Beauty Care: Mented Cosmetics Berried Away Blush Review & Swatches

Berried Away

Mented Cosmetics Berried Away Blush ($22.00 for 0.20 oz.) is a rich, raspberry red with cool undertones and a matte finish. It had opaque color coverage with little product, though the brand marketed it as both buildable and pigmented (always confusing to me!) but I defer to achieving pigmentation (typically “harder” to achieve).

The texture was smooth enough but there was a dryness present throughout the powder that seemed less ideal to for blending out to an even finish on my slightly dry skin. I had better luck applying it over a lightly set, more luminous base than over dry skin or matte foundation. It wore well for eight hours before fading visibly.

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

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Formula Overview

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The formula is supposed to be "blendable, buildable" and "most importantly, pigmented." The color coverage was nearly opaque to opaque, but the texture was more forgiving--not so soft that it was difficult to pick up less product, but it definitely wasn't inherently buildable. If I used a less-dense brush, I had no trouble getting a sheerer level of coverage that I could build up or further blend out.

On my slightly drier skin (at least, at the time of testing), the formula wasn't as blendable or as flattering to wear as it seemed to emphasize dryness. The formula was easiest to apply and blend out over a more luminous base that was lightly set with translucent powder, but it wasn't ideal over a more matte foundation or over my bare skin. The blushes lasted seven to eight hours on my skin before showing fading.

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Ingredients

Talc, Mica, Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate, Dimethicone, Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, Zinc Stearate, Capryloyl Glycine, Undecylenoyl Glycine, Polybutene, Octyldodecanol, Silica, Tin Oxide, Tocopherol, Lecithin, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Glyceryl Stearate, Glyceryl Oleate, Citric Acid, Water May Contain: Iron Oxides (CI 77491), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Bismuth Oxychloride (CI 77163), Manganese Violet (CI 77742), Red 7 Lake (CI 15850), Ultramarines (CI 77007).

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