When Giorgio Armani's Summer Collection was released I knew I wanted to try the 2 new Blushing Fabrics. Giorgio Armani had released Blushing Fabrics before (2010) but I never had a chance to try them. I didn't purchase them when they originally were out and eventually GA pulled them off of the counters and websites. The Giorgio Armani sales associates kept telling me that they were going to be re-released again with new colors. The Giorgio Armani Summer Collection released 2 Blushing fabrics #4 Sienna and #5 Raspberry.
I purchased #4 Sienna, I tested Raspberry out but thought it was a little bright and bold for my liking. When you first squeeze Sienna out of the tube the color is like a burnt brick color more on the brown side than red. I squeezed a small amount onto the back of my hand like suggested. Once blended and smeared the color turns into a neutral brownish color with the slightest reddish undertone. After reading the lengthy directions on the Giorgio Armani website on how to apply the blushing fabrics I started to apply the color to my cheeks using my fingertips. I realized right away I was not going to need any brushes, my fingers would suffice. Once on my cheeks I noticed my face warm up. Sienna on the cheeks is a beautiful warm bronze-like color, it really gave my cheeks a sun-kissed look. The reddish undertone was almost not noticeable at all on me, but beware if you apply too much or are paler than say NC25 the red may be seen.
I like the texture which is creamy, light, and silicone based. The blush blends out to be a little sheer, like any blush I always say less is more. Start by applying a small amount and if you need more add more. You can always pack more color on, it is harder to try and blend out a color if you have applied too much. Also a great selling point is that this blush lasts all day on me, and doesn't feel thick of cakey on my skin. Once applied I don't really feel anything on my cheeks. Now that I have been using Sienna I think even though #5 Raspberry looked a bit bold I could probably pull it off.
On the left you can see #4 Sienna blended out, the blush can be blended even more into the skin to get rid of that red undertone. On the right is Sienna right out of the tube. My arms are very pale, of course the darker your skin the less bold this color will look.
5 comments:
very pretty an natural! looks a bit like a less pink version of NARS Doucer! Thanks for showing me! I usually don't go to GA but I might pay a visit!
This is SO pretty! :) I love LOVE LOVE the shade :D
And to think I was avoiding this because of how it looks in the tube.. That blended swatch is so pretty!
I agree with Renee, that blended swatch loves so pretty! Can you believe I've yet to venture into Giorgio Armani yet (with the exception being one lone lipstick?). I need to get out of my makeup ruts!
I wanted #4 so bad, but when I tried it on it didn't look very nice on my skin. However, #5 was fantastic.
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