Top 10 Diffused Blushes For A Flush Of Colour

Diffused blushes combine the colour of a blush with the lighting effects of a powder. It creates a gentle flush of colour on cheeks that is super subtle and pretty. This natural look can be worn on its own or is airy enough to be built upon so you can make it more or less dramatic. Achieve this spring look with these 10 diffused blushes. —Jennifer Cox

Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blush Collection, $64, available at Sephora Canada

The Ambient Lighting Blush Collection features airy, lightweight blushes to flatter a range of skin tones. Hourglass’s original collection of Ambient Lighting Blush fuses universally flattering Ambient Lighting Powders with vivid cheek colours for soft-focus, multidimensional colour that has a naturally radiant finish. It’s a stunning lit-from-within colour with a shimmer finish.

Watermelon Glow Niacinamide Dewy Flush from Glow Recipe, $25

This dewy tinted cheek serum is powered by a 100% skincare-based formula with clinically proven ingredients to brighten dark spots, smooth, hydrate, and refine pores. Inspired by Korean skincare and available in two sheer, buildable hues, Dewy Flush melts into skin for a natural, soft flush that’s never overpowering, letting your real skin shine through.

Clinique Cheek Pop Powder Blush, $39

Get a burst of colour with this buildable and bright powder blush. Vibrant yet natural-looking, this cheek and face blush cheek colour looks virtually powderless. It has a silky smooth, stay-true formula with shades for every skin tone. Get that just-pinched look in a simply effortless application.

tarte Limited-Edition Cheek Stain, $21

This cheek stain comes in a vegan blush stick for brush-free application. The straight-to-cheek applicator delivers a natural-looking flush of colour with a watercolour finish, and it’s made with up to 36% water for weightless wear. Formulated with super-fruit antioxidants to nourish skin, its buildable, cream-gel formula blends seamlessly every time.

Thrive Causemetics Dream Chaser Reviving Powder Blush, $41

You’ll love this ultra-blendable, talc-free blush that is specifically designed for effortless, long-lasting application. It visibly smooths your skin with a weightless, natural finish. You’ll always confidently achieve your desired look with this user-friendly blush too.

Yves Saint Laurent Make Me Blush 24H Buildable Powder Blush, $61, available at Sephora Canada

This iconic, palm-sized powder blush feels lightweight and blurs onto cheeks, lasting 24 hours without leaving skin feeling dry. These collectable couture blushes provide a subtle diffused flush, or can build for a full glam look. It contains both squalane to blur the look of imperfections and pores on the cheeks, and rosehip from the YSL Beauty Ourika Community Gardens for healthy-looking skin.

Milk Makeup Cooling Water Jelly Tint, $24

This award-winning, long-lasting jelly blush and lip stain has a unique hydrating, bouncy texture that glides on for a sheer, buildable burst of colour. And what makes it stand out is that it’s made only with good stuff: it’s clean, vegan, cruelty-free, and 90% natural.

Gucci Luminous Matte Beauty Blush, $67

This is the House’s first powder blush that is made for pure creative expression. Its adaptable formula of smooth powders and pigments is infused with emollient waxes to deliver buildable, long-lasting colour that intensifies seamlessly, layer after layer. The hydrating, ultra-thin powder cares for all skin types with an infusion of shea butter, hyaluronic acid, and black rose oil, blending easily for a second-skin feel.

L’Oréal Paris Lumi Le Liquid Blush, $16, available on Amazon Canada

L’Oreal Paris Lumi Le Liquid Blush has intense liquid pigments for a radiant pop of colour. Discover an easy to build-and-blend formula for the look you want, whether it’s a minimialist soft flush of colour or a more intense radiant blush look. From a bright pink and rich coral to pinky nudes and a universal berry, Lumi Le Liquid Blush feels lightweight on the skin and is available in two finishes: a lit-from-within glow or dewy matte finish.

Laura Mercier Blush Color Infusion, $50

Blush Color Infusion is a sheer, buildable, and silky-smooth cheek colour that blends seamlessly with skin for a natural, fresh look. Pure colour pigments feel weightless and apply evenly to skin for a healthy-looking flush of colour that lasts 10 hours. Infused with micro-fine powders, this next-generation formula can build from a diffused, sheer hint of colour to a bold colour statement.