My Most Expensive Blush Purchase Ever- Estee Lauder's Radiant Peach

So not only is this my most expensive blush purchase ever, it is also my most expensive single item (as in, not a set including multiple things) makeup purchase that wasn't a palette.  And do I regret it?  Hells no!

I've been on a blush buying frenzy lately and only in the past few months have stepped outside of my normal matte powder blush comfort zone.  I had previously shied away from anything non-matte because one of my first makeup purchases as a young girl discovering makeup was a cheapy hot pink blush with craft sized glitter.  Like many girls my age I put my on my makeup on the bus on the way to school.  Unfortunately I completely over-applied the blush and had somehow managed to get glitter over my entire body.  One boy told me a looked like an um, lady of the night, and it was enough to turn me off ANY blushes for years.

But my self imposed ban on things sparkly has thankfully come to an end.  And Estee Lauder's Radiant Peach is a far cry from the hot pink glitterbomb of my early teens.

Radiant Peach is an orangey, peachy coral with a gorgeous gold sheen that gives a beautiful glow and doesn't make my pores look like moon craters.  I have a confession to make.  I didn't like NARS Orgasm.  I bought and returned it the next day because it was just "meh" to me.  Radiant Peach is exactly what I wished Orgasm had been.

Taken inside with flash

Taken outside in the sun

On the left the blush is swatched heavily and is blended out on the right

 This was taken with flash and you can't really see the lovely golden sheen, but it's there!  This is the eye look from this post.

Pros:

• Smooth, creamy, finely milled texture
• Buildable pigmentation
• Doesn't make my pores appear gigantic

Cons:

• $26.00 price tag is a bit high

Available:

• Retails for $26.00 at
• Estee Lauder counters and Estee Lauder's website
• Macy's website
• Nordstrom's website

Thank you for reading and have a great day/night/whatever!