Along with the eyeshadow duos I so adored, THREE's spring 2013 collection also included blushes, Colour Veil for Cheeks in their parlance, of which 19 Love Kick was the brightest and reddest, so obviously the purchased...est-by-me.
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Actually, Colour Veil is a very apt name for these sheer, silky beauties -- shade 12 Wanderlust (a dusty cool mauve, since discontinued) proved too softly pretty for my blush-eating camera to register at all, even trowelled on for the sole purposes of blog photography (something I really try not to do with my makeup, sorry folks) not to speak of the ache it created in my clown-cheek-loving heart. 19 Love Kick's stronger / brighter tones means that despite its sheerness, it does still 'pop' more clearly on the cheeks, and being a bit of a red blush addict aficionado! it's quite nice to have a red in an utterly foolproof, no-brainer, blends-nicely-with-any-clean-brush-going formula for exceptionally lazy/clumsy mornings.
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In context with some of my closest pink-tinged reds, both warm and cool:
Tonally the first picture skews a little cool, and the second a little warm -- please forgive a poor Londoner's variable lighting and smush the two together with your eyeballs? In any case, Love Kick, with its silvery satin sheen, reads a slightly cooler, clearer version of Dragonfruit, and a softer and pinker version of Revenge, its closest analogues. Orpheline is significantly warmer, and Girly Flush significantly cooler.
For another take on this blush, and comparisons to Guerlain's latest cultbrick blush, check out Belly's review.
Or indeed, New Cobalt Liner Mornings, which leave correspondingly less time for blush:
Eyes: By Terry Crayon Kohl Terrybly 9 Royal Navy, RBR Sleeping Underneath a Mandarin Tree and Sweet Dust Seriema, Fasio Full Dynamic Volume mascara.
Lips: Addiction Rich Girl lipgloss
Basics: Koh Gen Do Maifanshi Moisture Foundation 001, RBR Sea of Clouds highlighter, Bobbi Brown Tinted Eye Brightener Light Bisque, Shu Uemura Seal Brown H9 brow pencil.
Addiction Revenge cheek stick [look]
Rouge Bunny Rouge Orpheline (one swipe, vs three swipes for Love Kick) [old swatch]
Chicca 10 Girly Flush flush blush [review]
Becca Dragonfruit beach tint [review]
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| natural light, weak early morning sun |
There is very delicate, sparse silvery microshimmer through Love Kick's silky matte base, just enough to kick (harhar) it into satin gear; it's as refined and even sparser than the warmer gold shimmer running through RBR Orpheline, as this fuzzy pic just about shows:
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| full sun, deliberate fuzz |
However, as the first, less deliberately fuzzy picture reveals, even a powder this soft -- and these THREE blushes are the most finely-milled powders I've ever come across -- sits less prettily on my skin than those silicone-based creams from Addiction and Becca. So, falling between two stools (er, cones), and falling further victim to my ongoing project to convert to a no-powder blush wardrobe, Love Kick will be heading back out again.
For another take on this blush, and comparisons to Guerlain's latest cult