Spring Blush Love: Benefit Coralista

Our last Spring Blush Love is Benefit's Coralista!

Coralista is, surprise!, another coral color. Benefit calls this a warm coral pink, which is spot on (and also basically how I've described the other blushes I've showcased this month). I'd say this is the most peachy/orange coral I've show so far. It's very very shimmery and I do not use a highlighter with this. It adds a nice natural flushed glow to the skin.

Coralista is a very buttery blush. It's a little soft so you might kick up some powder with your brush but it's very easy to work with. The pigmentation on this is amazing! I just do a small tap of my brush at first and build up from there. You can sheer it out like I do or go full color, true to pan if you wanted. Coralista is very easy to work with, I don't have problems with blending or anything like that.

I got this mini Coralista from a Benefit set when I ordered for my birthday. Benefit actually does minis of their box o' powders in a lot of sets and the packaging of this one isn't as flimsy as you would think. I would definitely purchase the full size if I ever run out of this mini. I love all of the Benefit blushes I've tried, so if you're on the fence about them, I say go for it. Most of them are shimmery, but they are absolutely beautiful.

So that's it for Spring Blush Love! I hope you enjoyed this little series. Blush is probably my favorite makeup product and I enjoyed sharing the ones I've been wearing lately with you!

Spring Blush Love: ELF Studio Blush in Tickled Pink

Just a quick word for you before we get down to the business of today's post: I'm sure by now you've heard that Google Friend Connect will be going away on July 1st. I've already imported all the blogs I follow via GFC into BlogLovin'. BlogLovin seems to work in a very similar manner to GFC so if you want to switch over here's a simple tutorial to import all your followed blogs to BlogLovin'.

Now, on to today's Spring Blush Love, E.L.F.'s Studio Blush in Tickled Pink!

Tickled Pink is a light neutral pink with just a little bit of peachiness to it. There isn’t any obvious shimmer, just a nice sheen. It looks like a healthy glow on the cheeks and pairs nicely with pretty much any look. I often wear this when I’m not sure what blush to wear or if I’m looking for something that won’t compete with my eyes or lips.

I think for some people this blush might be too sheer. It’s ok for me because I’m pretty pale. It’s pretty buildable and I don’t think it ever looks chalky or powdery on me. The texture is nice and buttery. I think for $3, the formula on this is really good. I own a couple other ELF blushes and they all seem to feel nice and soft without being powdery.

While I’m sure this color isn’t overly unique, it’s a great staple blush. Everyone needs a neutral blush that they feel confident wearing with any look. I do wear this all year round but in the spring time I do a lot of really natural, “no makeup” type looks so this gets a ton of use. If you haven’t checked out this line of blushes before you really need to!
If you have a favorite ELF blush, leave your recommendations in the comments! I've been meaning to place an ELF order for a while now. And anyone else feeling sad about GFC going away?

Spring Blush Love: ELF Studio Cream Blush in Tease

Today, we are talking about the second pick for my Spring Blush series, ELF's Studio Cream Blush in Tease!

I love cream blushes in the spring, they look so dewy and natural. This particular cream blush has a soft, mousse like, whipped texture. I've found that it's easiest to apply with fingers so your body heat can help the product melt into your skin. You don't need too use very much to get it to show up but it builds up nicely if you want it to.

Tease is a muted coral pink. It's got some dustiness to it that makes it look much less bright than Fleet Fast. It leans more pink than coral, but trust me, the coral is in there. (I had a really hard time trying to get this to photograph true to color and not completely orange!) This doesn't have any shimmer to it and actually looks quite matte in the container but I've found that it tends to have a sheen to it that makes it look like my natural skin.

I really do love this blush! It's $6 from ELF's website, making it one of the most affordable blushes in my collection. My only real complaint on this is that the packaging is needlessly bulky. It tried to look like high end packaging and hit the mark entirely. For me, it's easily overlooked as it's a fantastic product and I don't take this with me when I travel. I highly recommend picking this one up!

Next week I'm going to do all my Influenster voxbox reviews but we will get back to my blush picks the week after that. Hope you are having a great day!

Spring Blush Love: MAC Fleet Fast

It's no secret that I LOVE blush. In springtime, I gravitate towards natural looking pinks and corals. So this month I'm going to be featuring four of my spring blush picks! I decided to start with MAC's Fleet Fast as it's easily in my top 5 of all time. 

Fleet Fast is a beautiful coral pink. It's a satin formula, but I don't have experience with any other MAC blushes yet so I couldn't tell you how this compares to other satins in the MAC range. It's not a buttery or soft blush by any means. It has a pretty stiff texture so it does take a little more working with than other blushes. It's not so hard that it's annoying but it's worth noting. It's also not powdery or chalky like a lot of drier blushes are.

I really love the color and I'm sure there are other brands out there that make something similar but for my collection, this is unique. I have corals and I have pinks but Fleet Fast is a great mixture of the two. Strangely, I also have very few blushes that I would classify as a true satin and this is definitely one of them. 

I love this color enough that I would wear it year round but it's definitely a spring/summer color. I've been using my trusty Sigma F40 with this and it works just fine. This was LE with Hey Sailor last summer but you might still be able to find it on Ebay or in a CCO. I promise, this is the only hard to find blush I show you in this series! 

Do share with me your blush picks for spring! I'm always on the lookout for more blushes!