Rare Beauty Soft Pinch Matte Bouncy Blush in Happy

What the experts use it for.

The concerns the experts tie this product to, in their own words. Paid and founder takes don't count.

Excess oil and shine1 expert

“Another blush that I love for oily skin, not only because it mattifies, but it also sort of has a blurring effect, are the Rare Beauty Matte Bouncy Blushes.”

Dr. Sam Ellis, watch at 17:18

What the gurus are saying.

Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.

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Dr. Sam Ellis

902k subs

✓Yay

"Another blush that I love for oily skin, not only because it mattifies, but it also sort of has a blurring effect, are the Rare Beauty Matte Bouncy Blushes. Just gorgeous shades. Also very pigmented. I would pick this up on like a slightly fluffier brush."

Allie Glines

829k subs

✓Yay

"I start blush with the Rare Beauty Happy Matte Bouncy Blush in the shade Happy, a really beautiful cream to powder formula with a bit of punchiness. Layering formulas helps with longevity, and I tap it higher on the cheeks before adding a glowier one on top."

All 2 takes from Allie Glines

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"This is the shade Happy. It's got a nice blur to it. It definitely is more of that matte. [...] I really like it. You can kind of see the blur on my hand. I like that a lot."

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"I start blush with the Rare Beauty Happy Matte Bouncy Blush in the shade Happy, a really beautiful cream to powder formula with a bit of punchiness. Layering formulas helps with longevity, and I tap it higher on the cheeks before adding a glowier one on top."

Beyond50Skin

32k subs

✓Mixed

"The happy is a warmer tone than each of the others. It's cream based so it looks beautiful on the skin and blends in. The happy is a little bit more opaque than I anticipated."

Cassandra Bankson

2.46M subs

✓Yay

"If you want a product that has a lot of punch to the color, this is it. I would actually recommend using this underneath the foundation because the foundation is so light and this you can be really heavy-handed with. You put this on first, you put the foundation over the top, then it kind of shows through and actually looks really good and really natural. This had a learning curve at least for me, but you know what, I'm glad that I stuck with it."

Caroline Hirons

250k subs

✓Yay

"If I was to go for it, I would go for Rare Beauty. The solid one, not the liquid one. The one in the really bright pan. It's got a spongy texture, kind of creamy, really pigmented. And you build it up. And it lasts. It gives you like a blurred finish as well. And you can't go wrong with it. Just put it out there, if you wear [...] too much, you look like you've just literally laid down in red paint, so just calm down."

What the evidence says.

Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

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Frequently asked.

What is Rare Beauty Soft Pinch Matte Bouncy Blush in Happy?

Rare Beauty Soft Pinch Matte Bouncy Blush in Happy is a cream-to-powder blush in a warm shade, designed to give buildable color with a matte, blurred finish.

Is Rare Beauty Soft Pinch Matte Bouncy Blush in Happy worth it?

Mostly yes. 5 of the 6 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 78%.

What is Rare Beauty Soft Pinch Matte Bouncy Blush in Happy's Guru Score?

Rare Beauty Soft Pinch Matte Bouncy Blush in Happy holds a Guru Score of 78%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 6 expert reviewers we have collected.