Illamasqua: "Katie" blush

Recently I've been obsessed with finding my new, soft shade of blush, which would scream for spring, although we are still in the middle of winter. I wanted something soft and doll like for my paler cheeks. My big wish is to own a true lavender blush, but I’m afraid it would turn blue-ish on my cheeks. I thought about ˝Full of joy˝ from MAC, but it’s only available as refill and I don’t like that. Makeup needs nice packaging! Nice lavender also comes from Tonymoly in shade ˝Milky pink˝, but waiting for an Ebay order can sometimes be endless. Also I was skeptical about ingredients. Another beauty was Duo of emotions Prism blush in shade ˝Tender˝ from Givenchy with crazy price tag.

The other day I went to Zagreb and passed by Illamasqua counter. Firstly I was surprised that this brand is sold there, because they eliminated it from most drugstores. Secondly I noticed how beautiful blushes they have. I immediately recognized ˝Katie˝. I know for this blush for a long time, but I never decided to actually buy it. It’s on the pricier side and it never looked that special to me, until now. It was unplanned purchase without regrets.

˝Katie ˝ is far away from lavender shades, which I craved. It is pale, innocent looking, matte pastel pink. This blush is highly pigmented and can be blended really nicely. I’m glad I tested it before putting it on for work; I would surely look like a clown, because of its pigmentation. I think it is very flattering on my skin tone and when applied lightly, looks natural. It surprised me how powdery it is, but this doesn’t bother me that much. Illamasqua is known for their quality. I guess I just need to be more careful with blush like this. I prefer matte shades of blushes, so I can occasionally compliment them with matching highlighter. It wears for a whole work day (8hours) with minimal fading.

During my research I noticed that there are not a lot of blushes in similar shades. There are mostly bolder, brighter, truly pinks with strong blue undertones. According to pictures from web, great dupes would be ˝Sex fantasy˝ from Nars (I think it is not available anymore) and ˝Ethernal glow˝ from Hourglass.

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