The best way to test a blush or any makeup for that matter, is to only have 1 choice – the item you are testing. That way you have no choice but to make the most of it. That is what I did with Benefit Coralista blush this Chinese New Year.
Since we wear red for prosperity during the new year, I opted for Coralista to fit the bill as it is a lovely coral red blush.
My first perception of Coralista was not wrong. This is one nicely pigmented blush from Benefit, which definitely sets it apart from Dandelion and Georgia, both of which tend to be light on the pigment front. With Coralista however, tap your blush brush on the surface of the blush and be prepared to see the colour transfer immediately to your brush. It is that pigmented.
However, strangely enough, I found that although the pigment transfers well onto the brush, it goes on the skin rather sheer. So, what you get on your cheeks is a rather lighter flush of colour than what you would see from my swatch on the back of my hand. I do need to layer it on a little more than I expected for the colour to show up nicely, considering that my skin tone is rather on the lighter side.
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