Rare Beauty

Soft Pinch Matte Bouncy Blush in Happy.

Blush & Bronzer

About this product

A cream-to-powder blush with a cushiony, putty-like texture designed to deliver pigmented color with a blurred matte finish.

Full ingredients

Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Hexyl Laurate, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Dimethicone, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Diisostearyl Malate, Silica, Phenyl Trimethicone, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Methicone, Aluminum Hydroxide, Carica Papaya (Papaya) Seed Oil, Punica Granatum Seed Oil, Rosa Rubiginosa Seed Oil, Water (Aqua/Eau), Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Extract, Red 30 Lake (Ci 73360), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491), Iron Oxides (Ci 77499), Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Yellow 5 Lake (Ci 19140)

Guru Score

77%

Yay

5 experts · Moderate agreement

5Gurus

4Yay

1Mixed

0Nay

What they liked

Highly pigmented, builds easily
Blurred matte finish without dryness
Mattifies without looking flat on oily skin

What they flagged

Easy to apply too much colour

What the gurus are saying

This blush earns consistent praise for its blurring matte finish and serious pigmentation, making it especially good for oily skin where it also mattifies without looking dry. The texture applies like a cream but sets like a powder, so it blends smoothly and lasts without needing a separate setting step. The main thing to watch: the pigment is intense, so a light hand matters or you risk looking overblended.

Synthesized from 5 expert reviews · most recent take May 2026

Best for

Oily skin

Type

Blush & BronzerCream

Formula notes

Fragrance-freeNo drying alcohol

Where to buy

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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

883k 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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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."

Caroline Hirons

251k 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?

A cream-to-powder blush with a cushiony, putty-like texture designed to deliver pigmented color with a blurred matte finish.

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

Mostly yes. 4 of the 5 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 77%.

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 77%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 5 expert reviewers we have collected.