In response to yesterday's review post, Blair asked a great question about how Addiction Revenge compared to Canmake CL04. Making this the perfect time, on a sunny afternoon, to reswatch some old and enduring favourites (Addiction cheeksticks, also here and here) against this summer's best beloveds, the Canmake Clear cream cheeks.
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Swatches are funny things -- depending on the other stripes in an armful, certain undertones can be magnified out of proportion. (This is also why I don't swatch foundations beyond, say, NC20 -- they look so deceptively dark and warm on my arm that even savvy makeupalleyers tend to eyeball them at NW35+ when extrapolating.)
Anyway, I hope this establishes that while Revenge may look inordinately pink set among more conventional reds, it most definitely looks like a red next to pinks proper. An offbeat red, sure, but that is a very good thing in my books and will probably constitute a future post...
Some pan/paper swatches -- I think the disgustingly mangled state of these products can testify to my filthy filthy lovin', right?
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Canmake CL01 Clear Red Heart
Addiction Revenge
Canmake CL03 Clear Sunset
Addiction Damask Rose
Canmake CL04 Clear Pink Joy
Addiction Amazing
Swatches are funny things -- depending on the other stripes in an armful, certain undertones can be magnified out of proportion. (This is also why I don't swatch foundations beyond, say, NC20 -- they look so deceptively dark and warm on my arm that even savvy makeupalleyers tend to eyeball them at NW35+ when extrapolating.)
Anyway, I hope this establishes that while Revenge may look inordinately pink set among more conventional reds, it most definitely looks like a red next to pinks proper. An offbeat red, sure, but that is a very good thing in my books and will probably constitute a future post...
Some pan/paper swatches -- I think the disgustingly mangled state of these products can testify to my filthy filthy lovin', right?
In full sun, to show textures
In shade, for a better representation of the colours
...though swatching on paper does weird things to the texture and opacity and how things reflect light -- Revenge is the most changeable again, but the paper swatches give a better indication of how Damask Rose and Amazing differ -- Amazing is cooler, lighter and more pastel; Damask Rose has a richer rose-red depth.