If you’ve been involved in the online beauty world for a while you might remember when Milani Luminous Blush was all the rage.

I was one of the ones who had to have it, and after I got it I fell in love.

Luminous was my go to blush for everything, and if I could only have one blush for the rest of my life this would be it.

I remember freaking out when I heard that Milani was discontinuing it, but by the time I heard it was out of stock at all of the stores in Savannah.

Even when we moved I went looking for it - I even called Milani’s customer service to see if they carried Milani locally after I couldn’t find it at any of the stores around here.

Of course they didn’t :-(.

I never found a backup Luminous and I started to only use my old blush for special occassions.

As time went by the stores around me started carrying Milani, and one day when I was looking I saw it.

A blush that said “Luminous” on it.

But…it wasn’t the same as the old powder blush.

This blush was Milani Minerals Blush with brush, so I wasn’t sure if it would be the same.

I’ve heard horror stories about makeup that changed their formula and it was never good as the original.

I looked online, and didn’t find any comparisons of the two Luminous blushes, so I was nervous about getting it.

After a few weeks, I decided to go straight to the source, and I emailed Milani and asked if the new Luminous was the same color as the old Luminous.

They replied and said that it was 95% the same.

I went to the store, and looked through all of the Luminous blushes to see which one looked like my old Luminous blush.

I thought about carrying the old one into the store, just to make sure they looked the same, but I was embarrassed to, so I didn’t.

I got the Luminous, and tried it on, and it looked good, but I thought it was a little bit peachier than my old Luminous, in the pan, and on my skin.

I’ve switched between the new and the old for over a week now, and to be honest I always thought there was a little bit of a difference, but that it was still within the 95% range that Milani said it was.

Then today, I decided to do swatches.

It looks almost exactly the same on me.

I’m so excited!

No more searches for the perfect blush, no more hoarding the old one because I am scared I’ll run out.

Now I can wear my favorite blush whenever I want too, with no worries.

Have you tried either of the Luminous blushes?

What do you think about them?

What’s your favorite blush?