Kevyn Aucoin - The Sculpting Powder (New Packaging)

This is the only product I have from the brand, and I ordered it off Amazon. It’s a really good contour shade, very gray. It’s the coolest toned contour I’ve ever used and I just love it. It sculpts my face in such a different way from my other contour products, it doesn’t look like bronzer contouring and as long as you use a small amount, it will look like 100% natural shadows on your face. The packaging is tiny, it doesn’t look like there’s enough to justify the price tag.. but a little goes a LONG way. No major kickback with this one, so you’re not wasting product, although kickback has never been a deal breaker for me. Once you see how little product you need to pick up on your brush for each contour area, you’ll understand the sizing thing. You really don’t ... MoreThis is the only product I have from the brand, and I ordered it off Amazon. It’s a really good contour shade, very gray. It’s the coolest toned contour I’ve ever used and I just love it. It sculpts my face in such a different way from my other contour products, it doesn’t look like bronzer contouring and as long as you use a small amount, it will look like 100% natural shadows on your face. The packaging is tiny, it doesn’t look like there’s enough to justify the price tag.. but a little goes a LONG way. No major kickback with this one, so you’re not wasting product, although kickback has never been a deal breaker for me. Once you see how little product you need to pick up on your brush for each contour area, you’ll understand the sizing thing. You really don’t need a lot. It blends beautifully. I’ve never experienced patchiness with this contour powder. I think this would be a good product for any level of experience, the biggest pieces of advice to take away here is to make sure you don’t over-do it and be very intentional with where you place it because using too much will make you look sick and dying lol we’ve all been there with contour shades at one point or another!

This is an awesome sculpting shade. But there are some major issues with it, which is why it’s only getting 3 stars from me. First of all, let me explain that there’s a big face palette called the Contour Book Volume III, which I have included a picture of for comparison. It is where I first discovered this powder, because I was learning to contour, it came with deep, medium and light powders, the neo blush to bronzer, and 2 highlighting shades. All of that is $64. So far the only thing I really needed in that palette was this light powder shade. I don’t contour and chisel my face deeply, so I only need one light contour shade. So I was happy to see that they sold this shade alone! So of course I ordered it, even though it was $44. I figured I’d get a decent amount ... MoreThis is an awesome sculpting shade. But there are some major issues with it, which is why it’s only getting 3 stars from me. First of all, let me explain that there’s a big face palette called the Contour Book Volume III, which I have included a picture of for comparison. It is where I first discovered this powder, because I was learning to contour, it came with deep, medium and light powders, the neo blush to bronzer, and 2 highlighting shades. All of that is $64. So far the only thing I really needed in that palette was this light powder shade. I don’t contour and chisel my face deeply, so I only need one light contour shade. So I was happy to see that they sold this shade alone! So of course I ordered it, even though it was $44. I figured I’d get a decent amount of it. WRONG. It’s the same exact size as the pan in the $64 palette. And then there’s fallout. A lot of it. It’s very powdery. What sucks is it blends well and it’s a cool toned shade which is a lot harder to find in a bronze or contour shade, they tend to be on the warm side which doesn’t work for everyone. But with it being so expensive for so little (refer to photos for size reference) having the product wasted in the air from fallout is definitely not a good thing. In fact, seeing that fallout reminded me of why I was searching for this shade in the first place, because I ran out of it in my palette. Which made me think “you know, I did run out of that rather quickly for a luxury brand, normally a little goes a long way with the high end stuff.” So I came to the conclusion that it’s a wasteful product that you will run out of more quickly than you should because of the amount of product you’re going to lose to fallout. I’m still searching for something that looks as good as this does though, I haven’t found it yet. In conclusion though I don’t recommend this product because it’s not a good value and I think you’ll feel like you wasted your money with how quickly it runs out and how small it is. I think I’m looking at Fenty’s cream contour compact, I’ll definitely let my Influenster peeps know what I think!

Pros: This powder is beautiful. It is light and cool-toned creating the perfect contour shade for those with fair skin. It blends ridiculously easy, only a couple swipes and it looks airbrushed on the cheeks, under the jaw, along the hairline, or down the sides of the nose. It does not leave any gray cast or look muddy as some other cool-toned bronzing products can. It also lasts all day if set properly with a primer and setting spray. Cons: it is an expensive powder and the size of the product is almost laughable. When I first received it I thought it was a travel size. There is also a LOT of falll-out when dipping a brush into the pan of this powder. I removed one star for this because I have found it to be a bit annoying. I find it helpful to dip my brush in it ... MorePros: This powder is beautiful. It is light and cool-toned creating the perfect contour shade for those with fair skin. It blends ridiculously easy, only a couple swipes and it looks airbrushed on the cheeks, under the jaw, along the hairline, or down the sides of the nose. It does not leave any gray cast or look muddy as some other cool-toned bronzing products can. It also lasts all day if set properly with a primer and setting spray. Cons: it is an expensive powder and the size of the product is almost laughable. When I first received it I thought it was a travel size. There is also a LOT of falll-out when dipping a brush into the pan of this powder. I removed one star for this because I have found it to be a bit annoying. I find it helpful to dip my brush in it while holding it over a glass palette, mirror, or a clean section of my countertop so that if I need more powder I can pick up some of the powder that lands on that surface. That being said, a small amount of product does go a long way. In my opinion, the pros of this powder far outweigh the cons, I have continued to use it and find it to be one of the most flattering contour powders out there for those with fair skin, It truly performs like a luxury product. UPDATE: I have been using this powder for a while now and I decided to reduce my rating by one star. I still ADORE the way it wears and applies. It blends beautifully and it sculpts the way a contour powder should. It creates shadow and does not make my fair skin look orange. That being said, the powder is just SO soft it is nearly impossible to not destroy this compact. I dropped it from maybe one foot above my counter at and it immediately shattered into a poof of dust. I used a credit card to try to gather as much as I could and press it back into the container with some luck, but now it is almost more powdery than before. The bottom line is that as much as I love this product, it is just way too expensive for the hassle that it causes.

Bronzer pan is small , but Mighty. The Best Bronzer Ever!

I had never tried this bronzer before , so when I ordered it I wasn’t sure what to expect. First of all , I was shocked with the size , I honestly thought it was an eyeshadow because the compact was so small and I thought if this is the bronzer I ordered, it’s not going to last long at all due to its small size. But I can tell you , I have this same compact to this day and purchased it over a year and a half ago ! I am not kidding ! I am shocked that I am still using the original I purchased. And I love the color and I will never buy another brand of bronzer! I have hit pan but it didn’t break up at all. In fact I went on a train trip last summer and was questioning weather I should pack it , in fear of it breaking all up and being out of state. But I decided to ... MoreI had never tried this bronzer before , so when I ordered it I wasn’t sure what to expect. First of all , I was shocked with the size , I honestly thought it was an eyeshadow because the compact was so small and I thought if this is the bronzer I ordered, it’s not going to last long at all due to its small size. But I can tell you , I have this same compact to this day and purchased it over a year and a half ago ! I am not kidding ! I am shocked that I am still using the original I purchased. And I love the color and I will never buy another brand of bronzer! I have hit pan but it didn’t break up at all. In fact I went on a train trip last summer and was questioning weather I should pack it , in fear of it breaking all up and being out of state. But I decided to take it anyway , being that I love this bronzer. It did not break up in the pan at all Amd I used it the whole vacation and still using it ! So that tells you how good it is and how long it lasts. I am a strawberry blonde, light skin and use the Deep shade because I like the red undertone it has. I just use a light hand. But if you are questioning the size of this product, Don’t ! You will be happy !

GREAT

This is my go-to product for everyday makeup and it makes me uneasy not having this in my home. This is a beginner-friendly product because you can draw nice shading without much skill. Plus, it's very durable, I've had it for over a year and it still has a lot left in it. Its powder is very fine, so you don't need to use too much. You can achieve better results by blending a small amount several times. More importantly, it does not clump as easily as some powder products. I believe this is a piece that will amaze you, as I often regret not encountering it earlier. Compared with hands, it is of course more suitable to apply makeup with a brush.

Great shade, consistency, staying power

I have the shade Light for my fair-medium skin, which is great - it's definitely not a light light. It's a good shade - not 'orangey' like some others on the market. Some may think it is grey or muddy, I disagree - I think it's a more true brown depending on your use of it. If you get the right shade and don't use too much, it shouldn't look grey or muddy. It's small but lasts ages, again you don't need a lot if you choose the right colour but it has an incredibly limited shade range, which is why I took a star off

Most natural sculpting powder

I tried many others before a sales assistant at Space NK showed me this - thank you! This is wonderful on fair skins with neutral tones as it is the perfect shade to replicate shadow and not be too brown, or warm or muddy. So many other sculpting products are really better as a bronzer. It applies beaitufully and can be subtle or built up and yet somehow never looks too noticeable. The powder is so finely milled that it practically blends itself.

Perfect cool toned shade for contour

This is the perfect contour in terms of shade for light/medium skin I have ever used! All the other contour powders/cream I’ve used come off way too warm like it can’t make up its mind whether it wants to be a bronzer or not. This one gives off the most natural “shadow” under your cheekbones without making you look dead or washed out. One thing I don’t like is the texture — the powder isn’t very fine, and so you have to be careful it doesn’t look cakey when you apply it. It’s annoying as it doesn’t blend in very well. But the shade is so perfect I can overlook it and take a bit more extra time blending. The amount you get is pretty small, and so the pan is tiny. This makes application a bit annoying when using a brush as my brush tends to be bigger than the tiny pan ... MoreThis is the perfect contour in terms of shade for light/medium skin I have ever used! All the other contour powders/cream I’ve used come off way too warm like it can’t make up its mind whether it wants to be a bronzer or not. This one gives off the most natural “shadow” under your cheekbones without making you look dead or washed out. One thing I don’t like is the texture — the powder isn’t very fine, and so you have to be careful it doesn’t look cakey when you apply it. It’s annoying as it doesn’t blend in very well. But the shade is so perfect I can overlook it and take a bit more extra time blending. The amount you get is pretty small, and so the pan is tiny. This makes application a bit annoying when using a brush as my brush tends to be bigger than the tiny pan it comes in when I dip it in. However, I haven’t really found another contour powder with cool grey undertones that complements my skin so well, so I’ll continue purchasing this.

The OG & still hard to beat

A brilliant matte, true cool-toned, lightweight powder. Use a good powder brush and build up slowly rather than going straight in with the powder. Sits beautifully on the skin, diffuses well, a lovely product. Works for contouring all over the face and lasts on the skin. The compact is small and well designed and it lasts a long time.

[Rewarded Review] Love this contour!

I love this contour! Please do not discontinue or stop selling it. I used to purchase from Nordstrom and they no longer sell it. It looks and feels amazing. I have medium with warm tone complexion. But not a dark medium. The medium shade looks amazing. PLEASE KEEP SELLING THIS PRODUCT!