Welcome to Internet Famous, a monthly series in which we ask our Instagram followers to vote on a viral beauty product that’s taken social media by storm. Then the beauty team will take the winning pick for a spin and share their reviews—pictures included.
Can I humble brag for a second? Ever since I started working at Who What Wear, my co-workers have called me “the queen of blush” (their words, not mine). You can pretty much spot my blush in the darkest rooms, from the farthest distances, and on almost any occasion. It’s by far the most complimented part of my makeup, garnering comments from strangers online and in real life. I can never receive too many compliments, so I’ll try just about any blush out there to see what it can do for me. Even the most pigmented formulas don’t intimidate me—give me all the hot pinks, bright reds, and peaches that pack a punch. Patrick Ta’s Major Headlines Crème and Powder Blush Duo ($36) is known for its highly pigmented formula and gorgeous range of shades, so imagine my excitement when it won the Internet Famous poll on Instagram Stories this month.
This blush duo took social media by storm when Patrick Ta applied it on a client in what looked like a reversed method. Rather than applying the crème blush first and then setting it with the powder, Ta did the opposite and left TikTok commenters in a state of shock. Ta recommends applying the powder to the apples of your cheeks with a brush and then using a sponge to apply the crème to bring the skin back to life. “When you layer two textures together, it’s going to allow your blush to last that much longer, and you’re not going to have to retouch as much,” Ta explained in a TikTok tutorial. Available in 11 bold shades and created for every single skin tone, this blush boasts rave reviews (4.7 stars, to be exact), and our beauty team couldn’t stand by and watch without giving our input. We put this method and compact to the test below, and the reviews are nearly unanimous.
