Hello beautiful.

I recently decided to go all in on a full face of Flower Beauty. I’ll be honest and admit that the brand had never really pulled me in until recently. I happened to be browsing the beauty isles at Walmart when I saw that the Flower Beauty section was dwindling to almost nothing. I thought maybe the brand hadn’t done well and Drew Barrymore was on to other antrepreneurial adventures. Standing in the isle, I googled, “Where can I buy Flower Beauty”, and found that the brand will no longer be sold in Walmart stores, but will be available from the Flower Beauty website, and are also available on Amazon. Because there were a few lonely Flower Beauty makeup brushes on the shelf, I decided to give them a good home, and quickly fell in love. The next day I placed my first Flower Beauty order online.

I can’t say every single product I used was a smashing success, but I have to hand it to Drew Barrymore, the creator of Flower Beauty, and her team; they have done a fantastic job curating products that not only look beautiful on young skin, but also work wonderfully on mature skin as well. This isn’t the case with all brands, so I do appreciate a brand that takes aging skin into consideration.

There was nothing in the Flower Beauty collection that I hated. There was nothing that didn’t perform well. The price point is great for what feels more like a luxury product than a drug store brand; maybe that’s why they moved away from Walmart. I’m in no way paid to say these things. This is my own opinion on products I paid for myself. Here are the things that definitely stood our for me as hits in the Flower Beauty lineup.

• Flower Beauty Light Illusions Foundation $14 – I have paid three times this for foundation that performed half as well as Light Illusions. The foundation claims to be long wearing and luminous with a nude skin feel. It also has an SPF of 18, although not heavy on the UV protection, it’s a nice pairing to a good facial Sunscreen (I love the Elta MD UV Daily Tinted. It’s my ride or die sunscreen for the face.)
• Flower Beauty Light Illusions Concealer $10 – This is a great concealer for anyone that wants their under eyes to look hydrated and smooth. I’ve used so many concealers that are so heavily pigmented and matte that they instantly cake to the skin under the eye. That type of concealer might be fantastic for women in their 20’s and early 30’s, but once our skin starts to mature, it needs more nourishment, hydration, and a slightly less intensely pigmented concealer. This concealer does the job for women of all ages, but I especially appreciate that it’s easy on the wrinkles around the eyes. The downside to these products is that you’re not able to test them in a store to determine what shade is best for you, and unfortunately the concealer I purchased was a little too yellow in it’s undertone than I would normally prefer, but the formula is wonderful and I’ll definitely try to get as much use out of it as I can, even though the undertone is a little off for me.
• Flower Blush Bomb $10 – This blush is absolutely beautiful!!! If there is a shining star in the Flower Beauty collection, it’s the blush bomb. This soft cream blush blends into the skin like a dream to give a flawless flush to the cheeks. I’m obsessed with this blush in the color pinched! It literally gives the cheeks just a gorgeous hint of a flush that is so pretty. I really hope this is a product that stays in the collection for years to come, because it’s one of my very favorite blush formulas of all time.
• Flower Heatwave Bronzer $9 – At first glance I thought this bronzer was going to have too much sheen for my taste, which usually means it emphasizes enlarged pores. That wasn’t the case at all. The subtle marbling of sheen in the bronzer adds a pretty sheen without being too intense or overpowering. The texture is smooth and bendable. I’ll definitely get full use out of this bronzer, which I am truly surprised I’m saying. I’d almost decided before I had even used it that I wouldn’t like it. Shame on me for not having an open mind. 🙂
• Flower Lift and Sculpt Contour Palette $14 – So, if you prefer a matte bronzer, which I often do, the Flower Lift and Sculpt Contour Palette has a beautiful bronzer/contour color, a lovely blush, and very usable highlight. At first glance I thought the highlight would go onto the skin looking too gold/yellow for my preference, but it really provided a gorgeous glow to the highpoint of the face that is much prettier than the way the color looks in the pan. I like to layer my cream blush with a little bit of setting powder and then a light dusting of powder blush, so this palette was perfect as reinforcement. On the days I’m in a hurry, this will be a palette I reach for.

Although all the Flower Beauty items I tried were very good, these are the things that really stood out to me as things I’ll use up and possibly buy again. If you’re interested here’s a video of how I put the Flower Beauty makeup to work on my 48 year old skin.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrKUGx0_rgc

Have you used Flower Beauty? What were your thoughts? I’d love to hear what products you have loved and what your overall thoughts are on the brand. Feel free to comment below.

Hugs and well wishes,

Stacy