Beauty Care: Milk Makeup Beyond Bionic Blush Review & Swatches

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Milk Makeup Beyond Bionic Liquid Blush ($20.00 for 0.27 oz.) is a medium-dark plum with subtle, warm undertones and a mostly matte finish. It felt like a very fluid gel as it was almost runny initially, but once applied and blended out on my skin, it dried down entirely to a transfer-resistant, near-matte finish. There was plenty of time to work, so I ended up finding it easier to apply some to the back of my hand and giving it a little time to dry out before applying as this gave me more control over placement.

It had sheer coverage, just as marketed, that could be built up. I do find that sheerer coverage products like this tend to emphasize the unevenness in my skin, so any patchiness that you may be seeing I can assure you is the state of my actual skin, not the blush’s fault! This shade lasted well for eight hours before fading a bit.

FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).

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Formula Overview

$20.00/0.27 oz. - $74.07 Per Ounce

The blush is supposed "sheer" and buildable while feeling "weightless" and have a "powdery finish." It was a very fluid, liquid-based formula initially, but it quickly dried down to a fully flat, matte finish that was transfer-resistant--I was quite surprised at just how much it dried down given how fluid it felt initially.

The four shades released were sheerer and more buildable, as promised, and they were fairly easy to work with. The only issue I had was that the consistency was almost overly fluid and made it harder to apply in smaller areas/with precision while still getting visible color. I preferred putting a bit on the back of my hand, then using a stippling brush to pick up and swirl on my cheeks to help "cheat" the drying time by a bit.

They wore between eight and nine hours on me before fading visibly.

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Ingredients

Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Silica, Kaolin, Oleic/Linoleic/Linolenic Polyglycerides, C9-12 Alkane, Tribehenin, VP/Hexadecene Copolymer, Octyldodecanol, VP/Eicosene Copolymer, Glyceryl Rosinate, Tocopherol, Ascorbyl Palmitate, sr-Hydrozoan Polypeptide-1, Ganoderma Lucidum (Mushroom) Stem Extract, Tremella Fuciformis Sporocarp Extract, Candelilla Cera/Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax/Cire de candelilla, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Sodium Hyaluronate, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Mica, Aqua/Water/Eau, Citric Acid, Caprylyl Glycol, Potassium Sorbate, Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77499), Red 7 Lake (CI 15850).

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