MAC in Lillyland Collection: Cremeblend Blushes Review, Photos, Swatches
Thursday, January 7th, 2010
MAC Optimistic Orange Cremeblend Blush
MAC in Lillyland Collection: Cremeblend Blushes Review, Photos, Swatches
Even though my personal favorites from this collection are the lipgelees (review is forthcoming, promise!), I really think the Cremeblend Blushes really stand out. All four are intensely pigmented, rich in color, and really will pop on your cheeks — if you so desire. What’s nice about these is you can use a stippling brush like the 188 (smaller brush-head than the 187, so it’s ideal for cheek color) for a softer, less color-rich look, or you can layer and build up the intensity for a bolder cheek look as well. These seemed thinner and more pigmented than MAC’s Blushcremes as well.
Note, I can’t comment on the wear of these, as I haven’t had them for more than a few hours! I will definitely do my best to use these in a look in the next week.
Cremeblend Blush ($18.50 U.S. / $22.00 CDN)
- Optimistic Orange is a bright pop of orange. It’s not quite neon orange, but it is pretty bold and bright. Definitely a true orange, though; this is not coral on me whatsoever.
- Joie-de-Vivre is a bright pink-coral; it leans more pink than orange, which is why it’s predominantly pink, but it’s obvious it’s not a bubblegum pink. MAC described it as a “peachy coral,” but I’d say it’s more like a pinky coral.
- So Sweet, So Easy is a bubblegum pink. It’s a medium pink with barely-there yellow undertones. It’s the lightest and softest shade of the four.
- Florida is a bright fuchsia-purple. It’s creamy, ultra pigmented, and WOW-za, you know? This is the kind of the color that can easily scare you away. Again, try a stippling brush, use a light hand, and you may even find using fingers to blend out the color (after the initial brush-based application) may give you the right level of intensity.
See photos and swatches!
MAC Joie-de-Vivre Cremeblend Blush
MAC So Sweet, So Easy Cremeblend Blush
MAC Florida Cremeblend Blush
MAC Cremeblend Blushes: Optimistic Orange, Joie-de-Vivre, So Sweet So Easy, Florida
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I love Joie de Vivre! It looks gorgeous! I hope they release it again so then I can get it.
Seriously I know! I've literally been searching for a dupe for Joie De Vivre for the last year, and no luck. I've narrowed it down to MAC lipstick Chatterbox, Stila convertible cream color in Petunia, NYC blushable cream stick in Pink Flash, and Joe Fresh Style cream blush in Melon... though thats only from online swatches. I don't own any so I don't know for sure. Anyone else have suggestions?
i wanna buy So Sweet and Joie-de-Vivre! do u know where i cn gt it in Singapore?
i wish there was somewhere i could buy optimistic orange. The MUA gave me about half of wat was left from the last tester but i want one soooo bad
I purchased Joie-de-Vivre and Optimistic Orange and I love them. I wish I had bought So Sweet So Easy and Florida. The creme blushes go on as a creme and immediately dries like a powder and last all day. I use those 2 blushes most often. I wish I'd bought more.
Is Joie-de-Vivre anything like mac virgin isle cream colour base?
It's not as coral, but I'd also say Joie-de-Vivre is more pigmented.
if u use optmistic orange with a 188 does it come our coral or orange?
Orange.
I only bought Joie de vivre. I own the Nyx cream blushes in orange and hot pink and they are close dupes for Florida and the orange one. Florida has more of a blue undertone which I don't think favors my skin tone. My pocketsare happy...for now.
Ileana, you are just the person I was looking for! LOL another reason why I was holding out from Florida and Optimistic Orange is because I know NYX have similar dupes, which is the exact ones you mentioned. Since you actually own both mac and nyx, how would you comment on both cream blushes? What would you recommend for me? I only have the mac and am contemplating to get nyx since it is so much cheaper, thanks :)
Hello! Well I think Nyx hot pink is prettier than Florida, which has a blue undertone. I have olive skin and the hot pink from Nyx gives me a beautiful flush and is super pigmented. Optimistic Orange looks more yellow than Nyx Orange. I swatched OO at Mac and they give you pretty much the same look and both look gorgeous. The only downside is that the blushes from Mac (although not for me) can used on the lips and Nyx's are just for the cheeks. NOW Joie de vivre has no comparison. It is beautiful!!!! So my advice: buy the hot pink and the orange from NYX and save up for colors that are hard to dupe. Like Joie de vivre!
I forgot to add the cream blushes from nyx are a lot creamier than mac's but they have great staying power, specially the hot pink one.
Thank you so much Ileana, that is super helpful to me and i'm gonna save some money (yay!) lol
I'm glad I could help! =)
Hey Christine, I already got So Sweet So Easy and Joie de Vivre and I'm wanting the other two, although I'm not sure if Optimistic Orange would work on my NC15(winter)-25(summer) skin. But mostly I want Florida, but am deciding if I want it since I already have Dollymix and Tippy and they are pretty similar to Florida except in powder form. What do you think guys?
I think Florida is different enough from Dollymix and Tippy, TBH... it kind of has this magenta thing going on. I think Optimistic Orange can be used lightly enough that it'd work even in the winter for you, but definitely in the summer!
do they work well on oily skin?
Yes!
I'm NC25 and I was surprised, but my MUA showed me So sweet, So Easy and Optimistic Orange and they both looked good on me! I got them both and they looked great on my lips too (I'm a blue eyed blonde for the other NC25 girls who weren't sure what colors to get). I'm thinking about Joi de Vivre too, but it showed up much darker on my skin then the orange.
hey! i wanna buy so sweet so easy, but i don't know if it will look good on me, i am nw15 in mac...
I think it would!
Hmm... Joie-de-Vivre I know will look good but I alrdy have Nars Orgasm and MAC Dainty and they're all pink/peach corals..so I've had enooough of that, lol. So Sweet So Easy looks lovely but I fear it's too light or a little too over the cool side for my warm skin tone (NW20) Florida is amazingly pretty but it is a bright colour. I fear it'd be a blush I would wear rarely if it wasn't wearable or sheer out. Seems like it could complement warm skin tones. Most likely will get this one!
I am leaning toward that optimistic orange. I am a nc42 and don't have a creme blush! I also feel like this would be a great summer blush for my skin color. I use to want Taj mahal from Nars but this seems easier to attain and less expensive. What do you think Christine??
I think if you wanted Taj Mahal, definitely give Optimistic Orange a try!
Florida - that blush will be MINE. I must have it. MUST!
Those blush colors are so pretty!!!!1
I got MAC So Sweet, So Easy and got home only to learn I had a ccb that was almost the same. But I don't regret it, I love the texture of it. It is nothing like my creamblushes, more like the ccb but slicker. Love it!
Which CCB?
These are sooo pretty! Sooo.... I have to ask - which would you recommend for MAC NW15 with light freckles and brown eyes??? I currently have MAC's Ladyblush, NARS mini multiples in Orgasam, Copacabana and South Beach as well as Tarte's Blissful cheek stain.
So Sweet, So easy for sure :)
Do you think that these could be used on really fair skin? (NW10 fair... not NW20 people thinkin that they are fair :P)
Lol, i always see on MUA reviews people saying "on my fair NW20 skin" o_o I hate to think what they class us NC15 is too dark ladies as. I really hope the orange one will work out, as I plan to buy all 4. I love having fair skin, as I find with the right application anything can work (in my experience).
How would you apply this on the cheeks?
With the 188 brush :)
Is it just me or do 2 of the blushes look like the tinted lip conditioners from hello kitty (Joie-de-Vivre = Popster and So Sweet So Easy = pink fish)? Anyway...i've never tried cream blushes,so i think i'm gonna pick 1 up first, but So Sweet So Easy or Joie-de-Vivre? Decisions, decisions,...
They're kind of like it... probably a different texture!
These are the nicest blushes I have seen from MAC in a while! I got all but the orange, and 2 lip gelee's :) I cant wait to use them!
i love "so sweet so easy" it's so pretty!
I went to MAC today with all intentions of getting Joie-de-Vivre, but when I swatched it I didnt like it on my skintone. But I loved the orange one...GORGE!!
Oh, I love Joie de Vivre!
Joie-de-Vivre reminds me of blossoming. I loved the color of blossoming, but I wasn't a huge fan of the shimmer/glitter though
Thank you for this post! I wonder if they have the same texture as Mac Creamblushes? Thank you.
They are thinner and more pigmented.
thank you!
I wonder if you could get the same effects from sheering out one of OCC's lip tars on your cheeks. Florida = Anime, Joire-de-vivre = Grandma and Optimistic Orange = Safety Orange
You probably could - I think the texture and feel might be different, perhaps the wear time as well. I know Jude uses OCC Lip Tars on her cheeks all the time and seems to like them, though! I haven't seen Anime or Grandma, so I can't comment on similarities, but IIRC, Safety Orange may be more neon/brighter.
Hi Christine I have my ye on that Optimistic Orange Cremeblend Blush but I'm an NC45 so I hope that it looks more of a true orange on me, rather than a peach. But because I might be jumping the gun here, is this collection going to even come out in the MAC shops in the UK?
As far as I know, it's supposed to launch internationally in February!
Thanks. I went into the MAC Pro shop in London and they said that the Lilly collection may only open just online on the MAC UK website, I hope not though :( . This is not a 'card using' time for me right now. LOL If I can't get Optimistic Orange then I'll look at their Cream Color Base in Orange Alarm.
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