LAKME FANTASY COLLECTION CHEEK ARTIST – REVIEW
Hello IMBB dolls. I dropped into Pantaloons last evening with 2 kurtis for exchange, intending to get some good earrings instead, and I had no intention whatsoever of even looking towards the cosmetic counters. I got my credit note and again (intending to keep looking straight), I was somehow distracted into looking at the Lakme counter. When I spotted what appeared to be new (being a cosmetic addict, I somehow can spot new stuff immediately), I said to myself “It can’t be the Fantasy Collection”, but YES IT WAS, and to cut a long story short, there went my plans to pick up earrings…and I ended up with 6 items from the Lakme Fantasy Collection. I will show photos of my items, but I specially wanted to show/review the Lakme Cheek Artist which I picked up in both the shades available.
LAKME CHEEK ARTIST
Available in 2 shades:
Kiss of a Rose & Peach Blush
Quantity : 6g
Price: Rs. 395/- each
Printed on the box: “The easiest and most convenient blush of all time! Simply twist and apply directly on to cheeks for a radiant natural finish.”
Also printed on the box: “Imported & Marketed by Hindustan Unilever Ltd., Mumbai. Manufactured by: TISS Union Ent. Co. Ltd., Taiwan.”
These blushes come in a cute magenta pink and lime green box packaging, and the blush case is maroon with maroon and gold streaks and stars on the lower part of the case. They come with a plastic cover on top and are a twist-up type. I was somehow expecting more quantity of the blush stick and I was rather surprised when I twisted it up fully and found only about an inch or so of the product. There is no smell whatsoever so that would be a plus point for those of us with sensitive skin. The “Kiss of a Rose” piece I bought is a bit wobbly in the case, and it also had some dents/scratches on it as you will see in the photos.
Without flash below :
With flash :
Swatch of “Kiss of a Rose” (swiped 2 and a half times) :
Blended :
Swatch of “Peach Blush” swiped twice :
Blended :
I came home and washed my face and applied my base foundation and pressed powder and applied the “Peach Blush” shade on my cheeks and IMHO this is what I have to say about it, after it having been on my skin for over 4 or 5 hours :
PROS OF LAKME CHEEK ARTIST
- I love the cute, sleek packaging, both the box, and the product’s packaging. It will be very easy to carry around in your handbag.
- I like the fact that it is completely fragrance-free.
- The 2 shades available are a good choice.
- It’s the first time that Lakme has introduced a crème blush in stick form, so I like the innovation on their part.
- It blends really well and gives a fresh, young, dewy look to the skin.
- Was still on my cheeks for at least 4 hours after application.
- I’m guessing that it will look really great on dry, normal and even combination skins.
CONS OF LAKME CHEEK ARTIST
- I know that it is a crème blush, but since I have VERY oily skin, it looked a bit shiny on my skin after about an hour or so, but nothing to really crib about.
- I do wish they had given a little more product…I have a feeling it will finish quite soon with regular use.
- I keep repeating this whenever I review a Lakme product….their website has not yet been updated with the details of their Fantasy Collection and the products have already reached the markets.
These blushes get a 4/5 rating (minus half a point for the wobbly case/scratches on one of them and minus half a point for the small quantity.)
I might re-purchase these depending on how long they last.
Here’s a photo of the stuff I bought from Lakme Fantasy Collection :
The Shimmer Eye Liners are the same as Rati showed in her post yesterday, the lipstick is No. 137 (Enrich Satins), and the Shadow Artist Shimmer Stick is Astral Blue; please see Rati’s post of yesterday. I did a hand swatch of the Astral Blue Shimmer Stick followed with 2 coats of the Shimmer Eye Liner in Moon Shine Top Coat and this is what it looked like. (It is looking slightly OTT because I really should have used only 1 coat.)
And the free gifts : A Lakme 9 to 5 lipstick in Apple Crush and a Brush Kit
Have a great weekend and, of course, happy shopping !
Also Read :
Lakme Fantasy Collection Photos, Info
Lakme Fantasy Collection : Poll
Lakme Fantasy Collection Spring 2011 Announcement
Lakme Fantasy Collection Shadow Artist Shimmer Stick Photos, Swatches
Lakme Fantasy Collection Eye Quartet Botanica Photos, Swatches
Lakme Gold Dust Shimmer Bronzer Photos, Swatches
Lakme Fantasy Collection Shimmer Liner Photos, Swatches
Lakme Fantasy Collection Lipstick Photos, Swatches
wow sabrina.. u even purchased a lott frm the new stuff already :woot: :woot: :woot: … me :green: :green: :green: :green:
:yahoo: :yahoo: :woot: , Nids!!
Sabrina…..I loved all what you got :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*
I am going to try the cheek artist….was waiting for this review :inlove: :inlove: :inlove: :inlove: :inlove: :inlove:
happy holi to u jinal :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: .. i was about to reply u on FB but u went offline..
hehe…..I am going to teach now….bachcha log came…..same to you….. :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo:
Thank you, Jinal. :happydance:
wassss waiting for this reviewwwww :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo:
will see how kiss of a rose looks on me :woot: :woot: :woot: :woot: :woot:
naian it will look gorgeous on your skintone :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo:
Thanks, Naina, do try it & see. :)) :))
Do try it out, Naina. :yahoo:
nice review dear……
me too was waiting for review before buying it….
i loooooved it…… :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*
Thank you, Sugi. :)) :))
Now that’s what i really want from the collection :woot: :woot: :woot: Kiss of Rose :inlove: :inlove: :inlove: :inlove: :inlove: :inlove: :inlove: :inlove: :inlove:
You must try it out, Rati. :yahoo:
i want both of them :toothygrin: :toothygrin: :jiggy2:
these are quite pretty. :))
😀 😀
Wow Sabrina, Wonderful review. Lucky, u got the collection so soon 🙂
I am so tempted to try out these cheek artist blush sticks 🙂
:thanks: :thanks: , Sneha.
wowowowo :woot: :woot: :woot: ……i want both blush sticks…..looks realyy nice…
Kool haul Sabs :waytogo: :victory2:
Thanks a lot, Varshini. :)) :))
I will go and get these todddday!!! :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: If they are available.. 😐 😐 😐 😐
these would be available.. lakme na. :d 😀 😀
Wow, Mrun, happy shopping. :yahoo: :yahoo:
Happy Holi!!!! :holi: :holi: :holi: :holi:
The Lakme SA here hasn’t even heard of Fantasy Collection… :stars: :stars: :stars: :stars: :stars: :stars: :stars:
kiss of rose looks very good sabrina 🙂
Thank you very much, Ramya. 🙂
I bought the lipppi 131 and starry night today!! :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: I didn’t like the cheek stick though!! 😛 😛 😛
ohhh!!! wooooooooowww!!!! :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo:
😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀
Wow, that’s great, Cali.
And I also got a free lippi!! :yelo: :yelo: :yelo: :yelo: :yelo:
9 to 5 range ? 😛
Donno..I have to see..I guess its some regular lippi!! 😛
You should ask for a brush kit too, Cali. It’s very useful & handy.
I already have the brush kit Sabrina!! 😀 😀 😀 😀 😛 😛
Oh that’s great, Cali. You like it?
Its ok…actually the lash eyebrow part came off the handle, when I was trying to pull it..so I was a bit put off with the quality..I like their eyeshadow brush and the blush brush..but the sponge applicator is pretty useless!! 😛 😛
And the lip brush, I mostly use for creating the outer V on my eyes for eyeshadow!! 😀 😀 😀 😀
The same thing happened with my brush kit – the eyebrow brush came off, and I used the sponge applicator a few times and threw it away because it started breaking up and getting holes in it. Haven’t used the other brushes as yet.
Thank you, Ik.
woww Sabrina- nice pics love dthe blue :d
Thank you very much, Bee. :))
I m loving both d cheek stains m jealous 🙁
Great catch Sabrina, was waiting for it to go buy 😀 i really liked the colors and might get both of them 😀
Thanks very much, Deb. Nice to see you, how are you??
:holi:
Happy Holi Rati & Sanjeev, and everyone on IMBB. :))
Happy holi Sabrina 🙂
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To All 🙂
Happy holi Deb :holi:
Nice review Sabrina…
I wud get atleast one of these …. :thanks: :thanks: :thanks:
And happy holi to all… let’s post pix post holi.. :holi: :holi: :holi: :holi:
Thanks a lot, Tarry. I think these are quite nice & cute, and they look good too.
Hi Rati
can u give a breakup of this please?
http://www.glamsham.com/picture-gallery/shraddha-kapoor-at-lakme-fantasy-collection-launch-gallery/event//6475/3/index.htm
Sabrina :jaiho: :jaiho: :jaiho: :jaiho: :jaiho: you got these already….and there is not a bit of shimmer in those blushes :jiggy1: :jiggy1: :jiggy1: :jiggy1: :jiggy1: :jiggy1: :jiggy1: :jiggy1: I would like to pick the peach one….. :jiggy1: :jiggy1: :jiggy1: :jiggy1: :jiggy1: and i was imaging you trying to looking straight to miss the cosmetics counter :lol2: :lol2: :lol2: :lol2: :lol2: :lol2: :lol2: :lol2: :lol2: :lol2:
Hi Jomol, me like shimmery stuff but I liked these a lot too. Yeah, attempt to avoid looking at the cosmetics counter failed miserably. My aunt gets mad at me, I only head for cosmetics and she heads to Food Bazaar to buy stuff for the house. Now she has stopped accompanying me to the mall!! :toothygrin: :toothygrin:
:holi: :holi: :holi: :holi: :holi: :holi: :holi: :holi: :holi: :holi: :holi: :holi: :holi: :holi: :holi: :holi:
I was hoping someone would review these soon..I guess a lot of people would be picking these up from this collection. Its such a unique product and I like both the shades! Thanks fr reviewing Sabrina. Nice haul !
Thank you so much, Ankita. You picked up anything from the Fantasy Collection??
not yet Sabrina.But I have me eye on the cheek artist!
hey dis looks so nice….thank u sabrina for the review.. :thanks:
n lucky u..
TYVM Bhumika.
looks gorgeous!!