I was able to look at all the stuff last Thursday, and I forgot to write up some of the thoughts that I wanted to share with y'all.
Face Products
Golden Elixir Strobe Liquid: I put down two bottles for my pre-order. I never buy multiples of anything because I feel like something similar will be somewhere, and it's never worth it to me to buy more than one of anything. This is the one exception that I will make. I'm an NC40/42, and this looks amazing on my skin. The regular Strobe Liquid reads somewhat ashy on my skin tone and/or messes with the color of my foundation to the point where it looks weird on my face. I don't have this problem at all with Golden Elixir, and it does what it's supposed to do my for my skin tone. It will work well as an all-over illuminator if your foundation isn't already glowy on its own, and I think it will perform just as well as a highlighter. People with darker skin need to check this out because it is exactly what I've always wanted from one of these liquid illuminators, and it may do the same for you!
Ripe for Love Blush: I agree with Liba on this one. It's a beautiful color, but it will be worth buying depending on how much you want a very similar color to something you may already have. If you're new to coral, try it because it's lovely.
Hot Nights Blush: The frostiness of this blush is very refined, so it's not any sort of chunky shimmer disco ball disappointment. I also agree with Liba that Christine was wrong in saying that it's hard to blend. I found it easy to blend, but it does have quite a bit of pigmentation. It read as a redder Prom Princess, but I actually like the texture and sheen from this blush more than what Prom Princess has to offer. People with darker skin tones should try this if Prom Princess was a let-down.
Bronzers: Eh, don't bother unless you feel like you can make it work or you're on the lighter end of the spectrum of skin tones. None of them showed up well on me, and I already have bronzers that flatter my face, anyway. Get the Golden Elixir instead!
Everything else that I thought has already been brought up by everybody else, but let me know if you want to know anything else!
Face Products
Golden Elixir Strobe Liquid: I put down two bottles for my pre-order. I never buy multiples of anything because I feel like something similar will be somewhere, and it's never worth it to me to buy more than one of anything. This is the one exception that I will make. I'm an NC40/42, and this looks amazing on my skin. The regular Strobe Liquid reads somewhat ashy on my skin tone and/or messes with the color of my foundation to the point where it looks weird on my face. I don't have this problem at all with Golden Elixir, and it does what it's supposed to do my for my skin tone. It will work well as an all-over illuminator if your foundation isn't already glowy on its own, and I think it will perform just as well as a highlighter. People with darker skin need to check this out because it is exactly what I've always wanted from one of these liquid illuminators, and it may do the same for you!
Ripe for Love Blush: I agree with Liba on this one. It's a beautiful color, but it will be worth buying depending on how much you want a very similar color to something you may already have. If you're new to coral, try it because it's lovely.
Hot Nights Blush: The frostiness of this blush is very refined, so it's not any sort of chunky shimmer disco ball disappointment. I also agree with Liba that Christine was wrong in saying that it's hard to blend. I found it easy to blend, but it does have quite a bit of pigmentation. It read as a redder Prom Princess, but I actually like the texture and sheen from this blush more than what Prom Princess has to offer. People with darker skin tones should try this if Prom Princess was a let-down.
Bronzers: Eh, don't bother unless you feel like you can make it work or you're on the lighter end of the spectrum of skin tones. None of them showed up well on me, and I already have bronzers that flatter my face, anyway. Get the Golden Elixir instead!
Everything else that I thought has already been brought up by everybody else, but let me know if you want to know anything else!
