Anyone who's involved in the beauty world has a weakness (or two). My weakness is blush (and lipstick) and when I was perusing the aisles of Ulta recently and stumbled upon the new NYX baked blushes ($6.99 for .23 oz), I could not walk out of the store without at least one. I picked up two of the twelve magnificent shades; I grabbed Chiffon and Foreplay.
These can be applied either wet, for more pigmentation, or dry. Upon first use, I noticed right away that there is a very rough exterior to the blush. Once you work your way through that tough top layer, you break through to a nice soft blush underneath. Just swirl a brush around on the top for a bit until you break through to the soft powder underneath.
I thought these provided a pigmented wash of color, along with an illuminating dewy glow. Once applied, my cheeks looked radiant and glowing in a way I haven't had a blush do for me before.
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| NYX Baked Blush in Chiffon |
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| NYX Blush in Foreplay
On the NYX website, Chiffon is described as an "iridescent highlight" and Foreplay is described as "pink with gold shimmer". I would say Chiffon is definitely more pigmented than "iridescent highlight" makes it sound. I was wearing it in my Justin Timberlake FOTD, for those of you curious to see how it looks on the face.
 
Product: 5/5
Pigmentation: 4/5
Texture: 4/5
Packaging: 5/5
These blushes provide a gorgeous wash of color that leaves the cheeks looking dewy and glowing without looking oily or greasy. I think the formulation that allows them to be applied either wet or dry is innovative, and makes for a very versatile blush. I really like these blushes, and how natural they look on my cheeks. I definitely want to pick up a couple more!
Have you tried the NYX Baked Blushes?
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