Sample Saturday - Too Faced

I recently purchased items from the Too Faced vintage Sale and with my purchase I received sample sizes of the Primed and Poreless face primer and Shadow Insurance eye primer. I have not tried very many brands of primers and so I can't honestly compare either of these with much else, but I do think that they were both great products.

I began with the Primed and Poreless Skin Smoothing Face Primer. I have never purchased a face primer before because I have pretty smooth skin and have never felt it necessary to spend the extra money, so I was curious to see what this product would be like. I have used one other primer before (In my last Sample Saturday blog post), but because that was a one-use sample I did not get much from it.

I wasn't really sure how much to use at first so I squeezed out a small drop to see how far that would go because I didn't want to waste any product from this small sample. I was very happy to find that a little tiny bit of product went a long way!

The product comes out in a tan color and didn't have much of a scent which was good in my opinion. It made my face feel very silky and smooth, but for $30 a bottle I will pass on purchasing this product in the future. I loved the sample and will definitely use the rest of the product, but I feel that my skin is fine without this product and I feel that the less I use the better.

Overall, I would give this product seven stars out of ten because it did what it said it would and left my skin silky smooth, but is a little pricey for a primer.

After finishing my face regimen I used the Shadow Insurance Anti-Crease Eye Shadow Primer on my eyelids to help keep the eyeshadow I purchased from Too Faced (Glamour To Go II Palette) on my eyelids without creasing. I have never experienced creasing with powder shadow before so I was not too worried about this, but I did want my eyeshadow to last longer in the day.

The only other eye shadow primer I have used it New York Color's primer which came in a palette I purchased, and that one is very creamy and covers almost like a concealer. However, Shadow Insurance comes out clear and does not cover any redness or veins. This is not too big of a deal for me, but it is definitely something that I would want if I bought an entire bottle of eye primer. Unlike the Primed and Poreless, Shadow Insurance didn't really feel silky.

After wearing this product all day I don't really feel that it kept my eye-shadow well enough to want to purchase the full sized bottle. Again, I will probably use up the rest of my sample, but I don't feel that the benefits outweigh the cost of $18, even though this price is not particularly bad. I love Too Faced products, but I think I'll stick to the products with color :)

I rate this item six stars out of ten.