Cool Brown (20)
Giorgio Armani Cool Brown (20) Neo Nude Melting Color BalmGiorgio Armani Cool Brown (20) Neo Nude Melting Color Balm ($ 38.00 for 0.12 oz.) Is a light brown with subtle, warm undertones and a matte finish. It had a semi-opaque, buildable paint release that was applied with a fingertip and a semi-transparent, buildable coverage that was applied with a brush.
The texture was smooth, velvety in its lubricity and feel, which made it clay-like – drier to the touch, but malleable. The color is applied evenly to bare skin and can be easily blended on both bare skin and complexion products. It lasted eight hours as a cheek product and six hours as an eyeshadow product.
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Formula overview
$ 38.00 / 0.12 oz. – $ 316.67 per ounce
The formula is said to have “buildable” coverage that is “light, natural” and “blends seamlessly” with the skin. It is listed primarily as a cream blush but can also be used on “eyes for a touch of color”.
The pigmentation ranged from medium to semi-opaque buildable coverage, but they were more pigmented than translucent or “washy” so you should use a lighter hand or feather-lighter brush to get more wash of the color. As expected, they are more intense when applied with the fingertip than with the brush.
The consistency was like a drier cream powder – it had a bit of spring force, and when I really swirled my finger around in the pan, I could feel more of a velvety glide that had a bit of smoothness and creaminess, but it quickly got powdery on my skin will. It turned out to be a transfer-resistant finish that was flexible and blended easily along the edges, but it had enough set and was quick enough that I would recommend working one area at a time.
I was able to apply the product on both bare skin and foundation without the formula tending to lift base products, although it definitely worked better with less emollient complexion products. The products typically lasted about eight hours on the cheeks / face while they lasted about six hours on my eyes.
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ingredients
Mica • DIMETHICON • DICAPRYLYL CARBONATE • CI 77891 / TITANIUM DIOXIDE • DIMETHICONE / VINYL DIMETHICONE CROSSPOLYMER • PHENYLTRIMETHICONE • HYDROGENATED POLYDECENE • CI 77492 / IRONIC OXIDONE 77491 / OXYGEN • 77491 / OXYGEN • 77491 / IRON OXIDONE 774974 / IRON OXIDONE 774974 / IRON OXIDONE 77491 / IRON OXIDONE 77491 / IRON OXIDONE 774974 IRON OXIDONE OXIDONE 77491 / IRON OXIDONE 774974 IRON OXIDONE 77491 / IRON OXIDONE 77491 / IRON OXIDONE 774974 IRON OXIDONE 77491 / IRONE OXIDONE 774974 IRON OXIDONE IRON OXIDONE 77491 / IRON OXIDONE 774974 IRONONE OXIDONE CI 77491 2-HEXANEDIOL • GLYCERYLCAPRYLATE • ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE • TRIETHOXYCAPRYLYLSILANE • ISOCETETH-10 • METHICONE • TOCOPHEROL
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