Summer Fridays Blush Butter Balm.

Blush & Bronzer

About this product

A creamy blush balm with a sheer, buildable finish designed to create a fresh, natural flush on the skin.

Full ingredients

Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Octyldodecanol, Tridecyl Trimellitate, Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate, Caprylic/Capric/Myristic/Stearic Triglyceride, Silica, Diisostearyl Malate, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, C10- 18 Triglycerides, Stearalkonium Hectorite, Sorbitan Olivate, Polyglyceryl-2 Triisostearate, Synthetic Wax, Polyethylene, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Mangifera Indica (Mango) Seed Butter, Shorea Stenoptera Seed Butter, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Ceramide NP, Tocopherol, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Limnanthes Alba (Meadowfoam) Seed Oil, Propylene Carbonate, Silica Silylate, Lecithin, Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Isostearic Acid, Glycerol

Guru Score

79%

Yay

Early verdict · Few reviews so far

What they liked

Fresh, buildable finish
Sheer and customizable intensity

What they flagged

Less vibrant than cream alternatives

What the gurus are saying

The sheer, buildable finish earns praise for its fresh look on skin, though opinions split on how vibrant the colour payoff is. Those who like a subtle, natural blush appreciate the formula, while some gurus prefer a more saturated cream blush for intensity. Best patch-tested first if you're after a noticeable flush rather than a barely-there tint.

Synthesized from 2 expert reviews · most recent take September 2025

Type

Blush & BronzerBalm & ointment

Key actives

Hyaluronic acidVitamin ECeramidesPeptides

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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Allie Glines

829k subs

✓Yay

"The Summer Fridays blush is so fresh looking on the skin. I'm really liking it. I think the color is just a little bit cool tone for the rest of the look, but I don't mind it. I feel like it pulled everything together. I tied in the lip with the cheeks, so it ended up working out."

The Style and Beauty Doctor

222k subs

✓Mixed

"I think I would appreciate the Summer Fridays blush more with my regular makeup look. There's two things I wanted to say. One, I can appreciate a product like this where it's sheer and you build it up because there's a time and a place for that. But I don't know, I feel like I prefer something more vibrant like the Danessa Myricks cream blush where you get some intensity of color. If you have a deeper skin tone, you want something more vibrant and brighter in tone when it comes to blush."

What the evidence says.

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

Ceramides

Ceramides are part of the skin's own barrier, and moisturisers built around them have evidence for holding water in and settling the tightness and flaking that come with a damaged barrier.

Source: DermNet

Humectants and emollients

Ingredients like these draw water into the surface layers and slow how fast it leaves. The evidence is for comfort, softness and hydration rather than for changing the structure of the skin.

Source: DermNet

Peptides

Peptides are short protein fragments meant to signal repair. The evidence for them is thinner than for retinoids or vitamin C, and it varies a lot by the specific peptide, so the category is more promising than proven.

Source: NIH, National Library of Medicine

Frequently asked.

What is Summer Fridays Blush Butter Balm?

A creamy blush balm with a sheer, buildable finish designed to create a fresh, natural flush on the skin.

Is Summer Fridays Blush Butter Balm worth it?

Mostly yes. 1 of the 2 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 79%.

What is Summer Fridays Blush Butter Balm's Guru Score?

Summer Fridays Blush Butter Balm holds a Guru Score of 79%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 2 expert reviewers we have collected.