This glossy blush is the secret to glistening, fresh cheeks

The product

If you’d asked us even just a few years ago how much we thought hybrid products were going to take over our beauty cabinets we could never have guessed this level of domination. But don’t get us wrong, we love a skincare-meets-makeup hybrid beauty product. Because having good skin is genuinely always our end goal. 

Whenever we see a new hybrid product launch, the giddy skin-loving side of us is genuinely overwhelmed with excitement. So when Revlon launched their Illuminance™ Gel Serum Blush we just knew it was going to be good. And thankfully our REVIEWcrew® members were able to try it out themselves and give their thoughts. 

But what actually makes this blush worth its while? Well, for starters its aforementioned hybrid nature. The beautiful glossy shades (a point we’ll come back to) are infused with a mix of skin-loving superfood complex and oh-so-hydrating glycerin. This nourishing mix is able to give your skin a healthy dose of hydration, while even working to plump up your cheeks. 

With a lightweight gel-serum consistency, this blush is free-from parabens (and fragrances) and is able to easily spread its glossy, glowing colour across your skin seamlessly. With a sheer (yet buildable) finish, anyone who's a big fan of a ‘clean’ dewy makeup is going to want to get their hands on this game-changing blush. 

Ready to read more about the makeup that ‘improves your skin’? Keep on reading…

The panel

BEAUTYcrew sent the Revlon Illuminance™ Gel Serum Blush to a panel of blush-loving women aged 24-39.

The lowdown

The blendable formula: If we’re being honest (and our Review Crews is all about honesty), the amount of times we’ve gone to apply a liquid blush straight to our faces and found out that the formula doesn’t budge is obscene. Sure, a budge-proof formula is fantastic (and this glossy formula has it in spades) but being able to, you know, blend the product across your face is so necessary. Thankfully one of the main points our REVIEWcrew® members made was just how nicely (and evenly) this gel-like serum blush blends out. 

The glowy sheen: If a dewy finish is for you, listen up. The REVIEWcrew® members loved the hydrated look that this blush gave them, thanks to its skin-loving formula. With a glossy, glowing dewy sheen of natural colour, the blush gave them a layer of sheen (without shimmer) that almost made the blush double as a highlighter. 

The buildable colour: Who wants a huge hit of colour from the instant your blush hits your cheeks? Maybe it’s that we’ve ended up erring on the side of ‘clown-like’ before, but we’re happy to build and customise our blush colour. The REVIEWcrew® members were happily surprised when they saw what colour payoff lay beneath the easy-to-use tube. With an initial reaction of ‘oh wow that's a strong pigment’ to ‘wait a minute, this is actually a glossy sheer tone’, the members loved getting the suits all shades treatment from this blush.

The verdict

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Available at: 

• $16.69 (usually $27.95) from Chemist Warehouse
• $13.97 (usually $27.95) from Priceline

Want to read more about this ‘skinproving’ blush? Read Revlon Illuminance™ Gel Serum Blush Reviews here…

The products for this Review Crew® trial have been provided by Revlon to Are Media and BEAUTYcrew for the purpose of trial and review by Review Crew® members.

*This combined average star rating for Revlon Illuminance™ Gel Serum Blush is based on a combined total of 71 reviews submitted and is correct as of 18/04/2024.

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