https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/blush---cream-or-powder Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 15 Apr 2026 23:36:49 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/blush---cream-or-powder#post-1383753 Sun, 26 Oct 2014 17:04:40 +0000 Angie 1383753@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Cream if you have dry skin, like I do.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/blush---cream-or-powder#post-1383745 Sun, 26 Oct 2014 16:48:17 +0000 Susie 1383745@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've always heard to match the formula to your foundation- so cream/liquid/gel blush over liquid foundation and powder blush over powder/mineral.</p> <p>I had used mineral foundation for years but realized a while ago that it was not doing my aging skin any favors. So now I use Bobbi Brown cream blush over Clinique foundation or just a BB cream. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/blush---cream-or-powder#post-1383740 Sun, 26 Oct 2014 16:33:50 +0000 deb 1383740@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>As I have gotten older I stopped using all powder. if you used cream blush, be sure you are not using a foundation that turns to a powder form on the skin.&nbsp; I like Bobbie Brown or MAC cream blush. They seem to blend better for me. Also, cream blush&nbsp;has a tendency to sink&nbsp;into my skin&nbsp;when it is dryer so I usually apply it then do another part of my face, then apply some more after my glasses are on. Depending which specs I have on determines how much color I need. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/blush---cream-or-powder#post-1383724 Sun, 26 Oct 2014 15:58:09 +0000 bj1111 1383724@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Janet, that is so funny because that's how i feel about eye makeup. I wear glasses so who cares! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/blush---cream-or-powder#post-1383723 Sun, 26 Oct 2014 15:54:13 +0000 Janet 1383723@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am sooo lazy with makeup -- all that blending sounds like too much work for me! LOL I have never reapplied blush later in the day, after putting it on in the morning. But...my skin has pinkish undertones anyway, and I tend to flush easily anyway (especially after a glass of wine), so I feel like blush is down there on my makeup priority list. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/blush---cream-or-powder#post-1383722 Sun, 26 Oct 2014 15:53:46 +0000 Sheila 1383722@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Agree with Sveta. I use a cream blush by Kevin Aucoin called Liquifushcia. It has great staying powder and I apply it with my fingers. I usually use a highlighting powder just above it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/blush---cream-or-powder#post-1383719 Sun, 26 Oct 2014 15:49:04 +0000 bj1111 1383719@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Diane, it's like a giant crayon. Two swipes across the cheekbone, blendblendblend with fingertips, rub what's left across my forehead close to the hairline and down my nose and chin tip. Color fades a bit but stayed glowy.</p> <p><a href="http://www.narscosmetics.com/USA/makeup-iconic-nars-orgasm-collection/0607845015178.html#start=5" rel="nofollow">http://www.narscosmetics.com/U.....ml#start=5</a></p> <p>I've also wanted to try boom stick.</p> <p><a href="http://www.makeupalley.com/product/showreview.asp/ItemId=139449/Boom!-by-Cindy-Joseph--Boomstick-Color/Unlisted-Brand/Blush" rel="nofollow">http://www.makeupalley.com/pro.....rand/Blush</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/blush---cream-or-powder#post-1383718 Sun, 26 Oct 2014 15:48:21 +0000 SarahTheWhite 1383718@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Diane and Janet, it is super easy to apply with the fingertips and then you can blend until you feel that the coverage is just right. I think the key for coverage looking real and not too much is getting something that is fairly sheer and not intensely pigmented. I don't know for sure about staying power. I haven't paid much attention, but it would be easy to carry in the purse and reapply (although I don't).<br /> 100% Pure makes a good blush too, but I think it has mica, so I had to discontinue use. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/blush---cream-or-powder#post-1383716 Sun, 26 Oct 2014 15:46:43 +0000 Anonymous 1383716@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've read so many times that cream blush is the way to go for us women of a "certain age" - but every time I use it, I don't like the look of it. I find I can get &nbsp;powder to fluff on all over and be more subtle and natural than a cream. &nbsp;I have &nbsp;Orgasm powder blush and only wear it in the summer when I'm tanned. &nbsp;It's got a fair bit of shimmer to it, and is quite pinky-peachy beachy. I love it, but find it's too much for winter. &nbsp;I might be paler than you though Cheryl. I like the MAC mineralize blush too, btw. Right now I am using a Lancome powder that was in a gwp that I love .</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/blush---cream-or-powder#post-1383714 Sun, 26 Oct 2014 15:46:15 +0000 Anonymous 1383714@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, like you Janet, I would imagine it takes more blending to get right. Knowing me I'd end up with two round circles of colour lol! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/blush---cream-or-powder#post-1383713 Sun, 26 Oct 2014 15:43:55 +0000 Janet 1383713@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Diane, I have never tried cream blush either! I like that it's easy to sweep just a little powder blush on with a big brush -- I don't like using very much, and I have a big aversion to very obvious/visible blush, so I've always stuck with what feels like a subtle application. It just always seemed to me like cream would require more careful application and more blending. (I use Nars powder blush in "Orgasm" However, they're making a lot of blushes these days with too much sparkle in them. Maybe I should try out a cream formulation next time I'm in Sephora... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/blush---cream-or-powder#post-1383707 Sun, 26 Oct 2014 15:37:06 +0000 Anonymous 1383707@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yikes, so many votes for cream blush. I've never tried it. How easy is it to apply? I would have assumed it would just kind of disappear into the skin in the same way foundations seem to vanish as the day goes on. Does it really have staying power ladies? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/blush---cream-or-powder#post-1383700 Sun, 26 Oct 2014 15:30:52 +0000 Zibbets 1383700@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Cream blush, especially in winter when my skin is dry. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/blush---cream-or-powder#post-1383698 Sun, 26 Oct 2014 15:28:56 +0000 SarahTheWhite 1383698@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Cream blush all the way for me! I love the dewy look that it gives. My favorite is Urban Decay because I am allergic to mica and they don't use it many of their products. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/blush---cream-or-powder#post-1383558 Sun, 26 Oct 2014 03:34:37 +0000 Meow 1383558@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am a HUGE fan of Benetint.&nbsp; I think you'd call that a liquid stain - neither cream or powder.&nbsp; I've used it for years.&nbsp; I've used all kinds of powders and creams&nbsp; - including Nar's Multiple stick in Orgasm and the Nars Powder blush in Orgasm - which is a great neutral color.&nbsp; But Benetint gives a dewy highlight to cheeks that is more natural and I think goes with most people's coloring - they now offer several colors but I use the original.&nbsp; You have to work fairly quickly but once you get the hang of it, you can control the amount of color and it's easy. &nbsp;&nbsp; Just FYI - blush is my "thang".&nbsp; If I was stranded on a desert island - I would take Benetint.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/blush---cream-or-powder#post-1383557 Sun, 26 Oct 2014 03:33:29 +0000 cheryle (Dianthus) 1383557@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks. &nbsp;It looks like the cream is more popular so far.</p> <p>BJ, I don't have much of a routine. &nbsp;I am allergic to scents so use Khiels night cream during the day (unscented), a bit of navy eyeliner, blush, lipstick and a bit of brow filler. &nbsp;That is it unless I am going out and then I put on a bit of eyeshadow. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/blush---cream-or-powder#post-1383532 Sun, 26 Oct 2014 02:19:34 +0000 bj1111 1383532@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>i have orgasm in the creme stick--very natural flush, hard to over-apply and i've tried. &nbsp;what sveta said--kinder to aging skin.</p> <p>that said--i've been nursing a t leclerc powder&nbsp;in rose sable that i will use until i hit pan. &nbsp;more oomph to the color. &nbsp;i apply after a tinted bb cream while still moist--less drying. &nbsp;if i've applied too much or need to set the make-up, i finish with t leclerc powder in amande.</p> <p>what is your current make-up routine, dianthus?</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/blush---cream-or-powder#post-1383531 Sun, 26 Oct 2014 02:18:19 +0000 Gigi 1383531@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I prefer cream blush because it seems to stay on better for me throughout the day. Also, I often skip foundation, and I think that the cream base helps the blush adhere better to&nbsp;unprepped skin. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/blush---cream-or-powder#post-1383517 Sun, 26 Oct 2014 01:30:59 +0000 Sveta 1383517@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I prefer cream blush because I find that powder does not work as well with the aging ( ) skin.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/blush---cream-or-powder#post-1383515 Sun, 26 Oct 2014 01:23:16 +0000 Style Fan 1383515@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have always used powder blush.&nbsp; I feel like I have better control with it than I do with a cream blush.&nbsp; I use Mac or Nars.&nbsp; I love the name of Nars blushes.&nbsp; Mine is Deep Throat.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/blush---cream-or-powder#post-1383509 Sun, 26 Oct 2014 01:05:19 +0000 cheryle (Dianthus) 1383509@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My mac powder blush is almost finished so I may hit sephora tomorrow and pick up a new one. &nbsp;I had a facial today and the esthetician used nars cream blush in orgasm. &nbsp;I had been considering getting the powder version. &nbsp;</p> <p>Which do you prefer? &nbsp;Cream or powder? &nbsp;Any favorite brands? </p>