REVIEW on ETUDE HOUSE Play 101 Blending Pencil
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First there was Pencil, then Stick, and now we have Blending Pencil.
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I don't know how far they will go with the 101 series,
it seems it's keep on expanding!
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The blending stick is designed to help with doing more varied makeup.
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It comes in 25 colours,
and in 4 textures.
I will do the colour tests by different textures.
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These are the creamy texture.
Tey apply softly like cream, and blends in naturally to be used as base, shading, concealer, and brow makeups.
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The colours with creamy textures are
2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15
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They are easy-to-use, not too strong, solid colours based on brown.
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Colour test
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It's certainly creamy.
No.2 has a bit of that apricot colour in it, so it should be great for hiding dark circles under your eye.
No.3, 4, 5 are great for shading.
No.6, 9, 14 are perfect for brow makeups.
No.7 is a toned-down pink, and inmy opinion, great as a blusher.
No.8, 10 are great for darker makeups.
No.15 works as a highlighter, so use it as a point makeup tool on areas around eyes, mouth, etc.
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These are jewel texture pencils.
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As the name suggests,
each contain some glittering pearls,
so depending on the colour you can either use them as a highlighter or shadow.
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The colours with jewel texture are
1, 11, 12, 13.
There should be more coming out, I hope.
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Colour test.
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It's not too shiny, so I think I can use it everyday.
It goes for more of that subtle look than the intense glamour look.
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The next type is jelly texture
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These guys have a glossy texture,
so it allows that fruity lip makeup,
or a glossy blush.
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The colours for this type are
16, 17, 21, 23
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Colour test
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They are subtle differences in each of them.
But they do look similar to each other in the end.
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Overall it's moisturizing look, and as a blusher it gives a clearer-looking feel.
It feels like... jelly, really.
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Last but not least, Velvet.
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The colours are
18, 19, 20, 22, 24, 25
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Looking at the colours, they are for lips or blusher.
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Colour test
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It has the most stiff texture out of four.
These colours do blend well, but they are still stiff.
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Looking at their colours, they are suited for lip makeups.
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I compared with other sticks.
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Leftmost is this product,
and from there it's
Laura Mercier, CLIO, Missha, Mamonde.
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That Mamonde stick is HUGE!
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From the top.
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I use Laura Mercier one a lot, so it's a bit used up.
The design of this product seems easier to use compared to other company's.
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I did shading with No.2,
but it doesn't really show well here.
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I did a makeup with No.4, 11, 13 and gave a pointer with No.1 as highlighter.
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I attached a cheap eyelash I could just get anywhere,
used ARITAUM's Idol Brushliner to get the eyeline,
then used ETUDE's Curl Fix Mascara Strawberry Chocolate Fondue.
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Used ETUDE's Bling Me Prism Look at My Eyes BK803 Idol Choaker
to soften the eyeline, blending them to make it look a tad bit thicker.
Done!
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I didn't use an additional blusher,
and the lip is Play 101 Blending Pencil No.25
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I really love the lip colour here,
but I'm too lazy to use it everyday nowadays...
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I tried to see whether I could do makeup with just the blending pencils
and turns out I can do most makeups without a problem.
They are very versatile,
and I particularly find the velvet ones useful.
They feel like using a matte lip stick.
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I think more colours are coming up later down the line,
and I sure want more of them.
Can't wait to see what other colours they have up their sleeves.
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The ones released here apply really well, smudging is really easy to do,
and stays on for a long time,
but be careful and try not to apply too thick.
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Then again, nothing can be perfect.
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I really have no big qualms about this.
I like it more than 101 Pencils.
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I wish this one has a longer shelf-life however,
a lot of pencil type products harden if you don't use it too often,
making it really difficult use it again.
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I hope this one lasts long!
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Etude House Play 101 Blending Pencil
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