Thursday, August 5, 2010

ELF DUO VS. NARS DUO!

SO THIS POST IS LATE BUT HOPEFULLY NO ONE HAS NOTICED. ANYWHO AFTER MUCH COMPARISON AND "ANALYZATION"..IS THAT A WORD??? WELL I WENT TO SEPHORA SWATCHED THE NARS DUO A MILLION TIMES AND TOOK MENTAL NOTES. SO AFTER TRYING OUT BOTH DUOS HERE IS MY CONCLUSION:
                                ELF                               NARS

WHILE THE COLORS ARE FAIRLY SIMILAR THE NARS IS OBVIOUSLY MORE PIGMENTED IN COLOR IN BOTH THE BRONZER AND THE BLUSH, ALTHOUGH THESE PICTURES I FEEL DONT REFLECT THE PRODUCTS 100% TRUE TO WHAT THEY ARE, ITS THE BEST I CAN DO SOWWY:(..

NARS: ORGASM BLUSH AND LAGUNA BRONZER DUO $38  USD
PROS:MORE PIGMENTED, FINER TEXTURE, MORE SUITABLE FOR DIFFERENT SKIN TONES
CONS: OUTRAGEOUS PRICELESS PRODUCT(.35 OZ), SHIMMER(UNLESS YOU LIKE THAT)


ELF: CONTOURING BLUSH & BRONZING POWDER
$3 USD
PROS: SUPER AFFORDABLE,DECENT QUALITY, MORE PRODUCT (14 OZ)
CONS: LESS PIGMENTED, LESS SUITABLE FOR DARKER SKIN-TONES LIKE MYSELF OR DARKER-IM NW35 IN MAC SHADES, ALSO THEY'RE A BIT DUSTY IN THE PAN

OVERALL THOUGHTS:
I THINK THEY ARE BOTH GREAT DUOS TO OWN FOR BEGINNERS AND NON ALIKE. THE BLUSHES BOTH HAVE THAT PEACHY PINK GLOW WITH GOLDEN SHIMMERS. THE ELF BRONZER I FIND A BIT MORE MUDDY BROWN LOOKING COMPARED TO LAGUNA WHICH SEEMS LIKE IT HAD MORE ORANGE TONES TO IT. 
 I HOPE YOU ENJOYED MY REVIEW AND IF YOU OWN THESE PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU SPOT ANY OTHER SIMILARITIES OR DIFFERENCES!:)
LOVE AND ROCKETS, FIZZ

3 comments:

  1. I have yet to purchse something from NARS this duo sounds good to stary off with. I know what you mean as far as E.L.F products for darker skin tones it tends to look chalky and powdery.

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  2. yes its great to start with! excellent! and yes very true about elf!

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  3. Hi and thank you so much for your comment :)
    I got the shirt on ebay.com :)

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