Beauty Care: Vieve Cherub Sunset Blush Review & Swatches

Cherub

Vieve Cherub Sunset Blush ($32.00 for 0.18 oz.) is a brighter, medium-dark pink with subtle, warm undertones and a semi-matte finish. It had semi-opaque, buildable pigmentation paired with a slightly thinner, drier consistency that was somewhat powdery but lacked the blendability that would be ideal for a blush formula.

I found that the powder tended to stick strongly wherever initially applied and had trouble diffusing and spreading it out. It wore well for eight hours before fading visibly on me.

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

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Formula Overview

$32.00/0.18 oz. - $177.78 Per Ounce

The formula is supposed to have "high colour pay off" but be "easy to build and blend." The pigmentation was semi-opaque to opaque, buildable, and I'd argue that they were pigmented enough where it wasn't "easy" to build up as the color tended to sit where initially applied and wasn't as readily spread out and diffused as top tier blush formulas are.

The finish was more satin to semi-matte, so not overtly shimmery (except one shade, at the time of review), but not a true matte finish either. The consistency was fairly soft, slightly drier and thinner, with light to moderate powderiness in the pan. It was a decent blush formula but not the most blendable and was most forgiving applied over a matte base (whether set with powder, drier skin, etc.). The thinner/drier feel made it more prone to emphasizing skin texture (like any flakiness).

Most shades lasted seven to eight hours on me before showing signs of fading.

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Ingredients

TALC, MICA, CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, BIS-DIGLYCERYL POLYACYLADIPATE-2, SILICA, BORON NITRIDE, DIMETHICONE, NYLON-12, CALCIUM ALUMINIUM BOROSILICATE, CALCIUM SODIUM BOROSILICATE, SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE, SODIUM DEHYDROACETATE, PHENOXYETHANOL, TROPOLONE, TIN OXIDE, TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891), IRON OXIDES (CI 77492), BLUE 1 LAKE (CI 42090), RED 7 LAKE (CI 15850)

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