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While we all love a pop of flush, how do you make it last on a hot summer’s day?

8 liquid blushes that will stay put in the humidity

While we all love a pop of flush, how do you make it last on a hot summer’s day? 

If you swear by the #cleangirlaesthetic and love the kind of skin that radiates freshness and a healthy look, a couple of blushes have probably secured a spot forever on your vanity. When the goal is to achieve flushing-from-within skin, liquid blushes pass as one of the best options to consider. So it doesn’t really blow our minds that #liquidblush boasts over 515.2 million views on TikTok. As the popularity of, and demand for liquid blushes has been on the rise, the category has been exploding with newer options. We list eight liquid blushes that wear effortlessly, despite the sticky weather.

Pillow Talk Matte Beauty Blush Wand, Charlotte TilburyRecently launched in India, this product brings together the convenience of their hot-selling face wands with hues of red, pink and peach to make wearing blushes more luxe, fun and beautiful. With three distinctive shades to suit various skin tones, the creamy blushes glide on the skin like butter and blend out equally well with the hands as a brush or sponge. The colour pay-off is high and a little goes a long way, promising value for money. The finish is velvety matte, to bestow the skin a natural yet uplifted look.Priced at ₹3,850 Shop hereImage: Instagram.com/charlottetilbury

Pillow Talk Matte Beauty Blush Wand, Charlotte Tilbury

Recently launched in India, this product brings together the convenience of their hot-selling face wands with hues of red, pink and peach to make wearing blushes more luxe, fun and beautiful. With three distinctive shades to suit various skin tones, the creamy blushes glide on the skin like butter and blend out equally well with the hands as a brush or sponge. The colour pay-off is high and a little goes a long way, promising value for money. The finish is velvety matte, to bestow the skin a natural yet uplifted look.

Priced at ₹3,850 

Shop here

Image: Instagram.com/charlottetilbury

Color Drops Serum Blush, Em CosmeticsYet another viral product on Instagram and TikTok, this serum blush and its dropper applicator have both been well-received by make-up aficionados globally. Available in eight colours that range from subtle nudes to hot pinks and poppy oranges, the runny blush sits on the skin like a veil of luminous colour and effortlessly diffuses out. Pumped with ceramides and primrose oil, it can also double as a multipurpose tint that can be worn on the lids or as a topper on the lips for an ombré look. Priced at ₹2,300 approximately Shop hereImage: Instagram.com/emcosmetics

Color Drops Serum Blush, Em Cosmetics

Yet another viral product on Instagram and TikTok, this serum blush and its dropper applicator have both been well-received by make-up aficionados globally. Available in eight colours that range from subtle nudes to hot pinks and poppy oranges, the runny blush sits on the skin like a veil of luminous colour and effortlessly diffuses out. Pumped with ceramides and primrose oil, it can also double as a multipurpose tint that can be worn on the lids or as a topper on the lips for an ombré look. 

Priced at ₹2,300 approximately 

Shop here

Image: Instagram.com/emcosmetics

Noor Nikhar Cheek Tint, Forest EssentialsIf you love your make-up products to also offer some skin-loving perks, this one makes for a great choice. Available in two variants—a bright rose pink and a terracotta rust shade—that are perfect for Indian skin tones, this soufflé-textured blush outperforms your expectations for it is packed with pigmentation. One dot is just about enough for each cheek, and you’re good to go. As far as the ingredients are concerned, the blush contains sandalwood, vetiver, sweet almond oil and moringa oil to keep the skin glowing. Priced at ₹1,350Shop hereImage: Instagram.com/forestessentials

Noor Nikhar Cheek Tint, Forest Essentials

If you love your make-up products to also offer some skin-loving perks, this one makes for a great choice. Available in two variants—a bright rose pink and a terracotta rust shade—that are perfect for Indian skin tones, this soufflé-textured blush outperforms your expectations for it is packed with pigmentation. One dot is just about enough for each cheek, and you’re good to go. As far as the ingredients are concerned, the blush contains sandalwood, vetiver, sweet almond oil and moringa oil to keep the skin glowing. 

Priced at ₹1,350

Shop here

Image: Instagram.com/forestessentials

Cloud Paint, GlossierThe iconic Cloud Paints were and continue to be Glossier’s hero products for they were amongst the first of their kind. The gel-to-crème finish of the highly-pigmented blushes is what makes them covetable, along with the Gen-Z-friendly packaging that exhibits the shade of the product. This particular product regularly makes it to the red-carpet looks of celebrities like SZA, Chrissy Teigen and Reese Witherspoon among others. The buildable formula is enriched with collagen and pore-blurring powders that provide a moisturising benefit and soft focus effect respectively.Priced at ₹1,400 approximately Shop hereImage: Instagram.com/glossier

Cloud Paint, Glossier

The iconic Cloud Paints were and continue to be Glossier’s hero products for they were amongst the first of their kind. The gel-to-crème finish of the highly-pigmented blushes is what makes them covetable, along with the Gen-Z-friendly packaging that exhibits the shade of the product. This particular product regularly makes it to the red-carpet looks of celebrities like SZA, Chrissy Teigen and Reese Witherspoon among others. The buildable formula is enriched with collagen and pore-blurring powders that provide a moisturising benefit and soft focus effect respectively.

Priced at ₹1,400 approximately 

Shop here

Image: Instagram.com/glossier

Orgasm Liquid Blush, NARSFrom Meghan Markle and Emma Stone to Madison Beer and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, several celebrities own a bottle of the iconic Orgasm Liquid Blush from NARS. Launched in 1999, the floral peachy-toned pink blush enlivens the complexion in no time, resulting in one bottle sold every 20 minutes across the globe. Besides the perfectly runny texture and illuminating finish, its formulation is enriched with Gardenia Taitensis flower extract and coconut oil. Prices start at ₹2,300Shop hereImage: Instagram.com/narsissist

Orgasm Liquid Blush, NARS

From Meghan Markle and Emma Stone to Madison Beer and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, several celebrities own a bottle of the iconic Orgasm Liquid Blush from NARS. Launched in 1999, the floral peachy-toned pink blush enlivens the complexion in no time, resulting in one bottle sold every 20 minutes across the globe. Besides the perfectly runny texture and illuminating finish, its formulation is enriched with Gardenia Taitensis flower extract and coconut oil. 

Prices start at ₹2,300

Shop here

Image: Instagram.com/narsissist

Soft Pinch Liquid Blush, Rare BeautyThis product easily passes as one of the brand’s best-selling ones, for it makes blush application seamless yet impactful. The perfectly rounded doe foot applicator allows for a generous round stamp, which is quite a good quantity to flush up your cheeks. Available in over ten shades, with a dewy and radiant finish, these blushes contain sunflower seed oil and gardenia and white water lily extract, this formula also ensures your cheeks are happy inside out. Priced at ₹1,900 approximatelyShop hereImage: Instagram.com/rarebeauty

Soft Pinch Liquid Blush, Rare Beauty

This product easily passes as one of the brand’s best-selling ones, for it makes blush application seamless yet impactful. The perfectly rounded doe foot applicator allows for a generous round stamp, which is quite a good quantity to flush up your cheeks. Available in over ten shades, with a dewy and radiant finish, these blushes contain sunflower seed oil and gardenia and white water lily extract, this formula also ensures your cheeks are happy inside out. 

Priced at ₹1,900 approximately

Shop here

Image: Instagram.com/rarebeauty

Love Tint, Benefit CosmeticsWhile the original Benetint is a favourite among many, on a hot and humid day, we’d opt for the new Love Tint over the former. The formula of this variant is not only thicker and more pigmented but also features a colour that does the job with a small quantity. Primarily sold as a tint for your lips, this bright cherry red colour can actually work as a great blush to make your cheeks pop. The finish is neither matte nor dewy—it finds a sweet spot somewhere in the middle without giving long wear a miss.Priced at ₹1,950 Shop hereImage: Instagram.com/benefitcosmetics

Love Tint, Benefit Cosmetics

While the original Benetint is a favourite among many, on a hot and humid day, we’d opt for the new Love Tint over the former. The formula of this variant is not only thicker and more pigmented but also features a colour that does the job with a small quantity. Primarily sold as a tint for your lips, this bright cherry red colour can actually work as a great blush to make your cheeks pop. The finish is neither matte nor dewy—it finds a sweet spot somewhere in the middle without giving long wear a miss.

Priced at ₹1,950 

Shop here

Image: Instagram.com/benefitcosmetics

Nu Lip & Cheek Balm Tint, YSL BeautyA product from one of YSL Beauty’s most interesting ranges — NU, the Lip & Cheek Balm Tint features an easy-to-work-with gel-based balmy texture that melts into the skin to a give a fresh and natural flush of colour sans the appearance of an added layer. The formulation claims to be a hybrid—combining the benefits of make-up with skincare—with the infusion of ingredients such as hyaluronic acid, vitamin E, jojoba seed oil and pomegranate oily extract. The tube is compact and can be tossed into a small-sized bag (or even your pocket) and supports reapplication gracefully.Priced at ₹2,300 approximately Shop hereImage: Instagram.com/yslbeauty

Nu Lip & Cheek Balm Tint, YSL Beauty

A product from one of YSL Beauty’s most interesting ranges — NU, the Lip & Cheek Balm Tint features an easy-to-work-with gel-based balmy texture that melts into the skin to a give a fresh and natural flush of colour sans the appearance of an added layer. The formulation claims to be a hybrid—combining the benefits of make-up with skincare—with the infusion of ingredients such as hyaluronic acid, vitamin E, jojoba seed oil and pomegranate oily extract. The tube is compact and can be tossed into a small-sized bag (or even your pocket) and supports reapplication gracefully.

Priced at ₹2,300 approximately 

Shop here

Image: Instagram.com/yslbeauty

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