Review: Hard Candy Crush Baked Blush - Living Doll

"We  ♥ our animal friends, We don't test on them" 

^^Love that about Hard Candy :)

Packaging:

Very cute. It is very unique. The top is clear and has a mirror as a border. I took a lot of pictures so you can see the way the design is set. It drops down to the baked product and has a milk white base. On the back it gives information on the product and it explains what it is that is in the product mixture itself. 


Application - Formulation:
I love this blusher because it is just the right amount of pink to add a doll like look to your makeup but only faintly. It is a buildable formulation which allows you to be in control in the amount of product being added to your face and the desired look aimed for. It reminds me of cheeks that come in from a winter cold like a warm kiss to a cold cheek. Perfect flush! The texture is silky and blends well into the skin. I didn't have any sort of fall out with the product when applied with my 150. 


Overall:
I plan to buy a back up. I know a lot of product is baked within but you never know when and if it will get all used up. 
I love pink products and to be without it once I have had it is just not going to happen. I enjoy the sheen from the blush it
is something different than my others that I usually lean towards, matte. Very nice, I would definitely recommend it. I plan to buy up the other blushes that the Hard Candy line carries! :)

What Hard Candy products would you recommend I try out?      

Check out my other Hard Candy Review

(dry)

Review: Hard Candy So Baked Bronzer - Tiki

Review: Hard Candy So Baked Bronzer - Tropics

HAUL: Hard Candy

Site Says:
Our marbelized baked blush give your cheeks an all-over warmth and glow. Baked for eight hours, the texture is easy to blend and natural looking.

Site Says:
Get baked - not fried. Baked to create a beautiful, dewy yet matte finish, the infused color found in this compact gives the complexion a hint of bronzed color for a sun-kissed look. Add a second layer of color for a deeper shade of bronze.

"I just got the products today and I can say that I'm very excited to own a few of the Hard Candy items now. Ive wanted to get the blushers and bronzers since they hit the Wal Mart stores... I just never made my way in there. I was a bit sad when they were out of stock in a lot of the collection. I planned on going in there and buying all of the colors at once!"

Ill be doing a full on review of all the products real soon!
I plan on buying the rest of the colors in the collection as well! Ive already taken some great photographs of them to display on my upcoming posts. I'll be covering the packaging (LOVE), product, application,swatches, pros & cons. Hopefully I'm not disappointed in the product upon my skin. Maybe a FOTD will be coming up tomorrow with the products?!

What have you tried? What products from the line do you recommend?!

Package from Emilie !!

I won 2nd place in EmilieDelance's Contest...
Today my prizes came in the post and I was beyond thrilled.
The products look great and I'm so very excited to try them out and tell you all what I think of them :) They look very nice in the way of packaging, very professional. Ive been collecting makeup for a long while now but I have a lot of bills like any other there for I can not splurge on makeup. I surely do appreciate the package I received today and it will go into great use.

Emilie "Thank You !" so so so so soooooo so much.

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Ms. Makeup Beauty Book - Big Night Out

Hej,
So I recently got this beauty book in the mail. I used it a few times and I can say I am pleased with it. I love the packaging of the book. I took several pictures of it inside and out. The mirror is surrounded my a disco ball with many colors which was very nice. It catches the eye on the cover with vibrant colors used and personal looking makeup on the girl photographed. On the back it gives a how to, I think this would be great for beginners to m makeup.

I must also say I like the closure on the book it has 4 little Circle magnets at each corner that make it close firmly for no mess and protected product.

Eye Shadows: 
I used some of the calm colors such as the purple & pink on my own lids. They come off a bit chalky if you grab too much as you can see from the picture. They are of great pigmentation though. & a definite + is they blend well. They lasted the 8hours I needed them to without touch ups. However I wouldn't wear them without a good primer & base.

Lip Gloss: 
The lip gloss wore off within an hour...
It is not to sticky it has a smooth application and it leaves a nice tint over my lip color. I wouldn't suggest it for an all day wear rather just a quick fix kind of outing.

Blushers: 
I like both blushers that come in the book however I fancy the pink one more then the peachy one because it tends to look more natural on my skin. There is a bit of work needed to blend the colors in but after if applied correctly they look rather nice.

Brush Set: 
I'm not to keen on the brushes included as I am never with products that come with such. But... I must say the bristles on the brushes are rather soft. I like the pink detail on them. They look nice in the beauty book.

Maybelline Dream Mousse Review

On a positive note I tried my best to show you the up side to this product,the packaging... yeee

Product Details

Like the blush, the shadow comes in a cute little glass pot with screw-on lid. In fact, the only difference is the size, with the shadow coming in a slightly smaller pot with .12oz of shadow. Pricing in stores varies, but regular price is typically $6.00-$7.00


What Maybelline says about Dream Mousse Shadow:

-Scientifically advanced mousse formula blends like a dream and wears like a super-smooth powder.
-The air-whipped texture provides luminous, long-lasting color on eyes.
-Glides on smooth and blends easily for seamless color without creasing or fading.

My Thoughts:

Blush
I like the blushers a lot for days where a bit of gold reflex in a blush is appropriate. It gave my cheeks a nice color & had a nice luminous finish. I like the nice whipped texture and found it very easy to apply. I used an blusher application brush to pat on and blend in color to make it look as natural as possible.

Shadows
I expected a similar experience with the shadow. However, from the get-go I had problems. I noticed that it appeared a bit drier than the blush and it was hard to run my finger tip over the shadow to get some on to apply. It sort of sticks to my finger in a clump of mess. The texture of it was far from mousse-like, in my opinion. Trying to apply this evenly and smoothly, even though I do wear a shadow primer, proved to be a difficult task. I really had to work hard to blend it and get a nice smooth finish. I also noticed it does not go on even and is not what a shadow should look like at all. I tried then to still think positive and just use them as a base... no ladies. Don't. Adding to my disappointment was that this shadow really lacks pigmentation. Once I applied it and smoothed it out, the shade was considerably lighter than it appeared in the pot. I tend to go for a smokey look when using brown or taupe shadows, but this certainly wasn't giving me the look I was going for. Now, I have used a lot of cream shadows and know that many are designed to be layered so that they can provide either a subtle or more dramatic look. But I found that layering more on only caused the shadow to crease and create a chalky look.

The wear I got out of Dream Mousse Shadow was less than satisfactory, too. By mid-day it had faded and the creasing had got even worse. Trying to do a touch-up was just too much to deal with. I also noticed that some of the shimmer from this shadow had migrated to my under-eye region. In fact, I noticed when using this my sensitive eyes started itching, most likely due to particles flaking off and getting in my eyes.

Horrid product. I had 15 pots of blushers & shadows,bronzer. I don't use either of them. I use the blushers once in a greeeeeat while... but all in all it was a waste of time and money. Hopefully a new formula will be put into action.