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Best Everyday Blush? What product wins this category?
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Mine all time favorite is Strada by MAC. I’m NC20 and it suits just perfectly. Im so sad it’s discontinued, I have one back up but I feel like buying more of them.. What do you think Christine? Is it worth having 2 backups? Knowing Mac they can come up with something pretty soon.. but again.. that is my perfect shade!
Strada is discontinued-no!!!!!!!!!!! I gotta say I love a really cheap blush- Boots NAtural Collection Rosey Glow, only about 3 euro!
I’m loving my Dainty Mineralize blush right now 🙂
RANDOM:
NC, NW, N, C. They stand for…?
They stand for two types of MAC foundation/powder shades – Neutral Cool and Neutral Warm, depends on your undertone, pinkish ones would be NW and more olive/cool shades – NC.
What about just N or just C, though?
N & C refer to Neutral and Cool shades that are available exclusively in MAC Studio Fix. MAC uses the color wheel to determine these so C & NC colors run olive to gold undertone, N’s are neutral beige and NW is more peachy/pink undertones. You can go with your skin tone or opposite to correct skintones, ex. NW to warm up a complexion or NC to counteract excessive redness.
Thanks!
an easy way to remember what NC and NW stand for is basically that NC= not cool and NW= not warm. just a tip 🙂
Sandalwood Matte blush by Vincent Longo.
Everday blush I love are, Clinique’s Blushing Blush in Cupid and Benefit Dandelion.
Dandelion is my HG blush!
L’Oreal Blush Delice in Old Rose. It gives the perfect soft pink glow to my cheeks.
Peaches + Cubic = Beautiful Everyday Blush for me!
i love for everyday hipness blush from the fafi collection with refined msf on top :] and/or petticoat msf :]
Smashbox Blush in “Proof Sheet” and NARS Blush in “Amour”. These two blushes I cannot live without.
I love Eversun, or True Blush from CoastalScents.
Fun ‘N Games from Hello Kitty!
Same here!
Me too!
Me too!
I love it too!
Another favorite of mine is Lustre by NARS.
Mac’s Springsheen!
Love this one too!
Another vote for Springsheen!
Right now I love Hot Planet and Eversun by Mac. Nars’ Dolce Vita is my all time fav!
MAC’s Mocha!
Same here!
love it too!
i love it too .. i use it every single day!!! i love that it has a matte finish and it looks natural .. not too bright and not too dark
Mac Peaches in general
But in summer I don’t wear blush
agreed. best.
Mac Just a pinch, I love it!
NARS Taj Mahal, MAC X-Rocks and Breezy
I’ve been using the Redhead MSF almost every day since it came out!
My (MAC) Joyous beauty powder blush is my staple. It’s a perfect balance between pink and coral, soft and not too bright, glowy without being garish.
I think this would be dainty and gentle
I second gentle!
These are my two favorites as well!
i’ve been using orgasm by nars everyday! i think it’s my favorite for now. 🙂
i loveeeeeeeeeeeee orgasm !
i use it everyday !
loveee this blush!!!
on a mission or fun n games bpb..lately its been both combined
Smashing Sugar Spice from Smashbox…one of the only non-MAC products I use!
nars orgasam gives me a very healthy glow & isn’t too pigmented. great for everyday & when you’re in a rush.
I’ve been rocking LOVE JOY by MAC the past two months. Beautiful color.
I own 2 blushes lol… MAC Fun&Games and NYX Angel and I love both 🙂
MAC Eversun or MAC Ladyblush or Bobbi Brown Apricot – perfect for NC40-42 skintone
Mac’s Blushbaby or Hot Planet (from the Grand Duo’s collection).
I wear blushbaby a lot
Blushbaby is my pick too…and Well Dressed in 2nd place
Blushbaby for sure with Pink Swoon at a close second.
Ohhh Blushbaby is my lover. Even though I’ve been rocking On a Mission with Petticoat for the past few weeks. 🙂
Before that, I was all about Orgasm.
Mac’s Sweet as Cocoa
MAC’s Pink Swoon for summer, Sweet William for winter 🙂
margin, hands down.
hands down mac blushbaby!
mac blushbaby and margin are usually what i reach for.
omg i luv margin (and also sunbasque)
i use stilas cheek duo in pink glow … i think thats what its called lol
I would have to say Chanel Narcisse or Reflex.
For a cream blush Becca
i am LOVING mac’s just a pinch gel right now, but my all-time favorite is bobbi brown’s pot rouge in pink raspberry (18). it gives >such< a bright and pretty pop (i’m NC 25) but if you use a light hand (or brush) it is subtle enough for everyday wear. plus it’s a fantastic lip colour.
Mac blushbaby or Uncommon cream colour
Nars Madly or Luster
Nars lovejoy. I am a 173 in MUFE hd foundation and somewhere around nc50 for mac. This blush goes with everything, so I use it when I want to play up the lips or eyes.
I like Gentle mineral blush.
Mac’s Well Dressed i absolutley love this blush
YAY!! Well Dressed is mmy favorite too! I was reading through these wondering when someone would say this!!!
me too!!!
I mostly use MAC Blushbaby, but I also like MAC Dame because it gives that blush of youth.
MAC blushbaby for sure!
BB Pink Coral – perfect pop of pinkish coral for my NC 35 skintone.
MAC’s Sunbasque. I’ve hit pan twice.
i agree! i love peachykeen too
M.A.C. Grand Duo in Earth to Earth <3
I really love Stark Naked and Gentle, such lovely shades.
stark naked, hipness & emote
The Body Shop Sparkle and Shimmer Puff in Sunset Peach. I got it on sale during a holiday clearance along with two other shadows (their Chocolate (shimmer) and Soft Black (matte) so I could get the 3 for $10 deal. It’s a shimmery/frosty peachy pink with gold shimmer when layered lightly dry, and is a great dupe for NARS Orgasm applied this way! Layered medium to heavily dry, it becomes more of a coral with a touch of orange, and get this: GREEN shimmer! It’s SO pretty. If even you use it wet for a bold look or packed on the lids as an eyeshadow, in becomes an intense orange-coral with noticeable green, gold, and orange shimmer with pink frost – very versatile!
I’m NC25/30 fves are: springsheen by MAC and benetint by benefit.
I alternate between MAC Peaches, Mocha, and Blushbaby
Nars Deep Throat annnnd Bobbi Brown Apricot
MAC’s Peachykeen!
MAC Cheek!!! My absolute favorite right now.
I love Feeling beauty powder blush and LoveJoy mineralize blush
Earth to earth!!! i looooove this blush
MAC Prism or Peachykeen depending on my mood haha 😀
CiaoOo Marieke
Well Dressed and Peachykeen. Tenderling and Cubic, plus Fun and Games!
MAC Blushbaby & Mocha are my go to colors for a natural blush on most skintones-I find myself using them for almost every wedding. I also love Benetint for a stain and Lancome’s Miel Glace for a shimmery blush
EDM’s Snuggle or MAC’s Peachykeen!
Lately I’m constantly wearing Milani’s Mai Tai blush.
I’m really wanting to try this Milani Mai Tai. Both emilynoel83 & makeupbyrisa have been raving about this drugstore gem of a blush as well. Might be time to give it a go!
i.d. Bare Minerals Allover Color in Clear Radiance. Perfect pink glow for fair skintones!
MAC Well Dressed, Dainty or Fun & Games 🙂
I have 2: SHY BEAUTY (HG!!!!) & PLUM FOOLERY <3 <3 <3
Benefit Thrrrob or Chanel Tweed Pink
chanel rose bronze JC, i’ve nearly used mine up.
also mac ambering rose, lightly applied to apples.
Mac Pink Swoon, MAC Perfect Topping MSF, and NARS Deep Throat! 😀
WOW so many MAC lovers, I want to encourage everyone to try Laura Geller Blush-N-Brighten blushes, they beat MAC in every way, with color payoff compared to the MSF’s to the staying power over the other blushes.
I love the Laura Geller Blush and Brighten too!! I have one in Golden Apricot and its gorgeous. I still have a soft spot for MAC though. I also think that they are more finely milled then the MSF’s and their not as glittery as the MSF’s tend to be
There are a lot of good ones for me. Pinch O’ Peach, Peachtwist, NARS Orgasm…
Currently I’ve been using the new Dior harmonie blushes and Bobbi Brown Illuminating Bronzer in Maui a lot.
MAC Well Dressed!
Mac’s Ambering Rose is my staple, winter or summer. =)
Not peachtwist, Peachykeen. Whew. What was I thinking? I don’t even have anything that sounds like Peachtwist.
MAC pro Cantaloupe! I could wear it everyday.
i love my loreal hip cream blush in elated…so sad they discontinued them…and i just recently bought a maybelline mineral blush (forgot the name) that i really like
I have 2 of the Maybelline mineral blushes. Gentle Pink & True Peach. They are incredibly nice blushes for sure 🙂
I use MAC’s Sunbasque and Margin a lot in the summer.
Eversun bpb for everyday! Love that color a lot!
My all time fave is Blushbaby!
MAC’s Dainty and Earth to Earth are the ones I wear most 🙂
I cant believe no one has said fleur power!! i love that one!
Mac plum foolery is perfect for my shade nw40. I also love margin it looks good on any skin tone!
Lately, I’ve been using MAC’s Tippy Beauty Powder Blush with a little bit of Perfect Topping MSF on top. Perfect pink cheeks.
MAC peachykeen!
NW25, loving Dior Bronze de Harmonie blush in Coral Riviera
Blushcreme in Lilicent. It gives you color but not too much.
MAC Cantaloupe is a fave of mine, and Redhead MSF.
OH! And Blushcremes in Lilicent and Brit Wit.
tippy and enough said for me 🙂
MACs Stark Naked and Breezy!!
i LOVE Mac’s Margin or Nars Orgasm..
they match with everything..
& i use Solar Riche Bronzer alone sometimes & it’s really great toooo..
MAC Eversun and Fab.
I use Mac well dressed when I want to look cute and innocent and Benefit Dallas when I’m going for a dramatic sexy look.
Mac’s Prism! It goes with everything.
My go-to is Hipness from the Fafi collection! 🙂
Mac’s Dollymix (surprised no one has mentioned this)
margin on top of enough said.
i lovelovelove peachy/bronzey cheeks!
The Jordana sandy peach blusher, is lovely.
Just simple blush by Bourjois in “Lune d’or 35” this gives of a sheer pink/gold color, perfect for me for everyday at work 🙂
MAC’s Mineralized Blush Duo in Moon River! 🙂
MAC blush in Angel. 🙂
Nw45 I use sweet as cocoa, breezy, or peach twist.
Lately I’ve been loving peach twist, blunt for contour, and gold deposit msf for highlight
I love MAC Well Dressed, Bobbi Brown Coral and Sin by NARS
I love:
MAC: well dressed
BB: Coral and Sand Pink
NARS: SIN
Benetint by Benefit is my favourite for a glowy-cheeks-but-no-shimmer look. I like MAC’s Stark Naked beauty powder blush if I’m going for a cool look, NARS Orgasm if I’m wearing black or red, and MAC’s Dainty mineral blush if I just want a hint of colour!
MAC Dame
NARS Lovejoy.. perfect for natural or dramatic looks.
the blush i reach for the most! i’m NC35-40.
MAC Mineralize Warm Soul for summer, Gentle for winter 🙂 (And I’m hoping that Hand-Finish and Daft Pink will be my HGs as well!)
MAC Nuance!! I love Dainty too, but even when I wear Dainty, I like to use a little bit of Nuance to warm up my face underneath. Best blush EVER. 😀 (I’m ~NC30-40ish)
MAC So Ceylon MSF in the summer & NARS Oasis in the winter.
pinkswoon was my first love, and it will be my last! haha
Estée Lauder in Peche Nuances ^^ Such a gorgeous, not too warm-toned blush, and it really brightens up my complexion (NW15)
MAC Tippy from the hello kitty collection or dollymix.
NARs Sin!
Mac’s Spaced Out from the Neo Sci-Fi collection. Loooove! <3
I love now that Laura Mercier mineral blush “pink spark” it’s so nice on, you must try it for a mineral blush it’s super nice. I love from MAC 2 favorites “fun & games” & “pink swoon” are also really nice blushes for everyday.
But try the Laura Mercier Mineral Blush you will LOVE IT!!!
MAC Margin for me.
I still can’t believe no one has said Fleur Power! That is probably one of my favorites of all time! Warms up a face like no other! = )
MAC Raizin or Breath of Plum
WellDressedd(: love it !!!
I’d have to say that MAC’s Mineralized Skinfinish in Pettiocoat & NARS Orgasm blush are my go-to blushes 🙂
blushbaby!! and peachykeen
MAC´s well-dressed just a lovley pink shade!
petticoat msf!
or summer rose beauty powder or moon river mineralize blush duo
its gotta be either mac springsheen or benefit coralista for me
Im NC 37 foundation & NC 40 in pressed pwder,
I absolutely love MAC’s eversun (style warriors/repromote) & i got back ups of that forsure.
I also love stark naked too :]
Pink swoon for me 😛
I can’t stop using MAC Tippy 🙂
I love Dainty mineralize blush by MAC
Well dressed, fun n’ games from hello kitty. those are my go to blushes, they just lift the face and go with everything.
i really like prism as my blush (:
Blushbaby or eversun by mac and coralista by benefit 😉
Mac Pink Swoon all the way. Great baby pink, amazing for spring/summer!
Which beauty powder of the rose romance collection would you recommend? i am an nc30 and thinking of which would look nicer? Thank you 🙂
I would probably say summer rose, usually light purples look awesome on tan skin 😀
Thank you!!! 🙂
Bobbi Brown blush in rose
I have to say its the every day minerals – Weekend getaway. I love this blush. Its like you can never put on too much. I love this on a day when I want to look natural and not too done up.
stark naked, love rock, dainty and eversun..
I-love-melba-just-the-right-amount-for-everyday
I’m NC25 and my fav blush’s are NARS Orgasm and Benefit Coralista!!
Hi, I’ve really loved the blush délicieux L’oreal “tendre pastèque”, a pink freeze … but it’s discontinued 🙁
Depending on my mood, I alternate between MAC’s Gingerly, Ambering Rose, Margin and Dollymix
MAC Dame or Well Dressed
NARS Deep Throat and MAC Melba !!