Top Six Blushes

Choosing top favourites for anything is difficult, but when you make a blush hoarder choose her top favourite blushes, gross sobbing and stressed binge eating ensues. 

(Oh who am I kidding, I stress binge almost every week during the school season)

Would it be crazy if I told you I only started wearing blush mid last year??! Man, I've really outdone myself in hoarding blushes into the double digits. (I HAVE SELF ANOINTED MYSELF AS THE 'BLUSH WHISPERER')

BUT, while I may not have the largest blush collection, here are my current favourites!

(I tried to make this all drugstore because adding the highends to this mix would have been exhausting)

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1. Milani 'Luminoso' 

When I swatched this infamous shade on my arm to do this post, I was all like "HOLY SHIITAKE MUSHROOMS THIS IS ORANGE!!!". Then I slapped it on my face and remembered why I wore this shade daily during the summer. It's an absolutely beautiful shimmery/glowy peach, and the veining in the blush is just so beautiful to look at.

2. NYX 'Mocha'

Contrary to its name, this blush is actually a matte mid-tone pink, and ever since I picked it up in November, I haven't even had a chance to try my other NYX blushes because I couldn't stop wearing this daily for weeks. Gives such a beautiful pink flush to the face!

3. ELF's 'Mellow Mauve'

Ever since Iqra mentioned that this was her favorite blush of 2013, I realised that I also had the same blush, and on the autumn days that I wasn't wearing NYX's 'Mocha', I was wearing 'Mellow Mauve'. (Iqra's review here!) This is a deep mauve/plum shade with a satin finish.

4. Essence 'Sweetheart'

While this appears peachy on my cheeks (kinda??), it's actually a light pink, which is something I don't gravitate towards, but this isn't too light of a pink that I look like Nicki Minaj/Barbie/s00per girly.

(I think I look like a princess with this shade on)

5. Bourjois 'Nude Velvet' 

This cream blush is a very pale peach/melon/cantaloupe shade, perfect in its subtlety. I generally use it for a healthy glow, and while the formula isn't as smooth as the Revlon cream blush, it's still a lovely blush.

6. Revlon 'Berry Flirtatious' 

Berry shades are something ridiculously new to my collection, and after lusting for this blush after several months, it finally went on clearance at Target, and I was not hesitant to snap this up like an eagle pumped on freedom juice....wat.

While pigmentation is quite sheer, I won't complain because not gonna lie, I'm a bit nervous about wearing bolder shades on my face! Plus, this has to be the creamiest + smoothest cream blush formula I've tried so far! (...because of its silicones)

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Annnnnd this is how they all look in comparison with each other:

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ANYWAYS, THIS YEAR, in efforts to diversify and expand my blush collection, I've decided that once a month, I will buy is a blush from a brand I've never tried before. 

This month, I've picked up a Paul & Joe blush! (Review/gushy excited post coming soon) 

Not sure what I'll decide to pick up next month, but on my list include Sleek, MAC, theBalm, a NARS blush, Bobbi Brown, Chanel, etc. (...that's actually my complete idea list right now, if you have any brand ideas, toss 'em at me!)

What are your personal favourite blushes? ʘ‿ʘ