Iconic London Fearless Flush Sheer Blush Review & Swatches
Iconic London Fearless Flush Sheer Blush ($27.00 for 0.42 oz.) is a medium, pinky-berry with soft, warm undertones and a matte finish once it dried down. The product had sheer coverage that applied evenly and blended out well, but you had to let the first layer dry down (about 10 seconds) before applying more in order to build up coverage.
The texture was lightweight, spreadable, and like a watery gel, so applying more at once just meant having to diffuse it across a broader area of skin to get it to go on right. It wore well for seven and a half hours before fading a bit.
FURTHER READING:
Formula Overview
for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
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Formula Overview
$27.00/0.42 oz. – $64.29 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to have a “veil of soft-focus colour” with a “gel-to-watercolour formula” that can be built up if desired. The characterstic that will make or break whether this is a go-to is in the name: sheer. It ended up have incredibly sheer coverage–a veil, indeed!–applied, though it could be built up after waiting for each layer to drydown. The formula was less dewy than I expected and had a more full-on drydown, but it was conducive to building up product.
The consistency was thin, watery with some susbstance to it (the “gel” feel) and spreadable. I liked applying some to the back of my hand, then gently tapping a small amount to my skin and going back for more as necessary. The formula dried down in about 10 to 15 seconds, faster when less product was used (and more didn’t give more coverage, just required one to spread it out across a larger area).
Once in place, the product lasted between seven and eight hours on me.
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Ingredients
Aqua (Water), Dimethicone, Cetyl Peg/Ppg 10/1 Dimethicone, Isododecane, Glycerin, Talc, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Chloride, Magnesium Sulfate, Synthetic Wax, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Potassium Sorbate, Polysilicone 11, Dimethiconol, Benzoic Acid, Hydrogen Dimethicone, Propylene Carbonate, Dehydroacetic Acid, Aluminum Hydroxide, Ethylhexylglycerin, Marrubium Vulgare Extract, Isopropyl Titanium Triisostearate, Citric Acid. May Contain +/ +/–: CI 77 891 (Titanium Dioxide), CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499 (Iron Oxides), CI 73360 (Red 30 Lake), CI 42090 (Blue 1 Lake).
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