This was part of an order I did a few months ago from ELF. I hadn't used a baked blush before and I thought this looked beautiful.
In its pan, this looks like a peach coloured dome with bronze veining. It appears quite shimmery. When I first used this I was rather annoyed because it seems to have a kind of hard overspray which means you can't get a lot of product on your brush. I found that by running your finger over it repeatedly this wears the overspray down and you're good to go.
This is a stunning peach colour that is subtle. It has a shimmery finish to it, so if you like matte blushes - then skip this. However, if you like your blush to have a glow and shimmer to it then this is right up your alley.
As well as using this as a blush, I like to apply it lightly as a highlight. Because the peach isn't super pigmented unless you build it up, you can get away with using this as a highlight. It gives your face a little warmth and the sheen looks amazing. I have also used this as a natural looking eyeshadow with no problems.
I would definitely recommend this and I will repurchase it once I have used it all up. You get a lot of product in this so I imagine it is going to take me a long time to get through this.
I purchased this online as a 'filler' blush because I knew I'd be travelling and wanted to buy something in Aussie.
The e.l.f. range has a lot going for it, in my opinion. It's inexpensive, readily available online and in Kmart, and there are some amazing hidden gem products in the range. The baked blush, for me, is not a hidden gem.
The blush comes packaged ina more éxpensive'looking way than I expected for the $5 I paid for it. It was boxed, in a modern black box. The casing is cheap, but adequate, with a black base and clear dome lid with only the company logo and product name on top, allowing you to see the product clearly. On the back is a tiny label with the name of the shade. I have this product in 'Passion Pink'.
The blush itself is a slightly elevated dome shape, and a very pretty mix of bronze and rose. It has the typical 'baked' lustre and a nice shimmer in the case.
This is where the issue comes in. This blush just doesn't want to get on my brushes. I've tried it with a few different ones and it's just not interested. In frustration, I wiped the blush itself on my cheekbones, and it transferred to my face well when done that way and blended out with the blush brush, but this isn't ideal!
When I DID manage to get it on my skin, the colour was pretty, shimmery, and more of a tinted highlighter than a blush, per se - but when rubbed straight onto the skin without a brush can build strongly. It wears okay, if you've managed to build up decent colour, but if not it's barely noticeable.
I've thrown this in my gym bag to use then, because I've since purchased a better blush. I'm not hugely disappointed because it was so cheap and it is useable, technically, but not ideal. I'm hoping that once the top layer is gone the rest will loosen up