ColourPop Darcy Lite Stix ($11.00 for 0.33 oz.) is a really pale champagne gold, virtually translucent in its base shade, with green-to-gold shifting duochrome pearl.
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$11.00/0.33 oz. – $33.33 Per Ounce
The method is meant to “mix effortlessly” with a “pure, skin-like end” that may be layered or utilized on naked pores and skin. The model recommends applyling straight from the tube for heavier protection and utilizing a brush to choose up product for much less protection, although the protection “simply builds color to your coronary heart’s want.”
They dry right down to a semi-set finish–lightly dewy, positively “pure, skin-like” in look, however not overly cheesy or actually wet-looking. I have never discovered that they migrate or transfer round a lot, so the method continues to be longer-wearing at seven to 9 hours with minimal motion. They’ve utilized properly and worn properly over basis to this point, too. They don’t seem to be transfer-proof however are transfer-resistant; they will not smear round with an inadvertent contact however aren’t totally locked down.
The pigmentation diverse a bit from shade to shade, however most shades had been semi-opaque to totally opaque when utilized straight from the tube in a single “swipe” movement, although I feel mimicking this on cheeks is not fairly as simply executed as in comparison with my arm. I most popular selecting up product on my fingertip, patting on the apple of my cheek and diffusing upward and outward, then utilizing a clear fingertip to diffuse and soften the perimeters as wanted.
I appreciated that even the deeper hues did not appear to “sink” into my pores and had been as straightforward to use and mix out as very gentle, extra my-skin-but-better (actually, my pores and skin!) hues. I might describe the method was buildable from semi-sheer to medium with semi-opaque protection potential, however there’s sufficient slip within the method that it begins to sheer out noticeably even when utilized extra closely.
The consistency was frivolously emollient, light-weight, and skinny with good spreadability and motion; it did not elevate up base merchandise however nonetheless labored properly over naked pores and skin. I did not expertise it lifting up or creating patchiness over time on prime of basis, even once I set the inspiration initially, however I might suggest (similar as I might for many cream-based cheek formulation!) to pair with a less-matte basis for optimum outcomes (the dewy end performs properly with a extra skin-like base).
Oh, the caps have the names of the merchandise, however the remainder of the tube would not, so in case you have multiple open, take care in getting the suitable lid again on!
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Substances
Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate, Phenyl Trimethicone, Caprylyl Methicone, Paraffin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Ceresin, Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax, Cetyl Peg/Ppg-10/1 Dimethicone, Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Lauryl Laurate, Vp/Hexadecene Copolymer, Silica, Caprylyl Glycol, Stearic Acid, Hydrated Silica, Phenoxyethanol, Artificial Beeswax, Diethylhexyl Syringylidenemalonate, Tin Oxide, Microcrystalline Wax, Tocopherol, Potassium Sorbate, Water, Artificial Fluorphlogopite, Hexylene Glycol. Might Comprise: Carmine (Ci 75470), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491, Ci 77492, Ci 77499), Manganese Violet (Ci 77742), Mica (Ci 77019), Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891).
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