Kevyn Aucoin Pink Sand The Neo-Blush Trio Review, Photos, Swatches
Pink Sand
Kevyn Aucoin Pink Sand The Neo-Blush Trio ($38.00 for 0.20 oz.) blends together to create a medium pink with strong, warm undertones and a luminous finish. It could also be applied more in a gradient on the skin as it appeared in the pan, which gave it a stronger pink hue on the apples of my cheeks. The texture as a whole was soft, blendable, and easy to work with and had good pigmentation in a single layer. Together, it wore well for eight and a half hours on me. Individually, two shades were pigmented but one was more medium coverage (but buildable), and all three wore for at least eight hours on me.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Formula Overview
$38.00/0.2 oz. - $190.00 Per Ounce
Each trio includes a mix of pearl, satin, and matte blushes that gently "fade into each other" with a "micro-fine pressed powder" that feels like "silk" with "intensely pigmented color." The shades can be used individually or swirled together, per the brand. It is easiest to use the blush half-and-half or altogether, but a tapered highlighting brush can fit into each of the three sections without much fuss. The texture was, generally, soft and blendable with pigmentation that varied shade by shade but was usually more pigmented than not. It was harder to keep the matte shades truly matte as once I used the blush together, it was hard to completely remove any residual shimmer from the matte shade(s).
Browse all of our Kevyn Aucoin The Neo-Blush Trio swatches.
Ingredients
Pink Sand
PPermanent. $38.00.
Pink Sand #1
Pink Sand #1 is a light-medium pink with soft, warm undertones and a frosted finish. It was richly pigmented with a soft, blendable texture that wasn’t too soft nor too firm in the pan. The blush applied evenly and the edges blended out with ease. It wore well for eight hours on me before fading.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Giorgio Armani Euphoric (50) (P, $38.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- NARS Swindle (LE, $30.00) is less shimmery, more muted, cooler (90% similar).
- Milani Berry Rays #1 (PiP, ) is warmer (90% similar).
- MAC Just a Wisp (P, $29.00) is more shimmery (90% similar).
- Wet 'n' Wild Don't Flutter Yourself (LE, $4.99) is lighter (90% similar).
- ColourPop Boba (DC, $8.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- NARS Give In Take Blush III (LE, ) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Natasha Denona Rayo (P, $38.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- NARS Undefeated (LE, $30.00) is darker, more muted (90% similar).
- NYX Hamptons (P, $6.50) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Formula Overview
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Each trio includes a mix of pearl, satin, and matte blushes that gently "fade into each other" with a "micro-fine pressed powder" that feels like "silk" with "intensely pigmented color." The shades can be used individually or swirled together, per the brand. It is easiest to use the blush half-and-half or altogether, but a tapered highlighting brush can fit into each of the three sections without much fuss. The texture was, generally, soft and blendable with pigmentation that varied shade by shade but was usually more pigmented than not. It was harder to keep the matte shades truly matte as once I used the blush together, it was hard to completely remove any residual shimmer from the matte shade(s).
Browse all of our Kevyn Aucoin The Neo-Blush swatches.
Ingredients
Mica, Talc, Octyldodecanol, Magnesium Stearate, Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, Phenoxyethanol, Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2, Caprylyl Glycol, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Tocopheryl Acetate, Water, Stearic Acid. May Contain (+/-): Iron Oxide (Ci 77492), Red 28 Lake (Ci 45410), Red 30 Lake (Ci 73360).
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you're purchasing, or the brand or retailer's website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
Pink Sand #1
PiPPermanent in Palette.
Pink Sand #2
Pink Sand #2 is a medium pink with warmer undertones and a mostly matte finish. It had medium, buildable pigmentation that applied well to bare skin with even application that blended out nicely along the edges. The color stayed on well for eight hours before I started to see some fading.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Pat McGrath Aphrodite Amour (Left) (LE, $38.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- Make Up For Ever B208 (P, $23.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- Burberry First Love (LE, $68.00) is darker (95% similar).
- MAC Launch Away (LE, $24.00) is cooler (90% similar).
- MAC Pinch O' Peach (P, $24.00) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- Pat McGrath Aphrodite Amour (LE, $44.00) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Zoeva PK030 (P, ) is cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Catch My Vibe (DC, $12.00) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Too Faced Sweet Pink (LE, ) is more shimmery (90% similar).
- ColourPop Sassy Pants (P, $12.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Formula Overview
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Each trio includes a mix of pearl, satin, and matte blushes that gently "fade into each other" with a "micro-fine pressed powder" that feels like "silk" with "intensely pigmented color." The shades can be used individually or swirled together, per the brand. It is easiest to use the blush half-and-half or altogether, but a tapered highlighting brush can fit into each of the three sections without much fuss. The texture was, generally, soft and blendable with pigmentation that varied shade by shade but was usually more pigmented than not. It was harder to keep the matte shades truly matte as once I used the blush together, it was hard to completely remove any residual shimmer from the matte shade(s).
Browse all of our Kevyn Aucoin The Neo-Blush swatches.
Ingredients
Mica, Talc, Octyldodecanol, Magnesium Stearate, Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, Phenoxyethanol, Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2, Caprylyl Glycol, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Tocopheryl Acetate, Water, Stearic Acid. May Contain (+/-): Iron Oxides (Ci 77491, Ci 77492, Ci 77499), Red 7 Lake (Ci 15850).
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you're purchasing, or the brand or retailer's website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
Pink Sand #2
PiPPermanent in Palette.
Pink Sand #3
Pink Sand #3 is a medium, peachy coral with warm undertones and a mostly matte finish. It had good color coverage in a single layer, which could be built up to full coverage with a second layer. The blush had a soft, silky texture that wasn’t too powdery in the pan yet still was easy to pickup on my brush and blended out beautifully on my cheeks. I noticed slight fading after eight and a half hours of wear.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- MAC Immortal Flower (LE, $24.00) is darker (95% similar).
- Patrick Ta Do We Know Her (Powder) (PiP, ) is warmer (95% similar).
- Dose of Colors Amazemint (LE, $22.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- MAC Simply Bliss (LE, $24.00) is more shimmery (90% similar).
- Kevyn Aucoin Dolline (P, $37.00) is darker (90% similar).
- Charlotte Tilbury Smokey Eye Beauty (Cheek Pop) (LE, $40.00) is more muted, warmer (90% similar).
- MAC Like Me, Love Me (P, $29.00) is darker (90% similar).
- Tarte Unleashed (LE, $29.00) is cooler (90% similar).
- Persona Georgia (P, $22.00) is darker (90% similar).
- LORAC Enchanted (LE, $23.00) is cooler (90% similar).
Formula Overview
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Each trio includes a mix of pearl, satin, and matte blushes that gently "fade into each other" with a "micro-fine pressed powder" that feels like "silk" with "intensely pigmented color." The shades can be used individually or swirled together, per the brand. It is easiest to use the blush half-and-half or altogether, but a tapered highlighting brush can fit into each of the three sections without much fuss. The texture was, generally, soft and blendable with pigmentation that varied shade by shade but was usually more pigmented than not. It was harder to keep the matte shades truly matte as once I used the blush together, it was hard to completely remove any residual shimmer from the matte shade(s).
Browse all of our Kevyn Aucoin The Neo-Blush swatches.
Ingredients
Mica, Talc, Octyldodecanol, Magnesium Stearate, Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, Phenoxyethanol, Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2, Caprylyl Glycol, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Tocopheryl Acetate, Water, Stearic Acid, Tin Oxide. May Contain (+/-): Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Iron Oxides (Ci 77492, Ci 77499), Red 30 Lake (Ci 73360).
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you're purchasing, or the brand or retailer's website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
The versatility of this looks like it could sell it to those who may not want to own many blushes. Especially, if they are really in to vividly pink shades!
I love the gradient effect here and the peachy coral tones were perfect.
Horray, it’s basically Shadore and Dolline put together with a touch of MAC Just a Wisp (or any other pearly light pink, like the new Physician’s Formula Butter in Pink) added on top!
How pretty! I love that it has pink, peach, and coral shades. Compact, yet perfect.