Maybelline Dream Bouncy Blushes in Fresh Pink 05 & Pink Plum 40: Review & Swatches

Purchased by me. Affiliate links.

I have been wanting to try the Maybelline Dream Bouncy Blushes for quite a while, and finally bought two to test out. The real question for me was whether or not I was going to like them once I got beyond the novelty of the springy texture, and I really do like them.

Left to Right: Fresh Pink 05 & Pink Plum 40

According to the company,

Maybelline's Dream Bouncy Blush's have a unique bouncy texture that gives you the freshest flush ever! The revolutionary powder-gel formula is lightweight like a powder, yet it melts seamlessly into skin like a cream, for a sheer wash of bouncy-fresh color that lasts!

Freshest flush ever:

• Revolutionary gel formula provides a new bouncy texture.

• Lightweight like a powder, yet melts seamlessly into skin like a cream 

• Natural sheer wash of color that is buildable for greater color intensity

• Dermatologist tested, Allergy tested

• Non comedogenic

As you can see when you press the blush it retains the imprint of your finger.

Directions: With your fingertips, blend a small amount of blush onto the apples of your cheeks, applying from your cheekbones to your temples. To build color intensity, apply more blush. For the most natural look, use fingertips to apply one layer of blush to apples of cheeks in a circular motion. For more intense color, continue to apply additional layers.

My experience: I like the springy texture for its novelty, and it is fun to play with in the same way that it is fun to play with Silly Putty, or in the way that you can smush Wonder Bread (do they even make it anymore?). You can use your fingers as suggested, but I have also found that this formula applies beautifully with a foundation brush. You can definitely build the color, and it applies very smoothly without skipping or settling into pores in my experience. While my skin is combination, my cheeks aren't at all oily-- so I get pretty close to all day wear without fading, but your wear-time may vary. It offers a nice flush of color, and a lovely natural glow. It also doesn't hurt that they are affordable!

 Fresh Pink & Pink Plum

Fresh pink is a lighter blue-based pink, whereas Pink Plum is a slightly darker variant.

Ingredients: Talc, Dimethicone, Hydrogenated C6-14 Olefin Polymers, Diisostearyl Malate, Paraffinum Liquidum / Mineral Oil / Huile Minerale, Silica, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Hexyl Laurate, Ethylene/Propylene/Styrene Copolymer, Butylene/Ethylene/Styrene Copolymer, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Phenoxyethanol,Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Alumina, Tin Oxide. May Contain: Mica, CI 77891 / Titanium Dioxide, CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499 / Iron Oxides, CI 77007 / Ultramarines, CI 15850 / Red 7, CI 19140 / Yellow 5 Lake, CI 15850 / Red 6, CI 45410 / Red 28 Lake, CI 77120 / Barium Sulfate, CI 73360 / Red 30, CI 15850 / Red 7 Lake, CI 15985 / Yellow 6 Lake].

Overall assessment: I want a few more colors! These are fun and pretty!

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