Best Blushes for Every Price Range

This blush makes my No. 1 because it really is the beauty editor favorite. Everyone I know and have read about seems to have this blush in their makeup drawer. An Allure Magazine 2010 Readers' Choice Award Winner, this blush is popular because of its perfect shading, which, according to Allure is "somewhere between pink and peach." It's not only a bestseller, but it's won the readers' choice contest for years.

This blush is hands down the best drugstore buy for its price and its quality. Try "natural rose," a perfect pink that looks good on light skin (one swipe of the brush is all you'll need) and on dark skin (apply a few layers of color). This is a powder blush, which is perfect for youthful skin that's oily. If you have dry skin, opt for a moisturizing blush instead.

You can't find a better makeup deal than e.l.f. Not only do you get mineral concealer, you get foundation, blush, an all-over brush and a blush brush, all in a canvas tote. Price: Just $20 for all of it.

There are several shades. Pick the one that best fits the color of your skin:

• light starter kit (for light skin and golden undertones)
• warm starter kit (for medium skin and neutral undertones)
• dark starter kit (for tan skin and golden undertones)
• fair starter kit (for porcelain skin and neutral undertones)
• deep starter kit (for dark skin and neutral undertones)

This creme blush goes on like silk and adds just the perfect amount of color. A little dab with your fingers will do you and the compact comes with a mirror so you can apply anywhere. A good blush will make you look dewy, as if you just ran 3 miles. That perfect flush is what you'll get with these blushes. This is perfect for all skin types and is a great pick for dry skin because it won't cake up on skin like powder blushes, plus creme blushes last much longer than powder blushes which seem to blow away with the first sign of wind. Pick from two colors: Backstage Pass, which is peach or Six Inch Heels, a perfect pink.

This gel stick formula is super easy to use and beauty editors have been raving about it for years. It gives a dewy hint of color without streaking or dripping. It's sheer so you can wear it under your regular blush or alone (it gives that "just left the gym flush" I love so much). Choose from a wide variety of shades. Tickled Peach works for most skin color if you must choose one without testing them out.

One of the most-reviewed (and popular) blushes on Makeupalley, BeneFit's super popular Dandelion blush works great on all skin tones. Provides a pink, "just walked in out of the cold" glow on pale women and is a gorgeous all-over highlighter for darker skinned women.

A talc-free, non-irritating mineral-based powder blush, Milani's blush is another huge favorite on Makeupalley.com. Users love it for its perfect application and long-lasting power. Available in 4 shades.

This convertible blush means you can use it as a blush and a lipstain. This is an InStyle magazine and beauty editor favorite.

M.A.C. says Pink Swoon is their most popular blush color and it's no wonder: the color works on my skin tones and has just the right amount of pigment so it doesn't go on either too harshly or too lightly. M.A.C.'s powder blushes are excellent overall.

You know that all-over bronzed look that some models have? As if they were in St. Tropez and got this amazing sheen and they don't even have to wear makeup? That's the way you could look with NARS' "The Multiple." Sweep this color on the forehead, nose, cheek and lips and you have the perfect amount of color. It's like bronzer, blush and lipstick in one and Teen Vogue editor Amy Astley swears by it. She's one of those women who I watch because when she says something is good, I trust her.