Maybelline Baby Skin Instant Cheek Flush ($5.99 at Target) is a brand new gel blush that claims to give a "fool-proof sheer" wash of color to your cheeks. I know you guys have been really curious about these and a lot of you have told me that your Target doesn't even have them in stock yet (mine doesn't either, so I found these at Bed, Bath and Beyond for $5.79 each). I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but if I'm being totally honest, you'll probably want to save your money instead of buying these...read on to find out why.
Baby Skin Instant Cheek Flush claims to be a tinted cream-gel formula that gives a hint of color for a look that's natural and not overdone. This is all true and it sounds great, in theory, but the main problem is that the formula is just plain greasy. It felt like I was applying a tube of Baby Lips Tinted Lip Balm or even vaseline straight onto my cheeks. I have the driest skin in the world, without even a hint of oil and yet this was way too oily even for me. It stayed wet and dewy all day and never really sank into my skin or set, so even hours later if I touched my cheeks, I could still feel it sitting on top.
The packaging is cute! The flat top unscrews and the product itself is a dome shape, like an EOS lip balm. While I love the look of these, the flat part isn't comfortable to hold when applying these. It's very smooth and hard to grip with your fingers...mine kept slipping as I tried to use it.
When I first saw them in the packaging I didn't realize how small they were, but they're actually pretty tiny. Here's one next to Maybelline's Master Glaze for reference, so you can really get a sense of how small they are!
The first shade, Pinking of You is a light rosy pink with a hint of shimmer.
The second shade, Pop of Peach is a peachy coral shade that doesn't have any visible shimmer in it. Both shades have a sweet, fruity smell.
The pigmentation on these is almost non-existent, unfortunately. The packaging does say that they're sheer, but I was almost left feeling, "what's the point?". This photo shows one swipe of each shade and as you can see, they're barely there. By the time you blend them, they disappear and take some of your foundation with them. You can layer them to build the intensity, but they already leave such a thick coating on your skin that doesn't seem to fully dry down, I wouldn't want to add any more.
Here, I'm wearing several layers of Pop of Peach just so that I could get it to show up on camera. You can kind of see the dewy finish it creates, which looks nice...I just don't like how it feels like I'm wearing a lip balm on my cheeks.
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Overall, these were a miss for me, and I have really dry skin, so those of you who are oily will really
not get along with these. It's really a shame because they looked so cute and I usually love cream blushes. I think if it were a cream-to-powder versus a gel-cream it would have been better, but sadly that's not the case.
Have you tried these yet? I'd love to hear about it!
You can find these now at Target.com.
I don't understand how these got past the development phase and were actually manufactured. They seem like absolutely worthless products.
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