E.L.F. • Complexion Perfection • Pressed Powders

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mrsFOREVERRR on 3/17/2011 3:54:00 AM more reviews by mrsFOREVERRR

Age: 25-29   Skin: Combination, Medium   Hair: Brunette   Eyes: Brown    

yaay for this (complexion perfection); i finally found me a powder that keeps my make up on & keeps the oil away.

i use in after washin & primeing & concealing
add my foundation & seal it with a quick sweep of this.

make up last all day.

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*TOP REVIEWER* nattyngeorge on 3/7/2011 8:40:00 PM more reviews by nattyngeorge

Age: 19-24   Skin: Combination, Medium, Warm   Hair: Brown, Curly, Medium   Eyes: Hazel    

This powder isn't bad. I don't really love it - don't dislike it either. I'm somewhere in between. I like using my MAC 224 or Sigma E40 and swirling it into the yellow and set my under eye concealer with it. It doesn't help diminish my dark circles.. but it's nice to have a yellow toned powder for the under eyes to aid in camouflaging them. I naturally blush easily - you can't tell because I always wear medium foundations.. but I put it to the test and used the green powder when I wore a light foundation where my redness peaked through. It actually did a wonderful job zero-ing the red out. When all four colors are swirled together, it creates a white translucent powder. I don't put it all over my face... but I do put it over my t-zone to keep shine away (as well as under my eyes like I mentioned). It does a pretty good job. The powder itself is a little powdery.. and can look chalky. So you have to be careful when you apply this not to go overboard. I can imagine that this powder may accentuate dryness and would be better suited for normal/combo/oily skintones. I also noticed when I use this powder, since it neutralizes all of the redness and other tones in my skin - my face isn't left with much color. So, I need bronzer and blush to put some color back into my face. This would be great for those who don't wear foundation as well to reduce shine and color correct. Also, one more thing - since blue cancels out orange.. if you're a user of self tanner, and you wear self tanner on your face, the blue powder can help tone down any orange! ELF has sales all of the time, so before purchasing make sure to check google for any promotion codes. They have 50% off their Studio Products pretty often.. that's when I bought mine. Not bad at all for $1.50. Plus, I love the big mirror.

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nefertari786 on 3/6/2011 12:28:00 PM more reviews by nefertari786

Age: 19-24   Skin: Acne-prone, Medium   Hair: Brunette   Eyes: Brown    

I have an acne prone combination to oily complexion and found this powder fantastic. It is definitely too sheer to be used by itself if you want coverage but it is a great foundation setter. I use it over my foundation daily and found that my face looks less oily all day. You can either use all the colours at once all over the face as a face poweder or use the specific colours on different problem areas of the face over your concealer before applying foundation. I already bought my second one! Would definitely recommend!

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blndiee06 on 2/23/2011 10:25:00 PM more reviews by blndiee06

Age: 19-24   Skin: Combination   Hair: Brunette   Eyes: Blue    

I don't know how other people use this, but I use it as a finishing powder on my tinted moisturizer.

It keeps me oil-free as well as evening out my complexion (hence the name). You could even use the individual colors on your problem areas.

Worth every penny but it really didn't do anything spectacular.

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klamont9 on 2/21/2011 12:07:00 PM more reviews by klamont9

Age: 19-24   Skin: Oily, Fair   Hair: Brunette   Eyes: Brown    

I was surprised to see that people were wearing this as a powder foundation, on me it makes my skin look practically translucent! I wear it as a finishing powder to give my blush, foundation, highlight, and contour a natural finish but it can be too powdery, I have to spray setting spray after applying and it's a perfect natural look.

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GeekMe on 2/4/2011 9:59:00 PM more reviews by GeekMe

Age: 19-24   Skin: Dry, Fair   Hair: Blond   Eyes: Blue    

This one is really not good for dry skin, and acne prone skin.
It doesnt work at all on my dry skin, it just gets everywhere, and piles up, and makes my face look even more dry..

Great packaging, huge mirror, super cheap, but not for my kind of skin

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littleshelly on 2/2/2011 2:24:00 PM more reviews by littleshelly

Age: 44-55   Skin: Combination, Fair, Neutral   Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Fine   Eyes: Brown    

I think of this more for ladies who want the porcelain skin look. I did, however, use a bit of bronzer after this to just warm up my face a little around the jaw and hairline. It did cover some permanent redness on my cheeks, and made my fact look smoother, pores smaller.

The only real downside is that it doesn't last but a few hours and u need to reapply. I myself wasn't wearing foundation at the time. I am having trouble finding the exact match for my skin and have almost given up.

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ashleeey69 on 2/1/2011 7:52:00 PM more reviews by ashleeey69

Age: 19-24   Skin: Very Oily, Tan, Warm   Hair: Black, Straight   Eyes: Brown    

I absolutely love this powder! It was only $3 which makes it even better. However, I don't like applying this all over my face. I'll take the ELF complexion brush, get a little bit of powder on the brush, and set my under eye concealer. Also, I will dab a little bit of the blue and green powder on any red spots and hides them very well.

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whiterose20 on 1/30/2011 11:21:00 AM more reviews by whiterose20

Age: 19-24   Skin: Acne-prone, Fair   Hair: Brunette   Eyes: Green    

I am in love with ELF in general, I always stock up on their products when I go to Target. Their products tend to be hits and misses though; some are absolutely amazing for the price, and others aren't amazing at all. But this one in particular has become a stand-by for me. I have a huge problem with shine on my nose, and this powder mattifies my face like a dream. Just a sweep of it over my face and my face just looks better somehow. I can't say much about the lasting powder as I have never put it to the test but it's like $3 so for the price it's pretty dang nifty. I keep this in my purse with a cute powder puff as an alternative to oil blotting sheets. I personally don't like using oil blotting sheets because for some reason to me it's embarassing when rubbing it on in a public bathroom and you can see all the oil coming off. Eeeew! So I would definately recommend this to ANYONE, cause hey it's only $3! If you don't like it than you can just keep it around for emergencies.

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luverchick on 1/17/2011 2:39:00 AM more reviews by luverchick

Age: 19-24   Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Warm   Hair: Brunette, Curly, Medium   Eyes: Hazel    

i love this product!! it goes on great before and after my foundation!!! But i honestly do my concelear than set my whole face with this powder and then put on my foundation and it works great...My face is matte!!! I only think that the powder can come off a lil too white...I am already as light as it is and if i just use this without some bronzer i look even lighter!!! But i definately love it and i hit pan!! I will definately return for more!

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*TOP REVIEWER* Yrie on 1/15/2011 11:36:00 AM more reviews by Yrie

Age: 19-24   Skin: Combination, Fair, Neutral   Hair: Blond, Straight, Fine   Eyes: Blue    

The packaging is nice and sturdy, with a really big mirror.

The powder is very chalky and is very messy. When I put my brush into it, it just goes everywhere.

For setting my foundation this powder is okay, but it doesn't keep my t-zone matte all day, I definitely have to touch up!

On bare skin it evens out my skintone, but it doesn't get rid of all the discolourations. And it leaves a white-ish cast if too much powder is used.

The idea of a "coloured" powder is nice, but it can only work one way: Only if you use the green powder on skin that shows redness, the pink and yellow powder on you undereye circles, and the blue powder on yellow-ish areas of the skin, it can work, because the colour of the poweder will counteract the discolourations of the skin.
But if you mix them all together, obviously that won't do anything because the colours of the powder cancel each other out! Makes sense, right?

So - Good idea, rubbish execution.

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michyg on 1/14/2011 11:45:00 AM more reviews by michyg

Age: 19-24   Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Neutral   Hair: Brown, Wavy, Fine   Eyes: Brown    

Wow, I love this powder! It makes my skin glow, hiding the MAJORITY of my imperfections. A lot of the time i just use this without foundation to even out my skin (only when I don't have breakouts) and it works just fine. I can tell that the powder will last a while.. I have used it everyday since mid Nov and have made no dent in it whatsoever. The only issue I have it that it can get messy... sometimes the powder goes everywhere in the compact but it is easily fixable. I would definately repurchase.

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Christina88 on 12/17/2010 5:04:00 AM more reviews by Christina88

Age: 25-29   Skin: Very Dry, Fair, Neutral   Hair: Brown, Straight, Medium   Eyes: Hazel    

I love this product!!!! Raves!!! It is my first E.L.F. purchase, I have since bought 3 eyeshadow palettes, 2 eyeliner/shadow sticks and the eyelash curler ( the best thing $1 can buy!!!). So far I am in love with all their products that I have tried. I want to try the cream eyeliners and the mineral loose eyeshadow but sadly my local Target does not carry them. Anyways, about the powder lol.....I love the compact it comes in, it's very sturdy and the mirror is a good one. My only complaint really is that is extremely powdery. One swipe sweeps up half of the palette it seems!!

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*TOP REVIEWER* FakeJapSlayer on 12/10/2010 10:36:00 PM more reviews by FakeJapSlayer

Age: 19-24   Skin: Combination, Fair   Hair: Black   Eyes: Black    

I like it. Makes my skin matte and evens out my skin tone :) Worth the money

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bulbagrrrl on 12/9/2010 4:38:00 PM more reviews by bulbagrrrl

Age: 25-29   Skin: Oily, Fair-Medium, Neutral   Hair: Black, Straight, Fine   Eyes: Brown    

For the light days this is my go-to! Just some concealer and Complexion Perfection all over my face and I'm set. My skin is very oily, red, and acne prone, and while this doesn't cover it does help to even out and mattify. Light on the ingredients too.

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*TOP REVIEWER* girrl65 on 12/5/2010 12:17:00 PM more reviews by girrl65

Age: 19-24   Skin: Combination, Olive, Warm   Hair: Black, Curly, Medium   Eyes: Green    

I don't know what everyone else is talking about, but this stuff is amazing. I use it during the day over my foundation and it helps it to stop turning orangey and really helps balance out my face. I love it and am on my second compact! I will always buy again, because it WORKS and for the price, it can't be beat!

And BTW, there was already a listing for this product. People need to search the databases before adding an item in order to keep the reviews section uncluttered.

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LaLaDannie on 12/2/2010 3:39:00 PM more reviews by LaLaDannie

Age: 18 & Under   Skin: Normal, Fair-Medium   Hair: Black   Eyes: Blue    

This product doesn't really work very well and gives me a white complexion. It can however work as a great highlight! It's a shame it doesnt do what its supposed to.

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ADPang on 12/1/2010 3:34:00 PM more reviews by ADPang

Age: 25-29   Skin: Sensitive, Medium   Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Medium   Eyes: Brown    

I am always trying to find products to help clear the redness in my face. This Stuff does not work. I dodn't know if i was suppose to swirl it around with a brush, just use the indivdual colors for the specisif uses. Either way i didn't see a difference. It was chalky, not natural doesn't work well with the other products. Just avoid it all together.

BUT if you are looking for something of a good point, the compact is cute and thin and the mirror is nice and big so you can look at your face. But thats it.

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JelliBelli247 on 11/29/2010 9:41:00 PM more reviews by JelliBelli247

Age: 30-35   Skin: Dry, Fair   Hair: Brunette   Eyes: Green    

4 colored powdery hot mess. Didnt do a dang thing but look chalky and interfered with my foundation application. This is supposed to correct sking pigmentation issues (redness) and undereye coloring and such. Yeah NOT!!!! Good thing it was only 3 bucks :)

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saaally on 11/29/2010 5:59:00 AM more reviews by saaally

Age: 18 & Under   Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium   Hair: Brown   Eyes: Brown    

I got this from a recommendation from a friend because I wanted to hide my redness. I tend to turn pink/red a lot so I wanted something to hide that. It does hide SOME redness but also makes my face lose a lot of color in the process but blush/bronzer helps on that part. I do love how the powders feel so velvety and I wish eyeshadows were more of that texture.. I'm not in love with it but I do like it a lot. I do recommend it for people with oily skin though.

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