Giorgio Armani Mania (40) Glow Blush Review & Swatches
Mania (40)
Giorgio Armani Mania (40) Glow Blush ($38.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a deep, reddish-coral with subtle, warm undertones and a satin finish.
- Medium, buildable color payoff
- Velvety, finely-milled, smooth consistency
- Applied evenly and blended out with little effort
- Long-wearing (9 hours before fading visibly)
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Milk Makeup Fly (P, $20.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- NARS Angel Pride III (LE, $30.00) is more shimmery, darker (95% similar).
- Laura Mercier Grapefruit (P, $30.00) is darker (95% similar).
- Pat McGrath Aphrodisia (LE, ) is more shimmery (90% similar).
- NARS I Need a Man (LE, $30.00) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- Becca Snapdragon (DC, $34.00) is darker (90% similar).
- NARS Impudique (LE, $30.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Wayne Goss Sunny (PiP, ) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
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- Chanel Corail Etoile (LE, $70.00) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$38.00/0.12 oz. - $316.67 Per Ounce
The formula is described as "ultra-finely milled" that has a "soft focus, glowy effect" and "buildable, blendable" coverage that lasts. The powder blush had a very smooth, silky texture that was, as described, finely-milled without being too powdery nor too firmly-pressed into the pan.
There was a velvety quality to the powder that made it incredibly easy to apply and to diffuse on bare skin or on top of foundation. I also found that the glowy aspect was there: skin looked slightly radiant without being overtly shimmery (except for one blush shade which had actual, visible shimmer).
On my normal-to-dry skin, the formula lasted eight to nine hours with the more mid-tone and deeper hues lasting closer to nine hours on me before they started to fade gradually and evenly.
Browse all of our Giorgio Armani Glow Blush swatches.
Ingredients
Talc, Mica, Ci 77891/Titanium Dioxide, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Nylon-12, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Magnesium Stearate, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Ci 75470/Carmine, Caprylyl Glycol, Ci 77491/Iron Oxides, Ci 15850/Red 7, Silica, Ci 19140/Yellow 5 Lake, Tin Oxide.
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So pretty! But I do already have a close enough dupe in Nars Fetishized, plus one super, super old heavy panned Nyx Pinched!
I bought shade 52, Ecstacy, the day it launched and it’s beautiful. I’ve loved based bubblegum pink blush for many years but I keep reaching for this one because of the formula and finish are so good. This is my favorite type of satin finish, a healthy glow without any shimmer, glitter or sparkle. I want another shade but based on other reviews, the finish isn’t consistent across the line, with some described as almost metallic and others as having noticeable glitter, which I hate.
This set of blushes from Armani are really hitting the sweet spot. Excellent rating.
That’s not a great name for a makeup product: “mania.” Aren’t we beyond using language associated primarily with mental health as gimmicky shade names? I’m shocked that this wasn’t at least mentioned or noted in your review.
Thanks for sharing! I haven’t come across enough resources/people taking issue with that for me to really be able to confidently weigh in. I typically only speak on topics that I do feel knowledgeable about where I either have experience in/on or I have been able to do a deep dive into and felt like there was a consensus/takeaway. I know a few people who have substituted wild for the word crazy, but I also see a lot of people who do have mental health issues or diagnoses using it, which is why it’s always important to make sure to take into account whatever group it’s associated with and how they feel about it.
Lovely color! Again, pulls you in, but then I remind myself that I have more than enough blushes (for me). Especially as a still non-blush person.