While The Body Shop Fresh Sorbet Blush looks like my ideal blush (I couldn’t wait to get my hands on them), they’re actually hugely disappointing. I love creme and sorbet style blushers for their blendability and natural look (and, of course, the fact that they’re not powder, which instantly dries my skin) but it’s a big oops for these.
If you look at the first swatch, the clue is there. The texture is almost impossible to blend because it moves – it does not uniformly blend, but instead travels wherever you push it or try to blend it. It also reacted badly with my base and formed little squirls (my base is a bareMinerals product) which meant the whole lot had to come off. There’s something really wrong with this formula – I tried finger application and brush application and the same problem emerges with both methods, so I can’t recommend it in any shape or form. The only plus, if you somehow have the blending skills of a goddess, is that it leaves a fresh looking tint on the cheeks. In the main picture, you can also see the new Body Shop Instamatte, which is another story altogether and I’ll blog that one separately.
The Body Shop Fresh Sorbet Blush is £12 and available now.
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Im so glad you thought this too!! I went into the shop a couple of weeks ago as I was also excited for the launch and found they were awful! Really weird texture and a nightmare to blend.
I really think the Body Shop makeup is way overpriced! £12 for this blush is just silly! they also charge £16 for their baked bronzer when, for eg. Makeup Revolution charge £4 and they come in 4 colours the Body Shop only has two!!
I’m so grateful you posted this!! Next time I was going shopping, I was going to buy one of these blushes but now I have saved money thanks to you!!
so delicious! cant wait to try these
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Would those blushes (maybe) work if you don’t do a full face with primer/foundation/powder or what have you and just use those on bare skin? Especially in summer, but also on “lazy days” during the whole year, I leave the house completely without or with very, very basic makeup (like just eyeliner, mascara, maybe a lipstick), so if that blush is blendable on bare skin they might be an addition for early mornings, where I tend to be especially pale.
I wouldn’t really recommend them for anything.
Thank you for the reply! I’ll keep away from them then.
Hi Jane, thanks for being honest! You’re the first blogger I’ve seen to say this. These blushes did not work for me too, even on bare skin I couldn’t get enough colour to show.