The Balm Take Home The Bronze and Hot Mama Blush: Go- to classics!

The Balm Take Home The Bronze and Hot Mama review, price, swatch

PRICE: Bronzer- P920; Blush- P920

FROM: Free

OTHER LOCATIONS: Beauty bar stores; Lazada

THE VERDICT:

When I was starting with Beauty Blogging, The Balm's blushes were on everyone's lips and it's also one of the first expensive blushes I've had as well (they were expensive for a then student). The Balm's blushes are pretty much a classic; it's a well- known product in beauty circles, specifically Hot Mama. In fact, The Balm's Instain blushes were once a huge favorite of mine and I remember using them for a long time!

To tell you the truth, I've never owned these two best- sellers: Hot Mama and Take Home The Bronze. It's my first time using them and glad I got these in the bag because I finally understand why they're famous; they're go- to classic shades of blush and bronzer!

Take Home The Bronze and Hot Mama ingredients

Take Home The Bronze is an anti- orange bronzer collection to add a sun- kissed bronze hue to the features or define a contour that's full of golden goodness and sans the dreaded orange undertone: it comes in three shades: Olive, Thomas, and Greg.

Hot Mama is a blush, illuminator, and eyeshadow in one. The soft peach finish makes it perfect for a monotone look for the lids and cheeks.

The Balm's pocketable magnetic carton palette is their signature packaging; it's one of my favorite product packaging ever because it's compact, pretty, and overall, great!

L-R: Hot Mama and Take Home The Bronze

Hot Mama is the classic peachy pink blush with gold shimmer. Does that description ring a bell? Does it ring Nars Orgasm? If that's what you are thinking, then you are right because Hot Mama has been dubbed as the affordable dupe of Nars's best- selling blush!

As for Hot Mama's quality, it's a smooth, buttery blush with medium to heavy pigmentation. Shade is midtone peach with golden sheen.

Take Home The Bronze is a creamy matte blush with medium to heavy pigmentation. Thomas is a medium deep shade with golden undertone; it's the perfect shade for morenas.

Here's me wearing Take Home The Bronze in Thomas. True enough, it doesn't give that tacky, orange coverage! It beautifully mimics my skin's natural shadows.

Here's me with Hot Mama. Indeed, this is a dupe for Nars Orgasm, but to be completely honest, I like this more than Nars Orgasm because it shows up better on me; Nars Orgasm is pretty, but I find it to be well- suited to fairer skin tones.

Staying power for both is great; stays put for the whole day with very minimal fading.

I highly recommend the two if you're looking to purchase something for the cheeks from The Balm!

Have you tried these already? What are your thoughts and favorites?

THE BALM TAKE HOME THE BRONZE AND HOT MAMA BLUSH RATING

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