Hard Candy Highlight and Contour Cheek Duo Review

New for Spring 2014 is Hard Candy's Highlight and Contour Cheek Duos. They remind me of Benefit's Fine One One, so are they a dupe? Take a look...

 This comes in 3 shades- Cheeky Pink (a pink shade), Sunkissed (Bronze shade) and Sweet Cheeks (Rosy shade).
I purchased it in Sweet Cheeks ($7 at Walmart). It's a swivel up stick that's about 2/3 cream blush and 1/3 cream highlighter.

Starting at the apples of your cheeks, you just swipe this back toward the temple with the highlighter as the top shade. Then, just blend and you're left with that sculpted look with a subtle glow along the tops of your cheekbones from the highlighter. Its actually very easy to use and pretty much foolproof! 

 Here's a swatch...I swiped it on dark and didn't blend it so you could see it well on camera.

So how does it compare to Benefit's Fine One One? Its a very similar concept and packaging but the biggest difference is that the Benefit version comes in only one option, which contains two shades and a highlighter together in one stick. Personally, I find it easier to blend one shade + a highlighter than two.

At only $7, Hard Candy's Highlight and Contour is a great alternative to Benefit's Fine One One, which is $30! I'll pin this to my Dupes Board on Pinterest. 

You can purchase Hard Candy at Walmart.