Your favorite cream blush?

[MaggieGM]

I always use my Hourglass powder blush, but would love to try a cream blush. Any recommendations for the very best in terms of application, blending, etc.? TIA. 

[racheltaylor16]

NARS Liquid Blush Orgasm 

[huggysisi]

i love the rare beaty cream blush in shade bliss

[MaggieGM]

Just as I was set to sample some of these great cream blush recommendations, I read online elsewhere where people using them broke out terribly.

I have normal/dry skin and I’m a youthful 66 y/o. I get the rare whitehead, probably related to diet, in the chin or nose area. 

I don’t want to break out with cream blush. Is this common? TIA. 

[cloudykatie]

100% glossier cloud paint. It’s buildable but also is super natural. Personally, I love the shade puff for my fair skin but there is a bunch of shades to choose from. My only problem with it is that the packaging isn’t great so it’s hard to squeeze the exact amount you need, but other than that, it’s amazing!

[ashv1010]

I have very acne prone skin so I was also very worried when using a cream blush but I’be been using the Merit cream blush for a while now and it does not break me out at all! It has clean ingredients so it’s not irritating at all. I would highly recommend.

[totallymick]

@ashv1010 @I definitely want to try this because I’ve heard great reviews! I love the size of it and that it’s rounded unlike Milk blush. Do you have a photo of you wearing Merit blush? I’d love to see it! 

[makeitup305]

@MaggieGM did they mention a product in specific? Some people are sensitive to coconut oil or shea butter which might be the cause.

[Kimkim4]

Loving Nudestix blush in Bohemia Rose (beautiful, creamy, violet/rose shade)& Bondie Bae (silky, matte, warm bronze shade) They glide on & stay put, can be used on eyes lips & cheeks & come with a built in buffing brush. 💕🤎

[heartsmyface]

@MaggieGM  The easiest method I’ve found for applying cream blush smoothly is to use the same beauty blender I use to apply my foundation .  Tap it into the blush and then bounce the beauty blender on the back of your hand first to both even the product out on the sponge and to get a feel for how intense the color is before going straight into your face with it.  Then apply:)
Use the non-blushy side of the sponge to blend the edges out on your cheeks or to make the blush more subtle if it still went on too intense for your liking. 
A more natural and uneven ‘I-just-came-in-from-the-cold’ blush effect can be accomplished using a stippling brush haphazardly across the high points of your face and your nose.  

[totallymick]

@heartsmyface your advice was very helpful to me! I’m glad I was reading the comments! I have a terrible time with blush. Either I apply it too much or too little then there’s the problem of making it look natural without the straight line underneath! Ugh, that’s hard to do! I’m going to try what you said so thanks again! 

[Samtian]

@heartsmyface I'm going to have to try that. @Cissy63 maybe these tips will help!

[Cissy63]

@Samtian   This may just work.  Thank you for thinking about what we had talked about 😀

[Samtian]

@Cissy63 Yep! I think I'll try it Friday or Thursday.

[MaggieGM]

Sounds like a good way to blend it well. I use a sponge for my foundation, so handy. Thanks!

[heartsmyface]

@MaggieGM  Beauty blenders are fabulous!  My only qualm with them is they’re effort to clean but it’s a fair trade off for how useful they are. 

[Loretta55]

I use dawn on my Beautyblender to clean them @heartsmyface. I also keep a small bottle in the basement to clean stains out of my clothes. It is actually cheaper and more effective.

[GG84]

@heartsmyface 

Lazy girl route = ivory soap. I wait until I have all 12 of my blenders dirty, it takes me 15 mins to clean them all. It’s so quick and easy. All stains gone. 

[heartsmyface]

@GG84  I currently have around that amount cause I don’t like doing them.  Ivory soap is on my list.  it’s dang drying but I bet that helps when trying to strip a sponge of all its gunk. 

[WinglessOne]

@MaggieGM  "The very best" depends partly on how you apply cream blush. When using a brush, I apply cream blush the same way I apply powder blush: stamp (tap) the blush onto my cheeks first, then buff/blend it out. Some folks prefer to use sweeping or buffing motions straight away with no stamping. 

My current favorite cream blushes (some products I can't tag without choosing a random shade): 

• Glossier Cloud Paint - gives the most natural flush of any cream blush I've ever used; I usually finger-apply it 
• LYS Beauty Higher Standard Satin Matte Cream Blush Epic 
• ROSE INC Cream Blush Refillable Cheek & Lip Color - note that you can buy refill pans ( ROSE INC Cream Blush Refillable Cheek & Lip Color Refill ) and pop 'em into any magnetic palette they'll fit in 
• Tower 28 Beauty BeachPlease Lip + Cheek Dewy Cream Blush After Hours - more emollient than the others on this list 

I also like to mix Danessa Myricks Beauty Colorfix Eye, Cheek & Lip Cream Pigment Plum Wine (and a few other matte shades) with a tiny bit of Aquaphor Ointment or CeraVe Healing Ointment to create a creamier custom blush. 

[totallymick]

@WinglessOne I’ve always wanted to try Glossier! Too bad it’s only an online product! 

[WinglessOne]

@totallymick  You may soon be in luck: Glossier is coming to Sephora this year! I don’t know how much of their catalog stores will have in stock, but I assume best sellers (including Cloud Paint) will be available. 

According to Glossier’s site, they do have a few physical stores: “We’re currently in Atlanta, Brooklyn, Philadelphia, D.C., London, Los Angeles, Miami, Seattle, with more stores coming soon! Stop by, say hi, and shop our entire collection.”