Where to buy: Sephora
Price: $27
Size: 0.28 oz

What it is:
A highlighting blush created especially for use with high-definition film.

What it does:
Created to provide flawless results while looking completely natural during high-definition filming, blu_ray™ Blush/Highlighter is a universally flattering shade of blush with a velvety formula that adjusts with ambient lighting, providing a natural finish day or night.

What else you need to know:
Photochromatic pigments adjust with the light to ensure natural looking makeup. The blu_ray™ Blush/Highlighter is created with just the right amount of shimmer to look good on film or television and in your photos. It is perfect for highlighting the upper cheekbones for definition and a sculpted look. The irregular particle size helps to scatter and diffuse the light creating an optical blurring that gives the look of a softer, refined skin texture.

I bought this blush mostly for the sheer novelty value of it. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a very attractive colour, but I was drawn to the whole “blu_ray” thing. I’m a sucker for anything “HD” and “blu ray”.

I liked the product and used it several times but ended up leaving it on the bottom of my pile of blushes. I recently started using it again and holy cow! I’m such an idiot for not using it as often as I should have.

The packaging is a sleek black flip top compact with a mirror. It stays closed, no problems here. I like this packaging more than the regular Cargo blushes that come in the tin jar thing.

This blush is a pinky peach shade with small golden sparkles, not to be confused with frosty, which I hate. For reference, I am NC30, MUFE mat velvet #40, and MUFE HD #120. It’s just a very soft and pretty colour. I use this as a blush and it is very soft and finely milled*. It’s not one of those dreaded blushes were you have to dig into the pan in order to get product onto your brush. One swipe and you can see a heck lot of product is on! Being finely milled means that the product is easy to blend. The product is very pigmented and buildable.

The texture of this blush is similar to the MAC beauty powder blushes. Cargo’s regular line of blushes are also very soft and finely milled, though not as much as the blu_ray. I’m starting to really like Cargo blushes and I think they are becoming my favorite! I like them way more than NARS blushes! CARGO BLUSHES DON’T GET THE CREDIT THEY DESERVE!!!

* I’ve read some people hate that Cargo blushes are so finely milled because it flies everywhere. The key is to lightly swipe your brush onto the blush. Do not aggressively swirl your brush into the pan as you would with a lot of other blushes that are pressed too hard.I like this as you don’t have to dig into the pan to get the product you want.