Sephora Charmed Colorful Blush Review & Swatches
Charmed
Sephora Charmed Colorful Blush ($14.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a brighter pop of coral-orange with strong, warm undertones and a satin finish.
- Semi-sheer, buildable coverage
- Drier, almost chalky-feel, firmer in the pan
- Picked up decently with a brush, blended out without much effort
- Looked flatter/slightly dry on skin
- Prone to fading (six hours of good wear, faded faster than typical for powder blushes)
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
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- ColourPop Centerfold (PiP, $4.50) is darker (90% similar).
- Iconic London Coral Glow (Left) (PiP, ) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Growth Flirt (P, $8.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Nude Glow (Center) (LE, ) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Count Me In (P, $8.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Anastasia Coastline (LE, ) is darker (90% similar).
- ColourPop Palatial (LE, $12.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Tarte Vibrant (LE, $29.00) is darker (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$14.00/0.12 oz. - $116.67 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to have a "superfine texture" with "buildable" coverage that is available in both matte and shimmer finishes. The consistency was thinner and almost chalk-like compared to the prior formula, and while I think it applied and looked better on my skin than it looked, the matte shades were quite flat on skin and would benefit from an additional product to breathe life back into the skin.
The pigmentation ranged from shade to shade but was typically medium and buildable, which was reinforced by the texture itself being a bit firmer overall. I tested eight of the 13 shades I purchased for wear, and they lasted six to seven hours on me, which is shorter than typical for powder blush on my normal-to-dry skin. I would describe the wear as more prone to fading, and they seemed to disappear faster than most blushes (even as they did fade evenly).
Browse all of our Sephora Colorful Blush swatches.
Ingredients
Mica, Kaolin, CI 77891 (Titanium Dioxide), Calcium Carbonate, Zinc Stearate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Boron Nitride, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Wax, CI 77491 (Iron Oxides), Magnesium Myristate, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, C13-15 Alkane, Lauroyl Lysine, Aluminum Hydroxide, Ethylhexylglycerin, CI 77499 (Iron Oxides), CI 15850 (Red 7 Lake), Sorbic Acid, Tocopherol, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Tin Oxide, CI 15850 (Red 7), CI 19140 (Yellow 5 Lake), CI 42090 (Blue 1 Lake), CI 77007 (Ultramarines), CI 77492 (Iron Oxides), CI 77742 (Manganese Violet).
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Charmed
PPermanent. $14.00.
Sephora Charmed Colorful Blush
Sephora Charmed Colorful Blush
Sephora Charmed Colorful Blush
Sephora Charmed Colorful Blush
Sephora Charmed Colorful Blush
Sephora Charmed Colorful Blush
Sephora Charmed Colorful Blush
Sephora Charmed Colorful Blush
Well, despite the low grade, it actually looks beautiful on! Pretty surprising, actually. I could make it work because my skin runs more oily than the average person my age.
I’m sad to see these all performing so poorly (so far, but it doesn’t bode well for any other shades you might review). Sephora has, in past, made some wonderful colour cosmetics at great, affordable prices but this just really disappoints. I wonder if (like so many other companies – UD, MAC, Tarte, etc.) either the desire to be “clean” or the pursuit of “newer, (un)better” is what is bringing down their products. Just makes me sad!
It’s quite a lovely colour, but I do really wish it was up to Sephora’s past standards in terms of quality.