Review: Too Faced Love Flush Long Lasting 16-Hour Blush in So Happy Together

As a way of paying homage to the Love Month, I decided to (finally) post my review about the cutest thing in my kikay kit. :)

Ladies, say hello to the Too Faced Love Flush Long Lasting 16-Hour Blush in shade So Happy Together. 

Too Faced Love Flush Long-Lasting Blush

Shade: So Happy Together

Price: full sized retails for Php 1, 541.00 at sephora.ph; was able to purchase this mini thru an Instagram seller 

Where To Buy: www.sephora.ph

What Is It?

A long-wear, fade-proof, smudge-proof blush that keeps cheeks perfectly flushed for up to 16 hours, inspired by the flush of love women get when they're in love.

Ingredients

For a complete list of the ingredients, click here.

Packaging, Labels & Other Details

I only have the mini/travel sized one and as you can see it comes in this squarish hot pink compact with a heart on top, along with the all familiar cursive of the brand's name. Embossed on top of the blush itself are Too Faced's initials. You know for a while, I didn't want to touch the blush because I didn't want to ruin the design. 😜 Anyways, I love the packaging because it doesn't take up much space in my makeup bag. The full-sized version comes in a cute heart-shaped compact that corresponds to the color of the blush  itself. 

Swatch

When I first came face to face with this blush and I saw the color on the pan, I thought "Oh no! It looks so shocking!". I am not a blush-on person I thought that maybe it's too much for me because it looked like a light hot pink. Upon swatching though, it looks lighter and comes out as a cool-toned pink. I had to check out Wiki for Shades of Pink so that I can find a name for this color and it seems that it comes close to lavender pink or lace pink. Needless to say, it is a cool-toned light pink.

I think this shade is limited edition since I don't see it on the regular lineup of shades at the Too Faced website. 

Too Faced Love Flush Long Lasting 16 Hour Blush Swatch

In Action
I love how subtle it is. See? It looks like I am just flushing over something kilig.

And here's a collage of me, wearing the Too Faced Love Flush Long Lasting 16-Hour Blush in So Happy Together, taken under different lighting.

My Take

Like I said earlier, I'm not a blush-on person. If there's a step in my makeup routine that I can skip, this would be it. Maybe it's because I don't have the time anymore, especially when I'm already at the office. Usually after putting on my lipstick I would feel that I already look presentable so I just move on to doing my work. But when I have the luxury of time, and I am feeling extra un-lazy,  I would take time to apply a blush on. That would probably be the reason why even if I've had this blush since last year, and it only contains a few grams of product, I haven't panned it yet. That would also be the reason why I don't buy blushes that much, or if I would, I would only purchase a small one.

Now, enough chit-chat and move on to my thoughts about this product.

At my age and level of addiction to makeup, would you believe that I'm still not sure if what color of blush really looks best on me? Yep, I'm still experimenting. And I would admit that I was buying blindly when I purchased this shade. 😛 Thankfully, it's a decision that I don't regret. This light pink blush can really enhance my look and it never looks too much on me, even if it looks like a shocking hot pink on the pan. A single layer of this would be barely noticeable so I put on at least 2 to 3 layers of it. I love how it applies smoothly on my skin, it doesn't feel chalky or powdery. Girl with light to medium skin tone would look great on this blush but I also think that this would work as a highlighter on olive-skinned/darker skinned girls. Think Ariana Grande and a pink highlighter.

It says that it is a long lasting 16-Hour blush but unfortunately I wouldn't wear makeup that long just to prove this claim. It's more like a 5 to 6 hours thing for me. By the time I hit that mark, this blush really looks like a natural flush on me. 

I love applying this product using the Mineral Powder Brush from my ECOTOOLS 5 Piece Mineral Set because it really fits the dimension of my cheeks.

Too Faced Love Flush Long Lasting 16-Hour Blush in So Happy Together Rating

Packaging: 4.5/5

Performance: 4/5

Quality: 4.5/5

User Friendliness: 4/5

Overall: 4/5

As a parting thought, I'm really itching to try (buy) a blush in a rosy-pink shade but I'm not doing so until I use this all up. It shouldn't be too hard since this is only 2 grams of product and love the shade. LOL. Hope I see the pan by the middle of the year.

XO,

Carissa