Clinique Cheek Pop Pearl Blush in 03 Coral Pop

Clinique Cheek Pop Pearl Blush in 03 Coral Pop Clinique Coral Pop (03) Cheek Pop Pearl ($26.50USD for 0.12 oz.) is a medium coral with warmer, more orange-leaning undertones with lighter gold pearl throughout. It had higher medium, buildable pigmentation paired with a smooth, moderately-dense gel-powder formula that was firmer in the pan but picked up well with a moderately-dense blush brush. I found the formula to be more yielding and need a lighter touch than the original Cheek Pop formula, too. The blush applied evenly to bare skin and diffused well with little effort on my part. The finish wasn't as luminous as I anticipated--more satin-like--and was a little truer to the "pearl" part of its name when applied over a luminous base. It stayed on well for nine hours before showing signs of fading.