Kosas Cloud Set Mist Review

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Kosas Cloud Set Mist Review

I have really been enjoying all the recent launches from Kosas so I was very happy to try out their brand new mist. Here’s the lowdown on the Kosas Cloud Set Mist.

What is Kosas Cloud Set Mist?

What is Kosas Cloud Set Mist?
What is Kosas Cloud Set Mist?
  • Refreshing, skin-caring setting mist
  • Works to hydrate, smooth, and lock makeup in place for 12 hours
  • Alcohol free and non-comedogenic
  • Ultra-fine, airy spray
  • Promises to improve the look of your makeup
  • Designed to keep the skin looking fresh all day
  • Contains 99.5% naturally derived ingredients
  • Oil-free and fragrance-free formula
  • Designed to never be sticky or tight feeling
  • Clinically proven to hydrate, improve skin texture and reduce appearance of pores over time
  • Suitable for all skin types including sensitive
  • Non-comedogenic and non-acnegenic
  • Get 20% off at Sephora* with code REALLYREESPH

Key Ingredients

Agave Tequilana Leaf + Fruit Extracts – to reduce the appearance of lines and texture with a second skin filter effect

Saccharide Isomerate – works to reduce shine while boosting moisture

Trehalose – supports hydration

How to use it

You use this as you would any setting mist. Be sure to shake well before use, and after you have finished applying your makeup, hold 8-10 inches from face and mist over entire face. Kosas suggest no more than 3 times, as a little goes a long way.

You can reapply throughout the day, as desired.

My Review

My Review of Kosas Cloud Set Mist
My Review of Kosas Cloud Set Mist

The Kosas Cloud Set Mist is a setting spray that’s been getting its fair share of attention lately. I’ve been testing it out and I think it’s really good. What I most like is that it’s not one of those typical makeup-locking, ultra-mattifying formula. And that, I think, is part of its quiet charm.

First Impressions

First things first, the packaging is beautifully minimal. The mister is wonderfully fine, with a smooth, even spray that settles on the skin. There are no heavy droplets and no sudden spritzes. Cloud is a good way to describe the delivery of this mist. You get the kind of application that makes you feel like you’re treating your skin rather than attacking it.

How it looks

Kosas Cloud Set Mist skin finish
Kosas Cloud Set Mist skin finish

Now, the effect. This isn’t a mist that transforms your makeup and honestly, I appreciate that. It doesn’t mattify. It doesn’t add a glass-skin sheen. It doesn’t blur or change the texture you’ve so carefully built. What it does do is take the edge off powder, bring a little life back into the skin, and make everything feel more cohesive and comfortable. If you’ve taken the time to get your base looking just how you like it, Kosas Cloud Set Mist won’t interfere. It lets your finish shine through.

Skincare benefits

There’s also a genuinely refreshing quality to it, thanks to the inclusion of lots of skincare ingredients. I think this helps to lightly hydrate the skin. Also, it’s important to note that, unlike most setting sprays, it is alcohol free, which will be great if you have sensitive skin.

How does it perform?

It melds everything together. It’s great at removing that telltale powdery edge. It adds a little something back into the skin, a lived-in softness, without messing with the overall finish.

I think it does really help to lock my makeup in place, although I tend to opt for more longwearing formulas anyway, so it’s hard to measure exactly how effective it is.

What I like is that it leaves your makeup exactly as you intended it. If you’ve spent time perfecting a soft matte base, carefully buffed in your bronzer, and placed your highlight just so, you don’t want a mist that suddenly turns you into a disco ball. Nor do you want something that drags your foundation toward flat, cakey territory. Cloud Set doesn’t do either. I think it enhances by not interfering.

Final Thoughts

If what you want is a mist that keeps your makeup feeling fresh without changing the look you’ve worked hard to achieve, Kosas Cloud Set Mist hits the mark

I find it especially good later on in the day when my skin’s feeling a little fatigued or when I want to tone down a slightly too matte situation that sometimes happens after powdering. It gives your face a reset without undoing your work.

If you are looking for a mist with more of a dewy finish PLUS SPF50, you need to read, Kopari Sunglaze Sheer Setting Mist Sunscreen SPF 50 Review.

Where to buy it

The Kosas Cloud Set Mist is £32 and available now via the links below, use REALLYREESPH for 20% off at Sephora:

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Tower 28 MakeWaves Mascara Review – Just launched in the UK

Tower 28 MakeWaves Mascara Review – Just launched in the UK

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Tower 28 MakeWaves Mascara Review UK (shade Drift)

I was very excited to pick up the Tower 28 MakeWaves Mascara in shade Drift while I was in New York last year and I absolutely love it. The brand just launched in the UK, so now you can shop it too. Here’s a full review with before and after photos.

What is Tower 28 MakeWaves Mascara?

Tower 28 MakeWaves Mascara
Tower 28 MakeWaves Mascara
  • Mascara designed to visibly volumise, lengthen and define
  • Long-wearing and water resistant formula
  • Triple-wave wand has three flexible, suspended bands that visibly lengthen and define each lash
  • Super lightweight buildable formula
  • Finish doesn’t get crunchy
  • Easy to remove
  • Vegan, gluten-free, cruelty-free
  • Ophthalmologist tested, contact lens safe, allergy tested, and 100 percent safe for sensitive eyes
  • Just launched in the UK HERE*

The Wand

Tower 28 MakeWaves Mascara Wand (shade Drift)
Tower 28 MakeWaves Mascara Wand (shade Drift)

This wand is great at catching every lash, and coating each one without loading on too much product at once. It extends and separates the lashes really nicely.

Key Ingredients

Aquaflex® Technology – conventionally used in haircare styling, this ingredient actively works to define curl using memory hold (it memorises the wave of your lash) and keeps them soft. Also helps keep lashes humidity-proof

Castor Oil Blend – keeps lashes looking healthy, strong, and conditioned

How to use Tower 28 MakeWaves Mascara

This mascara is really easy to use. Simply use the inner curve of the brush to build up visible volume and the longer bristles to lengthen and define. You can apply additional coats while lashes are still wet for more volume. 

Before and After Photos

Here are the before and afters for you, with one light coat, two light coats, and then three generous coats on both eyes.

Tower 28 MakeWaves Mascara before photo
Before Photo
1 Coat Tower 28 MakeWaves Mascara shade Drift
1 Coat Tower 28 MakeWaves Mascara shade Drift
2 Coats Tower 28 MakeWaves Mascara shade Drift
2 Coats Tower 28 MakeWaves Mascara shade Drift
After Photo: Tower 28 MakeWaves Mascara shade Drift
After Photo: Tower 28 MakeWaves Mascara shade Drift

The eyeshadow shown here is REESON Lid Elixir.

Where to buy Tower 28 MakeWaves Mascara

Tower 28 just launched in the UK. Shop via the link below:

My Review of Tower 28 MakeWaves Mascara shade Drift

Tower 28 MakeWaves Mascara shade Drift
Tower 28 MakeWaves Mascara shade Drift

It is so exciting to find a really good brown mascara! I think most people tend to choose a black mascara, (and I did actually pick up the Black version of this too), but I went straight for the brown one to start testing.

I am absolutely loving this mascara. Drift is the perfect shade of brown. Not too deep that you lose the softness, and not too warm that you end up looking like your eyes are a bit sore. It is just the perfect shade of brown.

The brush is great at picking up and stretching out every lash, and the formula has a lovely volumising effect that still keeps things looking fairly natural.

It feels really light on the lashes, isn’t at all irritating and I haven’t noticed any flaking or smudging. It’s great. I will try the black shade, Jet, soon but for now, Drift is just perfect.

Tower 28 MakeWaves Mascara shade Drift
Tower 28 MakeWaves Mascara shade Drift

If you’re looking for a new mascara that simply enhances the lashes, adds length and volume, and also keeps a curl, the Tower 28 MakeWaves Mascara is definitely one to look at.

Although this isn’t a tubing mascara, it does resemble one as it is lightweight, non-irritating and safe for sensitive eyes and contact lenses.

If you are looking for a tubing formula, I really like Zoeva’s one. Read: Ooh La Lash Tubing Mascara Review

When does Tower 28 MakeWaves Mascara launch in the UK?

The MakeWaves Masacara just launched in the UK HERE.

Is Tower 28 MakeWaves a tubing mascara?

No. This isn’t technically a tubing mascara and can be removed with regular eye makeup remover. It is however very light feeling and long-wearing like a tubing mascara. Check out Best Eye Makeup Removers on a Budget.

What makes MakeWaves Mascara unique?

This is a fairly unique mascara because, although it is not technically a tubing mascara, it really does act like one because it never flakes or smudges, and also holds a curl exceptionally well. It is also suitable for contact lens wearers and sensitive eyes.

Is the mascara environmentally friendly?

Tower 28 have their Earth Sensitive Pledge and the MakeWaves packaging is made from 78% PCR (post-consumer recycled) plasti as part of their commitment to sustainable packaging.

What are the available shades and sizes?

There are two shades available in the Tower 28 MakeWaves Mascara – Drift which is a new shade, and a gorgeous brown, and also Jet, which is black. The mascaras comes in a full size which is 8.5ml and also a mini size.

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ULTRA VIOLETTE Queen Screen SPF 50+ Luminising Serum SKINSCREEN Review

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Today we have a sunscreen review and try on and its non other than Ultra Violette! I received the Queen Screen in my SpaceNK beauty advent calendar last year and I’ve finally finished using it

This is a chemical based SPF from the Australian brand that promises a cast free experience and high broad spectrum protection. Its also hydrating and can be used as a primer- with no piling or balling

Experience

I’ve just finished using the product last week, but it lasted quite a bit, I think I started using it in the 2nd or 3rd week of March, after the haru haru airy fit SPF. This SPF is extremely lightweight and fluid and I love sunscreens with this texture.

The sunscreen feels weightless on the skin and leaves the most amazing dewy finish- its almost too dewy but it doesn’t clog pores and comes off easily when washing away at the end of the day. It feels super hydrating as promised, I can get away without a moisturiser with this and it layers very well with other products. It can settle in the lines on my neck when I use too much of it but other than that, it doesn’t pill under makeup.

Is it invisible on dark skin? YES- it blends into the skin well and doesn’t stick to the hairline either. There is no white cast on the skin! LOOK AT MY SKIN. I took these pictures right away application.

Verdict

This is such a beautiful sunscreen! It does have some gold shimmer in it- very subtle, now I didnt like this at first but over time I came round to it because it leaves a beautiful lit from within glow. It’s weightless on the skin and its beautiful under makeup, even powder foundation too. As I said above, whilst I love a dewy finish, this one is almost too dewy lol so I will probably just use this in the winter. In the summer it may come across as sweat lol.

Whilst I love the dropper bottle and the pipette actually works, it can get messy around the bottle neck and its hard to gauge the right amount to use. I use 2 fingers full method to measure out how much is needed but with the pipette and fluid texture it is slightly more difficult to measure. I tend to use a bit more just in case, again there is no heavy feeling on the skin but it can settle on my neck- this doesn’t happen every time. It doesn’t sting my eyes but I don’t tend to take SPF up there too much.

I think the Queen Screen has replaced Fav Fluid as my fav SPF from the brand? or maybe its neck and neck? hm

you can check out this SPF at Sephora