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Best Plum Blush | Top 10 & Share Your Recommendations

Urban Decay Rapture Blush
Urban Decay Rapture Blush

Today, I’m asking for your go-to, plum blushes (specific shades, please!).  The 10 most recommended plum blushes are listed below, and the list will automatically update as more recommendations are made!

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10 Most Recommended Plum Blushes

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Mariella Avatar

Christine, is NARS Goulue now permanent? I know that at Sephora it was a VIB Rouge exclusive (maybe in 2016 or even 2015) but I no longer see it listed on the Sephora site at all (mind you, this is the Canadian site so it might still be available in the US). I got my teen tiny one – the size of a NARS single eyeshadow – as a VIB Rouge gift and I love it but it’s really an autumn/winter shade for me.

Christine Avatar

Hey Mariella,

I’m not sure why it’s marked as permanent at this time – I don’t remember anything about its launch at this point! – but it is still available via Sephora online, though it is showing as LE on Sephora, so I have updated the information we have.

Miska Avatar

Lol, UD’s Rapture is the first one to come to mind. I didn’t realize Bittersweet was considered plum. On me, it’s more purple than plum. bare Minerals has a loose blush called Lovely. It’s a nice plum with a hint of shimmer. I’d say it’s my second most used plum blush. Those loose pigments last forever too so i’d call it a good bang for your buck.

RJ Avatar

I immediately looked for Mood Exposure – definitely my #1. I’m fair to light with olive undertones. I love Hourglass blushes (I wore my other one on my wedding day!) and don’t know why I don’t have more than two shades, now that I’m thinking about it.

Erica Avatar

I love Hourglass Mood Exposure and Clinique Black Honey Pop. Plum is probably the color I have the least of but those two are great. I bought Pinstripe from the Balm and I’m just not a fan!

Bonnie Avatar

Mood Exposure was my first thought too, I love it so much. This is my favorite color family for blush and most of my favorites are covered but here’s some that look plum to me and I didn’t see on the list… I could easily have overlooked a name though…
Lancome Aplum ( I don’t remember the formula and mine seems to have grown legs and walked out of my blush drawer because surely I wouldn’t put it back in the wrong spot ? )
Estée Lauder Pure Color Envy Audacious Plum
and Rebel Rose. Audacious Plum is so good, I wish they would make more shades!
Milani Berry Amore is really good
I swear there’s a couple more that are slipping my mind. Watch at 2am or something I’ll wake up from a sound sleep and start reeling off blush names ?

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