Thursday, 21 April 2011

b Collection by Bloom- Yarra Valley Cheek Tint

This new-ish line from Target has intrigued me for months, yet it was only on Tuesday that I decided to buy anything (admittedly, the 20% off helped a great deal!). I love the idea of cream blushes, and the radiant, dewy, angelic visage they claim to provide, so naturally the 'Col-lecta Colour Cheek Tints' sucked me right in.

At a RRP of apx. $19AUD for 5 grams, it's quite a good deal, especially when you consider that a MAC Blushcreme will set you back $42AUD and you only get 1 more gram! There's about 6 colours if I recall correctly, including a highlighter. Bloom claims that the blush "...has a creamy formulation that adds a hint of colour to the cheeks". The colours are on trend, and apparently they can be used as a lip-colour too. All of them are named after famous interntational wine-regions. While the watermelony 'Barrossa Valley' sparked feelings of state-pride, I went with 'Yarra Valley' instead, a pretty peachy-apricot colour. Perfect for a spring-time flushed colour without leaning too orange or pink, I thought.


L-R: b Collection Yarra Valley Collecta Colour Cheek Tint & Waikiki




The idea of the packaging is that you can stack the colours on top of one another to create your perfect stack. It's a cute idea, however, I find that the blush pot flies right out from under it's cover at the slightest provocation. I can imagine it flying right off one day, which would be a nuisance, especially for a cream blush. It regains these points with its ease of application, and blends in with the skin nicely without ruining your makeup underneath.

                                         Top: Yarra Valley swatched several times. Below: Product blended into skin.
I wore this product for two days, for over 8 hours a day. At first, it felt like I'd stumbled across an amazing secret, so cheap, yet so effective! It didn't fade, melt or go patchy, even though I work in a hot bakery. It looked so natural and seamlessly blended into the skin. Perfect! BUT...

My temperamental skin seemed to disagree with one of the ingredients. After I washed my face of makeup on the second night, clusters of little red pimples were across my cheeks. The only time I break out on my cheeks is when my skin disagrees with a new product. It could be the noticeable soapy-floral fragrance in the blush. I was a bit sad, but luckily I had bought it on sale. Sadly, I might just have to wear it once in a while rather than as a staple, since one day of wear had no effect. The perfume also makes it fairly un-bearable (for me) to wear as a lip colour. It just leaves a yucky taste in my mouth, like I sucked on a perfume bottle or something.

Final Summary:
Pros-Excellent quality for the price, accessible and regularly on sale. Wearable, on-trend colours.
Cons-Gimmicky, impractical packaging. Fragrance makes it potentially acne causing as well as making it un-appealing as a lip colour.

This is a lovely product, but not for me. Hopefully, it will suit some of you less sensitive-skinned cream blush lovers though!                                    

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