MAC Cheer Up Glow Play Blush Review & Swatches
Cheer Up
MAC Cheer Up Glow Play Blush ($30.00 for 0.25 oz.) is a brighter, light-medium coral with subtle, pink-leaning and moderately warm undertones paired with a satin sheen. There was very faint and fine pearl throughout, so it didn’t have a full-on matte finish but did not appear overly shimmery either.
The texture was smooth to the touch and malleable where I could push against the surface and get a lasting indent, but it didn’t have the traditional wetness of a true cream blush. It felt more like powder once it came into contact with my skin, and I didn’t have issues with the product lifting up base products when I patted this over my liquid foundation. It had semi-opaque, buildable coverage with a fingertip and more semi-sheer, buildable coverage with a brush. It wore well for eight hours before fading visibly.
MAC Glow Play Blushes launch February 6th and will be available in 11 shades; see the collection information here.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Pat McGrath Nude Venus II (LE, $38.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- Sephora Free Spirit (P, $14.00) is more shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
- NARS Paramount (LE, $30.00) is darker (95% similar).
- Sephora Sweet on You (P, $14.00) is warmer (95% similar).
- ColourPop Cat's Eye (LE, $12.00) is darker (95% similar).
- Haus Labs Pomelo Peach (P, $38.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- Makeup by Mario Creamy Peach (P, $24.00) is warmer (95% similar).
- ColourPop Interstellar (LE, $12.00) is less shimmery, darker (95% similar).
- Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk Medium-Deep #1 (PiP, ) is more shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
- MAC I'll Hold My Breath #2 (LE, ) is darker (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$30.00/0.25 oz. - $120.00 Per Ounce
The new, limited edition formula is supposed to have "eight-hour, fade-free wear" with an "ultra-blendable" formula that has "sheer" but buildable coverage with a "gel-cream texture" that is "bouncy." It's gel-to-powder blush that has a lightly emollient, slightly sponge-like quality to it--more like a smoother, more emollient clay-like texture to me--that feels more like powder as soon as it comes into contact with my skin.
The pigmentation was definitely more sheer to semi-sheer, buildable to medium to semi-opaque coverage with some of the deeper/darker hues in the range having more coverage and better building capabilities. I preferred using fingertips for application as I felt it was easier to faster to apply, though fingertips will yield slightly higher coverage compared to a brush. The formula applied well--most of the time--over bare skin as well as over base products like liquid foundation without lifting it up. They wore eight hours before starting to show signs of fading.
Browse all of our MAC Glow Play Blush swatches.
Ingredients
not gonna lie…just going by the description, this straight up sounds like a dupe for maybelline’s dream bouncy blush (lol)
That’s what I was thinking too! :highfive: 😉
That’s the first thing I thought of, too.
Cheer Up has the perfect name, doesn’t it? Very fresh and cheery shade. If I didn’t already have MAC Spring Flock, I’d be game for this!
I love coral blushes. MAC makes great blushes. This looks pretty for spring.
Lovely color. This would be perfect for spring.
Looks really nice. And you addressed a key point- does it take off foundation as so many cream, liquid products do. Will be checking this out.
Another really pretty blush with an easy to use formula. I do have two of the dupes so not likely to pick this up. It does appear pale enough to flatter my pale skin tone though. I do like MAC blushes and have several that I have had for 20+ years and they seem to be going strong still so these are good value for money.
20 years is amazing. I still have an old Clinique blush from the 90s that I used oh so lightly in high school! Alas, I depotted it a few years back and regretted ever since. The package was retro Clinique.
God bless the molecule of paraben that allows these products to last forever!
I have a bunch of old MAC blushes and also depotted them (whyyy?? ?) but they are good as new also.
Agree MAC blushes are amazing.
How does the texture compare to colourpop’s super shock formula?
Depends on the Super Shock shade, as some of those are very emollient and others are drier!
I really like this one – a beautiful coral blush and a gorgeous finish.
I can’t wait to see more of these, especially Totally Synched!
I can’t remember the last MAC purchase I made. I wasn’t bowled over by the new NARS blushes, so… not this colour for me, but I’m looking.
This color is right up my alley! I have sooooooo many blushes right now, though, that I need to pull in the reins a bit! LOL 🙂
It´s been ages since I have been this excited for a MAC collection! I am anxiously waiting for your review on the So Natural shade.