ColourPop Kiss Kiss Cheek Dew Serum Blush Review & Swatches
Kiss Kiss
ColourPop Kiss Kiss Cheek Dew Serum Blush ($7.00 for 0.48 oz.) is a light-medium brown with warmer, more orange undertones and a soft sheen. It had sheer color payoff in a single layer, which was hard to build up, though it was intended to do so.
The texture was runny, overly emollient and prone to sliding around on my skin, which made it difficult to work with as it did not want to stay in place. So often when I tried to get an even layer and diffused edges, the end result was product that pushed around and left massive patches of bare skin behind (or lifted foundation if applied over complexion products).
I tried an assortment of methods, and for this shade, I had the best luck applying it with a fingertip dabbed onto my cheeks, then letting it dry down a bit before using a stippling brush to diffuse the edge a little bit. I was never fully satisfied with the evenness and blend of the product, though. It lasted for six hours before fading visibly.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
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Formula Overview
$7.00/0.48 oz. - $14.58 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to have "buildable coverage" with a "hint" of dewiness that can be applied with fingertips, sponge, or a duo fiber brush and is recommended to be applied prior to powder products.
The consistency was very fluid, and while it was sheerer by the nature of the fluidity of the formulation, you didn't need to squeeze out that much to get going. I would recommend squeezing out a bit on the back of your hand and gently rubbing it in a small circle using a fingertip, then applying to your face. This helped the product spread out and be the perfect level of tackiness to apply to bare skin or on top of foundation/base products without lifting them up. They had sheer to semi-sheer, buildable coverage.
They don't fully dry down, so the finish remained noticeably dewy (as the name might imply), and it didn't have the best wear (around six hours for better-performing shades), but the products faded evenly and didn't slide around/down my face.
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With the average score on the Cheek Dews being a measly 45%, I feel no disappointment. Another case of what was R&D thinking. Perhaps they weren’t at all!
It’s Colourpop’s MO: Prioritizing new, “innovative” releases over proven products. They already have a perfect cream blush formula in Blush Stix! I’m happy the Cheek Dews are scoring atrociously, so hopefully CP will remember and re-promote their forgotten child.
CP Dew and UD eye pencils: the hot mess look is to be created, not inherent to the product. Sorry guys, cosmic fail. The message to consumers given by releasing across the board failures is that the cos DGAS or an F for that matter. If they GAS, they would try and retry until they got something acceptable, rather than spitting suckworthy product out like an ice machine. The fact that they make $ on that dreckola shows how little research is done by consumers. Brand sites and brand sponsored reviews on other retail sites, the Influ, etc. make sure that everything looks/sounds marvelous! These days, accountability is big. Nobody dares hold their feet to the fire except Christine.