Flush Balm Cream Blush
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Merit Flush Balm Cream Blush is a sheer, buildable formula that creates a dewy, lit-from-within glow and is praised for its easy application. Several creators note the shade range has expanded beautifully, with favorites like Fox (a rosy terracotta) and Beverly Hills (peachy pink), but professional makeup artist Nikki La Rose says "there's just no longevity with those" and would skip them. Longevity varies: some find it lasts surprisingly well with a stain-like effect, while others report medium wear that fades and requires reapplication.
FULL REVIEWS
POSITIVE
Variant: Bespoke
- “They have really expanded this shade range in such a beautiful way”22:14–22:19
- “I have so many of them because I love them and so many colors work on me”22:30–22:36
- “My favorite happens to be bespoke because it's weird. I really enjoy that it's just this kind of funky mauvey plummy color”
- Source: Sephora sale 2026: Do's, don'ts & what's in my cart - Apr 9, 2026
Variant: Fox
- “I've linked Merit Flush Balm in Foxy 19 times in my content”2:55–3:01
- “If you're into a pinch of color, a sheer natural look, easy application, a healthy glow, it ticks every box”3:08–3:13
- “It's the most unique color in their range to me called a warm taupe, but I often describe it as a rosy terracotta instead”3:18–3:26
- Source: Reviewing bestselling beauty products from Sephora - Feb 17, 2026
Variant: Fox
- “Merit Flush Balm in Fox is my favorite color in their now pretty broad Flush Balm family”4:18–4:26
- “It's called a warm taupe”4:24–4:27
- “I've always described it as a rosy terracotta, but you'll see in my final swatches at the end, there's almost a hint of peach brown to this compared to that red warmth of something like Toasted Teddy or Trinny London New York”4:26–4:32
- “This is easily one of the easiest blushes to use”4:39–4:43
- “It's designed to create a transparent veil of color”4:41–4:49
- “It's thin, sheer, balmy, buildable, leaving you with a lovely lit from within healthy glow”4:46–4:51
- Source: Best Terracotta Blushes for a Sunkissed Glow - May 6, 2026
Variant: Postmodern
- “They're pretty”
- “The ones I've been reaching for the most are surprisingly this like really bright pink shade and then the berry shade, which is not surprising, but this bright pink shade is so pretty”3:43–3:54
- “I am wearing both of the shades today and I think they mix really well, they blend super well”4:00–4:04
- Source: April beauty and skincare favorites plus food and games - May 11, 2026
- “I love these so much”2:16–2:19
- “I just really liked how it made my skin look”2:21–2:25
- “I like how lightweight it was”
- “They last so much longer than I thought that they would”3:03–3:10
- “I've used this product in the past and I just remember them kind of fading away quickly, but they lasted so well and I swatched them on my hands recently and they like kind of stained them”3:08–3:12
- “I love the dew that it gives the cheek. It's just so pretty”3:24–3:31
- “They blend super well”
- “They give a really fresh face look and a really like dewy healthy look to the skin as well”4:02–4:16
- Source: April beauty and skincare favorites plus food and games - May 11, 2026
Variant: Bespoke
- “Merit Bespoke. Their flesh bomb and bespoke continues to be a favorite for me”15:18–15:25
- “I love the beiginess of this”15:30–15:32
- “This formula has really grown on me”
- “This formula is lasting on me a little bit longer”15:48–15:51
- Source: Best of beauty 2025 into 2026: makeup favorites, new essentials, longtime holy grails - Dec 30, 2025
Variant: Terracotta
Variant: Beverly Hills
- “The Beverly Hills is my favorite”
- “I really love those”
- Source: Best of Beauty 2025: Favorite Products, Devices, Tips, and Rants - Dec 19, 2025
Variant: Lusitano
- “It is the perfect blush color in my opinion”15:02–15:08
- “This was amazing in the summer. Like this coraly peachy pink”15:06–15:13
- “These are also super hydrating. Not as pigmented as some of the others, but pigmented enough”
- “It is a stunning little blush and really easy to just like dip your brush in and whack it on your cheeks because it's like bigger”15:17–15:20
- Source: Best makeup of 2025 - Jan 22, 2026
Variant: Lusitano
- “I love this stuff. I think it is so good”4:47–4:52
- “Very cute packaging. Very handy for traveling”4:51–4:53
- “I wore this pretty much every day when we were on our holiday baby moon”4:52–4:55
- “It's a really nice glowy formula and if you want that whole kind of Oh, I don't wear too much makeup. I'm just I've got like a natural flush to my cheeks, this is the perfect thing for that”4:55–4:59
- “It is such a pretty color. It's almost like coraly peachy pink”5:04–5:09
- “I love how easy this one goes on. You just literally just need a little like D and it just blends so easy with the rest of your makeup”6:12–6:18
- Source: Testing more affordable makeup dupes with wear test - Aug 10, 2025
Variant: Cheeky
- “It is a really pretty, kind of like a peachy blush shade”13:49–13:55
- Source: My Summer Makeup Bag: Products I'm Loving - Jun 9, 2026
Variant: Cheeky
- “I have been loving this”
- “I really, really like this shade and I feel like it's perfect for just like right here, like a nice pop”5:34–5:40
- “The shade is so pretty. I feel like with the shirt this blush shade is just it it vibes. It's kind of giving watermelon a little bit but I'm I'm a fan”
- Source: Best new makeup I've tried recently - May 19, 2026
Variant: Cheeky
- “It is so pretty”
- “It's a beautiful beautiful shade. I've been really liking going with a bright a brighter pink blush just like right here on the high point. Just love”4:18–4:25
- Source: May 2026 beauty favorites: complexion, eyes, lips, skincare & haircare - May 29, 2026
Variant: Fox
- “This is the Flush Balm in the shade Fox and I'm using this as like a bronzer”0:46–0:52
- “These are so creamy and so beautifully pigmented”0:55–1:02
- “I'm putting this literally everywhere so we can get a cutie little wash of color”0:59–1:06
- Source: My easy everyday makeup routine for fall - Jan 21, 2026
Variant: Beverly Hills
- “Beverly Hills by Merit, the flush balm, is brilliant. It's such a good allrounder. If you like a peachy pink blush, this is a good year round favorite if you've got a similar skin tone to me”16:42–16:55
- Source: My 2025 Makeup Favourites - Dec 14, 2025
Variant: Redux
- “There was a limited edition Merit Flush Balm trio that had a limited edition color called Redux. It's great. I love it. Compared to the other two, it's definitely more like brown, a brownie red”17:58–18:12
- “For me, this is more of a wintry color than it would be summer necessarily”18:15–18:24
- “If you miss out on it and you want a good dupe, I would just use Fox from their normal lineup”18:21–18:26
- Source: My 2025 Makeup Favourites - Dec 14, 2025
- “Their blushes are so beautiful”
- “This is more of a transparent blush, but it gives you pigment”20:38–20:46
- “You can sheer it out and it'll give you that wash of color”20:51–20:56
- “It also has a glow to it”20:54–21:00
- “If you want more, you just add more and tap it and it'll keep the pigment”20:56–21:03
- “It's just so user-friendly. You can adjust the color, you can adjust the pigment”21:03–21:09
- “I think these are brilliant”21:09–21:14
- “Lusitano is my kind of summer go-to. It's a little bit more corally and you can build it up”21:15–21:22
- Source: Top 5 best merit products: my most loved & used - May 12, 2026
Variant: Fox
- “Fox is a bit more brown. Redux is a bit more red, but it's a good enough dupe”
- Source: My 2025 Makeup Favourites - Dec 14, 2025
Variant: Cheeky
- “It's hydrating and shears out nicely on pale skin”
- “Creates a beautiful flush and works well on cheeks”16:57–17:00
- “Has a soft satiny feel, not too wet for a balm”17:39–17:44
- “Can also be used on lips for a blended look”
- Source: Sephora sale: what to skip and what's worth it - Apr 10, 2026
Variant: Cheeky
- “The formula is meant to give a sheer layer of color and it does just that”4:48–4:53
- “It feels creamy when you rub it but once on the skin it feels light and dries quickly”4:53–4:57
- “You have to be really quick to blend it out as soon as you apply otherwise it will set and hard to spread it out”5:02–5:06
- “The color is sheer and not very pigmented so if you're aiming for a more intense look you may need to apply at least three layers of this product”5:17–5:20
- “The level of oiliness is two out of five”5:37–5:38
- “After an hour color seems to have diffused slightly finish is still the same color still looks even”5:40–5:43
- “After 8 hours color has faded compared to initial application but it's still lightly visible”5:48–5:56
- “If you want to get a sheer matte blush look this will be a great option so idea for people with oily skin”5:58–6:01
- Source: Best cream blushes: reviewing 20 overhyped blushes - Sep 14, 2024
Variant: Cheeky
- “It looks like just cool pink color, like a slightly very fill”10:21–10:30
- “Once it's blended onto the back of my hands, it turns into more like a purple cool pink colors”10:30–10:38
- “It's definitely not a mud shade that I expected”10:40–10:44
- “Overall, I found this shade will work well for people with cool undertones, not that neutral and not even olive”10:50–10:56
- Source: Reviewing 25 neutral pink blushes to find the only true neutrals - Jan 10, 2026
Variant: Bespoke
- “This formula is all that. It is like on the sheer side, but can be built up and it is like a blurring matte formula. It's everything I love in a lipstick”17:08–17:13
- “It's great. I love a blurring comfortable matte and the shades are really well done. I want more of them”17:17–17:25
- “I think they did a great job with this launch”17:39–17:49
- Source: Current Beauty Favorites | February & March 2026 - Apr 1, 2026
- “The Merit blush comes down to $97 an ounce compared to $139 an ounce for the road”8:06–8:12
- “The Merit blush has .31 oz compared to .18 from road”8:19–8:23
- Source: Drugstore is actually more expensive (doing the math) - Feb 27, 2026
Variant: Archival
- “I got Archival cuz I don't really have a lot of mauve lipsticks and it's just a really pretty perfect mauve. So, I'm definitely glad I got it”
- “It's a little brighter on me than I thought it was going to be, but that's I really like it”
- Source: Current Beauty Favorites | February & March 2026 - Apr 1, 2026
Variant: Bespoke
MIXED / NEGATIVE
- “Really pretty colors”9:41–9:42
- “There's just not there's no longevity with those”27:41–27:44
- “I would skip it. I would skip it personally”
- “It just doesn't stay”37:50–37:52
- Source: 50 of the best sellers at Sephora: buy or skip? - Apr 4, 2026
WHAT CREATORS SAY
- Consensus
- 4.5 / 5 from 10 creator reviewsGrailPeople ratings based on creator reviews.
- Features
- Easy to use (6) · Sheer (5) · Blendable (4) · Long-wearing (4) · Natural finish (3)
- Value
- Value for money (3)
- ⚠ fiddly to use (1)
- ⚠ creators flagged issues with pigmented (1)
- ⚠ may not match olive skin tones (1)
- ⚠ doesn't last / fades through the day (1)
Product details
Details
- Type
- cream blush
- Finish
- natural
- Shade
- Cheeky
- Key ingredients
- Vitamin E
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