Jun 12, 2011

NARS blushes! #15 - Torrid





NARS Torrid is a shade i always thought i wouldn't need since i got Orgasm and it's often described as a more intense version of it. then i bought Cargo Rome and thought i'd have a sufficient dupe for it but i still wanted to try Torrid. so i ordered it with my last NARS-haul at hqhair.com when they had an extra 15%-off and free delivery. when i received and swatched it i was gladly relieved that it doesn't resemble one of my predicted dupes.

NARS blushes contain 4.5 - 4.8g each for the powder blushes, and 5.5g each for the cream blushes.
they cost 29€/19.50£/26$.

Torrid is a strawberry coral red with pink hues and very fine gold shimmer. its base shade appears satiny and a lot less shimmery as Orgasm or Cargo Rome. the texture again is fine and silky and although the pigmentation quite high, there still is a pinch of sheerness to it. like with all my other NARS blushes this one blends easily and evenly, even on unpowdered foundation and that is (amongst others) the reason why i appreciate Monsieur Nars' blush textures so much. it creates a fresh and bright flush on my cheeks. i could still use an additional hightlighter because this blush is rather low-shimmer.
it keeps the fresh coral-y pink flush on me the whole day without fading or oxidizing. this colour looks good worn on a tan and i think it would also be beautiful on deeper skinned women. with the higher pigmentation, i like to use a fluffy soft squirrel hair brush with it.


Torrid in sunlight: swatched heavily & blended out

this is how it looks worn:

comparison
TheBalm Hot Mama - NARS Orgasm - NARS Torrid - Cargo Rome - Guerlain Blush G
TheBalm Hot Mama - NARS Orgasm - NARS Torrid - Cargo Rome - Guerlain Blush G



12 comments:

  1. Great post! I love using NARS Torrid. It's the perfect everyday blush. Thanks for the comparison swatches; I've been meaning to purchase Cargo blushes and Rome will be my first. :)

    ReplyDelete
  2. I love NARS Torrid (okay I love all their blushes). It looks pretty on you. Thanks for all the comparison photos too.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Danke für den Post!
    Ich hab Torrid seit Neuestem auch. Ich mag ihn :D

    ReplyDelete
  4. You know that they have a 20 % off the next 10 min... if you write Festival? ;)

    ReplyDelete
  5. @stealmyheartlove: it's great to hear that torrid works so well on a WOC beauty! i believe the beautiful shimmer of Cargo Rome will look great on your skin!!!!

    @JC: thank you - and you know i love them too (hence this is #15 ;))

    @lovely: wie schön ;) er ist wirklich ein schön frischer sommerton.

    ReplyDelete
  6. @fyavsted: you're so bad! you wanna intrigue me? haha luckily it's too late now - but on the other hand there is not much left from that brand that i'm lustering (there are 4 eyeshadow duo-reviews waiting and a gloss). i always have phases where i feel like i have everything from nars that i need but obviously these phases go by (especially when a new 20%-code appears). but luckily i'm in that "zone" now ;)

    ReplyDelete
  7. This is a lovely shade and I do agree that it looks great on tan skin!:D

    ***** Marie *****
    allthingsmarie.com

    ReplyDelete
  8. Torrid looks gorgeous on you! I really love your eye makeup in that photo too :) I've been hearing a lot about Cargo blushes lately and Rome looks really nice...I really need to give them a try sometime!

    ReplyDelete
  9. You have quite the impressive blush collection there, missy! I love all your comparison pics they are so super helpful when trying to decide between makeup to buy. I think that really brings out your features nicely!

    ReplyDelete
  10. it looks beautyful,thanks for the comparison swachtes=)
    http://beautynized.blogspot.com

    ReplyDelete
  11. this blush is gorgeous on you!

    http://beautiesinbloom.blogspot.com/

    ReplyDelete
  12. @marie: yes, i look forward to use it more often when i tan a bit more in summer.

    @tiffany: thank you! i love cargo blushes! it was blushingpixie who hooked me ;)

    @hopelessly devoted to makeup: thank you, and you're welcome ;) i'm such a blush-addicted i know :P

    @krisi: you're welcome!

    @amanda: thank you, i really enjoy your blog, btw! you are such a gorgeous cutey!

    ReplyDelete

thank you for commenting!

Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...