MAC Film Noir Blush Review, Photos, Swatches Reviews Contains: Purchased 6/30/15June 30, 2015 MAC Film Noir BlushMAC Film Noir Blush ($17.00 for 0.21 oz.) is described as a “rich warm chocolate [with a Matte finish].” It’s a very deep, dark burgundy brown with warm, reddish tones and a matte finish. I couldn’t think of any dupes based on products I’d reviewed in the past; it’s much, much darker than anything I was considering (Chanel Plum Attraction, MAC Pressed Amber, NYX Taupe).This is one of the new (and permanent!) blush shades, and I imagine it’s inspired by Film Noir lipstick. The color is so cool, and I love that it is a more unique blush shade, too. It was mostly opaque in terms of pigmentation, but the texture was drier and a little firmer, which made blending it out a real challenge. No matter what brush I used, it was difficult to correct once applied. The only way I could correct it at all was to use a damp sponge or foundation brush that had a little foundation on it to help buff the edges. I had the best luck applying with a very, very feathery brush and just lightly swirling it out. Once diffused, it looks more like a cooler-toned plum than a really deep brown/burgundy, but it is certainly a blush best for someone who is willing to take their time to get it just right. It lasted for eight and a half hours on me. 29 41 Film Noir Film Noir C+Permanent Where to Buy Affiliate Links MAC CosmeticsNordstromUltaSaksSelfridges More Retailers Bloomingdale'sDillard'sHarrodsMacy's Int'l Retailers John Lewis (UK)LookFantasticMAC (CA)MAC (UK)Sephora (BR)The Bay (CA) 29 41 Where to Buy Affiliate Links MAC CosmeticsNordstromUltaSaksSelfridges More Retailers Bloomingdale'sDillard'sHarrodsMacy's Int'l Retailers John Lewis (UK)LookFantasticMAC (CA)MAC (UK)Sephora (BR)The Bay (CA)7Product9Pigmentation7Texture9Longevity3.5Application79%Total We hope you'll consider supporting Temptalia by shopping through our links below. Thanks! Sephora Beautylish Ulta Nordstrom MoreSee more photos & swatches! MAC Film Noir Blush MAC Film Noir Blush MAC Film Noir Blush MAC Film Noir Blush MAC Film Noir Blush
TessaJuuuuust kidding! Revisited the swatches of Cola Pop and it’s like the difference between red Twizzler and black licorice.Okay, maybe not THAT stark, but wildly different. Never mind!
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »Not remotely similar IMO! 🙂 http://www.temptalia.com/submit-dupe?sbs=1&pid=192508&dupe=200932
averymae Fair, Pink undertones. Dry skin. »Not a great shade for me personally, but I appreciate how unique it is! It looks much nicer on the face than I expected from the pan.
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »Always room for unique shades!
kwmechelleWow, this looks really awful. Sad face 🙁 I was excited about it when I came to this page but the swatches are a real miss. Oh well. Thanks for the review.
Katherine T.This is not my color, but the swatch says it all. Too bad, I think this could be a contour for darker skintones
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »It is a great color in theory!
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »So long as one doesn’t mind spending about five times as long on blush – but patience is definitely key!
xamyxSometimes a color is just worth the effort… I’m thinking this would not only be a great contour shade for deeper complexions, but mixed with a bit of translucent powder, it could also work for fairer tones (and the additional powder might help with blending). I definitely plan to look into it!
Floortje Fair, Olive, cool undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »This is one of them days where I wish I had a deeper skintone. What a lovely shade!! It gives me a strong 20’s feel 🙂
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »I got the same 20s vibe!
Kiss & Make-up Light-Medium, Yellow undertones. Very Oily skin. »Nooooooo… It hurts to look at that swatch, ugh. Not that I’d ever be able to wear such a dark color of course, but still.
Kat Fair, Olive, cool undertones. Combination skin. »This is such a disappointment. This would have been a stunning color on very dark skin tones and a GREAT addition to an artist’s kit for that very reason. You might be able to find some dupes if you looked in eyeshadows…
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »I bet you could find dupes in the eyeshadow range!
MissJae1908Perfect shade for my chocolate ladies! I might even be able to use this as a light contour or light blush.
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »I was so bummed that it didn’t apply better — it’s a stunning shade!
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »The color is gorgeous, but it needs a better formula.
Olivia Fairest, Yellow undertones. Oily skin. »In the pan looks rather scary for a blush in my opinion but I’m actually really liking how it looks swatched and on you! Definitely not an everyday shade for me though.
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »It is a very pretty shade!
Jacqueline Light-Medium, Olive undertones. Normal-to-Oily skin. »it would be wonderful as a eye color. Is it safe to use on the eyes. if not, do you know of a good eyeshadow dupe? 🙂
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »I’m sure it’s not eye safe, but my guess it is that it isn’t tested.
AlYikes! I was so excited for this one, but that swatch looks frightening! Maybe I’ll still give it a try. Its such a unique shade.
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »Just get your full arsenal of blending tools at the ready 🙂
kjhMaybe i’ll sparing, when Colourpop does a dupe. Too bad it’s so much work + rather muddy. Love it in-pan.
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »Hopefully we’ll see more of these colors!
Nancy TToo bad that MAC didn’t get the formula right for this shade, as I could certainly envision this being a lovely shade on deeper toned WOC! However, on your lighter end of medium skintone, I am sorry to say, it really looks like your cheeks are badly bruised up! Sorry! I couldn’t wear this either, it would look just as awful on me, too. Ugh, this makes me worried for the rest of the upcoming shades….
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »Oh, that’s a bummer to hear – I actually loved the color on me, once I spent enough time blending it! 🙂
Nancy TI’m sorry, it’s just too deep a purpley tone, IMHO. But on NW45 or NC50 and up, I believe it would look GORGEOUS!!!!
AdhishreeI like how this looks on the face as opposed to the swatch/in the pan, but I still think it can easily look like a bruise if you don’t blend it enough. 😛
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »It takes some effort!
Brenda PBeautiful, beautiful colour for dark skintones!! Happy to see 🙂 (Even though I’d have to use it as a contour or eyeshadow lol!)
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »It is a great color for darker skin tones!
Wednesday Light, Neutral undertones. Dry skin. »I loved the idea of this. It’s amazing what you can pull of with the right formula, but this does not seem to be the case here. Ugh, it’s so patchy.
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »It’s one of those blushes that sticks and does not want to blend out at alllll!
Yvette Light-Medium, Olive, cool undertones. Combination skin. »It’s an interesting color, not sure I could wear it but pretty nonetheless
BrittanyWhen I saw your blended arm swatch, the coloring kind of resembled that of a bruise. It looks like it could possibly be used lightly as a contour shade but otherwise it seems like another interesting blush that doesn’t translate well in application.
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »The formula needs some work!
markiebambooI was hoping this would be a great one. Blush is my favorite cosmetic product. I have an old MAC blush called Reed that is very similar in color. It is from around 1999-2000. It was a very plummy dark brown color. Very rich and awesome for WOC. I wish they brought that back. I was excited to see new blushes, however I think it was a missed opportunity to round out thier selection of plum blushes. They need to bring back Dirty Plum. I am dying to get my hands on that and Prom Princess from the Archies collection.
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »Let’s hope they bring it back!
toti Light, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »even on your beautiful skin, it looks muddy..well different is good but maybe with better quality products
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »I’d love to see this shade with a better formula!
Shipra Light-Medium, Pink undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »Looks pretty! I think if I used a light hand of it on myself, it’d look okay. 🙂
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »I bet you could wear it!
Rachel R.Once you did get it blended out on your cheeks, it looked really gorgeous. It’s such a great color; it’s a shame it applies so patchy.
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »The end result is gorgeous — just wish it was easier to get there, lol!
KPI’m no darker than NC25 and wear very pigmented blushes, albeit with a light hand. I could do this, I think. I love unconventional blushes. How does this compare to Fever?
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »Fever is very different! Fever is like a bright plum.
Kimberly Light-Medium, Neutral undertones. Dry skin. »Christine, do you think I could pull this off in the winter when I’m NW20-ish without it pulling too mauve. I am looking for a very deep brown berry with a matching lip of course! It really looks great on you! Thanks!
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »I think it is possible! 🙂
AshleighWonder why they could get this color right in an eyeshadow formula but not a blush formula. I would love to see this on a person with a deeper skin tone to see what it looks like. On your skin it definitely pulls the red undertone, which is a plus.
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »They might use slightly different ingredients!
ZainabI’ve got to remind myself that I’m fair skinned and impatient and heavy handed with products usually, because this colour is tempting and so unique but I just can’t see me wearing it without looking bruise for clownish. It’s like MAC Fever. I’m always so tempted and then remember that by the time I get it to look somewhat blended on my skin it won’t be anywhere near as intense as it is in the pan.Still intrigued by Devil and Swiss Chocolate though.
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »LOL! As soon as you said heavy handed, I was like, probably going to be a bit frustrating to use!
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »Anyone who wanted to! I think it is lovely on an assortment of skin tones.
Chelsea Tan, Yellow undertones. Oily skin. »Noooo I wanted this blush so bad!! I have the lipstick and would have loved to have the matching blush. I wish it was true to the brown/red color than purple. 🙁
Pavithra Dark Tan, Yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »It is so nice to see a brand put out interesting shades! I feel like I see Mindy Kaling wearing shades like these often and looks SO good in them!
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »Isn’t it? Love seeing something more unique!
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »I’m not sure it will add the warmth you’d get from the “sun” hitting you, but you could certainly try!
AnnaLieseI think this would be nice on the medium toned, darker skinned person. I think on someone like me, lighter medium (pasty video gamer, is that a skin tone?) it would look too harsh, like a bruise. But for those with the medium to dark skin toned people, it might show up very nicely as a blush or contour. Or maybe for some kind of editorial look for the lighter tones.
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »It totally depends on what you pair it with, I think! 🙂 Chanel Notorious was a HUGE hit with very fair skin tones, and it was a very cool, plummy kind of shade.
AmaliaIf I use this blush on my cheeks, I am afraid that my husband will be unfairly arrested, accused for domestic violence! LOL! Thank you for this review Christine!
fancie Deep Dark, Neutral, slight pink undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »I hate that this turned out to be so patchy buuuut I want it anyway lol. I know it’ll look great on my complexion and a blush this deep and rich in color is hard to come by. Plus it’ll look insane with edgier lipsticks like Stone, Matte Royal and Instigator
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »I hope you can make it work, Fancie!
EllenI would use this as an eyeshadow, not a blush. And that seems to be the case with most of MAC’s new release blushes. Its great to see that they are catering to a market hat needs the darker colors, but that dark???? Anyway, Il like any brown with red or purple undertones, so I would definitely check out the consitency to see if it could be used as eyeshadow as well. A long time ago, MAC made a line of eye shadow/blushes. They came in a singel package the size of a current blush (or maybe a drop smaller), and could be used as either. I stil have the package of the one named Spice, because it was the perfect blush for me. When I have tried to dupe it with another MAC eyeshadow, the closest I got was soft brown, and that was darker. So there may be double use in these as well.
MarleneI actually said ‘WHOOOOOOA, PATCHYYYYYY’ out loud and my mother asked wth did I just say because she doesn’t speak English. But whoa, it applies horribly! Such a beautiful colour and one of the very few that is going to suit dark toned beauties, and it’s this patchy mess?? I mean, there’s a shit ton of blushes that cater to light to medium people, and the very few that cater dark to very dark skin apply like that! Shameful, such a disgrace.
Diane Deep Dark, Neutral undertones. Combination skin. »I use it for contour and it’s incredible and soo pigmented . I’m NW50 🙂
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »Nice 😀 Thank you so much for sharing, Diane! I love learning about exceptional shades for other complexions. You never know when someone might ask for a rec!
