I've been thinking of ideas for my first makeup/beauty post..and how better to start than with a post all about my favourite type of product at the moment? so blushers it is.
Before 2012 I only had one blusher, back when I was about 13 (it was peach melba by natural collection) but when that got shattered backstage at a school musical I didn't really miss it so didn't feel the need to get another one, so I didn't have a blusher until Summer 2012, since then my collection has grown significantly and I am head over heels with most of them and could happily buy more, but I am taking control and will behave myself, so here is my blush collection as it stands..until I relapse and buy more..
12 blushers..18 counting individuals in the palettes..too many?
the three cheaper blushers, the MUA shade 4 was the one that restarted my blush usage, Natural Collections Pink Cloud is my go to blush for when I'm ill as it helps give a healthy glow to the skin and MUA English Rose is a quick and easy one you can wear without highlighters.
The Stila Colour Me Pretty (or paint me pretty?) palette is a newer purchase, it contains five cream blushers that are all a little tackier than my other cream blushers, but are all pretty, kitten I think is unique to this palette and is the same colour as the eyeshadow of the same name. These double up as lip colours which I am yet to try but when I wear them as blushers I do set them with a powder blush of a similar colour. The only problem I have is the packaging, the names are on the cardboard sleeve and the tin/plastic is not the sturdiest, it is beautiful though :)
(£19.50, I got it with £10 off at asos though so worth seeing if they get it back in stock)
Sleek are well known for their blushers, in the UK at least, Rose Gold is supposed to be a dupe for Nars Orgasm but possibly not since they reformulated, the Pink Lemonade palette is one of my absolute favourites right now, Macaroon is a cream-powder kind of finish and Icing Sugar and Pink Mint look stunning over the top of it (though it's fine worn alone too) and they also work well over the Stila colours. Flamingo is my best friends every day brush and looks beautiful but care is needed as it can be very bright, I like the look of the other Sleek palettes but none of them have really caught my eye that much.
Benefit seem to have a blusher for everyone, the boxed ones smell lovely and I got Rockateur for my birthday from my boyfriend, it's so beautiful and he had great taste (not as if he took it out of my hands when we were on the ferry to Spain-duty free makeup, so good!) Fine One One was an impulse buy last summer and it is quite sheer but lovely for light makeup days in Summer.
I've had mac's gingerly for so long and for the longest time it was the only one I wore ever yet I only just hit pan on it, it's a sheertone finish so you can build it up, it's a very neutral blush and is the one I reach for when I don't know what else to use, it's stunning and I love it, though can mac please stop raising their prices please?! I got Illamasqua's Dixie in their sale in January for £7.50 (amazing!) it's an easy to work with cream blusher that I wear either by itself or under either of the Sleek blushers from the Pink Lemonade palette, or under Stereo Rose (though I only got that today, looks good though) speaking of Stereo Rose, I'd heard a lot about this and people seem to love it every time it comes out, and from what I can tell it changes slightly each time it comes out, this was supposed to come out in March as part of their new collection but I noticed it was already out online last week, so I got it then and am glad as it's not sold out, though it may be brought back in March, or be in shops at some point. It's a beautiful rosy peach(?) with shimmer, definitely not one you need a highlighter with and I love it already :')
So that is my collection of blushers, I know everyone says this but I'm not trying to brag or show off in any way, I just wanted to start with something I love and talk about some lovely products, I hope you enjoyed it and if you could recommend some blushers that you love/think I'd enjoy below.
Thanks for reading, and I'll try and post again soon :)
Yazmine xx
