I liked the look of the Takano collection from Shu Uemura, especially this Miracle Cherry Blush Tint. Unfortunately it wasn’t released in the UK so I had to scour eBay for it.
This took FOREVER to arrive. A month. It was ordered before Christmas and seemed to be sucked into a postal vortex.
Cute packaging!
I am so into cream based products I really am – obviously it can’t be greasy or creasy though….
The packaging of this is like a lip gloss.
I like it, it’s cute and it’s also extremely handy to use and carry round, more so than a pot cream blush which requires dipping your fingers into it, or a liquid blush that can go everywhere. Also it doesn’t need brushes for application!
Here is the stuff! I was surprised – it’s a gel, very siliconey feeling (which I don’t like) and almost like a lip balm. I wanted something less transparent, something with a creamier look:
It’s also very red – I thought – well I hoped it would err more on the pink/purple side so that it would be more interesting, instead it’s a bog standard reddish tint.
Like I said earlier I don’t like this silicone feeling on the skin and it can make me break out too. It works fine with this product although with the texture I wouldn’t like it on top of my foundation (makes it bunch up) or under it (wouldn’t show up). Maybe when I have better skin without a base product, eh?!
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All in all, more of a style than substance product. At least it looks cute?!
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I’m the opposite, I quite like the silicon feel ^^
However I was able to get it in the UK, at the Shu Uemura store, I had seen it in a few Space NK too. xx
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I got mine from the Shu store in London. It wasn’t on their site though, so maybe they only stocked it in London based stores?
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Hi
You may be right they didn’t have it in concessions near me!
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Hey, I’ll buy it from you on a blog sale.
It’s cute, not a bad shade, and I like the silicone feel. Weird?
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LOL! Shari you know me so well!
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Thanks for the review. I’m sorry to hear it didn’t work for you. The packaging is so cute and I don’t mind the silicone feel. The shade’s not bad either.
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Hi gio!
I think it’s ok I don’t hate it, i just don’t love it either!
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I do like this collection a lot…saw the colour palette in the sale section in Harvey Nics, down to £28 I think, so was very tempted to get it but managed to persuade myself that I didn’t need yet another palette…sheer willpower!!
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I saw that too Jen i had to back away slowly!
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I got mine from the London Shu Uemura store and I saw it in a few other stores in London and other UK cities. I quite like it, it gives my cheeks a very pretty “just got in from the cold” kind of pink colour, it’s very cute and I use it a lot now that it’s winter. What surprises me more is that it looks really different on your hand than it does on mine, probably cause I’m a bit paler. They should have brought out more shades or one that works better on most skin tones, not just pale ones.
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Hi Patty
I’d love this product in a bronze or hot pink!
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I saw this in Space Nk before Xmas and I am sure also Selfridges?
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Hi Kelly
That’s odd I couldn’t find it in Manchester or online
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