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Merit Solo Shadow Swatches
Merit Solo Shadow Swatches
Merit Solo Shadow are a new cream-based eyeshadow available in eight shades. I can already tell you that these are difficult to use, poor performing, and generally, something I'd be very careful about purchasing! Review soon.
Merit Solo Shadow for Fall 2023
Merit Solo Shadow for Fall 2023
Solo Shadow is inspired by the simplicity and ease of the ‘90s — when eyeshadow was worn in a single wash of color, not as part of a complicated eye look. That’s why, instead of developing a palette with multiple shades, we created a single pot of color in just eight — four neutral shades...
Merit Cava Day Glow Highlighting Balm
Merit Cava Day Glow Highlighting Balm ($30.00 for 0.14 oz.) is a pale gold with moderate, warm undertones and a dewy sheen with faint pearl. It had transparent coverage, which was as marketed by the brand, that looked like a wet-sheen and not overly pearly (again, as...
Merit Cava Day Glow Highlighting Balm ($30.00 for 0.14 oz.) is a pale gold with moderate, warm undertones and a dewy sheen with faint pearl. It had...
B-
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Merit Bounce Day Glow Highlighting Balm
Merit Bounce Day Glow Highlighting Balm ($30.00 for 0.14 oz.) appeared as a soft, rose gold in the tube, but it applied as a transparent wash of something faintly peachy with a glossy sheen and little visible pearl. The transparent coverage was as marketed, and for those...
Merit Bounce Day Glow Highlighting Balm ($30.00 for 0.14 oz.) appeared as a soft, rose gold in the tube, but it applied as a transparent wash of...
B-
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Best of Merit Flush Balms
Best of Merit Flush Balms
Merit Flush Balm Cream Blushes ($28.00, five shades) is supposed to give a "transparent veil of color" with a "light, balmy finish" that is "long-lasting." It's one of the more emollient consistencies I've come across in cream blushes these days! It looks like a solid, dome-shaped balm, but as soon...
Merit Cheeky Flush Balm Cream Blush
Merit Cheeky Flush Balm Cream Blush ($28.00 for 0.31 oz.) is a soft, medium plum with subtle, cool undertones and a glossy finish. It had sheer coverage, as marketed, that could be built up to semi-sheer to medium coverage for those preferring more coverage....
Merit Cheeky Flush Balm Cream Blush ($28.00 for 0.31 oz.) is a soft, medium plum with subtle, cool undertones and a glossy finish. It had sheer...
B+
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Merit Raspberry Beret Flush Balm Cream Blush
Merit Raspberry Beret Flush Balm Cream Blush ($28.00 for 0.31 oz.) is a medium-dark berry with subtle, cool undertones and a glossy finish. It had semi-sheer color coverage that could be sheered out further or layered for more semi-sheer to medium coverage if desired. ...
Merit Raspberry Beret Flush Balm Cream Blush ($28.00 for 0.31 oz.) is a medium-dark berry with subtle, cool undertones and a glossy finish. It had...
B+
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Merit Terracotta Flush Balm Cream Blush
Merit Terracotta Flush Balm Cream Blush ($28.00 for 0.31 oz.) is a light brown with warmer undertones and a glossy finish. It had sheer to semi-sheer pigmentation, which was as marketed, that applied evenly to my skin and diffused easily along the edges for a soft,...
Merit Terracotta Flush Balm Cream Blush ($28.00 for 0.31 oz.) is a light brown with warmer undertones and a glossy finish. It had sheer to semi-sheer...
B+
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