Beauty Care: Gucci Intense Plum (09) Luminous Matte Blush Review & Swatches

Intense Plum (09)

Gucci Beauty Intense Plum (09) Luminous Matte Blush ($49.00 for 0.19 oz.) is a vivid, medium pinky-red with cool undertones and a satin finish.

Semi-opaque, buildable pigmentation
Finely-milled, silky-smooth without being powdery
Applied evenly and blended out very easily
Long-wearing (9 hours before fading noticeably)

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

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Formula Overview

$49.00/0.19 oz. - $257.89 Per Ounce

The formula is supposed to have "buildable, long-lasting color," which was somewhat true. I'd argue that they were pigmented enough that using a light-to-moderate hand was key to getting more buildable color application, but they were very blendable and more forgiving if one went overboard with the initial application of product.

The blushes had a smooth, silky texture that was thin without being clingy, so the powder picked up evenly with a brush and deposited for even, blended color with little effort. They wore around eight hours on average.

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Ingredients

Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, C30-45 Alkyl Dimethicone, Silica, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Mica, Sorbitan Isostearate, C20-24 Alkyl Dimethicone, Ethylhexylglycerin, Caprylyl Glycol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, C20-24 Olefin, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Parfum/Fragrance, Limonene, Zinc Stearate, Linalool, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Benzyl Salicylate, Citronellol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Rosa Hybrid Flower Extract, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Citric Acid, [May Contain/Peut Contenir/(+/-): Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Carmine (CI 75470), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Blue 1 Lake (CI 42090), Yellow 5 Lake (CI 19140)]

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