Review: Cargo Blush In Molokai

A very sweet reader of Jeweled Thumb e-mailed me asking about Cargo Molokai and requested that I swatch and review it. Cargo blushes used to be insanely popular all over the web. For some reason or another (likely Sephora stopped carrying the brand and they became a little harder to find) the brand has not been spoken about nearly as much. I believe you can still buy it at CVS Beauty 360s and select places online.

I don't know why, but something about the simple tin packaging of the Cargo blushes appeals to me. No, they don't stay shut if you travel and the tins can sometimes be a pain in the neck but I love them. Pink and berry blushes have always been a no-no to me, as I struggle with a bit of roseacea on my cheeks. When I was a teenager, my doctor actually thought I had the butterfly rash commonly associated with lupus it was so bad. I only wore peach blushes for awhile after that but as a cool fair skinned person, it was always hard to not look like I had a sunburn with intense and/or super warm peach blushes.

I should probably stop rambling and actually "review". Molokai can sometimes look a little scary in the tin, but it comes out exactly like sherbet. It's a light peach which seems to have enough pink in it not to look horrible on my fair skin. It blends like a dream making it nearly impossible to overdo it. It feels like velvet. What's not to love? Those with darker complexions might not be enthused with the lighter color. But I think this blush is fabulous. A plus, the radius of the circular pan allows the biggest blush or powder brush.

 fairly true color ^

 yellow lighting

 left blended out a little, right swipes

 swatch

slightly more yellow-ish lighting

I hope this was helpful.