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Top 10: Luminous Blushes (Cool-Toned Edition)

For those who prefer their cheek colors on the cooler side, today’s edition features cool-toned options for blushes with a more luminous sheen (see yesterday’s warm-toned picks).

  1. Laura Geller Plumberry
  2. Becca G*psy
  3. ColourPop Monster
  4. Urban Decay Bittersweet
  5. Clinique Pansy Pop
  6. MAC I'm a Lover
  7. Makeup Geek Head Over Heels
  8. IT Cosmetics Magical in Mauve
  9. Clinique Berry Pop (03)
  10. MAC Peony Petal

See side-by-side swatches!

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Katherine T. Avatar

Nicole, if you want Becca Gypsy blush, it’s being discontinued everywhere. No longer at Sephora or Ulta. Christine says only Lord & Taylor has it. I grabbed mine today (along with Damselfly another disappearing one), 6% cash back at Ebates, and L&T has 10% off using code FRIENDS

Nicole Avatar

Oh no! I’ll have to check it out when I get home in a bit. Hopefully, they have Gypsy left. Damselfly looks really pretty too! I wonder what going on with the Becca blushes?!Thanks bunches Katherine!

Nicole Avatar

Thanks again Katherine and Christine for the notice on these going away!! Thanks for the discount tip Katherine! I wound up going for the same two you got, Gypsy and Damselfly. I was just going to get Gypsy. But , paying shipping forced me to,buy another, lol. I hope they are just repackaging or something.I’d like to see them in a “poured ” or liquid version since Becca does those so well!

Katherine T. Avatar

Glad you were able to snag yours! I did the same thing LOL . I only intended to buy Gypsy, but didn’t want to pay for shipping, so I got Damselfly too. Oh well, both are pretty, and you only live once, so might as well live it up. I ordered mine yesterday, and it already shipped today (wow)

Bengisu Avatar

I remember seeing Becca Gypsy on your blog and cringing to get it. A couple weeks later I first saw you post it, it was started to not being sold by Sephora. Ulta continued to sell it but a couple weeks more, and it was gone EVERYWHERE! that is the perfect pink blush for my liking and I couldn’t find it anywhere after that. I am not a blush addict but that was way too depressing for me 😀

Katherine T. Avatar

Thanks for the tip! I just ordered Becca Gypsy and Damselfly (another color that is disappearing) from Lord & Taylor. Ebates is giving 6% cash back AND Lord & Taylor has 10% off, using promo code FRIENDS, so 16% off.

Pami Avatar

Thank you for telling us that Becca Gypsy is in stock at Lord & Taylor. I’ve been wanting that blush for so long! I just ordered it.

BTW, through 10/27, L&T is having 10% off cosmetics with CC FRIENDS, and if you have ShopRunner (which I get free with my AmEx card), you get free 2 day shipping.

Pami Avatar

Thank you for telling us that Becca Gypsy is in stock at Lord & Taylor. I’ve been wanting that blush for so long! I just ordered it.

BTW, through 10/27, L&T is having 10% off cosmetics with CC FRIENDS, and if you have ShopRunner (which I get free with my AmEx card), you get free 2 day shipping. Oh, I forgot to add the extra surprise bonus that came with my purchase “Shimmering Skin Perfector Opal Mini Deluxe Sample 10ml”! Woo Hoo!

Jen R Avatar

MAC Full of Joy is fantastic – I wear it all the time! Had been searching for a TRUE lavender blush (had tried one from Nars that turned pink once applied) and it hits the spot. Curious as to how it compares to the Clinique, but I’ve still got so much left that I’ll probably hold off until I hit pan.

Full of Joy also looks GREAT, imo, with ColourPop Monster layered on top. Sooo icy lavender and shimmery!

The Silver Nail Avatar

I got Clinique’s Fig Pop on your recommendation and am super-pleased with it, but now I see I need Pansy Pop too!

Btw, have you heard/read anything about Too Faced’s upcoming “Love Flush” blush palette (6 colors)? Thanks.

Nancy T Avatar

Mmm, UD Bittersweet! That one and Laura Geller’s Plumberry are very high up on my “wishlist”. Bittersweet is everything that I wanted CP Rain to be, but Rain let me down. But when the SA @ the N. Scottsdale Sephora applied Bittersweet, it looked purple without making me look ashy or strange. Still loving VP Monster though!

Pami Avatar

I love that you always give us separate posts for warm and cool shades. I like your choices, I have Pansy, and it’s very nice.
Isn’t Monster a highlighter shade? From the photos it seems so light that it wouldn’t even be suitable for a blush on the fairest person. One of these days I’m actually going to place a Colour Pop order, and Monster is on my list.

Rachel R. Avatar

I love Bittersweet to death. I think it’s the best purple blush ever: It stays purple-toned but has just enough pink to keep me from getting “corpse face.”. I have Pansy Pop and CP Monster, too. I wear Monster as a highlighter. Pansy Pop is my favorite lavender blush. I find a lot of lavender blushes are too pink or too light.

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