As Shelby from Steel Magnolias said when discussing her wedding: “My colours are blush and bashful”.
Well, I got married in a courthouse in New York City (the exact same place as Liz Lemon!), ate BonChon Korean fried chicken afterward, then passed out drunk off soju that night, so I didn’t exactly have a traditional wedding with colours. Don’t panic reader, I did have a traditional dress! You can check it out at WWW.WINNIECOUTURE.COM/STORES/WEDDING-DRESSES-CHICAGO-IL/. But we are talking about blush today, so that intro wasn’t apropos of nothing. I have just about every shade of blush imaginable so it takes a lot for me to justify buying a new one. Peripera hit me with both a colour I can’t say that I had, and my favourite delivery system, so I had to give it a try.
As you can see from the pictures this blush comes in a tube with a cushion dispenser. Gentle pressure moves the blush from the tube onto the cushion where you can swipe or pat it onto your cheeks. Those of you not fond of the cushion cosmetics trend, or worried about hygiene, could always squeeze a bit onto a brush and apply that way. You know I love my cushion products so I just pat this directly onto my face. Here it is swatched on my hand:
PeriPera Cushion Blusher is available in five shade choices but I chose shade #1, Hey Sweet Pink. It’s different than the other light pink shades I own because there is a hint of warm peach in the colour. I gravitated toward that one because it’s a fresh soft shade that looked very sweet and innocent. So basically, I chose something that is the exact opposite of me personality wise but cute as hell. (Hey, now that I think about it, that also reminds me of how I picked my husband). The colour payoff is great for such a pale and delicate colour. I could have seen this straying over into chalky territory with a cheaper powder formulation, but this applies creamy and stays true to the colour you see on the cushion. Of course this is going to vary greatly depending on your skin tone but it worked wonderfully for me. I’m currently an NC25ish shade and this blush wears like a wash of dewy peaches and cream pink. It gives a hint of warmth, which is rare for a pale pink, without going over into orange/coral territory. I really do love this colour, it’s very unique, delicate, and feminine without washing you out. The wear time is pretty good for a liquidy-cream, it wears about six hours on me unless there is heavy sweating involved. You could definitely put this on and night and not need a touch-up unless you’re out dancing or something. I think this is a perfect compliment to the other Peripera cushion product I reviewed awhile back, the Peri’s cushion lips.
Available directly from Clio USA here
http://clubcliousa.com/face/blush-contour/peripera-ah-much-blusher.html
From Urban Outfitters here
http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=32407371
From Ebay here
http://www.ebay.com/itm/PERIPERA-Ah-Much-Real-My-Cushion-Blusher-20ml-/400861453494?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&var=&hash=item5d55345cb6
Peripera Cushion Blusher in shade #1 gets a strong 4 out of 5 turtles
This sounds lovely and I am generally a fan of Peripera products, but the pad worries me a little bit in terms of sanitation. Wouldn’t this get dirty pretty fast?
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I’ve also tried this using a liquid foundation brush, if you’re worried about the sanitation of the cushion but want to try out the colour you could try is that way 🙂
A beautiful peach-pinky shade. It looks really lovely. I like the idea of these tubes of blush. 🙂
Me too! Really I love just about every cushion product (except for that awful Etude House cushion eyeliner I tried lol)