The Lorac Unzipped Cheek Palette ($25 at Ulta.com) was released last year and it's been sitting in my Ulta cart for quite a while. Well, I finally pulled the trigger last week because so many of you guys raved about it after my "What's in my cart at Ulta" post. Since I've only had it for a few days, this will be more of a first impression post than a review but as many of you already know, this palette is worth the hype. It's an Ulta exclusive and is only available online. Let's take a look!
The Unzipped Cheek Palette is packaged in a soft cardboard case with a magnetic closure. It's slim, not too large or bulky and perfect for travel. It also comes with a nice large mirror inside and there are four blush shades...two matte and two shimmer.
- Underrated is a warm medium pink with a matte finish.
- Unashamed is a bright cool-toned pink with a matte finish.
- Unapologetic is a medium rosy brown with a golden sheen.
- Unimaginable is a light peachy pink with a shimmery finish.
Every shade is intensely pigmented, soft, and easy to pick up. I've found myself tapping my brush a lot to make sure I don't go overboard, particularly with the darker shades Unashamed and Unapologetic. Still, they blend so nicely and have a long wear time...about 7-8 hours. They also mix well with each other so you can really play with a few shades at a time. Yesterday I tried wearing Unashamed and I love the cool tone that it has but it was a little bit bright for daytime wear so I toned it down with Underrated on top and it looked gorgeous. The day before, I layered Unimaginable over Unapologetic to add a little more pink to a mostly bronzy shade. So there are a lot of combinations with this palette. I'm sorry I didn't get a chance to take pictures of me wearing these shades, but I'll try to add those to this post as soon as I can. My little guy has been sick all week so it's been hard to get a lot of blogging done.
Overall, if you're a blush palette hoarder like I am, you need this one for your collection! I'm digging these shades for Spring and Summer and this will be a nice little palette to travel with.
You can grab yours now at Ulta.com.