Swatches of all the ND midi palettes that I have (in the order I bought them)

1. Glam

2. Xenon

3. I Need a Warm

4. Golden

5. Tan

6. I Need a Cool

7. Gloom

All swatches are 1-2 swipes on light neutral-cool skin in natural (overcast) light.

Hi!

I like very natural, fresh, glowy makeup looks for everyday. I guess that’s what’s called “clean girl makeup”? I don’t normally wear foundation, skin tint etc. Only concealer on spots and blemishes, blush, mascara, and maybe a tinted lip balm.

I’ve been looking at these three blush sticks (I prefer cream blushes because I find them easier to use):

• Dior Rosy Glow Stick

• Haus Labs Color Fuse Longwear Hydrating Blush Balm Stick

• Charlotte Tilbury Unreal Glow Blush Stick

The reason I’m looking at those three specifically is because they have cool toned shade options. Anyway, I’m not really looking for swatches to see the shades (although that would be appreciated too), but I’m interested to see the difference in formula, glowiness, matteness, etc. So I would really appreciate it if anybody could swatch these sticks next to each other (again, shades don’t really matter).

I’m also open to hear your recommendations on which of these you think would suit my needs the best.

Also, I’m a bit confused about the Dior blush stick pH thing. What does that mean? Like, can the color change throughout the day?

Thank you!

1. Sephora Collection Cloud Whisperer (tester)
   
2. Charlotte Tilbury M.I. Kiss (tester)
   
3. Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk Medium (tester)
   
4. Sephora Collection Afternoon Tea (tester)
   
5. Mac Soar (mine)
   
6. Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk (mine)
   
7. Charlotte Tilbury Very Victoria (mine)
   
8. Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk Medium (mine)
   
9. Mac Whirl (mine)

The in-store tester of Pillow Talk Med is more brown than my personal lipstick, which more resembles the in-store tester of M.I. Kiss aka Bond Girl

screenshotted from my tiktok, but first pic is mac, second is revlon

first picture taken in natural window lighting
second picture taken in bathroom artificial lighting

Hello, currently I am between these 2 palettes because they kinda seem similar but I want to be sure. The Saw swatches I found weren’t very helpful, if shared here before I also couldn’t find it somehow. Help much appreciated. Thanks in advance!

A comparison of two K-beauty highlighters:

• B.by BANILA Silky Glow Highlighter — 01 Pink Cloud
• CLIO Glass & Highlighter — 01 Moon Glow

B.by BANILA has a white base with a noticeable pink reflect. It has stronger color payoff and more densely packed shimmer, so I prefer it when I want a brighter, more dramatic highlight. The formula feels relatively dry, though, and it’s easy to pick up too much—especially with a finger. If overapplied, it can look a little heavy on the skin.

CLIO has a pink base with a soft golden reflect. It feels smoother and slightly more emollient, making it easier to apply and blend without looking excessive. The effect is softer and more subtle, so I find it easier to wear for everyday makeup.

Overall, I’d choose B.by BANILA for a more intense, sparkly highlight and CLIO for a smoother, understated glow.

SKINTONE: Light
UNDERTONE: Warm
LIGHTING: Indoor lighting
SWATCH TYPE: finger swatches, two passes, no primer

Overcast daylight, on light-medium warm olive 🫒 Two swipes.

Overall a beautiful formula and very pigmented. I am disappointed though as it is far less muted than online photos. It is a neutral-warm PINK pink, rather than mauve-leaning-purple pink which is what I anticipated. My fault for not swatching in store first.

I will use it and love using it. My disappointment stems from mismatched expectations and the fact I already like 3 blushes that are similar shades.

I am neutral light-medium olive looking for neutral muted rosey mauve brown nudes. not too dark that have a little warmth without pulling peachy or orange. it’s tricky as I can no longer wear strictly cool shades anymore. No greige or too pink. so a nice balance of rose/brown/mauve/honey for MLBB that can be worn with no or little other makeup.

many thanks

This is the hope palette with the love cover (I'm in EU there are only 3 palette colour stories available and 4 cover designs)

Tip for EU makeup lovers definitely order direct from Hourglass it is way cheaper and shipping is free.

stila convertible color duo lip and cheek in lillium swatched on unprimed skin. indoor lighting a couple swipes/swirling motion with finger in pan and swatched 1x on back of hand

my closest foundation shades: mac nc15 sff, c1 f&b, fenty 140, armani 1.5/4, mufe y225, kylie 2.5n, chanel bd21

I wanted to share a forgotten gem i found recently and it has become an immediate favorite. ive tried countless cream/liquid formulas from high end - chanel, kbeauty, chinese brands, sephulta(rose inc, patrick ta, mac, merit, mbm, etc) to all of ones from drugstore. I am picky when it comes to creams because i have big pores / oily cheeks and colors either go too orange, too purple, ashy/ dull or too saturated/bright on my skintone. blush color is one of the hardest product to find for me because i feel nothing suits me.

Ive been a fan of Game of Thrones for years now and on my rewatch I was enamored with Daenerys Targaryen's blush/makeup look in season 1. Her blush looked so cute and natural with a hint of that tender peachy pink flush. After some research, i think the makeup artist used this blush. i also have seen some say this exact shade was used on the set of Bridgerton and the first Wonder Woman movie.

this looks warmer on my hand swatch than on my cheeks and lips. it is a fresh peach with pink undertone and on lips a neutral nude peachy pink.

This color reminds me of the skin of an actual peach- fresh and juicy but still natural like second skin

Thank youu!

YSL sepia
Fenty powder bronzer in Inda Sun
Fenty powder bronzer in I$land ting

(image 1 is uncensored and image 2 is i deserve this)

i really want a true chocolate brown (not orangey/reddish at all) particularly in this lustreglass range..i was going to get uncensored but they reformulated it and idk why it sometimes looks warm to me in pictures/videos on social media while ‘i deserve this’ is supposed to be warmer as per the website’s description (which could be inaccurate) but it looks cooler and at times warm too (from what i’ve seen on social media again)🥲

unfortunately, won’t be able to visit a store..so if you can tell or swatch, pls let me know which one might be the right option for me or if any other shade is a better fit from this range!

i’m medium/medium to deep. my maybelline fit me matte + poreless foundation shade is 128 warm nude (kinda light but would look fine after oxidation so worked for me) and i’ve used fit me concealers mostly by mixing these two shades- 30 (honey, a bit lighter around my mouth) and 40 (caramel, helped in concealing the pigmented areas on face and undereyes).