Corail Rive Gauche

YSL Corail Rive Gauche Couture Blush ($42.00 for 0.11 oz. ) is a soft coral with warm undertones and a golden sheen. The texture was incredibly stiff to the touch, which made it difficult to pick up product on a brush (even with fingertips!) and apply to skin. It was harder to blend and apply the color wet as it seemed not to transfer much from brush to skin. I scraped off layers of product using the end of the brush (the handle part, not the brush head!) to get it to show up on my cheeks. It’s a shame as the finish was luminous with faint micro-sparkle and fine pearl, so it looked nice once I managed to get enough pigment onto my cheeks and worked at it to buff out the edges. It lasted for eight hours on me before fading noticeably.

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Formula Overview

$42.00/0.11 oz. - $381.82 Per Ounce

The formula is supposed to have "sheer, soft color" when used dry and more intense "color impact" when used wet. It is supposed to be "silky-smooth" and "weightless." Unfortunately, the shade I bought to try was stiff and difficult to apply and blend out as very little product picked up on a brush (even denser brushes with a heavier hand). It was actually worse when I tried using it with a dampened brush as this resulted in less product transferring to my skin; what little product transferred wouldn't blend out easily along the edges at all. The pigmentation was sheerer, as described, and it did intensify when used wet, but it wasn't silky-smooth. It lasted for eight hours on me.

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Ingredients

YSL Corail Rive Gauche Couture Blush

YSL Corail Rive Gauche Couture Blush

YSL Corail Rive Gauche Couture Blush

YSL Corail Rive Gauche Couture Blush

YSL Corail Rive Gauche Couture Blush

YSL Corail Rive Gauche Couture Blush

YSL Corail Rive Gauche Couture Blush

YSL Corail Rive Gauche Couture Blush

YSL Corail Rive Gauche Couture Blush

YSL Corail Rive Gauche Couture Blush

YSL Corail Rive Gauche Couture Blush

YSL Corail Rive Gauche Couture Blush

YSL Corail Rive Gauche Couture Blush

YSL Corail Rive Gauche Couture Blush

YSL Corail Rive Gauche Couture Blush

YSL Corail Rive Gauche Couture Blush

YSL Corail Rive Gauche Couture Blush

YSL Corail Rive Gauche Couture Blush