I picked up three new blushes from Cherry Culture and today I did the swatch testing.
*All photos are my own*
Photo 1 is the blushes in their pans, from left to right: Pecan, Pinched, and Stone.
*All photos are my own*
Photo 1 is the blushes in their pans, from left to right: Pecan, Pinched, and Stone.
Photo 2: they are freshly applied, and I used a primer to make them stick to my wrist better.
Photo 3: Swatches after a vigorous rubbing test from both my fingers and a stippling brush. I was surprised at how well they held up to that.
Review of the individual colors...
Pecan is warm chocolate brown with golden shimmer tones. I bought it specifically for contouring a friend with mocha skin when they want to do a glamorous look.
Pinched is a coral pink, also with golden shimmer tones. I wore it for my blush today and it applies and blended very well and I was shocked that what appeared to be a brighter pink in the pan melted into my skin and buffed out so well. It lasted all day, with no fading that I could see.
Stone is a flat matte sienna reddish brown. This was another blush that I bought for every day contouring. This blush is the softest of the three. You may not be able to tell from the photo since the matte of the blush makes it less defined that the light catching shimmer blushes, but even after swatching twice, running my finger tip over it twice, and dipping a contouring brush to test it out on a models face, the diamond design is already disappearing fast. It worked well as a contouring powder but if it was something you would use daily, you would need to replace it more often.
Photo 3: Swatches after a vigorous rubbing test from both my fingers and a stippling brush. I was surprised at how well they held up to that.
Review of the individual colors...
Pecan is warm chocolate brown with golden shimmer tones. I bought it specifically for contouring a friend with mocha skin when they want to do a glamorous look.
Pinched is a coral pink, also with golden shimmer tones. I wore it for my blush today and it applies and blended very well and I was shocked that what appeared to be a brighter pink in the pan melted into my skin and buffed out so well. It lasted all day, with no fading that I could see.
Stone is a flat matte sienna reddish brown. This was another blush that I bought for every day contouring. This blush is the softest of the three. You may not be able to tell from the photo since the matte of the blush makes it less defined that the light catching shimmer blushes, but even after swatching twice, running my finger tip over it twice, and dipping a contouring brush to test it out on a models face, the diamond design is already disappearing fast. It worked well as a contouring powder but if it was something you would use daily, you would need to replace it more often.
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