TFOWC Project – Part 4 – Make Believe – Enhance Glow -Tinted Moisturiser
If you are a regular on the blog then you will know by now that I am taking part on a series of reviews, with a bunch of other lovely bloggers – the project is all about tanning for women of colour – hence the TFWOC abbreviation!
The project was the idea of LaaLaa Monroe from Dolce Vanity and Annie from EpiphannieA and altogther there are 10 bloggers involved, all Aisan or Afro-Caribbean! Annie and LaaLaa have worked extremely hard on this and I cannot thank them enough and I am SO excited to be part of this project, as often tanning is focussed and targeted towards lighter women. You can read up more about this project here, but basically for 5 weeks we shall be testing out and reviewing different brands of tanning products to see which ones are the best and share our experiences!
Here is a list of the other bloggers (as well as Annie and LaaLaa mentioned above) that are taking part in this project:
Lola – Lola Star Hearts
Safiyah – FrootiBeauty
Tass – Une Tasse
Hafsa – Muslimah Beauty
Sophia – Tattoed Tea Lady
Yinka – Vex In The City
Stephanie – Nerd About Town
Dija – Dijas World
Last week the product I reviewed was the Make Believe Self Tan Lotion with Bronzer which you can read up about here.
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This week its all about another product from Make Believe, but this time its the Enhance Glow Tinted Moisturiser.
Lovely tube – Double click to enlarge
The Tinted Moisturiser (“TM”) is £15.00 for 30ml and you can check out the website here. It is part of a range of makeup products they sell.
This is what Make Believe have to say about it:
“Hydrating and lightly tinted moisturiser, for a luminescent facial glow.”
This TM only comes in one shade and the colour is a good match for me on my MAC NC37 skin. It has a nice consistency – not too heavy or too ligh and it blends in well on me.
A Swatch – Double click to enlarge
The coverage on this is very light, it barely covers any blemishes or redness. For me, its not enough as I have acne and some redness around my nostrils etc. It contains fine shimmer – and a fair bit of it. For my liking its too shimmery, it enhances my already large pores and as my skin is oily it makes me look even shinier! Given that the coverage is low and the shimmer, this is unfortunately not an ideal product for me.
Blended in – Double click to enlarge
I tried it out as a highlighter (as cleverly suggested by Ephinannie!). As a highlighter on top of my foundation on my cheekbones it was very subtle but quite pretty. I had more success using it this way! It gave a nice soft focus highlight effect worn this way.
I was pleased that this didn’t break me out which is really good!
In terms of wear, as a TM I didn’t find it to be very moisturising and I could tell from the fading of the shimmer that it had gone within about 2-3 hours of wear. As a highlighter it wears better, lasting about about 4-5 hours.
The price of this is reasonable if you use this as a highlighter, however as a TM it obviously offers less value for money, but still okay.
Here are the ingredients:
The Ingredients – Double click to enlarge
In conclusion, although this was not the best fit for me, some ladies might really like this and its worth giving a try.
I am giving this 3/5.
So, what do you think of this latest TFWOC trial? Have you ever tried Make Believe? Do you think you will give one a go now?! Get in touch and let me know.
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P.S – this post and related posts contains a PR sample, however my reviews are always honest and my thoughts are my own 
You can trust me on that, but you cant trust me not to steal your blusher if I like it!
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I found this really didn’t work for me all over and I also took to using it to highlight and even to contour the outer areas of my face. I wouldn’t repurchase! Great review xo
Sophia
October 3, 2012
Hi Sophia, thanks for your comment – yeah it seems this was a bit of dud for both of us! What a shame – I had high hopes for this!
Grace x
admin
October 4, 2012
Yhhhh I feel that it should re-marketed as a highlighter because it is great when used this way
Epiphannie
October 4, 2012
Yeah its just not that great as a TM at all, and gave me a really shiny face, I felt like the Tin Man!! LOL! xx
admin
October 4, 2012
What is the point of a tinted moisturiser that is not very moisturising, doesnt give even a little bit of coverage and makes you look too shiny! Sounds like a dud to me! Haha!
Lucy
October 4, 2012
I can understand where you are coming from, but for some – they might like very light coverage and if you have dry skin for example they you may not look too shiny with this. It just didnt work for me!
Thanks for your comment
Grace x
admin
October 4, 2012
Sounds like this should be re-branded as a highlighter and not a TM! ooops! Great review – as always!
xx
Kerry
October 4, 2012
Hi Kerry
You may very well be right about that!
Thanks for your comment
Grace x
admin
October 4, 2012
LMAO tin man !! Blends in alright with your skin but yes do agree it will be ‘shiny’ due to the ‘glow’ it’s meant to get. On me just blended like some second skin, was a bit sad I got NO glow. Wanted to get my Jlo on but I’m sure there’s alternatives like I said running it down the shins of your leg if you don’t feel comfortable with it on your face. Great honest review as always xo
LaaLaa Monroe
October 8, 2012
Glad I made you chuckle re Tin Man! Interesting how you didnt get the “glow” from this like I did, but I take that as a blessing!
Good tip using it on my legs, I might have to give that a try!
Thanks for your comment xxx
admin
October 9, 2012
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