I love blushes, so when I saw The Balm had released a cheek and lip cream palette, I knew it had to be mine—I also love The Balm, in case you didn’t know. 😉
So let me share my thoughts, as well as some swatches with you guys!
How ‘Bout Them Apples
Price: $32.00
Size: 20g/0.7oz — 6 cream shades
Colors: Cider, Cobbler, Pie, Crisp, Candy, Caramel
What the company says: “How ‘Bout Them Apples?” is a multi-functioning lip and cheek cream palette. Each freshly picked color is formulated to have a smooth finish that won’t streak or fade, so there are no bad apples in this bunch!
The Rundown
- 6 colors that can be used on either cheeks or lips
- Cider – a light peachy, pink
- Cobbler – an orange-toned red
- Pie – a muted pinky, red
- Crisp – a warm coral, with golden shimmer
- Candy – a cool bubblegum pink
- Caramel – a bronzy, orange shade
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Cider
One Swatch — Blended |
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Cobbler
One Swatch — Blended |
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Pie
One Swatch — Blended |
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Crisp
One Swatch — Blended |
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Candy
One Swatch — Blended |
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Caramel
One Swatch — Blended |
My Thoughts
- I tend to wear these more as blushes, I have tried a couple of colors on my lips, but they don’t tend to wear as long as I’d like them to. On the lips they wore for about 2-3 hours at the most without eating and they weren’t hydrating nor drying.
- As far as cheek products, these blend magnificently well! They are nicely pigmented and are buildable.
- All of the shades have a sheen finish to them, except Crisp. Crisp has some golden shimmer throughout, but it’s not overly shimmery–no worries, you won’t look like a disco ball.
- I have found that mostly all of the shades last about 7-8 hours on the cheeks, without setting them, and I have oily skin–not bad at all. I think dry skin gals, would love these for the cheeks!
- I have used both my fingers and a stippling brush to apply, both work very well.
- The palette is of thick, cardboard material–typical The Balm packaging–very cute and whimsical!
- The palette also has a huge mirror, great for traveling!
- Overall, I’m very pleased with my purchase. It has a great variety of shades that work well all year round!
Thank you all for stopping by, I hope you found this review helpful.
Do you own this palette?
What are your thoughts?
Until next time beauties!
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