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Home » Face » Blush » Save and Splurge: Powder Blush Duos From Different Ends Of The Price Spectrum

Save and Splurge: Powder Blush Duos From Different Ends Of The Price Spectrum

September 19, 2011 Paris B 19 Comments

A couple of weeks back, I showed you the Canmake Cheek & Cheek Blush Duos and told you that they reminded me of the blushes from a certain high end brand. No one attempted to guess it, strangely enough 😉

canmake cheek and cheek blush diorblush comparison

Clockwise from left: Diorblush Pink in Love, Diorblush Lucky Pink, Canmake Pink Tiara and Canmake Love Blossom

Well, the brand I was thinking of is Dior. The Diorblush to be exact.

Here are some similar looking palettes put side by side. Don’t you think they look remarkably similar? Similar enough for me to come up with yet another edition of Save and Splurge! 😀

Save: Canmake Cheek & Cheek Powder Blush Duos – RM43.90

At an affordable RM43.90 a compact, the Canmake Cheek & Cheek Blush Duos most certainly weigh in on the cheaper end of the price spectrum. There are only 4 shades in total though and the texture, although silky and sheer and blendable, does tend to apply a little more stark and streaky on the skin compared to the Diorblushes. Read the full review here.

canmake love blossom diorblush pink in love

Save and Splurge: Left – Canmake Cheek & Cheek Blush Duo in Love Blossom Right – Diorblush Glowing Powder blush in Pink in Love

Splurge: Diorblush Glowing Blush Duo – RM190

At RM190 a compact, the Diorblush is most definitely a splurge item. But one I am happy to splurge on, because I love their silky, powder smooth, blendable textures that are very easy to apply without that dreaded clown cheek look, and I’ve never once had one streak on my skin. Check out my review on Pink in Love as an example. I have a couple more but I never got round to reviewing them.

Similar but not the same

So these two blushes do look somewhat similar, don’t they? If you compare Diorblush Pink in Love to the Canmake Cheek & Cheek 04 Love Blossom, you get what is commonly called a “dupe”. I would hesitate to call it a “dupe” in the true sense because to me they are quite different in terms of texture and colour.

canmake dior blush

Left: Love Blossom swatches Right Diorblush Pink in Love swatches

I had to swatch the Canmake blush 2 times to get the intensity I get with the Dior blush. The texture is harder and its harder to pick up colour too. The texture of the Dior blushes are softer and there’s no problem picking up the colour at all.

However, at a glance and if you’re on a budget but yet want the pop of pink that Pink in Love gives you, give the Canmake 04 blush a try.

Another possible “dupe” is Diorblush Lucky Pink and Canmake 02 Pink Tiara. The Diorblush one applies more muted and less pink, whereas the Canmake one is more of a cool pink. Again, differences arise in terms of texture and pigment and overall composition but if you’re on a budget, the Canmake one does the trick 🙂

I hope this will help those of you who have been hankering after a Diorblush Pink in Love but are hesitant to shell out for the cost of the blush. You won’t get the same thing, but you will get an approximate that might just satiate your cravings … until you’re ready to splurge on the Dior because I know that’s the one you really want 😉

Paris B

Canmake Cheek & Cheek Blush duos come in 4 shades and retail at RM43.90 each at Sasa stores. Diorblush retails at RM190 each and come in various shades at all Dior counters.

Save and Splurge is where I show you similar items by different brands that I have tried. They may not work quite the same way, but it’ll offer you options for your wallet for a similar effect/product. Do note however, that it is based on products I have tried, so whilst there are many save and splurge options out there, these are my views and choices. You can find more under the category of Challenges.

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  1. Hanny says

    September 19, 2011 at 4:06 pm

    I’m highly curious about the Canmake one. heh heh. The cream blushes as well, but they’d have to wait ahahahah.

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    • ParisB says

      September 19, 2011 at 7:03 pm

      The Canmake cream blushes are very lovely. Definitely recommend them

      Reply
  2. Jamilla Camel says

    September 19, 2011 at 4:07 pm

    This is why I prefer the Cream Cheek to the Blush and Blush – great product!

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    • ParisB says

      September 19, 2011 at 7:04 pm

      Yep! the Canmake cream blushes are outstanding!

      Reply
  3. plue says

    September 19, 2011 at 4:48 pm

    diorblush that expensive? i thought it was around chanel or burberry kind of price >.<

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    • ParisB says

      September 19, 2011 at 7:04 pm

      Nope! Prestige brand comes with prestige prices 😉 Dior and Guerlain are in the similar price category – stratospheric!

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      • plue says

        September 20, 2011 at 1:06 pm

        aiyer! then i’ll go get the chanel and burberry blushes first before hitting on dior LOL

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        • ParisB says

          September 22, 2011 at 5:40 pm

          Depends on what you’re looking for 😉

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    • Phoenix says

      March 14, 2012 at 11:09 am

      The Diorblush should be retailing at RM130.00 if i’m not mistaken.

      Reply
  4. peach_ says

    September 19, 2011 at 5:09 pm

    I like your save & spurge comparisons! Canmake blushes get a lot of love in Japan, but I’ve never tried it for some reason. My favorite blush right now is Dior Peachy Keen and I agree that it’s so easy to apply. I’d originally bought it because I couldn’t resist the name…but ended up loving it!

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    • ParisB says

      September 19, 2011 at 7:05 pm

      So glad you enjoyed them! 😀 I want to get Peachy Keen! I’d been looking out for it for a while so I think its time for me to suck it up and just buy it 😀 The quality is amazing.

      Reply
  5. Chocolatte says

    September 19, 2011 at 8:13 pm

    Hi Paris,
    This is offtopic but do you know what happened to Jojoba’s blog? Mymakeupreviews.blogspot.com. It seems to have been removed.

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    • ParisB says

      September 19, 2011 at 9:00 pm

      Yes she’s deleted her blog and stopped blogging. A personal decision.

      Reply
  6. shuaddict says

    September 19, 2011 at 9:27 pm

    These Save & Splurge features you’ve written are great! The Canmake definitely looks like a worthy dupe. May have to check this brand out even though I dislike going to Sasa as the SAs love to hover.

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    • ParisB says

      September 22, 2011 at 5:13 pm

      Thank you – I’m glad you enjoy them 🙂 If its any consolation, the Sasa at MidValley seems to be quite alright. I just stopped by the other day and wasn’t harrassed. The blushes are nice, definitely although I wouldn’t call them a dupe except perhaps for colour 🙂

      Reply
  7. Sukie says

    September 20, 2011 at 4:35 am

    Oh Paris! You have gotten me so hooked onto blushes and I am now lemming those Canmake ones because I can’t get them over here ='( Ooh and like Jamilla I have a newfound love for cream blushes and my powder blushes will be collecting dust for a while, I suppose 😉

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    • ParisB says

      September 22, 2011 at 5:17 pm

      Hey Sukie am always pleased to convert someone over to the blush side 🙂 These Canmake ones are pretty but they are permanent so you can pick them up when you get back here or if you know someone going over to visit 🙂 Cream blushes are great and I think the Canmake ones are the best because they are so non oily! 😀

      Reply
  8. fanny says

    September 20, 2011 at 1:53 pm

    haha..because of your blog, I bought the canmake duo blushers. they are nice.

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    • ParisB says

      September 22, 2011 at 5:44 pm

      Whew! Glad they worked for you Fanny 😀 Which ones did you get?

      Reply

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