Makeup Geek Secret Admirer Blush Review, Photos, Swatches
Makeup Geek Secret Admirer Blush
Makeup Geek Secret Admirer Blush ($10.00 for 0.15 oz.) is a bright, light-medium lavender with cool undertones and a semi-matte finish. Coloured Raine Cute (PiP, $6.99) is darker (95% similar). Sephora Over the Moon (14) (DC, $14.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar). Makeup Geek Secret Admirer (DC, $9.99) is lighter, warmer (90% similar). Lethal Cosmetics Hybrid (P, $15.50) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar). MAC Azalea Blossom (LE, $32.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar). Give Me Glow Lilac Euphoria (P, $14.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar). ColourPop Whirl (LE, $12.00) is more shimmery, lighter (85% similar). ColourPop Rain (LE, $8.00) is darker (90% similar). NARS Notorious (LE, $30.00) is lighter, warmer (85% similar). Fenty Beauty Drama Class (P, $20.00) is more shimmery, darker, glossier (90% similar). ColourPop Floating Lights (LE, $12.00) is lighter, warmer (85% similar). Clinique Pansy Pop (P, $21.00) is darker, warmer (85% similar). Coloured Raine Butterfly (P, $16.00) is darker, cooler (80% similar). Lethal Cosmetics Cryostasis (P, $15.50) is more shimmery, cooler (80% similar). About Face Score (P, $18.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (80% similar). See comparison swatches / view dupes side-by-side.
The formula is supposed to be pigmented, long-wearing, and blendable (for more on how it compares to the previous formula, check out this post). The reformulated shade is darker and cooler on the skin than in the previous formula, though I don’t think the difference is as apparent once it is diffused/blended out on the skin (compared to a heavier swatch). The texture was soft, smooth, and finely-milled, which made it blendable on the skin. It had good pigmentation and wore well for eight hours on me.
Secret Admirer
PPermanent. $10.00.
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Makeup Geek Secret Admirer Blush
Makeup Geek Secret Admirer Blush
Makeup Geek Secret Admirer Blush
Makeup Geek Secret Admirer Blush
Makeup Geek Secret Admirer Blush
Ooo, nice and blendable. Good price, too.
It was!
Wow, it’s so pretty! But so different in color from the original MUG formula. I have 3 of the dupes already ( Sephora Over the Moon, Rain, and Pansy Pop), but this one leans more purple and more cool then the others, but blushes tend to turn pinker on me, so I have to think about this one.
I was surprised at the change in depth!
I wish it was slightly less matte! I like it though!
Aw!
This is the oddest shade for me…the old one. In the winter, I can put it on with a trowel, and it’s a no show. It shows in summer, prob by contrast, when I darken up in summer. Think M recs it for porcelain tones, which I am not. Over the Moon, by contrast, is pretty much a highlighting shade. Sorry I missed a Rain. No need for a new one.
Did not look at you pic, before I commented. This, like many of your recent photos, looks unexpected…in this case, not very lavender. Is it my tablet, or the ROTS that it is layered over? Did it look more lavender in person than in the photo? SA looks NOTHING like your photo on me. Odder than my personal experience. Love to know if this looks like it does on you, on other T readers.
I apply cheek colors over bare skin (I don’t put the foundation where I’m putting the cheek colors, to the best of my ability), actually! Secret Admirer this time around is definitely darker than the last version, but it reads as a pinky lavender on my skin tone – I am definitely seeing purple tones overall, though.
Interesting – is it just not pigmented or is the color itself just too light?
St I think it’s the iPad color values. Your left looks much more lavender/cooler/bluer and your right looks rosier. Great to know there is no foundation effect, although how you manage that one, with perfect foundation elsewhere, must be one of the holy mysteries.
I do find old SA pigmented. Think it just blends in with my winter coloring and contrasts more with darker skin (live at the beach.). Maybe the cooler tones are cooler in winter, and light exposure cancels the ‘sameness’ factor. Was glad to look onCP and see they still have Rain.
So the cheek on your right should be lavender (which would be my left) and the your left should be a brighter, rosier pink (my right) – the “your right” one is Secret Admirer!
Very pretty shade! Although I see this one being especially nice on fairer and lighter complexions than my own. For me personally, I’ll finally get UD Bittersweet blush for my purple kick. CP Rain is even a bit too light on me!
Bittersweet is a good call!
I have the original Secret Admirer, and it’s such a surprisingly pretty color applied and sheered on the cheeks. Never thought I’d like purple blush, but I love it.
It is/was a gorgeous shade, in both forms, lol!
OH MY!!! This colour is SOOO beautiful! Not one that I would immediately jump at and buy but still! Gorgeous 😉
It is pretty!
I like it on you! I need a little more warmth though.
Thank you!
Since I have three of the dupes, this is an easy pass.
Phew!
I have the original, and really love it. This version is very pretty, too. I wish MUG had kept the original shade, and added this with a new name. It does look quite a bit more purple to me.
It’s strange that they differ so much to me 🙁