Man...is anyone happy today is almost over? This week was hell with work, family and trying to find time for me to do what I want to do which was blog. I ended up going to Target and Walmart after work to do some "unwinding". Last night I had a little makeup find rush. I went to CVS and right when I walked in was a Milani display. Now if you have read my other posts, there was nothing more "NEW" stuff left that I haven't bought. I had mentioned that I did get one of the new baked matte blushes in Delizioso Pink which I do love. Since I didn't give you a swatch, here is the best one I cold show:
The swatch on the left is with a heavy swipe all over the blush to build the intensity and the swatch on the is just one swipe and blended out. I think this blush can be very build-able to get a very hot pink or a subtle hint of pink color. I really do love this color.
As I was saying, I walked in and saw the other shade in the matte bake blush in Bella Rosa. I totally convinced myself I did not need this color. It is very reddish and I did not think it looked good on me. But I had a few things fighting against my will power. 1. it was the last one and it was staring at me...speaking to me to take it home and 2. I had a $5 off coupon. I said what the hell! So I bought it and it cost me $5-ish. It was retailed at $9.99. I came home pretty late last night and had to work this morning so I didn't get a chance to play around with it yet till now. Below is a photo of the blush with the 2 swatches: heavy and light and this time I took a picture of the bottom compartment with the little brush that is included. I won't lie, the color is too intense for me. Just starting to get into blush and still learning different methods to apply blush on my cheeks. I will need to play around with this shade and use a very light hand to see how this will look.
Looking at the color in the compact, it made me think that I had seen this color somewhere else. Something that I actually owned. I went to check and tucked in the back of my face drawer was the Essence Beauty Beats (a Justin Bieber thing??). I picked this up at Ulta and I guess it just got put out on the floor and the display was fully stocked. There was another similar compact with a shimmer, highlighter product which I didn't get. Looking at the two blushes side by side, Bella Rosa is definitely more Red.
My most excited find today was the highly anticipated Rimmel London STAY BLUSHED liquid cheek tint. I saw nouveaucheap.blogspot.com first talk about this before they were popping up in the US. She had bought one shade and did a review on her blog...I was hooked from that point on. I did not hunt these down but I did frequently visit the usual drugstores, especially Rite Aid and Walgreens since I saw that's where everyone was seeing them. For weeks I went to CVS, Rite Aid and Walgreens a few times in the week during my lunch break. I even went to 2 targets near my work during that week and I always came back empty handed. I think mentally I had given up because when I stop searching they all of sudden show up. Well that happened tonight. I went to a Walmart in my old city where I grew up, I rarely head to this particular Walmart because it's not the closest to me anymore. But we were near that area and my husband wanted to visit for a bit. As I normally do, I head straight to the beauty section and start down the first aisle and go up and down. To my surprise when I got to the Rimmel section were the blushes...ALL of the shades...untouched! I did a secret backflip inside and picked up one of each shade. The retail price is $2.97 at this Walmart.
Here is what the packaging looks like. It's a simple plastic tube. I'd say it is about the size of a Carmex lip balm, maybe a smidge taller. I think the packaging is super cute and it has the color shade on the bottom half of the tube that is suppose to represent the shade inside the tube. As you can see there are 5 shades: 003 Peach Flush, 005 Apricot Glow, 004 Sunkissed Cherry, 002 Touch of Berry and 001 Pop of Pink.
Below shows how the product comes out of the tube. Pretty standard for a product in a tube.
For swatches in the same color order as shown above, this was a tiny squeeze of the product and literally got a half a pea size drop on my finger and did one swipe. Peach Flush, Apricot Glow, Sunkissed Cherry, Touch of Berry and Pop of Pink.
Below is my arm after a few seconds when the blush dried. They dry to a total matte finish and Apricot Glow has micro glitter in it. The glitter becomes more obvious when the product dries. It's actually pretty considering I am not a fan of glitter or shimmer on my face. I will give this a try on my face to see if it's as noticeable like it is on my arm. At first application, Peach Flush and Apricot Glow was swatching very close to the same color. Even Sunkissed Cherry looks very similar. There are very slight different between these three shades when it first goes on. But when it dries you can see a definite color difference. Peach Flush is a bright coral color. My camera didn't pick up the true shade very well (sorry for the suckiness). But this is a very pretty coral that will be great for Spring and Summer. Apricot Glow is a nice light touch of color...with shimmer. I think if there was no shimmer, this would be a great everyday color. This may still be a go to everyday color with the shimmer, I will have to give you an update later when I actually try it for a day or a few hours. Sunkissed Cherry is a deeper shade from Peach Flush. Touch of Berry is another great go to everyday shade. I really like this color swatch but the true test will be applying to my cheeks. Pop of Pink is a hot pink, kind of similar to the Milani baked blush in Delizioso Pink.
I ended up leaving the swatches on my arm to see how it affects my skin. I would hate to be allergic to some chemical in this. So far...no breakouts or rashes...YAY! The texture it is super lightweight and applies easily with one swipe. Since I didn't blend it out I can't talk about the blend-ability of the product at this time. The color is very pigmented and I think may be buildable. There is a pleasant smell to these blushes. The smell is like an old school perfume scent from when I was little (I have no idea what it would be called). But then it also smells very clean like a soap. My point is the smell is very nice and I would like a bottle of just the scent for everyday use on my body. I just tried right now to wipe these swatches off my arm and the color isn't going anywhere. Like....NO where. It will be interesting how this will work on my face. I will update later. So excited to try one of the shades tomorrow! Eeek!
My one non-makeup product are these KISS lashes. I got the #11 and #03 lashes. I honestly have not tried this brand before but the price for 5 pairs of lashes was $10 which is crazy right? My beloved Ardell #110 lashes are $5 something each normally. What intrigued me about these was the overall length. They don't seem as long as the Ardells. I always have to cut them to make them fit my eye shape. I hope I don't have to cut these. We'll see!
That's all I got tonight! I think I wrote a book though lol. Until next time...
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