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Using the new lavender colors for blush?
Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2011 6:46 pm
by egerandi
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

Re: Using the new lavender colors for blush?
Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 6:55 am
by Cupcake
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.
Re: Using the new lavender colors for blush?
Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 7:48 pm
by egerandi
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

Re: Using the new lavender colors for blush?
Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 8:33 pm
by Cupcake
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.
Re: Using the new lavender colors for blush?
Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 7:46 pm
by zus
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

it even suits me better than Beach Bunny. Not sure how this would work with an eyeshadow though...