tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241080681767360438.post6611728775979301835..comments2024-03-28T00:20:19.015-07:00Comments on brutally honest beauty: Review: Paula's Choice Blush It On Contour PaletteLyn Bhbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12081735635995970890noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241080681767360438.post-84440401492998934452015-11-22T08:29:55.251-08:002015-11-22T08:29:55.251-08:00It's funny how people have such different opin...It's funny how people have such different opinions about whether cream or powder blush is easier to blend! It must depend on skin type. I have been tempted by those Milani blushes in the past, but I haven't tried one. I have too much blush too.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02075243940219740263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241080681767360438.post-5266073861935631762015-11-21T12:28:57.489-08:002015-11-21T12:28:57.489-08:00That's a very generous offer, and I WOULD take...That's a very generous offer, and I WOULD take you up on it (hi, I own a stippling brush), but I have too much blush as is. I find cream blushes are the bane of my existence because of blending. Milani Rose line (those sculpted rose blushes) goes on easiest without patchiness no matter what brush I use. Abbi Crutchfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04984255030758291096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241080681767360438.post-48720870843594120332015-11-10T06:09:15.352-08:002015-11-10T06:09:15.352-08:00I got this palette as a GWP too, but just by looki...I got this palette as a GWP too, but just by looking at the shades in the pan, I knew it was something I wouldn't use, so I put in my box of stuff to pass on. I used to like very bright blush shades in the past, but now I find them difficult to work with for every day, and for someone with my fair skin, the Paula's Choice blushes in this palette are positively scary. Thanks for the review!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222921812909264644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241080681767360438.post-62774648334416969712015-11-09T21:39:06.238-08:002015-11-09T21:39:06.238-08:00Hi there! I also got this palette as a gift (well,...Hi there! I also got this palette as a gift (well, my husband got it as GWP when buying Paula's Choice stuff for my birthday), and I've been liking it so far. Especially the highlighter and bronzer--I think they look good on my face, although, as someone with neutral undertones, I seldom have a problem of things looking "off" (or so I delude myself, lol). I haven't tried the middle "column" yet, but I used the two on the right for the Jezebel Millihelen trick of applying a darker blush as contour and a lighter blush as blush. I liked the results actually--it looked quite natural. I find both blushes and the bronzer to be pretty blendable. I apply them on top of powder and blend with my huge fluffy Real Techniques powder brush. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241080681767360438.post-13746500691210624442015-11-09T10:26:06.976-08:002015-11-09T10:26:06.976-08:00I'm interested to know what you think when you...I'm interested to know what you think when you try it! Like I said, all the other reviews I read were positive, so my experience doesn't seem universal. I wonder if it's mainly my coloring that is the problem here. If they were flattering on me, maybe the other issues wouldn't bother me as much.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02075243940219740263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241080681767360438.post-70959070827458784702015-11-09T10:24:36.833-08:002015-11-09T10:24:36.833-08:00I agree that cream blushes are usually easier to b...I agree that cream blushes are usually easier to blend, though I sometimes have problems with them interfering with my base. They aren't great over powder foundation, and they can sometimes mix weirdly with liquid foundation or remove it. It depends on the products and how I apply them. Usually I prefer powder blushes, because I find them faster to use and less fiddly. I've never really had this problem before. Even over moisturizer or oily skin, if I use a light touch and blend a lot, it's generally fine. But this stuff just clings to the first spot it touches and doesn't want to budge.<br /><br />As for my bronzer collection, I doubt it would be very useful, I'm afraid, because I almost never wear it. I liked that WNW one when I bought it a few years ago, but I haven't actually put it on my face recently, so I might have to revisit. I know I wouldn't have liked it when it was new if it looked dirty, though! The Tarte one was a sample card, but those cards last FOREVER, so if you can ever get your hand on one, it's worth trying. Made me look a little less dead but not dirty, which I assume is the general goal with bronzer. (The only other bronzers I have are from a Canadian brand called Quo and came in a holiday palette ca. 2004, so also not very helpful.)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02075243940219740263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241080681767360438.post-84340890941273968412015-11-09T10:16:39.964-08:002015-11-09T10:16:39.964-08:00I wouldn't have bought it if it hadn't bee...I wouldn't have bought it if it hadn't been a GWP, though I actually thought the colors looked interesting. Different from what I would normally choose - which is good when something's "free," I guess. But since I almost never use bronzer, I would have skipped it for $40.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02075243940219740263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241080681767360438.post-56087516555231534462015-11-09T09:53:07.493-08:002015-11-09T09:53:07.493-08:00I still haven't gotten to try mine, but this d...I still haven't gotten to try mine, but this doesn't sound encouraging. I agree that Paula's Choice does skin care better than makeup. I think they focus on ingredients and let the color aspect slide. And that just doesn't work for color cosmetics.<br />I'm still intending to try the blush Pallet. So thank you stipling brush tip. I'm a bit darker then you, so maybe blushes would work better. Also I like the idea of using dark background to show color and texture or the highlighter. Those things are almost impossible to capture on bare skin. Elena @ Beauty In A Jarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07808768054241085435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241080681767360438.post-6354180242528046042015-11-09T09:42:28.664-08:002015-11-09T09:42:28.664-08:00I think cream blushes blend better in general, not...I think cream blushes blend better in general, not only on oily skin. The down side is that they don't last as long. At least on me they don't.Elena @ Beauty In A Jarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07808768054241085435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241080681767360438.post-50714642714484450802015-11-09T08:49:21.582-08:002015-11-09T08:49:21.582-08:00Patchy matte blush, no no no. That might be why I ...Patchy matte blush, no no no. That might be why I stuck with cream blush exclusively for so long- all the extra oil on my face helps it blend (is that gross? sorry). I actually do have that exact e.l.f. stipple blush and it works really, really well for very pigmented powder blushes. <br /><br />I can't see myself ever seriously looking at a face palette. I'm too picky about colors and too unwilling to buy something with multiple shades unless I know for certain I like all of them. I am really curious about your bronzer collection, because as a fellow pale/neutral person I've never found a bronzer that didn't look like dirt on me- even cool toned contour shades just look like a light dusting of charcoal. The yellow tones in that Tarte swatch are very intriguing. resident witchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04356098959005817650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241080681767360438.post-63197624619073012662015-11-08T20:09:30.637-08:002015-11-08T20:09:30.637-08:00This palette doesn't really look very pretty i...This palette doesn't really look very pretty in the pan; I don't think I would have given it a second look if I saw it on a shelf somewhere. Blush and Barbellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13466529771940384972noreply@blogger.com