Neutrogena

This powder is not what I had hoped for. It looks extremely orange and cakey. Unfortunately, I also think it broke me out. The hunt for the perfect pressed powder continues.

I love this product. I used to use the generic version from Walmart (Equate) and it never broke me out. After several years of using the generic, I decided to try the actual Neutrogena brand. This sinks in so much better than the generic. The generic used to make me feel oily and like it kinda sat on top of the skin. But I always used it because it was cheap and unfragranced for my sensitive skin. Now I’ll continue to spend the extra dollars getting the brand.

I just bought this as my Mary Kay has been drying up so fast that I wanted to try something new and not spend too much. $8.99 at Target was pretty good. I have sensitive eyes and decided to take a chance on this. I bought “black/brown” because I am fair. It’s rich and dark and practically black, the color is good. 2 coats went on smoothly and amped up my sparse lashes nicely. And the waterproof formula holds the curl decently. The Neutrogena makeup remover cloths remove it but you have to let it do its job, it takes a few seconds to dissolve. Will repurchase if it doesn’t dry out too quickly.

Neutrogena products are usually hit or miss with me, this the new Rapid Wrinkle Repair Retinol Oil is somewhere in the middle for me. If you have dry skin and are looking to incorporate a retinol this is a nice way to expose the skin to retinol and also make sure it is hydrated at the same time. My skin didn't have any issues with peeling or flaking with this. What I didn't like was the heavy amount of fragrance this has, and it takes a while to dissipate. I also didn't like that they included fragrance ahead of one of the only antioxidants they included (vitamin e). Other than retinol this doesn't contain much else to benefit the skin. Neutrogena has better options than this. I do like the price point and if you aren't sensitive to fragrance this might be a good option for you. I wouldn't repurchase this though. My video review can be seen here:

I have the shade chestnut. It looked ok when first applied but it oxidized badly within a few hours. It made my skin look dirty and oily. Into the trash it goes ☹️