MAC All About Orange: Powder Blushes

Today, MAC released a new collection in stores called All About Orange, which is inspired by the orange colour trend in Korea and "its vibrant energy and modern edge [that] ignites fashion and beauty big time throughout the world. It's one of the new global super-shades that pops with sizzle and cool sophistication." All About Orange consists of 18 products, and sees the release of three shades of Powder Blush, two of which are new and limited edition and one of which is a re-promote. Each blush comes in regular black packaging, contains 6 grams of product, and retails for $25.
Clockwise from bottom left: Honey Jasmine, Immortal Flower, and Royal Sunset
Honey Jasmine, Immortal Flower, and Royal Sunset

Honey Jasmine is a medium brightened cantaloupe orange with a subtle sheen in a Satin finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. The texture is soft, silky, and finely-milled, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It can be layered and blended out easily. There is nothing similar in MAC's permanent range; it is darker than Peaches, and less brown and much brighter than Cantaloupe (PRO).

Immortal Flower is a light-medium brightened peach-coral with a subtle sheen in a Satin finish. This is a re-promoted shade from last year's Très Cheek collection, and is limited edition. The texture is soft, silky, and finely-milled, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has medium pigmentation and semi-opaque colour pay-off. It can be layered and blended out easily. It is more pinked than Peaches, and brighter and more coral than Melba.

Royal Sunset is a light-medium brightened cool-toned coral-pink with a subtle sheen in a Satin finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. The texture is soft, silky, and finely-milled, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It can be layered and blended out easily. It is less pink than Pinch O' Peach, and lighter and more coral than Pink Swoon.

Even though this collection is called All About Orange, only Honey Jasmine is truly orange in colour; the other two shades are definitely more in the coral family, which make them more wearable across various undertones. All three shades have smooth, finely-milled textures and apply beautifully. While Royal Sunset and Immortal Flower look much lighter in swatches and in their pans, they do sit significantly darker on the face. If you see these blushes in person and think they might be too light for you, I urge you to try it on your actual face and not on your hand. I found all three shades to work well on fair to medium-dark skintones, though Royal Sunset and Immortal Flower will start to look ashy on dark to deep-dark skintones. What I love about these blushes is that MAC (surprisingly) doesn't really have any great dupes in their permanent collection, which is what makes these must-haves for me. Plus, these are just generally super-fun, cute shades — they just seem to make everyone look healthier, happier, and younger.