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Blushes (Under $15) | 2017 Editor's Favorites

Best of 2017

Blushes (Under $15)

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

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

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.

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Physicians Formula Plum Rose

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

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.

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UltaPricelineEssence

ColourPop Drop of a Hat

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.

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UltaColourPop

Essence Satin Love

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.

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ColourPop Blow Me Out

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.

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UltaColourPop

ColourPop Forget Me Not

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.

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UltaColourPop

Wet 'n' Wild Rose Champagne

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.

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Ginny Avatar

Nothing new but Sleek blushes are my favorite affordable option. Blend easily, not powdery, and the packaging is really slim. I love Rose Gold, Flushed, Life’s a Peach, and Suede.

Alisha Avatar

I have spotted a few things at Ulta in this price range I was curious about: elf blush and highlighter quads, sleek and essence trios, and makeup revolution blush palettes (that seem to have some good reviews). Oh and Ofra blush pans for $12 which if they are anything like their highlighters…???. I’m often weary of blush reviews because even though a blush may be pigmented and swatch well, if it blends horribly it’s a pass. Nothing like trying to fix clown cheeks from powder that has darkened once you applied it over foundation and it doesn’t want to blend out when you’re in a rush!

Silvia Avatar

I need to get my hands on those Essence blushes the Princess mascaras I really liked! Also WetnWild blushes I can’t find a thingcwring with them and git in a few shades all wear beautifully, Milani baked and the Cover Girls three new ones are all great. Haven’t tried Colourpop blush but went crazy for their super shock shadows.

Silvia Avatar

thingewring? Must be a new word unknown to me…a thing wrong with them, got. Oh do i hate these typos even after checking before sending and it shoots God knows what. Arghhh! Lol! Sorry!

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