Sunday, March 14, 2010

Current Five Favourite Blushes

These are my current five favourite blushes. They are likely to change soon as I have my eye on a few, but at the moment these are the ones I am loving!


Here they are; 

  • MAC Pink Swoon: A favourite of many, the trusty Pink Swoon. A gorgeous light pink with no shimmer. It goes on smoothly, blends well & looks good with any makeup look. Pale or sunkissed (which is rare occurance for me!) this blush will suit my skin whichever.

  • MAC Peaches: It took me so long to get my hands on this blush, it was sold out online in at four different MAC counters. I’m glad I finally tracked it down. I loved the idea of true peach, but wasn't sure if it would work on my complexion... I'm so glad it does! One coat gives my cheeks a soft glow, it is buildable so if I want it to show up more I can layer it. 


  • MAC Tenderling: I originally bought this online for contouring but when it arrived I found it to be lighter than I thought. Luckily it has turned into one of my favourite blushes. In the pan it looks quite plain & boring (& the photo doesn’t help) but once applied it adds a nice colour to my face. It’s a great everyday blush & I find myself reaching for it when I’m in a hurry or can’t be bothered to find anything else. Being a sheertone formula it has no shimmer or glitter which I like for uni.

  • NARS Orgasm: This is probably my most worn blush (along with ALOT of other people!) But it really is great. I’m sure you have all heard it before but it’s a beautiful pinky coral with shimmer that brightens my face. Often I don’t feel like wearing pinks & when that is the case corals are perfect. 
  • Revlon Matte Powder Blush Perfectly Peach: This is a fairly new purchase. Being back at uni I am watching my pennies again & I managed to get this on special. The colour of the blush is really pretty. I love the peachy pink colour. It is quite a natural everyday blush that doesn’t have any shimmer (that probably went without saying considering the name!) which i like for uni. It is quite light so i don’t think it would be great for those who don't have lighter skin tones. 


Here is a swatch of all of them (in the same order) except Revlon perfectly peach, I ran out of fingers! If anyone would like a swatch of it just let me know.

What blushes are you currently loving?
x

6 comments:

  1. I don't own one mac blush, can you believe it? :) You're really making me want pink swoon though, it looks gorgeous, the swatch is beautiful! I want to check out tenderling, too!

    I am currently loving TheBalm Hot Mama blush. It's verrry similar to NARS orgasm actually :)

    Great post! You've given me lots of ideas!

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  2. this is a fab post and i'm happy you did this because i've been looking at the revlon blushes but haven't gotten the nerve to buy one, i think after your review I just might! Also, I've been looking for a plain and boring blush for awhile (lol)! MAC Tenderling looks really pretty!

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  3. You've got me lemming for MAC peaches! I've just recently become really obsessed with blushes, and haven't got very many of them so this post was very helpful! xo

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  4. I looove Stila convertible colour in Peony atm, its my fave blush and its a cream blush which gives a nice glow. However I wore it out last night and in all the photos my face is soooo shiny :( lol looks like I'll go for powder blush next time.

    Btw, about the Maybelline lipsticks, if youre gonna buy one, go to Target cos theyre on special for $12 atm lol, cheaper than anywhere else I've seen them.

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  5. @ellamarie84 - If you couldn't tell i'm a fan of MAC blushes :P I bought a blush palette so i have a good excuse to but more now!
    I will have to check it out, a cheap orgasm dupe would be amazing.

    @kate:) - So far i'm really happy with the revlon blush, you should do it!!

    @Caitlin - Peaches is great, glad i could help :)

    @Krissy - Don't you hate that! I am on the hunt for a great cream blush at the moment, yet to find one. I will definitely be heading to target, thanks for the tip :)

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  6. Thanks so much for your comment, the eyelashes are wicked, so of course I replied "Yes, they are natural, you should see my pubes!"
    I'd say it was called for.
    I'll have to try out a couple of those blushes - that is one area of my makeup collection that is severely lacking.
    Hope you have a great week.
    Melissa,
    xx.

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