Ellis Faas

Ellis Faas is my new HG brand discovery for eyeshadow and lips. I have purchased all the reds in her Blood Red Collection and I have been wearing L101 the most. As previous reviewers have said, this is a universal red that should be flattering for every skin tone, since it really mimics beautifully the color of blood. It is a gorgeous red that can be worn for any occasion, casual or formal. The L101 is the creamier version of the three reds I got in the package: it is relatively long lasting, in the sense that it fades gradually throughout the day, but fade it does, so if you are looking for a strong opaque payoff, reapplication is necessary. The packaging is the long silver bullet on most of Ellis Faas products, but the tip is a sponge applicator, not a brush. I took a lippie off for the inconvenient dispenser, which leaks long after you stop twisting and even after you have cleaned off the sponge tip applicator. It doesn`t leak so much as to make a mess or waste a huge amount of product, but what I find is that every time I pop the cap to use it, there is already a small gob of it there on which has accumulated on the sponge tip on its own. I have very thin lips, so that sponge tip applicator is pretty useless for me anyway. I always apply this with finger tips, for a stain, and with a lip brush for more pigmentation. All in all, I love this and I hope Ms. Faas can improve the packaging, as an amazing lipstick is being marred by a dysfunctional dispenser.

Since receiving these cream eyeshadows from Ellis Faas I am beginning to think that I will stop using everything else and stick with these. I have even ordered the clip on holders because I love them so much and I can see myself traveling with these. Yellow Ochre doesn`t look like a great color, but on my fair skin, it has a beautiful way to enhance my eyes and through two weeks of running around Thailand in hot and humid conditions this looked on me as impeccably as it had at the beginning of a 13 hour day. There was no creasing, smudging or fading. The pigmentation is just awesome. Yellow Ochre is a matte cream color and I`ve used it without primer. Combined with an Emotion Proof eyeliner in brown from Tom Ford, some bronzer in the crease and waterproof mascara from Pupa, and this is the perfect hot weather proof makeup that looks natural and not overdone. I am so happy I`ve discovered Ellis Faas and I am glad that they have better packaging now, because the products might end up being the only make up I will buy on a consistent basis from now on.

I read the review from the previous person and I have to say, try this again because they have changed the packaging and it is a lot more user friendly. It is no longer a brush but a doe foot applicator with which you can dig up product from the tube. The formula, as the previous reviewer said, is amazing: long lasting, doesn`t crease, easy to blend, and waterproof, but also easy to remove with a cleansing oil. The color is gorgeous, a dark neutral brown that can be worn like a sheer wash or as a darker smokey eye. Add a little glitter on top, and you have yourself a sophisticated look that is pretty much effortless. One of the few eyeshadows that you don`t have to worry about fall out with. I find that this is so easy to use, I pretty much just keep this on my vanity and it has become my daily go to.