Make Up For Ever Lustrous Blush Palette

Make Up For Ever has launched a few gift sets for the holiday season, and one of these new items is the Lustrous Blush Palette! Available now at Sephora, the palette contains 12 full-size Artist Face Color powders : 4 highlighters, 4 blushes and 4 sculpting powders.

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I already said it, but I will say it again : these powders are fabulous! The formula is smooth, easy to blend, doesn't look patchy and the colors are nicely pigmented. They last all day on me, too! I have no complaints whatsoever and I highly recommend them!

However, I can't say that I'm a fan of this new palette. The powders are full size so you get a lot of product for your money, but the palette is HUGE! (10.2'' x 5.8'') It takes so much space on my vanity every time I want to use it. Also, I'm not sure if it's because I have long nails, but I always struggle to open it.

I think this is a palette that makeup-artists would love, and they probably wouldn't mind the large size. But for personal use, this might be too big? I don't know, maybe it's just me.

There's only 3 shades in this palette that I haven't reviewed yet : B200, B316 and S502. For all the other colors, I would suggest to click here to read my original review! (I have a few tips in there, too)

I wouldn't say that the shade B200 can be used as a blush, because it's very pale even on porcelain skin! It has a beautiful luminous finish though, so it can be mixed with any of the other shades to add a subtle glow and tone down the color.

B316 and S502 are very pigmented, they are a bit scary but so pretty when applied with a light hand! My skin is very fair at the moment and I can't get enough of the shade S502, but I recommend to apply it with a duo fibre brush. Both shades are matte, by the way.

Because I already did swatches for most of the shades, I wanted to give you something a bit different with this review. I chose to show you all the shades on two skin tones : Fair (similar to NC10) and Medium (similar to NC30).

Some of the colors are almost identical on both skin tones, while others were very different! While the shade H108 is perfect to brighten up a medium (or deeper) complexion, it's very yellow on fair skin. Same with the color H106, which looks amazing on medium to tan skin tones but too dark on fair skin. The sculpting powders look cooler on darker skin tones as well, the shade S116 is perfection on me when I'm tan but it's too warm when my skin is pale.

So yeah, that's why I wanted to show you the colors on two different skin tones!

H102 Shimmery Pink Alabaster is a light opalescent pink with a shimmery finish.

H104 Eggshell is a light neutral beige with a matte finish.

H106 Shimmery Champagne is a golden champagne beige with a shimmery finish.

H108 Banana is a light creamy yellow with a matte finish.

B200 Shimmery Opal Pink is a very light baby pink with a luminous finish.

B302 Shimmery Peach is a light peachy coral with a luminous finish.

B208 English Pink is a muted english rose with a matte finish.

B316 Red Coral is a vibrant coral red-orange with a matte finish.

S112 Shadow is a light grey beige with a satin finish.

S116 Medium Shadow is a medium taupe brown with a satin finish.

S118 Dark Shadow is a reddish brown with a matte finish.

S502 Violet Brown is a deep burgundy plum with a matte finish.

The Make Up For Ever Lustrous Blush Palette retails for $178 CAD for 60g (12 x 5g) and is available at Sephora.

(I received this product in order to evaluate it and give my opinion, but rest assured that my comments are always honest and impartial. This blog post contains affiliate links.)