u/NataliaReads

I don't know why NYX discontinued these beautiful blushes. Mauve Me is a plummy-mauve with a glowy finish. My first attempts to find a dupe has failed, so I'm here for help.

IIRC, this was a dupe for NARS Sin. NARS just released Hunger, which I think is a dupe for Sin, reformulated? However, I am avoiding paying NARS prices right now, unless there's a big sale and I get desperate! LOL It seems these types of mauves are impossible to find lately.

I'm in Europe, so needing brands that I can find here, which can include global North American and Asian brands available here.

I am going to visit the KIKO store soon to see what I can find there.

Too bad they stopped making this beautiful blush. My plan was to get NARS Sin when I finished this, but sadly that has been reformulated. IIRC, this was a dupe for Sin. I’m on the lookout for a dupe of these so I can keep panning this old blush. Wanted to take photos and post here for reference before I finished it.

I’m starting a project with these two products. Repressing them into this duo is inspiring me to finally use them up.

I broke up the Milani baked blush and smashed it into a powder There was just enough of the blush to fill the left-side e.l.f. pan. (Sorry, I didn't take a photo of the empty Milani pan before I tossed it. I thought I had, but alas, I can't find it.)

I scraped off a few layers of the highlighter using a spatula and crushed that into a fine powder too. There is still a lot of the highlighter left in the original pan.

After putting the fine powders into their new pans, I added alcohol (70%, using a dropper) on top—until each pan looked like mud. I then gently pushed down with a fresh paper towel (which left some texture on them that you can still see) and let them sit for a day.

I was a little worried they wouldn't perform as well since they are old, but I've been using them for a few days and they work just like before!

Anyone else reuse these e.l.f. or NARS duo palettes?

It’s my current favorite. Repurchased the two pack. It’s a lovely lip balm! Soft, smooth, and scented ever so lightly of orange. Really satisfying to twist up a new stick and use it today after digging with a spatula for the last of it. I totally understand why some of you choose to abandon pan once the lips hit plastic, but there was still quite a bit in there.