Beauty Lab: Cream Blushers

If you haven't already discovered the delights of a cream blush and how it can create a healthy bit of colour, let us let you in on a beauty secret. Not only does a good cream colour sit that much more naturally when pressed into skin with fingers, we also think they are that much easier to use too (just remember to start gradually and layer). And as queen of the natural make-up look, and founder of her eponymous make-up line Bobbi Brown explains: "If you have dry skin or like a dewy look, a cream blush is best." Find the apples of your cheeks by smiling, and apply one of our tried and tested blushes to fake a bit of summer glow.

Kjaer Weis Cream Blush in Blossoming
£38; naturismo.com
Very pretty, translucent tawny pink that looks natural and stays put; 95 per cent organic, with gardenia as preservative and vanilla to stimulate "feelings of arousal". Lab result 8/10

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Bobbi Brown Pot Rouge in Powder Pink
£18; bobbibrown.co.uk
Whether you want a sheer tint of glow, or a bit more a statement flush this layers, and blends in, so easily - plus, it stays put. It also comes in a great wardrobe of colours. Lab result 9/10

Topshop Afternoon Tea
£6; topshop.com
This pink cream blush is hard to miss. Worried I was going to look like a clown, I initially only used a little bit and added more throughout the day. It gave me the perfect rosy cheeks. Lab result 8/10

Tom Ford Illuminating Cheek Color in Blush Guilt
£48; selfridges.com
More of a highlighter than blush, used the right way (little by little, on tops of cheekbones) this gives a gorgeous, sexy, sheen to skin. Lab result 8/10

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Aerin Limited Edition Multi Color for Lips and Cheeks in Freesia & Sweet Pea
£30; selfridges.com
Rubbed off my foundation base and left a pink smear. On the lips, dreamy. Lab result 5/10

Mac Cremeblend Blush in Something Special
£17.50; maccosmetics.co.uk
Lovely natural peach; goes on sheer and can be built up. Didn't sit well on my dry skin; ideal for oilier skin. Lab result 6/10

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