After testing 204 blushes, these are the ONLY ones that I would buy again
- no stillRavie Beauty$34.00Endless Diffusion Baked Blushshade · Daydream
- “I think it's a very underhyped but very well-deserving blush”▶ 0:52
- “I love these because they are a soft pigmentation”▶ 0:54
- “They just blend beautifully”▶ 0:58
- “They look very soft and ethereal”▶ 1:00
- “I reach for these all the time”▶ 0:50
- “I use them very frequently, almost if not every day”▶ 1:53
- “These blushes hands down phenomenal”
- “If you want something that gives you a very soft glow, you don't like a high impact shine, you don't want to have to worry about blending it out, you want something that's just very effortless, these are amazing”▶ 2:08
- “It's just beautiful. Very effortless to apply”▶ 2:23
- no stillYves Saint Laurent$45.00Make Me Blush 24H Buildable Powder Blushshade · Nude Lavalliere
- “I love the packaging on these. They're very high-end”▶ 2:32
- “They did everything great from the formula to the packaging”▶ 2:37
- “I feel like it's worth the money just because of the quality that you get in every aspect”▶ 2:41
- “I love these so much because of how soft the texture is”▶ 3:19
- “It's just so soft, so easy to blend”
- “It gives a very blurred effect because that formula is so buttery”▶ 4:14
- “A little bit goes a long way, so it'll last you a long time even though she's pricey”▶ 4:18
- “a matte finish, but it doesn't come across flat at all”▶ 4:00
- no stillCamo Liquid Blushshade · Peach Perfect
- “It's actually what I'm wearing today”▶ 4:30
- “It's stunning”
- “Out of all of the liquid blushes that exist, honestly, I think this is one of my top favorites”▶ 5:24
- “It gives me the most luscious, youthful, dewy looking cheeks”▶ 5:56
- “I love this formula so much. I actually want to go back and get all the colors because I'm obsessed with these so much”▶ 5:59
- “Especially for summer hands. $7”▶ 6:13
- “It blends so beautifully”
- no stillCoverGirl$24.00TruBlend So Flushed High Pigment Blushshade · Sweet Seduction
- “It's a really great quality and the price is amazing”▶ 6:21
- “It's beautiful”
- “It doesn't get thick or cakey”▶ 7:07
- “The powder is very soft. And that's why I like it so much is because it's finely milled. It's very buttery. It's soft. It blends into the skin beautifully”▶ 7:09
- “It just blends so beautifully”
- “So pretty and so affordable. $8 for this”▶ 8:09
- no stillGucci$49Blush de Beaute Luminous Matte Blushshade · Bright Coral
- “They're very beautiful”▶ 8:24
- “The formula is absolutely beautiful”▶ 9:00
- “When you feel it, it is so silky. It is very smooth, very finely milled”▶ 9:15
- “Probably one of the softest blushes I've ever tried”▶ 9:28
- “It's not too flat or cakey”
- “It has just the tiniest, tiniest little bit of sheen to it”▶ 10:03
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- no stillLaura Mercier$37.00Blush Colour Infusionshade · Peach
- “I love these so much because the formula is so soft”▶ 11:17
- “The pigmentation is beautiful. They blend effortlessly”▶ 11:23
- “The colors are perfect. They aren't too orange. They're not too bright pink. They're just a very wearable color”▶ 11:25
- “I love everything about these”▶ 11:30
- “It's just the right amount of pigmentation. It's not too flat or too dry”
- “It's just a beautiful formula”
- “I don't know why more people are not talking about these. It is one of my favorite formulas”▶ 11:01
- no stillL'Oreal Paris$15.99Infallible Up to 24H Fresh Wear Soft Matte Blushshade · Confident Pink
- “These are phenomenal. Such a good blush”▶ 13:27
- “Hands down, one of the best drugstore blushes I've ever tried”▶ 14:45
- “They are so soft, so finely milled. Whoever formulated these did such a great job. They feel like high-end blushes even though they are drugstore”▶ 14:35
- “These suckers do not move. They are very pigmented, last a long time”▶ 14:30
- “I got 10 hours”
- “If you have deep skin and you're looking for a great drugstore blush, I would start here. It's phenomenal”▶ 14:50
- “They are very, very pigmented”▶ 14:53
- “These blend beautifully”▶ 15:25
- no stillValentino$52Eye2Cheek Blush & Eyeshadowshade · Call Me Coral
- “Probably my favorite blush in my entire collection”▶ 15:38
- “It feels like a cream, but it's a powder. That's how emollient they are”▶ 15:56
- “They blend beautifully”▶ 16:11
- “They have a slight sheen to them”▶ 16:15
- “They don't fade. They don't crease. They don't do anything. They just sit beautifully and they look the same at the end of the day as they do the beginning”
- “It's worth every penny. Please trust me”▶ 16:50
- “I have used this for a year every single time I apply my makeup almost. And look, it's not even dented”▶ 16:36
- “If I had to pick my number one blush of all time, it would be this one”▶ 18:01
- “It just truly is a very blendable formula with the perfect amount of pigmentation”▶ 18:14
- no stillHaus Labs$34Color Fuse Longwear Hydrating Glassy Lip + Cheek Blush Balm Stickshade · Glassy Hibiscus
- “These are beautiful”
- “They are my favorite one to tap on top of a powder blush to give me that really glossy type of cheek”▶ 18:32
- “They're stunning”
- “It gives me more dimensional cheek, but most importantly, what I love about this is the shine, and it doesn't pick up my foundation underneath”▶ 19:55
- “It just gives the most beautiful glassy cheek”▶ 20:02
- “If you have dry to combination skin, I really think you would love this one”▶ 20:09
- no stillMAC Cosmetics$34.00Glow Play Cushiony Blushshade · Peaches
- “They are just they're staples. They're workhorses”▶ 20:25
- “The formula is great. It has stood the test of time”▶ 20:29
- “They just are amazing blushes”▶ 20:31
- “Their formulas are top tier”▶ 20:52
- “They just are phenomenal”▶ 21:00
- “They don't fade. They don't budge. They just sit beautifully on the skin and they're really easy to blend out”▶ 21:02
- “They're richly pigmented”▶ 22:10
- “They blend really beautiful”▶ 22:12
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