Hard Candy - My Bag of Tricks ~ $24.97 CAN.Give the gift of makeup this holiday season with this ultimate cosmetic set, suitable for any makeup lover! This kit includes all the essentials to help you create endless looks that will turn heads at any holiday party! When your look is complete, store all of these favorites in the trendy travel cosmetic bag and enjoy!
This set includes an eyeshadow palette with 30 shadows, mini Just Glow Bronzer, Mini Just Glow highlighter, mini Eye’s The Limit primer, full size Velvet Mousse, full size Plumping Serum, mini longwear setting spray, mini perfecting face primer, and travel cosmetic case.
This set almost has everything you need for a full look! Overall, I think it's great for someone looking to build up there makeup collection and wants to try some good products from the drugstore! The makeup bag it comes in is huge, which is great! If I were completing the set myself, I think I would have swapped the bronzer for a blush and one of the lip products for a mascara, as it would have been a little more rounded overall. But, this is a fun set!
These are both mini sized products of the Baked Highlighter and Baked Bronzer - they are really good size products for minis! I do have to point out that I'm not sure who this Bronzer shade would work for as a bronzer (it's lighter than the highlighter); but, they are both pretty highlighter shades!
These are both super glowy on the cheeks and will give you a bold highlight on your cheekbones. Again, I do think one could have been a blush to round out the set; but, I have been using the pinkier one as a blush topper and the gold as a highlighter and they look great like that!
These are all minis of the Eyes The Limit eyeshadow primer, the Sheer Envy Perfecting Primer, and the Long Wear Setting Spray - all are good size products and I love mini setting sprays for travelling, they are perfect!
I really liked all of these products - I thought the perfecting primer worked well to smooth pores (I would find it most comparable to the Benefit Porefessional), so I just kept it around my nose and t-zone and it worked well. The eyeshadow primer was good and I thought the setting spray worked well and had a good mist to it!
I believe this palette is exclusive to this set - it contains 30 shadows that are a mix of mattes and shimmers. It's got a mix of cool and warm tones and has a little something for everyone in it.
The layout of the shadows was a little confusing to me; but, I started looking at it in vertical rows and sets of 2 rows together and it's made it a little easier.
Here is the first row swatched.
And the second row swatched.
And the third row swatched.
Overall, I thought the palette was good. The shadows are a little light in terms of pigmentation. They require a couple of layers to build up. The shimmers apply well with a finger tip; but, are light it applied with a brush. I think the formula is good to work with for someone just getting comfortable with makeup or someone who wants a more natural application. I think it's easier to work up to a pigmentation level you like, instead of applying too much and trying to blend it out.
For me, Hard Candy always knocks it out of the park with their lip products. Both the Plumping Serum and Velvet Mousse products in this set are full size! These are hands down such good products, especially the Velvet Mousse formula - this formula made my Monthly Favorites in September and I've swatched a couple of different shades that you can see here!
Both of these formulas are really great to wear and I love layering these products together - you can see it down below! The only thing is, I don't know what shades they are in!
And, this makeup bag the set comes in is huge! It open to 2 side compartments that are zippered as well and can fit a ton of products! Will be perfect for storage or travelling! (Also, I love products with lashes on them so I think this is super cute!)
And, here are all the products in one look! I'm using the primer, eyeshadow primer and setting spray. I have the shadow palette on my eyes, the baked highlighter as a blush topper, the baked bronzer as my highlighter and the plumping serum layered on top the velvet mousse on my lips!
This set easily made an almost complete look, and I really like the look that I got overall. I have been happy with Hard Candy products and think this set would make a great gift! Hard Candy is sold exclusively at Walmart and they have a lot of other holiday products out right now at very affordable prices!
Are you looking for big makeup sets for someone on your Christmas list?
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