The Body Needs- Lip Luster, eyeshadow and blush-Review and swatches

I absolutely love trying out new makeup companies, so when Grant from The Body Needs contacted me about trying some of their products I was so excited and eager to try everything!  If you haven’t heard about The Body Needs, it is a wife and husband company of all handmade, cruelty free, and many vegan makeup products! Cheryl designs and actually makes all of TBN products, while Grant does all of the marketing, packing, and shipping. Some other little fun facts about this company besides everything being handmade, their packaging is also 100% recyclable! I love companies who care about our Earth and do not do any animal testing! Another remarkable thing about The Body Needs is that everything that they sell is affordable and high quality! They even say that their “goal is to make high quality eyeshadows, blushes, and lip lusters at reasonable prices”. Besides The Body Needs making their own affordable eyeshadows, blushes, and lip lusters they also sell samples of Mac. This is a neat concept since Mac is high-end and not everyone can afford to buy a $16 tube of lipstick at one time or worried about buying a color they do not like. These samples give you the chance to be able to try it out before you want to commit to buying a full size!

I was told to choose three eyeshadows, two lip lusters, and one blush so I could test out the products and see for myself how I liked them! When I first went onto their website I was impressed on how easy it is to navigate and their wide range of color selections on each category. Something that also popped out to me about the TBN products is how cute the names are! Their prices are great you can pick up an eyeshadow either mineral or crushed pots or blush for under $4! You can get a lip luster for under $3! AHHHHMAZING! After looking threw all of the TBN products I finally made my choices (which mind you were hard to pick because everything is so beautiful)!  For the eyeshadows I choose, two lose mineral eyeshadows in the colors Butterfly and Cherry Blossom, a crushed pot shadow in the shade Dragonfly, the blush I chose in Playing Hooky, and the two lip lustes in Tokyo Pink (a dupe for Mac Saint Germaine) and Girl Power! After letting Grant know what I picked out, he let me know it was on its way, I want to point out that the shipping was super-fast! It just took a couple of days to get to me!

After getting my package last week from The Body Needs and opening it, it really reminded me of Bare Minerals for the eyeshadow and blush and the lip lusters reminded me of those lip balms I use to use in middle school called Soft Lips. Then I saw that they also threw in a Mac sample lipstick in the shade Neon Orange! I thought that was so sweet and thoughtful! I wanted to take a full week and use all of the TBN products before I wrote my review and shared it with you so I could really tell you my thoughts and feeling and not just a “First impression” so let’s get into it!

Let’s start off with TBN Lip lusters (their lipstick) since my favorite makeup is lipstick and the most fun for me to play with. I chose Tokyo Pink which is a stunning baby pink and Girl Power which is a bright but wearable pink.  

Bottom swatch is Tokyo Pink and top swatch is Girl Power

 **Down below you will see swatches and I also did a comparison swatch of TBN Tokyo Pink and Mac Saint Germaine, which I find to be a very close dupe** All swatches are unedited, no flash and in sunlight**

First, I want to start off about the packaging of the Lip lusters- it’s cute and I have to remember that everything is made out of 100% recyclable material.  I like how they put the name of the lip luster large on the tube with cute little hearts. What I don’t like is how they get messy so quickly, I’m not sure why it is happening but the cap on the packaging catches the color and it can get a bit messy. Nothing horrible but just something I noticed. Both of the Lip lusters smell really good, they have kind of a fruity lip-gloss sent; I personally love it and smell so good you would want to eat it.  For people that don’t like their lip products to have a strong scent this may be a turn off.  Both of the colors are pigmented and very moisturizing and glossy. I did have to swipe and layer about 4-5 times to achieve the color payoff that I wanted. There is 4g of product in each tube. You have to twist the bottom of the tube for the product to come out. It doesn’t remind me of a lipstick at all with the packaging.  The packaging reminds me of a lip balm, but you put it on it’s like a glossy lipstick. It feels so nice on your lips! I usually put a gloss over my lipstick but with this I did not have to. The Lip lusters lasted about 2-4 hours. I did have to reapply the Tokyo Pink more often than the Girl Power. These do come off if you eat or drink something, but they don’t claim to be long wearing.  Tokyo  Pink if my favorite one out of the two and is very similar to Mac Saint Germaine, which if you follow me on Instagram, you know that is my favorite Mac lipstick! Overall, I am impressed with how these feel on my lips and the color pay off!

Comparison swatch of Tokyo Pink (bottom) Mac Saint Germaine (top)

I love mineral eyeshadow! If you look in my makeup collection you will see at least 75 different mineral eyeshadows! If I’m not buying a palette and I’m buying a single eyeshadow it would usually be a mineral eyeshadow so when I saw that TBN had those to offer I was so ecstatic! I got two mineral eyeshadows in the color Butterfly which is a beautiful pink with just a little bit of shimmer and Cherry Blossom which is a light baby pink. I have to say I am so impressed with these TBN mineral eyeshadows! They are so pigmented and last all day long! I have been using Cherry Blossom daily as a blending color and right under my eyebrow. With Butterfly it is such a fun pop of color! I have nothing bad to say about either of these eyeshadows. I truly love them! Their packaging is just like Bare Minerals and you are able to choose how many grams of product you want to purchase. The containers are completely clear so you are able to see the shade and there is a cute heart design on the top of the container. The bottom has the name of the eyeshadow. When you first get the eyeshadows it does have a cute sticker seal with their cute heart design.

Swatch of Butterfly, dry(left)  and wet (right)

swatch of Cherry Blossom (dry) did not swatch well wet 

I also got a Crush Pot eyeshadow in the color Dragon fly, this is like a normal single eyeshadow and you can even pop it into something like a Z pallet and make your own custom eyeshadow pallete. It comes on a package where you can flip it open and take the eyeshadow right out and transfer it into a pallete or just keep it in its container. Again, it has the cute heart design on the top of the package and the name on the bottom of the package. Dragonfly is a beautiful pale teal blue with a tiny bit of shimmer. With these Crush Pots you can also chose how many grams you want to purchase and that will depend on the price you pay. This shadow did come off a bit pale and I had to build it up. I used this a lot under my lower lash line and it looks gorgeous! My husband even loved it!  You will definitely want to use a primer with these eyeshadows. I tried it with a NYX jumbo pencil in milk for a more affordable option and Mac Paint Pot also worked well to.

Swatch of Dragonfly 

Now on to the blush and let me say this was my favorite!!  I got the blush in the color Playing Hooky (see, how cute these names are!!) this blush is so beyond beautiful and EXTREMLY pigmented. I am not exaggerating when I say this and a little goes a long way!! TBN blush in Playing Hooky does remind me a little of their mineral eyeshadow I got in Butterfly, when you swatch it but on your cheeks it comes off totally different.  The first day I wore the blush I put way too much on and I will admit I looked like a clown (HAHA) but it blended wonderfully and I was able to tone it down. Since the first day of trying it, I now know I only need a little. The blush is my favorite out of everything The Body Needs sent me. It is long wearing (about 8 hours) and there is just enough shimmer and the pigmentation is like no other! The packaging is just like the mineral eyeshadow just in a larger container.

Swatch of Playing Hooky (dry left, wet right)

Comparison swatch of TBN blush in Playing Hooky (bottom) and eyeshadow in Butterfly (top) 

The Mac lipstick sample comes packaged just like the Crush Pot eyeshadow, which is nice so again you can put it right into your own customer palette! I love this idea about the Mac sample, how many times have you bought a full tube of lipstick and been disappointed in the shade but know you’re not going to return it? I’m not sure about you but I know for myself TONS, uncountable times! This concept of getting a sample (which may I add you get a lot of product!) is such a great idea, you get to try it out before you go ahead and splurge and get the full tube. Or, maybe you just want a color for a date night or special event, this is perfect!

 

Swatch of Mac Neon Orange 

Overall I have to say I am highly impressed with The Body Needs. In every aspect from their customer service, website, shipping, and products! I don’t know what I was really expecting since I never heard of The Body Needs but now it is a company that I can see myself buying from in the future! I just want to thank them for allowing me to be able to review and share their products with you! They were even kind enough to send me a 20% off with the promo code SP20! Their website is  www.TheBodyNeeds2.com  and check out their Instagram @thebodyneeds

My favorites from The Body Needs! Lip lusters and blush 

Have any of you tried The Body Needs? If so what have you picked up? If you get anything let me know and share your thoughts and experience!! Thanks for reading!!

XOXO

Adrienne Royale