Tower 28 Happy Hour BeachPlease Lip + Cheek Cream BlushTower 28 Happy Hour BeachPlease Lip + Cheek Cream Blush ($ 20.00 for 0.158 oz.) Is a light, medium-dark pink with warmer undertones and a damp finish. The texture felt slightly pliable, more like a traditional cream blush, so it wasn’t too thin or too slippery, which helped it be applied to both bare skin and foundation without tending to be To lift products on which they were layered.
It had a semi-transparent, buildable color payout that was evenly applied and wonderfully faded out as a cream blush. The finish was damp despite the formula drying out and no longer felt pliable within 20 seconds of application. The product stayed on my cheeks for a good eight and a half hours.
As a lip product, it had a medium-sized buildable color cover that was applied fairly evenly and was not as prone to catching my lip imperfections as other shades in the range, but due to being not as flattering as other lip products on the market, it felt thinner on my lips. It stayed good for three and a half hours and felt neither drying nor moisturizing.
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Formula overview
$ 20.00 / 0.158 oz. – – $ 126.58 per ounce
The formula is said to have a “buildable color” with a “glowing second skin finish” that can be applied to lips and cheeks. They appear to be quite pigmented at first, but they’re more buildable than intense, as the moderately emollient consistency is easily visible in practice. This is probably why most people want their cream blush to work as it makes the formula easy to work with as it is easy to mix but can be easily built up for greater coverage if needed.
When the cream flushed the finish was damp, but it was dried out and no longer pliable to the touch, resulting in better longevity for my skin. The formula sings as a creme blush which would be the purpose I would recommend this for. They were applied evenly and mixed well on bare skin as well as over the foundation as they did not lift the base products. They took about eight hours for most shades before they faded – didn’t slip on me.
As a lip product, the finish was less damp and looked more satiny. They are weaker than a lip product than a cream blush as the product is more likely to separate along my lip lines or spot imperfections with moderate wear. They were comfortable enough to wear because they were thin but not clingy and were a color that lasted two to three hours. I didn’t find it moisturizing as a lip product.
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ingredients
Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Zea Mays (Corn) Starch, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Wax, Diisostearyl Malate, Triisostearyl Citrate, Microcrystalline Wax (Cera Microcristallina), Jojoba Esters, Orya Semen, Oleifer Rice) bran extract, helianthus annuus (sunflower) extract, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, camellia sinensis leaf extract, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, aloe barbadensis leaf extract (safflower) seed oil, acissacia decurr Avocado) Oil, Rosa Canina Fruit Oil, Glycine Soy (Soy) Oil, Tocopherol, Polyglycerin-3, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin. MAY CONTAIN: Iron Oxides (CI 77491), Iron Oxides (CI 77492), Iron Oxides (CI 77499), Red 7 Lake (CI 15850), Red 22 Lake (CI 45380), Red 30 Lake (CI 73360), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891) .
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