Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Blush Review: tokidoki for Smashbox Dolce Vita Soft Lights

Blush: tokidoki for Smashbox Soft Lights in Dolce Vita




As you can see I've repurposed mine as decoration



AvailabilityDiscontinued. You could try makeupalley, ebay.com (it is very reasonably priced there), or amazon.com
Would I buy this again?: Yes!!!!!!!
Notes:     Before tokidoki launched its (their?) own makeup collection at Sephora in 2010, they joined forces with Smashbox back in Spring of '07 and released an adorable collection of wonderful makeup goodies. Normally, I don't keep product packaging around as it's bulky/takes up storage space and is just plain worthless - imagine the money and resources that could be saved by NOT stuffing a product into an extra box. But the packaging for this - I mean look at the box, such amazing artwork and plain cuteness cannot go to waste! Plus I love that the heart and crossbones logo of tokidoki is embossed into the blush itself. If you choose to buy this as a set, it comes with a wonderful goat-hair fan brush - it's very dense, soft, and of good quality. The only reason mine is missing a chunk is because I was VERY rough when washing it - I tend to be impatient when soap doesn't come out :(, but the rest of it is good and going strong.
      I would describe the color as plum-kissed bubble gum pink with gold micro-shimmer throughout. The coverage is fairly sheer and needs to be built up if you want any color to show up. When applied lightly it gives off this radiance that's just lovely. The way it looks on skin - it's like you don't even need a highlight, it just makes my cheeks glow with life - and the best part is it doesn't look like blush, it looks very natural. I feel like this would be a gorgeous highlight for a darker skin-tone. Plus the texture is fantastic - it feels so velvety and nice. I think the retail price for this was $60 but I got mine for $15 on Ebay, I definitely - 100% recommend anyone reading this to check it out! It's worth every penny!

Please let me know if you have any questions or comments.

Disclaimer: I bought this on Ebay, using money of my own :3