I like bright lips and as I have almost no natural colour in my cheeks I need a good blush to balance my face when wearing them. Anything too bright can look a bit garish to my eye so a bronzer would be a natural substitution, but I only have a couple of bronzers that work on my skin without being too orange or dark. I tend to prefer to use a beige pink neutral shade of blush instead. These are my picks of the beige-pink blushers.
left to right: NARS Madly, Rouge Bunny Rouge Delicata, Sue Devitt Koh Samui
Delicata is my Goldilocks 'just right' of beige pink blush. It's not too dark but it adds enough colour to my cheeks to make me look human/alive and the pink/beige/peach shade goes with any lipstick colour. I can apply it with my eyes half-closed in the worst lighting, and it never goes wrong for me.
Koh Samui is a little pinker than the other two, and the shimmer in this blush is a cool silver. This is a good beige pink for a cooler skintone. It works well on me, and the pale shimmer makes it a good 2-in-1 blush/highlighter.
Edit to add: Here's a picture of me wearing Delicata, here's a picture wearing Koh Samui, and here's a picture of Michelle from Lipstick Rules wearing Madly. I think Madly works better on Michelle's slightly warmer and deeper skintone (although I would still say that Michelle has quite fair skin).
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Sue Devitt Koh Samui looks amazing! Because I love pink blushes ^ ^
ReplyDeleteNARS one is a bit dark or maybe it's the swatch. :) Very helpful review :) thanks for sharing.
Hi Sara - the NARS one is a bit dark - it's possible to apply it more sheerly, but I have to be really careful with the application! It's strange, because it looks quite similar to Delicata in the pot, and I actually had to swatch the Delicata more than the NARS for the picture. Thanks for the comment :)
ReplyDeleteLove the Rouge Bunny Rouge blush - such a perfect colour :)
ReplyDeleteI've never actually thought of trying a beige pink blush. Would you be able to show one of them applied hon? Or link me to a previous post where you have one applied.
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Hello Emily - it's a lovely neutral :)
ReplyDeleteHi Jo - there's a picture of it applied here
http://www.londonmakeupgirl.com/2010/10/everyday-basic-face-products-applied.html
It's very subtle, it just takes the edge off the pale. Most pictures of me wearing bright/red lipsticks will be with this blush - it's what I'm wearing in my profile picture too. x
Hey again Jo :) - here's the web address for a picture of Madly applied on Michelle of Lipstick Rules, I think Madly works better for Michelle than it does for me, and you might prefer it if you want something that adds a little more warmth with paler lipsticks http://www.lipstickrules.com/2009/12/mad-about-nars-madly.html
ReplyDeleteLovely comparison post. I am drawn to this sort of colour. As a late starter on the blusher front, I started off with MAC Cubic and it's not a dissimilar sort of effect. A neutral blush that just adds a bit of life to the cheeks.
ReplyDeleteDelicata and Gracilis are on my list to try, I think Delicata might be edging on front. Though Koh Samui looks very tempting too!
MB x
I love Nars but deep throat is my favorite blush.
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I think I am like you, I have nil colour to my cheeks. Unlike you however, this tends to make me look ill so I do love a good blushing!
ReplyDeleteI really want to try that Rouge Bunny Rouge Delicata. It looks so wearable.
I like the color of the Sue Devitt :)
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