Etude House Lovely Cookie Blusher in Grapefruit Jelly Review

Etude House Lovely Cookie Blusher in Grapefruit Jelly Review

Hey All,
I am feeling super lazy today from the morning. I was just swatching some blushes and lip glosses, walking around the house to click pictures in different light settings :P without doing any other work. (Signs of a beauty blogger huh) Finally, after the swatch works got over, I washed my face to clear my skin. So after that when I opened my beauty case to find a moisturizer, this cutie caught my eyes. Yes! It was sleeping there since I got this in my hand. No, I don't mean that it is a not-so-good product but I didn't use it much from when I got this from Cosmetic Love (A Korean online shopping site for beauty and makeup products) This lovely cookie blusher in Grapefruit Jelly shade from Etude House owns a cute name, packaging and shade. Go read my detailed review to know more on this product.

What does the Etude House Lovely Cookie Blusher Claims:
Liven Cheeks with Spring Color!

• Synergy between pearl sparkle & vivid color
• Satiny powder for exceptional adhesiveness
• Soft, cushiony puff with bow trim

• Read: How to Use Your Lipstick as Blush? Tutorial & FOTD

Price & Quantity: $7.98 for 8.5g

Shade: Grapefruit Jelly

All Shades Available:

1. Strawberry Mousse
2. Strawberry Choux
3. Raspberry Tart
4. Carrot Cheesecake
5. Apricot Pudding
6. Grapefruit Jelly
7. Rose Sugar Macaron
8. Blueberry Pie
9. Sweetberry Muffin
10. Peach Parfait

(Oh my! I am loving all the shades names very much :D FYI, I am great foodie!)

My Experience with Etude House Lovely Cookie Blusher in Grapefruit Jelly:

Packaging: This is one of the most cutest blushes I own! It comes in a round, soft pink plastic blush pan with a frosted semi transparent lid that shuts tightly. They have provided a cute white puff applicator with this blush and I love it the most. The puff is so soft and has a tiny pink bow on the top of it. Though it looks cute, it is not that useful when it comes to application of the blush. I would suggest a good quality blush brush anytime.

Colour, Texture & Pigmentation: I have no clue why they have named this shade as Grapefruit Jelly but from my view, it looks as a nice matte pink shade which has a slight hint of coral (more on the paler side) with no glitters or shimmers. It is not that chalky but settles matte. This shade looks super natural and is averagely pigmented. And I forget to mention one thing; this blush is fragrance free!

Swatch:

How it works: Though I loved this blush's packaging, shade and etc, this is not MY shade. I have a dusky-dark skin and it washes me out :( Unlucky me. This shade grapefruit jelly, though looks natural is more on the paler side thus making it not so suitable for darker skin tones. The shade on the swatch is just untrue to how it looks on the pan. This blush gives a natural pink shade to fairer cheeks.(Just pink and nothing else) It doesn't even show up on me and if I try to over build, it washes me out! Even though it doesn't suit me, I wore it a whole day to test the staying power etc. This blush stays good for 5-6 hours (It doesn't show up on me much so I am not sure about this part) and then fades away evenly. If you're fair skinned, you can go for this blush. Those who own a pale white skin can use this blush to give a beautiful natural pink flush to their cheeks! Overall, I would say this is a good natural pink blush for the price. They provide a huge quantity too.

PROS of Etude House Lovely Cookie Blusher in Grapefruit Jelly:

• Natural pink shade for everyday wear
• No shimmer or glitter present, thus making it suitable for day wear
• Glides softly onto the skin and settles into a lovely matte finish
• Good pigmentation and stays for 5-6 hours
• Less fallout; this powder blush is smoothly milled
• This blush has a decent staying power
• OMG! This blush is such a cutie pie when it comes to packaging
• Suits fair to paler skin types very well to give that natural pink flush
• Huge quantity; hence lasts longer
• Reasonable price 

CONS of Etude House Lovely Cookie Blusher in Grapefruit Jelly:

• I agree that the applicator puff is cute; but when it comes to blushing, it is of no use
• This shades washes out dusky-dark skin tones
• The shade on the pan and the shade on the cheeks looks entirely different! 

Makeup and Beauty Home Rating: 3.5/5

Do I Recommend PROS of Etude House Lovely Cookie Blusher in Grapefruit Jelly?:
I do recommend this blush to very fair skinned girls who would love to have that bit of natural flush on their cheeks. And if you are a collector of cute looking makeup products, go grab it :D

Would I Repurchase PROS of Etude House Lovely Cookie Blusher in Grapefruit Jelly?:
Nope. Not for me! This shade doesn't suit my skin at all. I may try the other shades in future.

Have you tried Etude House Lovely Cookie Blushers? 

Product sent by the brand for consideration

How to Use Your Lipstick as Blush? Tutorial & FOTD

Hello damsels! Good Evening.
I am totally in love with the weather here. It is neither too cold, nor hot but just moderately cold with romantic breezes everywhere. From morning, I was searching some online shopping sites for a peachy pink blush for my dusky-dark skin. To be frank, I am blush beginner and I guess it will turn into a kind of addiction soon. :)
    While searching for blushes, I suddenly got a thought 'Why not to use lipstick as blush?' and that's it! I started surfing over net about the same. I came across few interesting posts where girls use their lipstick as blush but I was a little confused that using thick lipsticks might clog the pores. My another doubt was that how come a lipstick blend much easily as a cream blush. After 2 hours of experimenting, I finally found the way now :) I am glad to share with you all, the tricks of using your lipstick as blush today. Go ahead!

Tricks for Using Your Lipstick as Blush

Choose the Right Shade
Unlike the cream blushes, lipsticks are more pigmented and thick. So make sure to swatch them on your wrist and choose the perfect shade for you. If you wish to mix and match with two or more shades, go ahead but make sure that the lipsticks you choose for blushing are from a good brand those never caused you any allergy.

Better Go for Glossy Lipsticks
Instead of picking the matte ones, go for some sheer glossy sheer lipsticks as these are easy to blend smoothly. If you go with matte, you will have a hard time blending it and that too with streaky, patchy finish. I haven't chosen a  glossy lipstick, but picked one pink-fuchsia one from Deborah Milano with no shimmers or glitters. I was wearing a pink chudi today and hence to match with that, I did chose this lippy.

Steps:

• Cleanse your face with a gentle makeup removing cleanser and pat dry. 

• Apply your moisturizer. If you have oily skin, go for a water based or gel based moisturizer whereas dry skin types can use a creamy one. You shouldn't skip moisturizing before using your lipstick as your blush because the blending happens with ease and gives a smooth finish in proper moisturized skin. In this FOTD, I am not wearing anything other than my moisturizer on my facial skin, so please bear with the imperfections. I tried to make this look more simple and natural and hence I skipped foundation, concealer, compact and such.

• Now comes the blushing part. If you have oily skin, squeeze a small quantity of your makeup primer on your palm. Dry skinned beauties can use your regular moisturizer of even a baby lotion. Now with your clean finger tips, dab the lipstick a little and mix it with your primer/lotion. This is your cream blush now!

• Dot your cream blush (made of lipstick + primer/moisturizer) on the apples of your cheek as shown in the below picture. I am not an expert at blushing so if you have any better idea, go for that. Just dotting and blending works perfectly for me. After dotting, blend the blush gently till your skin absorbs it. You can apply some more for heavier colour pay off however a subtle shade would do best for everyday use. Here in this FOTD, I used the blush a bit more to get captured well in the photos.

• That's it! You're all done now. Pair it up with your favorite lipstick (Or the same lipstick you used for your blush? I am not sure) and top it up with a glossy lip gloss. I have used one of my favorite pink-fuchsia shaded, Deborah Milano Rossetto 24OREpowder Long Lasting Lipstick in Shade 07 my as blush here; and the same lipstick on the lips with Faces Glam Lip Gloss Shade 044 on top. If you wish, you can pat your face with a compact to avoid the semi-dewy look of your lipstick blush however I preferred a natural FOTD here, so avoided any compact touch ups here though I have a little oily skin.

Note: I didn't use my primer here so I first tried to mix my lipstick with a facial moisturizer to use it the similar way we use cream blushes but this ended up in giving a over dewy finish on my normal-oily skin. So if you're oily skinned, better go for a water based moisturizer or a water based skin gel. I have used the Prakriti Herbals Rose Aloe Vera Soothing Gel here.

Products Used for this FOTD

• Prakriti Herbals Rose Aloe Vera Soothing Gel
• Maybelline Colossal Kajal (Review coming up soon, I know I am VERY late!)
• Viviana Ink Liner (Review coming up soon)
• Viviana Eyebrow Pencil (Review coming up soon)
• Deborah Milano Rossetto 24OREpowder Long Lasting Lipstick in Shade 07
• Faces Glam Lip Gloss Shade 044  

Okay now comes some more pictures :) Hope I am not scaring you anyone.

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This lipstick-blush stays well for 5-8 hours depending on the pigmentation and staying power of the lipstick you use to make your blush and gets easily removed with a baby lotion or your regular makeup cleanser.

Hope you liked this tutorial on how to use your lipstick as blush.

Do share your comments and feedback below! I am waiting to hear now!

New Shades in FACES Glam on Creme blush & Eye Shadow Mono

FACES Canada is pleased to unveil new shades in Glam on Creme blush & Eye Shadow mono. The new Illuminating Crème blushes & eye shadows come packaged in a sleek black box. Cream Blush is available in four shades, priced at 399 each & 6 shades in eye shadow mono priced at 499 each which contain a non-sticky & lightweight formula, which helps to highlight the face.
 

FACES Glam On Creme Blush MRP 399

1. Peach glow
2. Pink Mouve
3. Hint of pink
4. Rose Quartz

FACES Glam On Eye shadow MRP 499

1. Ruby Quartz
2. Oceanic
3. Mushy Mouve
4. Pink Sequin
5. Pure Gold
6. Sun Glow

Sea Salt, and Epsom Salt to restore and heal feet 

ABOUT FACES COSMETICS

FACES Cosmetics, with a proud Canadian heritage spanning 38 years, offers an exclusive line of makeup, skincare products and lifestyle accessories. Headquartered in Toronto,Canada since being established in 1974, FACES now has a steadily growing international presence. FACES has already been making a splash across most major cities in India, with fourteen signature stores and eleven exclusive mall kiosks in operations. In fact the bang-on-trend FACES color cosmetics range is also available in 23 exclusive outlets,more than 270 traditional trade outlets and over 5000 outlets stock the grooming must-haves from FACES, the range of lifestyle accessories.

Available at

FACES Canada, GK 1, M Block Market, New Delhi ; Contact 011-41096223
FACES Canada,Ground Floor Shop no. 2A, Geeta Niketan Linking Road , Near Bandra Talkies Bandra (W), Mumbai ; Contact : 022 - 26404386

Which are your favorite shades?? 

REVIEW & LOTD: Colorbar Cheek Illusion Blush in Floral Fucsia

They say earlier when make-up wasn't really a way of life, girls pinched their cheeks to bring that "blush" to their cheeks. But alas that never works for me. However hard I pinch myself I can never get that "virginal blush" on my face. But why should I lose out I ask myself and hence get myself a "blush" that gives me the just-pinched blush and better still, it stays on me for a much longer time :D So take that :P

Ladies and Gentlemen welcome the newest kid on my "blush block", Colorbar's Cheek Illusion Blush in Floral Fuscia :) Colorbar has changed the packaging of its blushes and also introduced a few new shades :) The packaging thus has become more striking and blingey :) Not that I am complaining ;) Floral Fuscia though looks quite muted like its older cousins Plum Brown and Just Earth, but on the cheeks it truly imparts a rosy blush that would suit especially warmer skintones :) While applying these blushes you will also notice that Colorbar has changed the texture as well and these are much lighter and powdery than their older cousins :) I took a couple of trials to get used to it cause they wuld fly all over the place but now am quite a pro at it ;) 

Floral Fuscia tends to make me look all sun tanned and quite exotic (I like to believe that :P). Ha ha I guess what I wanna say is that it totally transforms my look and makes me look like I am enjoying my Summers a bit too much ;) They really are little pieces of gems I have realised :)

Image of the Product

Swatches

LOTD

Oooohhss And Aaahhhsss!!!

1. The shade no doubt is gorgeous.

2. I love the lighter powdery texture of these new blushes

3. They stay on for like ever! Minimum 8 hours guaranteed!

4. The packaging is way prettier than before!

5. They do not cause any reactions or allergies

Ouches!!!

1. Colorbar has increased the prices of its blushes :(

2. At first you might find it a bit too powdery

3. The brush that comes with it still still quite useless.

Price

I seriously don't remember how much I got it for but I guess it was for Rs.590/-

Repurchase?

Definitely! I like the newer texture better than the older ones :)

Would I Recommend?

You go girl! Go get yourself at least one shade :) I guarantee that you'll love them :)

Overall Rating:

9/10

Review & LOTD: Illamasqua Powder Blush in Morale

Ever happened to you that you hear people talking about something over and over again and then suddenly one fine morning you make up your mind to get it for yourself as well? LOL... That's exactly what happened to me when the biggies in the Indian Beauty Blog-o-sphere were all talking about "Illamasqua" day after day and well I had to have one too :P So when I got the opportunity I got myself this blush from Illamasqua and well yes I am glad that I did! :)

Illamasqua they say is make-up for your alter ego. It is for the bolder person hiding inside all of us. It is an act and an attitude. A symbol of tolerance. A celebration of idiosyncrasies. A confident statement of self-ownership.

The shade Morale, which is from the "theatre of the nameless" collection is a bold fuschia and it sure isn't the kind of shade that looks really bright in the pan but is pretty sheer and "wearable" in person. Rather, Morale is a shade that seems to be proud of its "brightness" and is as bright in person as is in the pan! :) It has these teeny tiny shimmer particles as well that make it a very "bold" blush shade!
  
Image of the product

Illamasqua Powder Blush in Morale

Illamasqua Powder Blush in Morale

Swatches

Bright Bright Bright Pink!

Pink and Shimmer!

LOTD

The Blush on Me!

Oooohhsss and Aaahhhss!!!
1. Highly pigmented
2. Stays on for long. It stayed on me for about 7 hours of shopping in Mumbai's humidity!
3. Does not cause allergies or reactions.
4. It has a very soft and velvety texture.
5. Buildable but isn't really required!
6. It imparts a healthy rosy glow to your cheeks when applied properly.
7. Love love love the classy Illamasqua pachaging.

Ouches!!!
1. It is on the expensive side
2. It is not available in India

Price
It costs £16.50 on the Illamasqua website


Repurchase
Am sure that this blush will take me a lifetime to finish, but other shades from this range will definitely be on my purchase list :)

Would I Recommend it?
If you are into bold and bright, then woman this is the shade for you and you go for it! :) But if you like subtle, natural, nude looks then I would advise you to stay away :)

Overall Rating  
8.5/10

My Wishlist... droooooool

Lately, I have been going through these Makeup and Beauty blogs for product reviews and have zero-ed in on quite a number of favs. I intend trying them out as soon as I can lay my hands on them and of course as soon as my pocket allows me to ;) So here goes...

MY WISHLIST :)
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1. ColorBar I Glide Eye Pencil: Rs.325/-
REVIEW: http://makeupandbeauty.com/colorbar-i-glide-pencil-review/

2. Urban Decay Primer Potion: NOT AVAILABLE IN INDIA :(
REVIEW:

3. Charlie Red by Revlon [Perfume] -> Rs.350/-
REVIEW: http://makeupandbeauty.com/how-to-choose-the-right-perfume/
Very good review and for Rs.350/- I dont mind trying it ;)

4. Pond's Age Miracle Tinted Moisturizer -> Rs.215/-
REVIEW: http://www.glitterglamourgrace.com/2010/08/ponds-age-miracle-tinted-moisturiser.html

5. Maybelline Dream Mousse Blush -> Rs.180/-
REVIEW: http://www.makeupalley.com/product/showreview.asp/ItemId=65978/Dream_mousse_blush_in_soft_plum/Maybelline/Blush

6. ELF Mineral Eye Shadow Primer -> NOT SURE IF IT'S AVAILABLE IN INDIA :(
REVIEW: http://makeupandbeauty.com/elf-mineral-eye-shadow-primer-review/

7. LOTUS Herbals Hypnotica Eye Contour Definer -> Rs.199/-

The list you see is in no way exhaustive... I intend adding to it as often as I come across rave reviews about products that catch my fancy... Till then... Ta da... :D

Blush Blush...

Having been a fan of making up my eyes for effects ranging from sheer drama to pure innocence, I decided to experiment with other parts of my face... Now you see I have been gifted with really thin lips and so experimenting with them isn't really a welcoming idea to me. So I zeroed in on BLUSH. Yes yes yes blush that makes you look "oh so fresh", "oh so rosy", "have you just been pinched" pink... And it sure did turn out to be a good idea :D

I am not ashamed to say that I did try being cheap and initially used a pink eye shadow as blush. And voila! It turned out to be a success. BLUSH actually suited me! So I have finally gone ahead and have bought a propah blush for myself. It is STREET WEAR Smoothwear blush, the shade being "Pink Blossom". I bought it for Rs.190/-. It is turning out to be pretty ok, nothing very noteworthy, well what did I really expect out of Rs.190? It imparts a pink flush to my cheek and that's about it! Oh but yes, it is extremely long stay :)

The brush applicator that comes with it is now worth mentioning. It's horrible! It's a plastic flat brush which is extremely rude to my skin and so I have been forced to use a proper blush brush... I like the sound of it! The BLUSH BRUSH!

How do I apply it? Well.. All I do is make a fish face and apply the blush to my cheek bone all the way up to the corner of my face.

I plan to go blush shopping today to check if I can get my hands on some "ooh" "aah" inducing blush :)
Wish me luck! ;)