Don't you hate it when the powers that be discontinue your favorite lipstick or moisturizer? Everyone has "the one that got away." And it's inevitable that it will be some obscure color that you just can't find a match for. For me, it's Anna Sui Face Color (the old formula) in #300. This is the perfect fuchsia blush. Yes, I said fuchsia. Kevyn Aucoin first sold me on the idea of using a sheer fuchsia blush for the most natural healthy flush. And he once touted the Anna Sui as the best example. I was sold. Sort of. But after I worked up the nerve to buy this garish-looking color and try it, I was really sold. Whatever your skin tone, when you flush, you don't really flush petal pink or sandy beige, you flush fuchsia. The skin reddens slightly and appears to create a very light hot pink/fuchsia cast in the cheeks. And using a blush in this color family to mimic a natural flush is a cult celebrity makeup trick, most vehemently promoted by Aucoin.
But alas, my perfect sheer fuchsia blush has been discontinued, and I am down to the last remnants. I tried to satisfy myself with a hot pink, which gives a similar look. I bought MAKE UP FOR EVER's blush in No. 26, which is close but not quite right. It's more pink-toned, which would probably most people on a quest for fuchsia blush. Then there is Illamasqua's blush in Thrust, which I like, but it's a little on the magenta side for every day.
I finally found a way to match my favorite fuchsia blush without compromising anything: Three Custom Color Specialists (www.threecustom.com). This New York based line will match anything you can send them a sample of, both formula and texture. And texture is very important in this case because it's the sheerness of the Anna Sui product that makes the loud color work so well. Then they keep it on file permanently for easy reorder. I am sending in a sample of my Anna Sui tomorrow. I will let you know the results.
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