Using the new lavender colors for blush?

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Using the new lavender colors for blush?

Post by egerandi » Sun Feb 06, 2011 6:46 pm

I've been trying to get a lavender blush for a while, and I'm very impressed with the new Thea lavenders. They are eye shadows, I know, but it wouldn't be the first time me using an E/S for blush ;)
Which one is recommended as blush? I tried Faerie, but it was waaaaay too sparkly, and showed every single pore and more on my cheeks.
Nice girl, perhaps? Or would that bee too light? I was considering Say Yes for sure, for my eyes, so maybe that, lightened up a bit? I wear Rosie and Tart Light all the time, but I'm not sure how blush-y these lavenders are, meaning if they are just as dark on the lids than lightly dusted on the cheeks.

Sorry for rambling :)
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Re: Using the new lavender colors for blush?

Post by Cupcake » Mon Feb 07, 2011 6:55 am

I'm not sure about using it as a blush (am curious now) but when I tried the sample of Nice Girl, my first thought was that it'd be an awesome lightweight colour corrector for those ladies who need a lavender colour. It's also a very useful lid wash colour to counteract dark circles - an old MUA trick wearing a light lilac colour above the eye detracts from any unconcealed darkness beneath the eye.

Sweet Talk has such a lightness to it, quite ethereal and delicately icy (not frosty like a heavy shimmer). Even if it doesn't suit for a blush, it's idea for the Ice Queen look.
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Re: Using the new lavender colors for blush?

Post by egerandi » Fri Feb 11, 2011 7:48 pm

Thanks for the suggestion. Sweet Talk looks a bit too cool to me, but maaaaybe...
In any case, I'm reorganizing my shadows right now, so we'll see if I even need anything else right now, given there is always something in the back of the drawer :D
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Re: Using the new lavender colors for blush?

Post by Cupcake » Fri Feb 11, 2011 8:33 pm

Hmm I don't think the three new ones would work. Well, not the two that I have anyway. I wore Sweet Talk today as a lid wash with Bewitched as a heavy smudgy liner. Very beautiful colour combo (although not on my skin tone). Sweet Talk darkened to show quite a distinct blue base against the jewelled fuchsia-pink of Bewitched, so I doubt that'd work on fair skins as a blush.
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Re: Using the new lavender colors for blush?

Post by zus » Mon Feb 14, 2011 7:46 pm

Maybe you can dilute a lilac shade that's a bit much for the face with a perfecting powder, to tone down the colour and sparkle? I got Tahiti Sweetie a while ago, no idea what possessed me as it's waaayy too dark so I've been mixing it with Date Bait and it's perfect :D it even suits me better than Beach Bunny. Not sure how this would work with an eyeshadow though...
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