Price: $15 * Buy At: Sephora * Size: 3 x 3 g / 0.11 oz The Sephora Collection Bronzed and Blushing Face Palette is a sleek 3 pan cheek palette featuring one matte bronzer and two matte blushes. This trio comes with a medium warm-toned bronzer (Los Cabos), a light cool toned pink blush (Blushing Pink) and a darker warm coral blush (Coral Punch). Due to the nature of the colors, I think this palette is best fit for fair to medium skin. While the coral would work on many skin tones, the bronzer may even be too light on some medium skin tones and the light pink probably would not flatter darker skin. The pigmentation is equal throughout the shades, which is nice to see in a palette. The bronzer and light pink blush blend very easily, but the coral does take a bit more effort to blend into the skin. The packaging is quite sleek and slim, making it perfect for traveling. I had originally thought that the colors weren't very unique, but after searching my stash of blushes, I did not find a dupe for any of the colors. Los Cabos is similar to the popular NYC Sunny Bronzer, but the NYC bronzer has much more of a red tone. XOX ♥
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Price: $6.99 * Buy At: Ulta * Size: 6.5 g / 0.23 oz The Nyx Baked Blush in Solstice is a shimmery peachy bronze baked blush. The product has a domed shape and is in a square, black package with a see through lid. I was blown away by how much I liked this product. Solstice has amazing pigmentation, possibly even better than many high end blushes. It also blends very easily into the skin to give a natural look to the cheeks. While Solstice looks shimmery in the pan, it doesn't really transfer to the cheeks, giving sort of a satin finish. With the great pigmentation and blendibility, Solstice can also work as a crease color for the eyes. I think the color of the blush is unique because it can work as a cheek color or as a bronzer. Solstice had a pretty nice wear, lasting 5 hours or more, still very visible on the skin. XOX ♥
Price: $6.99 * Buy At: Target * Size: 0.32 oz / 9 g The Maybelline Fit Me Shine Free Stick Foundation in 310 Sun Beige is medium warm caramel color. No, I did not all of a sudden become super tan, I bought this shade to use as a cream contour. For contouring purposes, I don't think this is quite the right color. It's not dark enough and is a little bit on the orange side. This does give you a more subtle contour, though, and can also be a good base for a powder bronzer (I like the NYC Sunny Bronzer). Color aside, this product's formula works great for contouring. It is super easy to blend and does not look cakey. It can cling to dry patches, but not as bad as many other foundations I have tried. To apply, I just draw a line under my cheekbones and on the sides of my nose and blend out with the Real Techniques Expert Face Brush. If you are interested in how this works as a foundation, see my review on the shade 115 Ivory HERE. XOX ♥
Price: $5 * Buy On: Nyx's Website * Size: 4 g / 1.4 oz The Nyx Powder Blush in Taupe is a matte taupe blush that is a great contour color for people with fair skin. Taupe is nicely pigmented, but not too pigmented so you can have a controlled contour. I like to use Taupe with my Real Techniques Contour Brush to contour my cheeks & nose. Taupe blends out really nicely, making it easy to avoid a harsh brown line on your face. XOX ♥
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