Read ALL about my review process including how I take swatches, photos, and more here.
We’ve already established how ridiculously pigmented black | UP New Blush is. Now thanks to black | UP sending over more shades for review consideration, I now bring you five more shades to love. (We know how I feel about blush so this of course has me wanting to do cartwheels).
So yes, black UP New Blush which is a fairly new launch for the brand (this is the first time I’m ever trying the brand so I don’t know what their previous blush was like) is absolutely spectacular. They’re like I already mentioned, super pigmented, last all day (at least eight hours which I count as a “day” when it comes to wearing makeup), and they come in some really beautiful shades. Check out black | UP and They’re Ridiculously Pigmented Blushes to see the other shades I swatched and reviewed.
But for now we’re focusing our attention on…
NBL02, a matte bright magenta (blue-based bold pink–works on all skin tones but needs to be toned down with blending and some loose powder on lighter skin)
NBL05, a matte peachy coral (packs enough pigment to show up beautifully on light, medium, and dark skin)
NBL08, a sheer shimmery yellow-gold that works best as a highlighter on dark skin or as a shimmery sheer blush on lighter skin (when I first saw this on the black | UP site, I thought it was a matte yellow blush and was so intrigued but then found out it wasn’t…lol)
NBL10, a matte deep rose (don’t judge a book by its color with this blush—in the packaging it looks like a blah brick-ish brown but it’s SO much prettier on—works as a pretty contour blush shade on lighter skin and as a pretty neutral deep rose on darker skin)
NBL11, a pink coral with slight shimmer (works well on all skin tones)
I mean, I don’t even know if there are enough English words to describe how much I love these blushes—they’re insanely good. The finish gives a nice almost air-brushed sort of look particularly with the mattes.
NBL08 as a highlight on top of the cheekbones with NBL10 on the cheeks
They come in 12 shades altogether.
Bottom line: Definite must-have in your stash especially if you’re a blush lover like me.
Price and where to buy: $25 at blackupcosmetics.com (right now if you sign up for their newsletter, you’ll get 20% off your first order).