There is a LOT of hype surrounding these blushes on the
Internet and I first stumbled across them via Youtube -
thanks Colouredbeautiful / DestineyGodly / AfricanExport.
La Femme is a professional makeup brand popular in the US for the quality and price of it's products, in particular, blushes. With a MAC (powder) blush costing anything from £17.50 ($28.10 USD), having a product that is on sale for $2.50 (£1.55) online (price varying if in an individual pan or refill) certainly pique my interest.
La Femme is not a brand readily available in the UK and having decided
that I wanted to try these blushes I was disappointed that there was an
absence of swatches online, particularly on Black (women of colour /
African - Caribbean) skin. Eventually I deiced to act on the
suggestions that the aforementioned makeup gurus on YT and placed on
order for six via MakeupMania. I opted for the individual pans as I
dislike bulky and cumbersome makeup palettes (I am not a professional
and so do not want to carry around twelve blushes when on holiday).
I managed to get my hands on the majority of the colours I wanted with the exception of Russett and Orange.
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| La Femme Blushes Swatches (natural light) |
Colours:
Sienna: This redidy brown
blus is a must fave for women of colour. If I can't decided what blush to
wear, then I know I will look good with this on. Recently I have opted
to wear this on with NYX's Cocca for added colour depth and it is
amazing.
Magenta: Lovely vibrant blue pink (similar to Sleek's Santorini for those of us in the UK)
Cinnabar: Lovely golden colour, I tend to wear this in the summer months.
Golden Sunset: Rich coral red colour, again an excellent summer colour on woc.
Bordeaux:
Now this purple/ plum colour looks very blah in the pot and in
swatches online but Ebony, of ColouredBeauitful, waxed lyrical to the
point that I took a risk and I am glad I did as it is gorrrrrroeous on!
You can see from the swatch that there is a lot of shimmer / glitter but
on my cheeks this absorbs into my skin and takes my look up by several
notches
Framoseia: Almost neon in it's brightness pink with shots of glitter, definite staple for my deeper skinned ladies.
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| La Femme Swatches (Flash) |
Products:
The products lived up to their hype, extremely pigmented, long
lasting and excellent finishes. You only require a small amount-
seriously; what ever you normally use halve it, then halve it again as it
you will not need all of that product and then tap off the excess. The blushes have a tendency to appear powdery and may bleed
into other colours if in a pan without a suitable cover. However, the pigmentation means that you can use them on the lips and
eyes to.
The only negative I have about the product is that there was a
absence of UK companies that sold the brand but this has changed since I
last purchased my blushes 18 months ago.
I will definitely be repurchasing La Femme Blushes and would like some suggestions on which colours I should get.
What do you think of these blushes?
