Cream Blush

I love cream blush. Some find it to not be very long-lasting and it may not work well with very oily skin, but my skin is usually combination and it looks great and lasts all day. I normally wear powder foundation so I try to avoid piling on too many layers of powder. It catches and accentuates dry patches and tends to look too artificial. Every time I wear cream blush, especially when I add a highlighter (I'll write a post about my favorites next) I ALWAYS get compliments on my skin, even if I'm having a few skin issues at the time. Cream blush makes the cheekbones pop and the complexion come alive and for those of you who are hesitant to use blush, the fact that it blends so easily makes it almost fool-proof. It can be set with a finishing powder for an all-day matte finish or left alone for a dewier look.

SukiColor Pure Cream Stain in Nectar:

A natural, innocent pink that's great for most skin tones. Gives a soft, natural, healthy flush. Double as a lip stain. Downside: A bit sticky. $36.50 (Not suitable for vegans due to carmine and beeswax)

Ingredients:

organic sunflower seed oil, castor seed oil, non-gmo corn starch, candelilla wax, shea butter, beeswax, kaolin, organic rose hip seed oil, cetearyl alcohol, organic jojoba seed oil, carnauba wax, pure rose wax, organic mixed tocopherols, chamomile extract, tea tree leaf oil, fragrance (made only from pure, steam-distilled essential oils) [may contain: mica, titanium dioxide, iron oxides, carmine]

Mychelle Blush Stick in Berry:

Rich, matte finish packed with antioxidants. Berry is a deep, romantic pink great for most skin tones.
$20.86

Ingredients of interest:

Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil: quckly penetrates the skin; powerful antioxidant; rich in flavonoids; inhibits allergic reactions; protects the skin's own collagen, elastin, & hyaluronic acid.
Camellia Oleifera Seed Oil: antioxidant and skin brightener; a deeply penetrating light oil which gives skin a beautiful texture and glow; helps reduce appearance of wrinkles, spots, freckles, and acne.
Silica: helps reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles and controls sebum for a smooth matte finish.
Silk Powder: high in skin nourishing proteins and amino acids, silk powder also gives a beautiful surface finish to the skin.

Ingredients:

Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil, Cera Alba (Beeswax), Camellia Oleifera Seed Oil, Silica, Silk (Powder), Prunus Persica (Peach) Extract, Psidium Guajava (Guava) Extract, Passiflora Edulis (Passionfruit) Extract, Tocopherol (Natural Vitamin E), Lauroyl Lysine, Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil and Citrus Grandis (Grapefruit) Seed Extract, [+/-: Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, 77492, 77499), Mica (CI 77019), Manganese Violet (CI 77742)]

*Eco-cert organic

GloMinerals gloCream Blush in Plumeria:

This color looks ridiculously bright in the compact, but it's actually a perfect punch of color that's fantastic during the Spring and Summer months.

Downside: The ingredients could be much cleaner than they are.
$25.00

Ingredients:

Isopropyl Palmitate, Phenyl Trimethicone, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax, Nylon-12, Silica, Kaolin, Microcrystalline Wax, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Tocopheryl Acetate, Tocopherol, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Retinyl Palmitate, Phytonadione, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extracts, Dimethicone, BHT, Vegetable Oil, Propylparaben