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Collage by Sarah Olivieri Beauty Makeup The 20 Best Blushes to Give Your Cheeks Extra Pop, According to Editors The 20 Best Blushes to Give Your Cheeks Extra Pop, According to Editors From a subtle wash of color and the ultimate cherub look, these beloved formulas do it all
The best blushes are a frequent staple in the routines of Bazaar editors. That perfect pop of well-placed pink, berry, or coral shades helps the rest of our makeup look come alive, with TikTok trends and red carpet looks acting as a catalyst for popular techniques like boyfriend and aura blush.
“For me, it’s twofold. If I’m at home and doing a full face of makeup for dinner, I will use a brush for more coverage,” Rhode founder Hailey Bieber previously told Bazaar . “But on a day-to-day basis, I apply it straight to the skin and blend out with my fingers—or I tap the blush onto my finger and put it on my cheeks. Blush is such an individual experience.”
Whether you prefer a powder, liquid , or cream formula, there are plenty of ways to give yourself a subtle flush—you can even layer your favorites together for maximum makeup impact. “One of the things I’ve learned from TikTok is applying powder blush before applying cream blush —usually I apply creams first, then powders afterward. But when you layer with powder, then cream, it gives you the color you want from a blush, but also that look of a skin-like, no-makeup-makeup finish,” says Summer Fridays co-founder Marianna Hewitt.
Here at Bazaar , we've made it our mission to narrow down the best blushes worth shopping. Here, we’ve listed a handful of our favorite formulas—from sticks to compacts—that make getting long-lasting, high-wattage color totally seamless.
Nars holds some of the industry's best blush formulas, and its iconic The Multiple stick, which makeup artist François Nars created on set with Bazaar in 1996, has recently been revamped to be creamier and more pigmented. The shade is a bestseller because of its tongue-in-cheek name and its combination of rosy pink and subtle golden shimmer, making it ideal for a wide range of skin tones.
What Bazaar editors are saying: “I've always been a Nars blush fan, but the new formulation is even more buttery, pigmented, and blurring than ever before. This formula also layers beautifully with my other blush picks!” —Katie Intner, beauty market and commerce editor
We're betting you've already seen these adorable, pocket-sized blushes all over TikTok . Beauty lovers are raving about its hydrating, lightweight formula, which practically melts into the skin.
“The lab calls it a 'melting blush,' which I think is interesting from a texture perspective,” Bieber previously told Bazaar . “It gives the skin a dewy finish without a greasy feeling. So, it definitely was a process to check all those boxes, but I feel like we got there. It’s that perfect flush.”
What Bazaar editors are saying: “Since Hailey Bieber launched her buttery Pocket Blushes, they have been a staple in my makeup routine. They are truly second to none and take practically no effort blending into the skin, thanks to the melting quality Hailey told me about when I spoke to her ahead of launch.” — KI
Don't typically gravitate towards powder blushes? This superfine powder melts into the skin and never leaves harsh lines or patches of color. Saie’s superfine, buttery powder chang…