A-Blush-A-Day, Nos. 10 & 11: Clinique 121 Enchanted Bronze Powder Blush & theBalm Bahama Mama Bronzer - Swatches & Reviews

Today would be Day 11 12 of A-Blush-A-Day project and again I will be reviewing 2 blushes/bronzers to catch up with the schedule. No. 12 would be up later, hopefully..... OMG! I am running behind schedule as has been predicted earlier at the beginning of the project. But work is catching up and I have to give priority to that, so that I can continue to feed my addiction to beauty products! I don't and cannot depend on this blog to feed my addiction, neither do I need this blog to support me, as this is my hobby and passion. :)



A-Blush-A-Day, No. 10: Clinique 121 Enchanted Bronze Powder Blush

I have had this blush for a long time. And it's not even in the original packaging, I had snagged this from the Estee Lauder warehouse sale some years back for RM5 (USD1.70)! It's actually the tester, though brand new, that comes in a transparent plastic casing. Back then, I was trying to play with some bronzers, and when I saw this, of course, I grabbed it! ;) And I have been using it quite frequently ever since. Many of my EOTD/FOTD posts did mention this blush though I haven't really written a review on it.

The name for this blush is pretty long, according to the label. Blushing Blush Powder Blush 121 Enchanted Bronze. I checked at the Clinique counter before and indeed they have this blush for sale and it's not limited edition. But I forgot to check the details like its price and the weight of the product. And that was long long time ago when I first acquired this.

Anyways, this is a blush, albeit the colour and the name. I guess it's just a bronze-colored blush, but of course, then it could also double up as a bronzer! ;)

This is a warm-toned brown coloured blush which is pigmented with some glitters. But the glitters are not those huge chunks, in-your-face glitters. It may bother some, but it doesn't really bother me. The glitters can be easily swiped away, and when the glitters are gone, it gives a warm matte finish. It has a soft texture, but not powdery.

It shows up on my cheeks as a tan shade with a hint of pinkish glow. I use this blush quite often whenever I want to have a neutral or no-makeup makeup look. And as I have mentioned earlier, I also use it as a bronzer and for contouring.

And the wear time time for this blush kind of surprised me. I got more than 6-7 hours of wear time with this blush (that's about the usual time I wear my makeup and then remove it). In fact, I noticed that this blush actually lasted all day on my cheeks. And my all day would be something between 8-10 hours.

Swatches of Clinique Blushing Blush Powder Blush 121 Enchanted Bronze
(pics above and below)

On my cheeks

It gives a warm tanned rosy glow to my cheek.

A-Blush-A-Day, No. 11: theBalm Bahama Mama Bronzer

This is a true bronzer. Like all theBalm products, this comes in a cardboard flip-open box with magnetic closure and retro photo printed on the packaging. Bahama Mama has the picture of a tanned island girl wearing a hula skirt and bikini top against the sea at sunset.

The blush comes with a sleeve that encases it with the same print.

It has a decent size mirror inside the packaging.

theBalm Bahama Mama

A pigmented bronzer with a soft powdery texture. It has a matte finish. The shade is a slightly darkened brown.



On my cheeks

I used quite a light hand to apply this and slowly build it up to to this intensity. It looked OK in the photo but in actual, it did look a bit dark and 'dirty'. Well, I guess a bronzer is a bronzer after all.


This retails for RM65 (7.08g) in Malaysia at SASA stores.





Comparison swatches between Clinique Enchanted Bronze and theBalm Bahama Mama

P.s. Please take a peek at what the brain behind this A-Blush-A-Day project, Jennifer, Elaine, and other bloggers who participated are up to with their blush collections.