Beauty Product Battles, Throw Downs and Showdowns

[itsfi]

Ready to pit some beauty products against each other? Can't decide which of your mascaras, lipsticks, hair masks, eye creams, vanilla scents, etc. reign supreme? I don't know about you but I love hearing about how products compare with one another, and which products come out on top when going head-to-head in a dual.  Share your beauty battles here and let's see which of our product(s) come out on top! 

If you have two or more similar products you're testing out or have been wanting to compare against the other to see which performs better for you, put them to the test. So that we can all join in on the fun and learn from your experiment, let us know what product(s) you'll have face off against each other and who comes out victorious, and any other details you'd like to share. 

[itsfi]

I like that - “up to interpretation” @peculiarzmakeup! Striking a balance when it comes to a well edited collection that suits me without feeling like it’s so much stuff, and also wanting to try new items has been, well, it still is, a work in progress, like so many things. The throwdowns, whether just between a couple of products or several have been a great way to go about this in a practical way and have fun along the way.

[ather]

@itsfi  omg this idea for the bins are perfect. It’s actually even perfect just to have on your counter so you can put your foils or products in it and you can actually see what progress you’re making. Hmmm interesting the ones that you know are a yes for sure! And I’m surprised to see a solid no. You still have so much time left in this!! Great progress! 

[itsfi]

@ather, that’s a great idea!! 💡 I may do just that and use one of these bins to hold my foils. It would be a good way to keep the amount of foils I have in check too. Thank you!! 🤗 

lol, I wonder if I was just in a focused mindset when I made that declutter - I go through phases when I just feel compelled to whittle down my stash. I almost added the Gucci but pulled it at the last minute. 

[CynthieLu]

I just wanna say I love the tiny bins @itsfi 🗑️ ❤️ 

Ooh you worked through a lot of the reds! How did you enjoy the bolder lips this week? 

I think it's interesting how different Mortal Flame behaves as a swatch vs in your lips, it really does look phenomenal on your hand. 

[itsfi]

@CynthieLu, the tiny bins came in handy; yay for repurposing them! 👍🏼 It was a bit of a struggle (in my head) to see myself in the mirror with a bright, bold red lip - the first couple of days I did a lot of blotting, making the shade a stain even if it wasn’t intended to be such. 😆 

Yeah, I’ve had many reds wear a different shade on my lips than they appear in the tube. Most of the time it’s reds turning fuschia on me. Warmer toned shades can wear a lot more warm on me (sometimes too warm for my liking). The orange hues in the Mortal Flame shade seemed to show up more than I remembered. It was also a tad fussier than other liquid lipsticks I have so that was a factor with letting it go as well. 

[caitbird]

@itsfi  love this, and what a great idea for a thread! I need to do a "throwdown" of my red lipsticks as well, as I somehow seem to have accumulated quite a few (and realistically, I don't even wear them that often! 😖) - and another on the way too lol oops 😅

[itsfi]

Lol @caitbird, it’s amazing how quickly we can accumulate things, isn’t it? I was not expecting I had thiiiiis many reds (I have several more, actually 😬) As much of a challenge it has been to wear a red everyday this past week, I’m happy that it’s given me the opportunity to wear each of these more than just the one time. 

Oooouh, one on the way? I’m excited to see what you picked up. 

[caitbird]

@itsfi  I need to try to wear my red lippies more often - I don't wear them that much really, and yet I guess I am drawn to them since I seem to keep buying more 😅 they're just so pretty!

[itsfi]

They are so pretty @caitbird and if they have pretty packaging, well ... it is hard to resist. I don't reach for reds often and compared to other lip color families, I don't have as many reds in my collection. I figured with that being the case, it would be easier to do a battle of the red lipsticks first as far as lippie showdowns go, and also that maybe I would pick up some tips for doing future lip throw downs. So far, so good. 👍 Since I've been wearing more reds, I've been more diligent about lip care, which has been a good thing and something I hope to continue with after the battle of the reds comes to a close. 

I'm still in the early stages of the red lip battle but I highly recommend doing a throw down at some point, whether with just 2 lipsticks duking it out for a shorter duration or a handful of red lippies over a longer period of time. I've found it to be fun and insightful. 

[caitbird]

@itsfi  oddly I find that most of my lipsticks are actually reds, I think because if I want a more neutral lippie, I'm more likely to reach for a gloss or balm, etc. But I definitely think doing a throwdown at some point would be fun and edifying!

That's great too that you've found you are more diligent with lip care, as a kind of side effect of doing this red lip battle. That's a good side effect to have!

[PrettyPaint]

@itsfi That's exciting about the hourglass lipstick. I've never thought to purchase a red lipstick from this brand, so I'll keep this in mind!

[itsfi]

@PrettyPaint, same; it’s made me give the Hourglass holiday releases with red lipsticks a second look. 

[curlychiquita]

This is a great idea, @itsfi!  I like the color and finish of the Charlotte Tilbury Lunar New Year Matte Revolution Lipstick Blossom Red , too.

[itsfi]

Thank you @curlychiquita! The CT LNY red has really surprised me - I almost passed on it when it came out; I’m glad I didn’t. It’s long lasting and the color really is pretty in the tube and when worn.

[PDXXXX]

@itsfi I am really loving this as I have accumulated an embarrassing number of concealers and it is long past time I ditched several.

Here is what we have going on:

12 concealers: ILIA True Skin Serum Concealer with Vitamin C Arrowroot SC0.5 Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Bright Fix Eye Brightener Concealer in Rose Quartz, Golden Ivory and Seashell Westman Atelier Vital Skincare Brightening Concealer With Hyaluronic Acid Atelier L1 Fenty Beauty by Rihanna We're Even Hydrating Longwear Waterproof Concealer Light 110W Kosas Revealer Super Creamy + Brightening Concealer with Caffeine and Hyaluronic Acid #Lancome Care Glow Serum Concealer Jones Road The Face Pencil No 1 HUDA BEAUTY GLOWISH Bright Light Hydrating Sheer Concealer 03 Light Amazing Concealer in Golden Fair and Charlotte Tilbury Beautiful Skin Medium to Full Coverage Radiant Concealer with Hyaluronic Acid 1 

I have strong opinions on the pros and cons or all of these if anyone is curious about a product in this colllection. With that said, here is what I will keep:

1. Fenty Bright Eye Brightener in Rose Quartz, 2. Westman Atelier VItal Skincare Brighteniing Concear With Hyaluronic Acid and 3. Amazing Concealer and 4. Fenty We're Even.

So this got me to cut down from 12 to 4 concealers. Thank you for the motivation: it has long been needed. Now I have to not cave and try new concealers until I run out of a few of these!

[sister13]

I have a hard time resisting concealers too! Great job narrowing yours down ! @PDXXXX 

[peculiarzmakeup]

Such a beautiful photo!!! @PDXXXX I really enjoyed reading your thoughts on this and am interested to see how the narrowing down process goes I find it so interesting, I think pros and cons is such a great approach. Looking forward to seeing more on this ❤️ 

[PDXXXX]

@peculiarzmakeup I think it's really down to the Westman Atelier and Fenty products. What are your favorite concealers??

[peculiarzmakeup]

Those both sound amazing my go to concealer is the Kosas Mini Revealer Super Creamy + Brightening Concealer with Caffeine and Hyaluronic Acid Tone 1.5 ...  I just got the Danessa Myricks Beauty Vision Cream Cover Adjustable Foundation & Concealer  which I really like as well! Both super smooth in texture which I always like 🙂 @PDXXXX 

[PDXXXX]

@peculiarzmakeup you're making me want to give the Kosas another go! I think my summer skin has faded quite a bit from whenever I first got it (I have a mini in the same shade). The Danessa Myricks Beauty Cover Cream looks like a really unique product. I might have to try that some time 🙂

[peculiarzmakeup]

I’m very inspired by your post there’s so many good concealers here I’ve only tried the two I mentioned been looking for a while too see for a good fit I might have to check some of these others out 🙂 @PDXXXX