(Prescriptives Lip Strips in Techno Cool& Blush More or Less in Thai Orchid)
Lip Strips in Techno Cool (limited-edition)
This compact includes five lip glosses with mostly cooler pinks. (Tropical Warm features five warmer shades.) The darkest shade (second from the top) is relatively pigmented as a lip gloss while the rest four are quite sheer.
The top shade has no shimmer, and the middle three shades have subtle shimmer. The bottom white-ish shade has a lot of quite sparkling shimmer, and the finish is too intensely shimmery for my liking. But the product design does allow the user to easily mix two or more colors together, particularly any two adjoining shades.My observation of most lip glosses in this semi-solid form is that they don’t usually give a watery or glassy shine. The finish tends to be more of a luminous sheen, which sometimes can look a little oily. While the finishes of these glosses are more balmy than greasy, personally I’d prefer a more watery shine.
Blush More or Less Creamy Cheek Color in Thai Orchid
I find that the Prescriptive website seems to have quite an accurate description of the texture of this product. This cream blusher is described to have “the smoothness of a cream and the lightness of a mousse”. Indeed, this is not like most cream blushers which can feel a little greasy, and the texture is light and almost mousse-like. (But it is not as mousse-y or spongy as, for example, Maybelline’s Dream Mousse Cheek Color.)
What impresses me about this formulation is that the mousse-like texture makes blending very easy, which is particularly vital for a blusher. It dries to a smooth semi-powdery finish with very subtle luminosity. It has a fairly satisfactory staying powder.
Thai Orchid appears to be a very intense rosy red. But it can easily be worn with varying intensity and it looks very natural worn sheer.
Between the two items, I much prefer the blusher. But the lip compact, which is the size of a typical round foundation case, can be a competent space-saver during traveling and go with various eye and cheek looks if you enjoy the balmy finishes.
Related Posts:
Blushers:
Albion Eprise Water Cheek Color
(another non-powder formulation that works well)
Ayura Aura Veil α in Sweet Pink
(perfect for spring)
Lip Glosses:
Lunasol Full Glamor Gloss in Bright Pink
(one of my favorites)
Rimmel Underground Light Beam Lip Gloss
(natural watery sheen)
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I have been lusting after these two items. Beautiful colors!
Thank you for your reviews. The blush is amazing, and is a very soft and blendable formula.
Hi Jen,
You are very welcome.
I do like the texture of the blusher very much. It is indeed very blendable. The finish is natural and flattering. It is also a very portable item in terms of traveling and there is no indeed to carry a brush.
Thank you for posting your comment again! :)
those colors look so cute! thanks for sharing. I’m sheila, this is my first time on your site. :)
Hello Sheila,
Thank you very much for visiting my blog!
You are very welcome. These colors are on the cool side and I find them to be suitable for me. There are also warmer pinks and reds in this collection as well.
Thank you again for stopping by and leaving your comment. Hope to hear from you again soon! :)