If you’ve been reading for awhile, you’ve probably noticed that I’ve been talking about Wet n Wild pretty favorably for a bit. The products Wet n Wild is currently putting out are a far cry from the cheap crap we remember from high school. Is every product Wet n Wild puts out equal to high end? No. But that’s asking a lot from products that are mostly under $5. However, the quality of most of the newer Wet n Wild products is really, really nice, and the affordable price point is just a bonus.
One of my new favorite products I have been enjoying from Wet n Wild is their MegaCushion Foundation SPF 15 in shade Light Ivory ($8.99). Recently, I have essentially stopped wearing a full face of foundation. I don’t know if it’s just because it’s so hot but I have not wanted to wear a ton of makeup on my face. I do wear concealer under my eyes, on and around my nose and on any redness I might have but in terms of wearing a full-coverage foundation, I am just not about that life. However, the MegaCushion Foundation is super lightweight. I don’t feel like I’m wearing a mask but it does give me a bit of coverage and evens out my face a bit. Cushion foundation products don’t last the longest but I would def rather pay $9 more often than like, $40 more often. The product comes with a little puff that I occasionally use with this. Sometimes I use a foundation brush and sometimes I’ll use my own sponge. Really depends on my mood.
I have also recently decided to start experimenting with some cream products, like cream bronzer, blush and highlighter. I thought I would first try some Wet n Wild cream products to see if I liked them before investing in some high end products. No need to spend a lot of money if you don’t know if you even like the product. I decided to try both the Mega Cushion Contour in Café Au Slay ($5.99) and the MegaGlow Makeup Stick Conceal and Contour in Oaks on You ($3.99).
I started out being more into the stick product because it’s a bit simpler to use, you just draw it on your face, then use a dense brush to blend it out. However, after using it for a bit, I have realized the color is a bit too warm for contour so I am actually a bit happier with the Cushion Contour now. I struggled a bit to figure out how to actually apply it, but I found this really small contour brush from Morphe that I had lying around, the G41 Mini Contour ($6). I find that the bigger brushes that are marketed for contouring tend to sort of overdo it, but this little one allows me to use a smaller amount of product, and then I can use a bigger contour brush, like this Mōda Pro Chisel ($7.99) that I got in an old Boxycharm to blend it out, and it looks really natural and beautiful.
I also bought the MegaGlo Makeup Stick Blush in Floral Majority ($3.99), which I really enjoy. I like this color because it’s very neutral so I can use it for a variety of looks. It’s very easy to blend out and look very natural as well. One product that I actually did not really end up enjoying is the MegaCushion Highlight in Who’s That Pearl ($5.99). I knew it was supposed to be pretty subtle, but to me, it hardly even shows up, so I’m sort of like… what’s the point? It’s a bit TOO subtle for me. If I am using cream products, I will choose my Colourpop highlighters in either Flexitarian ($8) or Lunch Money ($8) and I’m good to go. Flexitarian is a bit more metallic and Lunch Money is a bit more “natural” but there is still much more impact than the MegaCushion highlight.
When I’m not using cream products, I am really enjoying these two glow-y blushes: the Color Icon Baked Blushes in Don’t Flutter Yourself and Dare To Soar ($4.99). Don’t Flutter Yourself is much more subtle – it’s almost a highlight, actually. But it does give me just a hint of color and a beautiful sheen, and sometimes that’s what I’m looking for. Dare To Soar is definitely more pigmented and I use this one more with cool-toned looks. Both of these are totally gorgeous just to look at (THAT HUMMINGBIRD!) and beautiful on the cheeks. I’m a big fan.
From L to R: Color Icon Baked Blushes in Dare to Soar, Don’t Flutter Yourself, Mega Cushion Contour in Café Au Slay, MegaGlo Makeup Stick Concel and Contour in Oaks on You, MegaGlo Makeup Stick Blush in Floral Majority and MegaCushion Highlight in Who’s That Pearl.
Here are swatches of the products from above. These are just finger swatches and they aren’t blended out, so obviously they look softer when applied to your face. I tried blending out some in swatches and it just sort of looked like my arm was red and it wasn’t really clear what was happening, so I just wiped them off and erased all evidence I ever tried. But hopefully the swatches do help you see the colors.
A product I KNOW I’ve talked about on the blog before are the Wet n Wild 1 Step Wonder Gel Polishes ($4.99). These perform just as well as high-end polish and I plan on getting more shades. I currently have four: Taupe as a Joke, Under My Plum, Pretty Peas, and Peri-wink-le of an Eye.
I think it was last year when Wet n Wild came out with their Pro Brush Line, and I’ve been intrigued by it for awhile. First of all, the brushes are beautiful, but they are also cruelty-free – aka synthetic. I decided to start with a few: the Precision Foundation Brush ($7.99), the Tapered Highlighting Brush ($5.99), and the Fluffy Blending Brush ($5.99).
I really like the foundation brush and I’ve used it with the cushion foundation. It’s really soft and I like that it isn’t like a regular round brush and it has some angles for getting around the nose and stuff.
In terms of the highlighting brush and blending brush, I sort of have the same complaint of both, and that’s that the bristles feel a little too floppy. I feel like this is going to be a bit hard to articulate so I tried to take a picture, but I feel like it’s kind of hard to blend the product out really well because the bristles just bend over too easily. I compared the “floppiness” (?) to other brushes and the other brushes are just a bit stiffer. I think the blending brush will be better for going over product I’ve already put down with another brush and blending the edges. I did use it this morning for putting down color and it just took a long time, and I had the same experience with the highlight brush. Do they technically work? Yes. Do they take more work than other brushes? Also yes. These brushes are not TERRIBLE and I will definitely use them, but they def won’t be the first ones I reach for. But if you are ballin’ on a budget, you could make these work.
So this has been my roundup with what’s what at Wet n Wild right now. Was this helpful? Would this kind of brand review be helpful in the future for other brands? I was thinking about doing something similar with the Glossier products I’ve tried, but let me know what you think.
xo,
Lauren
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A self-proclaimed beauty junkie/hoarder with a serious Sephora problem. This blog is a total rationalization of that problem. Everything is TOTALLY fine. Her free time is a mixed combination of making fun of reality TV with her husband, hanging out with cats and finally trying to figure out how to do her hair.