ethics and products. I will never try to get you to buy something because I make money on it. I will never recommend something I don't personally like or use.
This blog is my baby, and you guys are my family. I would never hand something to my mom I didn't try first on myself- and I wouldn't do it to you either.
That being said, if you're reading this Too Faced- you guys are amazing and if you'd like to send me a 20 pound case of mascara I wouldn't be opposed. Also, can you please make a waterproof Better Than Sex mascara? Guys? Are you reading this?
-SamanthaK
