Half Magic Magic Brownie Cheek Fluff Blush Review & Swatches
Magic Brownie
Half Magic Magic Brownie Cheek Fluff Soft Blur Cream Blush ($22.00 for 0.23 oz.) is a medium-dark copper with strong, warm orange undertones and a semi-matte finish.
- Semi-opaque, buildable pigmentation
- Smooth, clay-like feel and felt powder-like on skin
- Could have been more blendable; best applied with a fluffy, synthetic brush
- Long-wearing (8 hours before fading visibly)
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
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Formula Overview
$22.00/0.23 oz. - $95.65 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to have "buildable" pigmentation with a "cream-powder" feel that "blurs on application." The texture felt like a malleable clay--smooth, cream-like in the sense that I could push it around with a fingertip, but it wasn't slippery or wet to the touch. As soon as the product came into contact with my skin, it felt more powder-like.
The blendability was decent, but the more contrasting the shade, the more noticeable imperfections in the application were. The lighter shades were more forgiving against my lighter skin tone, whereas the deeper shades offered more contrast between my natural skin tone and the blush hue, so the slight unevenness was noticeable. For those with deeper skin tones, I would expect that issue to be less apparent.
The pigmentation was medium to semi-opaque and buildable as marketed. The blushes had a mostly matte finish once applied, though a couple shades had faint pearl that was barely visible in person. They lasted between eight and nine hours no me before fading noticeably.
Browse all of our Half Magic Cheek Fluff Soft Blur Cream Blush swatches.
Ingredients
Talc, Dimethicone, Mica, Hydrogenated Poly(C6-14 Olefin), Diisostearyl Malate, Silica, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, 1,2-Hexanediol, Aluminum Hydroxide, Lauroyl Lysine, Tin Oxide, Methicone, Sodium Hyaluronate, Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Yellow 5 Lake (CI 19140), Red 7 Lake (CI 15850), Iron Oxides (CI 77491), Iron Oxides (CI 77499).
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Because I have Fenty Rose Latté, I don’t think that I need this, but I actually like it more than RL! It also reminds me of the MAC x Taraji P Henson SF blush, too.
I really like how this brand is catering to differing skin tones and the blush is of very good quality too.