Danessa Myricks Yummy Skin: Acne Audit + Season Score

Danessa Myricks Yummy Skin is one of the most-searched makeup lines of 2026. The Blurring Balm Powder is a cult product. The Flushed cheek-and-lip powders are everywhere on TikTok. And the Serum Foundation went viral for its skin-like finish. But two questions keep coming up: is it acne safe, and does the color work for my season? We ran both audits. Here's what came back.

Part 1: The Acne Audit

TruHue's acne audit screens every ingredient against an 856-ingredient comedogenic database. Each ingredient gets a comedogenic rating from 0 (won't clog pores) to 5 (highly comedogenic). We flag any ingredient rated 3 or higher, weight it by its position in the INCI list (higher position = higher concentration), and calculate a total comedogenic load score. A 4/5 or 5/5 ingredient in the top five INCI positions is an automatic fail.

Yummy Skin Serum Foundation — Grade F (SKIP)

$38 at Sephora

This went viral because it photographs beautifully and blends like nothing else. The positioning makes it sound skin-friendly — a "serum" foundation. But look at position #2 on the INCI list: Ethylhexyl Palmitate. That's rated 4/5 on the comedogenic scale. In the second slot, this is not a trace amount. It's one of the two primary base ingredients.

It gets worse. Diisostearyl Malate (3/5) sits at position #5. Linseed Oil (5/5) at #11. Tocopheryl Acetate (3/5) at #14. Total comedogenic load: 52 — the highest of any foundation we've graded in 2026.

A 4/5 ingredient in the first five INCI positions is an automatic fail. No amount of beautiful finish changes what the formula does inside your pores. If you're acne-prone, this is a hard skip.

Yummy Skin Blurring Balm Powder — Grade B (BETTER)

$36 at Sephora

This is the cult product — the one people actually mean when they say "Yummy Skin." The powder-balm hybrid format is fundamentally different from the Serum Foundation. Powder formulas rely on mineral and silicone bases rather than the heavy emollients and oils that drive comedogenic load in liquid foundations.

The Balm Powder's INCI list leads with Dimethicone, Silica, and Lauroyl Lysine — all rated 0-1/5 on the comedogenic scale. The primary pore-clogging risk comes from Isononyl Isononanoate (2/5) deeper in the formula, but its position past the top-ten ingredients means the concentration is low enough to keep the overall load manageable.

If you love the Yummy Skin aesthetic but your skin breaks out, the Balm Powder is the safer bet in this line. It's not perfect — B, not A — but it's a significant step up from the Serum Foundation's F.

Yummy Skin Flushed (Cheek & Lip) — Grade B (BETTER)

$28 at Sephora

The Flushed line shares the Balm Powder's base formula with added pigment. Same powder-balm hybrid, same mineral-silicone backbone. The comedogenic profile is comparable to the Balm Powder — low enough for a B grade. If you're wearing the Flushed shades on cheeks and lips alongside the Balm Powder as your base, the combined load stays reasonable.

Part 2: Color Season Scoring

Now that you know which Yummy Skin products are safe for your pores, here's how the color shades break down by season. We scored every shade with a hex value in TruHue's catalog against all 12 color season palettes.

Flushed: Spiced Latte — The Warm-Season Standout

Spiced Latte (#c07040) is a warm, saturated terra cotta-orange. It reads as a warm bronzy blush on the cheeks and a spiced nude on the lips. This shade was made for warm palettes.

True Spring — 98%. This is close to a perfect match. The warmth and moderate-high chroma align with your golden, clear palette. One of the highest scores we've seen for any blush shade on True Spring.

Bright Spring, True Autumn, Deep Autumn — all score 83%. The warmth carries across all three, though the depth hits differently. Springs wear it as a bronzy flush. Autumns wear it as a natural-looking warm tone that blends seamlessly with their earthy coloring.

Who scores NAY: Summers and Winters. Light Summer (7%), Soft Summer (10%), True Summer (17%) — this shade reads orange on cool, muted skin. Bright Winter (29%) and True Winter (34%) fare slightly better but it's still wrong-toned.

Flushed: Red Velvet — The Deep-Season Drama

Red Velvet (#7a2040) is a deep, warm-leaning burgundy-red. It's bold — the kind of shade that reads as a statement lip rather than an everyday blush.

True Autumn — 80%. The warm undertone and moderate depth sit right in your comfort zone. This reads as a rich, intentional color choice on golden warm skin.

Deep Autumn — 76%. The depth holds up against your high-contrast coloring. This is one of the deeper Flushed shades and it anchors well on you.

Who scores OKAY: Most other seasons land in the 38–68% range. Deep Winter (68%) comes closest to YAY but falls short because the warm lean fights cool undertones. True Winter (61%) and True Summer (49%) are wearable but not ideal.

Colorfix: Nude Pink — The Light-Season Universal

Nude Pink (#d0a098) from the Colorfix Multi-Use line is a soft, muted dusty rose. It sits in the light-to-medium depth range with neutral-warm undertone and low chroma.

Light Spring and Light Summer — both score 100%. This is extremely rare — a shade that maxes out for both the lightest warm and lightest cool seasons. The neutral undertone and muted chroma make it genuinely cross-seasonal for light-delicate palettes.

Who scores NAY: Deep seasons. Deep Autumn (12%) and Deep Winter (10%) — the shade is too light and too muted to register on high-contrast, deep coloring. True Winter (8%) and True Autumn (34%) also struggle with it.

The Bottom Line

Danessa Myricks built something genuinely innovative with the Yummy Skin Balm Powder format. But not everything under the Yummy Skin umbrella is equally safe. The Serum Foundation (Grade F, comedogenic load 52) is one of the worst acne offenders in our database. The Balm Powder and Flushed line (Grade B) are dramatically cleaner. Same brand name, different chemistry.

Color-wise, the Flushed line leans heavily warm. Springs and Autumns have clear matches in Spiced Latte and Red Velvet. Cool seasons are underserved — you'll find better options in brands with wider cool-toned ranges. The Colorfix Nude Pink is the exception: a genuinely light-neutral shade that crosses the warm-cool divide.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Danessa Myricks Yummy Skin acne safe?

It depends on the product. The Yummy Skin Serum Foundation scores an F for acne safety — Ethylhexyl Palmitate (4/5 comedogenic) sits at position #2, and the total comedogenic load is 52, the highest we've graded in 2026. The Blurring Balm Powder has a cleaner formula with a B grade.

Which Danessa Myricks Flushed shade works for warm seasons?

Spiced Latte is the standout — it scores YAY for True Spring (98%), True Autumn (83%), Deep Autumn (83%), and Bright Spring (83%). Red Velvet works for True Autumn (80%) and Deep Autumn (76%) for a deeper lip option.

What is the comedogenic load of Yummy Skin Serum Foundation?

The total comedogenic load is 52 — the highest TruHue has graded in 2026. The main culprit is Ethylhexyl Palmitate (4/5) at INCI position #2, plus Linseed Oil (5/5) at #11.

Is the Balm Powder better for acne-prone skin than the Serum Foundation?

Yes. The Balm Powder grades B versus the Serum Foundation's F. The powder-balm format relies on mineral and silicone bases rather than the heavy emollients that drive comedogenic load in the liquid formula.

Can cool seasons wear Danessa Myricks Flushed shades?

The Flushed line leans warm overall. Cool seasons have limited options — Red Velvet is OKAY for Deep Winter (68%) and True Winter (61%). The Colorfix Nude Pink is the best cool-season pick, scoring 100% for Light Summer.