NYX Hamptons HD Blush ($6.00 for 0.16 oz.) is a light-medium pink with warm, yellow undertones and a luminous sheen. Hourglass Surreal Effect (LE, $40.00) is less shimmery, warmer (95% similar). NARS Swindle (LE, $30.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar). Guerlain Smile (Right) (LE, $52.00) is more shimmery (90% similar). Too Faced Tres Fab (LE, ) is darker, cooler (90% similar). MAC Sugar or Syrup (LE, $24.00) is more shimmery (90% similar). Dior Bal (250) (P, $48.00) is less shimmery (90% similar). MAC Launch Away (LE, $24.00) is cooler (90% similar). NARS Fervor (Left) (PiP, ) is darker (90% similar). By Terry Savannah Love #1 (LE, ) is darker, warmer (90% similar). Chanel Sakura (87) (LE, $45.00) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar). Kevyn Aucoin Pink Sand #1 (PiP, ) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar). Wayne Goss Blushing (PiP, ) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar). MAC Lesson in Love (LE, $24.00) is darker, more muted (90% similar). Benefit Dandelion (PiP, $29.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar). Too Faced So Peachy (P, $30.00) is more shimmery, darker (85% similar). Hourglass Incandescent Electra (LE, $40.00) is lighter (90% similar). Laura Mercier Sunset (LE, $24.00) is lighter (85% similar). Jouer Rose Petal (LE, ) is less shimmery, warmer (85% similar). Catrice La Vie En Rose (P, $5.99) is more shimmery, darker, more muted (85% similar). Makeup Geek Spell Bound (DC, $9.99) is warmer (85% similar). Top 20 dupes listed, see the rest. See comparison swatches / view dupes side-by-side.

This blush had that unfortunate powdery consistency I have found all too common in this range, which is really the formula’s biggest downfall! (Such a shame, too!) The color payoff is mostly opaque, and it is easily sheered out or blended along the edges or built-up in layers without looking powdery on the skin. The color lasted for seven and a half hours on me.

FORMULA SUMMARY | NYX’s newest blush formula is supposed to be a “high definition, lightweight blush that blends evenly” that is “vibrant and silky.” The texture tended to be on the more powdery side, but it sits well and doesn’t look powdery applied. Many shades have a more luminous finish to them where the shimmer is fine enough to create a glow, rather than a frosted finish (though a couple are quite shimmery). The formula blends fairly easily on the skin and has medium, buildable coverage with some being very pigmented right off the bat. The wear time is between seven and eight hours.

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NYX Hamptons (19) HD Blush

NYX Hamptons (19) HD Blush

NYX Hamptons (19) HD Blush

NYX Hamptons (19) HD Blush

NYX Hamptons (19) HD Blush

NYX Hamptons (19) HD Blush