9 Viral Blushes To Make To Give You The Perfect Pinched-Cheek Look For Spring
Image by: Phoebe Dynevor | @sofiatilbury
Getting the perfect lit-from-within glow has never been easier thanks to these must-have blushes.
With spring officially here, it’s time to ensure your makeup is glowier and fresher than ever before. You might not be quite ready to ramp up the bronzer just yet, but there are plenty of ways to put the colour back into those cheeks after a season of cold snaps and central heating, starting with an amped up skincare routine, and of course, the right makeup products. Our first port of call for spring beauty update? Blush, of course.
Adding blush to your makeup looks for the spring months is a total no-brainer. It can help brighten up your face in an instant by adding a healthy glow to your features - regardless of how pale and lacklustre your complexion might be right now. And there’s no one size fits all either. With many different options on offer, from pinks, to reds, oranges and corals, even if you’ve previously staved off this famously feminine make-up hack, you’ll find the right one to enhance your look. And when applied correctly, it can make you look more awake and youthful.
Selena Gomez’s beloved and much-raved-about brand, Rare Beauty, just dropped a new blush which has been getting quite a lot of love recently. And not only does Selena’s brand succeed when it comes to must-have blushers (her Liquid Pinch is a TikTok favourite), but there are so many other amazing ones out there that we just can’t stop obsessing over - the best of which we’ve rounded up below.
SEPHORA
RARE BEAUTY Soft Pinch Luminous Powder Blush
£26.00
The new Soft Pinch Luminous Powder Blush is a radiant blush that lights up all skin tones with airy, seamless, and silky colour. Incredibly smooth and weightless, this powder blush gives the flush that helps your complexion look as though you’re glowing from within. Although highly pigmented, there are shimmering pearls that achieve the most natural dimension that's easy to blend, build, and diffuse.
SEPHORA
RARE BEAUTY Soft Pinch Liquid Blush 7.5ml
£22.00
Just like Selena’s new powder blush, the Rare Beauty Soft Pinch Liquid Blush works beautifully on all skin tones thanks to the extensive colour selection. If powder just isn’t your jam and you’re looking for a more weightless and mellow finish, the long-lasting Soft Pinch Liquid Blush will blend and build beautifully for a soft, healthy flush thanks to the featherweight formula that lasts all day.
CHARLOTTE TILBURY
Cheek to Chic Pillow Talk
£35.00
The Charlotte Tilbury Cheek to Chic powder blush has been a firm favourite blush of ours since around 2017. In her iconic Pillow Talk colourway (which pairs beautifully with the matching lipstick of the same name), this two-tone pink and champagne powder blush is the secret to an ethereal glow and radiant-looking complexion. With luminous gold flecks in each shade, this blush is an effortless way to light up any makeup look in an instant with the quick swipe of a brush.
LOOKFANTASTIC
NARS Cosmetics Orgasm Liquid Blush
£28.50
The NARS Liquid Blush in their iconic Orgasm shade boasts of a buildable formula that sweeps a sheer yet highly impactful colour onto skin while providing a dreamy golden shimmering finish so you can forgo highlighter. Ideal for those who like a dewy finish, simple blot on with your fingertips for a natural-looking finish and build up for a more intense finish.
BOOTS
Pixi On-The-Glow Cream Bronzer Warm Glow 19g
£18.00
Not quite a liquid blush, but definitely not a liquid one, Pixi’s On-the-Glow cream bronzers and blushes are ideal for swiping on the look of a sunkissed and healthy-looking complexion. With just a hint-of-a-tint, these easy to use sticks are perfect for both cheeks and lips, and because they’re made with Fruit Extracts, they are great for antioxidant protection.
SEPHORA
GLOSSIER Cloud Paint Gel Cream Blush 10ml
£22.00
A blush that TikTok has gone crazy for in the past, the Glossier Cloud Paint is a lightweight cream blush that is easy-to-use, buildable, seamless and streak-free. Helping you to achieve a dewy cheek colour and a lit-from-within glow, Cloud Paint boasts of ingredients like soluble collagen, smooth-gel system, and blurring powder pigments.
SEPHORA
REM BEAUTY Eclipse Cheek & Lip Stick 7.5g
£18.00
The pop girlies clearly know what they’re doing when it comes to making the most purchase-worthy blushes, because Ariana Grande’s REM BEAUTY has hit the beauty blender on the cheek with this stick. REM BEAUTY’s Eclipse Cheek and Lip Stick is a two-in-one, which boasts of being super easy-to-use when you want a healthy flush of natural-looking luminous colour on your cheeks and lips. Infused with ultra-hydrating ingredients like jojoba seed oil and grapefruit extracts, the creamy formula is innovatively breathable and melts upon application for a comfortable second skin finish.
CULT BEAUTY
SAIE DEW BLUSH 12ML (VARIOUS SHADES)
£20.00
Saie is a brand that came about back in 2019, but has since been at the forefront of the beauty scene. Their lightweight and luminous Dew Blush Liquid Cheek Flush adds one of the most natural-looking, just-pinched flush finishes to any complexion, and with the formula being uber creamy and blendable - what’s not to love?
Sephora
MILK MAKEUP Cooling Water Jelly Tint 5g
£22.00
Ok this might look like a push pop, but this jelly blush could be the secret to unlocking a glass skin flush. A long-lasting blush and lip stain with a hydrating, bouncy jelly texture that glides on for a sheer, buildable burst of color that lasts all day, the cooling effect is so spot on for summer.