Thursday 31 May 2012

The Orgasm Dupe


I know there's probably a lot of posts out there similar to this but after looking at my blush collection a few days ago, I realised they all looked the same! There's obviously a certain colour I gravitate towards and I also prefer shimmer. But I never chose any of these blushes with Nars Orgasm in mind. This is probably why I wasn't so impressed with it when I finally did buy it. I even went onto the Temptalia dupe list to check out what else is similar. I kept seeing Luminous by Milani popping up, and this just happens to be the only Milani blush I own! I've also heard that Rose Gold by Sleek is supposed to be a good dupe too which I was going to buy a few months back but it was out of stock, it would probably be a waste of money for me to buy it now. Although it's a great alternative if you don't want to splash out the money for Nars which, I wouldn't recommend for this colour simply because there are SO many around. 

So the dupe's that I've found in my own collection are:

Milani Luminous blush

This blush is very similar to Orgasm but the finish is quite different, where as Orgasm has a pink blush with gold shimmer particles the gold in luminous is much more subtle and has no particles, the two colours blend together. It's much less glittery and the colour has more orange undertones.

Benefit Bella Bamba

I love Bella Bamba because it is such a pigmented colour and has such a soft texture which I love. The shimmer particles in this are a little more subtle than that of orgasm and while it has a slight golden glow it's not as obvious. It seems pinker in colour too.

Philosophy Healthy/Happy duo 

While this colour may look similar in the pan it's much different when swatched, I would say this is more of a burnt orange shade. This doesn't have shimmer particles in it, it's much more of a sheer subtle sheen, more similar to milani luminous than orgasm

 Tarte Amazonian Clay Blush in Glisten

I would say this colour is just a tad darker pink than orgasm, the finish is very similar with less gold. Again with the shimmer particles, although they can be seen up close they are much less obvious.

Too Faced Who's Your Poppy? blush which I got in a duo with last year's holiday collection

This is the most similar from all the blushes, looks exactly the same when swatched. The same pink tone and the same finish with the right amount of gold shimmer. Although this has the same texture as Bella Bamba the finish overall is the best dupe for Orgasm.
L-R Orgasm, Luminous, Bella Bamba, Philosophy, Glisten, Who's your poppy?
I really think I need to be a bit more adventurous when picking blush shades from now now on! Any Recommendations? Do you have any good dupes for higher end products?
 






16 comments:

  1. great post! I have quite a wide range of blush colours, I like variety :) I absoutely love NARS' Cactus Flower, Deep Throat, and Angelika. On a budget, I'd highly recommend the CoverGirl Cheerkers blushes, especially Soft Sable :)

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    1. Some good recommendations, I've been looking into cactus flower and angelika for a while now :) x

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  2. I very recently found an almost near perfect dupe for Orgasm! Sleeks blush named Pomegranate xo

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    1. I'd always heard rose gold was the sleek dupe, will definitely check this one out though, thanks :)

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  3. Excellent post! I love seeing all of these swatches in one place -- very helpful! Thanks! :)

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  4. Such a good post! I've been on the search for a good NARS Orgasm dupe, every time I look for the Sleek one it is out of stock. I also wonder if there are some NARS Sin dupes out there because I love that shade too!

    http://missjaynebecca.blogspot.co.uk/

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    1. Superdrug doesn't seem to restock very often lol it's always been out of stock everytime I've looked too :( I don't think there's much point me buying it now though :) x

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  5. Wow these are some great dupes!! I love the Benefit and the Who's your poppy one. Will have the check those out!!
    Charlotte
    x x

    lilmisschickas.blogspot.co.uk

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    1. Those are my favourites, really soft and blendable :)

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  6. I love the Milani color!

    xo, Jersey Girl

    hairsprayandhighheels.blogspot.com

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    1. I love milani :) I think it's a great drugstore brand xx

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  7. I love dup posts always great to know there are cheaper alternatives out there!!

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  8. I thought this was a great post! From your swatches, I think actually prefer Bella Bamba to Orgasm anyway - ever though I've really wanted the NARS blush for ages.

    Good to know, might have saved me some money there!

    Amber xx
    amberrosethomas.blogspot.co.uk

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  9. i really want the amazonian clay blush! love this post. thanks for sharing <3

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