Suqqu Blend Cheeks duos

The Suqqu Blend Cheeks duos were first introduced in A/W07, with the Moss Monochrome collection. Three duos were released with this collection, then one with Kirari (S/S 08) and one with Kokoroiro-Himeaka (A/W08.) Each duo is £36 for 4.5g.

The only one I don't own is 01, Oshagecha, which is a tan and neutral brown duo. This has been used on me in Suqqu makeovers to contour, but I feel it is a little dark for my pale and neutral skin (Suqqu 10, and see here for my other foundation matches.)

From left to right in the picture above:

02 Fuwaridaidai - neutral highlight, apricot blush.

03 Shanarimomo - very pale pink highlight, baby pink blush. The pink blush has very subtle shimmer in it - it gives my skin a beautiful glow, and is very fresh and flattering on pale skin. I also use this duo with the items I bought from the S/S09 Sakurakage collection.

04 Yanwaricha - pale gold highlight with subtle shimmer, light brown blush. This works really well on my skin for a subtle healthy glow, mostly because it is quite sheer like the rest of the Kirari collection.

05 Kasanebeni - neutral highlight, very sheer neutral blush. The blush in this duo is a balance of pink/peach with a very slight touch of beige. This gives barely any discernable colour, even on my skin, but it works well with the stronger eyes and lips from the A/W08 collection. It is less noticeably peachy than 02 Fuwaridaidai, and gives a much more subtle colour.

These blushes are very flattering and easy to apply, working well with the Blend Lipsticks from the various collections. 04 and 05 are sheerer than 02 and 03, but all are quite easy to work with. I do like that Suqqu decided that it was not necessary to release a different Blend Cheeks with Sakurakage, as, according to the sales assistant, existing duos 03 and 05 work well with the Blend Lipsticks from this collection.

I'm considering writing a similar post on the various Blend Lipsticks I own - would this be useful/interesting to anyone? These vary in sheerness, but are almost universally flattering, and very comfortable to wear.