Making X-Rocks more wearable?

[Deleted member 43264]

Okay.

 

[Prototype83]

I'm an NW45 and I love X-Rocks! Sometimes I wear it alone for a subtle flush of color with sheen, but I also love it layered over another blush.

My fav combo is X-Rocks over Notable

 

[afulton]

I am NC50 too and have had the same problem with X-Rocks. I found it more wearable to layer it over a matte blush. Wearing it alone didn't do anything for me. It was too sheer.

Hi,

I recently swapped an item for X-Rocks on Makeupalley and I was wondering how to make it more wearable on my skintone. I'm NC50 in Mac and I had heard that this blush was a must-have for all WOC. It is beautiful, but I have a hard time wearing it because it doesn't look like a blush on me. It looks more like a sheen. Do you guys layer it over more pigmented blushes to make it look better? I'm really confused, because I was so excited to get it, but now I regret it. Please help me.

 

[sss215]

I like it under my purple matte or satin blushes. really pretty. sometimes, i wear it with raizin to give it something extra. raizin alone is not my thing.

 

[captodometer]

I'm NC50 and X-Rocks is probably my favorite blush. I have no trouble getting it to show up. I never wear it with anything else: my philosophy on color products is that if it doesn't work on its own, it doesn't work period.

If I want lots of color and sheen, I use a 187 brush. I swirl it a few times until the white tips of the brush actually match the color of the blush in the pot, and then I apply it. If I want color and less sheen, I use the 129 brush. I make 2-3 passes over the blush and then apply.