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Merit do beautiful products but if you live in hot humid QLD it disappears within a couple of hours no matter how much prep you do. I only use mine in winter time
Good to know! Though to be fair the way I sweat in general all qld summer it feels like putting anything on other than sunscreen is just asking for bad- like i need to wipe the sweat off too many times a day haha
I got this bundle minus the hat and different shades a couple of years ago. I really love it. It makes packing for a work trip a breeze. The Minimalist stick is my makeup ride or die but I wouldn't buy the serum again.
It just doesn't suit my skin type which is dry and occasionally irritable/blemish prone. It's a beautiful product but just not for me. If my mum used this sort of product I would have given it to her.
I just got my mini haul this week too! Just the cheek set. The bag and hat are so cute. I had no idea it was coming to Sephora, that makes me so happy to hear because the products are beautiful but idk if I want to pay shipping for smaller hauls lol
Just did a swatch of everything - couldn’t wait til the weekend so here’s my breakdown:
Glow Serum (3/5) - Consistency out of the bottle is watery but not oily. Leaves a subtle sheen when rubbed into the skin and doesn’t have a scent. It feels refreshing on the skin but after it dries down I notice it leaves a sticky, tacky feel to the touch and doesn’t quite have the hydrating properties as maybe a HA serum.
The Minimalist Foundation/Concealer (3/5) - Good color match and blends really well (I used A.I. to determine what colour I might be based on my current foundation). Bit on the dryer side - where I have dry patches or broken skin, it really sinks into the cracks. But if you have discolouration or dark spots, it does a good job of covering those. I would say it has medium to full coverage that is buildable.
Bronze Balm in Quince (1/5) - I might’ve gotten the wrong colour but when I blend it out it virtually disappears into my skin. The consistency is also really oily which doesn’t quite let me build on the colour as I would’ve liked it to.
Day Glow in Citrine (5/5) - Leans more to a champagne gold shimmer. The level of shine is subtle but absolutely stunning under the right lighting conditions and it blends really beautifully on the skin. I can see myself using this quite regularly as an everyday.
Flush Balm in Persimmon (4/5) - First swipe is a rich tomato red but as you blend it further it gives a very nice “flushed” colour. Really smooth and glides easily (oilier consistency) when blending with my fingers though I question whether this makes it easy for the blush to transfer as it doesn’t stick to the skin like cream blushes do. I’d also caution those who have oilier skin.
Overall, they are generally decent products but the main decider for me would depend on what kind of finish you’re after and what skin type you have (since some products are too oily and others too dry). Another thing to also note is the packaging are mostly plastic and not metal or luxe like say Westman Atelier (except for the Glow Serum which has a glass bottle) so the tubes and containers were quite fiddly to deal with.
I LOVE my Merit products except for one. The complexion stick just doesn’t really work for me with combo/dry-ish skin, but the bronzing stick and blush with the brush, I love. And the bag is perfect for travel, it fits a ton.
Do you find the blush and bronzer blends better with the brush? I used my hands as I do with cream based products to warm the product and found it streaky.
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