Anyways, welcome to my very first cosmetic review!
I have been using the same foundation for so long; Covergirl Clean for oily skin. So long that I forgot how difficult it is for me to find new makeup. The struggle as been real- researching into the night trying to find SOMETHING cruelty free that doesn't have a bunch of chemicals... for an affordable price. with EVXO's foundation in Bisque, I thought I'd finally found it. Boy, was I disappointed.
For reference sake, let me explain a little about my skin. I have acne prone, oily skin. It's hard for me to keep makeup on very long because it simply melts off. One of my biggest mistakes when looking for foundation was not taking this into account, because like I said, I haven't shopped for foundation for a long time.
Anyway, on to the review.
First, let's look at the up sides to this foundation. It is vegan, cruelty-free, organic and all natural. The ingredients are so clean, and it is a small business, which I like supporting.
There are the claims EVXO makes about their foundation:
Vegan / Cruelty-Free and made with Organic Ingredients! Containing: Aloe, Chamomile, Thyme, and vitamin E. These ingredients keep your skin looking fresh and give the foundation a natural looking shine.
•Amazing build-able coverage
•Free of pore clogging ingredients
•Smooth application with a beautiful dewey finish
•Evxo Foundation is available in 6 versatile colors. We have a color for every skin type!
Let's talk about the color of this foundation. At first glance, it looks loads darker than it actually is. I got this foundation in bisque which is the lightest color, because I am extremely pale. Fortunately, the dark color is only the way the formula looks in the bottle. On the skin this foundation looks phenomenal. It matched my pale skin perfectly, which is extremely rare for me because most foundations end up looking orangey.
Besides the color, the coverage was also fantastic. This foundation covered up all my acne, erased my large pores, and basically gave me a "blank slate" to put on the rest of my makeup. Unfortunately, this is where the problem starts. The only way this foundation achieves this fantastic finish is because it is thick- like the consistency of acrylic paint thick. I used two pumps to cover my whole face because it was so thick it was hard to spread it over my face.
The thickness of this foundation only leads to more bad things. The wear. After about an hour wearing this foundation my face started to feel itchy, and my face felt like it was melting. Now this feeling would be understandable for the middle of summer. But I was wearing this foundation in late December. The weird thing was, the foundation actually was staying put on my face, it "looked" fine, but it felt horrible. So, if you want to look beautiful, and don't mind feeling like you dunked your head in a bucket of mud, this is perfect!
Ok, the last thing I have to say about this foundation for me was the worst. The smell. I am extremely sensitive to synthetic smells, and I prefer my cosmetics to be odorless. thank you. At first the smell of this foundation seems nice. It smells very much like marshmallows. I know right? funny scent for a face. After a few minutes though, I start getting tired of marshmallows, It took about two hours for the smell to go away, and by then my head was hurting and all I wanted to do was remove the sticky, thick, smelly stuff from my face. I did keep wearing this foundation however, and kept applying it for about a week, assuming I would get used to the smell. However, I never did. I had a headache every day. I was trying to figure out what could create this strong smell and my sister pointed out to me the vanilla near the bottom of the ingredients. We believe that may be what created the strong odor.
Ultimately, I wouldn't not recommend this foundation to anyone in my right mind. I had to return this foundation due to my headaches, melty face and itchiness. I really really wanted to like this EXVO foundation in bisque. I wanted to support the small company that was making quality vegan and cruelty-free makeup, however, it just didn't work out for me.
I hope this review helps you decide for yourself about this foundation and weigh the pros and cons.
Thanks for tuning in.
Peace.Love.Rats♥
-MessyRat
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