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MAC Padma Lakshmi Collection: 3 Things to Know About the Powder Blush Duos

March 9th, 2018 by Karen 10 Comments

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MAC Padma Lakshmi collection Powder Blush Duo in Melon Pink ($33)

Tonight on Top Makeup Chef, Dillon and Skyler face off in the Quick Fire 10-Minute Makeup Challenge! Before the day is over [FLASH TO HOST PADMA LAKSHMI], one of them will see their dreams on Top Makeup Chef come to an end. “Please pack your blush and go.”

You’ve gotta know Padmna Lakshmi. She’s the host of Top Chef, one of my favorite TV guilty pleasures, and how do I get a catchphrase, BTW? On Top Chef, Padma’s is “Please pack your knives and go.” Mine could be “So many cats, so little time,” or “The world is a vampire!” ??

LOL.

Padma’s new MAC collaboration comes out next week, and here are three things you should know about it.

1. Unfortunately, neither of the two Blush Duos is called “Please Pack Your Knives and Go.”

I would have loved them even more if they were, haha! One of them has a satiny peachy pink and a frosty orange — that one is the one that’s more like a traditional blush and highlighter duo — and one that has a neutral matte brown and a frosty beige. That one works more like a bronzer and highlighter.

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Melon Pink on my cheeks
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Moon & Shine on my cheeks

2. Both look bad-@ss on toasty tans.

When I was putting them on my MAC NC42 cheeks for the first time, I kept having to take a step back to look at myself in the mirror, and then make ridiculous kissy faces. I think they’re both very flattering on tan skin, but don’t let that stop you if you’re a lighter lass.

Shades very similar to these look lovely on a wide range of skin tones. The peachy pink in the peachy pink/orange duo looks similar to NARS Orgasm and NARS Deep Throat (but it’s not an exact dupe), and the orange side looks like MAC Sunbasque and NARS Lustre, and I think all of them look lovely on lighter skin tones, too.

Same goes for the shades in the beige and brown duo, which look very similar to the Diffused Bronze Light bronzer by Hourglass. I’ve seen that rock on many ladies lighter than I am.

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Melon Pink and Moon & Shine

3. The peachy pink one is frostier.

The peachy pink and orange duo is frostier than the brown and beige one, so, FYI, if your cheeks lean dry like mine do, it might emphasize those dry spots… It’s more of a closeup thing, though, so if someone is standing right next to you, they probably won’t notice, not unless you really pile it on and/or they have preternatural magnifying vision, and/or they’re a makeup artist.

Obvs, you can wear the colors in the duo separately, but I always end up mixing the them together. #lazymuch?

It’s a personal thing… It just saves a step. I mean, why do blush first, and then the highlighter on top, when you can just swirl everything together and be done with it?

Everything in the collection arrives next week on March 15th to the MAC website and select MAC counters, so call your local counter first before you pack up the kids, cats and dogs and drive through a snowstorm.

One last thing about bronzer duo: it appeared at my doorstep a little worse for the wear, having broken in transit, so it’s probably delicate. Be gentle!

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Powder Blush Duo in Moon & Shine ($33)

Final verdict

I like these a lot. They remind me of the purple MAC Padma Lakshmi eyeshadow quad I reviewed last week in that they’re deceptively addictive, and it’s easy to get comfortable with them for months.

So, Padma…YOU ARE TOP CHEF. Of blush duos. 🙂

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

P.S. TGIF!

MAC Padma Lakshmi Collection: 3 Things to Know About the Powder Blush Duos / Originally published March 9th, 2018

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  1. Kelly says

    March 9th, 2018 at 8:32 am

    (I really am going to go to work. Hope traffic is light.) The melon color way reminds me of Mac Flower Power–or something like that. I wear it all the time but can never remember the name. It’s a little shimmery–looks like summer! It looks fantastic on you!

    Reply
    • Karen says

      March 9th, 2018 at 11:22 am

      Hi Kelly,

      Maybe Fleur Power? I have that one too and enjoy it. 🙂

      I hope traffic is light for you too. You never know here in the Bay!

      Reply
  2. Stephanie Hofmann says

    March 9th, 2018 at 11:09 am

    These both look gorgeous. ?

    Reply
    • Karen says

      March 9th, 2018 at 11:16 am

      Hi Stephanie,

      They’re both super pretty and so wearable! Which one is your favorite?

      Reply
  3. LindaLibraLoca says

    March 9th, 2018 at 12:33 pm

    Oh, the peachy pink one looks pretty. The other one is surely nice, but I am more into the peachy pink one. Must be the season…
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  4. Denise Sheffield says

    March 9th, 2018 at 1:11 pm

    I’m surprised Padma MAC cheek colors are so light. She’s darker than me but I wouldn’t pick these color products for myself.

    Reply
  5. Michele DiCola says

    March 9th, 2018 at 3:52 pm

    Hi Karen ,
    I’m so into “ Dupes “!
    Check out Milani Blushes ; Luminoso is a dupe of NARS Orgasm !
    Pretty too !
    Check out Pinterest for Dupes !

    Reply
  6. Jane says

    March 9th, 2018 at 6:33 pm

    Pretty collection, but MAC products are too much of a schlepp for me. I did recently splurge amn Hourglass blush in Luminous Flush and a new eyeshadow palette ( I know I swore off buying palettes) in Ravine. It has five shades, 3 matte and 2 satiny shimmer that I would actually wear in neutral shades.

    Anyway, recovering from a big N’oreaster. School and the office were closed for two days and lost power for 14 hours. Back to normal today. Zack has driven on his own a few times since getting his license. Feeling a bit more at ease, although I told him to watch out for the debris (lots of fallen branches).

    Hope all is well.

    Reply
  7. Jane says

    March 9th, 2018 at 6:33 pm

    Pretty collection, but MAC products are too much of a schlepp for me. I did recently splurge amn Hourglass blush in Luminous Flush and a new eyeshadow palette ( I know I swore off buying palettes) in Ravine. It has five shades, 3 matte and 2 satiny shimmer that I would actually wear in neutral shades.

    Anyway, recovering from a big N’oreaster. School and the office were closed for two days and lost power for 14 hours. Back to normal today. Zack has driven on his own a few times since getting his license. Feeling a bit more at ease, although I told him to watch out for the debris (lots of fallen branches).

    Hope all is well.

    Reply
  8. Isabella says

    March 16th, 2018 at 4:17 pm

    you talked me into this, sold out in store, but they ordered it for me.
    I usually don’t bother with their LE’s but that blush is so pretty

    Reply

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