NARS Jubilation Dual-Intensity Blush Review, Photos, Swatches
NARS Jubilation Dual-Intensity Blush
NARS Jubilation Dual-Intensity Blush ($45.00 for 0.21 oz.) is a warm-toned duo that is for those who love shimmer and metallic finishes. The texture of both shades is a bit firmer, so using ultra-soft brushes may get you poor results (e.g. blue squirrel haired brushes don’t work well, but goat hair and synthetic brushes worked fine). The color payoff was good regardless of dry or damp application, though the shimmer in the finishes was amplified when I used the shades damp. The “translucent wash of color” for damp application continues to elude me–I get nothing but intense color (and my brush is lightly misted, not sopping wet!). I would recommend a duo fiber brush like MAC’s 159 for applying these damp, rather than NARS’ own brush, as the damp application easily lifts base products and/or moves the brush around together while lifting it from place to place rather than blending it out, and I’ve had the best luck with the duo fiber brushes as they swirl without lifting the best. Damp application is a lot more work, because it is quite fussy.
Jubilation (Left) is described as a “sparkling yellow gold highlighter.” It’s a brightened, light-medium yellow gold with warm undertones and a metallic finish. It is actually rather metallic whether it is used dry or wet, though it is even more metallic when used wet and the pigmentation is richer. It emphasized pores very slightly when applied dry, and it lasted for seven hours. When I tested it with a dampened application, it definitely made my pores look bigger and skin more textured, and it wore well for eight hours.
NARS Frenzy (Left) (P) is much lighter. Dior Transatlantique (LE, $58.00) is similar. MAC Centre of Attention (Inner) (LE, $30.00) is similar. Guerlain Terracotta Sun in the City Illuminating Powder (LE, $70.00) is darker. Chanel Or (LE, $45.00) is lighter. bareMinerals The Shining Moment (LE, $26.00) is less shimmery. See comparison swatches / view dupes.
Jubilation (Right) is described as a “shimmering soft nude peach.” It’s a softened peachy-orange with a warm, golden metallic sheen. It had rich color payoff regardless of wet or dry application, but a wet application brought out the metallic shimmer and also tended to give it a chunkier, more textured look (the powder seemed thicker). Applied dry, it illuminated the skin and added warmth without emphasizing the skin’s natural texture and lasted for seven hours. Applied damp, it was thicker and more metallic, which amplified pores and my skin’s texture but wore well for eight hours. NYX Beach Babe (P, $6.50) is darker. Laura Mercier Rosegold Shimmer (LE) is less shimmery. Becca Guava/Moonstone (P, $27.00) is a cream product. MAC Fairly Precious (LE, $30.00) is lighter. bareMinerals The Many Splendors #3 (LE) is darker. MAC Perfectly Poised (Outer) (LE, $30.00) is darker. Becca Rose Gold (LE, $38.00) is less warm-toned, less metallic. MAC Trace Gold (P, $21.00) is very similar. See comparison swatches / view dupes.
Jubilation
PPermanent. $45.00.
Jubilation (Left)
PiPPermanent in Palette.
Jubilation (Right)
PiPPermanent in Palette.
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NARS Jubilation Dual-Intensity Blush
NARS Jubilation Dual-Intensity Blush
NARS Jubilation Dual-Intensity Blush
NARS Jubilation Dual-Intensity Blush
NARS Jubilation (Left) Dual-Intensity Blush
NARS Jubilation (Left) Dual-Intensity Blush
NARS Jubilation (Left) Dual-Intensity Blush
NARS Jubilation (Left) Dual-Intensity Blush (Wet)
NARS Jubilation (Left) Dual-Intensity Blush (Wet)
NARS Jubilation (Right) Dual-Intensity Blush
NARS Jubilation (Right) Dual-Intensity Blush
NARS Jubilation (Right) Dual-Intensity Blush
NARS Jubilation (Right) Dual-Intensity Blush (Wet)
NARS Jubilation (Right) Dual-Intensity Blush (Wet)
NARS Jubilation (Both) Dual-Intensity Blush (Dry)
Yikes, way too much shimmer for me….it’s easy to look like a disco ball if you over do it. And all that shimmer can be a spotlight for pores, orange peel skin, dry patches. For $45, there are much better products out there. BTW, I love that lipstick (NARS Jane) on you !
Well, at least the lipstick was nice!
Oops, that’s a loooot of shimmer.
Tons!
I love the peach shade, but the duo looks more like a highlighter duo than a blush duo and I also think prolly far too much shimmer for my tastes. I ended up picking up just the one, fervor, and I think that will do for this formula.
At least you found one that worked out for you, Wendy! 🙂
Too much shimmer for me. I have Trace Gold from Mac and like it.
It’s very similar but less emphasizing!
Hey Christine! How does the gold highlight shades in this duo compare to Mac’s whisper of gilt and Becca’a champagne gold? Would love to hear your thoughts! Thank you!
Whisper of Gilt is darker, less yellow (more champagne), and Champagne Gold is less warm-toned of a yellow, less metallic.
You’ll be hard pressed to find a cheek powder that’s too shimmery for my taste. I think you look great!
I love shimmer, but I definitely don’t want my skin to look worse, lol!
Not feeling it 🙁
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well i’m pressed like a panini, this is the one i wanted but I ain’t dishin my cash out for C grade product pfft. =_= now I’m bummed.
Awwwwww!
Whoa! These are really metallic. I think I could just use the Lorac Unzipped Gold metallics on my cheeks and get the same look. 🙂 Very pretty, though.
I wish they’d take all the colors from this blush line and make them into eye colors. I would snag a palette like that in a heartbeat.
Haha! That would be pretty.
LOL, I was thinking the same thing! Just take my Too Faced Holiday palette, slap some of the shimmery glittery shadows on my cheeks, and I’ll get the same effect
Love that peachy colour – the second one. Not sure how it would work on my fair complexion though. Looks really good on you Christine.
Thank you, Genevieve!
Wow. If for some unknown reason I wanted sparkly gold cheeks, I would just use an eyeshadow…
That would be one way to do it! 🙂
This is just all too tempting for a glitter junkie lol. I don’t know why I’m so addicted to shimmery highlights but I think this duo looks lovely. Especially the peachy one. That one looks perfect!
LOL!
I like the peachy shade, really pretty and it doesn’t seem to emphasize pores TOO much when used dry.
Not too much, though I’d rather no emphasis at all, lol!
‘Apply these shades wet to achieve a high-impact flush or dry to get a natural-looking glow.’
This is what Sephora’s site now reads in the product description. Someone somewhere realized the error!
NARS’ website is the same as their press release (which is what NARS sent me), but I did notice Sephora’s was different (I wrote up the round-up/overview earlier today and have a whole paragraph about that).
This would be more like two highlighter for me. I don’t think I like it. For that much $, I expect a B+ or higher. The metallic/shimmer stuff is overkill even if it were a highlighter it seems. I would have to walk on eggshells with it and I don’t love it that much. I I have had mixed feelings about all of these so far. I initially was pretty excited. I am a little interested in Fervor and Frenzy still. But, not enough to buy without seeing it in store first.
You’ll have to let me know if you end up seeing the formula in store 🙂
The colors again, are so pretty on you. I wouldn’t buy them based on the ratings. I’m not sure when I would apply cheek color or highlighter “wet” anyway.
Thank you! 🙂
I do like a metallic highlight but these are way too yellow for me. Wish they made a white and pale pink one.
That would have been nice!
I feel like these would work much better as a highlight over a matte blush. They are too shimmery and not pigmented enough to be a blush and I think give ore of a dewy finish that you look for when applying a highlight.
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That would be a good way to try ’em!