10 of the best… pink blushers

If you tick any of those boxes, good for you. Everyone else will need to fake it. That means actual blush to make your skin look happy.

While I have dabbled with burgundy, purple (don’t ask) and orange, I find pink blush comes out on top. Yes, there is something quite infantile about a pink blush, hence many people over a certain age avoid it. Fair enough, there is a risk of reeking with a desperation to hold on to youth. And it can also look cartoonish. But you just need the right one for you; silvery pink will never work on a darker skin tone and a deep rich pink on very fair skin will just make you look sunburnt.

Cream blushers are great on mature skin, but can make oilier skins look greasy, or potentially clog your pores. A cream to powder is a good hybrid.

For a natural wash of colour, liquid blush is your best friend. For more pigment, however, a powder can’t be beaten. For which you need a great brush, and Victoria Beckham’s is one of the best.

1. Victoria Beckham Beauty Powder Brush £57, Victoria Beckham Beauty
2. Chanel Joues Contraste Intense Cream To Powder Blush £45, Chanel
3. Jones Road Miracle Balm £38, Liberty
4. MAC powder Blush £28, MAC Cosmetics
5. Gucci Westman Baby Cheeks £44, Selfridges
6. Tower 28 Get Set Blur £22, Sephora
7. Saie Glow Sculpt Blush £22, Cult Beauty
8. Fenty Beauty Cheeks Out Cream Blush £22, Fenty Beauty
9. Bobbi Brown Matte Blush £25, Bobbi Brown
10. Rare Beauty Soft Pinch Liquid Blush £24, SpaceNK