Blush is very important to your everyday makeup. However, unlike traditional powder blushes, the cream formula is more sheer and buildable. Read on, what's another common theme you'll notice? Many of these products are multipurpose; you can easily use them on your lips or cheeks when you're traveling or in a pinch.

Rare Beauty

$21 AT SEPHORA

Rare Beauty’s liquid blush may be iconic, but don’t sleep on the brand’s waterproof cream formula that melts into skin for just the right amount of flush.

Rose Inc Cream Blush Refillable Cheek & Lip Color

$30 AT ROSEINC.COM

 

Pretty much everyone is obsessed with this silky blush, which provides a natural flush and can also be used on lips. When you finish it, keep the packaging and pop in a new pan.

Jones Road Miracle Balm

$38 AT JONES ROAD

Miracle Balm is the standout from beauty icon Bobbi Brown’s line Jones Road. Use it to add a dewy tint to cheeks, eyes, lips—wherever.

RÓEN Beauty Cheeky Blush
$36 AT ROENBEAUTY.COM

“It’s lightweight, you can build the pigment up, and it blends perfectly onto the skin and on top of other makeup, giving a youthful dewy glow! It also has amazing skin-caring benefits that hydrate and smooth so that helps with the long-lasting pump and moisturized effect,” says celebrity makeup artist and beauty creative director of RÓEN, Kate Synnott.

Glossier Cloud Paint

$18 AT GLOSSIER

The term “cult favorite” gets thrown around a lot when it comes to beauty products, but this cream blush deserves the title. Sheer, cooling, and magically flattering on everyone, Cloud Paint will have a place in our makeup bags—and our hearts—forever.

Tower 28 Cheek Cream Blush

$20 AT SEPHORA

We’re very pro-SPF around here, but that doesn’t mean we don’t like to look like we’ve been in the sun. This sheer, silicone-free blush balm gives you that “took a nap by the beach” vibe, without the sun damage.

Westman Atelier Baby Cheeks Blush Stick

$48 AT SEPHORA

Buttery and not too sheer, this pretty blush stick is a must-have in your makeup bag—especially when you're on the go.

Victoria Beckham Beauty Cheeky Posh

$39 AT VIOLET GREY

Another handy blush stick, this blush from Victoria Beckham Beauty is water-resistant, silicone-free, and packed hydrating jojoba esters and soothing ginseng extract.

e.l.f. Putty Blush

$7 AT AMAZON

This bestselling cream blush has it all: great color payoff, a velvety texture, and cream-to-powder finish—all for just $7.

Fenty Beauty 
$24 AT SEPHORA

We can always count on Fenty Beauty for non-boring shade ranges. But don't worry: The formulas are still sheer enough that you won't risk looking clown-ish.