It had a smooth, velvety texture that was clay-like – malleable with a bit of spring, but not wet to the touch. This shade is easy to apply to bare skin and spreads easily along the edges. I also had no problems knocking it on basic products. It lasted eight hours as a blush / bronzer and six hours as an eye shadow.
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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-light 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 creamer powder – it had a bit of spring force, and once I really wiggled my finger in the pan I could feel more of a velvety glide that had a bit of smoothness and creaminess, but it went quickly on mine Skin becoming powdery. It turned into a transfer-resistant finish that was flexible and easy to mix around the edges, but it had enough set and was so quick 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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