The One with Eddie Funkhouser Cosmetics

This story started in April when I received my April Wantable* box. Inside was an eye shadow palette by Eddie Funkhouser. I had honestly never heard of the brand before but the colors were gorgeous, were the perfect shades and they were so nice on my eyes. I was intrigued so I started looking around for more information on the product line. Here is a little of what I found. From EddieFunkhouser.com:

EDDIE FUNKHOUSER® is a game-changing cosmetics brand created by veteran makeup artist, spokesperson and expert product developer, Eddie Funkhouser. With its refined, minimalist packaging and world-class, studio-grade formulas (created predominantly in Italy), the EDDIE FUNKHOUSER range has the look and performance of prestige cosmetics delivered to customers everywhere at an unprecedented value.

Wantable hosted a twitter chat with Eddie that I went to. It was also my very first twitter chat like that. Admittedly I am new to the world of social media outside of Facebook which I typically use to just keep in contact with friends and family. The experience was fun and it was nice getting to know a little bit about the man behind the brand. At the end of the chat the participants got a coupon code to use and use it I did! I knew I loved the product I did own and wanted to try more! 

Two blushes I received were the Ultra Intensity Cheek Color's in Sidestreet Blossom (top left) and Peep Show (bottom right). These blushes are stunning. They are very pigmented, smooth and buttery. Because of the pigmentation, a little goes a long way. I have very dry skin and they did not cling to any dry patches nor did they appear powdery or cakey. The colors are gorgeous for my light skin tone and I think with how pigmented they are would be great for any skin tone. 

       (Ultra Intensity Cheek Color in Peep Show)

        (Ultra Intensity Cheek Color in Sidestreet Blossom)

         (left Peep Show, right Sidestreet Blossom)

The eye shadow quad I received is the Hyperreal Eye Color Palette in Ultimate Smoky Eye (left) and the bronzer is the Ultra Definition Bronze & Sculpt Powder in Pyramid Bronze (right). 

The bronzer is the perfect shade. Depending upon how you swirl your brush in the colors you can get a lighter or darker tone. Sometimes I use bronzers as my blush and this would be perfect for that as well. It has a slight glow to it that the swatch just doesn't pick up. It's not quite a shimmer and it's definitely not matte. It has a slight sheen and it is just stunning on the face. I typically use a cheek bone highlight as well but instead I just picked up a little of the lighter color to use. Overall, I love it. I love the versatility and I love the finish. It has quickly become my new favorite bronzer. The swatch below I went a little lighter because I have a very fair complexion but the intensity is definitely buildable to darker for darker complexions or just a more intense contour.

        (Ultra Definition Bronze & Sculpt Powder in Pyramid Bronze)

The eye shadows in the palette are top: Headliner, Center Stage and bottom: Archtype, Femme Fatale. These eye shadows are very creamy. Headliner is not as pigmented as the other three but I used it as a base eye shadow shade and it worked well. My favorite in the quad is definitely Center Stage. It has the perfect amount of shimmer to it that makes it a gorgeous lid color. I did find myself wishing there would have been a highlight shade. I typically like a white highlight for the brow bone. Since I didn't have one I used the lightest shade from the bronzer which by itself is a gorgeous warm highlight and worked ok. Eddie Funkhouser also has single eye shadows though there isn't any shades that I would typically choose as a highlight. The closest would be Silver Lining but I'd have to see a swatch or try it out to know for sure. There is a really pretty shade in the Bedroom Eyes eye shadow quad called Coy that is described as a shimmering frost white. They also have a product called Chromagraphic Eye Gloss that looks like it would be stunning as well. I have added all three to my shopping list to try! There are also pigments, eye liners and mascaras.

        (Hyperreal Eye Color Palette in Ultimate Smoky Eye)

        (left to right, Headliner, Center Stage, Archtype, Femme Fatale)

Now the lippies. I wanted to try the formula so I chose two colors that I would wear daily. I tend to like mauve toned nudes. You know, the your lips but better colors. So for the lipstick I chose the Hyperreal Nourishing Lip Color in Innuendo. For the lip gloss I chose something a bit more coral toned for the summer. The lip stick is so buttery. It feels good on my lips, almost like a lip gloss but it looks like a lipstick and the color was exactly what I was looking for. The quality is amazing. With the gloss on top it added a very pretty shine. The gloss is the Hyperreal Hydrating Lip Gloss in Love Rush. It isn't too thick, tacky or glittery. There is also a Chromographic Lip Color  that I want to try. 

        (Hyperreal Hydrating Lip Gloss in Love Rush)

       (Hyperreal Nourishing Lip Color in Innuendo)

       (left Innuendo, right Love Rush)

The last two products I got to try were the Luxlight Hydrating Primer in Candlelight and the Luxlight Revitalizing Foundation in Fair. Let me just say that I was pleasantly surprised by both of these products. The primer itself smoothed my skin and I might actually wear this alone this summer with a little translucent powder to set it. The foundation I would say is medium coverage but buildable. I built the coverage up and it was not cakey. It didn't cling to my dry spots. I used a foundation brush to dab it on and then a beauty blender type sponge to smooth it out. With my dry skin I don't typically use a brush for most foundations so I can't say how it would apply with a brush but with my blender it was  flawless. It blended right into the skin. I don't know about the lasting power yet. I did not set it with a powder today so I could test it out. I'll get back to you on that. 

So here is a complete look with the products. I used a mascara that I had already from Maybelline and an under eye concealer also from Maybelline. Everything else i used was the products mentioned. (It's hard to see the eye makeup because of my glasses but it didn't occur to me to take them off!) If you follow me on Instagram  I will be sure to upload a photo sans glasses next time so you can see the beautiful eye shadow. 

On a side note, the very few times I have messaged a brand on social media, the responses (if I even received one) were slow and scripted. When I received my order one of the products had been affected by the heat and shipping. As with any new company, they are still working out a few kinks on the website and I reached out to Eddie Funkhouser and Eddie responded personally and put me in contact with someone that could help. The problem was resolved immediately and Eddie Funkhouser cosmetics went above and beyond. On the website under the About Eddie section it says

#ASKEDDIE represents the EDDIE FUNKHOUSER message of accessibility and Eddie’s personal mission to connect directly with his customer as often as he can so that he can continue to do what he enjoys most about makeup–teaching, sharing, and exploring.

From my personal experience, this is absolutely true. Every time I have contacted Eddie Funkhouser, he has personally responded. Overall, I absolutely love the products in the line that I have tried and look forward to trying and reviewing more products. I am very impressed by the customer service experience I had and the personability that Eddie has. I will most definitely be trying more products in the future and highly recommend them! 

 These opinions are my own and this post is in no way sponsored nor did I receive any compensation for my review. 

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