soft-focus
adjective
soft-fo·cus
ˈsȯf(t)-ˈfō-kəs 
1
of a photographic image
: having unsharp outlines
2
of a lens
: producing an image having unsharp outlines
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Less is more with this velvety, soft-focus look.
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Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 6 Jan. 2026
Designed to work across a wide range of skin tones, the translucent pigments deliver a soft-focus glow while ingredients like arnica flower extract help calm puffiness, squalene replenishes hydration, and caffeine tightens and depuffs.
—Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
Its long, tapered bristles glide across lids and nestle perfectly into creases, diffusing shadow with that pro-level, soft-focus finish.
—Allure, 20 Dec. 2025
Sondheim favored the bittersweet over the black and white, but not bittersweet in a soft-focus nostalgia way, more a twist-of-the-knife way.
—Gemma Wilson, Boston Herald, 5 Dec. 2025
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Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 6 Jan. 2026
Designed to work across a wide range of skin tones, the translucent pigments deliver a soft-focus glow while ingredients like arnica flower extract help calm puffiness, squalene replenishes hydration, and caffeine tightens and depuffs.
—Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
Its long, tapered bristles glide across lids and nestle perfectly into creases, diffusing shadow with that pro-level, soft-focus finish.
—Allure, 20 Dec. 2025
Sondheim favored the bittersweet over the black and white, but not bittersweet in a soft-focus nostalgia way, more a twist-of-the-knife way.
—Gemma Wilson, Boston Herald, 5 Dec. 2025
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“Soft-focus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soft-focus. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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