Glossier
$24.00US price
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Makeup · reviewed
Glossier Cloud Paint
vs Maybelline New York Cheek Heat Gel-Cream Blush
The buying question
How do the documented product type, finish, SPF and fragrance listing compare?
Same on 3 of 4 features checked
Both are fragrance-free gel-cream blushes without SPF, but Glossier states a "soft, diffused" finish and Maybelline a "soft, dewy" one. Glossier names collagen and offers 10 blush shades to Maybelline's 4.
Equivalent performance is not established.
How we reached this verdict ↗Original
Glossier
Glossier Cloud Paint (blush shades) — 0.33 fl oz
$24.00US price
$245.92 / 100 mL
Checked
Alternative
Maybelline New York
Maybelline New York Cheek Heat Gel-Cream Blush, Rose Flush — 0.27 fl oz
$4.99US price
$62.49 / 100 mL
Checked
Same, partial, different, unknown.
“Same” means a recorded feature matches, not equivalent performance.
Product type
Same- Original
- Gel-cream blush
- Brand-stated
- Alternative
- Gel-cream blush
- Brand-stated
Glossier describes Cloud Paint blush as a "lightweight gel-cream texture"; Maybelline calls Cheek Heat a "water-based gel cream" blush.
Sources for Product type
Stated finish
Different- Original
- Soft, diffused
- Brand-stated
- Alternative
- Soft, dewy
- Brand-stated
Glossier states a "soft, diffused" finish; Maybelline states a "soft, dewy" one. Diffused and dewy are different stated finishes.
Sources for Stated finish
SPF
Same- Original
- No SPF
- Brand-stated
- Alternative
- No SPF
- Brand-stated
Neither lists SPF.
Sources for SPF
Fragrance listed
Same- Original
- No
- Verified
- Alternative
- No
- Verified
Neither ingredient list includes fragrance; Glossier also says it is formulated without fragrance.
Sources for Fragrance listed
- Original
- Glossier US product page
- Checked
- Glossier says "formulated without fragrance". Read the full ingredient lists Glossier publishes for all 10 blush shades: none lists Fragrance, Parfum or Aroma.
- Alternative
- Maybelline US product page
- Checked
- Read the full ingredient list on Maybelline's US product page: no Fragrance, Parfum or Aroma is listed.
Listed key ingredients and disclosed percentages
Unknown- Original
- Collagen: percentage undisclosed
- Blurring powder pigments: percentage undisclosed
- Brand-stated
- Alternative
- Collagen: Absent from full ingredient list (0%)
- Verified
Glossier names collagen and blurring powder pigments; Maybelline names no hero ingredients, and collagen isn't in its list. No amounts are disclosed.
Sources for Listed key ingredients and disclosed percentages
- Alternative
- Maybelline US product page
- Checked
- Maybelline names no hero ingredients for Cheek Heat beyond its water-based formula. Read the full ingredient list on Maybelline's US product page: collagen is not listed (absent).
Outside this verdict’s scope; included for context.
US shade count
Different- Original
- 10
- Brand-stated
- Alternative
- 4
- Brand-stated
10 Cloud Paint blush shades (Glossier also sells 5 bronzer shades) versus 4 on Maybelline's US page, whose description still says six.
Sources for US shade count
Outside this verdict’s scope; included for context.
Claimed wear
Unknown- Original
- Not disclosed
- Not disclosed
- Alternative
- Not disclosed
- Not disclosed
Neither brand makes a wear-time claim.
Sources for Claimed wear
- Original
- Source not provided
- Check date not provided
- Alternative
- Source not provided
- Check date not provided
Outside this verdict’s scope; included for context.
What we couldn’t check
- Listed key ingredients and disclosed percentages. Glossier doesn't disclose amounts and Maybelline names no hero ingredients; shown for information only.
- Claimed wear. Neither brand makes a wear-time claim.
- Comparative performance. Colour, sheerness, blending and wear have not been compared. Maybelline doesn't sell directly or state a size on its US page; Walgreens lists 0.27 fl oz and was selling it on sale at $4.99 when checked.
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Original · Glossier Cloud Paint (blush shades) — 0.33 fl oz
Alternative · Maybelline New York Cheek Heat Gel-Cream Blush, Rose Flush — 0.27 fl oz
Walgreens
$4.99US price
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Stores and prices shown are for the US.
Scope & corrections
Scope version 1 · Product type; Stated finish; SPF; Fragrance listed
This comparison uses its category’s standard scope. No scope changes are recorded.
No corrections have been recorded.
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