Chanel Evening Beige (340) Joues Contraste Blush ($45.00 for 0.21 oz.) is a muted, medium-dark copper with warm, rusty red undertones and a dusting of gold shimmer. Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk Intense (P, $40.00) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar). Fenty Beauty Ruby Richez (P, $36.00) is more shimmery (90% similar). Becca Maui Nights (P, $38.00) is less shimmery (95% similar). NABLA Cosmetics Adults Only (P, $26.00) is more shimmery (90% similar). ColourPop Bardot (P, $8.00) is more shimmery (95% similar). Sydney Grace Pure Love (P, $9.00) is more shimmery, darker (85% similar). MAC Small Vanity (LE, $24.00) is lighter, more muted, cooler (90% similar). Chanel Alezane (260) (P, $45.00) is less shimmery, more muted, warmer (90% similar). MAC Taraji Glow (LE, $34.00) is darker, cooler (80% similar). NARS Dominate (P, $30.00) is more shimmery, cooler (85% similar). Fenty Beauty Beach Bum (P, $25.00) is more shimmery, lighter (85% similar). Tom Ford Beauty Savage (Discontinued) (DC, $60.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (80% similar). Pat McGrath Paradise Venus (P, $38.00) is less shimmery, cooler (85% similar). Fenty Beauty Moscow Mule (PiP, $36.00) is more shimmery, darker (85% similar). Charlotte Tilbury Walk of No Shame (P, $40.00) is lighter, warmer (85% similar). NARS Na Pali Coast (P, $39.00) is warmer (85% similar). MAC Make You Mine (P, $23.50) is lighter, warmer (85% similar). Burberry Tangerine (P, $42.00) is warmer (85% similar). Melt Cosmetics Phoenix (LE, $39.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (80% similar). NARS Liberte (LE, $30.00) is darker, warmer (80% similar). Top 20 dupes listed, see the rest. See comparison swatches / view dupes side-by-side.

The Joues Contraste formula is supposed to have “buildable coverage” with a “silky texture” that adds “radiance to the cheeks.” It had semi-sheer, buildable coverage, which was opaque in two to three layers (depends on your pressure and application method). The texture was smooth, silky, thin and a smidgen dusty, but it was blendable on the skin and sat well without emphasizing the natural texture of my skin. There was noticeable shimmer, but it is fine and only sprinkled throughout, so the resulting finish was lightly luminous but not metallic or shimmery. This shade wore well for eight hours on me before fading.

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Chanel Evening Beige (340) Joues Contraste Blush

Chanel Evening Beige (340) Joues Contraste Blush

Chanel Evening Beige (340) Joues Contraste Blush

Chanel Evening Beige (340) Joues Contraste Blush

Chanel Evening Beige (340) Joues Contraste Blush

Chanel Evening Beige (340) Joues Contraste Blush

Chanel Evening Beige (340) Joues Contraste Blush

Chanel Evening Beige (340) Joues Contraste Blush