The makeup bangers keep dropping! I’m having crazy success with some of my new makeup purchases this spring and Revolution Beauty Blush Icon Palette is next to be added to the must get list. Revolution Beauty Blush Icon Palette ($12) is a new ONE/SIZE by Patrick Starrr Cheek Clapper 3D Blush Trio Palette dupe that launched about a week or so ago in four shade selections. The palette is made up of a cream blush, a matte blush, and a shimmery highlighter. You can wear the shades alone or mixed together to create a beautiful glowing blush look.
I absolutely loved this. I tend to have pretty good success with Makeup Revolution Blushes and this formula was another win for me. I’ll readily admit some of Revolutions products don’t always work out for me but some of their stuff is very, very good (I’m still mourning the loss of my beloved Conceal & Hydrate Foundation! I cry myself to sleep at night because it’s gone). And the Revolution Beauty Blush Icon Palette is going into the very, very good pile for me.
Revolution Beauty Blush Icon Palette comes housed in a rather flimsy plastic compact that holds a total of 0.09 oz in cream blush and 0.12 oz each of powder blush and highlighter. It’s $12 for each palette versus the price of Cheek Clapper at $38 at 0.38 oz. Obviously, Revolution Beauty’s product has a little less but is still considerably cheaper than One/Size. That being said, I do think the formula are a lot different and although, the idea and packaging is the same the formulas are not. I have two shades of Cheek Clapper and one of the Blush Icon Palette and I can confidently say that both are lovely but they are different. One/Size’s shimmer is a bit more pigmented so it can act as a blush or a highlighter and the cream is a lot more pigmented as well. The powders are a bit silkier and more refined versus the drier consistency of Revolution Beauty’s formula. I like them both a lot but they are different.
Let’s break down the Revolution Beauty Blush Icon Palette’s formula one by one. The first shade we get is a cream blush! And yes, it does have a separate cover which means you won’t get a messy kick up of powder on it when you use the other shades or close the palette. A small plastic cover protects the cream from the powders in the palette. You’ll notice my shades swatched rather poorly in my photo but the shades build beautifully and you can get a lot more pigmented from the cream and powder blushes if you add more layers. The cream is very thin, a little dry, but feels lightweight on cheeks and does apply smoothly. It does apply fairly sheer almost like a sheer tinted balm but as I said, you can build the color up very nicely.
Next we have the powder blush! This has a lot more pigment. It’s a bit dry and not overly powder! It applies beautifully and very smooth. I was worried it would adhere to drier areas on my face but it provided smooth, beautiful color. And it looks quite lovely on top of the cream! The two formulas jive well together.
And finally wee have the shimmery highlighter! This is my fav part! I got the trio in the shade Aura Points Blush and I purchased is solely because of the gorgeous highlighter which reminds me of the one in the Natasha Denona Bloom Face Glow Palette. It doesn’t swatch very well but the shade looks STUNNING on my cheeks. It’s a bit powdery but applies super smoothly. It’s shimmery so a little goes a long way! It adds the most incredible glow on my cheeks. I could SWEAR to use the effect is the same as I get from my Natasha Denona Palette at a way more affordable price tag.
The wear time is quite good on all three of these shades. The cream wears a solid six hours by itself, the powder blush around eight hours, and the highlighter I can get about seven hours before the radiance starts to fade. Used together I can get eight hours or of blush wear but the glow and shimmer from the powder fades at around hour seven.
Revolution Beauty Blush Icon Palette was a win for me. I really want to check out more shades. If you love a shimmery, glowing blush look DO give this a try.
Revolution Beauty Blush Icon Palette is available now!
Where to buy
Ulta
Revolution Beauty Blush Icon Palette is a new dupe of the ONE/SIZE by Patrick Starrr Cheek Clapper 3D Blush Trio Palette. Available in four shades this new palette comes in a dual-lidded compact (there’s a second lid that protects the cream from the powder) that holds a cream blush, a powder blush, and a shimmery highlighter. Having tried both this formula and the One/Size one I can honestly say the packaging and look is the only thing that was duped here. I think the formulas are a good deal different (see my above review for more details). This formula is very nice but not as nice as the One/Size formula. The cream blush is thin and sheer but builds easily on cheeks. The powder blush is quite pigmented, runs a bit drier, but applies beautifully on cheeks with a smooth, even finish. And the highlighter is very shimmery but gives the most beautiful and stunning glow on cheeks. The shades can be mixed, matched, or worn individually. I’m about to get a solid eight hours of wear from the palette when using the shades together but the radiant finish does wear away at around hour seven.
Super glowy!
Excellent wear time.
Affordable.
Drier formula but smooth application.
Flimsy packaging.
Not a huge range of shades.
Revolution Beauty Blush Icon Palette is a must for anyone that loves a glowing, shimmery blush look!
