Soft Pinch Liquid Blush
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Rare Beauty Soft Pinch Liquid Blush is extremely pigmented — one dot per cheek delivers a full flush, so a single bottle lasts for years. Professional makeup artist Makeup By Nikki La Rose calls it "the most professional, pro-level, pro-performing, and pro-pigmented liquid blushes that are available at Sephora," while celebrity makeup artist Ali Andreea warns it's "not for everyone" if you prefer a minimalist or less pigmented formula.
FULL REVIEWS
POSITIVE
Variant: Encourage
- “I found that this type of neutral mauvey or a little bit of purple shade will look great on olive skin”16:05–16:12
- “This is Rare Beauty Liquid Blush in Encourage. And if I swatch a little bit of color on the back of my hands, you can see looks very muted mauvey pink color”16:22–16:29
- “I think this is going to look great on her olive skin”16:32–16:36
- “As you can see, the color looks like just pink color on her skin, even though it looks pretty mauvey color on the back of my hands. And this is why this type of mauvey blush color looks really great on olive skin”16:27–16:32
- “The blush is really nice”22:33–22:35
- Source: Clean girl makeup for brown skin: cover under eye dark circles without foundation - Jan 31, 2026
Variant: Grateful
- “I love a red blush. That's something I discovered is so flattering”15:40–15:47
- “Something about a deep tone on my cheeks, just super flattering. It helps contour my face almost”15:49–15:55
- “It looks really natural. Might be scary, but trust me when I tell you a red blush will do wonders for your complexion”15:57–16:02
- “It also looks like how we naturally flush”16:04–16:09
- “The Rare Beauty would last you forever. If they have a mini of this, just get the mini because you don't need the full size”
- Source: Top 3 favorites in every makeup category 2025 - Sep 25, 2025
Variant: Spirited, Faith, and Believe
- “This liquid blush is known for very high pigmented, very strong color payoff”16:57–17:05
- “Rare Beauty has the most unique color ranges from the blush. Especially these two purple base color. These are so rare to find on the market because most brands release more like a pink base color”17:02–17:11
- “This is more vibrant purple shade. And once you blend it, you can see this turns into very cool tone purple lavender type of color”17:20–17:28
- “This type of color will look so great on cool or olive skin”17:31–17:38
- “I sometimes reach out for this very vibrant purple color to instantly get that brighten blush look”17:36–17:44
- “This is more like a berry color that looks very intense purple with a bit of red color in it. But once you blend it out, you will see it turns into more muted purple color”16:44–16:50
- “On my skin, it doesn't look that scary if I put a really tiny bit on my cheeks”
- “I found that these two shades are very unique and actually hard to find on the market”
- Source: Sephora Sale Recommendations: What's Actually Worth Buying - Apr 11, 2026
Variant: Hope
- “I found this shade hope is the most neutral color among all the blush shade options from this liquid blush”2:34–2:44
- “Once it's blended, it softens into a more like delicate soft pink color, which is like a perfect neutral pink blush shade”2:42–2:54
- “With just one swipe, the color looks like a neutral pink”3:20–3:25
- “I have all the blush shades from this Rare Beauty and I found that this hope shade looks the best on me”3:41–3:45
- “This shade looks good for people with olive and neutral skin”3:43–3:52
- “If you have a bit of warmth in your skin, this will look great on your skin as well”3:49–3:56
- Source: Reviewing 25 neutral pink blushes to find the only true neutrals - Jan 10, 2026
- “So worth every single penny”30:34–30:39
- “You need like a little dot, and it will be full on pigment”30:39–30:45
- “It's long-lasting”30:43–30:48
- “It's one of the best blushes for under painting or for layering your blush for longevity”30:45–30:50
- “There's a little bit of a learning curve. Less is more with it”30:53–30:58
- “If you do that method, you'll love that blush as much as I do”
- “The shades are so pretty”
- Source: 50 of the best sellers at Sephora: buy or skip? - Apr 4, 2026
- “These are the most professional pro level pro performing and pro pigmented liquid blushes that are available at Sephora”
- “You get a grip of product in these. These are so pigmented that you just need a small dot”2:01–2:11
- “Less is more. These pack a big punch”2:17–2:19
- “For professional makeup bars they're really ideal because they last so long in our kit and you're able to get so many uses out of them before you have to repurchase them”2:23–2:28
- “They're also very long wearing and they make again ideal layering blushes to put powder on top”2:32–2:37
- “These retail for $25. They also have little minis too which are great for travel”2:37–2:41
- “I love the full sizes. They last eternity”2:42–2:44
- “If you've never tried these as a liquid lipstick, just saying, you can get one more use out of them and they're really stunning on your lips as well”2:47–2:55
- Source: Best blushes sold at Sephora - Apr 11, 2026
- “To me these are the most professional, pro-level, pro-performing, and pro-pigmented liquid blushes that are available at Sephora”0:00–0:13
- “These are so pigmented that you just need a small dot”0:13–0:20
- “You get a grip of product in these”
- “You're able to get so many uses out of them before you have to repurchase them”0:33–0:36
- “They're really stunning on your lips as well”0:37–0:42
Variant: Beloved
- “These are super wonderful and so easy to work with”
- “The dewy finish, as the name implies, gives a lovely glowy, radiant look to the cheek”
- “And these are also quite pigmented, so you only need to use maybe one or two drops depending on how strong you like your blush to be. So, they will last a very long time”33:24–33:28
- “They also blend out incredibly easy as well. And you'll be able to see in the demo that they just shear out onto the face really, really easily. They blend into the skin seamlessly and just look really beautiful”
- “This formula also dries down, so you don't have to worry about it feeling wet on the face. It's not completely transferproof, but if you just lightly touch your face, it's not really going to come off. So, I do find these to be very longwearing”
- “But this year, I've really enjoyed Virtue and Beloved. These two came in a limited edition Christmas set, I think, from last year. Beautiful tones, beautiful formula. Just really enjoyed using them this year as well”
- Source: Best makeup of 2025 - Dec 24, 2025
Variant: Virtue
- “These are super wonderful and so easy to work with”
- “The dewy finish, as the name implies, gives a lovely glowy, radiant look to the cheek”13:04–13:10
- “It looks really healthy, glowy, really beautiful on the cheek”13:15–13:23
- “And these are also quite pigmented, so you only need to use maybe one or two drops depending on how strong you like your blush to be. So, they will last a very long time”13:21–13:26
- “They also blend out incredibly easy as well. And you'll be able to see in the demo that they just shear out onto the face really, really easily. They blend into the skin seamlessly and just look really beautiful”13:31–13:37
- “This formula also dries down, so you don't have to worry about it feeling wet on the face. It's not completely transferproof, but if you just lightly touch your face, it's not really going to come off. So, I do find these to be very longwearing”13:41–13:49
- Source: Best makeup of 2025 - Dec 24, 2025
Variant: Encourage
- “I've actually been using the Rare Beauty Soft Pinch Liquid Blush the most”15:09–15:13
- “Viral for a reason. It's such a beautiful formula”16:16–16:21
- “I love the glow this gives my skin”
- “Beautiful. Easy, easy to blend. Nice amount of pigmentation”16:31–16:39
- “I think the Rare Beauty side is slightly glowier”17:13–17:18
- Source: My New 9-5 Work Makeup Routine (Quick & Long Lasting) - Nov 8, 2025
Variant: Joy
- “I feel like when I think of a blush color that looks the most natural, it's always going to be a quirly color like this cuz I feel like it's what's going to give you kind of like that look where it just looks like you're blushing”6:58–7:04
- “This color might look a little bit crazy at first, but I promise you guys when you blend it out, it's going to look so pretty”7:07–7:10
- “My god, I just live for this blush color. I think it's so pretty”7:33–7:38
- “It's giving vacation glow”7:40–7:42
- Source: How to do clean girl makeup for beginners | Makeup 101 - Sep 14, 2025
- “Not for everyone. If you're a minimalist or if you don't know how to handle makeup and pigment, this is not for you”28:56–29:00
- “The product that is exceptional is the soft pinch of blush matte. So, so good”29:00–29:05
- “Has pigment but like manageable”
- Source: Choosing my top 3 makeup products from every brand while walking around Paris - Feb 8, 2026
Variant: Happy
- “It's the perfect color. It's basically like the two other colors I literally just showed you, but it is the most perfect pinky coral”38:04–38:12
- “It goes well with anything color”38:12–38:18
- “Even her cream to powder blushes, her glowy blushes, this shade is phenomenal”38:19–38:26
- Source: Sephora Sale 2026: What to Skip, Hidden Gems & Top Picks - Apr 10, 2026
Variant: Hope
- “This blush lasted me like 3 years”12:39–12:50
- “This is beautiful”
- “This is a really really really pigmented formula”12:56–13:01
- “Little goes a really long way”13:13–13:16
- “It looks nice on the skin too”13:10–13:14
- Source: Ranking TikTok viral products brutally honest - Nov 14, 2024
Variant: Worth
- “Early last year it even made up 26% of blush sales at Sephora in the US. That is huge”3:35–3:43
- “This liquid is extremely pigmented”3:43–3:46
- “You do need to scrape off all excess, then one to two dots on each cheek, still looks like a very full flush”3:48–3:54
- “This formula sneaks ahead of other dewy blushes in terms of wear time”4:00–4:06
- “If you're prepared for the more thorough application process and blending required, you will get longer-lasting color and glow”4:06–4:10
- Source: Reviewing bestselling beauty products from Sephora - Feb 17, 2026
Variant: Encourage
- “Selena's is so incredibly pigmented and blendable”11:31–11:35
- “I do find this shade to be a little bit cooler toned than Suave Mauve, but it still looks really pretty”11:58–12:05
- “She comes in at $25 with 0.25 oz of product. So double the amount of product as E.L.F. but comes in at $100 per ounce because she is $25 versus $8”12:08–12:14
- “Because of how pigmented Rare Beauty is, I use less of the Rare Beauty blush compared to the E.L.F. blush”12:20–12:28
- “I'm probably going to get more wear out of this if that makes sense because it goes a longer way than E.L.F”12:28–12:32
- “I do feel like I will have never and probably will never finish a Rare Beauty blush on the basis of it being so damn pigmented”12:42–12:48
- Source: Drugstore vs high-end makeup price per ounce comparison - Apr 11, 2026
Variant: Happy
- “Rare Beauty blushes are very pigmented so a little goes a long way”9:07–9:14
- “This doesn't look like too much, it actually looks really really pretty”9:20–9:23
- Source: Drugstore dupes for high-end makeup - Jul 19, 2024
Variant: Hope
MIXED / NEGATIVE
- “The blushes from Rare Beauty are some of the most expensive blushes at Sephora when you break it down per ounce”7:13–7:18
- “The Rare Beauty blushes are $139 per ounce”7:26–7:33
- “Like most of this is just packaging, the included product is very minimal”7:46–7:50
- “The Rare Beauty blushes are criminally expensive and dare I say like such a mid formula. I think these are so overrated in many ways”8:32–8:40
- Source: Drugstore is actually more expensive (doing the math) - Feb 27, 2026
WHAT CREATORS SAY
- Consensus
- 4.6 / 5 from 10 creator reviewsGrailPeople ratings based on creator reviews.
- Good for
- Brown skin tones (1)
- Features
- Pigmented (8) · Long-wearing (8) · Blendable (6) · Dewy finish (5) · Easy to use (4)
- Value
- Value for money (6)
- ⚠ fiddly to use (2)
- ⚠ feels overpriced to some (1)
- ⚠ packaging issues noted (1)
- ⚠ less simple / minimal (1)
Product details
Details
- Type
- liquid blush
- Finish
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- Shade
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- Key ingredients
- lotus, gardenia, white water lily
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