Beauty Blab: Powder Blushes I use the most!

Out of all the drawers in my vanity cabinet, my blush drawer has got to be my favorite. It's such eye candy! :) When I was just starting getting into makeup, I was a total blush hoarder! It's the first thing I look at whenever I visit makeup counters and stores. My goal back then was to collect every shade they had. Well, with a limited budget, that didn't materialize. Teehee. 

I thought I'd share with you blushes that I reach for the most. What I look for in a good blush is blendability and longevity. All of the blushes here are easy to blend. Longevity wise, I wish the Benefit Boxed Blushes would stay longer on my cheeks. Nonetheless, I love all of them. <3

When I'm picking out blushes I'm going to wear, I usually base it on my mood. When I'm aiming for that sun kissed, just got back from the beach kind of look, I pick blushes with gold tones like the NARS Luster. When I'm feeling a bit dull, I gravitate towards cool toned blushes.

Out of the bunch, I'd say my favorite would be Tarte Amazonian Clay in Exposed. It's a natural mauvish shade that is great for everyday wear. Plus I love that it's matte because most days I really don't feel like having glitter on my face.

What blushes do you reach for the most?

xx,

Thea

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FIRST IMPRESSION: YSL Palette Parisian Nite in Rue De Babylone Radiant Blush

YSL Palette Parisian Nite in Rue De Babylone

It's so beautiful!! And it's Asia exclusive for YSL's Holiday 2013 Collection. <3

Where do I begin?! Okay okay. Let me calm down for a bit..

YSL Palette Parisian Nite in Rue De Babylon

This limited edition blush palette features two shades that are cool toned; one is matte, and the inner part (heart) is satin, I believe. While I was engaging a stare down contest with this beauty, the pink heart seemed like an overspray. I'm not ready to dig it up yet, I'll guess I'll find out after a few uses of this. It smells like a dainty perfume, not at all irritating for those of you who are quite sensitive to scents. It is beautifully encased in YSL's signature gold packaging with it's logo imprinted all over the cover. The top part feels like a rubbery sticker. Surprisingly, and quite disappointingly, it didn't come with a black velvet-ish pouch.

YSL Parisian Nite in Rue De Babylone

When I first saw this in Singapore, I was hesitant to get it mainly because of the cool toned blush. But after 2 sleepless nights, I caved. I realized I couldn't pass it up, specially because it's a LE. I'm a sucker.

Don't let the undertone of this blush fool you. It suits my skin well. I have warm undertones and I'm not exactly fair, I'm morena (tanned), but it looks good against my skin and it showed up pretty well. The texture is so fine and felt smooth, easily blends and is buildable.

Blush when worn under natural lighting

Blush when worn under artificial lighting

It looks quite natural on the skin. As I looked at it under a 12x magnifying mirror, you could see specks of shimmer which probably comes from the pink heart. But when looking at it on a normal mirror, you could barely see it, it looks more matte. On the pan, the pink heart looks a bit shimmery. When swatched, it appeared like it's a satin finish.

Left: Inner blush, Right: Outer blush

For longevity, I've yet to test that out. As I'm writing this post, it's been about 3.5 hours since I applied it and I'd say 85% of it is still on. I guess this is where it will fail me.

It's my first time trying out YSL's blush and I've completely fallen in love. I hope such formulation translates throughout their permanent blush line. Though I was hesitant about the shade, I think it was worth the jump (and the splurge). It gave my cheeks a certain glow; it is sweet and girly. Not exactly my type but after seeing it against my skin, I'm starting to like cotton candy pink blushes. I'm so glad I came back for this, and that it was still in stock when I got there. These things usually sell out like pancakes.

YSL Palette Parisian Nite in Rue De Babylone

YSL Palette Parisian Nite in Rue De Babylone

I'm so glad I had the time to put this first impression out before December comes in. I hope this helps you out in deciding whether it's worth it or not. This is me telling you, BUY IT.

xx,

Thea

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