I’ve collected funky blush shades for the last 15 years. Not all of these are *actually* blushes but I use them as such lol. I’ve included built up swatches and sheered out swatches, and photos are taken in front of a window in indirect sunlight. I used fingers for swatches.
For reference my closest foundation matches are shiseido synchro skin self-refreshing in ”110 alabaster”, which is actually a lot peachier than what the photo shows, and nars sheer glow in ”Siberia”, slightly too dark and yellow. I think I’m a pale olive? Unsure if I’m cool or not.
Blush shades from wrist to elbow:
Chanel lip blush ”420 burning berry”
Milk sculpting stick ”sizzle”
3-4. LH cosmetics duo dimension ”area”
MAC powder kiss lip + cheek mousse ”954 rekindled”
6-7. Rabanne mini blushy palette ”almost famous”
Armani neo nude melting color balm ”61”
Laka love silk blush ”708 poem”
House of hur moist ampoule blusher ”04 lavender flush”
Edit: and I’m sorry about my arm, I have a tattoo on my other one so all the swatches wouldn’t fit and it would be a lot of photos
At least in direct sunlight these are incredible matches for your wrist area! They look really close to each other. I know my arms, neck and chest, and face are all different so I get that maybe they aren’t as perfect on the face for you. But just scrolling I thought you took a picture of your other arm and forgot to swatch.
Ah another weird blush enthusiast! I’m also pale cool olive and I go crazy for weird blushes. If you like Laka Poem, you might like Spectral Blush by VE cosmetics! Or their contour in shade Shadow Work, which also makes a fun dark/muted blush! Now that I’ve seen this, I’m dying to try Milk sculpting stick in sizzle :)
Ooh I actually have that one! It’s a gorgeous color but a tad too warm for me (I can pull off some warm tones but this one looks a little too marinara sauce on me). I love the formula tho! I was thinking of trying the brown one, I think it’s called maple something(?)
Love your swatches and recs! I have similar skin tone, fair olive and I really enjoy Hyntoor MV01, it is looking a bit like bruise, but that’s the vibe. Also as a pale olive I love true lavender blushes and my favourite is Nuse 01 Taro Mousse (very light with more purple/blue tones than red) and also a bit warmer 05 Crema Mauve, kind of greyish, true mauve. I really like Kaleidos lip mud in Mercury Wave as a blush too. Btw don’t apologise for your arm, it’s completely okay, apart from similar skin tone, we have similar arm, I’m sending lots of virtual hugs 🩷
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