What ratio of shimmer/matte do you prefer in a cheek palette?
I prefer a little shimmer in most of my cheek products, so I’d say mostly shimmer – but I don’t mind low-level shimmer, like satin.
— Christine
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I rarely buy cheek palettes because they almost always include shades I simply do not wear – very orange, brown or coral/peach blushes – so the finish isn’t even an issue for me…it’s the assortment of colours. If there was a cool toned (pink, rose, plummy burgundy) blush palette, I’d probably go “3 to 1” sheen/shimmer to matte.
Totally agree!
Agree! wiuld love that kind of cheek pallette!!
I don’t really like either. I prefer satin finishes.
In thinking about my ideal palette, I would say maybe 75/25 matte/shimmer. In practice, I actually wouldn’t mind all matte or all matte and one sheer topper. While my favorite finish is satin with a very low level sheen or pearl (not enough to be a “shimmer” but just enough it doesn’t fall flat like many mattes can), I actually like mattes for the ability to layer product and control the amount of shimmer to the occasion.
This presumes an all blush or blush and topper palette. I generally avoid cheek palettes that try to be everything to everyone and include contour and/or bronzer and highlight in addition to blush, especially if they don’t offer the palettes in a variety of ranges. Either the undertones or the depth tends to be way off for me making 50% or more unusable.
Depends on the size and types of products.
In a blush palette only, 1 shimmer in 6 pans and 2 shimmers in 8 pans is more than enough for me. My go-tos are matte blushes.
If it’s a palette with contour and shaping products, or a mix of contour and blushes, I would even prefer all mattes.
I love all mattes. I have some redness from acne years ago. I feel than anything but matte would acccentuate them.
Since literally all of my cheek palettes have at least one satin or shimmer in it, this is obviously something I gravitate to: variety of finishes. My favorite formulas, though, tend to be satins and very skin-like mattes that don’t look flat or powdery. So probably 25-50% matte, 50-75% satin and soft, non-glittery shimmer.
I generally don’t buy cheek palettes as the shades don’t often suit, but if I did I would want – in a 4 pan, 3 matte and one shimmer (soft).
I very rarely buy blush palettes, but if I do it would mostly be pearl or satin finishes with one matte.
For blush palettes, so much depends on the individual palette, the brand, and how shimmery the shimmers are. If we’re throwing in highlighters, I want those shimmery. As for bronzers or contours, no shimmer at all, only satins and mattes.