Beautiful, natural color that lasts!
Clinique sent me a free sample of this product and boy did that tactic work. I am completely hooked on this blush! The sample is .06 oz which is pretty generous considering the full size product is .31 oz. This blush comes in four shades - Peony, Posy, Almond Bloom, and Plum Poppy. The sample I received was Peony, which is a gorgeous, classic pink shade. Posy is a deeper pink, while Plum Poppy is a brighter pink. Almond Bloom,while still appearing to be a form of pink, is a bit more of a tawnie bronze shade. I have not tried any of the shades other than Peony yet, but I would be thrilled to have any of them in my makeup bag. The product says that it can be used as anywhere to get a beautiful "glow" all over, but I stick to using it as a regular blush. This looks so gorgeously natural. It does add a pinkness to your cheeks, but isn't strong enough to give you that dark stripe of pink (that I hate) that makes it blantantly obvious that you're wearing blush. It has a nice shimmer to it that isn't too sparkly, but catches the light beautifully to give you a dewy appearance. I've heard many complaints that this blush is very easy to break. On the Clinique site, many say theirs broke simply being carried around in their purse. From my experience, any makeup that is multiple shades in one metal well such as this is prone to breaking. Basically, the seams of the blush make it weaker and this is unfortunately a tradeoff you have to accept with a product like this. If you're very worried about it breaking, I recommend keeping this blush safe in your bathroom and choose another for your purse makeup. I've also heard about women grinding it up after it breaks and using it as a loose powder. Or you can accept that you won't get to use use every last bit of the product before needing to replace it. The only downside to this blush is that it is a bit on the pricey side, but I believe it is completely worth it. I can't wait until my birthday and Christmas because then I'm going to own one of every color! :)
PolynesianPrincess
Monticello, GA