Putting 10 Cream Contours to the TEST! | Essence | Rituel De Fille | elf | Victoria Beckham | Uoma

[@s.andromedae]

The moment we’ve all been waiting for.

[@nenjaboots]

Wow, Tom! Thank you so much for all of the time, effort, and cost that went into this review. Obviously, this is a superfluous number of contours for any makeup collection, so I feel like this kind of content is maybe some of the most valuable to me (though I’m here for just your Tom-ness). I’m never going to work my way through this many different contours, nor have the memory for comparison if I were to make my way through them over the years. Why can’t brands who make beautiful components get the color right? Ritual de Fille is the only one! I have the Salt NY cream contour, ELF contour wand, Fenty matchstick, and the Westman Atelier. The ELF isn’t the worst packaging in the world, but I definitely wish I liked my prettier ones more. Excited to have the Rituel de Fille as a future option.

[@hautemesstom]

I am going to give all the ones I don’t want to friends/other creators! So they won’t be going to waste here.

[@SaplingTarot]

Is this maybe the most valuable video on KZbin? I thinks yes. My main contour is the Fenty matchstick in Amber or the Illamasqua Hollow creme pigment. Also wow you are so beautiful and your skin is looking gorge.

[@hautemesstom]

Lol idk about the most valuable but I’m glad you found it helpful and informative! I’ve not heard of that Illamasqua product I’ll have to check it out!

[@hautemesstom]

And also thank you so much!!

[@moonlitdi]

Yessss!!!! Great to see such a thorough comparison!!! Intuition truly is the best shade for fair skin contouring I'd love to see more contour products that are within a wider range actually have a shade like that!

[@hautemesstom]

I agree! It just feels… intuitive for that color! I was very pleased by most of the drugstore options I tried too which was very cool!

[@SarahTitus0403]

So happy!!! Thank you for putting SO MUCH WORK into this!!!!

[@hautemesstom]

♥️

[@thiftingmybestlife]

Happy Rain Sunday in Western Pa ❤

[@hautemesstom]

Goood morning!

[@stephswavycurls]

The amount of excitement build up as the video progresses and I keep seeing the pricy ones first and I’m waiting and waiting for the affordable ones, knowing that they’re higher in the ranking, bc I saw em on the thumbnail 🎉🥳🎊

[@aliceinwonderland5070]

It’s so interesting how the colour of products changes on different people’s skin tones. The Westman Atelier goes very pink/brown on me which works fairly well as contour. But the swatch on your skin looks way warmer and with yellow tones. So interesting!

[@katgrammer8595]

That Rituel de Fille shade is shadowy perfection

[@loremjay]

Good morning Tom! 🌞 Edit now that I've finished the video: Intuition is great, I got a sample from Rituel. If the scent wasn't so strong it would be my winner. I just swatched my sample against Salt New York's Sculpt + Bronze Creme Tint Pro in Taupe and Make's Eye Stylo in Meridian or Latitude, my only other contours haha. The SNY is definitely warmer and more brontour but the same deepness of tone. The Make colors are sooo close they are basically the same - Latitude is slightly cooler/grey, Meridian is slightly darker, but honestly they're basically dupes for each other. These seem really similar to the VBB stylos so wanted to recommend to folks if VBB is cost-prohibitive ($22 vs $38). They're also refillable! And the SNY is $16 but only sold as refills to use in whatever magnetic pallet you have.

[@hautemesstom]

Good morning!

[@cloveroom]

been so excited for this one! i've been really into a cream brontour with a rosy powder bronzer on top, so i'm super tempted by the westman atelier, caveats and all. intuition from rdf also looks like a dream true contour color for me. thanks for doing this! :)

[@katieharris7219]

That's My dream setup too. My favorite rosey powder bronzer of the moment is by MOB Beauty in the shade M36. What's your to to rosey-bronzer? (I've been on a long time Quest for the Perfect Rosey Bronzer, so I'm nosey!) But for cream contour specifically, I've been eyeing the RdF product as well as the shades inner glow and abundance (one is a rosey-taupe and one is a plummy-taupe) from Kjaer Weis, both of which have been recommended for contouring on fair to light skin tones. The shade abundance looks pretty close to RdF intuition. 🤔 Decisions, decisions... ❤❤❤

[@hautemesstom]

The westman atelier is very nice it just wasn’t perfect for me! I really thought it was going to be the one ™.

[@hautemesstom]

So I have inner glow it’s much more blushy than I feel bronzer-y and it has a silver sheen so I’m not sure if that’s what you’re looking for!

[@katieharris7219]

@@hautemesstom I was thinking of using it as a blushy-contour. That idea had a small moment earlier this year (late spring/early summer) and it got me thinking about using some of my products differently, especially since bronzer/contour colors are such a challenge... And I thought perhaps maybe "brown" isn't my thing since other colors out there can still sculpt the face in an interesting way. I'm still experimenting... But it's got me going through lots of products in my collection and thinking of alternatives ways to use them. Thanks for the feedback! ❤️❤️❤️

[@cloveroom]

@@katieharris7219 i (unfortunately) absolutely love my very expensive gucci powder bronzer! the lightest shade almost swatches as a pale rosey nude blush but when layered over a brontour is pretty perfect. packaging is also pretty (albeit light plastic but the aesthetic impact makes up for it). also has a heavy floral fragrance which i love but could be problematic if your sensitive to that sort of thing in any way.

[@stephswavycurls]

I panned my Salt New York contour ages ago and bought my Essence stick recently, I’ve only used it once but completely agree with all your notes ❤

[@playgrl44]

I agree with your take on DM. She has some innovative products like her balms, but the way she sees color is not the same as I do. Very olive leaning/complementing shades that don't work for my brown skin with some rosier undertones. I wish there were some other undertones so I can enjoy them. At the same time, olive tones are often left out of brands so I'm sure they enjoy it! And I have Gucci that complements my rosier tones!

[@laurasince1986]

So much work!! I actually really like the Fenty match stix in Amber. When I actually contour, it's what I go for because it's convenient and the colour is perfect on my pale skin!

[@playgrl44]

Also, try Surratt lid lacquer in Komugi as contour. Works all the way to a NC50-NW43! Hopefully you like the tone and the texture you can mix, build up or sheer down as much as you like!

[@vanessaware1272]

Not a step I do, but love to gua sha and hear you talk about it! 🥰

[@yamilletrivas8041]

Love 💕 this video and the outro! Thank you for being so thorough and fun!

[@majesticbeast4830]

Now this is critical. Thank you for your effort and contributions and again showing me why I need that Victoria Beckham contour stylus 🖤

[@hautemesstom]

They’re so good!!!

[@hautemesstom]

You can actually blame that one on me.

[@allisontaylor5182]

I’ve been waiting, wanting, asking for THIS video for at least a year! And did you deliver!!!! Excellent video THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!! #acontourgirllookingforgrey ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@hautemesstom]

♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@barbiek0715]

Would love an update on this one

[@minazohradalagerjensen]

I love the Westman Atelier Contur Stick in the colour Truffle. It looks quite warm but when it’s applied on medium skin it turns up rather cool toned. I also love the Danessa Myrick Balm you got in that horrible colour😂 but a different shade obviously 😂 I do think in general balm and creams change appearance of tone when applied to different skin tones so it can be difficult to assess if a colour will work as a contour on you specifically if you don’t actually see it swatched on someone similar to oneself 😊❤

[@emmafoley8987]

The RdF contour in Intuition is the only cream contour that has truly worked for me. So excited to see it tested!!

[@emmafoley8987]

And the essence rating makes sense to me: my powder is a discontinued essence contour/highlight duo. I feel like they do a good greyish contour for the drugstore.

[@marcofelgueiras307]

YES! Someone that also calls out the VB contour stick to the AMAZING Burberry contour pen. I wish they didn't have discontinued it. I loved it so much. I think it was my favourite product of their whole line.

[@hautemesstom]

I bought that thing 4 times! I loved it so much! So happy to have something that feels so similar. P

[@marcofelgueiras307]

@@hautemesstom think I bought it like 3 times and it was my go to travel item, I am fighting the urge to purchase the VB one because literally less than 2g of product. Biscuit looks good on me it doesn't pull like it does on the camera for you and I've already repurchased it. I've recently got the WA Liquid Loaded Highlighter and I love it to brighten my under eyes and gives me a went sheen to my face, not metallic and not glittery it's very VB in terms of finish because she loves that sort of wet look, you probably would go more for Peau de Peche, I got Peau de Rose.

[@meganhw-muse]

Andromeda influenced me to try out intuition and I have been loving it so much!! I find that with a brush I get more out of the product. For a long time I applied with my fingers and it felt like I had to use more product. Both worked great! I just switched out of curiosity and got tired of washing my hands after cream base application. Thank you for your service, Tom!!! 💜

[@bellav7241]

I've been so excited for this video since you've mentioned it! Already know it's going to be great :)!

[@bigwildonion]

So helpful to see those swatches! I wondered if I should get another Rituel de Fille Intuition, and this tells me yes. The hinge broke on my compact after about a month of daily use, but I love the color so much that I put it back together with washi tape. I will deal with packaging issues for this shade! I find it looks really beautiful with every shade of pink or rosy blush that I have. In case I have a skin twin out there who might care...my skin is fair pinkish cool toned, and never feel quite right in bronzer.

[@katieharris7219]

🙋 that's me too, girl! I'm a skin twin and I been on a longtime Quest for the Perfect Rosey-toned bronzer. I've found some good ones, but I still get the itch--is there something else out there even better?--so I keep looking. Have you had any luck in your search for bronzer/contour for fair-pinkish skin? ❤❤❤

[@hautemesstom]

If you haven’t looked at rosy daybreak from Phytosurgence! It’s a very fair rosy bronzer!! I have a video on my channel about it if you wanna see it

[@katieharris7219]

@@hautemesstom yes, I've seen it! Very helpful and rosey daybreak was for sure the one for me. I'm planning to buy it through your link soon! 😘

[@LisaF_]

This was such a fantastic, thoughtfully done video!! I can’t thank you enough for all of the very detailed information!

[@divisioneparzero]

You always end up with such creative, fresh ideas for your videos! That Danessa Myricks balm in Light1 seems like a great shade for olive-skinned folks, but I wasn't able to wear it, being a light olive person myself. It's too warm and saturated for me, even as a bronzer. When blended out, it looked orange. And I absolutely hated the formula. It clung to/accentuated dry patches, lifted the foundation, was difficult to blend. Gave it to my mom, and she wears it as an eyeshadow, which was a brilliant idea! Her way of doing latte makeup I guess :)

[@hautemesstom]

Thank you helping point some Olive people the way of the DM Contour balm! Because I was really at a loss! I still didn’t really love the formula enough to recommend!

[@alexacase4993]

Great video! Thanks for doing this. Fenty just came out with a shadow stick in amber which I have been using for a cream nose contour. I also love the westman atelier and a new one by Juvias Place. The lightest color is a contour on me but can also be a bronzer

[@PoisonPearHFX]

Super helpful! I've been using the NYX Wonderstick in fair, it's quite grey and easy to blend. Only downside is the weirdly warm golden highlight end theystrangely chose to stick on the other end

[@jacksonlevy5464]

Omg clicked as soon as I woke up ✨✨✨ Contour is a necessary step for me to pass (ftm) and the essence is literally the loml its the only one I've found that doesn't buff out orange on me and thats just marriage material lol

[@hautemesstom]

The essence is so good so I can see why it’s your HG! I’ve tried “masculine” contouring before but… I can’t say I’m very good at it lol

[@jldunn7791]

Loving the vibes of the look today!

[@hautemesstom]

Thank you!

[@loriloretta7639]

Although I am late to finding this video, thank you, finally a CONTOUR video!!!! I despise brozner, never used it never will! A gorgeous cool toned contour is the way to go- if youre into old films watch Belle Du Jour. Catherine Deneuve is just wearing some contour, not even blush! Kevyn Aucoin is the best powder contour imo! Thank you Tom!!!

[@sunnyjim1223]

This is the fashion week collection I have ACTUALLY been waiting. 🙌🏻 ❤

[@hautemesstom]

😂😂😂

[@Tailored_Talons]

The Essence contour looked really nice on you! I think that one was my favorite for sure. 👌🏻

[@hautemesstom]

It IS really nice!

[@katietetzloff9248]

I actually like the milk one in toasted a lot but I haven’t tried many of the others!

[@marshawilliamson8602]

I correctly guessed the winner. 😁 I have the Fenty Match Stix; but when I started using your winner, I haven’t looked back. 🌸🐝 Thank you, Tom💜💚🧡🩷❤️

[@hautemesstom]

♥️

[@sibillar6592]

Thank you- VB- my wish list continues to grow.

[@dr.w.makeup5499]

I have to agree that the Uoma is a little tricky to apply. I warm it up on my hand first and then pick it up with a brush, but it wastes a lot of product. It’s worth the extra steps though for the color… it’s the only contour that doesn’t look like dirt on my face. I also used it on my 65-year-old mother for a wedding last weekend and it looked so natural and flawless!

[@lookitsgrandma]

Desperately needed this video. I've used RCMA for years to do theatrical contour and am just starting to get into personal contouring, but am having some issues finding the right tone and formula. Definitely interested in what you and Kackie recommend!

[@hautemesstom]

Kackie’s fave is the Uoma, which didn’t work out for me like it does for her, but everyone is allowed to have a different opinion/experience’

[@justsayin1991]

Got so excited when I saw this upload!! I just discovered you and I've been binging your content. Love it♥️

[@hautemesstom]

♥️

[@TheStyleStumbler]

So detailed, so helpful, and so much fun to watch. It was worth the wait for this video. ♡ I realize this is completely beside the point but: those nails make your hands look so elegant! You get bonus points for the attention to that completely irrelevant detail in the swatches! And now you have inspired me to do my nails again. #irrelevantlyinfluenced

[@hautemesstom]

Press ons have really changed the game!

[@TheStyleStumbler]

@@hautemesstom for me, too!

[@teresaglina]

Oohh I'm pumped for this!!

[@jcriverside]

I love the RdF Intuition for contour. If powder, there's always Beautopsy which can pretty much do it all.

[@Beautyonthebrain_]

The Elf Putty Bronnzers are also available on Amazon. I had Shady Beaches & it had waaay too much green for my light/cool toned skin.

[@hautemesstom]

I meant the shade feelin’ shady specifically. I found the bronzers in all the usual places but never found that shade specifically

[@emilylerman9028]

YES!!! I’ve been so excited for this video. I love the westman atelier stick so much but yea it’s like a cream bronzer for me not a cream contour. note though: I have the mini which isn’t magnetic and the lid comes off CONSTANTLY. I keep it in a drawer where it isn’t being jostled around or anything and it comes off all the time. I haven’t noticed it affecting the formula, but it’s annoying. when I repurchase it (which will be soon because it’s almost 100% gone! crazy) I will be buying the full size. I’ve been thinking of purchasing an actual cream contour since biscuit is so warm and I’ll definitely be going with that essence stick. it evens out the price of the bronzer stick if you think about it. 😅

[@hautemesstom]

Haha I think that’s a great plan. The essence packaging while small seems pretty sturdy

[@hautemesstom]

Also thank you for letting us know about the Wa Mini

[@katieharris7219]

Thank you so much for putting together this video. I know it was a beast, but you've made your tribe very happy. Your reviews are so incredibly thorough and helpful! My perfect combo is a gray contour (preferably cream) and a rosey-toned bronzer. My favorite of the moment is by MOB Beauty. They also have a cream bronzer/contour that's a beautiful desaturated browny-rose (M80) that's also quite lovely, but not really gray enough. (However, i adore their rosey bronzer powder formula. M36 is amazing!) I've also been using and enjoying the light Symphony Contour trio by Kaleidos. They have a fantastic powder contour that is very buildable, so it's hard to mess up and get gray mud on the face. The bronzer shade is a beautiful cool brown, which is what I go for next when I can't find a rosey-bronze. And there's also a magical powder that rounds out the palette. It's silky-soft with a slight pink hue that helps everything blend perfectly together. (It is a lot like the Kosas cloud set, but I like this one much better. I can also use it like Kackie uses the VB light bronzer brick to smooth out edges and take away anything distracting). I think these powders may be sold individually as well, but all three shades in this little palette are wonderful and it has great presentation: it's weighty, fun to interact with--definitely vanity placement worthy. But I still want to find my perfect contour in a cream, either with the gray OR perhaps a purpley-rosey shade that I could use to sculpt my fair neutral-leaning cool face. I've been eyeing Intuition (a purpley-gray and Star of the Video) as well as Eros (a rosey-beige) from RdF. In the same vein, Kjaer Weis also has two potential sculpting shades: Inner Glow, a rosey-taupe and Abundance, a purpley-taupe. I clearly have a type! So those are the four that live in the mind-palace wishlist. 🤔 If anyone out there has any thoughts or experience with those products, I'd love to hear from you! ❤❤❤

[@hautemesstom]

I have heard a lot of good things about MOB beauty. My fear is because it’s like pro pan kind of things it would get lost in my collection because I tend to not use face palettes (even if I make them myself)! I tried the contour trios from kaleidos earlier this year and I really liked the contour. I don’t think they sell the contour shades individually. If they did I’d buy that again. I thought the other powders were fine but that contour was the star of the show. I passed mine onto my friend who will hopefully enjoy all the powders and get good use out of it. I have a little sample of Eros. A few videos back I did a vampy look with a lot of RDF stuff so you would be able to see it in action there.

[@blendofdays]

This was great thank you so much! I was laughing about the elf putty bronzer because I love it for the exact reasons you listed! I'm not much for a heavy contour, like a grey tone, my skin is desatured, & I love a barely there shadow. I'm so glad you chose such a range of products too & I'm definitely intrigued by the rdf even though I know it's not for me 🤭🫶

[@hautemesstom]

I knew it would be perfect for some people! I’m glad I tried it. I hope people are able to hear the positives that it will work for and look past it not working for me!

[@Chana_does_stuff]

I’ve been so excited to see this just on premise and truly it’s amazing and I’m awed by the effort put into this! And my cream contour is coming to the end of its life and while I’ve been loving it it’s a duo and the powder is NO where near it’s completion so I’m not repurchasing it at least right so I’m very excited to see this and know it’s at a helpful time for me.

[@hautemesstom]

Ah thank you! But the powder/cream duo is exactly why I didn’t want to do duos in the video because I feel like that’s what always happens.

[@Chana_does_stuff]

@@hautemesstom at the time you announced it I didn’t understand why; now I do lol I didn’t realize just how much faster I was going through the cream

[@noname-vz5wx]

this was SUCH great video! thank you :)

[@heatherlee2047]

So excited!!!

[@meganjohnson2246]

Intuition forever! It could be my favorite product in the entire RdF collection, just because of that excellent color. (I rarely contour, but if I am, it's Intuition.) I know you aren't a Salt NY girlie, but their Taupe square comes in second for me. It's slightly more brown, though. The Essence stick looks like an amazing choice in a pinch!

[@hautemesstom]

The essence stick is an amazing choice period! I think a lot of people would be very happy with it!

[@doldrumsendbeauty]

I love ❤you that was my first thought so i shared!!next omg i bought 15 samples and the sample thorn oil from ritual de fille then purchased the thorn oil for half off with the money they give off your purchase but I had to smack my hand not to buy intuition for that same reason!! Its a perfect contour but it felt odd!! Now it doesnt and I'm buying it! Also the essence I love and keep putting away cuz it feels weird to love such a cheap damn product when so many things are expensive and need to be "used"😂and again now I dont feel weird!!!! Thank you for your honesty❤❤❤❤

[@harperelder8301]

This is a great video! Thank you!

[@beatdizzy]

I need this right now 🎉🎉🎉

[@mariemcgregor1884]

Anastasia contour sticks! They’re pretty gray and super bendable, easy to apply, very creamy but stays all day. I use mink, the darkest shade, mink, although I’m very fair because of my yellow undertone but I bet you’d like Fawn for the color and pigment level

[@hautemesstom]

I already have used one of those up lol. I didn’t find it to be my favorite to work with tbh.

[@arleenecrystal8325]

I love this!

[@AllNoiseHere]

I'm a sucker for the ELF putty bronzers. I've panned Tan Lines and have to swirl my brush pretty aggressively in the small pan to pick up more.

[@Coquiannie]

Off topic here…finally bought the Surrat Dew Drop. Love it! It does remind me of a more sophisticated Glossier skin tint. Thanks for the recommendation❤

[@hautemesstom]

I’m so glad you love!!!

[@ashleypatrick2111]

Would love to see a video like this on cream bronzers if you haven’t done so already

[@carolbohn5813]

Yes!!!

[@ZayraThomas]

The way this video is the Barbenheimer of my YT life

[@hautemesstom]

😂😂😂

[@hijennwu]

for me (light/med neutral to golden complexion), the WA contour stick was just a little too sheer for me. so i feel like it almost blends away to nothing. if it was a tad more pigmented i’d love it. happy to see RDF rank highly!

[@hautemesstom]

Have you tried the next deeper shade in the WA? I know they have a couple of shades s

[@hijennwu]

@@hautemesstom ya the one deeper to me felt too warm, sadly!

[@justsayin1991]

Side note to the entire subject of this video, the nails! That color is BEAUTIFUL! What is it? *Edit* I checked the description box and found them. Totally purchased because I love Static and they look great lol

[@hautemesstom]

Glad you found them! Lol I was like “I think I linked them but I’m unsure” lol

[@JaimieAppleton]

This is EPIC. Soooo helpful, thank you for all of your hard work!! Also, your sped up face when you smell the Essence LOL Not a cream, but as you know, the powders feel like creams: Surratt in grisaille. And I think you arent a fan of SNY, but I like their taupe shade

[@hautemesstom]

Lol that footage of the essence was me using it for the first time I was like “what the hell” lmaooo Grisaille is on my list! I don’t really have a powder contour right now but I am ok for the time being! Taupe showed up so brown on me! I wish I enjoyed them as much as everyone else seems to!

[@seaflwrz]

Great video - I want to try that VB contour stick. Also, have you tried the rare Rare Beauty stick in the shade Bright Side? It is quite gray and extremely easy to use. Also, the price point is not bad. Highly recommend that you try that one. The funny thing is I was thinking about buying that Amber shade from Fenti today lol.

[@hautemesstom]

So I’ve seen some other creators use the Rare one and it still looks warm to me like the Uoma, MILK or Westman Atelier and would read more like a bronzer on me. I also am unlikely to try any other cream contours for a while. I’m tapped out. Lol

[@seaflwrz]

@@hautemesstom lol completely understand! I think you are set for a while!

[@ellend1922]

i dunno how I wasn't aware that essence product exists, looks like a great colour. Thanks! I'm probably gonna pick that up once i finish the Milk contour (also, does anyone else find the bottom cap on the Milk contour just randomly falls off on them?)

[@kristiang1870]

Love this! Also, is Milk the only company giving us an accurate packaging representation of how much product we’re really receiving, at least for sticks?

[@hautemesstom]

I think essence did as well!

[@makeupeclectic]

"Whis Is the Best" merch when (I thought the first thumbnail was intentional 😅).

[@hautemesstom]

Lolol this is further proof that I hate making thumbnails lol

[@jenniferturin2414]

Do you have a code for ritual de fille?

[@hautemesstom]

I don’t but if you wanna save and support a friend of my use: s.andromedae

[@sibillar6592]

Also, did you manage to get Kylie tickets for Vegas? Saw they are sold out. 😢

[@hautemesstom]

She is actually not even performing when I’ll be there!

[@calliebrookearnold18]

I’m very confused because my WA biscuit doesn’t look at all like the color of yours but it is clearly the same product, so odd. mine almost looks more like fenty amber, I use it as a cool toned bronzer though. I definitely want to try the Rituel De Fille one!

[@hautemesstom]

It could also be my skin tone making it appear warmer than it does on your skin. Undertones really matter for things like this!

[@calliebrookearnold18]

@@hautemesstom I could definitely see that and yes undertones make all the difference! I’m close to both your and Kackie’s complexion tone but a bit more fair and cool neutral leaning slightly olive. I’m excited to try Phytosurgence’s rosy daybreak* in the near future after watching your review and comparisons. Glad I found your channel recently!

[@arianagandu]

I need victoria beckham to make their contour in that essence contour shade...

[@hautemesstom]

Me too!

[@ebonywilkes3589]

I had the same problem with myrick an I have light medium skin. The color was so orange on me , I couldn’t wear it.

[@calliebrookearnold18]

I noticed that Danessa myricks has some cool grey brown town contour shades now that are labeled fair, I’m curious how those are

[@hautemesstom]

None of the stores in my city carry the full Danessa Myricks line based on what I could see when I bought mine it appeared to be the most cool/grey even compared to the fair shades

[@beatdizzy]

Tom i just went to buy the rituel de fils contour and its really not easy to spot it in the list with just the product name 'inner glow' not the brand name in the affiliate links. just in case that's an easy edit.

[@beatdizzy]

Also I bought it because you bullied me with this fantastic AND helpful video. Thank you ❤

[@Beautyonthebrain_]

I'm surprised you didn't test Carve by Hindash, that is one of my favorite formulas.

[@hautemesstom]

It’s been out of stock the entire time I’ve been testing

[@chloro8306]

Rituel de fille is so beautiful but essence seems to hit most of the same marks. And thank you so much because i was sorely tempted to buy the uoma beauty contour stick, that color absolutely would not have worked on my skin tone!

[@katietetzloff9248]

Woah drugstore for the wins today 😮

[@hautemesstom]

They absolutely slayed this project!

[@annahubbard7495]

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[@bristremel1554]

essence makes some amazing things - i'm in love with their nude lipstick line but when i bought it, got it home and tried it on it smelled and tasted like soap and not just soap but like, soapier than actual real soap. and it was STRONG. i'm already sensitive to fragrance so it was a hard pass for me, i got rid of it immediately but i can't imagine that being a draw for anyone regardless. watermelon for a cheek product? i am also confused by this. it's really too bad because essence makes truly affordable products for me, a lot of folks in the beauty community recommend at least some of their products, and the formulas of the things i've tried have been great but the fragrance thing makes me wary.

[@sea_g0at]

i don’t like the fact that the VB contour stick is almost the same amount of product as their eye sticks if i’m remembering correctly

[@gamenightasmr]

Me watching the full vid despite the fact that ill most likely never try contour 😂 ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@hautemesstom]

Thank you for your support lmao

[@nikolasincorporated]

I have to say, the VB contour is NOT it in any sense i’m still a little confused as to why you picked that as number 1, when it had so many things going against it (color, price, fill) but then said that something thats a perfect contour color and formula like RDF was marked kind of low simply for being in a pan and not in stick format. Everyones entitled to opinions but that truly mystified me tbh 😅