The fact that it's so sheer and glossy - and I admit I thought my face would end up a greasy mess - means it practically melts into my skin, setting to a dewy finish that feels moisturizing as well. What’s great about this blush is that you really can't go overboard when applying it. For the sake of thorough testing, I tried putting this on with a stippling brush, which I found worked well if I swirled the bristles in the pan and lightly buffed it onto my cheeks (although I will probably not do this on a regular basis out of sheer laziness). But brush users, don’t count this stuff out just yet. Its balm-like formula can be easily picked up and dabbed on with a finger. They actually feel more like a balm than a traditional cream blush and even have the same high-shine finish as one.īecause I don't really like using makeup brushes all that much (which I think has to do with the fact that some of my favorite makeup artists use their fingers to apply makeup), the first thing I noticed was how fingertip-friendly this blush is. Rubbing either cream between your index finger and thumb, you can feel how buttery the formulas are.
The top pan holds a soft-pink highlighter with pearly shimmer flecks, while the bottom pan contains a medium reddish-plum blush with no shimmer. Inside the luxurious compact are two pans, both filled with cream formulas. I didn’t know much about the Tom Ford Shade and Illuminate - which I received in the Sublimate shade for Best of Beauty testing - except that it had a lot to live up to. Only a few (amazing) powder formulas have been able to re-create this effect, including Nars powder blush in Orgasm (which we all know as a deep peach powder with a hint of gold sparkle) and Flower Beauty Flower Pots Powder Blush in Deep Peony (a sheer plum whose formula also won a 2017 Best of Beauty Award). It’s only after an intense cardio workout that my cheeks get a little color - a subtle flush that only lasts a few moments - and it's this subtle rosiness that I always try to mimic with whatever blush I choose.
This is because a) it takes a lot to truly embarrass me and b) even if I do happen to get a little blood rushing to my cheeks, you’ll barely see it thanks to my medium-tan skin.
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