Blushes $15 & Under | 2016 Editor's Favorites
If you’re looking for a more budget-friendly option for cheek color, it’s clear that brands like ColourPpp and Makeup Geek are the ones to start with, as they dominated my favorites this year!
What were your favorites this year?
ColourPop Bardot Super Shock Cheek ($8.00 for 0.15 oz.) is a deep copper with warm, red undertones and a pearl finish. It had opaque pigmentation...
ColourPop Bardot Super Shock Cheek ($8.00 for 0.15 oz.) is a deep copper with warm, red undertones and a pearl finish. It had opaque pigmentation...
ColourPop Strapped Super Shock Cheek ($8.00 for 0.15 oz.) is a muted, medium peach with warm, brown undertones and a hint of pink paired with a...
ColourPop Strapped Super Shock Cheek ($8.00 for 0.15 oz.) is a muted, medium peach with warm, brown undertones and a hint of pink paired with a...
Fun With Friends is a medium pink-coral with cooler, pink shimmer and a warmer base. It had good pigmentation with a soft, smooth texture that was...
Fun With Friends is a medium pink-coral with cooler, pink shimmer and a warmer base. It had good pigmentation with a soft, smooth texture that was...
Zoeva Burning Up Luxe Color Blush ($9.50 for 0.28 oz.) is a muted, medium peachy-brown with warm undertones and a semi-matte finish. [written_dupes...
Zoeva Burning Up Luxe Color Blush ($9.50 for 0.28 oz.) is a muted, medium peachy-brown with warm undertones and a semi-matte finish. [written_dupes...
Makeup Geek Covet Blush ($10.00 for 0.15 oz.) is a medium-dark, coral-red with warm undertones and a barely-there golden sheen. [written_dupes...
Makeup Geek Covet Blush ($10.00 for 0.15 oz.) is a medium-dark, coral-red with warm undertones and a barely-there golden sheen. [written_dupes...
Makeup Geek Puppy Love Blush ($10.00 for 0.15 oz.) is a muted, medium mauve-y brown with warm undertones and a matte finish. [written_dupes...
Makeup Geek Puppy Love Blush ($10.00 for 0.15 oz.) is a muted, medium mauve-y brown with warm undertones and a matte finish. [written_dupes...
Makeup Geek Secret Admirer Blush ($10.00 for 0.15 oz.) is a bright, light-medium lavender with cool undertones and a semi-matte finish. [written_dupes...
Makeup Geek Secret Admirer Blush ($10.00 for 0.15 oz.) is a bright, light-medium lavender with cool undertones and a semi-matte finish. [written_dupes...
Makeup Geek Love Letter Blush ($10.00 for 0.15 oz.) is a muted, medium-dark lavender purple with warm undertones and a mostly matte finish....
Makeup Geek Love Letter Blush ($10.00 for 0.15 oz.) is a muted, medium-dark lavender purple with warm undertones and a mostly matte finish....
Zoeva Shy Beauty Luxe Color Blush ($9.50 for 0.28 oz.) is a muted, light-medium peach with a semi-matte finish. Cover FX Soft Peach (Left) (PiP, ) is less shimmery, warmer (95% similar). Kosas Velvet Melon (Blush) (PiP, ) is more shimmery, warmer, glossier (95% similar). Catrice I Am Nuts About You (P, $5.99) is lighter (95% similar). LORAC Prism (P, $23.00) is lighter (90% similar). bareMinerals The Spring Fling (LE, $22.00) is lighter (90% similar). ColourPop Strawberry Strudel (PiP, $12.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar). Flower Beauty Pinched (P, $9.99) is less shimmery, warmer, glossier (90% similar). bareMinerals The Summer Fling (LE, $22.00) is lighter (90% similar). Tarte Dainty (LE, $29.00) is cooler (90% similar). KVD Beauty Gretel (Light) (DC, ) is lighter, brighter (90% similar). Marc Jacobs Beauty Flesh & Fantasy (506) (P, $42.00) is more shimmery (95% similar). Patrick Ta She's Sincere (P, $32.00) is warmer (90% similar). Make Up For Ever S300 (P, $23.00) is lighter, brighter, cooler (90% similar). Physicians Formula Vintage Rouge (P, $12.99) is warmer (90% similar). Benefit Sunny (P, $29.00) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar). Makeup Geek Cherish (P, $10.00) is darker (90% similar). MAC Corol #1 (LE, $24.00) is lighter, brighter (90% similar). MAC Valiant (LE, $22.00) is lighter, glossier (90% similar). NARS Buzzed (LE, $30.00) is brighter (90% similar). Tom Ford Beauty Cherry Blaze (Left) (PiP, ) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar). Top 20 dupes listed, see the rest. See comparison swatches / view dupes side-by-side.
Zoeva Shy Beauty Luxe Color Blush ($9.50 for 0.28 oz.) is a muted, light-medium peach with a semi-matte finish. Cover FX Soft Peach (Left) (PiP, ) is less shimmery, warmer (95% similar). Kosas Velvet Melon (Blush) (PiP, ) is more shimmery, warmer, glossier (95% similar). Catrice I Am Nuts About You (P, $5.99) is lighter (95% similar). LORAC Prism (P, $23.00) is lighter (90% similar). bareMinerals The Spring Fling (LE, $22.00) is lighter (90% similar). ColourPop Strawberry Strudel (PiP, $12.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar). Flower Beauty Pinched (P, $9.99) is less shimmery, warmer, glossier (90% similar). bareMinerals The Summer Fling (LE, $22.00) is lighter (90% similar). Tarte Dainty (LE, $29.00) is cooler (90% similar). KVD Beauty Gretel (Light) (DC, ) is lighter, brighter (90% similar). Marc Jacobs Beauty Flesh & Fantasy (506) (P, $42.00) is more shimmery (95% similar). Patrick Ta She's Sincere (P, $32.00) is warmer (90% similar). Make Up For Ever S300 (P, $23.00) is lighter, brighter, cooler (90% similar). Physicians Formula Vintage Rouge (P, $12.99) is warmer (90% similar). Benefit Sunny (P, $29.00) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar). Makeup Geek Cherish (P, $10.00) is darker (90% similar). MAC Corol #1 (LE, $24.00) is lighter, brighter (90% similar). MAC Valiant (LE, $22.00) is lighter, glossier (90% similar). NARS Buzzed (LE, $30.00) is brighter (90% similar). Tom Ford Beauty Cherry Blaze (Left) (PiP, ) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar). Top 20 dupes listed, see the rest. See comparison swatches / view dupes side-by-side.
Catrice La Vie En Rose Illuminating Blush ($5.99 for 0.16 oz.) is a light-medium pink with warm undertones and a soft, satiny sheen. It had mostly...
Catrice La Vie En Rose Illuminating Blush ($5.99 for 0.16 oz.) is a light-medium pink with warm undertones and a soft, satiny sheen. It had mostly...
Sadly, none of those budget brands is available in Canada in-store (and I’m sure it’s no news flash to anyone that I don’t like ordering products on-line). Add to that the fact that shipping and customs/duty would drive the prices of these budget products up to where I could get a high end blush for about the same final cost. Some of them sure are pretty, though.
Darn!! What are some of your go-tos in Canada, Mariella?
There really isn’t much to be honest, though we do have Joe Fresh (but there aren’t any testers and often, the displays are in pretty bad shape). We’ve also got Essence and a limited selection of NYX and then the standard d/s brands – Revlon, Maybelline, etc. – but I haven’t tried any of their blushes (they maybe nice but I’ve not tried them. I guess because I don’t buy blush all that often, when I do, it’s one that has really caught my eye from one of the department store/Sephora brands.
Gotcha! 🙂 Thank you for getting back to me!
I love a blush by the Canadian Brand called Marcelle. it is in the shade raspberry and it is a beautiful glowy pink raspberry.
I have heard great things about Marcelle!
I’m in Ontario and I ADORE Marcelle!! I love their skin care, and I use their brow powder every day!!
i love their skincare too! especially the ultra gentle cleanser. i have never used their brow powder! i should try it soon !
I love Puppy Love! I wish I could swatch it.
If only!
Yes, LOVE CP Bardot!! The finish is so complex. And just wore CP x Hello Kitty Fun With Friends yesterday, so brightening. SO SAD CP Strapped in single pan has been OOS for a while and it’s LE, can only get in a kit, but I don’t need the other stuff. Just ordered MUG Secret Admirer and Puppy Love, sadly Love Letter was OOS or I would’ve grabbed that too.
It is hard to keep up with ColourPop products for what’s in stock/permanent/sold out but will return!
Colour Pop is just an amazing brand for all of its products.
It is!
I own two Makeup Geek blushes and I really like them!! I have Soulmate and Romance, and I love them both!! I even hate matte blushes, but I still really like the formula of Soulmate!!
They are nice! I do prefer the old formula for the finish, but the formula was still pretty good on the new ones!
Can I justify Bardot, based on not receiving a Taraji, and only having Make You Mine? Ought not, but it does not violate my New Year’s Resolution! It’s the complexity that Katherine cites, and Nancy loves it, too. Probably should look it up vs. Mufe Copper Red, too. When Bardot goes, bet it comes back. I doubt that Prickly Pear e/S was as popular or unique, but that just made a reentrance.
I’d compare to Copper Red – though that is likely more pigmented off the bat compared to Bardot!
Prickly Pear is a neat shade!