NYX Blushes - these literally made me blush!!

In my quest to find makeup products in convenient locations, rather than always having to go to a department store, I'm finding that there are some fairly decent products out there.

I purchased two of NYX's blushes:  Terra Cotta and Desert Rose.

The Terra Cotta blush has a bit of a shimmer to it while the Desert Rose is definitely more of a matte finish.  Be forewarned:  both blushes are quite pigmented and go on fairly dark, so go light with the hand.  Both blushes are very creamy and almost feel like a cream blush and are both very easy to blend.  Terra Cotta is a shimmer and so it leaves a bit of a sheen on the cheek, but not sparkly.  

While I didn't purchase some of the more bronze shades like Cocoa or Taupe, I would think either of these would make nice contour shades as well.  One of the things I am finding with the NYX products is that they offer a large number of shades.  These blushes come in 25 shades - a color for everyone!


What I didn't like:  the blushes seemed to have a lot of fall out around the outer edges of the containers and I noticed some fallout on my counter after applying.  I tried using a more expensive brush and found that there was less fall out while using my nicer brushes rather than my synthetic ones, so here is a tip!


Product Details:
$5.99 .2oz/6.4g

25 shades: 
PB01 Mocha, PB02 Dusty Rose, PB03 Angel, B04 Silky Rose, PB05 Pinky, PB06 Peach, PB07 Natural, PBO8 cinnamon, PB9 Raisin, PB10 Sand, PB11 Taupe, PB12 Terra Cotta, PB13 Mauve, PB14 Spice, PB15 Stone, PB16 Chocolate Mouse, PB17 Desert Rose, PB18 Cocoa, PB19 Nutmeg, PB20 Cafe, PB21 Copper, PB22 Pecan, PB23 Espresso, PB24 Red, PB25 Pinched

Left:  PB 12 Terra Cotta, Right:  PB 17 Desert Rose

 PB 17 Desert Rose

PB12 Terra Cotta

Left:  PB17 Desert Rose, Right:  PB12 Terra Cotta