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Make Up For Ever Cheerful Burgundy (418) Rouge Artist Lipstick (2020)Make Up For Ever Cheerful Burgundy (418) Rouge Artist Lipstick (2020) ($23.00 for 0.11 oz.) is a deep, rusty red with moderate, warm undertones and a satin finish. It had semi-opaque pigmentation, which was buildable on most of my lips, but it was sheerer and overly emollient on the inner area of my lips.
The consistency felt lightweight, thin, and more velvety, but it had moderate slip, which made it more prone to emphasizing my lip texture. It stayed on well for five hours and felt lightly hydrating.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
$23.00/0.11 oz. - $209.09 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to "blur, smooth, and hydrate" with "intensity of a matte and the comfort of a cream" and delivers "ultra-pigment[ation]." The consistency reminded me of the more new-school "matte" formulas that feel velvety without wetness/shine--the ones that feel more silicone-heavy and primer-like, which are often thinner, too. I'd say that the new Rouge Artist formula has a little more traditional creaminess, so there was a satin shine (which was as marketed--satin finish!).
The consistency was smooth, lightweight, and thin without feeling clingy. In the close-up photos, there were several shades that looked like there were little bits scattered on my lips, almost like it had pilled, though I didn't feel it when I pressed my lips together and couldn't see it in person.
They had mostly opaque to opaque color coverage in a single layer. Most shades applied evenly and sat well enough on my lips, though there were some that emphasized my lip lines slightly. They wore for four to six hours on me with some of the very rich, deeper shades lasting a little longer than that. The formula felt mostly non-drying to lightly hydrating to me.
There was a sweet, slightly floral scent that was noticeable on for the first few minutes, but I didn't notice any taste.
Browse all of our Make Up For Ever Rouge Artist Lipstick (2020) swatches.
Make Up For Ever Mighty Maroon (420) Rouge Artist Lipstick (2020)Make Up For Ever Mighty Maroon (420) Rouge Artist Lipstick (2020) ($23.00 for 0.11 oz.) is a medium-dark burgundy with warmer undertones and a satin sheen. It had medium to semi-opaque pigmentation, which applied somewhat evenly, but the product did not seem to be mixed appropriately as I got little clumps of product all over my lips–visible in the close-up photo and not really noticeable nor something I could feel if I pressed my lips… but a great formula does not look that way on, close-up or not.
The texture was lightly creamy, thin but not clingy, and had moderate slip. It lasted for five hours and felt lightly moisturizing over time.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
$23.00/0.11 oz. - $209.09 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to "blur, smooth, and hydrate" with "intensity of a matte and the comfort of a cream" and delivers "ultra-pigment[ation]." The consistency reminded me of the more new-school "matte" formulas that feel velvety without wetness/shine--the ones that feel more silicone-heavy and primer-like, which are often thinner, too. I'd say that the new Rouge Artist formula has a little more traditional creaminess, so there was a satin shine (which was as marketed--satin finish!).
The consistency was smooth, lightweight, and thin without feeling clingy. In the close-up photos, there were several shades that looked like there were little bits scattered on my lips, almost like it had pilled, though I didn't feel it when I pressed my lips together and couldn't see it in person.
They had mostly opaque to opaque color coverage in a single layer. Most shades applied evenly and sat well enough on my lips, though there were some that emphasized my lip lines slightly. They wore for four to six hours on me with some of the very rich, deeper shades lasting a little longer than that. The formula felt mostly non-drying to lightly hydrating to me.
There was a sweet, slightly floral scent that was noticeable on for the first few minutes, but I didn't notice any taste.
Browse all of our Make Up For Ever Rouge Artist Lipstick (2020) swatches.
Make Up For Ever Cheerful Burgundy (418) Rouge Artist Lipstick (2020)
Make Up For Ever Cheerful Burgundy (418) Rouge Artist Lipstick (2020)
Make Up For Ever Cheerful Burgundy (418) Rouge Artist Lipstick (2020)
Make Up For Ever Cheerful Burgundy (418) Rouge Artist Lipstick (2020)
Make Up For Ever Cheerful Burgundy (418) Rouge Artist Lipstick (2020)
Make Up For Ever Cheerful Burgundy (418) Rouge Artist Lipstick (2020)
Make Up For Ever Cheerful Burgundy (418) Rouge Artist Lipstick (2020)
Make Up For Ever Mighty Maroon (420) Rouge Artist Lipstick (2020)
Make Up For Ever Mighty Maroon (420) Rouge Artist Lipstick (2020)
Make Up For Ever Mighty Maroon (420) Rouge Artist Lipstick (2020)
Make Up For Ever Mighty Maroon (420) Rouge Artist Lipstick (2020)
Make Up For Ever Mighty Maroon (420) Rouge Artist Lipstick (2020)
Make Up For Ever Mighty Maroon (420) Rouge Artist Lipstick (2020)
Make Up For Ever Mighty Maroon (420) Rouge Artist Lipstick (2020)
Make Up For Ever Cheerful Burgundy (418) Rouge Artist Lipstick (2020)
Make Up For Ever Cheerful Burgundy (418) Rouge Artist Lipstick (2020)
Make Up For Ever Cheerful Burgundy (418) Rouge Artist Lipstick (2020)
Make Up For Ever Cheerful Burgundy (418) Rouge Artist Lipstick (2020)
Make Up For Ever Cheerful Burgundy (418) Rouge Artist Lipstick (2020)
Make Up For Ever Cheerful Burgundy (418) Rouge Artist Lipstick (2020)
Make Up For Ever Cheerful Burgundy (418) Rouge Artist Lipstick (2020)
Make Up For Ever Mighty Maroon (420) Rouge Artist Lipstick (2020)
Make Up For Ever Mighty Maroon (420) Rouge Artist Lipstick (2020)
Make Up For Ever Mighty Maroon (420) Rouge Artist Lipstick (2020)
Make Up For Ever Mighty Maroon (420) Rouge Artist Lipstick (2020)
Make Up For Ever Mighty Maroon (420) Rouge Artist Lipstick (2020)
Make Up For Ever Mighty Maroon (420) Rouge Artist Lipstick (2020)
Make Up For Ever Mighty Maroon (420) Rouge Artist Lipstick (2020)
ColourPop So Cosmo Cheek Dew Serum Blush ($7.00 for 0.48 oz.) is a medium orange with strong, warm undertones and a soft sheen. It had a very fluid consistency that was non-sticky and emollient, but it was just overly fluid and seemed runny.
The product slid around my skin, especially during application, so it was one of the harder cream blushes I’ve had the unpleasant experience to test. These types of products are often billed as effortless, but I tried so many ways to get this to apply evenly and to build up coverage to no avail. It always had patchy areas where the color had moved around or lifted away, and this was true over bare skin as well as over foundation. It had sheer coverage, which wasn’t buildable, and showed signs of fading after five hours of wear.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
$7.00/0.48 oz. - $14.58 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to have "buildable coverage" with a "hint" of dewiness that can be applied with fingertips, sponge, or a duo fiber brush and is recommended to be applied prior to powder products. I struggled to apply the formula, and I tried using fingertips, sponges, and various brushes both over foundation, under foundation, over bare skin, and even over powder (which is the opposite of what they say to do!).
For me, it seemed like the issue was that there was way too much slip in the product, so instead of applying and blending out, the color just pushed around. It had the worst application when I used fingertips to apply, which I'd apply by patting and pressing the color (gently!) onto my cheeks and using the edge of my fingertip to soften. This is my go-to method with cream-based cheek colors, and it usually works, but I couldn't get the color to stay and place.
I tried using a sponge, but the sponge seemed to absorb a lot of the color that it made it hard to get detectable coverage out of it. I found a stippling brush to work better, and I gently flicked the brush against my cheeks to deposit color, waited 10 seconds, and then tried to diffuse and even out the color. This worked somewhat and sometimes, but it did not always work, unfortunately, and when it didn't, there was almost no visible color.
Since it seemed overly emollient, for the majority of my application attempts, I squeezed out product on the back of my hand, so I could swirl or pick up product as it had dried out a little bit, but this did not help much! The "best" method I found was to gently dab the product onto my cheeks using fingertips, let it sit for five to 10 seconds, then use a synthetic brush to soften the edges with the gentlest touch and only do each area once, and then leave it alone and accept whatever the outcome was.
It did not play well with the various base products I tried--a mix of liquid foundations and tinted moisturizers, both set and unset--as it was prone to sliding them around or lifting them up. They were better over bare skin, but they were a real challenge to work with. They were also not buildable in my experience as this resulted in the first layer moving around and lifting away from the main area and leaving a raised edge of product.
The consistency was very fluid to the point where it felt runny; it would slide down the back of my hand with the aid of gravity and do so quickly. It took awhile to dry down, and it was somewhat movable with light dewiness in its finish but wasn't tacky. They lasted around six hours on me before fading visibly.
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ColourPop So Cosmo Cheek Dew Serum Blush
ColourPop So Cosmo Cheek Dew Serum Blush
ColourPop So Cosmo Cheek Dew Serum Blush
ColourPop So Cosmo Cheek Dew Serum Blush
ColourPop So Cosmo Cheek Dew Serum Blush
ColourPop So Cosmo Cheek Dew Serum Blush
ColourPop So Cosmo Cheek Dew Serum Blush
ColourPop So Cosmo Cheek Dew Serum Blush
ColourPop So Cosmo Cheek Dew Serum Blush
ColourPop So Cosmo Cheek Dew Serum Blush
ColourPop So Cosmo Cheek Dew Serum Blush
ColourPop So Cosmo Cheek Dew Serum Blush
I believe it was Pat McGrath Midnight Sun and Pat McGrath Nocturnal Nirvana! I loved how it turned out… no surprises there.
Chanel Rose Ruban (602) Joues Contraste Blush ($45.00 for 0.17 oz.) is a medium-dark pink with subtle, cool undertones and a matte finish. The texture was firmer, slightly stiff in the pan, which was unexpected, and so the product was harder to pick up on my brush and didn’t apply as evenly over bare skin as this formula typically does.
I found it necessary to apply it over set-foundation, as it tended to adhere more strongly to areas where I applied it first but not want to readily spread out for an even layer of product. It had semi-opaque color coverage that was buildable to full coverage with a second layer. Once on, it stayed on well for eight and a half hours before fading visibly.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
$45.00/0.17 oz. - $264.71 Per Ounce
The Joues Contraste formula is supposed to have “buildable coverage, from natural to dramatic” with a “flattering radiance” and “silky texture.” The pigmentation ranges from semi-sheer to fully opaque, depending on technique and skin tone, but it seemed exactly as described–buildable–without having to pile it on or spend too long sheering it out. The formula has an extremely smooth, silky consistency that blends out beautifully on the skin. Most shades wear around eight hours on me.
The formula is rose-scented but the scent was largely undetectable applied (but noticeable in the compact).
Browse all of our Chanel Joues Contraste Blush swatches.
TALC | CELLULOSE | SILICA | BORON NITRIDE | STEARYL/PPG-3 MYRISTYL ETHER DIMER DILINOLEATE | SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE | RICINUS COMMUNIS (CASTOR) SEED OIL | MAGNESIUM STEARATE | PPG-2 MYRISTYL ETHER PROPIONATE | CAPRYLYL GLYCOL | ALUMINUM DIMYRISTATE | POTASSIUM SORBATE | PARFUM (FRAGRANCE) | HYDROGENATED CASTOR OIL | CERA ALBA (BEESWAX) | CHLORPHENESIN | TOCOPHERYL ACETATE | [+ / - (MAY CONTAIN) | CI 12085 (RED 36) | CI 15850 (RED 6) | CI 15850 (RED 7 LAKE) | CI 15880 (RED 34) | CI 15985 (YELLOW 6 LAKE) | CI 17200 (RED 33 LAKE) | CI 19140 (YELLOW 5 LAKE) | CI 42090 (BLUE 1 LAKE) | CI 45380 (RED 22 LAKE) | CI 45410 (RED 28 LAKE) | CI 73360 (RED 30 LAKE) | CI 75470 (CARMINE) | CI 77007 (ULTRAMARINES) | CI 77163 (BISMUTH OXYCHLORIDE) | CI 77491, | CI 77492, | CI 77499 (IRON OXIDES) | CI 77510 (FERRIC FERROCYANIDE) | CI 77742 (MANGANESE VIOLET) | CI 77891 (TITANIUM DIOXIDE) | MICA] | IL47A-I
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Chanel Rose Ruban (602) Joues Contraste Blush
Chanel Rose Ruban (602) Joues Contraste Blush
Chanel Rose Ruban (602) Joues Contraste Blush
Chanel Rose Ruban (602) Joues Contraste Blush
Chanel Rose Ruban (602) Joues Contraste Blush
Chanel Rose Ruban (602) Joues Contraste Blush
Chanel Rose Ruban (602) Joues Contraste Blush
Chanel Rose Ruban (602) Joues Contraste Blush
Chanel Rose Ruban (602) Joues Contraste Blush
Chanel Rose Ruban (602) Joues Contraste Blush
Chanel Rose Ruban (602) Joues Contraste Blush
Chanel Rose Ruban (602) Joues Contraste Blush
Chanel Rose Ruban (602) Joues Contraste Blush
Chanel Rose Ruban (602) Joues Contraste Blush
Chanel Rose Ruban (602) Joues Contraste Blush
Chanel Rose Ruban (602) Joues Contraste Blush
Chanel Rose Ruban (602) Joues Contraste Blush
Chanel Rose Ruban (602) Joues Contraste Blush
Chanel Rose Ruban (602) Joues Contraste Blush
Chanel Rose Ruban (602) Joues Contraste Blush
