After trying and loving the gorgeousness that is Honeymoon, I couldn't help but snap up another Hard Candy baked blush. And I have to admit that it overtook Honeymoon's place in my heart.
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Hard Candy Blush Crush blushes come in sturdy clamshell packaging
that belie its seriously affordable price. Since they’re baked, I also feel
the blush inside is also less likely to crumble or break if you drop it.
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This picture is the one that most accurately captures the colour of this blush in the pan. It is a cooler-toned pink with butter-yellow veining.
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As with Honeymoon, this blush can be used wet for a more dramatic
look. On the left is Honeymoon dry (it’s a little hard to see because
of its paleness/subtlety) and wet, then Living Doll dry and wet. Using
it wet intensifies the shimmer in the blush, while the dry is more
wearable and the shimmer is subtle enough to wear in the office.
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You can really see the cool-toned pink of Living Doll here. It's the bright and fun sister of soft, sweet, and demure Honeymoon. The colour payoff on this blush is quite good: I just need to swirl my brush over it a bit and sweep it over my cheeks for an instant pretty flush.
I love that I can put this blush on at 6:30am and still see it on my cheeks at 6:30pm. I've had this blush for over a year now, and I still reach for it all the time. I prefer it over Honeymoon especially in the winter when my face
really needs some colour.
Wal-Mart (exclusive): $8 CAD
