Let me start off this post by saying how Flower Beauty is such an underrated makeup brand. Flower Beauty was founded by the one and only Drew Barrymore (can we just talk about how Santa Clarita Diet is the best show to ever happen to Netflix) and came onto the market in 2013. However, it is rarely talked about on beauty blogs or on Youtube. But the few reviews I have seen RAVE about how good the products are. So here’s hoping Flower Beauty will breakout into the mainstream beauty market soon because I think it has the potential to be a truly great brand especially at it’s current price point. High end makeup for a mid-range price. That’s the kind of makeup I need in my life.
I have been obsessed with cream and liquid blushes lately. I just love the way they look and blend out on my cheeks. And thus, it seemed fitting that the first product I tried from Flower Beauty was their Blush Bomb Color Drops ($13.29CAD/$9.99USD). I picked these up on a whim one day from Well.ca (enter code: WIOB10 at checkout for $10 off) because they had an average rating of 4.6/5 from 43 reviews and thus seemed very promising (it has also won the BRIDES Beauty Award 2019, the Glamour Beauty Award 2019, and the Refinery 29 Beauty Innovator Award 2019 Best Beauty Products Under $25). Plus, I just can’t pass up a good liquid blush at this time in my life. My self control has been at an all-time low during this pandemic.
Liquid blushes are tricky to use. That’s just a fact of life. If they’re too pigmented, they can be a pain to blend out. They can look patchy. They can displace your foundation underneath. They can dry too fast. They can be too bright. There’s just a lot that could go wrong. And if I’m being honest, this one from Flower Beauty is more on the tricky side. Mine is in the shade Melon, a bright coral pink, a watermelon colour almost (but more like Maynards Sour Patch Watermelon gummies and less like fresh, real watermelon). It’s incredibly pigmented and incredibly bright so it gives me a fair bit of anxiety everytime I go to use it. I only squeeze out the smallest drop, think a grain of (uncooked) rice amount onto my BeautyBlender sponge and then I dab as fast as I have ever dabbed in my life. It’s a serious arm workout. And if I succeeded in dabbing fast enough, I am left with a flawless watermelon coloured cheek but if I didn’t set the world record for dabbing, I am left with a patchy, smudged watermelon cheek. What I’m trying to say is that it’s a very finicky product but it looks absolutely gorgeous when you get it right.
So I’m sure the question you’re all asking right now is how this compares to the infamous Glossier Cloud Paints (read my past reviews on these glorious blushes here and here). The Glossier Cloud Paints ($22CAD/$18USD) sparked my whole love for cream/liquid blushes and so of course, they are what I’ve compared every blush successor to. So how do these two blushes differ? The Cloud Paints are lighter and fluffier while the Blush Bomb is more of a liquid gel. The Cloud Paints are slightly easier to blend out although that might just be because I have them in lighter shades than the bright Blush Bomb. And lastly, because the Blush Bomb is more of a liquid, I find that if I’m not careful, it does tend to remove some of my foundation underneath. However, with that being send, I think the positives of how radiant this blush is and how gorgeous the shade is outweighs the small disadvantages.
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