Do brightly coloured blushes scare you off?
If so check this out and you might change your mind.
This blush is so bright you need to pull out your sunnies just to look at it. It is of course by Nars as the delightful photo shows. The name...Exibit A, have a look.
This actually looks a little more muted than it actually is!
How would I describe the colour - An extremely bright tangerine.
Who would wear this? - I would recommend this for olive to dark skin tones, oranges always look gorgeous on these colour skins so rock it.The darker the skin the better I say!
How to apply it? - Sparingly! no seriously this is so well pigmented a tiny bit is needed. Dip the tip of your brush in powder and gently swirl on the cheekbones up towards the hairline.
Tip# Blend extremely well, a good blush brush will be your best friend.
Here I have illustrated how strong the colour is to show you how little is needed.
This is just a regular swatch and my word it is powerful, look at the next picture to see how far the colour blended yet it still looks strong.
Yes this is just that smidgen of powder blended on my hand. Crikey right!
I must stress that unless you are going for an editorial look this is not good for pale skins
1. It is too orange
2. It will wash you out
At the moment I am a little paler than I normally am but I have applied a small amount on my cheeks to show you how you can achieve a subtle effect if you are light handed.
I have my eye on a gorgeous bright pink blush by Smashbox can't think of the name so any of you have bright blushes?
I love all your comments and opinions.
Love Carly xx
Illamasqua's Exite is the brightest I own and although I love the colour it scares me to use as an everyday blush! Exhibit A is definitely not for the faint hearted but looks lovely on you.
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ReplyDeleteHey, you look like you have a gorgeous skin tone, im jealous. I bet most blushes look great on you. Thanks for the Illamasqua tip x
I love this look on you! It's really clean and fresh - it makes you look a lot younger!!!
ReplyDeleteyou look gorgeous in the last photo!! ruby tuesday by Sigma is the brightest blush that i own.. i love it!!
ReplyDeletewow that does look soo Orange :)
ReplyDeleteI couldn't pull that color off
I have Libido cream blush from Illamasqua, described on their website as "vibrant reddish orange, dewy finish", I love it, gorgeous on and you only need a tiny bit, it should last me a looong time.
ReplyDeleteI'm Mac NC44/Nars Sheer Glow Cadiz skin tone and hear so much about Nars Exhibit A and am itching to get it one day but I do wonder how similar it is to Libido... Anyone got both?
I also have Nars Taj Mahal which looks crazy scary too, when I first saw it I swatched it heavily (as you do) then laughed thinking how ridiculous that anyone would choose to wear it!, then heard loads about it via the online makeup community especially for women of colour, went back, swatched it lightly and blended, heavenly on my skin tone, had to have it.
I have a bright pink from Smashbox called Radiance that MakeupbyTiffanyD on YT recommended. Is that the one you're eyeing up?
Gosh I can ramble!
I just picked up Exibit A. I really love it but Im not sure on how to use such a pigmented blush. I tried it and looked a little clownish. I love your blog as well as you youtube channels. I seen your blog and it looks so beautiful on you (but what dosent). I want it to look great on me too. I have a very fair skin tone. Can you do a video tutorial on how to use it where to place it and the proper technique to apply it?
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