Youngblood Crushed Mineral Blush Tulip
Youngblood is a mineral cosmetics company, Paraben, Petroleum, Mineral Oil and Talc free. Their packaging is very sleek and well made.
Tulip is a baby doll pink colour with soft shimmer particles. This blush is called satin on their website, to me it is more shimmery than stain though.
The texture is very soft and silky and the pigmentation is pretty intense (I used about 1/4 of the powder in the cap for my swatch). It feels like silk on your skin, blends with your natural skin colour and looks incredibly natural (the soft shimmer is noticeable once applied, not uber shimmery though). The staying power is about eight hours on me, it fades a bit by the end if the day but is still visible. This mineral blush definitely needs a sticky base, like a non siliconey primer or a foundation, otherwise it will disappear within hours and the soft shimmer will move all over your face (tested in breezy weather).
I tried quite a lot of mineral blushes (foundations, lipsticks, etc. as well though) and I have to say, this one is my favourite. Not only the colour is pretty (I find a lot of mineral/organic companies have nice colours but most of them have a brownish tint/undertone, they often look earthy) but also the super soft texture impressed me. Compared to Bare Minerals, Aubrey Organics, Lily Lolo, Pur Minerals, Meow, Youngblood Crushed Mineral Blush is much more finely milled, feels softer and blends easier. The idea of including Rice Starch (third ingredient) is one of the reasons I wanted to try their makeup line.
I am very impressed and you can expect more reviews soon. All blushes can be used on your eyes as well, for more depth or contouring. Tulip works great as a highlighter as well or layered on top of another blush. If you don’t like any shimmer on your face, this blush is not for you, however, Youngblood also has matte blushes (Rouge – pink apple red, Adobe – earthy mocha with red undertones, Cabernet – rich wine). Lola, form Lola’s Secret Beauty Blog reviewed Dusty Pink (shell pink, satin), Sherbet (gold-laced pink peach, shimmer) and Tulip. You can read her review here.
I have to admit, I was interested in Youngblood a long time ago but my experience with mineral/organic companies was ok but nothing outstanding, non of the products I tested were worth rebuying, I ended up giving those products away. Not so with Youngblood and I am very glad I have finally tried a product from this brand.
that’s gorgeous, I really want to try their liquid mineral foundation
I really want to try their liquid mineral foundation as well, hope to review it soon.
i’ve had similar experience with mineral/organic brands as well. i am so excited to read your review about this brand, and this got me interested!
i like using mieral blush in winter time. it doesn’t feel as drying as something with talc.
this shimmery pink color looks very pretty!
At first I was a bit meh or better disappointed because I was expecting no shimmer. However, I am not that scared of soft shimmer, the blush colour looks uber pretty once blended (which I find can’t compare to other mineral brands I’ve tried, so easy and no hard or visible edges).
I still haven’t really tried any mineral makeup, mostly because I’m lazy and don’t want to deal with loose powder. I’m glad your experience with Youngblood is positive!
I only tried mineral loose blushes because I wanted something ‘good’ for my skin, after trying so many and I’ve almost been disappointed, I am very glad I tried Youngblood. It is so easy to blend and looks natural, it basically melts into your skin. I understand what you mean, I use loose powder very often and got the chance to ‘practise’ a bit more with loose textures in general then.
I agree with Sunny. I have not tried any mineral products either. I want to try Bare Mineral because of the positive reviews I read online
I was like that before as well and to be honest, no mineral company I’ve tried was so easy to use like Youngblood. To me it is not only the loose texture that was a problem but also, most of the time, the other loose blushes needed more blending, working in and I just don’t like products I have to spend more time on than needed.
OMG that is SO PRETTY!! I love mineral blushes. I used to use them exclusively actually until I started getting more into makeup. They give such a pretty glow!
This blush really gives a pretty glow, the other blushes (from other mineral brands) looked either very sparkly/glittery on me or were very matte. A good thing about all mineral/loose textures: you can scoop out a tiny bit for travelling!
I think this is really pretty but a tad too pale and too cool for me. I have a different color that I am waiting to review though–excited to hear that you like it! I have high hopes now!
I don’t know why but the white base in Tulip seems to show up on me more than on other people (the swatches I saw online were taken by people who had a darker skintone though, I am NC10)). I think on most people it will look like on Lola (linked in post). On my friend (about NC25) it wasn’t as ‘whitish’ as on me as well. Nevertheless, I love the colour, looks so innocent, lol. Can’t wait for your swatches and review!
Excellent review (as always), Claire!! Thanks so much for the lovely shout-out!!! xoxox <3
Glad you liked this post Lola. Loved your swatches and they are great for people who have a darker skintone than me, to see how Tulip looks on a darker skintone. I am definetly getting more products of Youngblood soon.