Pat McGrath x Bridgerton Blushing Delights Palette Review & Swatches

Christine — Mon, 18 Apr 2022 14:00:00 +0000

Blushing Delights

Pat McGrath Blushing Delights Bridgerton Blush and Highlighter Palette ($60.00 for 0.26 oz.) includes one highlighter and three blushes in a new-for-the-brand baked powder formula. I’d love to see the return of the formula in the future, as baked products have died back a bit in recent years but often blend out beautifully on skin, like these did. The only “issue” I really had with the formula here was that the blushes were quite pigmented rather than buildable, so as long as you don’t mind higher coverage or using a lighter hand, it’s a nice formula. The packaging is as bulky as it looks as well.

Blushing Delights

LELimited Edition. $60.00.

A-

9.5

Product

8.5

Pigmentation

9.5

Texture

8.5

Longevity

Application

91%

Total

Champagne Venus

Champagne Venus is a light-medium gold with warmer, slightly peach tones to it and a sparkling, moderately shiny finish. The consistency was soft, slightly drier and more powdery compared to the other shades, but I didn’t have any issues picking up product or blending it out on my skin. There were a few flyaway sparkles but nothing major. It had medium, buildable pigmentation, which made it the only shade that lived up to that part of the brand’s description. It lasted well for eight hours before fading visibly on me.

FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).

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ColourPop The Real Thing (LE, $10.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
ColourPop Starflower (LE, $12.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
Rose Inc Prismatic (P, $36.00) is cooler (95% similar).
MAC Step Bright Up/Alche-me (LE, $38.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
NABLA Cosmetics Amnesia (P, $26.00) is more shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
ColourPop 1st Prize (LE, $12.00) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
Wet 'n' Wild Holly Gold-head (LE, $4.99) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
Bobbi Brown Golden Hour (LE, $50.00) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
Lethal Cosmetics Gamma (P, $18.00) is lighter (90% similar).
ILIA Starstruck (P, $34.00) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).

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Formula Overview

The formula is supposed to have "mistake-proof buildability" with "vivid colour purity" and "multidimensional pearl finishes." They were quite pigmented rather than buildable, but the formula was smooth, blendable, and easy to work with--you'll just want to use a very light hand if sheerer, more buildable coverage is a must-have for you. The finish ranged from satiny to pearly, depending on the individual shade. They wore around eight hours on me.

Browse all of our Pat McGrath Blushing Delights Highlighter swatches.

Ingredients

Mica, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Dimethicone, Silica, Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, Isopropyl Palmitate, Sorbitan Stearate, Polysorbate 20, Caprylyl Glycol, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Acrylamide/Sodium Acryloyldimethyltaurate Copolymer, Water / Aqua / Eau, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Isohexadecane, Tocopheryl Acetate, Hexylene Glycol, Tin Oxide, Lauroyl Lysine, Polysorbate 80, Sorbitan Oleate, Nylon-12, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Phenoxyethanol. (+/-): Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499).

Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you're purchasing, or the brand or retailer's website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.

Champagne Venus

LELimited Edition.

A-

Product

Pigmentation

8.5

Texture

8.5

Longevity

Application

91%

Total

Budding Romance

Budding Romance is a bright, medium-dark pink with subtle, warm undertones and cooler, fine pearl. The consistency was smooth, soft, and blendable with a touch of powderiness in the pan. It had opaque color payoff that adhered evenly to bare skin and blended out well, but it was definitely more pigmented than described. It wore well for eight hours before fading noticeably on me.

FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).

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NARS Famous (LE, $30.00) is lighter, warmer (95% similar).
Chanel Rose Ruban (602) (P, $45.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Jouer Seduce Me (PiP, ) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (85% similar).
Tarte Montage (LE, $29.00) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (85% similar).
Pat McGrath Lovestruck (P, $38.00) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (85% similar).
ColourPop Thames (LE, $8.00) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (85% similar).
Buxom Ibiza (P, $22.00) is less shimmery, warmer (85% similar).
Chanel Hyperfresh (360) (P, $45.00) is less shimmery, lighter, brighter (85% similar).
Smith and Cult Cool Plum (P, $24.00) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (80% similar).
Too Faced Pink Wink (PiP, ) is lighter, warmer (80% similar).

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Formula Overview

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Ingredients

Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Mica, Silica, Boron Nitride, HDI/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Cetearyl Ethylhexanoate, C12-20 Acid Peg-8 Ester, Glycerin, Squalane, Dicalcium Phosphate, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Polysorbate 80, Xanthan Gum, 1,2-Hexanediol, Hexylene Glycol, Tin Oxide, Kaolin, Potassium Sorbate, Phenoxyethanol. (+/-): Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Red 7 (CI 15850), Ultramarines (CI 77007), Iron Oxide (CI 77491), Ferric Ferrocyanide (CI 77510).

Budding Romance

LELimited Edition.

A-

9.5

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

8.5

Longevity

Application

91%

Total

Berry Brilliance

Berry Brilliance is a slightly muted, reddish-plum with subtle, warm undertones and a satin sheen. The blush had a more luminous sheen–but not overtly shimmery–when buffed and blended out on my skin. The consistency was lightweight, smooth, and thin but not powdery or dry, and it yielded mostly opaque coverage in a single layer, so I really had to use care to get more medium, buildable coverage as marketed. It stayed on well for eight hours before fading a bit on me.

FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).

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KIKO 104 Pastel Pink (P, $12.00) is more shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
Huda Beauty Berry Juicy (03) (P, $21.00) is more shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
Anastasia Exotic (PiP, ) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
ColourPop Pretty Thing (P, $8.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
Buxom Goa (P, $22.00) is more shimmery (90% similar).
ColourPop Cheerio (P, $8.00) is more shimmery (90% similar).
Black Up NBL 03 (P, $26.50) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
Benefit Moone (P, $29.00) is more shimmery, darker (85% similar).
NARS Aroused (P, $30.00) is darker, cooler (85% similar).
Giorgio Armani Mystery (60) (P, $38.00) is darker, cooler (80% similar).

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Formula Overview

Browse all of our Pat McGrath Blushing Delights Blush swatches.

Ingredients

Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Boron Nitride, Silica, HDI/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Cetearyl Ethylhexanoate, C12-20 Acid Peg-8 Ester, Glycerin, Squalane, Dicalcium Phosphate, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Polysorbate 80, Xanthan Gum, 1,2-Hexanediol, Tin Oxide, Hexylene Glycol, Potassium Sorbate, Phenoxyethanol. (+/-): Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Red 7 (CI 15850) , Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499).

Berry Brilliance

LELimited Edition.

A-

9.5

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

8.5

Longevity

Application

91%

Total

Aphrodisia

Aphrodisia is a vivid, deeper pink-coral with subtle, warm undertones and lighter, contrasting gold pearl throughout. It had opaque color coverage in a single layer, so it had to be used with a lighter hand to actually achieve the buildable coverage marketed by the brand. Nonetheless, the texture was smooth, lightweight, and thin without being powdery, which made it easy to work with and diffuse on bare skin. It lasted well for eight hours before fading visibly on me.

FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).

Top Dupes

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MAC Heat Index (LE, $30.00) is less shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
Laura Mercier Grapefruit (P, $30.00) is less shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
NARS I Need a Man (LE, $30.00) is less shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
Makeup by Mario Earthy Pink (P, $28.00) is less shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
Rare Beauty Nearly Mauve (P, $21.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
Dior 999 (P, $48.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
NARS Lovesick (LE, $30.00) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
Giorgio Armani Mania (40) (P, $38.00) is less shimmery (90% similar).
Surratt Beauty Ponceau (P, $32.00) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
NARS Angel Pride III (LE, $30.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).

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Formula Overview

Browse all of our Pat McGrath Blushing Delights Blush swatches.

Ingredients

Aphrodisia

LELimited Edition.

A-

9.5

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

8.5

Longevity

Application

91%

Total

Pat McGrath Blushing Delights Bridgerton Blush and Highlighter Palette

Pat McGrath Champagne Venus Blushing Delights Highlighter

Pat McGrath Budding Romance Blushing Delights Blush

Pat McGrath Berry Brilliance Blushing Delights Blush

Pat McGrath Aphrodisia Blushing Delights Blush

Pat McGrath Blushing Delights Bridgerton Blush and Highlighter Palette

Pat McGrath Champagne Venus Blushing Delights Highlighter

Pat McGrath Budding Romance Blushing Delights Blush

Pat McGrath Berry Brilliance Blushing Delights Blush

Pat McGrath Aphrodisia Blushing Delights Blush

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Pat McGrath x Bridgerton Blushing Delights Palette Review & Swatches

Blushing Delights

Blushing Delights

LELimited Edition. $60.00.

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Champagne Venus

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Formula Overview

Ingredients

Champagne Venus

LELimited Edition.

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Budding Romance

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Budding Romance

LELimited Edition.

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Berry Brilliance

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Berry Brilliance

LELimited Edition.

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Aphrodisia

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Formula Overview

Ingredients

Aphrodisia

LELimited Edition.

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