'Truth' and 'Icing'
Although this is a blog post mainly about the watercolour fluid blushers in the colours: 'Truth' and 'Icing', I will also mention what I think of Daniel Sandler's, rather infamous, watercolour blushers.
My first couple of watercolour blushers were actually the shades 'Acid' and 'Trip' which were respectively a neon pink and a neon orange. I love both of these shades and will try to do a blog post on them soon.
The watercolour blushers are one of the most unique products I have used. The consistency is extremely watery- as the name suggests, although the product in fact sets on your face and is very long-wearing. I found Acid and Trip easier to work with than Truth and Icing just because as such vibrant colours- the watery, sheer consistency of these products very quickly formed pretty blushes on my skin. Especially as I am of a tan/medium/dark complexion with mac NC44 equivalent skin. So as a blush, which I assume is the main purpose of the product, the consistency works well. I will also add that the coverage is build-able, so the blush can appear as subtle or as prominent as one would like.
On the other hand, the reason I found Icing (which as I understand is the lightest shade of the fluid blushers) and Truth more difficult to work with, was because I wanted to use them as highlighters. Being a huge fan of highlighters and keen to try new ones, I found on Daniel Sandler's instagram that these would be good highlighters to experiment with.
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| Left to right: Truth, Icing |
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| Swatches left to right: Icing, Truth |
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| Swatches- blended out |
As you can see from the photos, Icing is more of a silvery cool pink colour and Truth is more nude and gold and less glittery. I think Icing would look particularly lovely on lighter skin tones, and is comparable to Benefit's high beam. I think Icing is more of a winter/evening highlighter and Truth is more suited to Summer and for a tanned glow, although it is quite neutral so good for a general day time highlight. Both can be blended in to the skin just to give a polished look, although the silver glitters in Icing mean it will always stand out more. Blended out they both actually look quite similar on my skin, however in photographs the silvery sheen of icing and the coolness on my warm skin (with yellow undertones) definitely stands out more.
Overall, I do really like both of these colours although I would recommend picking one depending on whether you prefer a slightly more dramatic highlight for nights' out or a more neutral glow. I would also say application is key with these blushers, I think the Real Techniques setting brush is a good tool if you start tabbing a dot of this product on to your cheeks with your fingers and then blend out with the brush.
I have actually also ordered the Daniel Sandler waterbrush (because I found these slightly tricky to work with) to see if this makes much difference to application and the overall finish!
