As 2017 comes to a close, it’s time to reflect back on the products I’ve reviewed during the past year and share with you my personal favorites. When I went to pull my favorite blushes reviewed in the last year that were under $15 in price, I noticed that there weren’t that many options, and there weren’t quite as many options as I expected above the $15 price point either… but there were a lot more highlighters. I’d love to hear about your favorite affordable blush formulas and shades — share yours in the comments!

I hope Milani will consider adding more shades to their Baked Blush range in 2018!  I’m sure we’ll see at least a dozen new shades of ColourPop’s Super Shock Cheek formula next year, and I hope they’ll tweak their powder blush formula so that maybe there will be a lot more shades that could be considered for next year’s best of blush list.

Check out the full list of products that made my list this year below…

P.S. — View swatches of my favorites here!

Milani Bella Bellini

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Milani Bella Bellini Baked Blush ($8.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a medium pink with subtle, warm undertones and gold shimmer. It had buildable pigmentation... Read full review.

ColourPop Whipped

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Whipped is a muted, rosy bronze with warm undertones and a metallic sheen. The texture on this shade was a little more emollient and wet to the... Read full review.

Physicians Formula Plum Rose

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Physicians Formula Plum Rose Butter Blush ($12.99 for 0.26 oz.) is a soft, dusty pinky-plum with neutral undertones and a satin finish. It had... Read full review.

Essence Satin Coral

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Essence Satin Coral Satin Touch Blush ($2.99 for 0.17 oz.) is a medium, coral-orange with warm undertones and a satin finish. The more I blended and... Read full review.

ColourPop Drop of a Hat

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Drop of a Hat is a a deep, pink-coral base with lighter, warmer gold and orange shimmer throughout that gave it a more metallic finish overall. The... Read full review.

Essence Satin Love

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Essence Satin Love Satin Touch Blush ($2.99 for 0.17 oz.) is a muted, medium-dark rosy brown with warm, reddish undertones and a satin finish. It was... Read full review.

ColourPop Blow Me Out

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Blow Me Out is a medium-dark gold with hints of warm, brown undertones and a pearly sheen. The consistency was smooth, emollient without being... Read full review.

ColourPop Forget Me Not

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Forget Me Not is a light-medium pink with subtle, warm undertones and icier, silvery-white pearl throughout that gave it a luminous sheen on my skin. ... Read full review.

Wet 'n' Wild Rose Champagne

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Wet 'n' Wild Rose Champagne Color Icon Blush ($2.99 for 0.20 oz.) is a soft peach with warm undertones and fine, gold pearl. It had a subtle... Read full review.