Welcome to Deep Reviews—your one-stop destination to discover the absolute best products and brands the beauty industry has to offer. The Who What Wear staffers you already know and trust will research, test, and review the market's most sought-after and buzzed-about products to see which formulas (of the hundreds up for consideration) are truly worth your hard-earned money and attention. You can expect honest, completely uncensored feedback and no-BS recommendations our hard-to-please testers endorse without reservations.
The majority of our Deep Reviews will feature our editors' honest, ultra-hot takes on entire product categories or multiple products from a particular beauty brand, but every so often, we'll sprinkle in a special single-product format called Honestly, I Love It. As the name suggests, these reviews will hone in on one standout beauty formula our editors quite literally can't shut up about. This time around, I'm raving about Ogee's Crystal Contour Collection ($138).
I can't tell you how many times I've come across an aesthetically pleasing brand via Instagram and questioned its veracity. As a beauty editor who loves her products with a touch of luxury, if it's not the uninspiring packaging that propels me past an Instagram ad, it's usually the high price point unaccompanied by reviews from trusted sources. However, Ogee put all other brands I've discovered through my heavy social media use to shame by offering products that are both elegant and moderately affordable.
One of its Instagram advertisements piqued my interest, and I'm glad I took the time to tap through to the brand's official website and learn more about Ogee's commitment to creating a line of high-performance, multifunctional beauty products crafted with organic ingredients. Here's my biggest takeaway from the brand overall: It's all about clean, luxurious products with accessible price points. Recently, I had the opportunity to try one of its best-selling products: The Crystal Contour Collection. Below are my honest thoughts, input from Ogee's director of brand marketing, and product recommendations.
Over the past few months, my makeup goals have undergone a transformation that can only be described as a semi–identity crisis. I stopped wanting to go for full-face makeup looks, opting instead for a simplified routine using five or six trusted products that could get me through my day without reapplication, oiliness, or transfer. After cleaning out my makeup bag, I was extremely ready to add some new product finds that could do the job well. Enter Ogee Organic Skincare. In all honesty, I didn't know what to expect from Ogee's makeup line. I had really only heard content creators sing its praises. Plus, I've had more than enough run-ins with complexion products that promise to be complementary to all skin types and tones but fall short.
I'm happy to say, however, that Ogee's Crystal Contour Collection gave me an entirely different result. Before even applying any of the three Sculpting Face Sticks to my face, I did three patch tests on the back of my hands, which delivered a natural-looking luminescence, pleasant peachiness, and a hint of dewiness. The collection is designed to be worn together, and the finished result was a heaven-sent trio of glowy complexion products. If you're looking for that glowing-from-within, no-makeup makeup look, this is it.
Described by Ogee as "a three-step glow routine," the easy-to-apply, balmy complexion sticks in Copper, Rose Quartz, and Opal added that perfect natural glow I was obsessed with achieving through my normally extensive makeup routine. Now, it can be done in just three steps to contour, warm, and brighten the skin without covering up its natural texture. The blush is by far my favorite part of the Crystal Contour set, as it gives my cheeks a lovely just-pinched look perfect for the spring days ahead.
Crystal Contour is one of three sets featured in Ogee's Contour Collections (the others being the Golden Contour and Radiant Contour). While I've yet to get my hands on the other two, I have high hopes that they'll also deliver the fresh approach to makeup I've been craving over the past few months. Luckily, my deep dive into Ogee didn't stop here. I caught up with Taylor Audette, the director of brand marketing at Ogee, for some insider expertise.
"Since our Sculpted Face Sticks were developed to enhance natural beauty, we felt that curating collections of contour-focused trios would align with the minimal approach to makeup we were after," begins Audette. "Each set is designed to effortlessly enhance the natural contours of the face, complete with a bronzer, a blush, and a highlighter." According to Audette, the trio of shades provided in each collection were perfectly curated to complement a variety of skin tones as well as help achieve desired definition. On its own, Copper didn't stand out on my skin tone, but I could definitely see its impact once the blush and highlighter shades were added.
Like all of Ogee's color products, the Sculpted Face Sticks are certified organic and combine the beauty-enhancing benefits of makeup with high-performing skincare ingredients. "Each of the three products are consciously crafted with the same multi-correctional formula that is rich in a hydrating blend of essential fatty acids and oils (including our hero ingredient, biocompatible jojoba oil)," Audette explains. While wearing the product, I never felt as if my skin was without moisture or nourishment thanks to a formula featuring olive oil, elderberry fruit extract, coconut oil, and more.
What I love most about Ogee's collections of Sculpted Face Sticks is that they can be mixed and matched without error. Audette recommends exploring by blending two shades together, wearing the blush as a lip color, or even applying the bronzer shade as an eye shadow. The endless possibilities of the Crystal Contour Collection were immediately obvious to me upon application, and I couldn't be happier with the results. You can fully expect me to use this set until I'm completely out of product and in a rush to refill!
If you're wondering which other Ogee products I've fallen completely in love with since my first introduction to the brand, check out a few of my top picks. Fair warning: You'll end up as in love with this clean, luxury cosmetics brand as I am.
More Ogee Products I Love
If you love the Crystal Contour Collection but want even more added warmth, then consider Ogee's Golden Contour Collection. It features three shades (Amber, Topaz, and Carnelian) to help you achieve a luminous, sun-kissed glow in a few swipes using all clean, skin-loving ingredients. I'm already planning on getting the Radiant Contour Collection for ultra-rosy makeup looks!
A silky blend of organic cold-pressed jojoba oil and butters that melt into the lips, the Tinted Sculpted Lip Oil moisturizes and nourishes the lips and delivers buildable, natural color with a refreshing infusion of peppermint oil and hyaluronic acid. Simply apply one layer of product for a sheer wash of color or additional applications for an opaque finish.
The Full Bloom Sculpted Lipstick offers a creamy, full-coverage lip color derived from saturated mineral pigments for a highly pigmented finish. Its unique formula uses antioxidant-rich vanilla extract and micro hyaluronic acid to stimulate collagen and enhance moisture. Its refillable design also completely embodies the brand's mission of sustainable luxury.
Inspired by ancient beauty traditions, this smoothing facial massager is designed to reduce the appearance of puffiness, promote lymphatic drainage, and boost collagen production. Use two to three times a week for up to five minutes and consider storing in the refrigerator prior to use for a spa-level cooling effect. Plus, it adds a luxurious touch to your skincare routine.
This triple-action exfoliating cleanser botanically buffs away impurities for visibly smooth skin using spherical jojoba beads, seeds, and waxes to remove dead skin cells, purify pores, and reveal glowing skin. It's also infused with aloe vera, jojoba oil, and vitamin E to exfoliate the skin while providing an additional layer of hydration and nourishment.
Sometimes, your skin just needs quick refresh to restore its luminosity. This moisture-boosting essence is infused with rose and chamomile extracts to nourish the skin while naturally derived witch hazel conditions and controls oil production. It also employs antioxidant-rich schisandra and sugar beet to combat environmental pollutants.
Use this biocompatible, noncomedogenic face oil to instantly replenish the skin by encouraging a healthy microbiome, balancing moisture, and shielding against environmental aggressors. The Jojoba Glow Face Oil is made with the highest-possible grade of 100% organic jojoba oil that works to renew skin cells and improve elasticity.
If you're not sure where to start, why not try a number of the brand's best sellers with the new Ogee Discovery Set? It includes the Liquid Gold Cleansing Oil, Botanical Brilliance Exfoliating Cleanser, Seeds of Youth Serum, and so much more tucked away in a chic organic-cotton beauty bag. The products in this set are all designed to be used together for hydrated, healthy skin.
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