Glossier Cloud Paint Packaging

[Ellabarnett24]

My friend is having trouble using the Glossier Cloud Paint Gel Cream Blush Spark  because of the packaging. Does anyone have suggestions on how to make it easier to use?

[WinglessOne]

@Ellabarnett24  What specific problem is your friend having? Blush won’t come out of tube? Too much comes out? Tube leaks? Something else? 

I’ve used Cloud Paint blushes for years and the only issue I’ve had is product coming out of the tube as soon as I remove the cap, even before I squeeze the tube. To prevent this, I treat my Cloud Paints mostly the same way I treat tubes of oil and acrylic paint: 

• Store Cloud Paint tubes upside down (cap up). Here’s an old photo of some of my Cloud Paints inside one of my acrylic blush drawers: 
  That Lisa Eldridge blush tube is MUCH harder to use than the Cloud Paint tubes, but for a different reason.
• Hold tube upside down or horizontally when removing cap and gently squeezing blush out. 
• Squeeze from the bottom of the tube, not the middle. 

[Ellabarnett24]

@WinglessOne Thank you so much for the helpful information, I will pass it on to her. 

She specifically is having trouble applying the product in a effective and efficient way. Do you have any tips on how to apply it without getting it all over your hands. And she never seems to be able to get the same amount to come out. 

[WinglessOne]

@Ellabarnett24  Hmm… how does she currently apply it? Does she just use her fingers, or has she tried a brush or sponge? 

For cream blushes (Cloud Paint and others), I use either my fingers or a brush. I usually start by dabbing a bit of blush onto my cheek using just one finger. Then I’ll either use that finger (eh, sometimes 2 fingers) to blend out the blush, or grab a brush to blend. The brush needs to have bristles that can handle creams without getting damaged; synthetic or goat hair are ideal. Then I can just wipe my blushed-up finger(s) clean with a makeup wipe or makeup remover + cotton pad. 

If your friend doesn’t wanna get her hands/fingers messy at all, she could put a bit of blush on a makeup palette and then work from that palette. I often use the back of my hand as a palette, but I do also have a few small ones I can wear on my hand. Lemme find a photo of one of ‘em in action… 

Phone camera didn't wanna focus on the dollop of cream (top right photo).

Those acrylic over-the-hand palettes are easy to find at Amazon and elsewhere. There are also stainless steel and silicone palettes. Heck, your friend can even use an old plastic jar lid (or takeout container lid, or yogurt tub lid, etc.) as a palette. Whatever she uses, it’ll keep her hands clean (unless she uses her fingers to blend blush on her cheeks) and she can just clean the palette.