My new MAC blusher

In the space of a couple of weeks, I seemed to keep hearing about MAC blush in 'Peaches' from different sources.

Firstly, I heard that Kim Kardashian uses it to achieve that coral/peach glow she has. As a fan of KK's make-up looks, this was the first tick in the box.

The second tick in the box came when I read that the chick off T4 -Jameela Jamil- uses it because "it makes you look like you eat fruit even though you don't". Now as someone that never seems to fulfil her 5-a-day quota, I took this as a sign. I was meant to take my ass down to MAC and acquire this. The universe was telling me to.

I do like this blush. I like MAC sheertone formulations and this colour is a true peach, which is quite lifting.

Works well with Sugarbomb as a highlight (see my previous post about sugarbomb).

Sugar-Bombed????

Was killing time in Boots in Liverpool St Station perusing the make-up counters and picked up Sugarbomb, Benefit's latest blusher.

I didn't bother to swatch it in the store - I saw the mix of 4 colours in the box and thought they'd be pigmented enough to show up on my skin. It didn't even occur to me otherwise, as they don't look that pale. 'Georgia' on the other hand is definitely too pale for me, but this is darker in comparison.

Got it home, tried it on the apples of my cheeks, and...

Sugarbomb bombed.

No colour pay-off whatsoever on my skintone. Nada. Zilch. Nothing. It's the invisible man of blushers.

HOWEVER - much experimenting ensued and I have since found that it is really lovely high on the cheekbones, making them sheen really subtly (subtle enough for daytime) and photographing nicely. See, it's all about the placement.

Since this discovery, it has been part of my daily face routine and will not be festering untouched on my dressing table as initially feared.

Dontcha just love happy endings