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Hi loves! How was your Christmas? Hope you had a lovely time with your family. Anyway, before I do my 2014 Faves, I thought I’d review a couple of more products that I have been loving lately. This of course, includes the famous City Color Contour Effects Palette. Some of you have also been asking for a review about this product, so I thought why not do it before the year ends?

Product Claims/Description according to the City Color Cosmetics Website:
The Contour Effects Palette allows you to sculpt your face effortlessly with its easy-to-follow instruction guide. Achieve an ultra defined look with its matte contour and bronzer shades. Don’t forget to let the light perfectly accentuate your cheekbones, forehead, nose and other features with its shimmer highlight. Our newly enhanced formula is highly pigmented and allows you to blend easily for an ultra flawless finish. Perfect for both beginners and professionals. Ideal for all skin types.

PACKAGING

The palette’s packaging is very simple and direct to the point. It comes with a magnetized, cardboard packaging, with three pans labelled specifically on how you’re going to use them,then a set of instructions with an illustration at flip-top cover (instead of a mirror, I suppose). What I don’t like about the packaging is that it doesn’t feel sturdy. The palette does not include a mirror, hence it’s not that thick, which CAN be good, but it’s very lightweight. I would suggest that you handle this palette with care ’cause the packaging doesn’t offer much in terms of protection.

SHADE & APPLICATION

As I’ve mentioned before, each pan/shade is labelled accordingly.

The Contour shade is of course, the darkest, but has warm undertones. It’s also more ‘brown’ rather than ‘taupe-y’ (which is a shade that I’m a lot more fond of when it comes to contouring). I use my RT Contour Brush when I contour and I apply this under my cheekbones, at jawline, hairline, then I use a blending brush to contour my nose.

The Bronze shade is a lot warmer and a bit more lighter than the contouring shade. I use this to warm up my face. I apply this with a )larger, fluffier brush then I do the number 3 motion. I dust the powder at my forehead, my cheeks then near my jawline.

The highlighter is one of the shades here that I love. It’s a white iridescent shade that blends perfectly at top of my blush. Sometimes I use this alone because I love how this product makes me look a lot more radiant. I use a fluffy blending brush when I apply this powder. I dust it at the high points of my cheeks and at my T-zone.

PIGMENTATION & TEXTURE

All of these shades are actually very pigmented especially the contouring shade. if you’re not careful, you can have a large streak of brown shade on to your cheeks, because once it sets, it can be hard to blend. Therefore, I would suggest that you start with a small amount on your brush then just build it up to your preferred intensity. None of these shades are powdery, nor do they feel chalk at all. They blend nicely so long as you take it once step at a time. Don’t pile on a lot of product at once. When contouring, this can be your very best friend, or your worst enemy. Its pigmentation can either be a blessing or a curse. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.

LONGEVITY

This entire palette (or these three shades) lasted on me for more than 4 hours. I’ve been wearing this palette a lot lately and I can say that it offers a decent amount of longevity.

SCENT, ETC

Right off the pan, the product smells like mild bar of soap. It’s very subtle and when you apply it, the scent is completely gone.

TO SUMMARIZE

• PROS •
• NEUTRAL/CONS •

Simple, direct to the point packaging

Slim

Offers three shades in one palette

Offers instructions, beginner-friendly

Ridiculously pigmented

Easy to blend

Offers a decent amount of product

Lasts for more than 4 hours

Less than Php 500 depending on where you buy it

The brand is available locally

Available at online shops

Packaging is not sturdy

Does not include a mirror

Not travel friendly (no mirror, not sturdy)

Really pigmented

Product sets immediately

The palette may not be available locally
• THE VERDICT •

I really love this palette so I would still give it a 4. Like I said, the only thing that I don’t like about this is the packaging and the pigmentation can be a pain to control. Other than that, I think that this product will give you a bang for your buck. In other words, it’s definitely ‘sulit’ and I definitely get the hype.
• WORTH THE MONEY•
YES
Definitley. It’s very inexpensive and you get three products for the price of one. What more can you ask for?
• REPURCHASE? •
Probably when I’m all done with my bronzers & my contouring products, but yeah. Definitely
• PRODUCT BASICS •
• Product Name | City Color Contour Effects Palette
• Price | Php 450 (bought mine at the Sundance Bazaar, not sure if it’s the same price online)
• Avalability | LoveManila

So those are my thoughts about the City Color Contour Effects Palette. How about you? Are you interested in this palette? For those who have this, do you like it so far? What’s your favorite contouring/bronzing palette/product? Let me know.

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Yette Cruz

City Color Contour Effects Palette – Review, Photos & Swatches