SEVENTEEN First Impressions
Monday, September 05, 2016
I remember the first time I ever went into Boots to buy makeup. I bought most of my products from the SEVENTEEN counter and I loved them. When I discovered the SEVENTEEN blogger network I was beyond excited to see what it was all about. Today I'm sharing my first impressions of some SEVENTEEN products.
You may know that I have been loving matte lips recently, so I was very excited to try two of their new Mega Matte lipsticks, in the shades Rioja Your World* and Back To The Fuchsia*. I first of all must mention that I love the names SEVENTEEN have given to their products, especially 'Back To The Fuchsia' because it's a play on Back To The Future which I found quite quirky.
The lipsticks aren't actually drying at all and are really long lasting which I was pleasantly surprised about for a drugstore brand. I'm really impressed with the formula of them, I just wished the shade selection was a little broader because I am loving brown toned nudes at the moment and there isn't any of them in the collection. There are 12 shades in all to choose from, I just wish they included some less bold shades.
The Skin Wow 3-Way Highlighter* reminded me of Benefit's High Beam at first, a product I have loved and used daily for such a long time now. The only difference is it can be used as a primer as well as a highlighter, but I have only used it as a highlighter and apply it to the top of my cheekbones and my brow bone, just as I would with High Beam. It's slightly less pink toned than High Beam, probably because it can also be used as a primer. You get 30ML of product in the SEVENTEEN bottle for £5.99 compared to only 15ML in the Benefit product for £19.50, so I think the SEVENTEEN highlighter is a winner for me!
Swatches of lipsticks and highlighter:
I have never used a cream bronzer before so I was intrigued to try the SEVENTEEN Instant Glow Cream Bronzer*.
The shade of the bronzer isn't too orange toned and also matte so
perfect for contour. I also think that it's really easy to blend and
very buildable. I think it will take me a while to get used to this
product after only ever using powder bronzers before, but I reckon once I
get used to it I will be using it a lot.
Have you tried any products from SEVENTEEN?
Products marked with a * have been sent for review. All opinions are my own.
20 comments
Oooh I'd really love to try out the cream bronzer you mentioned! I don't think I've ever tried any Seventeen products but I hear it's such a great budget brand! Thanks for sharing xx
ReplyDeleteCiara Rose | www.ciara-rose.com | Subscribe via Bloglovin’
It is! The products are amazing quality for the price, I do recommend the bronzer! x
DeleteI've tried a few things from seventeen but it's just a counter i would never look at for some reason!
ReplyDeletelouiselovesbeauty.blogspot.co.uk
It was never a counter I spent much time looking at until I tried these products! Now I have been persuaded to look more often! x
DeleteLovely post, Erin! I've never tried any products from Seventeen; I believe they are a UK based brand. Hopefully they'll make their way over to the states. Definitely want to try that bronzer! xx
ReplyDeletehttps://guiliannamarie.blogspot.com
Thank you! Yes, unfortunately they are a UK based brand sold by Boots. Such a shame because I think you would love that bronzer! x
DeleteI love the high beam highlight but definitely do not want to pay that much again, will definitely make a purchase whenever I see this!! Thanks for sharing :)
ReplyDeleteKathy x
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Me too! I know I'll be buying this one in future! Thanks for commenting Kathy x
DeleteThe bronzer sounds great, I'll be checking that out along with their concealer next time I see their counter! Leonie x
ReplyDeletehttps://prettyrainclouds.blogspot.com
I have never tried their concealer but I've heard great things about it! Maybe I'll have to pick that up next time I'm there too! x
DeleteI love seventeen products - you should really try the concealer and the liquid eyeliner, both are amazing x
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I have heard so many good things about the concealer, I think I'm going to have to try it now! x
DeleteI used to love seventeen products! not used any for a long time, i need to try these out!
ReplyDelete♡ chantelle | chanbelle ♡
Me too! I started trying other brands and seemed to forget about them so it's been really lovely to try them again lately! x
DeleteLovely post, great products review!! xoxo
ReplyDeleteVildana from Living Like V & Stalia Is BAE
Thank you! x
DeleteThat highlight is so pretty! I love Seventeen products xo
ReplyDeleteemsirose.blogspot.com
Me too! It's such a stunning highlight x
DeleteNice post! I really want to try out Skin Wow Highlight, it looks amazing.
ReplyDeleteRóisín
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Thanks! It is! Lovely highlight and so affordable, definitely worth trying! x
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