Guess what came in the mail todayyyyy! My Blush by 3 Sweet Cheeks Palette by Sleek Makeup! Mind you this is all truly my own opinion on it, and everyone will have mixed opinions about their products. Sadly, this will be a love hate kind of thing set with excitement and disappointment. Let me tell you, this was a highly anticipated purchase for me considering all the good things I've heard about their collection. I got mine in the shade Sweet Cheeks because of all the purples I saw when I was browsing their site. I'm really, really into purple toned makeup at the moment. Don't know why. So let's just jump in, starting with the packaging, shall we?
The packaging was super cute. Though I found it funny how it was a candy collection yet they had cupcakes on the cover instead of candy? I actually didn't know it was a limited edition product. I actually bought mine from Amazon since the shipping and cost overall was a lot cheaper than buying it from their website. It's current out of stock/off their amazon list so I'm so glad I purchased this. I normally don't keep the packaging but I really liked the design on this one so I left it as it is.
Remember my last post how I mentioned a couple of times how I just love love love sleek packaging. Not the brand Sleek but the term as in how smooth and stylish it looks. It's simplistic and modern and I absolutely love that. Granted, it's slightly larger than most blushers considering how there's three in one, it's really lightweight and it isn't bulky to the point where you can't throw it into your pouch.
The three colors the came in the palette were named Candy Floss, Dolly Mix and Cupcake. Candy Floss and Cupcake, I understand. They're sweet. But Dolly Mix had me stumped.
And here's where I'm slightly bummed out. Yes, the light in my room is more yellow toned than I'd like, such as natural lighting, but it doesn't change the fact that on their website it showed more purple than pink if anything. I was like noooooo, it was so purple. Why do you deceive me, why?
With flash, gave it a more true to color tone, but trust me. Go on their website and see for yourself. The first color was a bright plum color and the second was a vibrant lilac. Dolly Mix and Candy Floss doesn't really bother me, but the first shade was just - just urgh! Now it looks like an orchid color and much much more on the pink side than compared to the image on their website. I feel really picky considering how most people won't find it such a big difference but I was super excited for a deeper purple color. Like, so excited. Dolly Mix is still a light lilac color and comes out purple toned when swatch so I'm okay with it.
I honestly don't have the best lighting in the room. Let's just skip the whole without flash because I honestly don't have anything good to say other than the fact that they're really pigmented,
With flash! Bottom half primed with Smash Box Photo Finish Primer. I don't think I needed a primer because either way, these blushes were highly pigmented. This was one full swipe of each color.
Starting off with the one to the very left, Cupcake is a orchid pink cream blush. Cool toned, it has a very nice sheen to it and goes on so soft and creamy. It goes on and blends really smoothly and is probably the most pigmented/easily swatched out of all three. There's no shimmer to it and I can just imagine when you apply it to your cheeks it would give you an amazing glow with a semi dewy finish. As far as color goes, I can't say I'm disappointed in it from pigmentation and color itself, it's just that I personally had higher hopes of it being a deeper purple. Alone and away from the whole plum shade, I do love this blush and would wear it during spring if I wanted to go for a more natural skinned yet vibrant blush look.
Next we have Dolly Mix, my favorite out of the three. It's a lilac pink, cool toned powder blush that is supposedly matte, but comes off with a nice sheen to it. It doesn't have any glitter in it and applies smoothly and is yet again- highly pigmented. For me, this would be perfect during winter where I'm all about the pale skin (Aren't I always?) and winged liner. I think if I paired this with also a lilac colored blush it would look amazing. This came off slightly patchy though I do have a lot of fine lines on my hand. It kind of sat in the crease but if I had to apply it on my cheeks, I think it would look amazing.
And last, we have Candy Floss. It's a bright rose pink powder blush with shimmer to it. Up close you can see very fine glitter and as photographed above, I think it's lovely with flash. This is also a spring color for me. It'd be cute with a peachy/cream floral sundress and light peachy pink colored lip. I find that pinks on me are hard to match with a red lip because your face will look really colorful, almost clown like, but for a natural glow I think just brushing it on lightly would be gorgeous.
So overall, yes I do love this palette and would highly recommend it. I'm thinking about getting the palette in Lace as my next buy, which I think would be better for people who are just starting out with blush and are scared to just dive in to such vibrant colors. I think even though it's starting to get warmer, I'd really get a lot of use out of Dolly Mix from my pale skin. What other color blushes do you like? Are there any other brands/palettes you recommend?
Until next time,
Crystal xo
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