I am a proud blush junkie! I have been and probably always will be.. After all, I don't wear eyeshadow often so the only products I can change up frequently enough is blush and lipstick. I'm still getting used to lippies but still love blushes because they just add that perfect flush no matter how tired I might really be.

Today I pay homage to my top three blushes I'm currently loving and using the most frequently. I'm mostly going for school nowadays so the palate is a lot more muted.. I go a little stronger on weekends and evenings.

1. Benefit Hervana

I've only recently acquired this (yesterday, to be specific. Bday gift from Gia heh) but I've tried it enough times in Sephora! The colour addition is fresh to my collection and applies as a soft, rosy lilac pink. It smells heavenly too. I actually dislike benefit's blushes because I don't find the cardboard packaging very attractive at all.. Besides, its bulky and hence difficult to bring around, but I can discount that for the gorgeous colour. I see myself using this very often in the future!

2. Bourjois Rose Frisson
Bourjois is such an immensely underrated brand, especially in Singapore, and I'm so glad to have been introduced to this line. . They've got a few hits and misses (I don't care for their compacts), but by and large, their products are basically high-end quality at high street prices. Specifically, their blushes and liquid foundations are raved about (as are their lip products, but I haven't got the opportunity to try).

I've gotten two of their baked blushes and my all time favourite is the shade Rose Frisson. I cannot describe how beautiful this pink is... it's that glowy, fresh rose pink with the slightest sheen that performs beautifully on my skintone. This pink has a coral base.


If you are a fan of the english rose look, this blush will perform above and beyond at a very reasonable price. Bourjois blushes are also incredibly good dupes for Chanel blushes, so I turn to them when I don't feel like busting more than three times the money for the double Cs. I'm eyeing the shade Rose D'or next, can't wait to get my hands on it!

*Because this is a baked blush, oils from our brushes and faces will transfer and cause the blush to dry over time, resulting in reduced colour payoff. Scraping off the top layer with a flat topped spatula/any hard surface will solve this problem!

3. Revlon's Softspoken Pink
As a rule of thumb, I do not buy drugstore blushes. Most of them are poorly made, have lousy payoff or come in very unflattering shades. I only chanced upon this because I was getting sick of Mac's Blushbaby (which is the work-perfect rose nude) and was on the lookout for a nude blush I could use for school.



This is the lightest blush I have in my collection, it does nothing more than warm up the skin a little, but is therefore perfect for school. I do like the muted colour but it does apply a little pastey and more too matt for my liking, but it will suffice for my school needs. For a higher quality product, I will still recommend Blushbaby, or Chanel's Rose Petale.