nyx powder blush in pinched

okay...i haven't written anything for awhile, and some of the products that i wrote was on my holiday trials. and i haven't tried anything new.. well, not until recently, so i can't write anything yet. but... i've made a few changes on my makeup stuff. i had this sephora pret a porter kit which was cute and had sooo many colors, but i realized, that most of the eyeshadows, i didn't use it. well, and since i'm getting older, those colors looked a bit ridiculous now.. so, i decided to buy more everyday color palette, for blush and eyeshadows. fyi, i bought coastal scents revealed palette which i'm so excited about since it was dupes for urban decay 1 and 2, and nyx powder blush for the blush. i decided that i don't need a blush palette, probably just one or two individual blushes, sooo.. for the first one i decided to pick pinched.

nyx powder blush (description from their website): our pressed powder blush delivers sheer, silky color that glides on easily, blends beautifully and creates a natural glow. the formula is richly-pigmented and lasts for hours. available in 24 radiant colors.

and pinched is widely known as nars orgasm dupes, which many beauty sites and bloggers recommend as a perfect coral blush for fair/light skin.

the packaging: it's a single blush in a black plastic square with a transparent cover. inside the blush is decorated with 9-pyramids on top of it.

the texture: it was powdery, but not as powdery as my revlon blushes, but a little bit powdery than sephora's.

the color: i have to say for fair skin girls, you have to use light hand, or you will look like a clown. for me, just one swipe is enough to make the color shown. temptalia described pinches as coral pink with gold iridescence. i was hoping it was on the orange side than on the pink side coral, but it was more on the pink side. it's a medium dark pink, with gold shimmer. but it's very subtle, not that chunky.

the lasting power: for me, it lasted about 4 hours before it's faded. and it's enough since i don't work all day.

so, i have to admit i'm quite satisfy with nyx powder blush, but pinched was not the perfect color for me. i will find another one which is more on the orange side and a natural one. hopefully i will be lucky next time.