Laura Geller Blush n Brighten in Pink Buttercream Swatches and Review

I have another Laura Geller blush to show you today, this one is called Pink Buttercream and it was part of the Bake Sale Baked Colour Collection. I don't know if the set was/is available in the UK, I bought mine from eBay and only got the blush. So I also don't know how much the set cost or even the blush, although I don't think it's available separately anyway.

The blush is a gorgeous slightly frosty cool pink shade, but it also has some copper veining to warm it up a bit. It reminded me of the Sateen Subtle Orchid blush, although that doesn't have the copper veining. According to Laura Geller's blog: "Blush-n-Brighten Baked Cheek Color in Pink Buttercream is the perfect petal hue swirled with copper and gold flecks (and it’s perfect for every Geller Girl). It leaves cheeks rosy and glowing." While it's quite frosty, it's not glittery at all, so no worries about glitter on your face.

This particular blush comes in a shiny brown compact with the usual half mirror in the lid. You get 9 g for your money as usual. I think this is a really nice addition to the Laura Geller blush line and my collection.

I've included a picture of me wearing the blush as well as hand swatches, be sure to check them out after the jump!

Laura Geller Blush n Brighten in Hibiscus Swatches and Review

Yet another lovely blush from Laura Geller, Hibiscus is a light pink with subtle golden sheen and very fine shimmer. I have to say though, Laura Geller has been churning out new blushes like there's no tomorrow. And of course not just blushes, but baked eyeshadows and lip products as well. I can barely keep up. But let's just take a moment to look at this beauty...

As always, I picked this one up from eBay together with the new Dream Cream Lip Palette in Hibiscus and Baked Eye Dreams Palette in Sandbar. Basically they are another variation on the Escape To The Tropics collection (reviewed here) with the same sparkly packaging. This is the third installment, the second one was reviewed here minues the blush because I'd already owned that one (Como).You can check out my collection of Laura Geller blushes here if you haven't seen it yet by the way!

So basically this is pretty much the same as other Laura Geller blushes, a pretty baked swirly design, in this case a mixture of shimmery pink, cream and brown which result in a pretty warm slightly shimmery pink shade. The texture is very smooth and fine, well pigmented, and the blush stays on well for a good few hours. As with all Blush n Brighten compacts you get 9 gramms. This particular one isn't available separately, but the 7 piece collection it came in was priced at $59.50 on QVC. I bought this for $20.50 on eBay as this set has not been available in the UK. I think it's a lovely addition to my Laura Geller blush collection, butnow I like Ms Geller needs to slow down a bit and give me a chance to use and enjoy these lovely blushes. Seriously, if I only owned Laura Geller blushes, I still couldn't use them up, there are just so many!

See more pictures and swatches after the jump!

Mac Pleasureflush dupe alert! Laura Geller Blush n Brighten Boysenberry/Amaretti

My blog gets a number of hits from people searching for images and info on Mac Pleasureflush mineralize skinfinish, so I decided to do a post that is hopefully useful for those wanting to try it this wonderful highlighter. As Pleasureflush was a limited edition in 2004, it is now very hard to find and sells for an absolute fortune on eBay. (There is a used one - and by used I mean not just lightly used, but properly half used up - on eBay at £43 plus shipping right now, I'm very curious to see how much it will sell for eventually! * EDIT: It sold for a whopping £71!) I think I paid around $80 for mine, but they go for as much as $100 new. So I thought I'd show you a very very good dupe I have found for it (it's 98% similar I'd say).

It is Laura Geller Blush n Brighten in Boysenberry Highlighter in Amaretti. I know, this is a blush and therefore not a dupe for Pleasureflush, but take a look at the highlighter section and you will find a beautiful light pink powder with golden veining. Remind you of anything? Let's take a closer look: