Hard Candy Cheeks & Balance Highlight & Contour Cheek Duo Review & Swatches
Hard Candy Checks & Balance Highlight & Contour Cheek Duo is a new cream blush stick slash highlight all in one that’s just launched with the Hard Candy Spring 2014 Collection.
This cute little blush stick combines the benefits of color as well as a little slice of highlighting all in one to create perfectly blushing and sculpted cheeks.
Have a look!
Hard Candy Checks & Balance Cheeks & Balances ($7) is a new permanent blush slash highlighter available in three shades. This launches at a great time because it provides beautiful, luminous color just in time for the Spring weather.
These come in a small square plastic case with a little wheel located on the side of the unit to swivel the blusher up and down. The blush is shaped like a square and has a small slight of a lighter shimmer highlighter on one side and a larger blush on the other. The idea of the product quite reminds me of those old L’Oreal The One Sweep Eye Shadows for some reason! You remember you had to swipe all three shades on once to create a contrasting eye look?
The same technique kinda goes into this blush stick as you’re supposed to swipe it along the contour of your cheek and it’ll create a sculpted cheek look. It actually kinda works too (unlike L’Oreal’s eyeshadow, what a disaster!). You can just swipe it gently on and blend it and go! It’s a little tricky to get a completely sculpted look but it does provide beautiful, luminous color.
I tried the shade Sweet Cheeks which applies sheer but builds up for better color pay off. I think in my images below you can see the pretty glow it gives to my face as if I applied highlighter at the tops of my cheek bones. It’s a super pretty finish. It does look quite shimmery in sunlight though so be sure to blend out well to avoid a disco-ball finish.
The texture is quite creamy with an easy to blend formula. These are slightly dewy in finish but not sticky, tacky, or heavy. They wear shorter for me but this isn’t a surprise as cream blush just doesn’t agree with my skin. I get about four hours of wear before they slip away.
Overall, at seven bucks I love these! This is what I wanted from Maybelline Master Glaze but unfortunately didn’t see! These are far nicer with a very pretty luminous glow.
Wearing Sweet Cheeks
Likey!
Available now exclusively at Walmart and Walmart.com.