Rare Beauty Soft Pinch Matte Bouncy Blush
by Rare Beauty · makeup
Editor's Take
Lovely bounce, soft blur, and a very silicone-heavy base; it earns the matte finish, but clean-minded shoppers will see the trade immediately.
Four-pillar formula scores
- Efficacy: 7.8 / 10
- Modern Tech: 7.5 / 10
- Clean Beauty: 5.3 / 10
- Sustainability: 3.5 / 10
The Verdict
Rare Beauty gets the feel right here: silicone elastomers give the blush that springy pot texture, soft-focus blur, and reliable matte payoff. The pigment support looks solid, so color should lay down evenly instead of grabbing in patches. The catch is the same thing making it so smooth: a heavy run of persistent silicone, plus synthetic colorants and little to please a sustainability-first shopper. As makeup, it is a strong texture play; as a conscious-beauty pick, it is not the counter's best recommendation.
Full INCI list
Dimethicone, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Silica, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Diisostearyl Malate, Phenyl Trimethicone, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Methicone, 1, 2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Aluminum Hydroxide, Carica Papaya (Papaya) Seed Oil, Punica Granatum Seed Oil, Rosa Rubiginosa Seed Oil, Water (Aqua/Eau), Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Extract, Red 30 Lake (CI 73360), Iron Oxides (CI 77491), Iron Oxides (CI 77499), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Yellow 5 Lake (CI 19140), Ultramarines (CI 77007)