Urban Decay Sin Afterglow Cheek Palette Review & Swatches
Sin
Urban Decay Sin Afteglow Cheek Palette ($39.00 for 0.84 oz.) is a new, limited edition six-pan cheek palette that includes three blushes and three highlighters. Within the palette, there are three shades that are new (Kiss Off, PSA, and Spotlight) are new and the other three are from the brand’s permanent range. I find that Urban Decay’s cheek products tend to be quite pigmented, though they are supposed to be sheerer and more buildable, so as long as one is comfortable with more pigmented cheek products and has need for the shades in this palette, I could see it working out well.
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Sin
LELimited Edition. $39.00.
Kiss Off
Kiss Off is a soft, light-medium pink with subtle, warm undertones and an ultra-fine, pearl shimmer finish. It had medium coverage that was buildable to mostly opaque pigmentation (and the formula is actually supposed to be sheerer and more buildable). The texture was soft, a touch dusty, but it blended out well on my skin and was easy to work with. It lasted for eight hours on me.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Dior Rose (001) (LE, $56.00) is less shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
- Burberry S/S15 Runway (LE, $65.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- Jouer Tease Me (PiP, ) is lighter (95% similar).
- Zoeva Gentle Touch (P, $11.80) is less shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
- NARS Threesome (LE, $30.00) is less shimmery (90% similar).
- MAC Lotus Blossom (LE, $40.00) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- Tarte Whimsy (LE, $29.00) is darker (90% similar).
- Surratt Beauty Guimauve (P, $32.00) is more shimmery, brighter, cooler (90% similar).
- Anastasia Babe (PiP, ) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Physicians Formula Rosy Pink (P, $12.99) is darker (95% similar).
Formula Overview
$26.00/0.23 oz. - $113.04 Per Ounce
Urban Decay’s describes their powder blush formula as having “buildable color” with a “blendable, finely milled” texture that will wear for “eight long hours.” A lot of the shades have semi-sheer to semi-opaque, buildable pigmentation but a few have been more pigmented than buildable, though a lighter hand is always one route to take to get sheerer coverage if that's a must-have.
The texture of the blushes is smooth, silky, and finely-milled with a thinness that gave me pause initially, but it translated to a beautiful, satiny finish on my skin that was natural and lightly luminous. The majority of shades I've tried in the range are blendable, easy to use, and wear for eight hours.
Browse all of our Urban Decay Afterglow 8-Hour Powder Blush swatches.
Ingredients
Isoeicosane, Silica, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Zinc Stearate, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Polypropylsilsesquioxane, Polyisobutene, Caprylyl Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Hexylene Glycol, Methicone, Aluminum Hydroxide, Tin Oxide, Laureth-4. [+/- (All Shades May Contain /Toutes les couleurs peuvent contenir): Mica, CI 77891 / Titanium Dioxide, CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499 / Iron Oxides, CI 77007 / Ultramarines, CI 77163 / Bismuth Oxychloride, CI 77742 / Manganese Violet, CI 45410 / Red 28 Lake, CI 15850 / Red 6, CI 15850 / Red 7 Lake, CI 77120 / Barium Sulfate, CI 75470 / Carmine, CI 19140 / Yellow 5 Lake, CI 77288 / Chromium Oxide Greens, CI 42090 / Blue 1 Lake]. CONTAINS CARMINE
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.
Kiss Off
DCDiscontinued. $26.00.
Score
Score is a soft, light-medium pink with warm undertones and flecks of gold sparkle. I found it to be a little pinker than my permanent version if it. The texture was blendable but on the drier side, and I felt like there was some excess product that kicked up in the pan even when I tried to avoid that. It had semi-sheer, buildable pigmentation that stayed on well for seven and a half hours on me.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Benefit Bella Bamba (Palette) (PiP, $29.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- Charlotte Tilbury Pretty (LE, ) is cooler (90% similar).
- Sephora Heated (P, $14.00) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- NARS Orgasm (P, $30.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Too Faced Who's Your Poppy (LE, ) is more shimmery (90% similar).
- Essence Cool Coral (P, $5.99) is lighter (90% similar).
- ColourPop More is More (P, $8.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Clinique Melon Pop (P, $21.00) is less shimmery (90% similar).
- NARS Orgasm (P, $30.00) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- Revlon Racy Rose (008) (P, $9.99) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$26.00/0.23 oz. - $113.04 Per Ounce
Urban Decay’s describes their powder blush formula as having “buildable color” with a “blendable, finely milled” texture that will wear for “eight long hours.” A lot of the shades have semi-sheer to semi-opaque, buildable pigmentation but a few have been more pigmented than buildable, though a lighter hand is always one route to take to get sheerer coverage if that's a must-have.
The texture of the blushes is smooth, silky, and finely-milled with a thinness that gave me pause initially, but it translated to a beautiful, satiny finish on my skin that was natural and lightly luminous. The majority of shades I've tried in the range are blendable, easy to use, and wear for eight hours.
Browse all of our Urban Decay Afterglow 8-Hour Powder Blush swatches.
Ingredients
Isoeicosane, Silica, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Zinc Stearate, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Polypropylsilsesquioxane, Polyisobutene, Caprylyl Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Hexylene Glycol, Methicone, Aluminum Hydroxide, Tin Oxide, Laureth-4. [+/- (All Shades May Contain /Toutes les couleurs peuvent contenir): Mica, CI 77891 / Titanium Dioxide, CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499 / Iron Oxides, CI 77007 / Ultramarines, CI 77163 / Bismuth Oxychloride, CI 77742 / Manganese Violet, CI 45410 / Red 28 Lake, CI 15850 / Red 6, CI 15850 / Red 7 Lake, CI 77120 / Barium Sulfate, CI 75470 / Carmine, CI 19140 / Yellow 5 Lake, CI 77288 / Chromium Oxide Greens, CI 42090 / Blue 1 Lake]. CONTAINS CARMINE
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.
Score
DCDiscontinued. $26.00.
Paranoid
Paranoid is a muted, medium brown with warm undertones and a golden sheen. It had semi-opaque color payoff that was buildable to full coverage. The consistency was soft, a smidgen dry in the pan, but I had no trouble picking it up with my brush and diffusing the color on my skin. It wore well for eight hours on me.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Poolside (P, $8.00) is warmer (90% similar).
- Melt Cosmetics Lynx (P, $22.00) is warmer (90% similar).
- MAC I'll Hold My Breath #1 (LE, ) is less shimmery (90% similar).
- MAC Ganymede (LE, $21.00) is less shimmery, lighter, less pigmented (90% similar).
- ColourPop Santos (LE, $8.00) is more shimmery (90% similar).
- ColourPop Glo Up (LE, $8.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- MAC Cloudy Copper (LE, $31.00) is more shimmery, brighter, warmer (85% similar).
- MAC Cheek Pollen (LE, $24.00) is cooler (85% similar).
- MAC Worldly Wealth (LE, $24.00) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (85% similar).
- Zoeva ND030 (PiP, ) is lighter, brighter, warmer (85% similar).
Formula Overview
$26.00/0.23 oz. - $113.04 Per Ounce
Urban Decay’s describes their powder blush formula as having “buildable color” with a “blendable, finely milled” texture that will wear for “eight long hours.” A lot of the shades have semi-sheer to semi-opaque, buildable pigmentation but a few have been more pigmented than buildable, though a lighter hand is always one route to take to get sheerer coverage if that's a must-have.
The texture of the blushes is smooth, silky, and finely-milled with a thinness that gave me pause initially, but it translated to a beautiful, satiny finish on my skin that was natural and lightly luminous. The majority of shades I've tried in the range are blendable, easy to use, and wear for eight hours.
Browse all of our Urban Decay Afterglow 8-Hour Powder Blush swatches.
Ingredients
Isoeicosane, Silica, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Zinc Stearate, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Polypropylsilsesquioxane, Polyisobutene, Caprylyl Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Hexylene Glycol, Methicone, Aluminum Hydroxide, Tin Oxide, Laureth-4. [+/- (All Shades May Contain /Toutes les couleurs peuvent contenir): Mica, CI 77891 / Titanium Dioxide, CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499 / Iron Oxides, CI 77007 / Ultramarines, CI 77163 / Bismuth Oxychloride, CI 77742 / Manganese Violet, CI 45410 / Red 28 Lake, CI 15850 / Red 6, CI 15850 / Red 7 Lake, CI 77120 / Barium Sulfate, CI 75470 / Carmine, CI 19140 / Yellow 5 Lake, CI 77288 / Chromium Oxide Greens, CI 42090 / Blue 1 Lake]. CONTAINS CARMINE
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.
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Paranoid
DCDiscontinued. $26.00.
PSA
PSA is a rich, rosy brown with warm, reddish undertones and a metallic finish. It was intensely pigmented with a smooth, moderately dense texture that wasn’t too firm nor too thick in the pan, so it picked up well with a brush. The highlighter was very metlalic, and it seemed to emphasize my skin’s natural texture just slightly. The color stayed on well for eight hours before fading noticeably.
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Charleston (LE, $7.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- MAC Overt Trickery (LE, $42.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- ColourPop Total Package (DC, $12.00) is darker (90% similar).
- Makeup Geek Firework (P, $20.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Reflects Gilt (Bottom) (LE, ) is warmer (90% similar).
- Huda Beauty Rich #2 (PiP, ) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Bobbi Brown Pink Quartz (P, $46.00) is darker (90% similar).
- Tarte NYE (LE, $28.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- NARS Surreal (LE, ) (90% similar).
- bareMinerals Kiss of Rose (LE, $26.00) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
Ingredients
Isoeicosane, Silica, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Zinc Stearate, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Polypropylsilsesquioxane, Polyisobutene, Caprylyl Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Hexylene Glycol, Methicone, Aluminum Hydroxide, Tin Oxide, Laureth-4. [+/- (All Shades May Contain /Toutes les couleurs peuvent contenir): Mica, CI 77891 / Titanium Dioxide, CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499 / Iron Oxides, CI 77007 / Ultramarines, CI 77163 / Bismuth Oxychloride, CI 77742 / Manganese Violet, CI 45410 / Red 28 Lake, CI 15850 / Red 6, CI 15850 / Red 7 Lake, CI 77120 / Barium Sulfate, CI 75470 / Carmine, CI 19140 / Yellow 5 Lake, CI 77288 / Chromium Oxide Greens, CI 42090 / Blue 1 Lake]. CONTAINS CARMINE
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.
PSA
LELimited Edition. $26.00.
Spotlight
Spotlight is a soft, light-medium peach with warm, golden undertones and a metallic sheen. The pigmentation was nearly opaque in a single layer, though the texture was soft and yielding enough that I could feasibly use a lighter hand with it for sheerer coverage… but I would not describe it as sheer as the brand intended. The texture was smooth and soft to the touch without being powdery. The highlighter lasted for eight hours on me.
Top Dupes
- Sleek MakeUP Equinox (PiP, ) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- Dior Golden Glow (04) (P, $50.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- Pat McGrath Nude Nectar (LE, $48.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- Too Faced Sweet Peach Illuminator (PiP, ) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- Tarte Lit (PiP, ) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- Pretty Vulgar Glow Up (P, $32.00) is cooler (90% similar).
- NARS Last Call (LE, $30.00) is warmer (90% similar).
- Pat McGrath Golden Moonlight (P, $48.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- bareMinerals The Soiree (LE, $26.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- bareMinerals The Brilliant Sunset (LE, $26.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
Ingredients
Isoeicosane, Silica, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Zinc Stearate, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Polypropylsilsesquioxane, Polyisobutene, Caprylyl Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Hexylene Glycol, Methicone, Aluminum Hydroxide, Tin Oxide, Laureth-4. [+/- (All Shades May Contain /Toutes les couleurs peuvent contenir): Mica, CI 77891 / Titanium Dioxide, CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499 / Iron Oxides, CI 77007 / Ultramarines, CI 77163 / Bismuth Oxychloride, CI 77742 / Manganese Violet, CI 45410 / Red 28 Lake, CI 15850 / Red 6, CI 15850 / Red 7 Lake, CI 77120 / Barium Sulfate, CI 75470 / Carmine, CI 19140 / Yellow 5 Lake, CI 77288 / Chromium Oxide Greens, CI 42090 / Blue 1 Lake]. CONTAINS CARMINE
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.
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Spotlight
LELimited Edition. $26.00.
Sin
Sin is a light, champagne gold with warm, yellow undertones and a metallic finish. The highlighter was quite pigmented, while the consistency was dense and lightly creamy, so it wasn’t stiff or challenging to work with. It applied evenly on my skin and blended out with ease. This shade wore well for eight hours on me.
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Glad You Came (PiP, $12.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- ColourPop Ur Glowing (LE, $12.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- Persona Laguna (P, $24.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- Laura Mercier Affection (LE, $45.00) is less shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
- Tarte Skylight (LE, ) is lighter (95% similar).
- MAC Freeze (LE, $42.00) is less shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
- ColourPop Lunch Money (P, $10.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- Urban Decay Nooner (Highlighter) (PiP, ) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- Urban Decay Craze (-, ) is less shimmery (90% similar).
- Maybelline Nikkie Tutorials (LE, $9.99) is more shimmery (95% similar).
Ingredients
Isoeicosane, Silica, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Zinc Stearate, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Polypropylsilsesquioxane, Polyisobutene, Caprylyl Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Hexylene Glycol, Methicone, Aluminum Hydroxide, Tin Oxide, Laureth-4. [+/- (All Shades May Contain /Toutes les couleurs peuvent contenir): Mica, CI 77891 / Titanium Dioxide, CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499 / Iron Oxides, CI 77007 / Ultramarines, CI 77163 / Bismuth Oxychloride, CI 77742 / Manganese Violet, CI 45410 / Red 28 Lake, CI 15850 / Red 6, CI 15850 / Red 7 Lake, CI 77120 / Barium Sulfate, CI 75470 / Carmine, CI 19140 / Yellow 5 Lake, CI 77288 / Chromium Oxide Greens, CI 42090 / Blue 1 Lake]. CONTAINS CARMINE
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.
Ugh, this is why I hate cheek palettes. I love Spotlight and Score and would be able to work with Sin, Kiss Off, and Paranoid, but PSA is way too dark to work on me as a highlighter or highlighting blush. I can’t justify buying a palette if I won’t be able to use one whole shade. I hope they make the shades from this into singles.
They’re now on sale for $19.99 at Ulta, that’s why I got mine. I love sin, and would pay more just for that. The two dark shades I can’t work with and the blush is ehhh on me. I actually use one to contour. For $20 it’s worth it! See if your store or online still has them! They also had the priming potion eyelid primer on sale for $12 ($24) so I grabbed those too! Good luck girl!
This looks really good! I think I’d use all the shades, and sometimes if I can’t get a highlighter shade to work on my cheeks, I use it on my eyes (I know you’re not supposed to, but occasionally I live dangerously). Wonder if this will go on sale as fast as most UD palettes lately? Thanks for review & swatches!
Is Sin highlighter going to become the Midnight Cowboy of highlighter palettes?? Can we do something a little different, like maybe making X eyeshadow in to a highlight??`
PSA, Score and Spotlight are why I would even consider getting this palette. Especially PSA. I’d love to see UD issue that shade as a single, to be perfectly honest!
Probably won’t get it, though. I have dupes of Paranoid, have an entire pan on Sin, and Kiss Off is just too light for me.
I’m not sure whether Paranoid and PSA would work on me, but they’re very pretty. I like the looks of the palette. If it comes on sale, I might grab it, but it doesn’t look like a “must have” to me.
You may want to correct the product title from Afteglow to Afterglow. Check the spelling on the product itself. Not criticizing you… it’s easy to do, and I LOVE your site.
So sorry, Nancy! I can’t believe how stupid I am every single day. I always try to proofread but I’m truly inept.
Don’t be so hard on yourself, you do great work here!!
We’ll have to agree to disagree, lol!
You are so not stupid, Christine! You put out a huge body of work every single day there are always going to be typos but we’re all smart enough to figure out what you meant.
That is very kind of you to say!
If only UD offered this with duos and then the anyone can pick the shades that suit them the most.
Or if the blush section was sold separately to the bronzer section…they are all pretty but I don’t think one skintone could successfully use all shades.
Any tips on how to get powder blush to last longer? This formula fades or changes color within four hours on me. Otherwise, I would be all over this palette.
Hi Maggie,
It sounds like the formula and your skin type / base products don’t work well, so I’d just avoid the palette rather than attempt to make it work for you? It doesn’t make sense to me to buy it if you know it doesn’t last on you!
You are right of course! I have four of these and it always applies true-to-pan but then a couple of hours later, it’s either gone or completely different. Which is sad, Rapture and TMI are favorites that aren’t easy to dupe!
I have Sin in an individual pan and I love it! I usually only use it during the summer because of the tone of it, but it is still really pretty!