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This can be use as highlight, eyeshadow, bronzer and blush or as a face powder in general.

Net Wt. .32 oz

Price:  $4

natural light

 Four color in stripes  which gives several color combination to play with

with flash

With those people that is sensitive to paraben, this product isn't for you.

taken under a natural light

This is a 4 color pan and that  taken under natural light. The first stripe is sheer, that can be use as a highlight  and the last 3 can be use as an eye shadow that gives a perfect spring or summer look. Mix and match and play with the color and it brings several pigments.

 

As a bronzer it gives you this light glowy but fine shimmer hint of peachy bronzer as it appears on my skintone. 

MY TAKE

I used this for a week or 2 now and I'm loving it so far, I usually like the look that's bronzy and natural if I am under the sun for an out door activity or simply an everyday look at work. At first I used as a blush and I love love it, I actually set aside my Milani blushes because of this, it looks so natural and glowy but not too shimmery. Gives you a light bronzy on your cheek when you swirl it around with a brush. If you swirl your brush excluding the last stripe gives you a mauvy blush.

I played with it and it can be use as a eyeshadow, with 4 bucks, the over all color pay off is hands down, pigmented and last a long time on my face. Remember my skin type is normal to dry, I use water base moisturizer and oil free foundation and everything last a long time even after 8 hours of working.

For budget beauties out there like me, this is a must for you this spring summer weather. 

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I acquired this blushes like a month ago or so when it was buy one get one half off in Fred Meyers. I always go on Freddies because its just a mile drive away from my house and usually its where I go for my grocery shopping. I picked up the ones's I know will fit my skin tone which is the Luminoso and Berry Amore.

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Ingredients

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For people that have some allergic reactions to some ingredients, the above image might be helpful to you.

Weight                 
                      .12 oz/ 3.5 grams


Price  $7.49 at Fred Meyers


Product Details from the website

A luxurious powder blush that features a mélange infusion of colors baked on Italian terracotta tiles. Easy to use, sensorial in texture, the nuances of color become extraordinarily luminous. Silky smooth application leaves your face looking healthy and radiant all day.

Available in 9 shades

Made in Italy


MY TAKE

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Luminoso is what I've been wearing lately, it's like a peachy with golden tones to it. Definitely will give you a glow if you are like me who likes glow on your cheeks. The shimmers are not really visible. 

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Berry Amore is medium mauve with  gold shimmers in it. I like wearing this with my mauve lip gloss and its perfect. This might be too deep with light skin as for me not that too dark. 

 

It comes with a mirror when you flip the bottom part of the compact with a small brush which I don't wanna recommend using it, better use your own brush, well as for me I don't like most of the brush that comes with the product, not as good as the real ones.

The Packaging

I don't really care about the packaging, it has a golden rim which I don't mind. With a drug store product that beats all the blushes in the store and the quality is compared to department store brands is enough for me for an affordable price. You are actually paying less for the quality alone, if it would be a high end one, the better packaging it would be.

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Pigmentation is awesome, it can be use dry or wet, wet for more pigmentation and deeper color. It last for my 8 hour shift at work of course with a primer and foundation on.

Swatches above is taken in a natural light, this is how it looks like on my skin tone NC 37 to 40 for reference.....it can be bold if you want more pigmentation

I would definitely buy some more of the remaining shades available, good addition to your stash, worth it.

I am keeping an eye on Corallina and Tera Sole for my bronzer this summer. I have lots of blushes that I can't use  for a life time. It sucks to live nearby so many stores,  plus ULTA and MARSHALLS are just like 20 minutes drive where I live now, actually newly open stores here in my place,  shoootttt the only way I don't spend on my day off is when I sleep all day.....how about you? what you do to not make your self spend for unnecessary things like these? tell me fellaaaasss... ^__^ thanks for taking time to read.....

 My first MAC Blush actually, I was impressed on how Elf Peachy keen looks on my cheeks so I was swatching at the MAC counter 3 weeks ago and I just felt that I wanna try this, yeah impulse buyer sometimes :D.

 

Weight: 6g/.21 US oz

NO FLASH

Photo above is just under a normal light, no flash on the camera. I can describe as a pinky peach color with gold undertone in it. 

WITH FLASH

It's pretty color, and I'm glad I didn't regret buying it, otherwise I always return what I buy if I'm not happy with it. Its wearable anytime of the day with my skin tone. It's buildable, make it lighter or bold depends on your preference.....

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WITH FLASH

For reference I am comparing it with my drugstore favorite blush by Elf in Peachy Keen. Springsheen is more pigmented, with just few stroke you can achieve the pinky peach golden tone that I love. 

 

 WITHOUT FLASH

I think this is one of my staple blush from now on, last for 8 hours to me, with primer on of course.

 

Finally I taught my self to get an expensive brand of makeup(well in my case) in my hands. Whenever I go to JC Penny I usually go to Sephora and swatch makeups, and this is the one that I wanna purchase first when I lost my self (LOL) from BENEFIT COSMETICS. Two weeks ago I guess I got this and I'm happy about it. In my case I have NC40 skin tone for reference, it gives a glow to my cheeks or even the entire face, I like when I just apply powder on my face and followed with this, its perfect! I am saving the rest for summer because its really nice glow when you're out. And what I like about it is the SCENT,smells gorgeous!

 

It came with a brush which is real soft but until now I didn't use it. I am thinking it might pick up more product than what I needed so I just keep it aside(winks). The packaging is really classy but it doesn't have mirror except for BELLA BAMBA in this line. I'm not looking forward for BELLA BAMBA, it is too dark on my cheeks, I don't wanna look like a clown, well by applying it on my cheeks for several times in Sephora. I might give it a try again.

The good thing about the ingredients of this is there is NO PARABEN. Its a plus in my case. No wonder its a little spendy.

 

 with out FLASH

This is a close up shot without flash, its corally.

 

 with FLASH

This product weights 12.0 g/.42oz    

Let's do the math, $28/12grams is $2.33 you spend in every grams of the product! You think its worth it? 

I think it is worth it, probably a gram you can use it two times or even more depends on the way how you apply it and it gives you the glow all day. By knowing how much I spend now I don't feel guilty, Oh frugality LOL....

with out FLASH

The swatch above, really pretty color with a glowy finish

 

with FLASH

I think I will repurchase this if not get another product from them, I am eyeing on DANDELION......

What's on your wish list in Benefit Cosmetics?

 

I went to Walmart right after I took my son to school and RiteAid then Walgreens to pick up some of these stuff that I can't wait to try. So here's what I got:

Hard Candy Primer - $8

Hard Candy Glamoflauge Heavy Duty Concealer $4

Hard Candy Nail polish in Mr. Wrong

NYC Blushable Creme Stick in Plaza pink $3.99

Sally Hansen Fast drying Nail color protection $4.79

      and the Wet N wild 50% off from RiteAid

Coloricon blush in Mellow Wine   $.99cents

                             Pearlescent Pink  $.99cents

                             Heather Silk         $.99cents

Coloricon single eyeshadow in Envy( mine is broken so I got this for back up)
                                               Sugar    *all $.99cents*
                                               Brulee
                                               Lagoon

And the last is the new display on Walmart called Simply which carries shampoo and conditioner that's SULFATE AND PARABEN FREE! for $5.57 each. I love love organic products because I eat organic by the way.......
I am hoarding Wet N Wild eyeshadow because I love their pigmentation, most especially the single eyeshadow, the trios and and palette have some fallout but minimal can be clean up after application....for the dirt cheap price, can't beat that price for an eyeshadow sucker like me!

I'm not into bronzing powder actually, I just have one from Prestige and I just used it couple of times. Makes my skin so dark rather I want a glow in my face. I love the packaging, it has big mirror in it. The packaging is similar to Nars only that Elf isn't rubbery.

This palette have a light gold shimmers in it. I have the whole studio powder blush of Elf but I couldn't get a dupe of this contouring blush. The bronzer is way too brown on my skin, I wiped it off after application. Looks like your putting a mud on your face, the color isn't appealing either. Nontheless, I like the color of the blush, its a light pink peachy color. The shimmers isn't to vivid, looks natural on your cheeks!

This is how exactly it appears on my skin, the color, look how the bronzer settles? Yay BUT I tried using the bronzer as a neutral look eye shadow and it works well!

I've been using the blush a lot lately not the bronzer though, I'm telling ya its an uber dark brown.........The picture above I took in natural light without a flash.

PRICE: $3

Weight: .14oz/4.0g

WHAT I LIKE:

* the blush has gold light shimmers and pigmented

* blush is buildable

*blush last long for several hours just like the other Elf's blushes but what I do is layer a cream blush makes it last longer

* the price is affordable

* the blush shows up well on my cheeks

I love blushes! I tried accumulating all the ELF studio blushes but dang they missed to send the Blushing Rose to me on my last purchase! I dont know what to do. my favorite among them is PEACHY KEEN and Candid Coral.They last long on me because I use foundation everyday. They are buildable and most of all its cheap! I got this when studio line was on sale for 60%. what a steal! They sell it for $3 each but I got it for a dollar something after the %off