Sonia Kashuk Monochrome Eye Quad in #11 Textured Cocoa

Several months ago, I picked up the Sonia Kashuk Monochrome Eye Quad in Textured Cocoa after hearing several YouTubers rave about it.

The quad contains four shadows.  One matte, one satin, one matte with glitter and one glitter.  All of the shades lean fairly warm, so if you're going for a warm chocolate or bronzy brown eye, this is a lovely palette.

All four shades had good payoff, even the glitter shade, which in my other Sonia Kashuk quads, tends to be just some clear sparkle.  Here, the glitter has a definite brown tone.  I found all of the shades to be well pigmented and nicely blendable.  The matte shade with the glitter does tend to lose all the glitter as you blend it, which is sort of to be expected.

If you're into bronzy brown eyes, this could definitely be the quad for you.  I find it a bit too one-note to be too usable for me.  I do really like the satin shade, but I have really similar shades in other quads that I find more well rounded.

The Sonia Kashuk Monochrome Eye Quad in #11 Textured Cocoa contains 5.2 grams of product and retails for $13.60 exclusively at Target.

Overall:  7/10

Sonia Kashuk Eyeshadow Quad in Bed of Roses

So here is another Sonia Kashuk product that I didn't photograph brand new because I didn't expect to be reviewing it.  Sigh.  Anyway, apologies for the less than stellar looking product below.  It is all my fault for using before photographing.

The Sonia Kashuk Eyeshadow Quad in Bed of Roses seems like it would be pink leaning based on the name, but it's really not.  The pan that looks pink above actually isn't.  It's just sparkles with no real pigmentation.

• pink looking shimmer - just shimmer with no real pigmentation, pink or otherwise, very cool, doesn't adhere particularly well and tends to transfer and fall out like crazy.
• matte cool light brown - underwhelming color payoff, very stiff. Has glitter in the pan but it really doesn't translate to the skin at all.
• metallic cool gray brown - buttery soft, crazy pigmentation, excellent payoff
• metallic taupe/purple cool - buttery soft, crazy pigmentation, excellent payoff.

This is a drugstore product, but definitely on the pricier end of the spectrum. Is it worth it when only half the shades are any good? Normally, I would say no, but the two metallic shades in this palette are absolutely phenomenal and they're very taupe leaning and I am such a sucker for a good taupe eyeshadow. For me, it's worth it. If you're not such a taupe fiend, it may be a miss.

Sonia Kashuk Eyeshadow Quad #45 Bed of Roses contains XX grams of product and retails for $13.69 exclusively at Target.

Overall: 7/10

Sonia Kashuk Chic Luminosity Bronzer/Blush Duo in #53 Glow

As a general rule, I photograph my products before I use them because no one wants to see gunky cosmetics after they've been put through the wringer.  So I will apologize in advance because I did not photograph this particular product before using it.  That's because I had no intention of reviewing it.  I had to take a trip and I was in a pinch.  On a whim at Target, I picked up a decent looking blush and bronzer duo because hey, why not?

However, after several months of using this product I absolutely LOVE it.  So, here's the belated pictures and review.

This product comes in 3 shades, #51 - Glimmer, #52 - Glisten & #53 - Glow.  I would love to give you an official synopsis of how the products differ, but there isn't one.  And to be honest, the different shades didn't look terribly different in the store.  Maybe on the skin there's a big difference, I can't say for sure.  I picked up Glow because the blush shade appealed to be the most.

The product has the same snakeskin pattern that a lot of the Sonia Kashuk products have.  The design is very resilient and even after months of regular use, this is what it looks like.  The bronzer looks crazy metallic in the pan, but on the skin isn't nearly as full throttle as you'd think.

(daybulbs)

The bronzer is a very warm red-gold when heavily swatched.  It has phenomenal color payoff and a great texture.  On my skin, lightly applied, it is very warm and much more of a blush than a bronzer per se.  

The blush is a very warm peachy pink with good color payoff.  The texture of it reminded me a lot of the new MAC Extra Dimension blushes that came out this summer.

Both products have a lot of sheen, but no shimmer or glitter.  I love to use the two products together.  I run the bronzer along the back of my cheekbones to give some color, but also definition.  Then I put the blush on the apples of my cheeks.

(indirect sunlight)

Both products wear really well on me.  I get probably 6 hours out of the blush before there's any fading at all.  I get a good 10 hours out of the bronzer before there's fading.  I absolutely love this product.  I love the color.  I love the fact that the compact is super easy to just throw in a bag and go.  It does double duty as blush and bronzer, super convenient.

When I say I love this product, I mean it.  I alternate this almost every day with my Guerlain Terra Ora bronzer, which is easily 6 times the price.  I LOVE this.

The Sonia Kashuk Chic Luminosity Bronzer/Blush duo in #53 Glow contains 6.8 grams of product and retails for $12.99 at Target.

Overall:  10/10

Sonia Kashuk Super Sheer Liquid Tint in Poppy

I'm a huge fan of blush.  I love powder blushes and I love cream blushes.  But up until I purchased the Sonia Kashuk Super Sheer Liquid Tint in #03 Poppy, I hadn't tried a liquid blush.

The packaging is weird.  More than most lines, I feel like the Sonia Kashuk cosmetics packaging is really random.  There doesn't seem to be much cohesiveness in look or performance of packaging across the line.  I do, however, love that it has a pump.  But trust me, it may take some time to get used to how much product to pump out.

It is a liquid blush, so it's no surprise that the formula was very runny.  Poppy is a bright pinky coral in the heavy swatch, but when sheered out on the cheeks, I think it leans more pink than peach.  The color is buildable.  I had the best results in applying several very thin layers, allowing the layers to dry before applying more.  The formula was not sticky when it tried down.

For a quick tinted moisturizer and just a wash of color on the cheeks look, this product is great.  And from the name alone, I have to assume that is what the product was created for.  Some people could really love this for spring and summer.

For me, this is definitely a novelty and not a daily go-to.  If you want noticeable color (nevermind dramatic), it just takes more time than I'm willing to invest.

Sonia Kashuk Super Sheer Liquid Tint contains 17mL of product and retails for $9.79 at Target.

Overall: 7/10