Around this time every year, I abandon my regular blush (MAC Blushbaby) and start dabbling in bronzers. It’s just not enough that I have a naturally tanned complexion – I need to have the most glowing, coppery, sun-kissed skin too. You could say I’m Snooki Lite.
This season, I’ve got a ton of awesome bronzing products to swish, swatch and review, and decided that CARGO’s BeachBlush in Coral Beach would be a worthy first try.
{LOVE}
First, I can’t deny that the signature metal tin isn’t a selling point for me, because I happen to be a freak about packaging. It’s hot.
Second, how cool is that stripy thing? “Four harmonious shades work together to provide perfectly flushed cheeks with a sun-drenched glow. Golden Goddess effects in a flash!”
(Did you know: BeachBlush earned its status as one of CARGO’s most iconic products ever since it appeared as a question on Jeopardy!)
When using, remember to swish your brush to mix up all the complementary shades. Simply giving one stroke will yield the following results:
As you can see (click to enlarge if you can’t) the brush has picked up pigment from the two center shades only. If I were to apply that on my cheeks, I would likely be arrested by the contouring police. Therefore please do give it a soft swish to combine all those great colours (I use MAC #129 Powder/Blush Brush).
The blush has a moderate sheen that I don’t find too powerful to use as an all-over bronzer… unlike some products I’ve encountered (cough, Estee Lauder, cough). It drives me bonkers when I encounter a high shimmer bronzer; for me, the whole point of summer makeup is keeping the grease, sweat and shine off my face!
Available in 6 gorgeous shades, non-comedogenic and has decent staying power (from day to night, only one retouch is necessary). But above all, I feel pretty when I wear it.
Here I am striking my “beachy” pose.
My Five:
– CARGO Cosmetics BeachBlush
(applied all over as bronzer)
– Cover Girl Eyebrow Pencil/Brown
– The Body Shop Eye Definer/Black
– Make Up Forever Smoky Lash Mascara
– Bobbi Brown Lip Gloss in Peach
BeachBlush retails for $28.00 can be purchased from CARGO’s website. Free shipping on orders over $50 – call up a friend and order two :)
p.s. Just booked an appointment to lighten up my hair for the summer. The warm weather transformation begins!
I love peach blushes and some of the darker one like MAC's sunbasque or eversun works well as a bronzer/blush too. So I know exactly what you mean. I've been meaning to try Cargo for a while now.And about lighting hair, you should of seen what I did this weekend, dyed it 5x trying to lighten it, my hair was dark brown to begin with. bleached it twice and in the end, ended up with pretty much the same colour that I started with, fail!
@Justine – I was addicted to MAC Sunbasque for so long… then just kinda went off it. I think one of the BeachBlushes would go really well with your complexion.And oh! Sorry to hear about the colour mishap. Can't believe you were brave enough to bleach at home! Will you try again, or is 5 times enough? :)
Hot momma! I'm always on the search for a great bronzer gonna try our Cargo's little miracle!Thanks!
It sure looks good on you! You could be a model and/or a makeup artist!
Hot Hot Hot!