Ogee Sculpted Face Stick (TRIO) Crystal Contour Collection – Certified Organic Bronzer, Blush & Highlighter

Perfect gift

Ogee sticks are so easy to use and easy to pack! The contour stick and blush look great!! Lots of compliments received 😃

I have mixed feelings about this product. It is actually a lot more makeup than I am used to wearing (usually I wear foundation and blush, but no highlighter or contour) and it initially didn’t seem to make a lot of difference in my appearance. I don’t really understand Ogee’s assertion that people are throwing away their makeup because of this. I still need foundation and now I have three additional makeup products instead of only one. I didn’t buy Ogee’s brush, but used a similar style brush and it seemed like a lot of unnecessary rubbing on my delicate skin and also seemed to rub away a lot of the makeup (no matter how soft the brush or how lightly I applied pressure). I kept trying it in different ways though b/c it was not returnable to Amazon b/c of Amazon’s specific return policy and I didn’t want to waste money. Now, I’m at the point that I kind of like the products (but I’m still not sure I need so many products). What changed my mind? I started using my fingers to blend it instead of the brush. Now it looks a lot more natural and more of the product remains on my skin. In comparison to other contouring and highlighting products I’ve tried in the past, these are much more subtle and natural looking. The quality of the products is also exceptional — I have extremely sensitive skin, but these products don’t irritate my skin at all (in fact, they do seem to have skin care ingredients that make my skin look better even without makeup). I feel like a little bit of a fool falling for all the hype convincing me that these three products would make me look magically beautiful with a no-makeup makeup look, but if you are in the market for blush, contour, and highlighter, these three are definitely a more natural way to apply a lot of product on your face. They are marketing it to people as low maintenance beauty, but adding two additional products isn’t my definition of low maintenance. Unless you are young with very clear skin, it will not mean you can forego foundation — and you will still be using at least as many (if not more) makeup products as you normally do. Three stars b/c of the high quality and relatively natural appearance. Deducted two stars because it doesn’t really live up to the hype (pretty sure those videos either have a lot of filter being used or powder is being applied to the brush when they buff it out), I’m not sure I will rebuy it when I run out, and it just adds two additional products to my routine.