Cheapie & Goodie: H&M Blush in Tawny Rose

Geez. It's been a while since I've talked about my pet subject hasn't it? It certainly seems that way to me. What are we talking about?

Blush. Of course.

So today I'm going to introduce you to a little cheapie but goodie blush that I picked up in H & M, while romping about in Greece. Oooh.. what fun!

I had zoomed in on Sephora, but then H & M was the store just before it, so I thought, "Ah, why the heck not?", and walked in with not much of an intention to buy anything. I really, really wasn't planning to spend much time in the store anyway, so I zoomed straight for their little makeup corner. Just a quick little browse through, ya know.

But things never quite turn out the way you think, do they? Which was how I ended up walking out with a blush, a bronzer, and ... oh right, I've told you all this before. =P

Aneeeway, on to the blush.


Called tawny rose, it's a lovely rose shade, even if it leans towards the warm spectrum of things. Although, from some angles, it even looks like it leans towards coral, doesn't it?

Pigment wise, it's just about right and shows up on my NC25 skin with ease. Two swipes with my MAC #129 gives me a natural glow. Three swipes if I want to make it pop just a little more. Go ahead with four swipes if you're on clown duty.

As for its texture, this finely-milled blush is sturdy enough for me to swipe my brush on its surface, as opposed to some really soft blushers, like say Stila or Cargo. Those I can only touch or dab my brush against.

In terms of packaging, it comes in the typical H & M minimalist casing with a see-through lid. All the better to see the shade, my dear. While I'm not too fussed up with its casing, what I do like about it is that it's really slim (at 11mm. Yes, I measured). All the better to stuff it into my already-stuffed makeup bag.

And oh, did I say it was still on my face in the evening after work? It stayed on all through my rounds of (careful) blotting. Impressive.

(Okay, so not to mislead anyone, this blush was freshly applied to show what it looks like on me. This was with two swipes. With my current fave lipbalm - Nivea Star Fruits in Strawberry. And oooh, shiny hair! LOL.)

For €3.95 (~ RM20), I really do think that this little 7.2g blush is definitely worth your buck. Small and portable, cheap and works great. What's not to love?

Oh right. We don't have it here in Malaysia. Dang.