Cover FX Soft Peach Monochromatic Blush Duo Review & Swatches

Soft Peach

Cover FX Soft Peach Monochromatic Blush Duo ($38.00 for 0.51 oz.) contains a soft, peachy matte blush complemented by a slightly richer, shimmering coral blush. Both products were pigmented, blendable, and long-wearing, and they were consistent with other duos by the brand–another excellent duo!

Soft Peach

Permanent

9.5

Product

9.5

Pigmentation

9.5

Texture

Longevity

Application

94%

Total

Soft Peach (Left)

Soft Peach (Left) is a light-medium, peachy coral with warm orange undertones and a matte finish. It had good pigmentation that was easily built to full coverage with less than half of a layer more. The texture was velvety, smooth, and finely-milled with a bit of slip, yet it wasn’t powdery to work with at all. The product applied beautifully to bare skin and blended out well along the edges. It had more of a “natural matte” finish that wasn’t flat or dry but not shimmery or satiny either. It wore well for eight and a half hours on me before fading visibly.

Top Dupes

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Physicians Formula Vintage Rouge (P, $12.99) is more shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
Zoeva Shy Beauty (P, $11.80) is more shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
Jouer Adore Me (PiP, ) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
Charlotte Tilbury Smokey Eye Beauty (Cheek Swish) (LE, $40.00) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
Hourglass Dim Infusion (P, $35.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
NARS Buzzed (LE, $30.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
Tarte Angelic (LE, $29.00) is darker (90% similar).
bareMinerals The Adrenaline Rush (LE, $29.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
Kat Von D Gretel (Light) (DC, ) is lighter (90% similar).
Makeup Geek Bliss (P, $10.00) is warmer (90% similar).

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Formula Overview

The duo includes both a "monochromatic matte and shimmer shade" that can be used "individually or layer[ed] together." The blushes are described as having "high-impact payoff" with no other specifics. The consistency of the matte shades was incredibly silky, finely-milled, and smooth without being powdery--they were thinner but not difficult to apply and sat well on bare skin as well as over foundation. The pigmentation ranged from semi-opaque to opaque and was definitely buildable.

Both the matte and shimmer products wore between eight and nine hours on me.

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Ingredients

Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Myristyl Trisiloxane, Dipentaerythrityl Hexahydroxystearate, Neopentyl Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate, Mica, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin. May Contain (+/-): Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491, Ci 77492, Ci 77499), Red 7 Lake (Ci 15850), Red 6 (Ci 15850), Bismuth Oxychloride (Ci 77163), Red 30 Lake (Ci 73360), Ultramarines (Ci 77007).

Soft Peach (Left)

Permanent in Palette

9.5

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

Longevity

Application

94%

Total

Soft Peach (Right)

Soft Peach (Right) is a light-medium, peachy coral with warm undertones and a luminous sheen. The consistency was soft, smooth, and denser without being too firmly pressed in the pan, so I had no trouble picking up product with a brush. The pigmentation was opaque in a single layer but easily sheered out (or used with a lighter hand) if preferred. The blush applied evenly, blended out easily along the edges, and did not emphasize my skin’s natural texture. This shade stayed on well for nine hours on me before I noticed any fading.

Top Dupes

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YSL Corail Rive Gauche (P, $42.00) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
Fenty Beauty Trippin (P, $25.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
Essence Satin Coral (P, $2.99) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
NARS Vu (LE, ) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
Zoeva Palace Door (PiP, ) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
Black Opal Hibiscus (P, $8.95) is darker (90% similar).
Tarte Seek (LE, $29.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
Tarte Beat (-, ) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
Makeup Geek Honeymoon (DC, $9.99) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
MAC Miss Cupcake (LE, ) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).

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Formula Overview

The shimmery shades were slightly firmer with more of a powder-gel hybrid consistency that is firmer, denser but is often smoother and more "melted" when applied and blended out on skin. For this type of formula, I'd recommend a moderately dense blush or highlighter brush. Most of the shimmery shades had a luminous sheen--smoother, shinier finish but not intense or metallic. I found that layering the matte over the shimmer to yield a more intense shimmer effect, which is more of a tip from me to you than a pro/con.

Both the matte and shimmer products wore between eight and nine hours on me.

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Ingredients

Mica, Cetearyl Ethylhexanoate, Hdi/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Squalane, Glycerin, Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, Polysorbate 20, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Chondrus Crispus, Xanthan Gum, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Silica, Dicalcium Phosphate, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491, Ci 77492, Ci 77499).