Rare Beauty Soft Pinch Liquid Blush Review

Skeptical to try the most popular product of Rare Beauty? I recently tried the famous Rare Beauty Soft Pinch Liquid Blush and here’s how it turned out.

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Although the shades looked attractive, I doubted how liquid blushes would work with my foundation. However, I wanted to step out of my comfort zone and decided to give it a try. I purchased Virtue, Love, and Encourage of the Rare Beauty Soft Pinch Liquid Blush shades. Let’s dive into my experience!

This post is all about the Rare Beauty Soft Pinch Liquid Blush review to help you decide which shade would best suit you.

At A Glance

Product Description

Rare Beauty Soft Pinch Liquid Blush is a weightless, long-lasting liquid blush that blends and builds beautifully for a soft, healthy flush. It’s available in 13 shades that look good on different skin tones. The blushes are formulated to achieve matte and dewy finishes:

• Bliss – nude pink (matte)
• Love – terracotta (matte)
• Grace – bright rose mauve (matte)
• Faith – deep berry (matte)
• Joy – muted peach (dewy)
• Happy – cool pink (dewy)
• Lucky – hot pink (dewy)
• Grateful – true red (dewy)
• Hope – nude mauve (dewy)
• Encourage – soft neutral pink (dewy)
• Believe – true mauve (dewy)
• NEW! Worth – true rose (dewy)
• NEW! Virtue – beige peach (dewy)

Ingredients

Rare Beauty Soft Pinch Liquid Blush, unlike most of their products, does not highlight skincare ingredients. But both their matte and dewy formulations are non-irritating and are safe for sensitive skin.

After feels – my first impression

It’s so brainy for Rare Beauty to name their products after positive affirmations and attitudes. I appreciate how they’re doing their business while subliminally helping the makeup community be kinder towards themselves and others.

Now, I did not buy these blushes because of their names but because of their uncommon shades. The shades are so versatile, you can wear them on your cheeks and your lips! Check out the photos below!

Virtue – beige peach (dewy)

This is one of the newest shades of the collection and I am in love with it! Since I was in grade school, I have always been a fan of orangey and peachy shades of eyeshadows, lipsticks, and blushes. And I know that in this collection, there’s a shade called Joy – a brighter tone. But after seeing the reviews on social media, I thought it might be too orange on me so I went for Virtue instead. Virtue is accurately described as a beige peach with a dewy finish. It’s a pretty shade and is the perfect peach shade that I could ever dream of wearing in the summer!

Love – terracotta (matte)

The shade Love is in a matte formula and is described as terracotta. My brain automatically thinks of the clay roof tiles whenever I see the word ‘terracotta’.🥹 And this shade did not disappoint my brain – it looks like burnt clay roof tiles on my cheeks! While I was thinking I was loyal to the shade Virtue, the shade Love is a bias wrecker! The only thing holding me back from this blush is that it’s hard to blend and you got to work fast with it, or else, it becomes uneven and patchy. I recommend working one cheek at a time with these matte blushes.

Encourage – soft neutral pink (dewy)

Encourage is the type of shade that I would never buy when I see it in its transparent packaging. This was a freebie and came in a cute 1 ml bottle. The color appears to be muted and seems too dull. And even in the swatches, I would have never expected it to look good on me. Surprisingly, it does! I felt like a girly girl. Although I always prefer bright and screaming colors, I was amazed at how pretty this soft neutral pink gives a healthy glow to my cheeks.

After a while – like… 2 months

Packaging

The packaging of the liquid blush from Rare Beauty exudes a sense of elegance and sophistication, just like their other products. The design features a bottle with a narrow neck that cleverly scrapes the product towards the cushiony doe-foot applicator. However, one minor drawback is that the bottle can get a bit messy when you put the applicator back on.

Fragrance

Rare Beauty Soft Pinch Liquid Blush has little to no fragrance. It doesn’t smell like anything.

Color and Pigmentation

There’s no denying that these blushes are screaming with pigmentation. Rare Beauty Soft Pinch Liquid Blush, like its sister, Rare Beauty Soft Pinch Lip Oil offers a variety of rich, intense, and expressive shades. Another feature I like about the Soft Pinch line is that as you go on with your day, it gives you a soft flush of color that makes you look fresh even after wearing it for more than 8 hours!

Longevity

These blushes, my beauteas, stay on top of your cheeks all day! You just have to make sure you apply it exactly where it’s supposed to be because when they’re set, it will be tedious to remove or cover them up.

Texture and Finish

If you’re using the Rare Beauty Soft Pinch Liquid Blushes, you might run into some patchiness when you’re blending them, especially with the matte shades. These blushes tend to settle quickly and don’t move around much, so even the dewy formulations can be a bit patchy. Even if you use a brush, sponge, or your fingers, you might still have some trouble blending them. They might look amazing on your bare skin or under foundation, but blending them can be a bit tricky.

Would I buy Rare Beauty Soft Pinch Liquid Blush again?

Oh, definitely! I would buy minis, though. You only need tiny dots of these blushes because they are highly pigmented and I don’t think you can finish a bottle in your lifetime.

How was your experience with these blushes? Do you have any tips on how to blend these seamlessly? Let me know in the comments!

This post was all about my honest Rare Beauty Soft Pinch Liquid Blush review.