THE SWATCH REQUEST THREAD !

[jemly]

alright, here it is. use this thread to request swatches. the guidelines are up to you and your needs: single swatches, comparison swatches, specific skin tone swatches

when comparisons are requested, feel free to provide whatever you have of that request--i want anyone to participate and contribute if they want to. have fun, hope this is helpful !

[Sunnysmom]

@Kim888 There are a few on the Bite thread and here was mine. Not like the pretty pinky plum ones from their info! I sadly don’t love it. 😥 But some will I’m sure!

[myumew]

This *might* be farfetched, but could someone please do comparison swatches of the ABH Mario palette vs. NYX Birthday palette (2017)? I saw this photo online and was very intrigued.

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[ShannonAlexis]

@myumew These aren't my swatches, but here's what I found on google. 

ABH Master Palette by Mario

NYX Birthday Palette

[pixiedust2]

Bump

[lmi82]

BUMP!

[lyravega]

More comparison photos. Michiyo and HOF alone, side by side.

Not quite. But, very close on me. Just a different undertones.

[ElleElleG]

These look very similar to me.

With each post of BTers wearing the HoF lipstick though it appears different on everyone.  Not familiar with many other lipsticks that seem to adapt to the skin tone of the person wearing it, if that makes sense.

[Madeline7]

Does anyone have a swatch of the Tarte Rainforest of the Sea in porcelain and fair neutral?

I just bought fair neutral but I'm wondering if porcelain would have been a better choice 😕  I cant seem to find comparisons of the two

[Haleyhale]

Aarg! I really could have helped you but I dropped my bottle of porcelain on the floor and it shattered. RIP.

That being said, porcelain is the lightest shade I have ever owned, and I'm verrry pale. It ended up being even a tad too light and I mixed two drops porcelain to one drop fair neutral.

Porcelain in about two shades lighter and has a lot more yellow to it, but with almost a white base.

[alexasteph]

If anyone has both Naked Heat and Too Faced Sweet Peach, would you be willing to post some comparisons? I can't quite tell, but it looks like there may be some definite similarities with a few of the shades. If it's already been posted by someone and I missed it, I'd love the link so I can take a look! Thanks!

[gymgirl2]

@alexasteph The YouTuber VintageorTacky did swatch comparisons w/ Sweet Peach and Modern Renaissance. She was very thorough w/ her review.

[Madeline7]

Possibly a long shot but...I match to Nars Mont Blanc. Does anyone happen to own this, as well as KVD 42, or MUFE r210/220?  I'm trying to find my best match in other brands 😊 I bought KVD 44 but it seems a little dark. Thanks!

[lachaton]

I don't own any of these, but you might have some luck in the Fair/Pale thread too: 

http://community.sephora.com/t5/Face/The-Fair-Pale-Thread/m-p/2281076#M36671

I suspect that Nars Mont Blanc is more yellow and darker than R210 (if my recollection from trying out those shades is correct)

[ShannonAlexis]

@alexasteph sorry it took so long! I did the best I could, but you know how hard it is to swatch highlighters haha. Here is diamond dust compared to the other similar highlighters I have.

L to R: LG charming pink, diamond dust, becca amethyst, MAC soft frost, colourpop hippo

After looking at them all in the sunlight, diamond dust does seem to have the most shimmer and is very slightly less smooth than charming pink. I wouldn't say any are dupes for it in color. 

[alexasteph]

@ShannonAlexis Thank you very much! It does look gorgeous doesn't it! That slight shift is everything. I may need to add this one to my collection then. 

[TKLJ]

Orange blush swatches for @makeitup305, comparing Nars Gilda with others.

Gina's the closest, with Dim Infusion and Lover as next closest.

[makeitup305]

@TKLJ You're so sweet! Thank you! I think I have a couple of shades that are close. Tarte's blush in a new kit I bought and the blush in the new Sonia Kashuk face palette seem to be similar even if they're not matte. I'm gonna look at Modern Mandarin and Clinique's Fig pop. For some reason I'm on an orange blush kick lately.

[Milou07]

Unsolicited swatches for anyone that might be curious about the differences between the Lancôme juicy shaker vs matte shaker.  Matte shaker on the bottom in #374, Kiss me Chérie, Juicy shaker on the top in #151, Cherry Symphony.  

Second photo is of the stain they leave after about 5 minutes on my skin (washed vigorously with soap and water).  

More detailed review here, if you're interested! 🙂  

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You can see the juicy shaker leaves a slight stain, but the matte shaker definitely does leave a significant stain. I don't find the matte shaker to be uncomfortable or drying at all.  I did add gloss to the top of it after wearing it for a few hours, but the color fades beautifully, and lasts through eating, drinking, etc.  A note though - it never dries down to a real matte on my lips - it does transfer and smudge easily.  

Also, I do find that the matte shaker has a bit of a chemicall-y taste to it - similar to some of the other shades of the juicy shaker.  

[whitepolkydots]

wow! that's way more pigmented than i expected. it's pretty but i don't like that it has a taste / transfers easily. thanks for reviewing it tho 🙂 @Milou07

[StephaniLynn]

Does anyone have Nars 'Nico' that wouldn't mind swatching it for me? Thoughts as well?

[playingdressup]

Hi @StephaniLynn, here is a swatch of Nars Nico (finger swatch by the lip liner line and blended up to my wrist) and below it Laura Mercier Matte Radiance Highlight 1. My Nico is much loved. It is a very natural and subtle highlighter, all satin on the skin, even though a few sparse shimmers show in the pan they don't seem to transfer. I've worn it a lot because my job sometimes requires me to work outside and I don't like any glitters on my face in sunlight. I swatched the LM with it, because I thought they were similar but the LM is cooler and more shimmery. 

Nico is really one of those highlighters that shows only at just the right angle. Even in my swatch, it's only really reflecting in the center. It's pretty much the same color of my skin. I've also used it all over with a powder brush, the effect is a blurred all over glow, like Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder. It's good stuff in my opinion, but I think mileage may vary based on what you want..