Need a blush that makes me look like I'm not wearing any...

[Teex]

Recommendations from any brand are welcome!

I have black hair, really dark brown eyes, yellow undertones. Half Scandinavian/Asian.

MAC NC20 (maybe as light as NC15 right now)

I want something that kinda makes me glow, or at least makes me not look so lifeless. Tried with just foundation + highlighter, made me look like I had sweaty cheeks. Saw an Asian girl on youtube use Sunbasque and it gave her this beautiful glow, I tried it and it made me look bronzed...

Something from MAC would be FANTASTIC, but like I said, anything from any brand is great.

Thank you in advance!

 

[AmandDUR]

the new cream blushes from mac are awesome! i just use a tiny bit with my finger and they look more natural than my powder blushes. (im a nc15).

 

[gigiopolis]

I loooove Benefit's Dandelion when I want something very subtle yet pretty. It adds just the perfect amount of pink to the cheeks along with subtle golden shimmer. It's quite sheer and light so it may not show up on darker skintones, but the good news is that you can't really go overboard with this colour!

When I want a little more colour I go with MAC Springsheen blush. A beautiful peachy-pink colour with more obvious gold shimmer to really add glow.

But when I REALLY want to look like I'm not wearing any blush, I go for matte blushes. I love CARGO Tonga and an old Clinique one in Honey Blush.

 

[MzzRach]

I agree with the Springsheen recommendation - a bit on the apples of your cheeks gives a lovely fresh glow.

If that is too much "colour", you might want to check out Cubic or Prism, which are matte neutrals.

Good luck

 

[SweetCheeks]

MAC's mineralized blush in WARM SOUL

 

[MissAlphaKitty]

If you have access to a MAC Pro store, I would recommend Cantaloupe. It is a satin finish

MAC Cosmetics | Swatches | Cantaloupe

 

[Honey xOo]

cantaloupe is gorgeous! i also love mac sunbasque but u said that it looks too bronzey on u so i'd rec mac peaches for a sheer pure peach shade that should look really soft and fresh on u, too faced's papa don't peach i also love for a pretty glow.

 

[elektra513]

This may seems a little random, but what about Nars Zen and Albatross as a highlight? Zen is a neutral beige, but the Albatross would give a candlelit golden glow to the higher part of the cheek.

Hope that's not too crazy an idea...

 

[MzzRach]

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Originally Posted by elektra513 This may seems a little random, but what about Nars Zen and Albatross as a highlight? Zen is a neutral beige, but the Albatross would give a candlelit golden glow to the higher part of the cheek. Hope that's not too crazy an idea...

That's a great idea - I have both of these and I think it would work well.