Review: Estee Lauder Pure Color Blush in Rebel Rose

Estee Lauder re-vamped and re-launched their Pure Color blush line in 2012.  I mentioned this in my review of Fearless from this line, but I really love the packaging on these blushes.  I love the square pans, you get a lot of product and I find this to be just really functional packaging.

Since Fearless was a very bold color, I decided to pick up something more subdued this time around.  I went for Rebel Rose, shade #12.  As far as I can tell, Estee Lauder doesn't actually provide color descriptions for their products, so you're stuck with mine ;)

To me, Rebel Rose is a rosy tan color.  Initially, I thought it looked a lot like the Tarte Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Blush in Exposed.  In fact, they looked so close that I actually photographed and swatched them side by side for my own comparison.

As you can see, Rebel Rose is definitely rosier than Exposed, which can lean a little orangey.

The texture of this blush is phenomenal.  They are so smooth and buttery and super pigmented, way more so than even the Tarte blushes, which I love.

The Estee Lauder Pure Color blushes contain 7 grams of product and retail for $28.

Overall: 10/10

Estee Lauder Pure Color Blush in Fearless

I absolutely love Dustin Hunter and if you don't know who he is, I suggest you run - do not walk - to his YouTube channel and watch all of his videos RIGHT NOW.

Anyway, a while ago he did a video haul that included the Estee Lauder Pure Color Blushes and in particular, the limited edition blushes for the Macy's Brasil Dreams collection.

I tried out the new Estee Lauder Invisible Fluid foundation a while ago, but aside from that I'm not very familiar at all with the line.  Based on Dustin's review and my own love for blush, I decided to try out some of the Pure Color blushes, which are all re-formulated and re-launched.

As far as I can tell, there are 16 of the regular Estee Lauder Pure Color Blushes and then 3 additional Macy's exclusive in the Brasil Dreams collection.  I really like the packaging on the Pure Color Color blushes.  The blush pan is square.  I don't have a good reason for why I love certain geometry so much, but I do (see also my love for Butter LONDON polish).

Most of the regular Pure Color line are very wearable colors.  The Brasil Dreams collection are incredibly bold in the pan.   I ended up picking up the Estee Lauder Pure Color Blush in #26, Fearless.

Fearless is a satin finish.  It is a very bright blue-based pink.  It is one of the limited edition blushes for the Macy's Brasil Dreams collection.  This is not your grandma's blush, trust me.

The Estee Lauder Pure Color Blushes contain 7 grams of product and retail for $28.  

The Brasil Dreams collection is available only at Macy's and contains Fearless (bright blue-pink), Naughty (bold orange) and Siren (dark rose red).  Be aware that the options on the Macy's website are not correct.  Fearless is pink, Siren is red.  

This is not my favorite blush of all time, but I am really impressed with the pigmentation and the formula.  Even applied lightly, it wore for at least 7 hours on me with minimal fading.

Overall:  9/10