If you know me then you'd know that I don't discriminate against drugstore products, if a product is good then it's good.
I feel like it's so easy to get caught up in all the materialistic BS and social media images where everything is about brands more specifically high end brands.
I feel like it's good to remind everyone that's there's great products available in the drugstores too, so today is a drugstore post.
Let's talk Wet N Wild..
In the late 90's I was in middle school and already wearing full cake (I know, I know) and back then Wet N Wild was honestly trash, not even kidding.
I remember using their eyeliner pencils and lip liner pencils not because I liked them but because I was in middle school (duh?) and most of my makeup was drugstore because I was a student and had no job.
When I couldn't hustle my mom into buying me more makeup lol, I'd use my weekly allowance often to buy makeup.
Eyeliner pencils & lip liner pencils were kinda less important to me, since I used mostly liquid liner anyway.
My sacrifice in order to afford all my other makeup was to use Wet N Wild pencils.
BTW is allowance still a thing? Lol.
Back then we actually had to light these bitches up with a lighter and melt the ends just to make them work and glide on yet even then they were still kinda crappy and you'd get tiny hard chunks in your eyes if you melted it too much.
And we had to do that every time with their pencils.
I definitely took notice that in the past couple years Wet N Wild is clearly trying to change their image and is stepping it up not only with the quality but also by keeping up with the trends and putting out way more products.
I tried little things here and there throughout the years but in the past year they are literally every where and I just needed to stop putting it off and try out some shit.
I decided to try out some of the core products from Wet N Wild, not just the little things.
They've released most of the products I've been testing quite a while ago already, maybe even a year ago and it seems that people either really love their products or really hate them.
(watch my Wet N Wild first impressions)
BTW I purchased everything from ULTA and have now been trying out these products for a few months.
I also filmed a first impressions on these products as you can see above.
I bought the shades Nude Ivory & Soft Beige.
I had to buy 2 shades because Nude Ivory was too light and Soft Beige was too dark, they did have a shade between those two but it was cool toned (super pink) and being the feisty Latina that I am that just wouldn't work for me.
The warm tones and beige tone mixed together made the most perfect warm olive-y shade and I'm not even mad at it, buying 2 was still only $12 bucks.
This comes with the standard 1 ounce of foundation and the packaging is pretty basic but not ugly.
It's a pretty sturdy clear glass with a screw cap that had a paddle attached for application, the paddle doesn't really bother me at all because I always apply my makeup to fresh and clean face and after my skincare of course.
In the beginning I thought it was kinda weird but I'm actually digging it now.
I was honestly expecting to pass out from paint fumes the way people were talking about the scent of this (lol) but it only had a faint paint scent (which I kinda like) and after application I didn't even smell it anymore.
The formula was liquid-y, creamy, had light/medium coverage which I applied with a damp beauty sponge and although on the Ulta website they do describe this as being a matte foundation, it was in no way drying and set to more of a natural satin-y finish.
It looked healthy and radiant but it didn't slip around on my skin in my oily t zone like a dewy foundation would.
You can layer this foundation up but it really doesn't build up much for extra coverage and when I tried really layering it up it got cake-y af and still didn't have extra coverage.
Less is definitely more with this one.
I know they have the PhotoFocus Pressed Powder ($4.99) that you could set this with if you wanted extra coverage but I didn't buy it as I tend lean more towards translucent powders.
The very first time I tried this foundation I noticed that it emphasized my pores and flaws (which was fixed by using a primer the next time) and was kinda bummed out but it looked better the next time I used it with some minor adjustments and even better after about 30 minutes of melting into my skin and continued to look better throughout the day.
The foundation didn't just look good, it made it look as though I just had nice healthy skin and it was comfortable to wear.
I can't believe just how natural it looked on my skin, it kind of reminded me of the Too Faced Born This Way Foundation which I also love.
This has turned into a foundation that I've been reaching for almost daily and have even been mixing it with my more matte foundations to take down the dryness during these cold months.
I don't really know why but honestly wasn't expecting to like this foundation and I really freaking love it.
I have combo skin, currently oily/slightly dry during the winter
When I started using this it was Fall and my skin was more oily/normal and it's worked fine on my skin both times.
I will say though that I always multi prime my face and I know that if I did not put my mattifying primer in my t zone that this would be a hot mess.
So I'm not sure that this would work well with super oily skin types.
I've been pretty lucky in choosing foundations lately, and I make sure to not buy products that are not made for my skin type.
It's better to buy products based on your skin type rather than what's trendy, even though it may be hard it will save you money in the long run.
PhotoFocus Concealer ($3.99)
I bought the shade Light Ivory which was the lightest shade.
It came in a clear plastic tube with a black cap with a doe foot wand.
In the tube it did look darker than it actually was when applied but it still was in no way a light ivory.
The coverage of this concealer was also a light/medium and applied really creamy and blended out quick and easy.
That's where the fun ended.
It caked instantly when I tried to build up the coverage under my eyes, once it started to set it was super dry and looked super dry.
Yes it appeared to be matte but not in a good smoothing matte way like the Tarte Shape Tape.
It accentuated every fine line and mark on my face and even made my under eyes look crepe-y and aged, even flake-y and I do not have dry under eyes so it was weird and looked gross.
I'm not a fan of this concealer at all and don't see myself ever using this again.
I gave it away a few days after that first use.
MegaGlo Contour Palette ($4.99)
I bought the shade Dulce de Leche which was the lightest shade combo.
It comes packaged in a split pan, the contour shade was neither too warm or too ashy, it was a cool neutral and didn't turn orange on my light skin.
Omfg that contour though.
This shit blended out so easy, it sheered out with little effort and looked airbrushed without even trying but was also build-able.
Being that it feels like butter it's super easy to go overboard with this which I did once or twice (lmfao) but with a quick swipe of translucent powder it was good again.
Layered like magic over the other products and looked so f**king good.
The highlight side was a french vanilla shade having that slight hint of yellow.
I used this in all my highlight points and under eyes dry with a brush and it gave a subtle brightening affect.
The real magic was when the highlight shade was applied with a damp sponge for carving (*faint *) it was literally everything.
Clean, crisp, and opaque. I leave the carving bake on while I finish my blush and highlight and when I brush it away it's like I said before crispy af and brightened.
I've had to force myself to use other products because I love it that much, good thing it's affordable because I've already hit pan and purchased another one.
Velvet Matte Lip Color ($3.50)
I bought the shade Toffee Frappe.
This is a twisty chubby stick lip color.
I just love when companies have the cap and/or end that shows the color of the product, it just makes it so easy.
Other than that it's a pretty basic little package, all black chubby pencil.
Once applied the first thing I noticed was that the color was nothing like the color shown on the cap or even what you'd think of just by the shade name.
The color turned out to be more of a pink-y nude with a gold-ish shimmer in it and it was also kinda sheer, the color was actually really pretty just not what I was expecting.
All of that would have been fine especially since the lip color was so comfortable on the lips but sadly it was super patchy and every time I pressed my lips together it would patch off, when I tried to apply more color to correct it, it just made it worse.
This was the only shade I had purchased so I don't know if they're all like this or if it's just this shade.
This was also a pass for me though.
PhotoFocus Makeup Setting Spray ($5.99)
This only comes in one size 1.52 fluid ounces.
The spray was a little aggressive at first but wasn't so bad that I wouldn't use it.
The mist was nice and wide and really gets your whole face even if you have a fat head like me but honestly who uses just one spray anyways.
Took down the powdery-ness of my makeup but other than that I don't really feel like it did anything to prolong the wear of my makeup.
I also think that although yes the price is good, you're getting such little product that is the price really that good?
I continued to use this until it was gone and it was just okay, don't get me wrong it's a good product for a good price but like I said it didn't seem to do much besides set my face and for some that's all you need but I kinda prefer one that pretty much feels like hair spray on my face (jk kinda lol), where I know my makeup isn't going anywhere.
They have since come out with other setting spray formulas and I'm definitely interesting in trying those out too to see if there are any differences.
These are some of the newer things (new to me) I've been playing around with but I'm also a huge fan of their MegaLast Liquid Catsuit Lipsticks so that's a good option if you're into matte liquid lipsticks and they're only $4.99 each.
What's your favorite and least favorite Wet N Wild product?
Let me know in the comments or hit me up on social media.
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PhotoFocus Foundation
PhotoFocus Concealer
MegaGlo Contour Palette
Velvet Matte Lip Color
PhotoFocus Makeup Setting Spray
MegaLast Liquid Catsuit Lipstick
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