Are you a blush addict, or is just one color all you really need? Do you find that you only use a few blushes or that you are constantly on the hunt for more?
I seem to be drawn to blushes, but truthfully, I definitely use a handful regularly, while the rest go ignored.
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I only really need one. I have about 4 or 5. Bush is usually something I leave out of my routine…
I used to leave blush out entirely, too, but one day… I became a blush addict, lol.
Because of the collections that are coming out now (Fafi, BPPs, etc) I’m starting to get into blushes now. I used to go for only 1-2 blushes before but now I feel like having fun and trying out more colors.
Me too, totally. At the beginning of this year I owned 2 blushes, as of today I have 6 😛
Very nice, Carrie! What was the last one you picked up?
Hey Janis! 🙂 How are you doing?
What’s your favorite new blush you’ve discovered?
I think it would be Hipness blush from Fafi, True Romantic BPB, and Cargo SuedeBlush in Gold Coast! 🙂
Mm, yay for True Romantic 🙂 I’ve reached for Hipness a fair amount of times (though soon enough it’ll get relagated to the back of the blush row, lol).
I never really explored blushes as an option, I thought they all more or less look the same 😛 But ive been inspired by your blush collection to look into them now… i have 5 and counting! yay! Definitely not too bold with them though… i feel like a clown with a bold colour on my cheeks! 8 out of 10 times i use Fleur Power i end up looking like a clown! 🙁
Which five do you have?
I think I have somewhere in the neighborhood of 20-30 MAC blushes alone, LOL. I need help!
I love blush, although I didn’t wear it for years. I’ve learned that blush is a necessity for me. My cheeks don’t show up without it unless I’m smiling wide (and I hate that). I only use about three different shades to contour. My favorite is Nars Madly. I try to use all my blushes and Pearlizers, and MSFs, but I am guilty of letting about half of them go unused, especially the ones that come in premade palettes and cream blushes. I have about 30 different blushes (not counting other face products used as blush or the blushes in palettes. That would double the number.).
It was the same for me, Charlotte! I was a late blush bloomer 🙂
i only have two blushes 🙂
i think i use them more for the “applying blush gesture”, than to really get rosy cheeks…
i have a blush by Nichido (cheap but nice brand), and one by Bourjois 🙂
i love the small, round packaging, it is so cute ^^
Got it! What kind of colors are those two?
I used to have a small blush collection (by BB and MAC), but with the recent MAC launches it grew quite a bit. I love playing around with blush now, I used to stick with a couple of shades (one cool, one warm), now I pay a lot more attention on what shade to use in a look.
I have both the Fafi and all of the Beauty Powder Blushes as well as Alpha Girl BP from Heatherette and I love them dearly!
Hey Nell!
How many blushes are you up to now? 😉
YAY for BPBs!
As of this mornings count there are 17 by MAC alone! (too embarrassed to count the others too)
Not bad, Nell, not bad. I think I might have you beat–at least for MAC, though, so don’t feel embarrassed 😉
I never have been a blush addict in the past. For some reason I always thought it looked comical on dark skin, but now I love it. It totally makes or breaks a look. To me the right blush is key so I have recently been expanding my collection.
I bought one of the new MAC beauty powder blushes the other day, and I love it. I think I am going to have to go back and get the rest.
Isn’t that so weird that we go without something, and then next thing we know, it becomes an essential part of our everyday look?
I used to be a one blush kinda girl (NARS Orgasm) but lately I have become obsessed with blushes … I even dream about them. Very sad. I bought 2 of the new BPs (Eversun and True Romantic) and I think I must go back for more. I am also loving Stila Convertibles and anxiously waiting for my Avon package with the Jill Dempsey blushing the Muse was raving about.
lol, aw! You know you’re an addict when you’re dreamin’ about makeup 😉
I loved the BPBs!
One is all I need. I seem to be more addicted to lip and eye stuff.
What’s your super one blush, Lydia?
I love blushes. I only have about 7 but I am wanting another BP blush and to start a palette with Trace Gold Well Dressed and Sunbasque
any comments Christine for what other 3 I should put in?
I have medium complexion skin and I am a teen who likes shimmer.
I loveee the BPBs!! I need to get a few more, I think 😉
Do you have Springsheen, Margin, Peachykeen, or Ambering Rose? Love those!
I’m definitely a blush addict! I love wearing blush and I love collecting it too. Unfortunately, when I buy a blush, I wear it everyday for a number of weeks and then I replace that blush with another and the cycle repeats itself. Sometimes I think they all look more or less the same with the exception of the really distinct ones (e.g. say NARS Orgasm compared to BeneFit Dandelion).
Hey Bec! Good to meet a fellow blush addict, we have to stick together 🙂 I’m like that with a LOT of new products!
i think i might be starting to get addicted to them, every new collection first thing that i check out is blusher! haha
Hmm, I think that’s the first sign of an addict in the making 😉
I love blush and it’s probably my favourite type of make up! I go through phases of only wearing about 2 colours but like bec (above post) I replace it with another one and it starts all over again! My obsession hasn’t really been helped by the new colour collections that keep coming out though!
I’m very much the same way with new products 🙂 What’s your favorite blusher?
I like Mocha paired with a little fashion frenzy at the moment for cheery pink cheeks!
Ohh, interesting combo, Winnie! I wouldn’t have thought to pair it with Mocha!
i stick to one. i think blush is just supposed to be a natural thing, just like foundation, so something like that should be a staple that doesn’t change. peoples skin tones don’t change every day, and since make up is supposed to be just an enhancement of what you naturally look like, i don’t think blush or foundation should change daily either.
That’s a really interesting point of view, Stephanie! It does make sense, but I suppose lips were meant to be natural too, and yet we see all ranges of color on it. What is your one blush that you stick to?
i never used blush untill last year — i always thought my cheeks were too pink naturally to wear anything. but, after trying a few MAC shades, i now have about 10 or 12 blushes, and i do wear them all regularly. i never realized that blush could really make such a difference in how i look, and now i dread going out without any on, cause i feel like i look totally pale and washed out.
Wow! So great to have you on the blush side of life 😉
Ohh, I think I am a major addict. I haven’t counted them, but I must have at least 45 full size blushes (blushes naturally)
OMG!! I think you definitely have me beat, Louise ;P
I’m not too big on blush. I have NARS Orgasm blush and MAC Mocha blush which are the only 2 I really use. I have a few by NYX and a few others that I got just in case I needed a different color for whatever reason. Sometimes I’ll even just use bronzer or a light MAC MSF (like Lightscapade) on my cheeks since my skin tends to have a lot of pink in it to begin with!
Hey Amy! Lucky to have that natural flush going 🙂 I often just use my Dior Amber Diamond as a blush/bronzer kind of thing for natural looks, too.
Hey Cristine,
I do have many and i do apply accordingly ,im a matching FREAK GIRL!!But the thing is that im more focusing on EYES and LIPPIES,i mean i always do eyes lips first and then return to cheeks,in this way it helps me to match blush colours accordingly.
Luv,
Zzainy.
Hey Zainy! I tend to choose my eyes first, then make the lips match, finally deciding on cheeks, too.
lol!!i also do my eyes first,as i mentioned.
Zzainy.
I love blush, but I only have three; MAC Fleur power, and two Bobbi Brown cream blushes in blushed rose and pink raspberry. I don’t think it’s worth to have to many, it takes so long to finish one pot.
Hey Lucite! Fleur Power is an awesome one 🙂 I am trying to find some love for creme blushes, but it is slow-going 🙁
I personally make sure i have a huge collection of every cosmetic product under the sun, so of course, blush is never neglected. Blush, like lippy, creates a look.
LOL! Love it, this is just like me 🙂
my comment is gonna sound weird beetween others but… i dont use blush at all! i kinda feel like it would look unnatural on me and i dont feel a need to get me some nice blush. i actually have one that i bought i dont even know why, probably that was just impulse in the store lol its like 3 summer colors, light peach, medium and darker, brownish i would say. its a little shimmery, shiny and i tried it on twice – the first time it was just tragic, the next one a little better but still i looked like i had fever even though i didnt use a lot of it. the other problem is that i cant put blush symetrically on both cheeks… blushes are nor for me lol
Hey Camilla! Some people are blessed with naturally great looking cheeks or don’t need it at all, so you’re quite lucky 🙂
lol but the problem is my cheeks are pitiful i dont have natural blushes and my cheekbones are not looking good either i would say they are flat but maybe thats why blush looks so bad on me
Interesting, Camilla! There are days when I go “GRR!” to my cheeks because I feel like the blush is totally off.
I only use NARS Orgasm (powder & multiple) although I was intrigued by the comments on the FAFI blushes. Not enough to make me want to spend my $$ on them rather than lippies or eyeshadows though.
I’ve heard really good things about Orgasm, but alas, it just wasn’t for me 🙁 At least not when I tried it a year or two ago.
I’m so pale I have to wear blush or people ask if I’m sick, so I figure I might as well have fun with them!
I’m very matchy matchy, I like the lips and cheeks to coordnate. One of the benefits of being fair is you can get away with a lot of different shades as long as they are not too dark. Pinks and plums are a given for me but I’m experimenting now with more peachy shades which is totally new! That in turn inspires me to try new shades in lippies and shadows, etc…
What fun:)
Oh no, Jennifer!
What are some of your favorites?
I wasn’t into blushes really until this year, especially when the BP blushes came out. I bought two from that collection – Sweetness and True Romantic. Prior to that I was using Benefit’s Dallas and MAC’s Melba for the last 4+ years. This year I’ve expanded my blush collection quite a bit – I bought Benefit’s Thrrrob which gives the PERFECT flushed look. After that I got NARS multiple in Mustique which is now my HG blush. Then of course, my two BP blushes. I have to say though, I think I’m done. I can’t imagine that I’ll use all of these up and I think they cover quite a spectrum of colors.
What kind of skin tone do you have? Cool, warm? Fair, medium, tanned, dark?
I really want to get Benefit’s Thrrrob but I’m not sure if it will look good on me or completely garish and overdone.
Hi Bec –
I’m an NC27, meaning I’m cool. I have olive-toned, light to medium skin. Benefit’s Thrrob is such a light color, but it’s buildable. One layer is light. I like it because you can go as deep pink as you want.
Great! Looks like I’ll be getting it now 🙂
Thanks for your response!
Hey Shefali! You do seem to have a good range of blushes to choose from 🙂 Somehow, that didn’t stop me from forever expanding my collection, unfortunately!
I LOVE blush! Truthfully I lean toward peachier colors. I have light, olive skin tone w/ dark hair and eyes. I feel those colors compliment me better. I have a ton of blushes but 90% of the time I use MAC Desirous, STILA Cream, and SHU UEMURA P Peach 47, and NARS Cream Blush in Cactus Flower. ALL so yummy and can’t live w/o!
Me too, Raquel. I’m allll about peachy colors! Peachy pink, peachy brown, or just plain peachy.
I’ve become a blush addict! I never was before! One or two would be enough. One generally pink one, one darker one, one coral one, that’s all I’d own. But now, it’s like, omg, this one has sparkles! Or, wow, this is a totally different coral than this one… *grabs* LOL. Silly.
lol, how many do you have now, hun? I used to be like that, too, and here I am sitting with a tonnnn of them.
I’ve recently found that I need different colours of blusher depending on what eye makeup I’m wearing!
I never have blusher. The things they come in always break. 🙁
Oh well.
But generally, I have one blusher that I use. Not blusher mad…if it matches OK, I’ll use it.
Oh no, I can’t believe they break on you so often 🙁
I feel like for cooler colors, like grays and blacks, I need to warm my face with like a plum or darker pink, like Plum Foolery and Blushbaby- and then for other shades like greens and golds I really need a coral like Margin or a bronzy-pink like Sunbasque. So, I don’t need many. Just one that covers each segment of the spectrum.
Hey Erin! I always reach for Margin or something like Foolish Me when I opt for greens myself!
I’m a blush fanatic i have 40or so , only started buying them last august and constantly need more!
WOW! FORTY! I’m impressed Zoe. You have me beat!
Before MAC, I had one Physician’s Formula blush that I barely touched. Now I have seven blushes in my hand with four more on their way! I bought a palette with four blushes in it from someone on Specktra, so I’m waiting on those. Mmm, MAC. 😀
The MAC blushes I already have are emote, eversun, secret blush, fashion frenzy and hipness. They’re nicely distinct from one another. I’m definitely in love with the beauty powder blushes and wish I had money for more of them.
Ohh, yay for blush palettes. I love them 🙂 Congrats on your first one!
Blush is the one of my staples. I bought both Fafi blushes and 2 BPB (shy beauty and eversun) and I’m having a hard time deciding what to wear in the morning! I keep NARS orgasm in my purse at all times for touchups because the packaging is so small. I haven’t really gotten into the cream blushes yet, I feel guilty having those because they expire so quickly.
Awesome! How do you like Eversun?
I’m not on the cream blush train yet either!
I would love to love blushes, could you do like a tutorial about just blush? I have no idea how to use/choose different colors or how to contour or anything!
I’m glad you were able to find the tut, Carla!
Oops I shoulda looked before asking, nevermind I think I found it! great!