e.l.f. Studio HD Blush in Superstar Review + Swatches

Superstar

Superstar

REVIEW + SWATCHES

Description from e.l.f.'s website:

Rich and creamy HD Blush naturally sculpts and highlights the cheekbones for a soft-focus effect that is great for everyday use. The Vitamin E enriched formula conditions and hydrates the skin for a healthy, radiant glow. Velvety soft, lightweight and highly pigmented color creates a long-lasting result for all day wear.

Ingredients list from e.l.f.'s website:

Isododecane, Cyclomethicone, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Cetearyl Methicone, Dimethicone, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Nylon-12, Barium Sulfate, Mica, Quaternium-18 Hectorite, Propylene Carbonate, Silica, Tocopheryl Acetate (Ve), Propylparaben. May Contain: Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Red No.27 Lake (CI 45410), Red No.7 Lake (CI 15850), Yellow No.5 Lake (CI 19140), Red No.40 Lake (CI 16035), Blue No.1 Lake (CI 42090), Ultramarine Violet (CI 77007), Manganese Violet (CI 77742)

Superstar

Superstar is a mid-tone coral-pink with faint gold shimmer.

These HD Blushes come in small cylindrical tubes with a pump. I like how they are easy to store because of the shape, but the pump could be improved.

I still like the idea of a pump, but the amount you see above is what gets dispensed when you press the pump once. If this product were less pigmented then the dispensed amount would be fine, but holy crap is this stuff pigmented.

Superstar

The smaller dot is about as much as you need for one cheek. If you used the entire splotch, you'd have a completely pink face.

Superstar

This is just that little dot blended out. The stuff blends nicely, although it does dry a bit too quickly for my taste. Just know that once it is dry, it doesn't budge or fade at all. If this blush were a vehicle, it would be one of those virtually indestructible tanks.

The pigmentation that this product offers is both its best selling point, and its greatest downfall. It's wonderful because it's cheap and you get a lot of bang for your very few bucks. The downside is that you feel like your wasting a ton of product when you accidentally push the pump down too far (which happens practically every time I use this stuff). If you apply too much, you're out of luck. You can try dabbing at it with a makeup remover-soaked towel but it might not do much for you.

CONCLUSION

It's a great product, made even better because of the price, just be warned that it is a bit overboard unless you need your makeup to survive the zombie apocalypse -- but let's be honest, sometimes we do need that. I like liquid and cream blushes a lot and so this is definitely a good product to me, though it can be annoying due to how very little you need but how very much they give you.

BUY HERE, $3.00