I have dozens of blushes. With one or two mistakes, I love them all. I have pinks and corals and peaches and nudes and plums. I love them all.
I do not need another blush.
I do not need another blush.
This was the mantra I repeated as I opened the door to Sephora. I had really been visiting the shop two doors down. I meant to walk by. I really did.
But I could smell the heavenly aroma. Sephora smells better than the pastry shop.
I just thought I would see if they had any after-Christmas sales. I got lots of new makeup for Christmas (which I will share with you eventually).
I do not need more makeup.
I do not need another blush.
But as I was meandering down the aisles, stopping here or there at beautiful colors and intriguing displays, the Hourglass aisle overtook me. I could not help myself.
I found a blush that just looked so beautiful. I could not resist. I just had to pick it up. Just had to swatch it on my hand. And then – OMG – it was so pretty I had to try some on my cheeks.
It is Hourglass’s Ambient Lighting Blush in Luminous Flush.
It’s described by Hourglass as a radiant finish champagne rose blush, infused with their Ambient Lighting Powder in Luminous Light (a champagne pearl).
It’s rosy but also warm. Glowing, but not shimmery.
I can’t do it justice swatching it on my hand, because it just won’t show up in photos. It’s simply a radiant glow that the camera can’t capture in a swatch.
It’s also very small and pricey. $38 for just 0.15 ounces. As a comparison, Tarte’s Amazonian Clay blushes are $29 for 0.2 ounces So even though I was enthralled when I tried it, I walked away.
I went and had lunch and coffee in Barnes and Noble. I turned my camera on selfie and I thought I looked awfully nice. I went to the restroom, and even in the restroom’s awful lighting, I thought I looked downright beautiful.
I went back to Sephora and gave them my credit card.
And I have been wearing it consistently for the last two weeks. And I still love it.
I love that I look like I have just come in from a lovely winter walk.
Healthy and radiant is a terrific look any time of year.
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