My dear husband managed to track down the elusive Sleek Blush By 3 palette in Lace at Superdrug in Holborn, London a week ago. The Blush By 3 Palettes have also just arrived on the Sleek website as well, so if you've been waiting for these, now's your chance.
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Lace consists of Crochet (matte peachy orange), Guipure (shimmery rosy pink with gold shimmer) and Chantilly (matte red-toned coral). The total weight is a generous 20g/0.68oz, so it's doubtful I'll ever hit pan on one of these.
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These swatches were done on bare skin without any primer. Each swatch was 2-3 passes, to get the shade to show up more clearly. Chantilly is the most pigmented of the three blushes while Guipure is the least pigmented. When applying Chantilly and Crochet, I only need to tap my brush super lightly across the blush surface, whereas with Guipure, I need to run the brush over it a couple of times with more pressure.
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As highlighted in some other reviews, Pan Tao and Rose Gold are dupes for Crochet and Cuipure respectively. See more comparison swatches on Drivel About Frivol and A Vain Woman. My swatches of the other four Blush By 3 palettes are in this earlier post.
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In the pic below, I am wearing Chantilly. As it is so intensely pigmented, one has to use a very light hand to avoid creating clown cheeks. My favourite blush brush at the moment is Louise Young LY06 super blusher brush which is wonderfully soft and excellent for blending.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKRfyAWcilVgUgyjKXCUFAryBl85q_vSsbAQhZ_VGbp-A-VX-D0P5vhlac12Xc1v3yEK1o5Am8Pv3l4I7KJToym3e1_ZDnv6TALPvqYVnT9XBYm9wGISik3nFIpVNlmpuR4tGXM7kSStg/s280/IMG_0171.jpg)
With Crochet, I also prefer to use a light hand as it builds up rapidly with just a few strokes of the brush and can look too orange if applied too heavily.
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Guipure looks very intense in the swatch on my arm above, but on the cheeks, it actually applies more sheer. Of the three, I'm liking Chantilly the best.
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Lace consists of Crochet (matte peachy orange), Guipure (shimmery rosy pink with gold shimmer) and Chantilly (matte red-toned coral). The total weight is a generous 20g/0.68oz, so it's doubtful I'll ever hit pan on one of these.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZInISyIq44ThyVVFDSBM_pTfst6IaF_RmGKWLzb8wyA2EnY3KtV1iqyqz67D5wNtqgtN11DdIQSp93STih3jKPxopZd5a6xSfwx8irusdrH04q5QhsmbcgnQWykdUyHFh3lykDTdci3k/s280/IMG_0025_2.jpg)
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These swatches were done on bare skin without any primer. Each swatch was 2-3 passes, to get the shade to show up more clearly. Chantilly is the most pigmented of the three blushes while Guipure is the least pigmented. When applying Chantilly and Crochet, I only need to tap my brush super lightly across the blush surface, whereas with Guipure, I need to run the brush over it a couple of times with more pressure.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ZEOLEB1cQFce3m31mt2zPlsIqHvmlcM6MtEMFZVsrY7b6fK5MungSLrVEJIrxD5YXZYYtQUajSRbkGuBkzAX4HkfFc26ailS1ipihCbawt_IS-2XkH1pqtKgHu4L5Uy1RIrVqMvg7RE/s280/IMG_0031.jpg)
As highlighted in some other reviews, Pan Tao and Rose Gold are dupes for Crochet and Cuipure respectively. See more comparison swatches on Drivel About Frivol and A Vain Woman. My swatches of the other four Blush By 3 palettes are in this earlier post.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXtABXMDzD3A0GBI5U7bQ7qmlJTILcy2i_q3eb8GmdCS1qIbT4g1QbJvLTtrfZNBeWNwbcEkUAQZzeEnSw8JLqP8-QXtNO4J2XVRiCxSx3rZS-R0KFDqEtTFDdnISsXcqZl4dGViI_Uqk/s280/IMG_0035.jpg)
In the pic below, I am wearing Chantilly. As it is so intensely pigmented, one has to use a very light hand to avoid creating clown cheeks. My favourite blush brush at the moment is Louise Young LY06 super blusher brush which is wonderfully soft and excellent for blending.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKRfyAWcilVgUgyjKXCUFAryBl85q_vSsbAQhZ_VGbp-A-VX-D0P5vhlac12Xc1v3yEK1o5Am8Pv3l4I7KJToym3e1_ZDnv6TALPvqYVnT9XBYm9wGISik3nFIpVNlmpuR4tGXM7kSStg/s280/IMG_0171.jpg)
With Crochet, I also prefer to use a light hand as it builds up rapidly with just a few strokes of the brush and can look too orange if applied too heavily.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqxBr8yVHHvHU7jSj99yhvA1XEDD8kHXYjRgNI4B5noVm5hm6yZ7NfaobpNGdz3pEtAR0owU8u_zEDN1cKFcRTE6PBiFou2DA9_tdW5zrZTGh6ZJLFshDiuNdyQMI46zwjg8thN1m4LCg/s280/IMG_0245.jpg)
Guipure looks very intense in the swatch on my arm above, but on the cheeks, it actually applies more sheer. Of the three, I'm liking Chantilly the best.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyaVlpwksdXid5TJRDMjMhEd4iIxMcxJMUzrC6tyYcjZpsc-i6I_IeoknCYZ_Bi0jb4fQte_h-u1lUiGyTlHOiwsO_xMgEBZwTsyoBAYOkzHmQPWlXrSAT9fHuvPSrn-2iqjdPgA4Y5yc/s280/IMG_0277.jpg)
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beautiful colors! <3
ReplyDeleteJust ordered this on their website, can't wait to try it.
ReplyDeleteAll the colors look pretty on you!
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