Danessa Myricks Golden Hour Yummy Skin Blush Review & Swatches

Golden Hour

Danessa Myricks Golden Hour Yummy Skin Blurring Balm Powder Flushed ($25.00 for 0.21 oz.) is a vivid, medium orange with warm, red undertones and a matte finish.

Medium to semi-opaque, buildable coverage
Very emollient, thin, and lightweight feel
Applied best by patting/tapping onto skin or lips
Applied evenly onto lips and cheeks but could lift base products slightly
Long-wearing as a blush (8 hours), short-wearing as a lip color (2 hours, non-drying)

FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).

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Formula Overview

$25.00/0.21 oz. - $119.05 Per Ounce

The formula is supposed to be buildable with a soft-matte finish that "blurs and smooths" both cheeks and lips with "all day wear." The brand recommended using fingertips to apply by tapping/blending on cheeks or lips. The consistency was thin, emollient, and cream-like, but it felt more matte and powder-like as soon as I started to tap the color against my skin, whether lips or cheeks.

I felt like the thin consistency coupled with the more matte finish made it less forgiving on lips, and it worked well on bare cheeks and on top on unpowdered foundation--it did need a touch of slip as it was more prone to clinging to dryness/powder. I found it easiest to use over a sheerer foundation or on bare skin, though, as I felt like it took a bit more care to avoid it lifting up higher coverage/more matte base products.

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