and even more so my passion from multi-purpose products.
I hate lumping around lots of products so The Body Shop Shimmer Waves is right up my street!
Also multi-purpose products are a god send for taking on holiday...hello new purchases in duty free.
Much like most of The Body Shop cosmetic products this comes housed in a transparent plastic case,
surprisingly for a plastic compact this does not look cheap rather it has a minimalist effect
and is practical for travel due to it being sturdy and great for instantly spotting what is housed inside.
The Body Shop Shimmer Waves palettes come in two shade variations - Bronze and Blush,
one to use as a bronzer type product and the other to be used as a blush.
The Bronze version is composed of various warm neutral type shades - light and dark!
Each wave is large enough to fit an eyeshadow brush so you can double your product usage.
When the waves are swirled together it forms a mid rosy toned bronze,
on light to medium skin tones used as a face product this will be a bronzer
however on deeper tones this will be a highlight type of product.
The Body Shop Shimmer Waves is firm to the touch but rather pigmented,
each shade gives great colour pay off and is easy to apply and blend.
It also applies just as well as a bronzer/blush and has next to none product fall out.
The finish of each shade in the wave is shimmer based and metallic but very subtle at that,
there is no glitter just a metallic sheen which can be easily blended out.
On my eyes each shade wore for approximately 5 hours without creasing without a primer
and on my cheeks again without a primer it faired a little better and wore for around 7 hours.
Product Summary
Round Up - A multi-tasking palette of warm metallic bronze shades which can be used on the eyes
and cheek area.
Best For - Adding a hint of bronze to your face and for saving space in your make-up bag!
Pigmentation - (7/10) Easy enough to get great colour pay off.
Availability - The Body Shop stores and via their web store - link £16/8.5g (S)
You have to try the pink version too- the shimmer is so fine and pretty, it makes for a gorgeous highlighter! xx
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DeleteThis looks lovely, I may have to try this! xoxo
ReplyDeleteIt really is :)
DeleteAwesome great swatches, great product
ReplyDeleteNeutral tones suit me well so this product seems perfect. Ive only ever bought perfume from the Body Shop (Moroccan Rose is amazing) so Im interested to see how good their make up is.
ReplyDeleteI love Moroccan Rose :) the make-up that I have encountered this far is fab :)
DeleteThis looks nice!
ReplyDeleteVery pretty and versatile :)
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This product looks fab! I would use each shade as eyeshadow and I love the colours as a bronzer together!
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Thank you Emma :) me too I'm going to use it for both on holiday :)
DeleteThe pigmentation does seem decent with this. I don't like too many block (is that the right term?) blushes and bronzers because the color combination always comes out much lighter than it appears. But I think this color is quite good for you.
ReplyDeleteYeah I think block is right :) I agree normally the pigmentation is poor with such products!
DeleteI never even considered body shop make-up but now I'm really thinking about popping in there and taking a look :)
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You should :) the shimmer cubes are amazing! :)
DeleteI love that even the lighter shades have a nice color payoff.
ReplyDeleteMe too :) I thought i'd have to work to get them to work but nope :)
Deleteahhh! so good! love multi use products!
ReplyDeletei cant believe no one has said but this is such a dupe for the bobbi brown shimmer brick :P
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Haha I thought someone would have said that too in all honesty haha :)
DeleteVery pretty!
ReplyDeleteThis looks gorgeous! I've never used bronzer before, but this is making me think about it very seriously :)
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