Rimmel London 3 in 1 blush - Spring Flower

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It is not unusual for me to see a product on a blog, vow to purchase it and then put it off for months (even years sometimes) as I discover 'bigger and better' things to spend my money on. Every time I purchase one of those 'bigger and better' things, I love it for a while and then remember how much I really want this one product, as though the other purchases were simply temporary distractions along the way.

This Rimmel London 3 in 1 blush in the shade Spring Flower was one of those products that I wanted so badly for so long but just never got around to purchasing. I don't know why really, considering it's not terribly expensive and there was no real reason why I couldn't have just purchased it straight away, but it didn't make it into my collection until about a month ago, perhaps slightly longer.

As I spent so many months thinking about it but not ever using it, I talked myself into thinking that it was going to be the greatest thing since the invention of the wheel, and it basically earned HG status without me having even tried it. No matter how good it turned out to be, I guess I had built it up so much that it was only ever going to come as a disappointment.

I'd seen a couple of positive reviews on Rimmel blushes in the more recent months so it wasn't like I was completely weird to have thought this blush was going to be awesome, but I really, really wasn't impressed with this one.

The pigmentation is hopeless. As you can see in the pictures, when I attempted to swatch it using my fingers there was just no colour payoff whatsoever, let alone trying to use a brush for application. The lightest of the three shades appears to be all white shimmer and no colour - certainly not the kind of blush shade I was hoping for. The middle shade, a peachy pink, is also quite frosty/cool looking and a huge disappointment. The third, darkest shade, appears as a rosy pink and has the highest level of pigmentation. All mixed together they become a light pink, almost on the peachy side. 

I have seen glowing reviews regarding the pigmentation, so I am wondering if maybe I just got a dud. I've seen really heavy swatches for this, but no matter how hard I tried or how many times I went over and over my swatches, I just couldn't build up the colour to a good standard.

When I apply it to my face with a brush, you can see the blush. It is there, visible and all, but in comparison to some of my other favourite blushes this is just not even close. As it has a bit of shimmer in it, it becomes more noticeable when it catches the light but I also feel it becomes a little frosty too. 

The lasting power is pretty poor - it lasts about two hours before it fades and I am unsure as to whether it is still on. I think this is primarily because I am unable to get a decent amount of colour when I apply it initially and therefore the slightest fading makes it look like it is completely gone.

It is quite a chalky texture, more so the lightest shade than the others. I don't feel as though it applies well on the skin and I struggle to get it to blend nicely (a problem I never have with powder blushes).

In terms of the packaging, I really like the size and design, and I think the blush itself looks lovely. It comes with a pathetic little brush that I wouldn't dream of using. It still baffles me as to why companies include adding these useless brushes in.

When it comes down to it, had I not convinced myself that this was going to be the greatest blush ever created, I probably would have liked this a lot more. The pigmentation (or rather lack of) is my biggest problem with this, especially as I have seen other swatches that indicate otherwise.

Unfortunately I can only give this blush 6/10. A huge disappointment, although I will use this regularly as opposed to discarding it.