While you’ll never catch us skipping our SPF, the CF team has been loving this summer’s viral sunburnt blush trend. Since returning to the office, we’ve been narrowing down the best blushes for recreating the radiant flush that comes from one too many hours in the sun.
The reason the trend looks so flattering and natural on everyone is its adaptability. Just like a real sunburn, the sunburnt blush trend has no set colour and can be customised to complement every undertone and skin shade. To pick your perfect product, consider how your complexion naturally reacts to the sun – This could range from a soft pink or muted beige to a rich terracotta or vivid raspberry red. Read on to discover our favourites:
Anastasia Beverly Hills Blurring Blush Serum – Hibiscus
Just like its name suggests, the blurring blush serum delivers a soft focus flush that smooths away texture and pores. Suited to those with oilier skin types, this buildable blush has a lightweight gel formula and a soft matte finish that doesn’t budge. We particularly love Hibiscus, a bright coral pink that looks amazing on medium skin tones.
Benefit Cosmetics Lip and Cheek Stain – Floratint
A descendant of the iconic Benetint, Floratint is a long lasting liquid tint with a pinky-peach hue. The lightweight formula can can be applied to both lips and cheeks, and can be blended with fingers or a brush to achieve a perfect pink on warm toned skin.
Glossier Cloud Paint – Storm
Known for their seamless application and buildable formula, Glossier’s Cloud Paints are crafted to recreate the colours of the sunset. The gel-cream formula leaves the skin with a dewy wash of colour that looks just as natural on bare skin as it does on a full face. Though it can be sheered out to work on a range of skin tones, Storm’s juicy berry hue looks particularly gorgeous on medium to deep skin.
Huda Beauty Blush Filter – Watermelon Pop
Like a real life filter, Huda Beauty’s liquid blushes leave behind a radiant finish that smooths the skin. Each effortlessly blendable, buildable shade is infused with skin-loving ingredients, and our favourite of the bunch is Watermelon Pop. This fruity pink hue looks especially divine on fair and light skin tones.
Lanolips Rose Gold 101 Ointment
Lanolips’ Rose Gold 101 Ointment is a lip and cheek tint that blends the brand’s iconic original formula with rich red and gold pigments. It has a nourishing, non-sticky finish, and as it mimics the red flush of a natural blush, the colour flatters all skin shades and undertones.
Milk Makeup Cooling Water Jelly Tint
Milk Makeup’s newest blush is viral for good reason. its bouncy jelly formula leaves behind a water colour like wash of buildable colour suitable for the lips and cheeks. Of the six punchy shade options, we love Fresh, a vibrant hot pink that looks incredible on cool undertones of all shades.
Nudestix Nudies Matte + Glow Core All Over Face Blush – Sunset Gold
For a customisable radiance, Nudestix’s dual-toned blush combines creamy pigments and a glowing, dewy balm into one handy product. This creamy stick can be used on the eyes, lips and cheeks and is formulated with nourishing ceramides and peptides that strengthen the skin with every wear. We’ve fallen in love with Sunset Gold, a warm tone with a gold shimmering centre.
Rare Beauty Soft Pinch Liquid Blush – Love
An intensely pigmented liquid blush with a soft focus matte finish. A perfect pick for days spent by the water (or inescapable humididty) Rare Beauty’s Soft Pinch Liquid Blushes last all day long. Of the 13 shades available, our favourite is Love, a neutral terracotta shade that looks incredible on medium to deep skin tones.
Violette_FR Bisou Blush – Aissa
Inspired by renaissance paintings and their layers of sheer colour, Violette_FR’s bisou blush delivers a soft, natural flush with a velvet-like, blendable cream formula. The Aissa shade offers a warm, peachy hue that looks incredible on very fair to medium skin tones.
Westman Atelier Baby Cheeks Blush – Poppet
With its luxurious cream formula, Westman Atelier’s inimitable Baby Cheeks Blush delivers a pigmented yet buildable dewy finish that blends like a dream. Though intimidating in the tube, Poppet’s punchy fushia formula is made without a white base, so sheers out to create a bright yet natural flush on all skin tones from very fair to very deep.
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