Origins • Pinch Your Cheeks • Blush
(135 reviews)
| Average Rating. | 3.6 |
| Would buy this product again. | 60% |
| Package Quality | 2.6 |
| Price | 2.9 |
| Ingredients | |
TD2135 on 1/22/2005 4:56:00 PM more reviews by TD2135
Age: 19-24 Skin: Other Hair: Other Eyes: Other
I have been using this for years & absolutly love it! I think it blends well & leaves a great subtle rosey flush. I would definetly purchase it again!
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*TOP REVIEWER* pixielu on 1/13/2005 2:17:00 PM more reviews by pixielu
Age: 25-29 Skin: Normal, Fair-Medium, Neutral Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Medium Eyes: Green
This left a very nice flushed look on my cheeks. The colour lasted well, but not brilliantly. The packaging wasn't great, it was hard not to squeeze too much out of the tube, so was easy to waste. However I thought it was simple to apply and all in all was a good product. If you like Gel blushers, try Pixi, which I really love!
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lisage on 1/4/2005 1:54:00 PM more reviews by lisage
Age: 30-35 Skin: Combination Hair: Brunette Eyes: Brown
I really like this product. The color is nice and sheer - very natural looking. I also love the size of it. I bought it for my purse and for travel because it is small and easily portable. However, the tube always spits out too much product when removing the cap, which just wastes it.
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lisasurf1 on 12/17/2004 12:47:00 AM more reviews by lisasurf1
Age: 30-35 Skin: Combination Hair: Black Eyes: Black
perfect natural color for me, but the staying power is not so great, though
still love it after all these years
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meesh47 on 11/6/2004 3:46:00 PM more reviews by meesh47
Age: 19-24 Skin: Combination Hair: Brown Eyes: Green
Absolute HG! It never makes me break out, and I have very little natural color in my cheeks, so this makes me look flush-y. Love it!!
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betises_lau on 10/27/2004 11:07:00 AM more reviews by betises_lau
Age: 25-29 Skin: Dry Hair: Blond Eyes: Blue
I have a love/hate relationship with Pinch your cheeks! I have been using it for 3 years and think this is the only blusher that will not stain your pillow or your hubby's clothes, and also the only giving this ultra-natural glow (on my fair skintone it looks exactly like a natural blushing, and everyone thinks I am of these healthy scandinavian beauties. i confess I am actually very pale) BUT I must say that metal tube is way too cheap for what it contains. I always press it too hard when it's new and end up with days of overflowing gel whenever I open it! Bear in mind this is a stain product, it will just give you that pink color, but doesn't have any sparkle or light diffusing ingredient. I use it ever day under my free powder, without foundation and one tube usually lasts me 5 to 6 months. Good for everyday, not for the evening, in my opinion.
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ourjuliet on 10/24/2004 4:54:00 PM more reviews by ourjuliet
Age: 30-35 Skin: Dry Hair: Brown Eyes: Green
I can not smile through the day without this product! It is the ONLY natural flush I've ever found (compared to Benefit Benetint, it wins hands-down). I've been using it for about 4 years now, and although I use it every single day...I'm only on my 4th tube. A little pinch really does do ya (making its counter price a real steal)! I personally use it as a swipe of "faux sun" across my nose and forehead...and it makes me look like I got just a touch of sun the day before. My ONLY complaint is that the tube gets air bubbles in it, so it occasionally "burps" out a little more product than I wanted (and I don't like wasting my favorite gel). Otherwise, this is my HG item! To reference coloring, I have red hair with fair skin (but very few freckles) and green eyes. The color works perfectly on my skin.
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lisasurf1 on 10/5/2004 4:17:00 PM more reviews by lisasurf1
Age: 30-35 Skin: Combination Hair: Black Eyes: Black
perfect natural color for me, but the staying power is not so great, though
still love it after all these years
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*TOP REVIEWER* bacorn08 on 9/28/2004 4:56:00 PM more reviews by bacorn08
Age: 19-24 Skin: Oily, Fair-Medium Hair: Blond, Straight, Fine Eyes: Blue
When I tried this at the Origins counter, I loved it...However, when I received it in a swap it didn't look as good as I was hoping. Maybe the lights make it look better...The tube is tiny, and although a little goes a little way the smallness of it is totally obnoxious. But anyways, I'm not too impressed, and I already swapped away my Clinique Black Honey Gel Blush. Oh well! I am totally addicted to Origins Brush on Color now!
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vflorestano on 9/3/2004 1:33:00 AM more reviews by vflorestano
Age: 36-43 Skin: Combination, Medium Hair: Brown Eyes: Green
Great product. Color lasts all day for me - I have combo/oily skin, but if you are moisturized right, it will go on smoothly and give a nice, versatile all-day color. But, blend quickly and wash your hands quickly or it will stain -- that's what makes it last!
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trishny on 8/12/2004 11:13:00 AM more reviews by trishny
Age: 25-29 Skin: Combination Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown
I've used this sometime bad and never enjoyed a moment using it. First, the tube got squashed in my make-up bag and went out of shape. The texture was hard to manage and I ended up with streaks.
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Ruca88 on 8/4/2004 7:40:00 PM more reviews by Ruca88
Age: 19-24 Skin: Very Oily Hair: Red Eyes: Blue
This is a really good product but I personally cannot use any blush thats not a powder because my skin is oily. However, if my skin were a bit drier I would adore it. It adds a very natural looking flush that looks very cute. Just be careful to blend it quickly or you'll end up streaky!
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*TOP REVIEWER* kedves on 7/21/2004 11:31:00 AM more reviews by kedves
Age: Unknown Skin: Normal Hair: Other Eyes: Other
It's a good product, but not for every skin tone or type. I'm pale with dark hair and eyes, and for me, it's much too bright, dark, and concentrated in pigment. I want to look slightly flushed, not dangerously feverish. I'm a blush junkie and have tried many, but I prefer Bonne Bell gel blushes for their color choice and sheerness. If Origins introduced more colors in this product, I might try it again. I give it a "B" (4 out of 5).
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neverquiteknow on 6/3/2004 2:51:00 PM more reviews by neverquiteknow
Age: 25-29 Skin: Combination Hair: Brunette Eyes: Brown
This gives you a natural flush but the packaging is aweful. The metal tube forces you to squeeze out more product than you want. I don't think I would try this again.
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lola_lola on 5/17/2004 3:49:00 PM more reviews by lola_lola
Age: 30-35 Skin: Combination Hair: Black Eyes: Brown
I have to admit, I am an Origins junkie. But even then, having tried other cheek flush gels, this is my HG of them all! The key is in the application and prep before. First, moisturize your skin!!! I will recommend Origins Make a Difference, but that's just me!! ;) Then, lightly squeeze out a teeny little dot, about an eighth of an inch in diameter, in your left finger (if you're righthanded), and with your right finger, pick up half of the dot and blend in circular motions over the apples of your cheeks. Smile to find the top of your cheek apples! Smile anyway, gorgeous girls!!! You can build up on the colour if you like. This great product always, ALWAYS, makes me look like I've been exercising all day, or something else, winkwink!!! If you're not yet convinced, the first time i wore this (years ago) a beautiful boy I had a secret crush on told me I was looking particularly pretty that day... The cheek gel is still mine, the boy I let go, but that's another story for another website... Hope this helps!
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dianeelisabeth on 5/17/2004 8:54:00 AM more reviews by dianeelisabeth
Age: 25-29 Skin: Other Hair: Other Eyes: Other
This is the best of all the cheek blush products I have found. With the exception of an absolutely amazing limited edition one that Lancome did in 1999/2000 - bring it back Lancome, they haven't. It had a really nice shimmer to it, added a bit of depth. Benefit nor Origins do this, however, I prefer the Origins Pinch Your Cheeks to the Benefit one - and I usually love Benefit.
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lipfetish on 4/26/2004 3:24:00 AM more reviews by lipfetish
Age: 19-24 Skin: Combination Hair: Black Eyes: Black
For me, Origins Pinch Your Cheeks does exactly that -- it gives my cheeks a natural, flushed look that's nearly identical to the one I get from blushing or exercise. The natural look and the fact that it stays on the whole day are what I love about this gel blush.
I think a lot of dissatisfaction that people have with this blush can be eased by proper application. Firstly, applying moisturizer before putting on this blush helps a great, great deal. It WILL come out uneven if you try to apply it to dry cheeks and it's so much easier to blend it into moisturized skin. If you want a matte look, just pat on some powder afterwards. Secondly, once you twist open the cover, you don't really need to squeeze the tube anymore. Some product will usually come out and that's enough for your use. If nothing comes out, just squeeze the end of the tube very lightly. The exception to this is the first time you open the tube, and I don't think it can be helped that too much product will come out. But after that it ought to be ok.
It's a bit pricey, but then the tiny tube lasts me the more than a year (a little goes a long way) so it's alright.
(Fortunately for me, we have a local brand here called Bench that makes a great liquid blush at 1/6th the price, so as long as I can buy that, I'm not getting any more tubes of Pinch Your Cheeks.)
All of that said, I think that gel blushes are not for everybody and this review is just meant to help out those who use them.
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Jengrimes77 on 4/2/2004 12:45:00 AM more reviews by Jengrimes77
Age: 25-29 Skin: Combination Hair: Brunette Eyes: Brown
I am not sure if I am a candidate for these cheek tinting things. I am going to try Benefit's at the counter, and, if I don't like that, I am done with them.
The packaging on this was bad. It leaked all over my makeup bag.
It just makes my face look like a bad kinda red.
I liked putting it on my lips, though.
One of those interesting products where you really want to like it, but, then, it doesn't work out.
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*TOP REVIEWER* dumpling on 3/2/2004 9:30:00 AM more reviews by dumpling
Age: 30-35 Skin: Other Hair: Other Eyes: Other
Used to love this as it was the original sheer berry stain. But the tube is awful, stuff keeps coming out it is such a waste & considering how teeny tiny that little tube is & at that price (about £10) it really is an issue. On the positive side I believe the colour & application is better than Benetint or Lorac or all those expensive imitaters with the exception of MAC's which are the very best IMO , with Clinique a respectable 2nd .
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*TOP REVIEWER* kristenb on 2/24/2004 12:04:00 PM more reviews by kristenb
Age: 25-29 Skin: Combination Hair: Blond Eyes: Green
I may buy this product again because its been so long since i tried it, and since im more of an expert in applying my makeup now, maybe i should give it another chance. however, this is really hard to apply because you have to blend it fast...over foundation it sort of streaks and looks a bit dirty. but the healthy glow you get IF its applied right is really pretty, sort of pinkish-red. very wintery color...