PP12: NYX Powder blush in Taupe PB11
happy Halloween! I hope you get sufficiently spooked today as well as likewise eat enough candies for a nice sugar high.
Today’s job pan product is the NYX Powder blush in Taupe #PB11:
It was not by accident that this product is featured today – if you’re in a pinch for ghoulish looking hollowed out cheeks for a costume, perhaps a contouring shade such as this might help!
This is the old version of the NYX Taupe – there is a new version when NYX replaced the whole blush line with the HD Blushes. It was a source of heated discussion when NYX reformulated this specific colour since it’s a much cherished shade. There are great deals of opinions about which version is better: this video shows a comparison between the old versus new versions. She discovered the new one less pink, as well as one more person found the new one warmer, one more person discovered the new formula drier, however yet one more person discovered the new powder to be much smoother.
Not my picture – she discovered the HD powders not to blend as nice as the original. Source.
Who to believe? Unfortunately, I do not have the new HD one to compare right here for you (maybe one day). What I do understand is that the original version, the one I own, has a nice awesome undertone for contouring. Remember: contouring products should mimic natural shadows which is greyish in tone. Bronzers in gerneral are not great for contouring, they’re usually as well orange. You want something with a taupe / grey rather than orange / brown tone.
Both the old as well as new version phone calls this a blush however it’s definitely a contouring colour. NYX now likewise offer a whack of contouring products (including the Highlighting as well as Contouring pro combination which I won from Sandie’s stock giveaway a while back – still requirement to evaluation that!) so I’m not sure why they kept this product as part of the blush collection. It’s confusing.
There is a slight sheen to the powder however it’s not shimmery.
This powder applies smoothly – it’s not as well extremely pigmented however I don’t mind since I want the contouring impact to be subtle. It’s extremely simple to blend out so there are no harsh lines.
Of all of the beauty routine “extras” such as highlighting / strobing, bronzing, etc, contouring is the thing I seldom do (I mentioned this in my 7 Deadly Sins Tag!). I do have naturally high cheekbones (not a boast, just describing my deal with structure) so I don’t requirement to contour. But, since contouring almost daily, I do believe that doing this additional subtle step adds a nice definition to my face. I’ve been utilizing my reliable Anna Sui deal with clean each time:
Since many of you asked about different contouring brushes in my Nars Kabuki Ita clean post, here’s a lot that I own for comparison. I categorize contour clean into 2 types:
Flat contour brushes
These are fantastic for producing a directly line, particularly for the hollows of the cheeks.
Ecotools Deluxe fan clean – before the availability of actual flat contour brushes, fan brushes produced a nice soft diffusion of contour colour in the cheek hollows. this is super big as well as has medium density.
Anna Sui deal with clean – my favourite clean for cheek contouring – the perfect mix of firm bristles as well as diffused edges to lay down precise placement as well as to blend.
Everyday Minerals Itahake clean – method as well dense as well as can’t blend worth crap. Makes a harsh line as well as then you’re stuck with it! This clean is slated to be purged.
Nars Kabuki Ita – not worth the money! See my evaluation as well as comparison to a $2 knock off here.
L to R: Anna Sui deal with Brush, Nars Kabuki Ita, Illamasqua clean Up
Illamasqua blush Up clean – it’s the most compact, blunt as well as has the shortest bristles of all the ones I own. This produces a sharp line as well as is truly great for blending out cream products (I own the Illamasqua cream blush in Zygomatic, which is a gorgeous contour shade).
Round contour brushes
These are fantastic for contouring around the forehead, hairline, jawline, etc. I believe these would be as well big for nose contouring – you’re much better off utilizing an eye shadow blending clean for that purpose.
Quo Contour clean – this was my very first contour clean as well as it was fine of what it is. now that I understand better, it’s rather scratchy as well as it sheds a lot.
Charlotte Tilbury Powder & Sculpt clean – the newest addition to my contour clean stash. It’s a bit floppy to do targeted contouring however the directed tip with the bulbous shape is fantastic for diffusing colour. I like it for forehead contouring. It’s likewise extremely soft so it’s much better served with very pigmented products.
Real methods Contour clean – this doesn’t pick up powder pigment as well well. I only utilize this for high pigment powders – mainly blushes.
MAC 109 little Contour clean– it’s as well blunt for precise placement of contour, as well as it feels scratchy on the skin. I utilize this for powdery blushes that have low pigmentation.
Back to the NYX Powder blush in Taupe – I won’t rate it since it’s not offered any type of more, however I do truly like its awesome undertone as a contour product. And based on what I’ve seen online, I would suggest inspecting out the new HD blush in Taupe. It’s an affordable choice for a contour powder that’s not as well orange or ashy.
It’s made in China (P.R.O.C. = People’s Republic of China) like most of NYX’s products.
In the rate of interest of trying to utilize up this product for job pan (as if I’ll ever hit pan on this thing! I’ve had it for more than 5 years as well as the waffle pattern hasn’t even used flat yet), I’ve started to utilize this as a contour for my eye shadows, blending out deeper shades in my crease. It likewise works incredibly for that purpose, however I haven’t made a dent in the weight:
I’m still dutifully utilizing every single product in my job Pan, 5 days a week for my work face. I’m not sure why the Cargo powder didn’t modification last week!
Please inspect out my job pan pals for their updates:
• Ingrid of Curly.Spring.Blossom
• Jodi of A Brash Attitude
• Chanelle of Chanelle Hayleyyy
Do you contour? What’s your favourite contouring product as well as brush?
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