The texture was smooth, almost creamy to the touch, without being too dense or too tight in the pan. It carried well for eight and a half hours before it visibly faded on me.

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Formula overview

$ 25.00 / 0.13 oz. – – $ 192.31 per ounce

The formula is said to have a “silky texture that blends seamlessly and effortlessly builds up color” and is a blush and bronzer combined in terms of effect. The texture was smooth, almost creamy – dense and felt a little plush, but not thick or difficult to pick up with a brush. It actually resulted in more product on my brush than I expected, and it’s not a formula I would describe as buildable.

These were pretty pigmented and a little went a long way, so you should use a lighter hand and a feather-lighter brush to pick up the product for a real, buildable application of the product. They were applied evenly, faded out well, and had a higher sheen, although they didn’t emphasize the natural texture of my skin. The formula stayed good for eight to nine hours before visibly fading.

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ingredients

Mica, caprylic / capric triglyceride, bis-diglyceryl polyacyladipate-2, diisostearyl malate, microcrystalline cellulose, phenyltrimethicone, dimethicone, caffeine, cucumis sativus (cucumber), fruit extract, borago officinaluminis, calcium boron, calcium boron glycylglyin, calcium glycylic glycol, capylitrethyliceth, Tin oxide, calcium sodium borosilicate, synthetic fluorophlogopite, sodium dehydroacetate. May / Peut Contenir (+/-) contain: titanium dioxide (Ci 77891), iron oxide (Ci 77491, Ci 77492, Ci 77499), manganese violet (Ci 77742), Red 7 Lake (Ci 15850).

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