Maybelline Dream Mousse Blush in 'Cloud Wine' Review

A friend gave me a new jar of the Dream Mousse Blush in Cloud Wine by Maybelline the other day because it was too dark for her. The Dream Mousse comes in a little glass pot and it looks like thickly whipped foam. It retails for around $7.79.

The Cloud Wine shade looks like a burnt pink color and it reminded me of a dark warm pink shade of blush I'd worn a few years ago, only it has some fine shimmer dispersed throughout it. Because the color looked so similar to the blush I had, I assumed the Maybelline Dream Mousse Blush would look good on me too.

I tried it on at home and liked how silky it felt on my fingertips and cheeks. The Maybelline Dream Mousse had a really light texture and when I applied it to my cheeks it didn't look so obvious that I was wearing blush, it reminded me of a cheek stain.

The Dream Mousse was really subtle one coat gave my skin a soft warm pinky / brown glow that looked like I had been sitting by a fire or something. When I applied two coats of the Dream Mousse Blush, Cloud Wine was a little more noticeable against my golden brown skin.

It showed up as a darker bronze / pink which made me look like I had a tan. It was a deeper glow, but it still looked very light and natural looking like I wasn't wearing anything.

Unfortunately though, I found the Maybelline Mousse Blush difficult to apply. Even though it should've been easier to apply than a powder blush I found that it was harder.

First I had to apply enough blush to show up with only one layer because when I tried to build two or more layers of the Dream Mousse it wound up looking streaky and there wasn't any way to fix it.

It was difficult to determine how much blush was exactly the right amount for only one cheek, so it was doubly hard to get both cheeks to match the same color and intensity.

I also had a problem with streaks when I rubbed this Maybelline blush on my cheeks in a circular motion, so I'm not sure how I would apply it in order to avoid streaks.

In the End...

I haven't worn the Maybelline Dream Mousse Blush in Cloud Wine that often because it takes too much time and effort to get even shades on both cheeks. Since I have it, I'll probably get some use out of it this summer because it's feels so weightless on the skin, but I doubt that I'd actually buy a jar of it myself, it's too high maintenance and streaky. 3 out of 5 stars.