Beauty Care: ColourPop Silence Pressed Powder Blush Review & Swatches

Silence

ColourPop Silence Pressed Powder Blush ($10.00 for 0.28 oz.) is a bright, medium red with subtle, warm undertones and a matte finish. I was impressed by how easily this blended out at sheerer coverage!

Medium, buildable coverage as marketed
Finely-milled, somewhat powdery
Picked up evenly with a brush and blended out well on cheeks
Long-wearing (8.5 hours before fading noticeably)

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

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Formula Overview

$10.00/0.28 oz. - $35.71 Per Ounce

The formula is supposed to go on "smoothly" and have a "natural and healthy flush" that has "long wear" and "can be layered to your desired intensity." It is a lightly to moderately powdery powder blush with semi-sheer to semi-opaque, buildable color payoff. The consistency has a drier, thinner feel and though it feels silky to the touch, I found it the type of powder blush can be tricky to blend out evenly on the skin, depending on one's skin type or base preferences. The drier the skin/base, the better the formula would blend, but any natural oils or slip caused the blush to go on unevenly and was difficult to blend out. The wear was between seven and eight hours on me on average.

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