Cream vs Liquid vs Powder Blush: Which Is The Best Blush For You?
What are the differences between cream vs liquid vs powder blush? Discover which is the best blush formula for you.
- 4th August 2025
- By Charlotte Tilbury
6 minute read
Darlings, which blush will you choose? Do you love a dreamy cream formula that glides onto your cheeks, a luxe liquid blush that’s packed with pigment, a silky-smooth veil of powder blush, or maybe the multi-use magic of a lip and cheek tint?
Each of my blushes is designed to beautify your cheeks with a flattering flush! To help you decide on the best blush formula for you, here are some tips on how to choose your perfect blush.
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BENEFITS OF CREAM BLUSH
Emollient, Blendable Formula
Cream formulas are often rich in emollients and so have more slip than liquids or powders, allowing them to glide across the skin and melt effortlessly into the complexion. With cream blushes, their ability to effortlessly move and blend makes them much more flexible, giving you more time to work product into the skin.
Luminous, Dewy-Looking Finish
Cream blushes are a popular choice for giving the complexion a dewy-looking rush of rosiness that mimics a naturally flushed face. The glossy, glowy finish of a cream blush lends itself to creating a radiant, glass-skin complexion, accentuating the look of the cheeks without mattifying your luminous base products.
Why To Wear Cream Blush
Since cream blushes are so effortlessly blendable and sheer out beautifully on the cheeks, they’re perfect for beginners who sometimes tend to over-apply their blush. You can also apply cream blush with your fingers, making them quick and easy options for busy blush-lovers!
UNREAL BLUSH HEALTHY GLOW STICKS: GLOWY CREAM BLUSH STICK
Are you ready for your Unreal Summer glow up, darling? My Unreal Blush Healthy Glow Sticks are easy cream blush sticks that swipe on a glassy, glazed, summer blush look in seconds! The skincare-infused cream blush formula has a glide and blend balm texture that cushions cheeks with rosy colour, feels weightless, and looks like a second skin. It’s also proven to boost your skin barrier, making you blush and caring for your skin all at the same time! This cream blush is so quick and easy… It’s mistake proof! Pop it on for a soft, ‘no makeup’ blush look, or easily build a more pigmented burst of blush.
94% AGREE IT PROVIDES A NATURAL-LOOKING POP OF COLOUR*
94% AGREE IT GIVES A SECOND-SKIN FINISH*
90% AGREE IT MINIMISES THE APPEARANCE OF FINE LINES*
BEAUTIFUL SKIN ISLAND GLOW LIP + CHEEK: DEWY CREAM BLUSH TINT
If the idea of a glossy, dewy-looking cream blush sounds perfect for you, I recommend my Beautiful Skin Island Glow Lip & Cheek, darlings! Formulated with film-forming emollients that allow them to glide onto the cheeks, my just-a-tint cream blushes deliver a chiffon-sheer flush with a dreamy, island-inspired glow! Plus, this formula can be used on the lips as a conditioning lip tint, so it’s double the magic!
Tilbury Tip: If you love Pillow Talk blush looks, discover my Pillow Talk Lip + Cheek Glow
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BENEFITS OF LIQUID BLUSH
Self-Setting, Long-Wearing Formula
Designed to set in seconds, liquid blushes are among the most long-wearing blush formulas, helping the cheeks to stay looking rosy and flushed throughout the day. Blush can often be the first part of your makeup to fade, so wearing a liquid blush with plenty of staying power helps your blush look to last longer.
Pigmented Pop of Colour
Applying a liquid blush is an easy way to give your cheeks a pretty pop of colour that lifts the look of your complexion. Liquid formulas are often more pigmented than creams and powders, making them perfect choices for more impactful blush looks.
Why To Wear Liquid Blush
Reach for liquid blush to create a punchy blush look! If you love the look of rosy, blushing cheeks and want them to last all day, using a liquid blush is the key to creating a long-wearing flush!
BEAUTY LIGHT WANDS: HIGH-GLOSS LIQUID BLUSH + HIGHLIGHTER
My Beauty Light Wands are legendary for a reason! Celebrities, stars and makeup lovers everywhere adore the way my Beauty Light Wands light up the look of their cheeks... I call them my secret to cheekbones that glow forever! Combining the candlelit glow of a highlighter and the soft pop of a blush, my Beauty Light Wands look ethereal in every type of light, cascading your face with the most flattering glow. Just dot, dot, blend and glow beyond compare!
MATTE BEAUTY BLUSH WANDS: LONGWEAR LIQUID BLUSH
For a natural-looking, magically matte liquid blush look, choose my Matte Beauty Blush Wands! I created my matte blush wands to give everyone, everywhere an easy liquid blush that calls on the power of Pillow Talk to unlock their dream matte blush flush! Designed to be dotted onto the apples of the cheeks and blended out to give the complexion a natural-matte pop of colour, applying my Matte Beauty Blush Wands are as simple as DOT, DOT, BLEND and POP!
92% agree it LIFTS the LOOK of your COMPLEXION**
81% agree it LASTS ALL DAY**
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BENEFITS OF POWDER BLUSH
Buildable, Silky-Smooth Formula
Sweeping a powder blush onto your cheeks is perfect for creating a silky-smooth blush look. Powder blushes come in a variety of formulas from punchy, matte shades to smooth satins or soft-focus shimmers like my Cheek to Chic powder blushes! Something they all have in common is their weightless, finely milled texture, effortlessly building a blushing pop of colour on the cheeks that feels silky-smooth.
Blurring, Soft-Focus Finish
Powder formulas don’t have the dew-factor of creams and liquids; instead, they blend effortlessly into the skin to create a blushing, blurring effect while staying in place. The soft-focus finish of a powder blush creates a seamless blush look that’s flattering and flawless-looking.
Why To Wear Powder Blush
Like any pressed powder, powder blushes are formulated to set into place. Powder formulas don’t have the slip of a cream or the runniness of a liquid, which is a dream for oily skin types that are prone to makeup moving around the face. They can be easily built up, giving you more control when adding product to customise your dream blush look!
CHEEK TO CHIC: TWO-TONED POWDER BLUSH
Give your cheeks the chicest flush of blush with my Cheek to Chic powder blushes! Choose your perfect shade of my two-toned powder blush and illuminate your cheeks with a swish of pretty, pearlescent colour! The outer circle features a satin-matte blush tone, and the inner circle is a shimmering blush-highlighter shade – swirl your Bronzer & Blush Brush into both shades to unveil a luminous powder blush look that’s fabulously flattering!
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Author Details
Charlotte Tilbury
Founder, President, Chairman and Chief Creative Officer of Charlotte Tilbury Beauty
With over 30 years experience, Charlotte Tilbury MBE is the world's number 1 makeup artist and British beauty entrepreneur. Charlotte established Charlotte Tilbury Beauty in 2013, which is now a record-breaking beauty brand that has won over 400 awards.
