What were your most used cheek products of 2022?
Marc Jacobs Flesh & Fantasy blush, MAC Fairly Precious, Fenty Beauty Afternoon Snack/Mo’ Honey.
Marc Jacobs Flesh & Fantasy blush, MAC Fairly Precious, Fenty Beauty Afternoon Snack/Mo’ Honey.
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MAC Sheertone Blush in Blushbaby and MAC Mineralize Blush in Sweet Enough for daytime, and Dior Hologlam for evenings.
MAC Naturally Flawless blush
MAC Gingerly blush
Lancome Cedar Rose blush
Blush was MAC Sweet Sentiment Mineralize (LE from years ago) and Dior Rosy Glow Awakening Blush
Bronzer: insofar as I use bronzers, it was Too Faced Sweetie Pie Bronzer
Highlighter: all are now d/c’d but it’s a toss up among various Dior “luminzers” in their pinker iterations and UD Afterglow in Aura.
I actually keep track, so I went through my notes and was surprised to find that the winner was the blush from Natasha Denona’s mini Bronze & Glow palette, which I bought from Sephora in April of this year. I like a fairly natural blush look, and the color straddles the perfect line between blush and bronzer for me. At 24 wears, that one edged out Clinique’s Heather Pop with 21 wears. MAC Blushbaby was right behind it at 20 wears. Rounding out the top 5 were NARS Luster at 15 wears and MAC Gingerly at 14 wears.
Glossier Cloud Paint in Dusk, NARS Cream Bronzer in Laguna 1, Morphe Cream Blush in Verified, Bareminerals Kiss of Pink, Chantecaille Real Bronze in Goa, MAC Sunbasque & Coppertone
Estee Lauder Limited Edition Pure Color Statement Blush in Rebellious Rose, Sydney Grace Pressed Blushes, Elogical Host Club Blush Palette, BH Cosmetics Flower Power Blush Palette, City Color Cosmetics Intense Exposure Highlighting Powder, Looxi Highlighters
PML’s Desert Orchid and Divine Rose blushes, also the highlighter in that trio. 5 out of the 6 shades in my Nars Afterglow palette, Tarte Paaarty, MAC Cheek Pollen and Spring Flock, Huda Beauty Glowing Bronzer in Tan Light, Lethal Cosmetics Ornamental, ABH Amrezy highlighter.
PMG Fleurtatious
My most used cheek product last year was Clinique’s Melon Pop cheek blush and Shiseido’s Inner Glow blush in coral. For a cheek powder I used ModelCo Translucent Cheek powder.
Blush – Dior Backstage Glow Play in Pink, Nars Gaiety or Buxom Seychelles
Bronzer – Guerlain Terracotta Healthy Glow 00 Light Cool or Gucci 01
Highlighter – Becca Pearl or Natasha Denona Super Glow Fair
Pat McGrath Fleurtatious and TheBalm Hot Mama.
Glossier Cloud Paint in Beam, Bare Mineral Blonzer in Kiss of Pink, Rare Beauty Dewy Liquid Blush in Adore, KVD Metalcrush Eyeshadow in Thunderstruck (as highlight), CT Contour Duo, ND Rose Cheek Duo.
Westman atelier cream blush stick in dou dou – silly name but my perfect cheek color 😉
Colourpop Super Shock Blush in Prenup and NYX Strobe of Genius highlighter in Electric Warrior, discontinued sadly!