Hard Candy • Hide & Glow Cheek Duo Tint • Blush

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beautypiano on 3/8/2013 2:38:00 PM more reviews by beautypiano

Age: 18 & Under   Skin: Very Dry, Fair-Medium, Warm   Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Coarse   Eyes: Brown    

I love this product! I've had it for over a year now--it was actually the first blush I've ever had, and even now after I've accumulated some other products, this cheek duo is still my favorite! I have in in the shade "Pillow Talk," which has a bright popping shade of pink on one end, and a more subtle rose color on the other end with a lovely sprinkling of gold shimmer. I'd describe the formula as a light gel-cream; very easy to use, and it doesn't feel heavy at all. Hard Candy has truly hit on the happy medium of sheerness with these: they're not so pigmented that they leave clearly defined lines on your cheeks, or are impossible to blend, or look unnatural (which are all experiences I've had with ultra-pigmented blushes). But! Both shades will also show up very nicely on skin, and you can build it up for more color if you need to. A couple of swipes on my cheeks are all I need to go from looking dull and sallow to looking flushed, healthy, and glowing. It might not work on super-deep skintones, but I can certify that it still shows up very well on bronzey, medium tan skintones.


One tiny little caveat: it does have very fine shimmer in it, even the shades that look matte while it's not on skin. I have some unevenness in my cheeks--a couple of pores that are slightly indented more than the rest of my skin--and the shimmer in these blushes doesn't accentuate that at all. However, you might want to keep that in mind if you have more mature skin, or skin with a lot of unevenness. I don't think it would be a problem, quite honestly; but if you avoid shimmer like the plague as a principle, you might want to skip this one.


I give this blush duo my very highest recommendation! The shades are perfectly natural-looking, and probably would be on a variety of skintones, and it gives my cheeks a lovely glow! Oh, and the staying power on these babies is simply incredible. It WILL stay put until you wash it off. :D I use this every day--it's really a staple for me. This is without question one of the best products I own!

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KeepFlyyingGirlie on 10/27/2012 7:02:00 PM more reviews by KeepFlyyingGirlie

Age: 18 & Under   Skin: Normal, Fair   Hair: Red   Eyes: Hazel    

I'm a rather pale person, so that might be the reason why I like these. I purchased "Pillow Talk", which on one end is a light blue-toned pink and the other end is a warm mauve. The pink end has no shimmer or glitter to it, while the mauve end has an extremely subtle pink shimmer that doesn't really transfer onto the skin, both have a glossy/dewy type finish. Because I'm pale, blushes without high pigmentation often become a lot easier for me to use. It becomes harder to apply too much product, hence why I like them. These have a nice amount of color for me and have lasted me an extremely long time as there is a good bit of product in these sticks. I find them easy to blend and give me a lovely glowing finish that lasts during the day (also good for those with dry skin).

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Raygirl007 on 8/30/2012 1:24:00 PM more reviews by Raygirl007

Age: 44-55   Skin: Acne-prone, Fair-Medium, Warm   Hair: Red, Medium   Eyes: Hazel    

Got this at Walmart for 6.00 today, sucked in by the cute packaging and seemingly large amount of product for the price (I got the peachy one called "In Love".) . However, like other reviewers have said it is very greasy and doesn't show much color. If you want more color you need to keep plastering it on, but then your cheeks are sticky. Not good. Wanted it to work but will be returning it. (Wish I had MUA reviews when I'm at the store. I always buy it and THEN look at the reviews later! Oh well. I'm a sucker for cuteness and their packaging is always so cute!)

P.S. I would recommend the NYX cream blush stick instead, I got that a few weeks ago at Ulta and it is very nice. Much smaller item for about the same price as this, but much better quality, staying power, blending, etc.!

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Adeline92 on 8/24/2012 12:48:00 PM more reviews by Adeline92

Age: 19-24   Skin: Normal, Fair   Hair: Blond   Eyes: Hazel    

This feels a bit like chapstick on my cheeks and isn't very pigmented...it's sad I really liked the color of the one I purchased, "in love". It stayed on pretty well but I always use Urban Decay's all nighter spray, and it took a lot of product to get it to show up on my face, and I'm as pale as a vampire.

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xzombiecourtneyx on 7/19/2012 11:07:00 PM more reviews by xzombiecourtneyx

Age: 18 & Under   Skin: Oily, Fair   Hair: Other   Eyes: Green    

I purchased this product because I've always wanted to try out a cheek cream type thing. I was very disappointed in it. I got 'In Love" which has a peachy pink and then a medium pink on the other side. The texture is greasy and similar to something you would put on your lips. I'm giving this a two because it's supposed to be for your cheeks but it will probably work perfectly for the lips. If you have purchased this, I recommend you try using it as a lip tint type thing or whatever. I will not continue wearing it on my face as I already have oily skin and I don't need anymore grease/oil.

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my4kidsarecuter on 7/8/2012 12:39:00 PM more reviews by my4kidsarecuter

Age: 25-29   Skin: Normal, Medium   Hair: Black   Eyes: Brown    

I bought this in the color IN LOVE and I do not like it. Its super greasy and never dries-Its like same as putting chapstick on your cheeks lol Plus theres not much color to it. I wont be using or buying this again.

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SammiXo on 6/15/2012 6:09:00 PM more reviews by SammiXo

Age: 19-24   Skin: Normal, Medium   Hair: Brunette   Eyes: Brown    

As having lots of good luck with hard candy I wanted to try this out... Worse mistake ever!!! When I applied it to my cheeks it looked nice but when I went to blend it in you could feel the greasyness of it and I couldn't stand the feeling. Also I liked the packaging but you get what you see, very little product.

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*TOP REVIEWER* Miaoudeminou on 5/19/2012 11:06:00 PM more reviews by Miaoudeminou

Age: 25-29   Skin: Acne-prone, Fair-Medium, Cool   Hair: Black, Wavy, Medium   Eyes: Hazel    

I bought one of these Cheek Duos along with a highlighter & bronzer one. All 4 colors do not seem to show. I mean I can get the most color with the highlighter & bronzer but it doesn't last (applied it over my make-up & went to a movie; it was not there after the movie). Also there's the fact that you pay $6/piece and you get maybe an inch of product on each side. WTF is up with that!? Kind of a rip off huh? I am going to give this more time but for now I'm saving my receipt & hoping to get my $12 for both if I'm still not impressed.

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AngelsdoExist on 3/26/2012 8:32:00 PM more reviews by AngelsdoExist

Age: 19-24   Skin: Normal, Fair   Hair: Brunette   Eyes: Hazel    

Looks like the quality of Hard Candy products really plummeted after it went bankrupt and started showing up in Walmarts.... I guess lesson learned- Dont buy makeup from Walmart expecting a lot.

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Dayaa on 3/15/2012 5:07:00 PM more reviews by Dayaa

Age: 18 & Under   Skin: Combination, Fair   Hair: Brown   Eyes: Green    

Ok, so this was my first time buying any Hard Candy products. I was NOT impressed by this, and i honestly don't like it. It is super oily and it does not stay on for more than like an hour. Plus it is SUPER expensive for what you are getting. It cost me like 8$ and its only like an inch of blush on each side. It was not worth it and i would never buy it again. Im going to see if any of their other blushes work for me, but this one was such a let down.

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kwynters on 1/6/2012 9:26:00 PM more reviews by kwynters

Age: 18 & Under   Skin: Sensitive, Medium   Hair: Brunette   Eyes: Hazel    

Okay, so a little disclaimer before I start this review. I LOVE the hard candy cheek tint, BUT I don't like the color of it in the picture. I recommend the shade "in love"...it's much better. I think it's really nice. BUT not the color in the picture above...that doesn't look so great! :/

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crystalnoir on 12/20/2011 10:11:00 AM more reviews by crystalnoir

Age: 18 & Under   Skin: Oily, Olive   Hair: Brunette   Eyes: Brown    

I bought this because the packaging was cute...I should probably stop doing that. Overpriced, doesn't stay on well, and it feels like a glue-stick, quite honestly. This is the first Hard Candy product I've purchased and will probably be the last.

Also, I thought I was getting more blush than this!!! I assumed the product would go well into the middle of the stick, but the actual blush segments are only about an inch thick. So disappointed.

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SkyAlternative on 11/6/2011 1:35:00 AM more reviews by SkyAlternative

Age: 19-24   Skin: Acne-prone, Fair-Medium   Hair: Black   Eyes: Brown    

The packaging is beyond cute but that's where the compliments of this end. This was hardly a cheek tint at all- not at all. I bought "In Love" and the bright reddish pink color showed nothing but grease and shimmer on my face. The other side was the same. I get this is a "tint" but there was no tint at all except shine, grease, and shimmer. Awful product. Not worth the $7 I paid- trash.

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diocelyn on 10/7/2011 7:07:00 PM more reviews by diocelyn

Age: 19-24   Skin: Combination, Medium   Hair: Red   Eyes: Other    

Terrible, harsh, stings on contact, although not unbearably so.
Color looks great in the bottle, but has absolutely no pigment once applied. Lasts no longer than an hour, at best.
Too bad, I will have to keep looking for my perfect blush.

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meowrena on 8/28/2011 2:47:00 AM more reviews by meowrena

Age: 19-24   Skin: Combination, Medium, Warm   Hair: Black, Straight, Fine   Eyes: Brown    

Horrible pigmentation. Very little product for the price ($6-$8) and kind of greasy feeling.

This literally has NO pigmentation. Don't purchase it.

Hard Candy is really good at packaging their products and I feel that all of their time is spent trying to develop attractive packaging rather than making functional products.

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TheTaquito22 on 8/27/2011 2:28:00 PM more reviews by TheTaquito22

Age: 18 & Under   Skin: Combination, Fair   Hair: Brunette   Eyes: Blue    

The packaging is cute and unique, but the product itself is not good. It's greasy, shiny and has little to no pigment. As a cream blush, I find this to be useless.

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*TOP REVIEWER* uraznbabygurl on 8/12/2011 6:07:00 PM more reviews by uraznbabygurl

Age: 19-24   Skin: Very Oily, Fair-Medium, Warm   Hair: Black, Straight, Medium   Eyes: Brown    

I got this in In Love. I didn't realize that this was a cheek TINT until I took it home. So, I then had expectations that this would be sheer. What looked to be a bright coral and a rich bronzy, darkened peach turned out to be practically invisible. Hardly even a tint. Lastly, the texture reminds me of chapstick and not a cream. I guess I should have checked reviews on this before I got it. I will be returning this.

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kaaaching on 8/3/2011 4:41:00 PM more reviews by kaaaching

Age: 18 & Under   Skin: Combination, Tan, Warm   Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Medium   Eyes: Brown    

-_____- <---that face pretty much does all the talking needed but to go in more detail.... this is like putting vaseline on your face HORRIBLE i dont no if its just mine but uugh its disgusting it leaves my face sticky for some tint doesnt last long it smears every where this is the worst blush i ever used ! or maybe its just my color which is "in love" 315

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BrandyAlexander21 on 8/2/2011 12:47:00 AM more reviews by BrandyAlexander21

Age: 25-29   Skin: Dry, Olive   Hair: Black   Eyes: Blue    

I have this in the "Hot Date" colors and I really love it! Yes it doesn't last all day but how many products do unless you use a primer? If you love a product enough you will probably be willing to reapply it once or twice throughout the day, just like a lip gloss.

The colors are great and very easy to blend and give you a great from within glow look. I also use them on my lips sometime for a sheer stained look.

I've used the pink color since before winter and there is still quite a bit left, and now I'm using the dark berry color and it's great. It doesn't look like much product but I use this every time I wear make up and like I said I probably won't have to buy another tube for quite awhile!

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kcmprincess on 7/23/2011 12:31:00 AM more reviews by kcmprincess

Age: 18 & Under   Skin: Normal, Fair   Hair: Brunette   Eyes: Blue    

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r831RAmsHsc I did a video review of this product but I thought I'd type it out as well.


Pigmentation: Not great. The brighter side was alright but the lighter colour had NO pigmentation.
Blending: It is smooth and easy to work with after it's applied.
Texture: Greasy
Longevity: Lasts maybe 30 minutes alone and about 1 hour if set with powder blush.
True to package: Neither of the colours showed up as they appeared. Also, the packaging is deceiving. There isn't as much product as it appears to have.

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