Flower Beauty Transforming Touch Powder-to-Cream Blush is an innovative formula that allows you to get a soft-focus flush of color with a powder that turns into a cream. Keep reading for my full review and swatches!
I was at Walmart the other day checking out what's new in their beauty department and came across one of the most interesting products I've seen in a long time...maybe ever! It's from Flower Beauty, which I'm sure you're aware by now is Drew Barrymore's line. I regret not reviewing more of their products because it's actually a great line and I love their philosophy. They use high end ingredients that are found in luxury makeup lines but they keep their prices down because they don't pay for advertising...Drew takes care of promoting the line on her own which is really cool. For me, that means it's not just "another celebrity makeup brand"...she's actually involved with everything. Plus, they don't test on animals which is another plus.
When I saw the Transforming Touch Powder-to-Cream blush I knew I had to buy it, even though it's a little pricey for a drugstore blush at $12.98. I've seen cream-to-powder blushes, but seriously, what kind of witchcraft is involved in turning a powder into a cream?! That's a question I've asked myself a lot since using this, but at the end of the day, I don't even care because it's just awesome.
This blush comes packaged in a plastic loose powder-type container with a frosted glass look to it, which I think is so pretty! The screw-top cap is glossy and white and has a sticker on top that tells what the shade is. Actually, I should mention that this only comes in 2 shades...boo! I really, really hope that Drew decides to come out with more because I would buy them all...just putting that out there!
The two shades are Tickled Pink (which is what I bought) and A-Cora-Ble, which is a nude peachy coral shade. Tickled pink is a bright, cool hot pink but don't be afraid of it because it's very subtle (yet completely buildable if you're looking for a bright pop of color).
Inside, there's a sifter just like you'd normally see with a loose powder product.
When you first pick it up with your finger, it looks just like a regular powder...at first. On a side note, please don't mind my fingers in this photo, I was blending foundation with them before taking these photos and it's settled into all the cracks, making my skin look even drier than it is...oops.
When you apply this blush to the skin, that's when the magic happens. You can do this with your fingers or a brush, it doesn't matter. I didn't think it would work well with a brush but it really does! For reference, I used my Elf Blush Brush.
When you start to blend it on the skin, it starts to feel wet and you can see it changing into a cream...it's too weird! At first it feels a little sticky during the changeover, but only for a few seconds...this is the time you want to blend it. Then it sets into a beautiful matte blush that looks like it's one with the skin, rather than sitting on top like a powder would. This shade, Tickled Pink looks bright in the container, but this is what it ends up looking like after one application. If you want more color, this layers brilliantly and you can keep building until you have the color you want.
Another thing I love about this blush is that it lasts all day...at least 8 hours on me and my face has a tendency to eat blush so I'm used to it disappearing by noon time.
Here's a light application of it on my cheeks...it gives just enough flush for my light skin, but I could have easily built it up to more. By the way, today was a no-makeup kind of day, so that's why I have no brow or eye products on.
Overall, this is one of my favorite blushes ever and is totally worth the $13, in my opinion. It has a truly high-end feel and finish, and the jar is pretty large so I can see this lasting a really long time. I will definitely be going back for the coral shade next!
Flower Beauty Transforming Touch Powder-to-Cream Blush is available at Walmart stores and at Walmart.com.
Woah very cool! Looks like I might have to lift my personal ban on shopping at Walmart and go get this. Despite not being a Walmart fan I do love Drew and I think it's great that she's so involved in her brand and that they put money into the products rather than ads. It's time I tried something from this line.
ReplyDeleteYay! That's great to hear, you'll love it. I'm more of a Target girl myself...I just go to Walmart for Flower and Hard Candy, that's it! :)
DeleteThis blush broke me out. No, what happened was I meant to pick up their other blush, the cream to powder, but accidentally got this one. At first, I wasn’t upset since the color was the same, so I went ahead and put it on and LOVED it.
ReplyDeleteThree minutes later…..my cheeks were on FIRE! I already suffer from slight redness on my cheek but it looked like I had massive sunburn.
Example: I gave Mr. Crab (Sponge bob) a run for his money.
I have combo(Oily T-Zone)/mildly sensitive skin for reference. Oh, and the cream to powder blush did the same thing.
That's terrible! It's hard to tell what will make you break out...I wonder what it was, especially if the other blush did the same thing.
DeleteSame person who broke out, it was the coral blush, not the pink one.
ReplyDeleteI did the same thing as you, I saw it and thought what the heck is a powder to cream? I don't normally spend $13 on blush but I got it on a whim because it sounded interesting. Flash forward a few months and I now own both shades and wear one or the other every day. I love them so much! They last from morning till night and look very matte and pretty.
ReplyDeleteIt looks really pretty. I've seen cream-to-powder, but never powder-to-cream. Very interesting.
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