Review and Swatches: Hard Candy Fox In A Box

Hi! It's so sweet of you to drop by my online hangout - the VLV (Viva La Vida) where I write about life hacks and things I love, or yes loves, basically anything under the warm sunshine! Today in particular, I've decided to share with you my experience in using a particular beauty product. If you've been eyeing this product yourself, I hope before this post is over you would be able to decide if you would get it. Or if you would just want to have a look I'm sharing some swatches too! Curious little kitten? Read on please.

Product Name: Hard Candy Fox In A Box

Shade : Spicy and Sweet

Price : Php 195 per 5.7g  from a local online seller but I've seen in some other sites that it can reach up to Php 350.00

Other Details:

Ingredients: Talc, Mica, Mineral Oil, Propylparaben, Methylparaben,TocopherylAcetate 

May Contain: Titanium Dioxide, Iron Oxides, Red 6 Lake, Red 7 Lake, Red 27 Lake, Red 40 Lake, Yellow 5 Lake, Ultramarines

Made In China

No Animal Testing Done

What "Hard Candy" says...

"A highly pigmented multi-color powder compact that will surely bring out your inner foxy lady. Each box contains coordinated shades that blend together perfectly and a custom Hard Candy applicator brush. Sweep across chin, cheeks, forehead and unleash the foxiness in you!"

"Swirl shades together for a perfect finish."

My Take

Packaging

Hard Candy can go by another name: eye candy! The packaging of this blusher is so cute it got me sold on first sight. The design is colorful, youthful and eye-catching. It's a square box about 2 x 2 x 1.5 inches in size. The material is made of cardboard and it closes with a magnetic lid. The design may be cute and travel-handy but you should be careful when putting this in your purse because the lid has a tendency to not close well enough and the next thing you know, the insides of your bag will be blushing. And if you are quiet rough, you could break the little cardboard box.

• The brush included may be cute too but it sheds and you could do so much better with a proper brush. 
• Scent: It smells a bit like chemicals but it swiftly goes away once you apply it. 
• Color: Upon looking at it, I thought the color might be too loud and inappropriate for daily use. 

The Test

You may notice from the photo above that it is powdery and therefore subject to color fall-outs. Take note also that it is pigmented so you definitely need a light hand in applying this otherwise you could end up looking like a ripe red tomato which isn't a good thing if that's not the look you're trying to achieve. I also noticed that the color brightens up more about a minute or two after application so  you better take it easy because you might be trying to build-up the color because it comes out sheer at first and end up putting to much product in the end.

The colors in the top row from left to right are peach and brown and on the bottom row are two pinks, a light and a dark. They all contain shimmers but when you swirl and blend them all together you will get a warm glow with light yet visible sheen.

Wear time can last up to 5 hrs.

For your guidance, here are the swatches I took with my camera with flash. 

Swatches from l to R: Peach, Light Pink, Dark Pink and Brown

Overall Recap

What I love:

1. Cuteness overload. The box is a conversation starter during touch-up times.
2. Gives me the right amount of warm glow.
3. Versatility. You can use the colors on their own or you can mix them all together.
4. Didn't cause me any breakouts.
5. Affordable and could take me a long time to consume.

I would've loved it if:

1. The slight chemical scent would be gone.
2. The box were sturdier.
3. The blush brush included didn't shed much.
4. It would be much less powdery.

Rating : 3.5/5

Overall, I love this little product. If you want something really cute, affordable and gives a shimmering glow, I'm sure you would love it too. Sure there are some drawbacks but for the price I think you can forgo the tiny issues. 

For one thing, check out the ingredients first. If you are sensitive to some of its components like mineral oil then that's a bummer.

Personally though, I'm at a stage where I'm experimenting and practicing with makeup application and eventually in the future  I hope to replace these 'drugstore' brands with better quality ones. I'm having fun with this product at the moment and when I'm better at makeups, who's to stop me getting a Nars Orgasm? ;)

For complete shade choices for Hard Candy Fox in a Box visit this site: Hard Candy Blush Products

Thanks for reading my review. Hope you picked up some nice info.

Have you tried this product too? Leave a note on the comment box.

XO,

Carissa