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Rare Beauty Transform & Daring Lip Souffles Reviews & Swatches

Transform Rare Beauty Transform Lip Souffle Matte Cream Lipstick ($20.00 for 0.13 oz.) is a deep, rich red with subtle, cool undertones and a semi-matte finish. It had semi-opaque color coverage, which was a surprise since it was supposed to have higher coverage and was a red hue, and those tend to be the most pigmented (when they exist in a range). The texture felt a little thinner, and it seemed more prone to separating slightly along my lip lines, which made the appear more pronounced (“shriveled” but not as bad as that distinction). The formula still had that more velvety glide to it that felt airy and very lightweight, and while it looked matter within a few minutes from the initial application, it remained flexible and comfortable to wear. It wore well for seven hours but felt a bit drying over time. FURTHER READING : Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent). Top Dupes Formula Overview Ingredients Top Dupes View Swat...

Hourglass Sculpture Ambient Lighting Edit Quad Review & Swatches

Sculpture Hourglass Sculpture Ambient Lighting Edit Quad ($58.00 for 0.16 oz.) is a new, limited edition foursome that features a finishing powder, bronzing powder, powder blush, and powder highlighter. They may look familiar to you if you already own last year’s Unlocked (Ghost Edition) palette as all four shades are from there. The products were fairly consistent with respect to application, blendability, and longevity to last year’s versions, though I found the bronzer to be more pigmented this time around (but that was how I first experienced it, even before last year’s palette!) and the blush to be more medium, buildable coverage (as intended). I really think it was a missed opportunity not to release three or four quads–make them permanent!–that represented a finishing powder, bronzer, blush, and highlighter for different skin tones. This seemed more like a one-off release that would have been a retailer exclusive (given it’s a total rehash) rather than one of three announ...