For full reviews of NARS Blush in Douceur and Milani Rose Powder Blush in Romantic Rose, click here and here respectively. Douceur has sadly been discontinued and since Exposed has often been tooted for a close dupe, I wanted to make a comparison post. I also initially wanted to include Benefit Rockateur as well, but that is way too pink and Romantic Rose is already verging on too pink compared to Douceur. I would also say that Rockateur is a nudey rose blush instead of a rosey nude blush if that makes sense.
COLOR: All three blushes are muted natural rosey brown shades, but have varying tones of rose to them. I would say Douceur has the most brown/plum to it. Exposed is more pinky with Romantic Rose being the most pink. In the pan, Romantic Rose also looks a lot more brown/nude and then swatches more pink. Douceur also turns a bit more pink when swatches and Exposed is true to pan.
TEXTURE: Romantic Rose is the softest and most pigmented initially out of the three blushes. Douceur is harder and more sheer, but it helps build up the color nicely to the desired opacity. Exposed is the hardest out of the three and it's so hard to get any pigment out of it. The only reason I was able to hit pan is because I needed to use so much of it to get even a bit of color on my face. I've tried every brush in my collection and the end result has always been meh for me. I sometimes use it as a base blush color for similar shades to make it last longer though.
LONGEVITY: Once I get some color from Exposed on my face, it does last a long time. They have a 12 hour long-wear claim and so that makes sense. The other two blushes also last a long time on my cheeks, but they might fade a tiny bit sooner than Exposed.
Personally, I love Douceur and Romantic Rose a lot more than Exposed but Douceur has now been discontinued. Romantic Rose isn't a 100% dupe of Douceur, but it is a nice pinkier version of it. If you're interested in Exposed, I would recommend Romantic Rose over it instead because the texture and pigmentation is better.
Which one is your favorite? Do you like rosey nude blushes?
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