MAC Cream Soda Blush Review, Photos, Swatches (Archie's Girls)
MAC Cream Soda Blush
MAC Cream Soda Blush ($23.00 for 0.21 oz.) is described as a “light neutral coral” with a satin finish. It’s a light-medium peach with orange and very slight pink tones. The finish looks mostly matte initially, but the more you blend and buff it out, the more the subtle satin sheen comes through. MAC My Highland Honey is much, much more orange. MAC Melba is darker–it’s like the richer, more intense sister. Chanel Espiegle is similar, though a touch more orange and less peach. NARS Gina is darker and more orange. I suspect MAC Peaches is a bit more beige.
The blush has good color payoff, and it is true-to-pan, but as such a light color, it may not show up well on darker complexions. I’m around NC25/NC30, and it just barely shows up when I applied it; on my skin tone, it looks like a soft bit of warmth on the cheek. If you have natural redness in your cheeks, the peachy coloring of this blush should help neutralize it. The texture of the blush is soft, finely-milled, and smooth–but there is a bit of excess powder that kicks up. It looked good at the seventh hour of wear, but by nine hours, it was mostly faded.
Cream Soda
LELimited Edition. $24.00.
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This reminds me of MAC Peaches. I am iffy to get it because I don’t want to of the same color. 🙁 Thanks for the quick review Christine!
what a shame it’s so light cause i love peach blushes. i’m nw40 and i doubt this would show on my skin 🙁
OMG I love this blush when I went to Mac the girl I tried this and I fall. I felt the most beautiful woman when I saw myself in the mirror lol
Aww!! Did you end up buying it, then? 🙂
Yeeeeeees, or no? LOL. Is pre purchased, I have to pick it up on February 7.
Mac store put away my makeup 15 days before it leaves the collection.
Sorry my English is terrible.
So I write very little, but you always see and read your website
Ooh, that’s nice that you could pre-order, Jackeline! 🙂
Thank you for taking the time to comment!
YAY!! was waiting for this review all day 🙂 So glad I ordered it, I found my highland honey to be too orange for me so this should be perfect! thanks for the review! <3
Hi Christine! I was wondering if you could tell me how this blush compares to Immortal Flower and Legendary. Thank You!
Both of those have quite a bit of pink in them, so they aren’t very similar!
Thank You so much for responding so quickly!
It looks very natural on you. I think is so pretty, and gives you a nice glow for everyday. Thank you so much Christine, this is a lot of work, that you have put on this collection.
Ditto! Simply shows how dedicated and passionate she is. Thank you so much, Christine! Your reviews are extremely helpful. This will definitely help me pick which ones I’m getting on the 7th. :]
P.S. I’ve been on Temptalia the entire day, hitting the refresh button like crazy. Heh.
Thank you, Desiree! 🙂 How funny… I’ve been on Temptalia the entire day, too! So happy to have you as company!
Me too was on temptalia page the entire day refreshing the page every time thanks for the reviews Christine love you 🙂
I’m happy I ordered this and glad that it turned out to be more peach than coral.
Thank you for the swatches! How would u compare this to Illamasqua Lover blush? It looks quite similar from the pictures.
Lover is a bit more orange, I believe 🙂
Thanks for the review! Is this similar to Nars Sex Appeal or Benefit sugarbomb?
Sex Appeal would be lighter, Sugarbomb would be more shimmery and slightly pinkish.
Thank you! 🙂
You have the best blog but I wish you were pale! Everything looks good on you and I can’t always tell if it’ll suit me. Oh well, definitely looking at this in-store regardless.
What about in comparison to Immortal Flower and Supercontinental both by MAC?
Immortal Flower is incredibly pink, and Supercontinental is more of a coral – pinker but not as pink as Immortal Flower. This is far peachier.
THANK YOU!
I love this on you!
how does it compare to legendary and launch away?
Both are pinker!
Thanks for your reviews and great work! I always look to you for swatches because I’m nc25-30 so it really helps to see everything on you! You’re amazing 🙂
I have some redness in my cheeks so like you mentioned, hopefully it’ll even that out. I’m really liking everything in this collection which is unusual for me because usually when MAC comes out with a collection, there’s sometimes only 1 or 2 items that catch my attention. This seems like it would be a good everyday blush though that I could wear to work with a neutral eye.
Is your skin light or light-medium???
I’m medium – NC25/NC30!
How does it compare to Immortal Flower from last year’s Tres Cheek collection?
Immoral Flower is way pinker!
Christine, is this the perfect blush for that “peachy glow” i’ve been looking for(for my fair asian skin that has a quite a bit of redness on the cheeks and therefore leans cool)?! ><
i've been looking for something non-coral (i find the coral just emphasizes the red) and more orange/peachy that is bright/light enough to use so it doesn't look like i have sunburnt cheeks… i skipped out on this one but your swatches are making me reconsider as it is less corrally and more orangey which is what I was hoping for.. thanks! 🙂
I think it could work for you! But otherwise, MAC Peaches is a sure bet 🙂
Great review! How similar is this to Nars sex appeal? Thanks! 🙂
A bit darker 🙂
Thanks for doing all the reviews so quickly, Christine. . 🙂 By the way, is this similar to Bobbi Brown’s Nude Peach?
It’s a bit darker, almost beige/brown int he undertone! http://www.temptalia.com/bobbi-brown-nude-peach-blush-review-photos-swatches
Thanks. 🙂
¿Do you see this working on NC20 skin?
Yes!
Can you please compare this to Amber Glow from Apres Chic collection?
Amber Glow is a little more orange/brown.
are the blush and face powder similar ,would you get both or which is better for nc25
They’re not the same, but Flatter Me would be better.
I love how neutral and soft this is, I will consider buying it when I see it in person once the collection arrives in my country. It seems like I´m more Betty, I prefer her colors better even though as a child I favoured Veronica :p .
Ok. I have a dilemma Christine! Do you think that Flatter Me and Cream Soda are basically the same blush color?? Is it worth getting both?
Also, I’m NC15 (I live in Canada hahaha) and was wondering what would look better? Flatter Me or Veronica’s Blush? I have warm undertones but with a natural flush in my cheeks!
Thanks so much for yet another informative review and know that your basically an international superstar for all your hard work!! =)
They’re not the same on me – Cream Soda isn’t a coral, whereas Flatter Me as pink/red in it. You would be better off with Flatter Me over Veronica’s Blush!
You are a lifesaver!! Thank you!!! =)
Hi, how does it compare to MAC Fun and Games from Hello Kitty collection?
Thanks
Fun & Games is more orange!
This is a deliberate dupe of Illamasqua Lover…!!
It’s quite similar to Nars Sex Appeal I think. Only maybe Sex Appeal is a bit pinker.
Oh sorry I just realized someone else asked about it below. Thanks.
thanks a lot you really helped
Is this similar with Fun & Games from the Hello Kitty collection??
Hi Christine! How can you compare this with Marilyn Monroe’s Perfect cheek and Legendary blush?
It’s not like either of those – Perfect Cheek is nothing like it, and Legendary is pinker and darker!
I’m NW22, will this work for my skin tone?
Cream soda it’s beautiful
Hi Christine! I’m really confused if I should get this blush or Flatter me. Looking at your pictures it seems they have the same effect. The only difference I see is flatter me has more sheen to the cheeks. I’m around NC20-25.. Which do you think is worth the purchase? This will be my first MAC blush 🙂
Flatter Me has more color, so I’d go with that one!
Hi Christine,
I was wondering if Cream Soda is anything like Benefit’s “Coralista”?
And: I’m pretty pale with more yellow undertones (Benefit’s Hello Flawless foundation in I’m pure 4 sure is just the tiniest bit too dark): which of the blushes and/ or pearlmatte face powders would you recommend? I love the collection so much but can’t seem to reach a desicion…
Thank you so much in advance!
CORALista is pinker and darker! You will find that Veronica’s Blush probably shows up best!
Do you think that this “Cream Soda” Blush is similar to Mac marilyn monroe “lengendary” and/or Hello Kitty “fun & games”? In the pan, they all look so similar to me.
Cream Soda is warmer, more peach compared to Legendaary. Fun & Games is more orange/darker!
I found by chance that an almost perfect dupe for this is Benefits Georgia peach. The only difference I found was Georgia peach had a bit more shimmer. However the color is pretty much exactly the same. So anyone dying to pick this up but didn’t have a chance go check out Benefit 🙂 Hope this helps! Good luck!!
I thought Benefit discontinued Georgia?