A perfect world, err whirled, indeed.
perfectly flushed
Ok, readers. So I admit it – I am not a die hard environmentalist. I drink from plastic water bottles that I promptly toss. I am, at best, lazy about recycling. I feel asleep during An Inconvenient Truth. And horror of horrors! I refuse to pay more for organic foods and instead munch on chemically sprayed apples.
While Kai is inspiring me to try and more eco-friendly, frankly there is only one area of my life that I am consistently anal about being environmentally conscious: skincare. Oh, vanity! You whip my butt into shape, forcing me to consider the previously unthinkable. In the name of my sensitive, Rosacea-plagued skin, I obsessively read labels and use only products that have the purest, most-green ingredients possible. For that reason, I become obsessed with trying out tarte cosmetic’s “a perfect whirled limited-edition natural swirl cheek stain.”
Check out the product description:
A coral-pink and an illuminating seashell-pink cheek stain are infused with our t5 super fruit complex™ and harmoniously swirled together to create a perfectly natural flush. So here’s to life, love and a luminous glow!
The tarte t5 super fruit complex™ is a proprietary blend of the five most active superfruits: goji, acai, maracuja, acerola and pomegranate. The first blend of its kind, the t5 super fruit complex™ is loaded with naturally occurring, antioxidant rich nutrients and vitamins that have been known to deliver refining, anti-aging and skin-restorative benefits with each application.
Now, to be honest I find the supposed antioxidant, anti-aging benefits to be a bunch of gooblyguck. I am not looking to a blush to refine my wrinkles and treat my skin issues, and neither should you. What really pulled me to a perfect whirled is their ingredient checklist:
- fragrance free
- petro chemical free
- paraben free
- phthalate free
- gluten free
- GMO free
- preservative free
- sulfate free
- talc free
That’s right, baby. It’s the sensitive skin jackpot! A cream blush that won’t make me flair up or break out! Score!
The texture is smooth and has a nice cooling effect when applied to your skin. The color? It’s almost identical to the NARS classic, Orgasm, but with a dewy-freshness that powder blushes can’t offer. In fact, for extra staying power, I layer a perfect-whirled on the apples of my cheeks on top of a bit of Orgasm. It’s the best one-two combo I have found that keeps my flush lasting all day.
Oh, and Kai? The packaging is made from recycled materials. My green deed for the day is done.
