Lethal Cosmetics Pansy Magnetic Face Powder Review & Swatches
Pansy
Lethal Cosmetics Pansy Magnetic Face Powder (Blush) ($15.50 for 0.18 oz.) is a rich, medium-dark raspberry pink with cooler, blue undertones and lighter, pink pearl throughout.
- Medium, buildable coverage (as marketed)
- Soft, smooth, finely-milled but was a smidgen dusty
- Applied evenly and diffused with ease on bare skin
- Long-wearing (~8.5 hours before fading)
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
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Formula Overview
$15.50/0.18 oz. - $86.11 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to blend "effortlessly" and "build" to a "luminous matte" finish and "any intensity with ease." In general, they had medium, buildable coverage that easily built up to mostly opaque to opaque coverage.
Per the brand, they recommend "tapping" rather than swirling one's brush, which I'd agree with for picking up more buildable pigment--swirling or heavier motions could yield more opaque coverage in one go (which could be desired).
The texture was moderately dense, smooth, and not powdery nor too firmly-pressed into the pan, so the product picked up well with more feathery brushes as well as denser brushes.
As I applied the powder and buffed it into my skin, they had a more semi-matte to natural matte finish--not flat or dry but not overly shimmery either. They looked more "melted" on my skin, which gave them a better and more flattering finish applied. They lasted between eight and nine hours on me before fading visibly.
Browse all of our Lethal Cosmetics Magnetic Face Powder (Blush) swatches.
Ingredients
CI 77019 (Mica), Magnesium Stearate, Kaolin, Zinc Stearate, Dimethicone, Caprylic/ Capric Triglyceride, Dimethicone/ Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Phenoxyethanol, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Silica, Ethylhexylglycerin. [+/- (May Contain): Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, CI 77891 (Titanium Dioxide), CI 77499, CI 77492, CI 77491 (Iron Oxides), CI 778161 (Tin Oxide), CI 77007 (Ultramarines), CI 77288 (Chromium Oxide Greens), CI 77742 (Manganese Violet), CI 42090 (Blue 1 Lake), CI 16035 (Red 40 Lake), CI 19140 (Yellow 5 Lake), CI 15850 (Red 7), CI 45410 (Red 27 Lake)]
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Lovely ! It’s certainly the time for pink to pinkish blushes and highlighters. Finally! After far too many years of peach this n that I find this to be cool and refreshing.
Now THIS is my type of berry cheeks blush! Totally reminds me of one of the blushes I have in an older Nars cheek palette… cannot recall the name, but it’s from the year when they did the whole studded Punk theme with the Audacious Lipsticks in Siouxsie, Nancy and Sheena? I would get up and look, but just cannot do so currently.
Lethal Cosmetics are making me drool over their face powders! This one is so pretty!
I can’t decide between all of their beautiful shades. I like them all, even the yellow, though that one isn’t for me.