Melt Cosmetics Polished Cream BlushlightMelt Cosmetics Polished Cream Blushlight ($ 22.00 for 0.14 oz.) Is a darker pink coral with moderate, warm undertones and subtle pearls in a natural finish. It was richly pigmented where a little went a long way, and with the smoother texture, it was easier to build up than it was to diffuse and fade out when overly applied.
The consistency was creamy, smooth and pliable with good spreadability and mixability as it neither looked like it had set in my skin nor lifted base products when I tested them over the foundation. With this shade, I found that a brush gave me more even, blended results with less effort (this is how I applied it for actual wear; in the photos I used fingertips and I have some post-acne markings that make it look like) leave a little less than it was to my eye personally – sorry for the condition of my skin!). I felt like fingertips were working fine, but it just took a little longer to get the best result. It stayed well for eight and a half hours before showing signs of fading.
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Formula overview
$ 22.00 / 0.14 oz. – – $ 157.14 per ounce
The product is primarily marketed as a cream blush, but the brand also stated that it can be applied to the lips as well, with some colors acting as cream eyeshadow for a monochrome look. There was nothing about the coverage that I could find, even though the brand’s swatches – both live and in promotional imagery – were opaque.
The formula was light, moderately pliable, and slightly gelatinous, which made it spread better on bare skin and base products. Most paints did not tend to lift base products and worked well with both fingertips and brushes to apply.
Since the formula was more pigmented with most shades from semi-opaque to fully opaque, I found brushes were especially good for a sharper, more diffuse application, especially around the edges. If you want a sharper effect I would recommend using less product and building more, as these are more pigmented than most cream-based blushes.
They dried off to a more transfer-resistant finish so they didn’t soften, which helped them last longer on my skin. They could still be faded out after drying, and if I rubbed a fingertip the product would carry over, but the color didn’t lift off when I had to brush stray eyelashes or hair off my face (as examples). They still had a natural sheen on my skin, less than damp but definitely not dull either!
On average, they lasted eight hours with me, with a few shades that lasted a tad longer. I found that the shimmerless shades lasted a little longer than the shimmery shades, which were also smoother in the pan.
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ingredients
Isoamyl laurate, isononyl isononanoate, polyglyceryl 2-triisostearate, mica, polyethylene-, octyldodecanol, SILICA, behenyl dimethicone, tribehenin, dimethicone / vinyl dimethicone cross polymer, talc, disteardimonium hectorite, PARFUM / FRAGRYLBENANCE, tozo-tocopher. MAY CONTAIN: TITANIUM DIOXIDE CI 77891, IRON OXIDE CI 77491, IRON OXIDE CI 77499, RED 28 SEE CI 45410, YELLOW 5 SEE CI 19140.
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