This blush has a very strong milky base, so if you wear anything darker than a shade 21 in Korean cushion, this blush will likely not show up on your skin. the powder is also pressed quite deeply in the pan so it may take a while to build up any pigment. I bought two of these blushes to use the shades as a powder highlight to build contrast against brighter/darker blushes, and it works great for that purpose, but on its own it leaves practically no pigment on my skin, which is unusual even within Korean blushes for me as I can wear some shade 23 cushions. I do recommend this to people who are too pale for pigmented blushes, especially with how customizable it is, but this did not work for me.