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| Clockwise from top left: Orange, Glow, Tickled, Rose Petal |
As I've previously stated, I much prefer cream blushes to powder blushes. NYX produces a nice selection of cream blushes with very pretty different colors, so of course I had to buy quite a few of them.
3/8/2016: NOT vegan
REVIEW + SWATCHES
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| Rose Petal |
Description from NYX's website:
More delicious than peaches and cream? We like to think so. Our velvety smooth mineral Rouge Cream Blush offers a sheer wash of radiant color. The glorious payoff is dewy, sultry and long-lasting.
Ingredients list from NYX's website:
Mineral Oil (and) Ethylene / Propylene /Styrene Copolymer (and) Butylene / Ethylene / Styrene Copolymer, Myristyl Lactate, Zea Mays (Corn) Starch, Polyethylene, Mica,Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Polyisobutene, Beeswax, Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Ethylhexyglycerin, Phenoxyethanol. May Contain: Titanium Dioxide (CI77891), D&C Red 6 (CI15850), D&C Red 7 (CI15850),D&C Red 27 (CI45410), Iron Oxide Yellow (CI77492), Iron Oxide Red(CI77491), Iron Oxide Black (CI77499).
Each blush comes in this little compact with a clear front. The compact isn't quite so compact with a bubbled front, but you could depot these blushes or just deal with it.
These blushes are all very easy to apply, either with fingers or a stippling brush. They blend easily and beautifully, and don't smudge much if set with a powder. Unfortunately they do fade throughout the day, even in short amounts of time. This is the largest drawback for me, and I haven't yet found a solution to it.
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| Orange |
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| Orange |
Orange is a warm-toned orange color. It is very vibrant, making it look daunting in the pan. Do not be afraid! It looks a lot more wearable on skin. Orange is such a great color for summer, and this blush is no exception.
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| Orange, unblended and blended |
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| Tea Rose |
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| Tea Rose |
Tea Rose is a light neutral rosy color. It is almost vaguely brown, but in a very nice sort of way. This color is extremely natural and so I like to wear it when I'm doing a 'makeup? I'm not wearing makeup' makeup look.
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| Tea Rose, unblended and blended |
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| Glow |
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| Glow |
Glow is a hot warm-toned pink. I'd even call it bubblegum. This color is probably the least wearable, but that is only because it looks almost sunburn-like on me. Maybe on different skintones it would look different, but unfortunately I can't change my skintone whenever I please to check and see.
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| Glow, unblended and blended |
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| Tickled |
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| Tickled |
Tickled is a hot pink with gold shimmer. It is very similar to Glow, just with the addition of gold shimmer which tones down the color a bit. This is my favorite color of the bunch because of the gorgeous luminosity it gives the skin, especially if applied heavily under foundation.
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| Tickled, unblended and blended |
I've heard this color compared to NARS' Blush in
Orgasm, so I compared the two below.
Orgasm is difficult to get to show up on camera, since it is a lot sheerer, but you can get the general idea.
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| Tickled, Orgasm |
Orgasm is peachier and orangier, while Tickled is pinker. Still, they are reminiscent of each other.
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| Rose Petal |
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| Rose Petal |
Rose Petal is a muted warm orangy-pink rose. It is a pinkier
Tea Rose which makes it good for a still natural but flushed look.
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| Rose Petal, unblended and blended |
CONCLUSION
Though I love cream blushes and all of these colors, the quality does dissuade me from telling you all to definitely go out and buy it. I could really go either way with these products.
Tickled is a definite hit for me, but it might not be for everyone. If you want to buy one to try it, since the formula is pretty much the same for all of them, then let this be the one.
At $6 per blush, these aren't exactly bank-breaking but they also aren't nothing.
Now, I linked above to NYX's website but I can't find some of the colors I have in this post there. To find those colors, I'm almost certain that Ulta still sells them.
