Pat McGrath’s first ever blush collection is full of hot corals and peachy shimmers

Best: For a peachy look

Packaged in a maximalist purple and gold cardboard box with a sparkling petal design, inside, the weighty black compact houses the blush. There’s also a generously sized application mirror inside too. We really love the floral embossing on the pigment itself, contributing to its high-end feel. Clicking shut, the glossy case is both robust and slimline, with chic gold branding and a playful “blush without caution” line on the reverse. Onto the pigment itself, which is a warm peachy pink shade. One of the golden pearl blusher options within this collection, it has a subtle shimmer that adds gentle luminosity too. The formula is silky soft, as it sweeps lightly across cheeks on application. Weightless on our skin, the gentle hue blends well and brings a sheeny glow. This could be your new go-to if you like a natural flush of peach with added radiance. It’s very easy to build too.

Best: For rosy cheeks

A demi-matte take on intensely pink blush, this shade dials up the rosy cheek look. Creating a matte finish without being cakey or drying, this blush delivers a smooth, soft-focused look after just a light sweep. This blush does provide much bolder pigment than the shimmer formula above, so for a more natural look, we barely touched the pan to pick up minimal pigment, and it blended like a dream. With that said, if you fancy maximising the candy pink shade for some vivacious cheek colour, it’s easy to build. We were very impressed to find the crease-free blusher remained in place for hours on end too, even on a warm day.

Best: Bright coral blush

This vivid coral is also a demi-matte texture, but with red and orange tones. The most vibrant pigment of all featured, its lightweight, buildable formula still means you can’t go far wrong on application. Perfect if you want to add colour intensity into your make-up routine, whether you’re an application pro or novice, our tester remarked how evenly this shade’s velvety formula blends into the skin. There’s no powder fall-out, so despite its loud colour, we amazingly didn’t see any mess on application either. This shade brings a refreshing, uplifting option that is neither classically pink nor at all subtle. It’s ideal if you’re looking for luxe, unrivalled cheek brightness, minus any hint of garishness thanks to it blending seamlessly. In terms of price point across the blusher board, we felt this a justified splurge given the consistent, high quality finish, and the fact that a little goes a long way.

Best: For dewy skin

Presented in an identical compact case to its blush counterpart, this is a limited edition divine glow pressed powder highlighter. Our tester applied it after the blusher, which you can do either with a brush or just fingers, depending on preference. Feeling surprisingly nourishing for a highlighter, its moisturising properties come from botanical oil ingredients. After adding onto our cheekbones, above the lips, décolletage and basically anywhere the light catches, we noted a peachy, golden shimmer with a reflective finish. Creating a silky shine too, the way the highlighter blends ensures an iridescent glow, rather than glittery shimmer overload. We’d recommend if you’re seeking a dewy skin vibe, as our tester happily saw.

Best: Crease-free eye-shadow

A limited edition palette, the black compact features four eyeshadow options in sparkly, creamy, and matte finishes, and as with the other products, an application mirror. It’s worth mentioning that they are decent sized eyeshadows, which isn’t always the case with smaller palettes. The colours are “moonlight liaison”, a golden champagne hue, “after dusk”, a dark brown matte, a metallic shimmer named “twilight bronze” and a pink gold toned rose called “fire nectar”. Another standout point here is that unlike other eyeshadow palettes, there’s no dud colours. Each one has its purpose as a standalone shadow, and we found they all work well together when building up a bold, smoky eye look too. Richly pigmented, the saturated colour sweeps onto lids easily and effortlessly. Each formula is lightweight and soft to touch, and importantly, they don’t crease on eyelids at all, even after several hours of wear. Having never found a palette which delivers this well with long wearing, luxe looking pigment, the premium price is justified for us.

Best: For natural glossiness

One of two new limited edition additions to the “divinyl shine” range, the mauve coloured metal packaging and statement gold lip finish is undeniably chic. This shade is a soft plum, and the glossy bullet with a slanted tip comfortably glides onto the lips. Feeling deeply moisturising both on application and afterwards, the effect is lustrous coverage with lip nourishing shine. Quite an understated shade, it isn’t one for a bright look; our lips appear glistening and a bit plumped up. This product delivers lip gloss style shine minus any stickiness, with the coverage of a lipstick and softening powers of a balm. Sinking in rather than sliding off, the formula lasted a couple of hours on our tester’s lips too.

Best: Moisturising lip colour

Mirroring the exact same component as above, this shade is a darker mauve and for that reason feels more lipstick-esque. Warm and rich, its angled bullet enables easy shaping of the lips on application. A moisturising lip colour with staying power, it didn’t disappear while we sipped our coffee, which is always a bonus. Neither did we see any smudges during wear, with top ups throughout the day being minimal.