Scrangie: blush

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Tarte Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Blush Swatches and Review

Tarte Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Blush in Achiote

Tarte Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Blush in Blushing Bride

Tarte Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Blush in Exposed

What I liked:

The packaging matches the color of the product inside! I love that. The packaging also has a really pretty design.
The blush is pigmented and long lasting.
Easy to blend.
Minimal shimmer (shimmer blushes don't always work on my skin).

What I didn't like:

The colors oxidize after a very short while on my skin. They're also not true to pan color when applied.
The pans are magnetic (you can remove them to put them in your own palette), but mine are all loose and they spin and rattle.

I love Blushing Bride the most, but Exposed also works really well on my skin color. They both look very natural. Achiote is pretty but it's much brighter and more noticeable than the other two. I like the Amazonian Clay blush formula a lot, I'd definitely buy more of these.

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Random Makeup Porn

I have the OPI Skyfall collection sitting here waiting to be swatched, but I have to take a break from swatching for a couple days because I sliced my finger open and it hurts like a mofo when I get nail polish remover in it. Oh, and want to know how I did it? I swear, I hurt myself in the dumbest ways (like that one time I cut my hand on ROMAINE LETTUCE)...

I was reaching for a makeup brush (I keep my brushes upright in a cup) and somehow ended up with a metal lash comb embedded in the side of my finger. Sorry if you're squeamish about this type of thing, but it totally blew my mind. When I pulled my hand back, the lash comb was attached. ARRRGHHHOMGWTF. And it's my favorite lash comb, too, but from now on I think I'll store it laying down.

Anyway, instead of just not posting anything for a couple days, I thought I'd go through some of my unposted old pictures from half-finished reviews because they're just sitting there uselessly in my drafts folder.