When I did my huge haul post earlier this month, these were the items people wanted to see reviewed most of all.
I really wanted to love these.
I saw Laura from Buy Now Blog Later wearing them here and I think she looks just incredible.
They looked like a total winner. Well despite the ridiculous £38 price tag.
I couldn't have logged onto Space NK and pressed 'click to buy' any faster.
When I opened them I gasped.....
They are quite possibly the most beautiful colours I have ever seen. Especially the orange 'Flower Sorbet'.
The texture is like nothing I have tried before. It's not a gel, nor a cream, nor a mousse.
They swatch beautifully-I was so excited!
But I have tried everything and I cannot get these to even show up on my skin (inserts very sad faced emoji)
I have tapped in with my fingers, I have rubbed in with my fingers. I have tried to apply with my fingers with no blending or rubbing to let it just 'sit' on my skin. I have tried my stippling brush. I have tried my beauty blender. I have used a lot of product hoping the colour would eventually build up. Nada. Nothing. The product just disappears into my skin not even leaving barely a hint of colour.
Here I have literally a ton of Flower Sorbet on and as you can see, there's nothing there.
And the Frozen Petal shade doesn't fair much better-again a ton of product here but just a tiny flush of colour.
I am literally distraught because I absolutely love the colours and I want them to show on my cheeks! I am pale (NW15 in Mac foundation) so I thought these might be acid bright and need some careful blending but there's literally nothing to see here folks.
I have had a little look around the internet and they seem to fair better on olive skinned girls. I hope they do because the texture and colour in the little glass jar is beyond beautiful.
PS if you do want a neon orange blush then Jen at Vibrant, Vivacious, Veracious has the one for you.
I've just bought the frozen petal and it shows up beautifully on my skin. I am a black lady though, and it is noticeable; it simply is just a lovely flush of colour, and I didn't need to use too much. It's a shame you don't see it on your skin.
ReplyDeleteFlower sorbet looks incredible on the swatch xx
ReplyDeleteYes I definitely do-such a shame xx
ReplyDeleteThey look lush in the pot! xx
ReplyDeleteHi Sandy-I know, I think that is what was disappointing-I thought they would be so pigmented! x
ReplyDeleteHi -I felt bad giving this a poor review-wanted to love it so much-I thought the stronger shades might fare better but U seem to agree with my assessment .
ReplyDeleteFrozen Petal is stunning. I actually kind of want to eat it out of the jar, LOL! I'm so sorry it didn't work out on your skin - it's so weird that it wouldn't show up, and that's coming from someone who sheer out her blush almost to nothingness anyway :-P
ReplyDeleteWhat a shame, I've tried something from By Terry before and been left disappointed, it's always even more annoying when the cost is so high. They look so nice in the pot though xx
ReplyDeleteHow incredibly disappointing about the pigmentation! I've gotta say they do look beautiful on, just a really nice pinch of colour. But to use so much of a £38 product to achieve that is scandalous xx
ReplyDeleteLet me know if you do take the plunge Belle! xx
ReplyDeleteDefinitely-and try on your face not your hand, as you can see they looked fine on my hand :( xx
ReplyDeleteLike you I gasped when I saw those pictures... they look amazing, especially the Frozen Petal! But I am quite pale aswell, though not quite as pale as you, so I might see if I can get a tester before buying :/
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Awesome!!! Enjoy them Stacey!
ReplyDeleteWe had a lovely Easter... thank you! :-)
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You're welcome! I agree, a different texture but I prefer the DS Watercolours xxx
ReplyDeleteLet me know if you get them Dannii and how they look on you xx
ReplyDeleteHi Laura, funnily enough I have that blush Peach Posh-I must dig it out of my stash. I know what you mean about a denser brush but it shouldn't be soooo hard surely!! I just wanted acid orange cheeks lol!!
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I'm so disappointed :( They're so lovely in the jar too xx
ReplyDeleteI know! The colours are SO lush in the glass jar too! xx
ReplyDeleteHello Anne! I've just been to the supermarket buying ingredients for your cornflake cookies!! Hope you had a lovely Easter too xx
ReplyDeleteI know, disappointing! By Terry and I don't seem to be gelling much-another of their products was in my 'Undecideds' post xx
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for the mention, Stacey! These really do look lovely, but such a shame that they're not more pigmented. The Daniel Sandler blushes really are a great option for bold, but buildable colour :)
ReplyDeleteHi Sunny, yes really disappointed to be honest-I haven't had much luck with By Terry so far! xx
ReplyDeleteOh no : ( How disappointing that they didn't show up on your skin. Gutted!
ReplyDeleteLaura x | Life and Lipstick
ah thats such a shame! I'm still planning on buying one in the hope it will work better on me as i do have olive toned tanned skin, we will see! Do let me know if you fancy selling haha!
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I can't believe that they don't show up on you! I had my eye on flower sorbet but if it doesn't show up on you than there is no chance of it showing up on me.
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Hey Stacey, aww I'm so sorry to hear these don't show up! If they don't show up on you, chances are they won't show up on MANY. I'm several shades darker so I might as well give up on these now :(
ReplyDeleteWow Stacey, that sucks... :-(
ReplyDeleteFlower Sorbet was on my wish list as well... Thank you very much for your honest opinion!
Hope you had a lovely Easter!
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Oh gosh Stacey so sorry! I'm stunned these aren't showing on your skin, I have about the same skin tone as you so they would be a miss for me as well I guess! Weird since they showed nicely on your swatches. Almost insane price too! Boo! :(
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