A very generous online friend gave me this to test and review for this blog. The Halo powder has been out for awhile, but I was always reluctant to pay this much money for a Smashbox product.
I have nothing against Smashbox, but out of the few products that I have used from them, I was not overly thrilled. I felt their eye shadows were way too powdery, and even amongst the height of their success (i.e. tokidoki collaboration), I was never fascinated by their products.
So when the Halo powder came out with a $59 price ticket, I just didn't even think about trying it. Now I finally get too.
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As much as Smashbox wants to go on about the benefits of this powder, I could not find anything that I liked about this powder.
* I love black packaging, but I hate the fingerprints that it shows up.
* This product is hefty and quite bulky. I guess it has to be that way since it's basically holds a powder and a device that shaves into a loose powder. Basically, it's just too big for me.
* This powder will exaggerate large pores or dry skin, so if you suffer from these day things, you want to avoid this powder
* This is in shade Light, and yet there is this awful orange tint to the powder. Unless you are a sunbed worshipper, I can not see this fitting any one's natural skin tone. My photos make them seem golden, but in real life they are truly orange...yuck.
There was one thing that I liked about this product however..
The fact that you can turn the compact to shave fresh loose powder is amazing. I absolutely love that feature and wish other brands would start doing this.
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