With Spring and Fall Collections, Clarins releases one of their beautiful Face & Blush Powders. This year is no exception. Opalescence Collection gives us this beauty...
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| Clarins Opalescence Face & Blush Powder from Opalescence Collection for Spring 2014 |
I love the formula of Clarins' powders and once it is combined with a modern breathtaking design, I can't resist. Opalenscence Collection also has creme blushes which I am very curious to try once they hit my local counter. Face & Blush Powder was ordered by me, sight unseen, simply because I had very good experience with these in the past years. I wanted to add this one to my small collection of Clarins powder blushes.
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| Clarins Opalescence Face & Blush Powder from Opalescence Collection for Spring 2014, no it was not falling! |
The packaging is made of plastic but very chic in an iridescent, color changing way. It is very difficult to photograph, I hope this gives an idea.
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| Clarins Opalescence Face & Blush Powder from Opalescence Collection for Spring 2014 |
The powder is finely milled and partly ornamented with gold over spray which unfortunately fades by the first application. There are three shades combined, a mid-toned rosewood, a mid-toned cool brown and a peachy skin shade.
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| Close-up: Clarins Opalescence Face & Blush Powder from Opalescence Collection for Spring 2014 |
Once mixed all together, it becomes a peachier version of my skin tone (NC 20-25). It is very close, so hard to see on my arm. On the face it is a little more apparent but still very subtle.
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| Swatch: Clarins Opalescence Face & Blush Powder |
I pulled out the other pieces of my ever growing Clarins Powder Collection and put them side by side for comparison.
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| Clarins Opalescence Face & Blush Powder and comparison to other Clarins Face & Blush Powders |
Clarins Palette Eclat from last year's Spring collection is a truly gorgeous nudy blush on me. It brightens up my complexion and gives enough color to my cheeks. Once compared to Opalescence, you can see that Eclat is denser and more pink.
Clarins Graphic Expression from Fall 2013 is more of a peachy blush, which I also find myself reaching for at the moment. It has almost the same undertones once compared to Opalenscence but it is denser and pulls more coral.
Clarins Color Accent from Fall 2012 Collection works more like a subtle bronzer. It is more brown than any of the others, including Opalenscence and darker than Opalescence.
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| Clarins Opalescence Face & Blush Powder and comparison to other Clarins Face & Blush Powders |
Final thoughts: Finely milled, gorgeously designed and reasonably priced but if you would like to use it rather as a brush, make sure it shows up on you because this one is much lighter than the previous releases. Opalescence would work best on fair ladies out there.
Do you have any Clarins' Powders? Are you loving them?
