Temptalia Asks You – Have you ever used an eyeshadow as a blush?

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Date: Thursday, February 28th, 2008 Author:

Have you ever used an eyeshadow as a blush? If you did, what did you use? Did it turn out well?

I definitely have!  I’ve used some iridescent kind of shadows, like say Nanogold, on cheeks to highlight, or even Da Bling for a light pink blush!

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61 thoughts on “Temptalia Asks You – Have you ever used an eyeshadow as a blush?”

  1. Mimibrowneyes says:
    February 28, 2008 at 4:27 am

    yup! i used wedge e/s once as a sub for emote blush :) it doesnt show up well on my eyelids so i prolly will use it more as a contour powder lol

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  2. claudine says:
    February 28, 2008 at 5:11 am

    yes sometimes i use post haste (matte2) eyeshadow as a blush works great :)

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  3. Nell says:
    February 28, 2008 at 5:23 am

    I use neutral pink as a blush, it is great! Today I also tried girl friendly pp as a cream blush underneath it – perfect!!!

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  4. jes says:
    February 28, 2008 at 5:46 am

    i use sushi flower on the apples of my cheeks, then i use my bella il fiore roller ball eyeshadow in jailhouse rock [a rosy apricot] to highlight. it’s especially great during the summer because my skin gets really dark (i have french, hawaiian, and native american blood in me!) so it goes really well with my skin tone!

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  5. Briodmun says:
    February 28, 2008 at 6:03 am

    Yup, i know i have done with both mac/upper end eyeshadows and drugstore branded ones. The results are always fab. Great when you want a very different approach to both texture and colour (i believe i have even used mac’s yogurt as a highlighter).
    Saying that, i’ve been known to use blush as eyeshadow, so that can work both ways :) .

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  6. Tina says:
    February 28, 2008 at 6:33 am

    Embark on cheek bones

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  7. Robin says:
    February 28, 2008 at 6:36 am

    Yes, I’ve used MAC pink frost (or pink shimmer) on my cheeks before…

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  8. Amn.eris says:
    February 28, 2008 at 6:49 am

    yep. before it became a blush, raizin was an eyeshadow. lol

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  9. Critty says:
    February 28, 2008 at 7:07 am

    For sure I have. And I often use eyeshadow as a highlighter especially on darker skin tones …

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  10. Sophia says:
    February 28, 2008 at 7:26 am

    Definitely! I usually use Vanilla as a cheek highlighter. It works very well!

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  11. Jenny says:
    February 28, 2008 at 8:23 am

    I use Pink Venus when I want a pink shimmer on the cheeks!

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  12. Tekoa says:
    February 28, 2008 at 9:08 am

    Never! I suppose I haven’t thought outside the box like that before. *lol*

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  13. Erin says:
    February 28, 2008 at 9:17 am

    I just used a little bit of highlighter from a smashbox brick to highlight the bone between my eye and cheek today!

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  14. zainy says:
    February 28, 2008 at 9:20 am

    Hey Cristine,

    Yup often i use blush as eyeshadow it always turn beautiful,even though i have almost every colour in blushes but im a matching freak like ya!!!

    Luv..
    Zzainy.

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  15. Erin says:
    February 28, 2008 at 9:36 am

    While we are on the subject of shadows (when aren’t we though, really!), Christine, have you got Romp yet? You were saying months ago you didn’t know why you didn’t have it. Just wondering since it’s one of my favorites.

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  16. Tonee says:
    February 28, 2008 at 9:54 am

    Not usually – since I hardly use the blush products I already have! But a few years ago, I used a very light (and I do mean VERY light) dusting of Gold Mode on the cheek bone/temple area, on top of a beige-golden blush and it looked good. Never tried it much after that – I prefer a subtle, matte look and this certainly wasn’t one!

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  17. Ariele Phillips says:
    February 28, 2008 at 10:14 am

    I love Lovestone m/e/s as a blush! Its beautiful when used with a light hand & the 187.

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  18. Ashlee says:
    February 28, 2008 at 10:41 am

    I always do. Since eyeshadow and blushs are just about the same, I dont see any reason to buy both. There has been about 2 times that Ive bought actual blush and thats because it was on sale.

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  19. Stacey says:
    February 28, 2008 at 11:41 am

    I’ve used Engaging MES before, and used Fusion Gold Metal-X as a highlighter yesterday :)

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  20. Ruby says:
    February 28, 2008 at 2:24 pm

    Yup~
    I’ve also used some darker shadows for sculpting. ^_^

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  21. Stephanie says:
    February 28, 2008 at 3:00 pm

    No, but sometimes I use blush for eyeshadow!

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  22. May says:
    February 28, 2008 at 3:18 pm

    NYX Cherry eyeshadow! Need a very light hand with this one, though.

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  23. MariahGem says:
    February 28, 2008 at 3:38 pm

    It’s funny you asked this today, because I actually used Blush as EyeShadow!! LOL. I used Fashion Frenzy as my accent color with a lighter pink shadow, and it looks great! LOL. So I guess it works both ways!

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  24. Amanda Osterberg says:
    February 28, 2008 at 9:46 pm

    Phloof! It’s a great highlighter for me.

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  25. Liz says:
    February 29, 2008 at 11:35 am

    Yes! I use passionate as a blush and phloof! as a highlight quite regularly~

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  26. Lentaya says:
    February 29, 2008 at 2:54 pm

    I’ve used coppering and i loved the warm glowy-ness it gave me.

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  27. Andrea says:
    February 29, 2008 at 6:09 pm

    No but I use blush as a crease color all the time. Especially Nars Zen blush and Benefit Dallas blush. Gives a polished, no makeup look. A little MAC Beig-ing all over and a swipe of blush in the crease.

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  28. Rise says:
    March 3, 2008 at 9:14 pm

    Think I used blusher as eyeshadow once…long time ago. I’m not a red person!

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  29. Nic says:
    March 4, 2008 at 5:00 am

    I used Star Violet (MAC) on my cheeks. Wow, I never thought it looked so natural.

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  30. Angelica says:
    March 11, 2008 at 3:03 pm

    Billy B. did my make-up using Scott Barnes Cashmere e/s on my eyes and on my cheeks as a contour. It looked amazing.

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  31. Marta says:
    November 23, 2008 at 9:45 am

    I’m a fan of expensive pink as a blush!

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