100% Pure Fruit Pigmented Blush in Strawberry

I was recently given the opportunity to try a product from Charleston Naturally, an online high end natural cosmetics retailer based in Charleston, South Carolina. I jumped at the chance to try a blush from 100% Pure. I was already impressed with the ingredients and performance of the brand's pressed eyeshadows, so I had high expectations for their pressed blush.

And once again, they delivered. No matter how used to loose products I get, I can't deny how nice it is to use a pressed one. They are so convenient, way less messy and it is so much easier to get just the right amount of product on your brush. The formula is super smooth and soft, and the color is gorgeous too. It looks pretty bright, but on the cheeks it gives that really nice, natural looking flush. I even swipe a tiny bit around my hairline and forehead to give my face some color. The shade is a slightly cool pink. It can look very bright or subdued and natural, depending on how heavily it is applied. It would work on many skin tones. 

I have discussed in other posts how natural pressed products almost always have a high end price tag, and at $25, this blush is no exception. Unfortunately, you kind of have to accept higher price point for pressed products if you want truly natural ingredients. This is one of the few brands that makes pressed powders without "cones" (silicone, dimethicone, etc.). On top of that, it doesn't even contain titanium dioxide or iron oxides. In place, the color comes from organic fruit pigments. The only inorganic (as in not from a biological origin) ingredient is mica. So it really is worth it considering the super natural ingredients and pretty metal mirrored packaging. I hope to snag more of their pressed products, like the matching highlighting powder in the future!

Ingredients: Fruit Pigments of Organic Blackberry, Organic Pomegrante, Organic Cranberry, Organic Raspberry, Organic Strawberry, and Organic Cherry, Organic Rice Starch, Organic Rosehip Oil, Organic Avocado Butter, Organic Cocoa Butter, Organic Flax seed Oil, Goji Berry Extract, Vitamin E (a-tocopherol), Vitamin C (ascorbyl palmitate), Mica.

Where to buy: $25 at charlestonnaturally.com ($20 with 20% coupon CN20). The 20% off coupon is a great way to get products from 100% Pure, Dr. Hauschka, Suki, Intelligent Nutrients and more at a discount!

Disclosure: Product was sent to me as a PR sample. Opinions are my own and I am not being compensated in any way.