What kind of blush formula do you wish was more popular?
I would love something pearly–a little more shine than satin but not metallic. Also more medium in coverage!
— Christine
Explore Temptalia
We're here to help you make better beauty purchases that you'll enjoy and love! We recommend signing up to take advantage of personalized features like tracking products you own, viewing dupes that you already have, and more!
Here are some useful resources for you:
Compare Any Two
Curious how two shades compare to each other? Type in the shades below to get instant side-by-side swatches!
14 Comments
Comments that do not adhere to our comment policy may be removed. Discussion and debate are highly encouraged but we expect community members to participate respectfully. Please keep discussion on-topic, and if you have general feedback, a product review request, an off-topic question, or need technical support, please contact us!
Please help us streamline the comments' section and be more efficient: double-check the post above for more basic information like pricing, availability, and so on to make sure your question wasn't answered already. Comments alerting us to typos or small errors in the post are appreciated (!) but will typically be removed after errors are fixed (unless a response is needed).
We appreciate enthusiasm for new releases but ask readers to please hold questions regarding if/when a review will be posted as we can't commit to or guarantee product reviews. We don't want to set expectations and then disappoint readers as even products that are swatched don't always end up being reviewed due to time constraints and changes in priorities! Thank you for understanding!
Comments on this post are closed.
We try to approve comments within 24 hours (and reply to them within 72 hours) but can sometimes get behind and appreciate your patience! 🙂 If you have general feedback, product review requests, off-topic questions, or need technical support, please contact us directly. Thank you for your patience!
I think MAC nailed my favourite blush formula with their Extra Dimension blushes. They have shine or glow but don’t look harsh or emphasize any texture issues. The ORIGINAL Dior Rosy Glow Awakening Blush was also the perfect formula (and “self-adjusting”, if one can believe THAT) and finish but….well….we have now seen what Dior did with THAT winning formula!
Satin, a little shimmer would be nice.
Sheer matte blush. I don’t like how pigmented most western brands are. K beauty brands have a white base a lot of the time and I don’t like that either. If I could just have a sheer blush without a white base, I’d be happy.
Christine, you are always spot on…….seems like the choice in blush is either very glittery and metallic or very matte. I don’t want my blush to look like a highlight, but not real flat either. A little glowy but not glittery would be wonderful, soft shine!! Blendability is very important too, being able to really blend out the edges so you look seemless. Pigmentation is important but soft enough so you don’t have trouble blending darker colors .
That would be my answer too! You said it better than I would.
Soft focus satins with a true skin-like finish. Like MAC Blushbaby, UD Rapture, Lethal Cosmetics Floret, and the ones I have from Hourglass in the 2 palettes I have, Ghost quad and Tiger 6-pan.
I love the NARS liquid orgasm.. I have used up 2 bottles and hate it is not widely available. I have tried the other shades and they don’t look good on me- to dark or to light they disappear.. I have luster which is a sheer peach- I have to layer it. I wish more brands would offer this formula. I have MAC & Pat McGrath powders.. which I love the shades that I have but would love it if they offered a liquid
Stila Soft Glow powder blush is that formula for me! It has a slight sheen that is illuminating without emphasizing texture. Shame they only have two colors, mine is called “Seoul Seduction”
Yes to more finishes, please. (Actually, can we get more interesting finishes in everything? I am so tired of flat matte/demi-matte lipsticks with nothing to make them special – no shimmer or pearl to give them some dimension.)
But I recently picked up a “Glow On Powder Highlighting Blush” from The Lip Bar in Pinch Me on sale at Target. It’s a bit more coral than the photos show, but is really very nice when applied – peachy with a slight pinkish pearl shimmer that looks pretty natural on my very pale skin. I’m definitely going to look into more of their products!
Yes, I would think something a little pearly would be fine too.
Not sure if you have tried Haus Labs they make a awesome gel to powder blush. It comes in so many colors you can use it as a contour also. Personally, I love it.
I have! 🙂 It is a good one!
A healthy satin glow without any glitter, shimmer or sparkle. Truly buildable pigmentation would be nice, so it can have translucency or medium opacity.
Cream or creamy powder formulas that are “tint-like” in pigmentation. Either in stick or pot.