On a recent visit to the boots.com website, I discovered I'd racked up £7 worth of points. I know I probably should've saved them and spent them on something a bit more "special", but I seem to be unable to save anything, even if it is points saved through spending frivolously, haha. I popped in to store and had a look around at some bits, and these little oddities rather took my fancy.
I've tried the gel blushes from Rimmel and to be honest, didn't much like them. I found the formula to be a bit odd, and didn't find the colour pay off to be good enough to warrant wearing without really layering them up, which as far as I'm concerned defies the point of something being lightweight. They had a few testers of these in store, and I had a quick swatch, to discover that the texture of these are far more like a "true" gel formula, unlike the Rimmel offering which was more of a cream in a tube.
Excuse the state of the pink one, I think it got squashed in my bag on the way home!
As you can see, these come with little spongy applicators. I think the packaging would've done better with a little nozzle if I'm honest. Much more hygienic and there's less product wastage then. I suppose they were trying to cater to application on cheeks and lips, but to be honest I don't intend to use the sponge on either. I've been popping some out on to my hand and then applying either with my finger or a buffing brush on to my cheeks.
To the left is "Perky Pink" and to the right, "Coral Crush". These are both quite summery colours. I'm hoping they'll come out with something more berry toned for the autumn and winter.
As you can see, these are a translucent gel texture. They're very, very lightweight and you can't feel them on your skin once they've been applied. They blend out incredibly easy, and it's quite hard to overdo the product once its on the skin. I've not found that I need to build it up at all, but I'd imagine that you could if you wanted a more punchy colour, due to the texture.
Again, because of the texture I've found them to be quite long-lasting on my skin. The flush left behind sticks around for a good 4-6 hours after application, which is pretty good on my skin. I think that these would be easy to reapply too, if you felt so inclined. As the packaging is quite portable, they're definitely a take-and-go kind of product.
At the moment they're on an introductory price of £3.99 in Boots, with the entire Seventeen line having an offer of buy one, get one half price. Over all, I really like these little tubes. You get 10ml of product in the tube, which I'd imagine will last you a good long while. I'd recommend these to anyone in the market for a lightweight and relatively long lasting blush and lip colour. Give them a go!
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