Topshop Blush in Afternoon Tea - a highly blendable formula in a sweet shade of pink

Topshop Blush in Afternoon Tea

The Topshop Blush in Afternoon Tea is a cream compact blusher in a

light, sweet shade of pink. Highly blendable, the cream formula melts 

easily to a very slight powder finish. Wear alone or with makeup. 

Instructions suggest you dot on cheeks - I prefer to use a sable blusher 

brush to blend, but this blush is so soft it seems almost impossible to 

over apply either with your finger tips or more professionally using a 

brush. This compact blush with mirror is signature Topshop with its 

delightful polka dot packaging delivering a quality beauty product. Love 

mine! Get yours! Also available in Flush, a rose. £6.00 for 4g to buy from 

Topshop stores nationwide or online.

Topshop Blush Stick

Topshop Blush Stick in Sneakpeek

In Sneakpeek, a pink, and Acting Up, a pale orange, the new 

Blush Stick from Topshop is a gorgeous product. A small, twist up

tube in clear plastic and silver packaging, this cream blusher delivers 

transparent, sheer, subtle colour to the cheeks. The Sneakpeek pink

I tested creates a lovely lavender pink pearl finish, a glowing effect with 

an unusual matte appearance. The convenience of this product is its easy 

application. Apply the Topshop Blush Stick straight from the tube to the 

upper cheekbones and blend lightly with the heat of your fingertips. 

User reviews suggest this product is sometimes a difficult one to blend 

over foundation so it is possibly a blusher to wear by itself on 

moisturised skin or blend correctly with a professional makeup brush. 

£10 for 4g. A gorgeous product. Available from Topshop stores 

nationwide or buy online.

Max Factor Miracle Touch Creamy Blush

14 Soft Pink

The advantage of cream blusher over powder blusher is its finish. Applied to bare skin or over a foundation, its cream texture beautifies the complexion. Max Factor Miracle Touch Creamy Blush in 14 Soft Pink, a warm pink, is not much bigger than a 10p coin. It appears small at first but containing an expert amount of colour, it’s the best cream blusher I’ve ever used particularly for Summer days when the skin is more naturally radiant. Preferably blend with a blusher brush to perfect coverage and to complement your own colouring choose also from 03 Soft Copper, 07 Soft Candy, 09 Soft Murano. £6.99. A rosy tone that lasts all day. Available from Boots or order online at www.maxfactor.co.uk

Max Factor Miracle Touch Creamy Blush Update 19 February 2013  

After I posted this review in September 2012, the product was used

extensively a month later in October 2012 during the Spring/Summer 2013

runway shows to create a number of looks that are current. Makeup Artist

and Max Factor Global Creative Design Director Pat McGrath used the 

Max Factor Creamy Blush in Soft Copper and in Soft Pink at the Stella 

McCartney and Givenchy shows and at Versace, Bottega Veneta, 

Dolce & Gabbana and Valentino. "I haven't seen this much blush since 

the nineties", she says, "and it's good to see it back!".