Cheek Stain, Exposed

10 Reviews

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   insecureOcelot2

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   Exposed is a natural sun bronzed colour with golden highlighter. Easy and quick cheek cream blush (slightly sticky) with nice highlighter. Smells nice, applied easily. Direct to wear without much blending needed. It’s not super pigmented but has above average colour payoff. Lasts about 4 hours.

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   jealousAbalone6

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   Got this due to the rave reviews back in 2014, so I’ve had this for quite a while. This doesn’t apply well with fingers or directly stamped on the tube. It’s way too sticky and doesn’t dry down. The best method I’ve found is to apply using the RT bold metals blush brush. Takes away the stickiness and the color applies denser. The result is pretty

   Overall I’m not impressed with the staying power of this cheek stain, their clay blushes last much better on the skin. This is a slightly finicky product and I prefer my other gel/liquid blushes

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   unhappyPiglet8

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   Seriously, Holy Grail blush! I apply it with a large stipple brush from ELF and it looks perfect every time! It has a tiny bit of highlight to it, so it saves you a step by giving light and lift to your cheeks while giving you a beautiful natural cheek colour! This is the one blush that has made me stop shopping for any other blush out there! That says a lot!

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   puzzledBittern8

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   It blends well and it’s just awesome! Definitely will repurchase!

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   ferventHawk8

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   I absolutely love this stain! It’s a great flushed pink shade. I do have combination/oily skin and have no problems with this stain. A little bit goes a long way, I dab on the apples of my cheeks and blend outward and it lasts all day. I do love this product but at $30 it is pretty pricey. Thankfully, I picked this up in a set.

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   brainyVenison3

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   This is a lovely, true “blush” or “flushed” color on me (light olive toned skin).I love the gel texture – I would have never thought I would like a gel or cream blush, since I have oily skin and love my powders. The cooling, gel feel on this is lovely and it blends like a dream. I have also found it to last all day.

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   brainyEagle3

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   One of these cheek stains retails for around 30 bucks, but I got it in one of those Tarte sets, thank goodness. Exposed is a neutral pink shade, so yes, it will work with most, if not all, skin tones. The product smells pretty good, sort of like lemons. The color looks dark in the tube, but it can be hard to make it show up on the skin. I have tan skin, but it’s not overly tan, so I am always surprised at how much I really have to use in order for it to show up. Application is easy and I just gently rub it on the apples of my cheeks and work my way outward. It does feel sticky, but the end result looks good. It looks like a natural flush of color and it can accomplish a dewy look, but I honestly just wanted to own one of these cheek stains just to say that I have one and have used one. I wouldn’t get another one though because they’re expensive and there are other cream blushes out there with better pricing and maybe better pigmentation. I haven’t tried the other Tarte cheek stains though, so the others might be more pigmented. I would recommend this for dry skin because powder blushes might not always work for such a skin type, but since my skin is oily, I’ll stick to my powder blushes. The packaging is a bit of a hassle because you have to push it up like one of those push pops to get more product. All in all, it’s a good product to try, just not a good product to get me to buy and buy.

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   truthfulAbalone9

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   I like the cheek stains but I don’t like the applicator. There isn’t a dial to push the product up, you have to push it up by sticking your fingers under it. So what happens is, if you push up too much, you can’t dial it down. It’s a design flaw imo.

   Anyway, this is in Exposed and it’s a pink-nude that I love. The stain stays all day and its super easy to blend out. It never looks fake or harsh. It feels like a cool gel when applied.

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   jumpyWigeon6

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   I got this cheek stain in Ulta’s exclusive Tarte exposed set. I absolutely love it! I am very oily on my nose and T zone, but my cheeks are more normal/dry. I’ve always envied “dewy and fresh” cheeks, and have tried multiple different cream blushes. None of them gave me a dewy effect, just added color. In my experience, all cream blushes I’ve used in the past seemed to just absorb into my skin and stain it, leaving a matte effect. This cheek stain has accomplished the dewy look for me. It gives you the perfect youthful glow. The only issue is that it is extremely sticky and tacky feeling at first, and your hair may or may not get stuck in it. It does dry eventually, leaving your cheeks soft to the touch. The color “exposed” is very natural and works perfectly for my medium/pale, olive skin tone. I think this color will work well with most skin tones. The price in my case was great because for $34 I got this cheek stain and 3 other Tarte products in “exposed”. I think if you’re looking for the “dewy” look, this is the perfect product.

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    aboardCamel3

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    LOVE! imagine the hard blush exposed with a hint of pinky/mauve this is what you have its really nice ive had better but still nice if u buy you wnt be disappointed