Guerlain Meteorites Perles de Blush in Angelic Radiance

Guerlain has collaborated with Dippin' Dots to bring you the Perles de Blush in Angelic Radiance! That was my initial impression when I received the box o' pearls in the mail, since I had ordered sight unseen.

As a collector of Guerlain limited edition pieces, I was more than disappointed with the presentation and packaging of this blusher, especially since this was one of the few pieces from the Spring collections that I was looking forward to! To begin, it's housed in a cardboard box that -- aside from the beautiful design -- just looks and feels cheap. By no means does 0.45 oz of product in a cardboard packaging warrant a $53 price tag.

But it is what's inside that matters, right? Let's take a look.

To start, each pearl/ball is about half the size of a regular Meteorite pearl, for those of you who are familiar with Guerlain's bestseller. Guerlain claims the blush is "a harmony of 3 pearls: a fuschia (that revives the natural color of the cheeks), an iridescent champagne (that illuminates the curve of the cheekbone), and a rose petal pink (that gently refreshes the complexion.)"

That alone is a good indication that it's difficult to veer into clown-cheeks territory with this product (unless you apply with the included useless puff.) In fact, I find myself having to go into the blusher 2-3 times in order to get a good color pay-off on my light-medium skin. As you can tell from the swatches below, there's only a whisper of color with one pass. It's only after three passes (or a good attack of the pearls), that I'm finally content with the color I get.

Please note that I had used a goat hair brush for these swatches, as I find natural-haired bristles to pick up the color better.

However, once the product goes on, it stays put for most of the day. And by that, I mean easily 10+ hours on primed skin without any fading nor oxidizing! In that regards, it lives up to the quality of Guerlain that I had expected.

I cannot whole-heartedly call Angelic Radiance a must-have -- not by any stretch of the imagination. The color is easily dupable, as much as I hate to admit. I'm sure we all have at least one slightly shimmery medium pink blush in our makeup collection.

 
To be honest, I do wonder how much use I'll get out of this, since it's a hassle to deal with blush delivered in such a way in the mornings. That said, the novelty of blush pearls and the fact that I tend to collect most Guerlain LE offerings makes this a product I'll be keeping.

This blush is still widely available at most department stores. Despite it being the most highly anticipated product from Guerlain's Spring 2015, I think the cardboard packaging paired with the easily dupable shade and the little amount of product has turned many people off from purchasing it.