Best Blush Shade for your Skin Tone

The best blush shade helps warm up your complexion to give you a healthy glow, elevate your cheekbones and make you look like you have been kissed by the sun. With all the different colors of blushes on the market, it is important to find the best blush shade that is similar to your undertone There are three undertone categories: warm, cool, and neutral. You have a cool undertone if your skin has a pink, red or blueish hue. Your undertone is warm if your skin has a yellow, peach, or golden hue. However, if you find that you have a combination of the hues for warm and cool, that means you have a neutral undertone, and the best blush shade for you can be in both the warm- and cool-tone families.

Below are our recommendations for the best blush shade to complement your skin tone.

#1: Fair Skin

For people with fair or light skin, soft pinks, coral, and berry shades are the best blush shade for you. The softer pink shades will make your cheeks look natural and glowing if your undertones are cooler. Our recommendation for a cooler undertone with fair skin is the Dior Backstage Rosy Glow Blush. The berry and coral shades will make your makeup look more natural if your undertone is warmer. For a warmer undertone with fair skin, I recommend the Laura Mercier Blush Color Infusion in Peach.

Cool Undertone: Dior Backstage Rosy Glow Blush | $48

Warm Undertone: Laura Mercier Blush Color Infusion in Peach | $40.00

#2: Medium Skin

Medium skin tones pair best with shades of peaches, rich pinks, and warm mauves. If you have a cooler undertone, the warm mauves and rich pink will leave your cheeks glowing. If you have warm undertones, peach shades are

the best blush shades for you. Our suggestion for medium skin is to try out the Tower28 Beauty BeachPlease Lip & Check Cream Blush in the shade Office Hours for a cooler tone and the shade Golden Hour for a warmer tone.

Cool Undertones: Tower 28 Beauty, BeachPlease Lip + Cheek Cream Blush in Office Hours| $26

Warm Undertones: Tower 28 Beauty, BeachPlease Lip + Cheek Cream Blush in Golden Hour | $26

#3: Olive Skin

Olive skin is a combination of green and yellow hues, which lean toward the cool side of undertones. The best blush shades for you are peach, warm brown, and rose-pink hues. If this is your skin tone, I recommend trying Pat McGrath Labs Skin Fetish Divine Powder Blush in Divine Rose.

Pat McGrath Labs Skin Fetish Divine Powder Blush in Divine Rose | $39.00

#4: Dark Skin

Deep purples, berries, tangerines, and warm browns are the best blush shade for dark skin. The deep berry tones will help give a natural healthy glow if you have cool undertones. If you lean toward the warmer undertone, then tangerine and warm browns will leave your makeup looking natural and glowing. Our recommendation for a cooler undertone is the NUDESIX Nudies Cream Blush in Moodie Blue and the Fenty Beauty Cheeks Out Freestyle Cream Blush in 01 Fuego Flush for a warmer undertone.

Cool Undertones: NUDESTIX: Nudies Matte Cream Blush in Moodie Blu | $34

Warm Undertones: Fenty Beauty by Rihanna: Cheeks Out Freestyle Cream Blush in 01 Fuego Flush | $22