little white truths

I recently reviewed my Becca Mineral Blush in Wild Honey (see here) and thought I may as well keep going and review the other two I own as well.

Next up is Sweet Pea, which is probably my least favourite of the three colours I own (the other is Bolero), but I still really like it and wear it often, so that's saying something.

The reason I don't like it as much is because it's more of a pinky brown nude (despite being called a 'rosy plum nude' by Becca), unlike the peachy brown Wild Honey and the browny brown Bolero - colours that suit me a little better than this does. But I still love it and reach for it over many other blush formulas since Becca makes such a great blush.

I do love the Becca packaging - I think it's classy without being over-the-top and it's interesting as well. I've seen a few people call Becca powders 'little UFOs' and indeed they look just like that, in a simple and understated way.

Each compact is sturdy and comes complete with a mirror. I've also found that my Becca products don't attract fingerprints like eg my Nars and Hourglass ones do (although at least the Hourglass ones are easy to clean), so that's worth mentioning if dirty packaging is something that bothers you. Whie I'm sure my fingerprints are all over them, it's just that they don't show up as much.

Becca claims/product details:

I've photographed the compact in direct sunlight above and in natural light below. You can see it's a beautiful nude colour with some very fine sparkles: these don't translate to the face so you won't look glittery (phew), but they do add a slight sheen that lifts the cheeks.

There's the colour below. It looks brown here but it starts to look a little more rosy when applied.

Below I've swatched it and taken the photo in direct sunlight (unblended on the left and blended out on the right):

And here's what it looks like if I apply just a little, as I would when I'm not photographing it (natural light):