Charlotte Tilbury Matte Beauty Blush Wand

Most Helpful Positive Review

Love! Even for SUPER Dry Skin!

I recieved the Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk Matte Blush Wand in Pink Pop from Influenster and CT for my honest review. I was EXTREMELY excited to get this, but I would not let me getting it for free sway my review, so I made sure to try it several different ways to make sure I loved it just as much... as my other favorite liquid and cream blushes regardless of price. I have really dry skin and I live in Las Vegas where it is dry all year around, so I was fearful that a matte blush was not going to do well on my skin, especially right now during the winter. But I worried for nothing! Regardless of how I applied this, whether it was on my bare dry skin (as shown in the picture), over a Tinted Moisturizer or BB Cream, which is what I wear the most often, or on a foundation with more coverage this applied easily and wore well. I really like that it just seemed to look like a natural flush and had a skin like finish, it didn't dry down too matte or powdery, and it really felt like nothing on the skin. It also lasted well without getting patchy as it wore. I found the best way to apply it was dotting it directly on the skin one cheek at a time with the wand, and then lightly blending it out with a beauty blender. It is extremely easy to work with, didn't dry down too quickly but did dry down completely once I got it to where I liked it, and it didn't lift my base with this method. One layer left it looking very natural like in the picture shown, or I could easily apply multiple layers to build it up. I gave it 4 stars because of the price and color... While I do love this product, I do think you could dupe it with something cheaper, but you are paying for the ease of use because I find this easier to apply than a lot of the similar blushes at least with the way I applied it. I also liked that the packaging has the top that switches on and off to help with it not drying out, but I do think that the sponge top may get really dirty especially for those that wear a more full coverage foundation. Also, I got the shade Pink Pop which was a bit more peachy than I expected. It's still a pink shade and I really llike it, but I could imagine people expecting a true light pink shade being disappointed. I think having part of the packaging be clear where you can see the actual color would help with this.