e.l.f Baked Blush Review

I purchased this from Iherb having heard great reviews about Elf baked goods. Also the price was appealing @ $3. The packaging: A simple blush in a plastic black and clear compact. The product: A marbled pink and brownish raised shadow. No sparkle apparent. Its instructed to use apply wet to the face for intense effect. Use/effects : so I used this with my urban decay de slick setting spray by spraying the blush brush then brushing over the blush, applying to the apples of the cheeks. I didn't get any intense look and no matter how I applied it all that's apparent is a shimmer sparkle to my skin so I tend to build it up by layer other blushes with it. I also used without a wet brush& still the blush is ineffective. Using it layered with my matte bronze blushes gives the shimmer effect. In all it doesn't want to work. Unfortunately I'm dissatisfied with the product. I so want to have it work so I keep adding it into my routine. Maybe I ruined it by using a wet brush to it. I'm not sure, all I know is it doesn't give me the effect I hoped it would...

If you're after a cheap but good blush, this is one to try. It is a pretty blush and it could also be a highlighter. This is a double product for me which I really like.

I have the shade peachy cheeky which is a pink tone blush. It has shimmer and it is more of an overspray as well but when applied, it gives off a great rosy glow and I really like it on.

I didn't find it as long lasting as my other blushes but I'm still happy with it and it has become my everyday blush to work.

I bought 2 different shades of this blush as all the reviews online claimed that it was super pigmented and more suited to be a highlighter than a blush. I adore highlighters so this was really the only reason why I bought this blush. I do not like this product as a blush or highlighter. The product used as a blush provides average pigmentation and for me personally I do not find it powerful enough to use as a highlighter. The formula is very chalky and does not guide of my face very smoothly. I am not a fan of the texture. I find the packaging to be very cheap looking. Although I do not like this product it seems almost impossible to find a bad review on it. Seems like everyone but me raves about this baked blush.

My very first Elf product came from a fellow Beauty Review Member. It was given to me as a gift earlier on in the year. I never really knew about Elf until I became a member of this site. Elf can be found in Kmart stores and iherb. I've been wanting to do iherb haul for some time now, but just haven't gotten around to doing it.

This Blush that I got was Pinky Cheeky. The small compact has a window so you can see the product. This blush is pink and has a slight shimmer through it. The consistency of the powder was quite thin. It doesn't have any scent to it.

When I applied it to my cheeks I found it difficult to build colour up. As for long lasting, it didn't last very long at all on me. I tried using dry and wet still didn't get any good results. Would I purchase it again yes only to give it one more chance. I want to see if I get the same result. I'll return back to this review to see if it happens again.

I recently got this product a couple of months ago and I have to say, for a cheap product (iherb.com for $2 US), I am very impressed! First of all, the packaging is super cute. It looks very elegant with the marbled colour. When it comes to application, it goes on really nicely. It feels very velvety on your skin and is extremely pigmented. For a cheaper branded product, it is amazing. The only criticism I have is that it is a little too shimmery for my taste. But overall, highly recommended!

I have been eyeing up this wee number for a while. The baked blush has quite an intriguing appearance, it is a peach-pink with brown veining and a certain luminescence. When swatched this is extremely shimmery with super fine gold particles.

When I used this the first few times I couldn't get any product on my brush. I swirled my brush in the pan quite aggressively time and time again and nada! Before I gave up I checked out the reviews on makeup alley, and it was suggested to rub the surface of the baked blush with a tissue for a little bit in order to remove the thin film on top and thereby 'release' the product. This worked quite well. This is an extremely luminous blush (ditch the highlighter when wearing this) and the fine gold particles have a somewhat pore highlighting effect. The actual pigmentation of the blush is very soft- so if that is the type of finish you like in a blush then this will be ideal for you. Being super pale however I feel like I need a little more colour in order to liven up my complexion.

This would probably be really pretty when used as a highlighter on darker skins, or as a blush topper instead of using highlighter (or as well, you do you!). Unfortunately this did not particularly work for my pale skin and large pores.

A brand that can deliver affordable quality products are a favourite in my books but I felt these baked blushes were a miss. I bought them from Iherb for $3.00 each and unfortunately I ended up throwing them away because they just didn’t work for me.

It’s not a huge loss because they didn’t cost much but I expect baked blushes to be quite pigmented but alas my selections weren’t the case. I bought Rich Rose because it reminded me of one of my favourite MAC blushes (Ring of Saturn) with its rose and brown swirls. I also bought Peachy Cheeky because the online swatches reminded me of champagne rose goodness with lovely shimmer. What I received instead was pretty disappointing.

Rich Rose barely showed up on my skintone and this is not because I’m part of the chocolate club but there was very little pigmentation. I tried it on my mum who has a fair complexion and we could detect a light dusting of brown and a hint of pink and that was only after a number of swipes in the pan. I was not impressed.

Peachy Cheeky performed "better" however it applied patchy and the shimmer stood out more than the colour pay off. I felt that because the application was patchy it affected the lasting power (or lack of). I was lucky to get 2 hours of wear but I was more annoyed with the transfer of shimmer. You could perhaps use this as a blush topper because the pigmentation isn’t as great so better to layer it over a pigmented blush.

I personally wouldn’t recommend the baked blushes and instead would recommend the normal ELF blushes and highlighters if wanting that baked glow – all still very affordable and great to have in your collection when traveling.

One of my favourite highlighting powders. It’s super fine, but because it’s not very pigmented you do have to build it up a little bit, but once built up it looks amazing and like all ELF products, it’s nice and affordable :)

Given how much make-up can cost you, I like this product. It is cheap but still works with my skin. You do have to build it up a bit given it's a bit subtle. But still worth it in my books.